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Tread
The Daisy - (5:38) 66 BPM Hot
Love Divide - (4:29) 66 BPM
Revellers - (6:53) 63 BPM
A Brand New Start - (2:35) 61 BPM
XXX Olympiad - (5:11) 67 BPM
Grub - (4:28) 68 BPM
Spatter/Splatter - (4:16) 83 BPM
Morning Sun In A Dusty Room - (3:08) 81 BPM
Run - (6:10) 62 BPM
Life In A Mind - (5:03) 68 BPM
Thresho_1.0 - (4:01) 59 BPM
Thresho_1.1 - (0:33) 60 BPM
Review: It's notoriously difficult to make albums of emotive, musically complex, club-friendly music, but Felix Clary Weatherall achieved it with his 2018 full-length debut as Ross From Friends, Family Portrait. This belated sequel hits all the right notes, too, skipping between heart-aching post-two-step deepness ('The Daisy'), lilting breakbeat-house warmth ('Revellers'), spaced-out, sample-heavy downtempo soul ('A Brand New Start'), tipsy, fuzz-fuelled outsider house oddness (the swelling 'Grub'), sunrise-ready ambient ('Morning Sun in a Dusty Room') and classic 1990s IDM-inspired electronica sweetness ('Thresho 1.0'). In other words, it's that rarest of beasts: a second album that's genuinely superior to its predecessor.
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BFDNL 113
22 Oct 21
Experimental/Electronic
The Daisy
The Daisy - (5:38) 133 BPM
Review: Ahead of Ross From Friends Tread LP due for release on Brainfeeder this year comes the album's first single, and opening track, "The Daisy''. It sees Ross From Friends pick up on post-dubstep percussion and sweetly soulful R&B vocals in an ambient tinged, progressive pop number that experiments with house and dubbed-out electronics. More to come!
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BFDNL 113D
30 Aug 21
Bass
Mood Valiant
Flight Of The Tiger Lily - (0:35) 146 BPM
Sip Into Something Soft - (1:42) 154 BPM
Chivalry Is Not Dead - (3:26) 135 BPM
& We Go Gentle - (3:23) 139 BPM
Get Sun (feat Arthur Verocai) - (5:37) 91 BPM Hot
All The Words We Don't Say - (5:06) 136 BPM
Hush Rattle - (0:41) 112 BPM
Rose Water - (3:59) 122 BPM
Red Room - (3:52) 81 BPM
Sparkle Tape Break Up - (5:15) 74 BPM
Stone Or Lavender - (5:29) 155 BPM
Blood & Marrow - (3:29) 88 BPM
Review: Hiatus Kaiyote is a four piece group out of Melbourne that have slowly but surely seen their music picked up by the likes of BBE and now Brainfeeder. Combining a bunch of soul notes and cool jazz with electro-acoustic beats, R&B vocals and other virtuosic instrumentation, the twice grammy nominated band deliver their most acclaimed release yet. Described by Rolling Stone as 'a stunning step', a true LA Beat scene sound can be heard clear as day in the summery synth waves and keys of "Chivalry Is Not Dead". With downtempo beats and complex arrangements colliding with found sound and ambient melodies in other numbers like "Blood & Marrow" and "Sparkle Tape Break Up", there's extra piano sessions in "Red Room" alongside the twinkling keys of "Sip Into Something Soft". A fully fledged album of deep influences channeling a new age in blues, it's safe to say after six years: Hiatus Kaiyote have arrived.
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BFDNL 112
25 Jun 21
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
A Fragmented Love Story, Written By The Infinite Helix Architect
Exterior To Me - (0:46) 60 BPM
Fallen Angels (feat Flying Lotus) - (4:29) 80 BPM
Hang In There.. - (6:36) 60 BPM
Decimation Of Movement Over Time (feat Sabroi) - (5:11) 72 BPM
Fever Dream (feat Shrimpnose) - (4:59) 70 BPM
Loophole (feat Amon Tobin) - (8:16) 60 BPM
The Machine - (3:39) 60 BPM Hot
In My Head - (4:32) 94 BPM
Raining Teeth (feat Tutara Peak) - (4:49) 79 BPM
This Interlude Presents: Absurdism !! - (1:11) 57 BPM
To Find Love Is To Seek to The End (feat Flying Lotus) - (6:42) 58 BPM
Review: An intriguing artist for the Brainfeeder label since 2018 - Little Snake presents its debut album: A Fragmented Love Story, Written By The Infinite Helix Architect. The Canadian producer - real name Gino Serpentini - has been deconstructing dancefloor norms, subverting traditional structures and refining his utterly inimitable sonic signature since 2017, spearheading a new wave of experimental producers hell bent on breaking new ground. Presenting an overtly deconstructed aesthetic full of mind bending sound design and a unique way of crafting vocals and MPC-styled melodies, this very explorable album takes in collaborations with Amon Tobin and Flying Lotus alongside fellow upstarts SABROI, Tutara Peak and Shrimpnose. Fantasmic listening.
