Koch can in no way be compared to the metal-faced rhymeslinger and producer, but definitely manages to hold his own.

The release is out on Project Mooncircle, also home to fLako and the mighty Graciela Maria.

Robot Koch And John Robinson “Robot Robinson” Album Snippet

The eight-track release has been described as “two dynamic forces coming together in parallel universes”.

The Robot Robinson album spells out the attempts to bring a different pitch of vocals to the world of Electronic Music. Robinson being no stranger to the scientifical lyrical approach along with Robot’s evolutionary voyage prone soundscapes, this one is a sure shot.
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Even more of that electric hip hop, future funk and lush Lithuanian rhythm. So if you missed the first compilation get ready to be blessed by that new sound of Amberly beat.

Tracklist:
01. ABCD – Paper Knife
02. Maxi J – Jis Gyvas
03. Vaiper Despotin – Versija 5
04. Highleef – Ctrl Alt Del
05. Fingalick – His Story
06. Eazee – Push It Away
07. Format None – Giedra
08. Mark Splinter – King Solomon
09. Style Mistake – Dynamite
10. Genn Bo -Sloppy Bro (pt. I)
11. Brolis – Dizzy Raptures
12. Hairy Dressy Jessie – Babe Anthem
13. Deep Shoq – White In Blue
14. Napo – Heartbeat (I Need You)
15. Wtk – Revision
16. Morotki – Le Fantôme D’un Placard
17. Rushkeys – Connecting The Dots
18. Innomine – Ko Cia Burnoji Paranojike
19. 96wrld – Eternity

Released 11 January 2011 | sound fixed @ greencarpet.net | Artwork by Asta Ostrovskaja

http://renegadesofbump.bandcamp.com
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Electronica, drone, folk, ambient, dubstep, everyone will find something that suits his taste and discover new tunes.

Diogenes is a London-based small and dedicated digital “hub” for experimental and underground music labels. Its aim is to guide the entrance into the online marketplace and enable the legal access to specific genres and labels across the world.

http://www.diogenesmusic.com

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With the album comes ‘create your own CD’ kit, so you can even make your own copies of the CD and give to your loved ones as the perfect handcrafted Christmas present!

The name derives from the Icelandic ‘yule lads‘ – the thirteen mischievous santa clauses, sons of Grýla, who were said to eat children and steal stuff.

The tracklist is as follows:

00.00 The Amidons: It’s Good To Be Kind—mangled by Nico Muhly
00.32 Nico Muhly: The Only Tune—Son Lux Remix
05.19 Ben Frost: The Gravity of Numbers
11.16 Valgeir Sigurðsson: Focal Point—Kippi Kanínus Remix
17.00 Sam Amidon: Kedron (acoustic)
19.36 Puzzle Muteson: Parachute
22.28 Daníel Bjarnason: Night Music
29.46 Valgeir Sigurðsson: Vetur
33.18 Nico Muhly: Wonders—MaJiKer Remix
40.16 Valgeir Sigurðsson: Dark Christmas
45.05 Daníel Bjarnason: Stars
48.42 Ben Frost: There are no others, There is only us
58.13 Nico Muhly: Bells For Zach
60.05 Valgeir Sigurðsson: Air

http://bedroomcommunity.net
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Until the new record is finished we are happy to present you a special offer on Clara’s existing catalogue.

On her brand new Bandcamp Site you can listen to and buy Hill’s awesome SIDEWAYS in breathtaking quality amongst her other two albums. For the next six weeks only, buy any nine tracks for a special price and get one free bonus song.

http://clarahill.bandcamp.com

Also we are very proud to announce that Digital in Berlin will present the live premiere of Clara together with an exciting new orchestra project in Berlin at the end of March. Stay tuned – more Information to be announced soon.

“While the rest of the world is being buzzed awake by alarms, cinching up their ties, and rushing out the door to catch the commuter train, clara hill takes an all-together different approach to life. clara stops to smell roses. she listens to the wind rustling the leaves of trees, birds singing off the distance, and couples whispering to each other on a nearby park bench. in short, she takes in the world around her and uses it as the creative fuel for her deeply personal musical compositions.” xlr8r

www.clarahill.de

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The band typically composes lengthy guitar-based instrumental pieces that feature dynamic contrast, melodic bass guitar lines, and heavy use of distortion and effects.

