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Number 003 in the Night Slugs infrequent label mix series is a typically bumping selection from Girl Unit.
Girl Unit steps up for the NSMIX series
by Juno Download on 15.05.2013 at 09:37amHelix next on Night Slugs Club Constructions
by Juno Plus on 02.05.2013 at 11:59am
The fourth volume of Night Slugs’ Club Constructions series will see more grime and techno hybrids from Helix.
L-Vis 1990 – Ballads
by Juno Plus on 16.04.2013 at 09:15am
James Connolly has always been one of the trickier members of the Night Slugs family to get a handle on; his discography as L-Vis 1990 over the past four years has seen him deliver translucent UK funky, an album of full on pop for Island, and raw, tracky, Dance Mania-inspired club music. It was this last category that Connolly seemed to feel most at home with, and when he followed up that first record of Club Constructions on Night Slugs with a similarly rubbery house record on Clone’s Jack For Daze it felt as if he’d finally settled down into a groove.
Various Artists – Night Slugs All Stars Volume 2
by Juno Plus on 08.02.2013 at 17:09pm
Carving out longevity as a label takes an exhausting amount of work these days. The path is fraught with the instantaneous uploading of your work to file-sharing sites, a flurry of plagiarizing “revisions” that are often barely glorified radio rips with a kick drum tacked on, and a crowd of internet-raised consumers imbued with the belief that they need to possess every release two months before it’s out.
This week at Juno
by Juno Plus on 01.02.2013 at 17:40pm
This week’s two biggest records resulted in an extensive testing session of the Juno office hi-fi’s subs, and the one that arguably caused the most damage was the new record from A Made Up Sound.
Night Slugs announce second All Stars compilation
by Juno Plus on 11.12.2012 at 16:05pm
London label Night Slugs will release a second All Stars compilation in February.
Best Of 2012: Top 10 record labels
by Juno Plus on 05.12.2012 at 12:49pm
Record labels are the bricks and mortar of the independent music industry, the foundations upon which artists and scenes flourish and grow. During 2012 there seemed to be a glut of new labels popping up across the board, and though some made strong statements with their initial releases, our list largely acknowledges the imprints who continue to lead the way for others to follow. The people behind our top labels are individuals we – and many others – willingly place our trust in; their curatorial abilities are integral to ensuring they stand tall amidst a sea of samey musical dross.
In many cases, passion for the music these labels have released is the over-riding factor, any notion of profiting from the releases secondary to the rush of seeing it out there, pressed on wax and housed in a nicely presented sleeve. For regular readers of Juno Plus, these ten names should make perfect sense; a selection of labels whose output has made it easy for us to show our support for over the course of the last 12 months.
Win: Night Slugs test pressings and tickets to forthcoming London showcase
by Juno Plus on 19.11.2012 at 15:27pm
We’ve got a load of Night Slugs merch to give away, including vinyl test pressings, a hat and tickets to next month’s label showcase in London.
Listen: Bok Bok & Girl Unit Live @ Heaven
by Juno Plus on 13.11.2012 at 16:10pm
Listen to Night Slugs duo Bok Bok and Girl Unit lean through 30 minutes worth of material recorded live using strictly hardware.
Jam City – How We Relate To The Body
by Juno Plus on 05.11.2012 at 10:17am
If you’ve read about this year’s debut album from Jam City, you’re likely familiar with Jack Latham’s stories of how the album was inspired by a real-life stint as a corporate spy for a well known athletics brand. Dig around a bit, and you’ll hear about how he designed futuristic prototype chrome body extensions that were shelved at the last minute, or played Kevin Saunderson tracks to a group of oil barons in a mansion in the outskirts of Paris.
Jam City prepares Classical Club Mixes
by Juno Plus on 03.10.2012 at 11:15am
Jam City will complete the work he started on debut album Classical Curves with a second 12″ single and digital-only EP of club mixes and one all-new track.
Jam City – Classical Curves review
by Juno Plus on 11.06.2012 at 11:40amI’ll be the first to admit that I didn’t really care much for Jam City’s Magic Drops EP, his debut EP proper for Night Slugs. To my ears, there was something too clean about its lines, something too plastic about its textures, something fundamentally lifeless about it. Everything that made his vital refix of Endgames’ “Ecstasy”, which arrived on Night Slugs’ white label imprint in Summer 2010, so exciting – its raw, frantic string slices, scattershot drums and a bassline that referenced grime without trying to slavishly recreate it – were missing in action. Last summer’s Waterworx EP was much more alive however, ripping apart the static structure of that debut EP like a child who had built up a Lego house using the instructions and wanted to reconstruct it in his own wayward manner.
Listen: Jam City Classical Genesis Mix
by Juno Plus on 21.05.2012 at 15:28pm
Jam City is at the controls for a mix that sets the scene for his soon to drop debut LP Classical Curves.
No tracklisting is forthcoming for the Classical Genesis mix and don’t let the gentle sounds that permeate the opening moments lull you into thinking this is an exercise in calm. The subsequent 28 minute journey is aimed at demonstrating what to expect on the album, featuring the brutal “Videodrome” from L-Vis 1990 amidst “frenzied, sweat-drenched machine muzik” on a mix described as “part mission statement, part tribute, part documentary”.
Download via Night Slugs.
Watch: Girl Unit – Club Rez EP teaser
by Juno Plus on 08.05.2012 at 11:28am
The Night Slugs camp has unveiled a video teaser to herald Club Rez, the monumental return of Girl Unit this week.
Listen: Night Slugs Mix 001: Bok Bok
by Juno Plus on 23.04.2012 at 12:40pm
While you couldn’t accuse Night Slugs of slacking in 2011, it’s clear the label was operating a few gears below the explosive speed that characterised their debut year in the game. From the scale of material due over the coming months it would seem the label are going to dominate proceedings much more in 2012.
Night Slugs usher in the return of Girl Unit
by Juno Plus on 17.04.2012 at 13:50pm
The sense that Night Slugs are slipping back into a gear similar to that which propelled their breakthrough year is strengthened with news that core member Girl Unit will return with a double 12″ EP entitled Club Rez next month.
Jam City readies Classical Curves
by Tony Poland on 17.04.2012 at 11:47am
A chance to gaze fully into the fantasy filled musical mind of Jam City arrives next month when Night Slugs release the producer’s debut album, Classical Curves.
Night Slugs start Club Constructions series
by Juno Plus on 27.03.2012 at 11:09am
London label Night Slugs will expand operations further with the launch of a new 12″ series entitled Club Constructions with co-founder L-Vis 1990 at the helm for the inaugural release.
Watch: Jam City – The Courts
by Juno Plus on 16.02.2012 at 11:15amNight Slugs have released this delightfully gaudy CGI video to accompany Jam City’s forthcoming release, entitled “The Courts”.