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BFDNL 110
07 May 21
Experimental/Electronic
Ardour (10th Anniversary Edition)
You've Changed - (2:11) 73 BPM
Bound Ball - (2:06) 65 BPM
Double Fifths - (2:11) 83 BPM
While You Doooo - (1:31) 92 BPM Hot
Moments - (2:33) 54 BPM
Burner - (3:12) 71 BPM
Wind Loop - (3:14) 94 BPM
Lakeshore Ave. - (1:45) 68 BPM
Arthur's Birds - (5:16) 73 BPM
Gordon - (3:26) 53 BPM
Bern Rhythm - (2:35) 68 BPM
Felt Tip - (2:59) 65 BPM
King Bathtub - (2:55) 60 BPM
My Whole Life - (3:11) 75 BPM
Teebs - "Long Distance" (feat Gaby Hernandez) - (2:53) 90 BPM
Why Like This? - (2:57) 89 BPM
Humming Birds - (4:38) 72 BPM
Autumn Antique - (1:58) 88 BPM
WLTA - (2:32) 96 BPM
Everyone Alive Wants Answers - (3:34) 104 BPM
For Phil - (4:47) 82 BPM
SP Tapes - (2:14) 79 BPM
SPCD - (3:01) 108 BPM
Magnolia Redo - (2:10) 111 BPM
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.
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BFDNL 010X
11 Oct 20
Experimental/Electronic
Pyramid
Tomita - (13:46) 68 BPM
Spiral Era - (8:08) 80 BPM
The Shrine - (9:06) 90 BPM
Apex - (8:08) 123 BPM Hot
Review: Familiar to labels like Smalltown Supersound and Ninja Tune, legendary Norwegian eight-piece Jaga Jazzist arrive on Brainfeeder with a deep dive into post-rock, jazz and psychedelic themes and synth wave influences. Presenting their first studio album since 2015's Starfire, Pyramid is the result of a reclusive two week recording session deep in the Swedish woodlands, resulting in the group's first ever self-produced record. With the 14-minute-long and classically jazz "Tomita" the crowning track on Pyramid, find some pumping night drives in "Apex" to the retro-active yet futuristic jazz-electro-funk of "The Shrine" or the spacey, new age synth and cosmic jazz in "Spiral Era".
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BFDNL 099
07 Aug 20
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
It Is What It Is
Lost In Space/Great Scott/22-26 - (1:22) 160 BPM
Innerstellar Love - (2:41) 102 BPM
I Love Louis Cole (feat Louis Cole) - (3:24) 157 BPM
Black Qualls (feat Steve Lacy, Steve Arrington & Childish Gambino) - (3:09) 97 BPM Hot
Miguel's Happy Dance - (2:11) 78 BPM
How Sway - (1:14) 80 BPM
Funny Thing - (1:56) 70 BPM
Overseas (feat Zack Fox) - (1:28) 60 BPM
Dragonball Durag - (3:01) 81 BPM
How I Feel - (1:08) 144 BPM
King Of The Hill - (2:51) 83 BPM
Unrequited Love - (3:14) 124 BPM
Fair Chance (feat Ty Dolla $ign & Lil B) - (3:57) 103 BPM
Existential Dread - (0:51) 98 BPM
It Is What It Is (feat Pedro Martins) - (5:02) 154 BPM
Review: All time Brainfeeder great and LA beat scene legend Thundercat surfaces once again in dramatic fashion for Flying Lotus' flag bearing US imprint. It's stoic title, It Is What It Is, hints at how many of us might be feeling right now - isolated but managing - with Thundercat's album said to be something of a sombre record that treads a darker path, as described in a New York Times interview. Presenting his fifth studio album and first since 2017's Drunk, Thundercat delivers 15 tracks (and skits) all clocking in at around three minutes with a huge cast of feature collaborators including Ty Dolla Sign, Lil B and Childish Gambino to Kamasi Washington and comedian Zack Frost with the sensual "Overseas". Our highlights include the royal grooves and slap bass of "Black Qualls", the floating rhode solos in "King Of The Hill" and frenetic funk of "How Sway".