Tracklist:
01. White Noise
02. Mexican Grand Prix
03. Rano Pano
04. Death Rays
05. San Pedro
06. Letters to the Metro
07. George Square Thatcher Death Party
08. How to Be a Werewolf
09. Too Raging to Cheers
10. You’re Lionel Richie

As of September 2010, Mogwai has left longtime home Matador Records, and have signed with Sub Pop to distribute their releases in North America.

http://www.mogwai.co.uk | http://www.subpop.com
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Funckarma, Jatun, Near The Parenthesis, port-royal, Stripmall Architecture (Halou), SubtractiveLAD, Vanessa Van Basten, Winterlight, and Worm Is Green all re-imagine songs from the Bitcrush catalog.

From Arcs to Embers is a remarkably fresh re-envisioning of the Bitcrush sound making it great for fans of his or any of the remixers’ work. Official Release date: 08.09.10 | Download

http://n5md.com | http://www.bitcrush.net

Collaborations between people who’d never met, but found contrasting keys next to Tower Bridge. Various Assets – Not For Sale: Red Bull Music Academy London 2010 boasts 41 exclusive collaborations by participants and lecturers from more than 30 countries.

A selection of tunes recorded at the Red Bull Music Academy London 2010

This year’s 60 participants brought diverse musical visions to London: providing panoramic windows into what’s going on in the 32 different countries they hail from. Similarly, the space in which they created was a window onto the host city. A place where walls reflected and bounced ideas rather than divided individuals.

Download the compilation in its full 320 kbit/s gloryhere.

http://www.redbullmusicacademy.com |  http://redbullmusicacademyradio.com

On September 7th, Thrill Jockey will release Oval’s new 70-track double-album, O. The album comes in 4 different covers, and Oval is slated to play some rare performances in support of the new record in Europe, Japan, and North America.

Oval | AH!

Popp, who lives and works in Berlin, took some time between his last release under the moniker SO and the “Oh” EP because he wanted the new material to be a radical departure from his old concepts and methods on all levels, to essentially be a second “debut” album. For “O” Popp’s creative process shares nothing with his creative process for prior Oval albums. Previously, Popp focused on the creation of the programs that would process sound and effectively create the music.

Oh is pressed on 150 gram white vinyl and housed in an LP jacket with a hand-glued photo art card on the front. The 12” is limited to 1,000 copies worldwide.

As a musician, Popp’s process was more theoretical in nature. Creating the platform and knowing what that platform could and should do to the sound sources. He selected the sound sources and then turned it over to the platform.

For ”O”, Popp uses an instrument that is very common, a stock PC outfitted with stock sounds and plugins. He no longer uses or creates a custom platform, but instead utilizes a readily available instrument. What he has done with this instrument highlights Popp’s, perhaps for the first time, musicianship.

Popp spent years woodshedding with his instrument and worked diligently to push the instrument beyond its normal sonic boundaries.

http://www.thrilljockey.com

Each artist is asked 11 set questions and to contribute 3 “facts” which can be any statement from them on absolutely anything: their own views on politics, religion, the environment, sport…or just something they read in the paper or saw on TV.

FACTS:

Rucyl’s FACT:

1:  I’m working on building a Saturn Never Sleeps midi controller or function generator.
2:  My biggest influences are early dancehall, lover’s rock, and Sun Ra’s film Space is the Place.
3:  Saturn Never Sleeps is an interstellar journey to the unknown.

King’s FACT:

1: King James Britt is my real name. I hate when people call me Britt.
2: Saturn Never Sleeps is a project my fiance and I created.  It is now my…whole life! It is why i am here on earth.
3: My parents are the reason I am a great producer.

QUESTIONS:

1. What is the biggest inspiration for your music?

King:  Over the years it has changed.  It used to be certain songs, then
certain album, producers but now its pure ‘sound’.

Sounds inspire everything now.  Found Sounds especially.  Sounds taken out
of context and given new meaning.

Rucyl: I’m inspired by the music of my immediate peers, by visual artists, and by human nature.

2. How and when did you get into making music?

King:  1984 I bought my first keyboard.  I wanted to make music like
Kraftwerk, Vince Clark and Quincy Jones.  My friend Dozia and I started
making things for fun.  We were called the Red Team.

