Review: A fully rounded decade ago Brainfeeder released what's gone down over time as one of the label's best long players from a most trusted artist, Teebs. Ardour presented Teebs with a debut on Brainfeeder with its longevity now being celebrated with a re-release that features six previously unreleased bonus tracks! Full of warm and luscious post-jazz, instrumental hip hop productions, its rhythms are cut out by high noise floors, simulated rain and hazy atmospheres that jingle and swing in tracks like "Felt Tip" and "Arthur's Birds" to whimsically tripping through the dream scenes of LA in "Everyone Alive Wants Answers" and "King Bathtub". With woozy numbers like "Why Like This?" and "SPCD" adding to its nostalgic fanfare alongside others like the percussive numbers like "Autumn Antique" and "While You Doooo" this album is ready to be discovered by a new generation of tea leaf dancers.
Review: Brainfeeder as a project have been known to bring together the weird and wonderful, more often than not supplying the world with stunning original music. This latest compilation from them celebrates 10 years of the label, putting Flying Lotus's visions into reality. We explore previously undiscovered realms of futuristic hip hop production, with immediate stand outs being the the unpredictable neurotic drum crunches of 'Delusions' from Little Snake, along with the pulsating drum work and 4x4 flavours of 'Squaz' courtesy of Ross From Friends. Another shout out has to go to FlyLo himself as he teams up with Busdriver for a super skat heavy run out on 'Ain't No Coming Back'. This one is a fantastic listen from start to finish.
Review: The Late Night Tales mix series - going strong since way back in 2003 - never ceases to both amaze and please our eardrums when they're in need of a sonic massage. With legendary artists such as Fatboy Slim, Jamiroquai, Groove Armada, MGMT and many others on their roster, you just know it's going to be quality throughout. This time it's up to Domino man Jon Hopkins to give us an outlook onto his own tastes and musical influences. The selection is vast and varied, with everyone from Four Tet to Darkstar and even Peter Broderick featuring within. An incandescent blend of sci-fi electronica, tropical bass nuggets and lighter shades of drone-fuelled house. Quality.
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