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BFDNL 100
03 Apr 20
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
Don't Let Get You Down
Renegades - (5:58) 120 BPM
Little Man - (3:19) 110 BPM
Don't Let Get You Down - (4:36) 120 BPM Hot
Realize - (4:29) 91 BPM
Tonight - (4:53) 124 BPM
138 - (4:14) 69 BPM
January - (3:26) 115 BPM
Marmite - (6:02) 126 BPM
Depth Has A Focus - (3:15) 100 BPM
Another Sun - (5:28) 126 BPM
All I Need Is You - (5:55) 126 BPM
Review: Two years on from the release of their fine - if slightly overlooked - debut album on Comedy Dynamics, Reggie Watts and John Tejada once again join forces as Wajatta, this time on Fly-Lo's Brainfeeder imprint. Predictably they've once again hit the spot, confidently combining deep house musicality, the far-sighted synthesizer motifs of sci-fi techno, African style percussion, dewy-eyed and often soulful vocals, and occasional forays into drowsy downtempo beats and fizzing electro rhythms. The results are naturally impressive, offering an imaginative and colourful sound palette befitting of both men's talents. Highlights include the sparse electronic soul of "Depth Has a Focus", the body-popping beats and low-end weight of "Little Man" and the futuristic soulful house brilliance of "Tonight".
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BFDNL 097
28 Feb 20
Deep House
YATDC
I. OYU3.33REA - (10:11) 68 BPM
II. ETH2.22 - (8:11) 107 BPM
III. 4.62287ARMED - (10:22) 65 BPM Hot
IV. REACTOR0.93713 - (5:25) 71 BPM
Review: Bringing a new dialogue to the Los Angeles beat scene is Little Snake, a digital augmenter of future bass making and cut up sounds, telling stories of simulation and deconstruction through fascinating arrays of fragmented sound that feels as though it's being pulled apart by the forces of an unknown cosmos. Like a little snake the artist's sounds dives deep down the rabbit hole; tracks like "III. 4.62287ARMED" make you feel as though you're caught in the alternative universe of a ballerina's box, next to the ever changing time signatures and spatial arrangements of "II. ETH2.22". Find rhythmic, classical and alien ambience in "I. OYU3.33REA" and high-pitched, high-grade sound design in "IV. REACTOR0.93713". Cutting edge future music from where the fuck?
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BFDNL 095
07 Feb 20
Experimental/Electronic
Epiphany
Epiphany - (5:24) 128 BPM Hot
The Revolution - (6:15) 124 BPM
Phantom Ratio - (6:15) 129 BPM
Epiphany (edit) - (4:24) 128 BPM
The Revolution (edit) - (4:11) 124 BPM
Review: 1990s sitcom loving beat maker Felix Weatherall returns to Brainfeeder for the first time since the release of his widely acclaimed debut album as Ross From Friends, 2018's "Family Portrait". Predictably he's in fine form from the off, with title track "Epiphany" offering a wonderfully intoxicated, off-kilter blend of bustling drum machine breakbeats, hallucinatory electronics, Middle Eastern style instrumentation and razor-sharp bass. He continues on an inventive fusion tip of "Revolution", where cut-up vocal samples and bluesy guitar lines rise and fall above a densely percussive deep house groove. Also impressive is "Phantom Ratio", a slightly more driving dancefloor cut rich in skittish drums and undulating electronic melodies.
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BFDNL 090
16 Aug 19
Deep House
Melkweg (conducted By Jules Buckley)
(flake) - (7:34) 58 BPM
(lose) - (4:55) 111 BPM
(toots) - (5:24) 75 BPM
(soup) - (6:36) 57 BPM
(nail) - (5:19) 73 BPM
(flu) - (5:34) 71 BPM
(meat) - (8:54) 57 BPM
(crumble) - (6:01) 95 BPM Hot
(rolrolrol) - (4:40) 80 BPM
Review: Mitchel Van Dinther, AKA Den Bosch-based Dutch producer Jameszoo, teams up with the Netherlands' Grammy-winning jazz orchestra Metropole Orkest and conductor James Buckley for this long player on Flying Lotus's Brainfeeder label, and the results will please those who like their sounds on the leftfield/experimental side. Ambience morphs into easy listening on opener '(flakes)', '(lose)' has a cartoonish feel, '(soup)' brings the moody, smoky jazz club vibes, '(flu)' injects a little James Bond glamour, '(meat)' starts as a sparse modern jazz workout before building to a euphoric, almost gospel-ish climax, and on it rolls for four more out-there jams that flit back and forth between Frank Zappa and 1970s Radio 2 with ease!