Rucyl:  I left home at an early age and fell into music by accident, eventually joining The Goats, an alternative hip hop group, here in Philly.  Oatie Kato, one of the rappers/producer of the band, was an engineer-turned-musician. He had the first early Apple computers and was using DAWs in his home studio, and I was paying attention. I started with a Tascam four track, then moved on to a Mac Power PC desktop and a demo copy of Protools, and have been expanding ever since.

3. What are your 5 favourite albums of all time?

King: Now you know this is one of the most impossible questions…but for
now its the following:

1.- Off The Wall- Michael Jackson
2.- Black Celebration- Depeche Mode
3.- Saturday Night Fever Soundtrack- Various
4.- Songs from the Big Chair- Tears for Fears
5.- Three Days of the Condor Soundtrack- Dave Grusin

Rucyl: Also an impossible question for me to answer! but these five are always in rotation:

1. The Secret Life of Plants – Stevie Wonder
2.  John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman – John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman
3.  Dexter Gordon -  Round Midnight
4. Nina Simone -  Ultimate Nina Simone (curated by Dianne Reeves)
5. Linda Perhacs – Parallelograms

4. What do you associate with Berlin?

King: Techno! My early days of coming to Germany were Love Parade and performing on floats and afterparties.  From the early days of German techno
to now the amazing work of Jazzanova, Dixon, Henrik Swartz and Ame, who have taken that history and flipped it into new movements in sound.

Now Berlin is so worldwide, due to everyone moving there, that there are many hybrids being discovered and created……

I love Berlin.  Visiting….

Rucyl: Berlin makes me think of art, minimalism, industrialism, musical freedom and German food. My mother is of German / Russian descent and fed us well yumm.

5. What’s your favourite place in your town?

King: Philadelphia is a great city.  I have been here for 41yrs.  There are many amazing places but I must say that HOME is the best.  We have a beautiful place and I dont like to leave !!….hahahaha.

Rucyl: Home is definitely the best… and the parks.. We have beautiful parks and river access here in Philly and spending time in nature is my favorite refuge when everything else we do demands constant use of technology.

6. If there was no music in the world, what would you do instead?

King: I would definitely be a film maker !
Rucyl: Visual artist or electronic engineer.

7. What was the last record you bought?

King: Low (remastered)- David Bowie (Berlin again…hahaha)

Rucyl: HTLV Ep by Sonnymoon

8. Who would you most like to collaborate with?

King: Anne Dudley!  she is one of my favorite string arrangers andpianists.  She is 1/3rd of Art of Noise and has produced and worked on countless records and soundtracks!  TOP NOTCH! also, Claudia Bruchen from the band Propaganda in the 80s.  Very distinctive voice !

Rucyl: Konono No. 1, Tinariwen, and Robin of Quadron

9. What was your best gig (as performer or spectator)?

King: As a spectator I must go with Radiohead live at Tower Theatre in Philly.  Holy sh*t.  Mindblowing energy.

as a performer, the first Sylk130 show in Philadelphia at the TLA.  It was the beginning of the neo soul movement in Philly before anyone
knew…amazing…so much love in the room.

Rucyl: When I was singing with the Goats, we played Germany in ’94, and the intensity of the crowd was unforgettable. Spectator wise, I recently saw Janelle Monae at a small venue here in Philly, and her execution and performance was incredibly inspiring.

10. How important is technology to your creative process?

King: It is very important.  Technology allows me to bring my ideas to life so quickly now.  Ableton has to be the best program on the planet for music.
It allows me to be a musician and not a programmer.  Hahahaha…But ultimately it all starts with the idea.  The brain is the most important, then sound…then the computer.

Rucyl: Technology is everything.. but if you don’t have a story to tell, it’s pointless. I use it for everything, but always with the understanding that it is a tool.

11. Do you have siblings and are they proud or jealous of you?

King: No siblings.  There can be only one King Britt (my real name by the way).

Rucyl: 1 sister and 3 younger brothers. None of them understand what I do, but they love and support me 100%.

