HOTFLUSH PODCASTS

Label of the hour, Hotflush Recordings, has been supplying us with some damn fine material. Mount Kimbie, Scuba, Sigha, Untold, Joy Orbison, Pangaea - what these artists have in common is that their tunes are hard to categorize. The kind where the last 20 comments on youtube are kids arguing about what genre it is, agreeing on something like "new-rave-dub-hop-abilly". But ultimately, all of these artists have a sound that is symptomatic for the label itself. And that's what makes Hotflush so hot. Music that is hard to define, but obviously Hotflush.

Apart from all the sweet releases, they're bringing us a podcast every month from one of their artists. This month's podcast comes from San Fransisco's Jus Wan.

You can also pick up the podcasts directly from the Hotflush website. We're just making your life a little easier!

Hotflush Podcast 05 (Nov) - Jus Wan

Here are the past ones, in case you missed 'em:

Hotflush Podcast 04 (Oct) - Skibble

Hotflush Podcast 03 (Sep) - Scuba

Hotflush Podcast 02 (Aug) - Sigha

Hotflush Podcast 01 (Jul) - Incyde

ENJOY!

The SCB side of Scuba

The more techno-oriented stuff isn't really my forte, although I really dig it when the time is right. And this mix just makes the time right.

Scuba, creator of Hotflush Recordings, has recently done an exclusive mix for the MNML SSGS blog under his relatively new SCB moniker. The author of the post, PC (Chris), says, "SCB's mix not only belongs among the best SSG mixes so far (which, I think I can say openly, has been an incredibly high standard), I think.... well, I'll let your ears tell your brain, but personally I reckon SCB has just re-set the standard," and comments on the post range from "scuba represents the distillation of everything that is great about electronic music in 2009" to "How nice is this ?! I thought much of the hype surrounding Scuba was just that - hype. Eating my words now. Gorgeousness. Thank you" to "This is a total burner, LOVE it!" to "unbelievable mix, this is the exact fusion of everything ive been loving out of the dubstep crossover from the last few years. but now finally it seems techno has truelly engulfed the new influences. techno is evolving once again and this is exactly where its at right now for me."

Here 'tis - enjoy!


SCB - MNML SSGS Mix 37

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Tracklist:

01. Tommy Four Seven - Surma (T47 Tool) (Electric Deluxe)
02. Frozen Border - 3-2 (Frozen Border)
03. Hauntologists 2 (Hauntologists)
04. Donato Dozzy - Menta (Time to Express)
05. Roska - Proverbs (Roska Kicks & Snares)
06. The Dolphins - Broken Hobo (Affin)
07. Shackleton - Death is not Final (Skull Disco)
08. Mike Shannon - Sweets (Wagon Repair)
09. Horizontal Ground - untitled (Horizontal Ground)
10. Falty DL - Play Child (unreleased)
11. Digitaline - Altra (City Foxx)
12. A Made Up Sound - On & On (Clone Basement series)
13. Silent Servant - Violencia (Kalon remix) (Sandwell District)
14. Red Snapper - Moving Mountain (Scuba remix) (Lo Recordings)
15. Appleblim & Ramadanman - Justify (Will Saul & Mike Monday remix) (Applepips)
16. N/A - Variance (Marcel Dettmann remix) (Sandwell District)
17. SCB - 20_4 (unreleased)
18. Kowton - Stasis (gmix) (Keysound)
19. Joy Orbison - Tentative Bidding (unreleased)

Another amazing XLR8R Podcast: Untold

XLR8R comes through again for me, this time pulling in Untold for an exclusive mix:

Untold - XLR8R Podcast, 09.10.09

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Tracklist:
01 Julio Bashmore "Um Bongo's Revenge" (Unreleased)
02 Bakongo "Bambara" (Roska Kicks & Snares)
03 TRG "Now You Know" (Unreleased)
04 L-Vis 1990 "Hide" (Dress 2 Sweat)
05 Green Velvet feat. Walter Phillips "Shake & Pop (Instrumental)" (Relief)
06 Rod Lee "Let Me See What U Workin With" (Dress 2 Sweat)
07 Unknown "Unknown" (Unreleased)
08 Untold "Don't Know Don't Care" (Hemlock)
09 Untold "No One Likes a Smart-Arse (Hemlock)
10 Kode9 "Dislokated" (Rephlex)
11 Zomby "Expert Tuition" (Ramp)
12 TRG "Siberian Poker" (Unreleased)
13 Mount Kimbie "Sketch on Glass" (Hotflush)
14 A Made Up Sound "Rework" (Unreleased)
15 TRG "Strobe Lick" (Unreleased)
16 Untold "Gonna Work Out Fine" (Hemlock)
17 Joy Orbison "J. Doe" (Unreleased)
18 Ramadanman "No Swing" (Unreleased)
19 Untold "You Didn't Win the Holiday (Chequebook Mix)" (Unreleased)
20 Ramadanman "I Beg You" (Unreleased)
21 Geiom feat. Marita "Reminissin' (Kode 9 refix)" (Berkane Sol)
22 Ramadanman "Tempest" (Unreleased)