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BFDNL 080
17 May 19
Experimental/Electronic
Brainfeeder X
Various
Teebs - "Why Like This?" - (2:58) 89 BPM Hot
Jeremiah Jae - "$easons" - (3:05) 159 BPM
Lapalux - "Without You" (feat Kerry Leatham) - (5:26) 88 BPM
Iglooghost - "Bug Thief" - (3:21) 93 BPM
Tokimonsta - "Fallen Arches" - (3:15) 154 BPM
Miguel Baptista Benedict - "Phemy" - (1:51) 125 BPM
Matthewdavid - "Group Tea" (feat Flying Lotus) - (1:35) 150 BPM
Martyn - "Masks" - (4:58) 63 BPM
Mr. Oizo - "Ham" - (3:12) 118 BPM
Daedelus - "Order Of The Golden Dawn" - (4:17) 140 BPM
Jameszoo - "Flake" - (3:49) 114 BPM
Taylor McFerrin - "Place In My Heart" (feat RYAT) - (4:58) 57 BPM
Mono & Poly - "Needs Deodorant" - (3:20) 53 BPM
Thundercat - "Them Changes" - (3:08) 162 BPM
DJ Paypal - "Slim Trak VIP" - (4:22) 160 BPM
Thundercat - "Friend Zone" (Ross From Friends remix) - (4:14) 123 BPM
Brandon Coleman - "Walk Free" (Flying Lotus remix) - (2:59) 96 BPM
Thundercat - "King Of The Hill" (feat BADBADNOTGOOD & Flying Lotus) - (2:55) 83 BPM
Lapalux - "Opilio" - (4:55) 124 BPM
Ross From Friends - "Squaz" - (5:35) 62 BPM
Georgia Anne Muldrow - "Myrrh Song" - (3:52) 111 BPM
Dorian Concept - "Eigendynamik" - (2:53) 152 BPM
Louis Cole - "Thinking" - (1:54) 56 BPM
Iglooghost - "Yellow Gum" - (2:30) 160 BPM
WOKE - "The Lavishments Of Light Looking" (feat George Clinton) - (4:39) 53 BPM
PBDY - "Bring Me Down" (feat Salami Rose Joe Louis) - (1:55) 159 BPM
Jeremiah Jae - "Black Salt" - (2:50) 108 BPM
Flying Lotus - "Ain't No Coming Back" (feat Busdriver) - (2:02) 116 BPM
Miguel Atwood-Ferguson - "Kazaru" - (7:23) 148 BPM
Taylor Graves - "Goku" - (2:57) 88 BPM
Little Snake - "Delusions" - (4:07) 64 BPM
Strangeloop - "Beautiful Undertow" - (3:37) 120 BPM
Mono & Poly - "Funkzilla" (feat Seven Davis Jr) - (2:46) 53 BPM
Teebs - "Birthday Beat" - (2:37) 160 BPM
Moire - "Lisbon" - (4:37) 62 BPM
Locust Toybox - "Otravine" - (4:58) 144 BPM
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.
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BFDNL 077
16 Nov 18
Bass
Squaz
Squaz - (5:35) 124 BPM
Review: Some three months on from the release of his acclaimed - and highly personal - debut album "Family Portrait", Felix Weatherall AKA Ross From Friends serves up his first new material since. "Squaz" is fairly typical of Weatherall's output - think dreamy chords, rubbery, all-action machine drums, squally and squealing vocal samples and faintly foreboding riffs - but that's no bad thing. Much of the track's power derives from the sitcom-loving producer's ability to subtly ratchet up the percussive tension throughout, with an extended, ear-pleasing breakdown half way through only serving to enhance these feelings of restraint followed by joyous, life-affirming release.
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BFDNL 077Q
22 Oct 18
Deep House
Resistance
Live For Today - (4:03) 56 BPM
All Around The World - (4:03) 55 BPM
A Letter To My Buggers - (4:25) 64 BPM
Addiction (feat Sheera) - (3:33) 58 BPM
Sexy - (4:32) 52 BPM
Thereas No Turning Back - (2:20) 104 BPM
Resistance - (1:51) 87 BPM
Sundae (feat NaDambi) - (3:37) 85 BPM Hot
Just Reach For The Stars - (2:02) 88 BPM
Love - (4:06) 60 BPM
Giant Feelings (feat Patrice Quinn & Techdizzle) - (5:43) 91 BPM
Walk Free - (3:55) 154 BPM
Review: Brandon Coleman clearly revels in the background. Being a talented songwriter and arranger, along with killing it on the keyboard and organ, he has been at the back-end of groups like The Next Step and The Western Transient, pushing the boundaries of funk and broken beat to their very limits. He's back with his second solo LP this time, coming through on Flying Lotus' mighty Brainfeeder, and everything about this release feels utterly on-point - yessah! Taking a couple of notes and steers from the Daft Punk dynasty, along with the USA's lust for funk, Coleman's vocoder voice runs like silk across many of these playful and innovative boogie tunes, hitting us with some Cali vibes - and sunrays - from the moment "live For Today" melts into the waves of "All Around The World" and, eventually, into the longing, utterly seductive flow of "Sexy" and "Thereas No Turning Back". What is most impressive is Coleman's single-minded vision, coming through with an album that has one single sound and vision running through it. Excellent stuff.