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Saturn Never Sleeps Live Performance DOWNLOAD
Recorded at Berghain, Berlin, Germany on April 8, 2010

King Britt / electronics, beats, samples
Rucyl / vocal processing, electronics
Kaidi Tatham / moog voyager, nord lead

http://saturnneversleeps.com |  http://www.fivesixmedia.com

Presenting their current albums at c/o pop, cosmic-synth-rock group Von Spar, Kompakt’s new ambient signing Walls, and Dutch IDM shooting star Applescal of Traum Schallplatten.

Please find more info, the complete tracklist, as well as the download here: http://www.zero-inch.com/get/copop

http://www.c-o-pop.de

Hubert is part of the UpMyAlley family since 2007 and appeared on both Beatnicks volumes. He has also produced tracks for Cologne’s premier rap ouffit Huss & Hodn (Entourage) and London-based songstress Shuanise (Eglo). DOWNLOAD – Highly recommended!

Discographie:
“Yessir” on “Beatnicks Vol.1″ (UpMyAlley, 2007)
“Smut Cut” on “Beatnicks Vol.2″ (UpMyAlley, 2008)
“Montblanc” on “Zitate EP” by Huss & Hodn (Entourage, 2009)
“Catch” on “Kingdom” by Suanise (Eglo, 2010)
“rollLikadat” on “Puzzles” (Augenringe Unter Dem Dritte Auge Records, 2010)

http://hubertdaviz.bandcamp.com |  http://mpmsite.com

The bridge between electronic, jazz and hip-hop, Kieran Hebden has been one of our most beloved artists of the last decade.
Garnering worldwide respect, in addition to his solo work, Hebden has remixed and collaborated with artists ranging from Aphex Twin, J Dilla, Sia, Bloc Party, Andrew Bird, Burial, Kings of Convenience, Madvillain, Radiohead and the late jazz great, Steve Reid. Never to be boxed in, Hebden can be abstract, cinematic and suited for the dance floor.

Tracklist:

1. Angel Echoes
2. A Joy
3. Sing
4. Ringer
5. Love Cry
6. Plastic People

DOWNLOAD!

www.btsradio.com |  http://www.fourtet.net

‘Paul White and the Purple Brain’ will be released in June on the Stones Throw sister label ‘Now and Again‘ (the first single ‘Ancient Treasure’ can be downloaded here).

A collaboration of sorts, the entire record is based around and inspired by the work of little-known Swedish psych-rock guru S.T. Mikael. Heavy on Eastern influences and otherworldly concerns, Mikael’s music ranges from searing electric guitar-led dirges to dreamlike ballads to ghostly atmospheric experiments and has been issued in tiny quantities since the 1990s on the ‘Subliminal Sounds’ label.

Having been granted access to S.T. Mikael’s back catalogue, Paul White found a unique source of inspiration and challenged himself to create an album using the Swedish multi-instrumentalist’s work as the sole basis for his output. The result is Paul White & The Purple Brain.

The eclectic producer also performed at the first D/B Serious Beat Producers event in autumn last year.

http://www.nowagainrecords.com |  http://paulwhite.bandcamp.com

Each artist is asked 11 set questions and to contribute 3 “facts” which can be any statement from them on absolutely anything: their own views on politics, religion, the environment, sport…or just something they read in the paper or saw on TV.

FACTS
1: I spend far, far too much money on new clothes and shoes
2: The first record I ever bought was ‘Pump Up The Jam’ by Technotronic
3: My favourite drink is a Jamaican Mule – dark rum, ginger beer and fresh lime with ice. Try it, it’s amazing.

QUESTIONS:

1. What is the biggest inspiration for your music?
Well, I get inspiration from all sorts of places – but the one that I like best is going to a nice venue with a good soundsystem, and hearing DJs play records that I want to dance to. Sometimes as a producer you can get too caught up with trying to make records for other producers and overthink things, so it’s always a good idea to go back to basics, as it were.

2. How and when did you get into making music?
I started to be a bit more focused on writing music maybe around four or five years ago; before then I’d messed around with things like Fruity Loops without ever really making anything worthwhile. I still see myself as being a DJ first and a producer second, but these days the two are so closely linked – you need to be releasing records often if you want to get decent DJ gigs…

3. What are your 5 favourite albums of all time?
Wow, that’s a hard question! I don’t know where to begin picking my favourite of all time, so maybe I’ll just pick a few favourites that I return to again and again…

Burial ‘Untrue’
Shed ‘Shedding The Past’
The Streets ‘Original Pirate Material’
The XX ‘XX’
Leftfield ‘Rhythm & Stealth’

4. What do you associate with Berlin?
Although it seems obvious, the main one that springs to mind is electronic music! I think Berlin (alongside London, of course) is really where the most forward thinking producers and DJs seem to congregate for some reason. bPitch Control, Dubplates&Mastering, Hardwax, Berghain / Panoramabar etc – these are names that are recognised as a seal of quality by electronic music fans all over the world, and that’s not even getting into individual producers or DJs.

