Medlar’s musical world is a diverse one, and over more than a decade he has established himself as a key character in the London scene: most of his hours are spent making, buying, playing or talking about music, which lends him the sort of knowledge and understanding that stands him … read more
You know of our love for Our Starry Universe Records out of Brooklyn, right? It’s a label we have championed from the get go and it’s a label we feel you should check out too. There’s another stellar release due and it comes courtesy of nomadic psychedelic collective, Birds Of … read more
Dam’s illest son Kid Sublime, teams up with Georgian badman Dj and Producer Mishulino and jazz piano protege Beka Gochiashvili to form the group TURBULANCE. A mutual love for the Broken Beat sound and Kid Sublime’s Hip-Hop backbone resulted in this project morphing together in Kid’s studio over a period … read more
Threading their way across house, hip-hop and downtempo electronic landscapes since 2019, French imprint Cosmocities re-emerges with ‘Say Goodbye’ by Aussie-born vibist Inkswel featuring Phat Kat and Jitwam, supported by a pair of choice reworks courtesy of Adelaide’s Beyond June and Amsterdam’s Jacob Otten, alias Kid Sublime. Presented in both … read more
Six releases in and Michigander label head Brian Kage teams up with the legendary French Techno producer, David Jacopin aka Taho. Detroit born-and-raised Brian Kage has released well-received techno and house music on Omar S’s record label FXHE, Carl Craig’s Planet-E, Steve Bug’s PokerFlat, Rob Modell’s Echospace, and his own … read more
These are the 1BTN DJ recommendations going into the month of May. Spotify playlist at the bottom of the page. Tom Caruana feat. Skuff Also (Tea Sea) Hard to choose just one track off of the excellent Brewing Up album but this is one of my faves; great beats, … read more
How to turn a moment of worry, uncertainty, and isolation into something of a warm-hearted, creative catalyst? How to build bridges when humanity in its entirety seems caught in the nets of decisively painful crossroads? Written and recorded during the lockdown that has put our civilisations to sleep for the … read more
Still not heard of Amy Douglas? Singer, songwriter and musician, accomplished in a number of genres, from rock’n’roll to the disco and house records that she’s known for in the dance music world. Describing herself as a “singer/songwriting/rock and rolling/disco diva-ing/house-ing professional bad influence” Amy has supplied song-writing and vocal … read more
The ever-prolific MdCL has been blessing us with so much music over the last couple of years, getting heavy into his jazz-bag with Heritage, Ronin Arkestra and Dreamweavers. Always a man of multiple vibes and styles, his latest offering Midnight Snacks vol.1 eschews his bandmates and puts the beats and … read more
A first-time replica re-issue of a highly sought-after, rare Brazilian MPB / Funk nugget from 1974. Brazilian 7″ singles or compacts sometimes get a bit overlooked outside of the world of avid Brazilian collectors and DJs, but here are where some of the most exquisite jewels of Brazil’s rich musical … read more