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BFDNL 069
14 Sep 18
Funk
Time
Weird Part Of The Night - (4:20) 116 BPM Hot
Louis Cole - "When You're Ugly" (feat Genevieve Artadi) - (3:10) 51 BPM
Everytime - (2:50) 154 BPM
Phone - (2:50) 90 BPM
Louis Cole - "Real Life" (feat Brad Mehldau) - (2:44) 67 BPM
More Love Less Hate - (1:00) 155 BPM
Louis Cole - "Tunnels In The Air" (feat Thundercat) - (3:24) 126 BPM
Last Time You Went Away - (2:00) 150 BPM
Freaky Times - (3:17) 140 BPM
After The Load Is Blown - (3:03) 64 BPM
A Little Bit More Time - (2:39) 151 BPM
Louis Cole - "Trying Not To Die" (feat Dennis Hamm) - (4:02) 112 BPM
Things - (4:48) 64 BPM
Night - (5:07) 159 BPM
Review: Electornic r&b sensation Louis Cole must be pretty chuffed with himself. The young producer has only really put out a string of self-released EPs, all of them excellent, but it must be a surprise and delight to be called up on Flying Lotus' Brainfeeder stable. It is clear that this relationship will be a winning one, however, as Time is a sensational album that encompasses all of what the enlarged 'bass' sound has to offer. There is a bit of everything in here, from the slow and melancholic vocal waves of "Everytime" to the much more pop-friendly, electro-filtered approach "Tunnels In The Air" - featuring the terrific Thundercat - and then onto plenty of house voyages and experiments, much like on the sublime "Freaky Times". A sure hit!
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BFDNL 073
10 Aug 18
Bass
Family Portrait
Happy Birthday Nick - (1:37) 162 BPM
Thank God I'm A Lizard - (5:06) 124 BPM Hot
Wear Me Down - (5:19) 63 BPM
The Knife - (3:33) 101 BPM
Project Cybersyn - (5:09) 63 BPM
Family Portrait - (1:42) 91 BPM
Pale Blue Dot - (3:58) 126 BPM
Back Into Space - (3:11) 126 BPM
Parallel Sequence - (5:23) 148 BPM
RATS - (5:29) 125 BPM
Don't Wake Dad - (6:52) 110 BPM
The Beginning - (5:54) 120 BPM
Review: Lo-fi house hero Ross From Friends presents his debut album for Flying Lotus' Brainfeeder imprint - this follows up the terrific Aphelion EP he presented on the label earlier this year. Like the title suggests, Family Portrait refers to a very specific personal aspect of Felix Weatherall's life: the influence of his parents. Dance music was always around during his childhood, where he grew up learning about music from his dad - who apparently had a penchant for banging out hi-NRG tracks on the decks. It's a riveting listen from start to finish: from the the intensely vivid groove of "Pale Blue Dot" to the moody "Project Cybersyn" with its tunnelling aesthetic - perfectly geared for those heads-down moments later in the night.
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BFDNL 071
27 Jul 18
Bass
The End Of Industry
Complectual - (3:44) 142 BPM
Holding On - (4:11) 123 BPM Hot
Shape Sharper - (3:52) 124 BPM
Alpha-Plus - (4:25) 124 BPM
Smoke Streams - (7:06) 123 BPM
Review: Is it justified to say that pretty much every release on Flying Lotus' Brainfeeder is a total winner? We like to think so. Lapalux aka Stuart Howard returns to the mighty imprint with this new extended EP, a five-track voyage into the unknown, aptly names The End Of Industry. Where does it go from here? Are we destined to be slaves of AI into the distant future? These are the sorts of questions and visions that emanate from this striking piece of work. Vast landscapes of electronics paint a desolate yet rich picture of the future, and we're wondering why Lapalux wasn't called up to orchestrate some of the soundtrack from the Blade Runner 2049. Highly recommended.
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BFDNL 066
13 Oct 17
Bass
The End Of Industry
Complectual - (3:44) 142 BPM
Holding On - (4:11) 123 BPM Hot
Shape Sharper - (3:52) 124 BPM
Alpha-Plus - (4:25) 124 BPM
Smoke Streams - (7:06) 123 BPM
Review: Is it justified to say that pretty much every release on Flying Lotus' Brainfeeder is a total winner? We like to think so. Lapalux aka Stuart Howard returns to the mighty imprint with this new extended EP, a five-track voyage into the unknown, aptly names The End Of Industry. Where does it go from here? Are we destined to be slaves of AI into the distant future? These are the sorts of questions and visions that emanate from this striking piece of work. Vast landscapes of electronics paint a desolate yet rich picture of the future, and we're wondering why Lapalux wasn't called up to orchestrate some of the soundtrack from the Blade Runner 2049. Highly recommended.