On a more personal level, I visited the city for the first time last year, and I was struck by how calm and focused it feels compared to London. Just little things like people waiting at crossings until the green man appears, even if there is no traffic in sight! I also saw an awesome Abba cover band in a shopping mall at Potsdamer Platz.

5. What’s your favorite place in your town?
That depends – my favourite area is definitely the East End, more specifically places like Hackney, Dalston, Stoke Newington or Shoreditch. Living there it always felt like there was something to do, or somewhere to go; some parts of it are a little rough around the edges, but I think I prefer that to being bored living in the suburbs.

6. If there was no music in the world, what would you do instead?
If there was no music in the world, I would probably be a writer – or at least try to be! Once upon a time I wanted to be a journalist, but I soon had my enthusiasm crushed by a boring course at University.

7. What was the last record you bought?
If you mean vinyl record, the last one I bought was the new Seiji 12” ‘Elevator / Yes Man’. I think the last digital I bought was IKE ‘Lost4Trax’ EP on one of my favourite labels, Philpot.

8. Who would you most like to collaborate with?
People like Shed, Ramadanman, Instra:mental, Scuba – basically producers that are able to make deep, bass-driven music that you can listen to as well as rock a club with.

9. What was your best gig (as performer or spectator)?
Probably at a night called Slacker’s Convention in Brighton a few years ago; there was a festival in the town the same day that finished around 11pm, so the club was absolutely packed full of people that were, how to put this, already ‘refreshed’ and ready to dance as soon as the doors opened. I came on at 3am in the back room, and it was one of those sets where the energy levels are peaking and everything just flows. I finished on Goldie ‘Inner City Life’ and the whole room sang it back to me… amazing.

10. How important is technology to your creative process?
Perhaps not quite as important as it is to some; most of my tracks are made using a lot of samples, so I guess I could probably get by using an old Akai and some outboard! As it is, I run a battered old PC and use a bare minimum of plugins, mostly the Sonnox suite and a couple of others. I have a Nord Rack that I love – it makes the most amazing sounds that just fill up the mix. I’d be lying if I said that I don’t want to get a Mac, though.

11. Do you have siblings and are they proud or jealous of you?
I am an only child; my family and girlfriend are really proud of me though.

Thanks and love to Martin and all at D/B, TAKE Records, my girlfriend P, all London / Manchester / Bristol heads and everyone who has bought my music or listened to one of my mixes.

1.     Burial ‘Endorphin’ [Hyperdub]
2.     Bonobo ‘Eyesdown’ (Floating Points Remix) [Ninja Tune]
3.     I:Cube ‘Un Dimanche Sans Fin’ [Versatile]
4.     Taho ‘Energy Fields’ (Shed’s Ride Disturbance Remix) [Delsin]
5.     Groove Chronicles ‘Stone Cold’ [DPR]
6.     My My ‘Price Tag’ (Appleblim & Komonazmuk Remix) [Aus Music]
7.     Instra:Mental ‘Forbidden’ [Applepips]
8.     Pearson Sound ‘So Far Ago’ [Hessle Audio]
9.     Andy Stott ‘Fear Of Heights’ [Modern Love]
10.   Deadbeat ‘Roots And Wire’ [Wagon Repair]
11.   Breakage ‘Rain’ [Digital Soundboy]
12.   Moderat ‘Nr 22′ [Bpitch]
13.   Samuel H Simpson ‘Spronkle’ (F Remix) [TAKE]
14.   2562 ‘Third Wave’ [Tectonic]
15.   Joy Orbison ‘J. Doe’ [Doldrums]
16.   Alix Perez ’1984′ [Shogun]

www.myspace.com/jamesalexanderfox |  www.bassmusicblog.com

James Fox ‘TAKE Records x Digital In Berlin Mix’ by james fox