He has been makin waves for a while now in the progressive dubstep scene, releasing records on the dubstep trifektah of H labels, Hotflush, Hemlock & Hessle Audio. He's got a bunch of big shows coming up as well, including one @ WMF in Berlin on September 25th with Modeselektor and a slew of other huge DJs:

Artist of the Day: Mount Kimbie

One of the coolest new groups this year is Mount Kimbie, comin out of London. Their sound is so off-the-wall, so beautiful and so gangsta all at the same time, that it would be difficult to throw these tunes on for anyone and have them go unnoticed. They've come out with two EPs so far on Hotflush Recordings - Maybes, released back in February to critial acclaim, and the very recent Sketch On Glass:


Mount Kimbie - Sketch On Glass


Mount Kimbie - Serged


Mount Kimbie - 50 Mile View


Mount Kimbie - At Least


Here's what some people are saying about Mount Kimbie:

"These guys are in the zone! Pioneering a catchy brand of light-as-air, deep-as-the-ocean, feel-good dubstep, here they offer us four more superb tracks [on Sketch On Glass]." -Little White Earbuds blog

"Back in February, they unleashed the Maybes EP on Hotflush, a four-track slab of vinyl so full of originality and creativity it astounded most of the world of dubstep – a scene that is already brimming with inventiveness and constantly mutating. Slicker than most Flying Lotus productions and mired deep in thick ambience, it still kept its songs anchored with spinning, unquantized halfstep beats...Sketch On Glass is a triumph for Mount Kimbie and considerably raises the bar for producers. This is the second time they have proven to be the most forward thinking and restless musicians in the dubstep scene, and I expect more genius to come from them." -IglooMag.com Sketch On Glass review

"Mount Kimbie is a London based duo that produce simple, minimal thoughful tunes that are very visual. They evoke rainy images of the UK but in a very epic and hopeful way not like Burial’s dark, melancholy way." -Asian Man Dan blog

"Mount Kimbie have carved out another superb foursome for Hotflush, and once again the music is just as comfortable in the hiphop or electronica realm as it is dubstep." -Phonica Records review

Mount Kimbie are in a genre all of their own...Where Maybes showcased their ability to write lush, downtempo (mostly) instrumentals, gradually adding layers of melody and wonderment, Sketch on Glass proves the duo also know how to bring the party - crafting another EP of inventiveness and creativity, but this time with more of a focus on bass and groove...And it all sounds so simple: never over-complex or disconnected. There are touches here of Zomby, Joker and others, just as there were Shackleton and Burial on Maybes, but Kimbie's sound is their own, and over two releases they've essentially proved that they can take on most of dubstep's more interesting strains and fit them to their own vision; in many cases bettering their more experienced peers." -FACT Magazine review

"[Mount Kimbie composes] a music equally informed by the expansive emotions of post-rock and electronica as the rhythms and attitude of dubstep...For anyone investigating the fringes of the dubstep scene this is among the most intriguing and best informed gear you'll find." -Boomkat Maybes and Sketch On Glass reviews



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Hotflush goes Podcast

Scuba aka Paul Hotflush's label Hotflush Recordings - home to artists like Mount Kimbie, Sigha, Jazzsteppa and Pangaea - has followed into the world of podcasting with a dandy downbeat mix by one of its further proteges, Incyde.

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Subscribe to their podcast or flip through their mix archive here.

Hotflush Recordings

Hotflush Recordings has been getting some more recognition lately. Straight out of London, this label has brought forth some pretty innovative artists and some darn good music. Much of it has that muffled underground sound, which is awesome.

(From their Bio:)
"Hotflush was started in 2003 with the aim of giving a platform to music which doesn’t fit into a certain category. In a dance scene divided into genres and sub-genres the value of music is lost, and Hotflush seeks to bridge gaps between areas of the scene to stimulate the sharing of influences and ideas."

Hotflush claimed Scuba, Mount Kimbie, Sigha and DZ (who we talked about a while back) as some of their proteges over the years and has quite an exciting lineup of more talents for future releases. Don't forget to check out their mixtapes! Free stuff! Wooo!

Untold - Dante

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Mount Kimbie - Maybes

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Yeah, we posted this a while ago. It's worth another one.

Qualifide - Just Being Fooled (Brokenbeat Mix)


Toasty - The Knowledge


Search & Destroy - Candyfloss


Buy Hotflush Recordings releases on Beatport

Sigha

Sigha (pronounced "S-eye-ah") of Hotflush Recordings has been releasing some pretty cool tracks this year. He describes his productions as having a heavy bass sound, which is true, but the overall feel of his tracks is very mellow and spacey. I guess in that sense he's kind of like Burial. The tempo and beats are technically danceable, but you can just as well space out to work or whatever while you're listening to it.
Sigha also throws his own "Medium" party at the Plastic People club in north-east London. And when he isn't playing or producing music, Sigha is standing behind the counters of London's famous BM Soho record store, where I'm sure you'll be able to find some of his own music too. You will also find it here.


Sigha - Expansions

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Sigha - Remembrance


Sigha - On the Strip

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Buy On the Strip/Remembrance

Sigha on Beatport