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BFDNL 066
13 Oct 17
Bass
Bug Thief
Bug Thief - (3:19) 93 BPM
Review: Since his debut for Brainfeeder back in 2015, Iglooghost has opted for quality over quantity, which is an effective strategy to pursue given the competitive scene in which he operates. Having said that, a tune like "Bug Thief" comes out as the winner next to most pieces of music that you place it next to; a slight hint of AFX nuttiness encircles the air, but this is very much the producer's own creation from start to finish. High-tech, glitchy drum infusions burst to life amid frenetic medleys of aqueous sonics, and the result is something that sounds like it could be from either the US or the UK - the trick is simply to think of it as future music.
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BFDNL 063B
08 Aug 17
Bass
Flake EP
Flake - (3:49) 57 BPM Hot
Rolrolrol (feat Niels Broos) - (4:15) 80 BPM
Con - (4:52) 110 BPM
Spit - (4:23) 77 BPM
Flake (Niels Broos remix) - (4:12) 58 BPM
Flake (Frans Petter remix) - (4:07) 57 BPM
Review: Dutch producer Mitchel van Dinther aka Jameszoo presents his new Flake EP; the follow-up to his debut album released via Flying Lotus' Brainfeeder. Brand new single "Rolrolrol" (feat. keyboardist Niels Broos) is some of the most organic 'future beat' you'll ever hear. Again it is an enjoyable blend of jazz and off kilter electronics. Van Dinther was rewarded for his adventurous attitude in the studio by Gilles Peterson who bestowed upon him the "John Peel Play More Jazz" Award at the Worldwide Awards 2017.
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BFDNL 062
07 Jul 17
Experimental/Electronic
Ruinism
Reverence - (3:07) 129 BPM
Data Demon (feat GABI) - (3:21) 148 BPM
Petty Passion - (3:19) 154 BPM
Rotted Arp (feat Louisahhh) - (4:09) 140 BPM Hot
Falling Down (feat JFDR) - (4:41) 145 BPM
Displacer - (2:56) 157 BPM
4EVA (feat Talvi) - (3:34) 111 BPM
Essex Is Burning - (4:34) 118 BPM
Flickering (feat JFDR) - (3:31) 52 BPM
Running To Evaporate - (3:41) 118 BPM
Phase Violet - (5:04) 138 BPM
Tessellate - (5:12) 122 BPM
Review: Lapalux is Stuart Howard. Throughout his new LP, the British producer takes his sound exploration further. It's a journey into an ominous space between life and death. In this 'liminal space where the finite and infinite intermingle', Howard has really found his comfort zone, sound wise. Much of its inspiration was born out of a theatrical score he wrote for a performance art piece that was performed in an East London cemetery: a project 'wrought with doom and melancholia.' The album is said to have been created using only hardware and real instruments. There's the deep and ethereal future beat of "4EVA" featuring Talvi's angelic vocals and even a bit of lush deep house in the form of "Flickering" featuring another gorgeous vocal performance; this time courtesy of one JFDR. "Rotted Arp" sounds exactly like its namesake on this wonky ambient excursion, featuring a contemplative spoken word performance by the Bromance affiliated songstress from Los Angeles: Louisahhh!
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BFDNL 061
30 Jun 17
Bass
Drunk
Rabbot Ho - (0:38) 146 BPM
Captain Stupido - (1:41) 52 BPM
Uh Uh - (2:16) 159 BPM
Bus In These Streets - (2:24) 130 BPM
A Fan's Mail (Tron Song Suite II) - (2:38) 98 BPM
Lava Lamp - (2:58) 152 BPM
Jethro - (1:34) 83 BPM
Day & Night - (0:37) 95 BPM
Show You The Way (feat Michael McDonald And Kenny Loggins) - (3:34) 76 BPM
Walk On By (feat Kendrick Lamar) - (3:19) 95 BPM
Blackkk - (1:59) 91 BPM
Tokyo - (2:24) 154 BPM
Jameel's Space Ride - (1:09) 140 BPM
Friend Zone - (3:12) 54 BPM
Them Changes - (3:08) 81 BPM Hot
Where I'm Going - (2:09) 76 BPM
Drink Dat (feat Wiz Khalifa) - (3:35) 76 BPM
Inferno - (4:00) 135 BPM
I Am Crazy - (0:25) 84 BPM
3AM - (1:15) 84 BPM
Drunk - (1:42) 90 BPM
The Turn Down (feat Pharrell) - (2:29) 55 BPM
DUI - (2:18) 158 BPM
Review: Flying Lotus collaborator Thundercat returns to Brainfeeder with his first full album since 2013's superb Apocalypse. Drunk is a thrill-a-minute, mix-tape style trip through the multi-instrumentalist and beat-maker's various inspirations (think skewed hip-hop, jazz, soul, funk, left-of-centre electronica, and so on), all of which have been fused and mutated to fit his unique musical perspective. His high standing within the leffield hip-hop community has allowed Thundercat to snag some impressive guest stars, too, including Kendrick Lamarr, blue-eyed soul legend Michael McDonald, Kenny Loggins, Pharell and jazz man Kamasi Washington. Old pal "Fly-Lo" also lends a hand.
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BFDNL 064
24 Feb 17
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
Fool
Flake - (3:49) 114 BPM
Lose - (4:07) 116 BPM
Soup - (4:01) 127 BPM
Flu (feat Arthur Verocai) - (5:08) 139 BPM Hot
Wrong - (3:37) 156 BPM
Meat - (4:53) 121 BPM
The Zoo (feat Steve Kuhn) - (5:00) 130 BPM
Crumble - (2:33) 95 BPM
Nail (Skit) - (2:29) 124 BPM
Toots - (5:17) 142 BPM
Teeth - (2:28) 110 BPM
Review: Mitchel Van Dither has been synonymous with the Kindred Spirits label up until now, an imprint that we have just so much time and respect for. He has, however, been branching out as of late, and his adventures have landed him a spot on Flying Lotus' mighty Brainfeeder. Two EP's containing tunes from Fool have already been released on the label, but the album format expresses their depth much more clearly, and with more freedom. Objectively, Fool is Brainfeeder through and through, a little work of art to fit in perfectly with the rest of this ever-surprising and always on-point catalogue. Recommended.
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BFDNL 059
13 May 16
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
Kneedelus
Loops - (6:20) 116 BPM
The Hole - (3:57) 121 BPM
Drum Battle - (5:24) 140 BPM Hot
They Are We - (4:37) 89 BPM
Platforming - (4:47) 80 BPM
Home - (5:42) 93 BPM
Move - (3:33) 113 BPM
Thought Not - (7:01) 148 BPM
Rounds - (4:10) 85 BPM
Not Love - (5:59) 159 BPM
Review: Ninja Tune are chuffed to bits, having secured a kind of talent jackpot for this, their latest release. Daedelus is a celebrated Californian electronic muso Alfred Darlington who here teams up with jazzy heroes Kneebody (featuring his old high-school pal and saxophone virtuoso Ben Wendell). The resulting long player, Kneedelus, is remarkable fusion of their two worlds: the authentic and the artificial, in other words a 'multi-headed beast straddling rock, jazz, and electronic music'.
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BFDNL 058
27 Nov 15
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
Sold Out
Sold Out - (3:46) 80 BPM
Ahhhhhhh - (5:37) 107 BPM
Slim Trak - (4:02) 80 BPM
Awakening - (3:55) 80 BPM
We Finally Made It (feat DJ Earl) - (2:53) 80 BPM Hot
With Uuuuuuu (feat Feloneezy & Jackie Dagger) - (5:13) 107 BPM
On A Cloud (feat Nangdo & DJ Taye) - (4:06) 80 BPM
Say Goodbye (feat Keiska & Tielsie) - (7:27) 107 BPM
Review: The fledgling DJ Paypal joins the likes of Lapalux, Martyn and Mr Oizo on the mighty Brainfeeder, and he does so with his inimitable blend of footwork-driven electronica, and mind-bending pseudo house. This extended EP features nine solid dance bruisers, starting with the jazzy drum rolls of "Ahhhhhhh" that fuse neatly into the likes of "Awakening", a gorgeous piece of nu jazz complete with the sexiest trumpets we've heard in a while, and "Sold Out" itself, a delightfully bumpy ride along a rollercoaster of percussion and starry melodies. This is jazz for the next millennium.
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BFDNL 056
13 Nov 15
Footwork/Juke
Chinese Nu Yr
Xiangjiao - (2:52) 85 BPM Hot
Iglooghost Featuring Mr Yote - "Mametchi/Usohachi" - (3:39) 160 BPM
Iglooghost - "Gold Coat" (feat Cuushe) - (4:20) 140 BPM
Peach Rift - (5:28) 83 BPM
Review: Fresh from his Activia Benz release and collabs with Yoteghost Milk Empire and The Astral Plane, young UK experimenter Iglooghost makes his Brainfeeder debut. Sitting somewhere between classic breakcore, LA beats, juke and Binga-style 160-ism - and all wrapped up in a pixelated, technicolour 8-bit cartoon glow - it's unlike anything else on the sonic atlas right now. Highlights include the densely textured vocal loops on "Peach Rift", the cosmic trappisms of "Mamtchi/Usohachi" and the straight up 170 slappage of "Xiangjiao". Happy nu yr!
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BFDNL 057
30 Oct 15
Bass
The Epic
Change Of The Guard - (12:15) 120 BPM
Askim - (12:34) 112 BPM
Isabelle - (12:12) 136 BPM
Final Thought - (6:31) 89 BPM
The Next Step - (14:48) 137 BPM
The Rhythm Changes - (7:44) 90 BPM
Miss Understanding - (8:46) 82 BPM
Leroy & Lanisha - (9:24) 89 BPM
Re Run - (8:19) 115 BPM
Seven Prayers - (7:35)
Henrietta Our Hero - (7:13) 97 BPM
The Magnificent 7 - (12:46) 84 BPM
Re Run Home - (14:06) 115 BPM Hot
Cherokee - (8:14) 91 BPM
Clair De Lune - (11:07) 133 BPM
Malcolmas Theme - (8:40) 108 BPM
The Message - (11:09) 148 BPM
Review: Brainfeed, the LA label run by Flying Lotus, does what it wants and right now and it wants to put out a mammoth 17-track, three-volume album of jazz music yet to be heard on earth. Featuring a 32-piece orchestra, a 20-person choir and ten other instrumentalists from South Central called The Next Step, The Epic by Kamasi Washington is a remarkable journey of the outer reaches of the jazz galaxy. A future classic has landed.
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BFDNL 050
11 May 15
Jazz
Lustmore
U Never Know (feat Andreya Triana) - (4:29) 96 BPM
Sum Body - (3:14) 53 BPM
Closure (feat Szjerdene) - (4:11) 58 BPM
Midnight Peelers - (3:32) 88 BPM
Push N' Spun - (3:38) 80 BPM
We Lost - (2:16) 111 BPM
Autumn (Tape Interlude) - (1:41) 64 BPM
Puzzle (feat Andreya Triana) - (4:14) 88 BPM
Bud - (3:42) 108 BPM
Don't Mean A Thing - (5:48) 80 BPM Hot
1004 - (4:50) 57 BPM
Make Money - (1:51) 82 BPM
Funny Games - (4:03) 88 BPM
Review: Lapalux made something of a splash with his 2011 debut full length, Nostalchic, so hopes are naturally high for this follow-up on Flying Lotus's acclaimed Brainfeeder label. Apparently inspired by the experience of hypnogogia - the transitional state of consciousness between wakefulness and sleep - Lustmore is a decidedly picturesque set, if one that's naturally drowsy. Full of wonky, off-kilter rhythms, woozy electronics, eyes-closed melodies, tipsy saxophones and evocative vocals (most notably from Andreya Triana), the album sits somewhere between lucid electronica, slack-toned wonk-hop and dreamy ambient moods, a fitting sound given its' subject matter.
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BFDNL 047
06 Apr 15
Experimental/Electronic
The Church
Bear Biscuit - (2:42) 152 BPM
Ham - (3:12) 118 BPM Hot
Destop - (2:10) 56 BPM
Dry Run (feat Bart B More) - (3:25) 59 BPM
Mass Doom - (2:32) 126 BPM
Machyne - (3:08) 126 BPM
ISoap - (4:02) 53 BPM
Torero - (3:58) 60 BPM
Memorex - (1:08) 123 BPM
The Church - (3:32) 115 BPM
Review: A new Mr Oizo album is always something to celebrate, and like Flying Lotus, the quirky French producer's music, as strenuous as it can be, never gets tiring. Quentin Dupieux proves again he hasn't lost it, amalgamating old school Ed Banger beats and snares with frenetic footwork, gnarly arpeggios and breezy chords. If you loved Analog Worms Attack and Moustache (Half A Scissor), and the Steak album, there's no doubting you'll warm to this too, especially when it comes to tracks like "Mass Doom" and "Ham". If Lambs Anger was more your thing, get ready to embrace tracks like "ISoap" and for something grittier check out "The Church".
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BFDNL 053
17 Nov 14
Dirty Dubstep/Trap/Grime
The Light Brigade
Until Artillery - (2:18) 116 BPM
Baba Yaga - (1:33) 69 BPM Hot
Onward (feat Amir Yaghmai) - (5:14) 78 BPM
The Victory Of The Echo Over The Voice - (2:15) 115 BPM
Sevastopol - (2:11) 112 BPM
Tsars And Hussars (feat Amir Yaghmai) - (5:00) 69 BPM
Battery Smoke - (2:16) 56 BPM
Belonging (feat Amir Yaghmai) - (3:33) 68 BPM
Pre-munitions - (2:24) 86 BPM
Shot And Shell - (1:52) 80 BPM
Country Of Conquest - (2:09) 77 BPM
Review: Alfred Weisburg-Roberts has always been impressively productive. Even so, few producers would be driven or creative enough to release 12 albums in as many years. The Light Brigade is his 13th, and offers a distinctly dreamy, sparse and evocative blend of drifting textures, eyes-wide-shut vocals, folksy acoustic guitars and complimentary electronics. According to Weisburg-Roberts, the album was inspired by the grim and bloody Crimean War, which certainly explains the album's melancholic tone. Certainly, it offers food for thought, with bittersweet, layered instrumentals - mostly of a beatless variety - flanking a trickle of thought-provoking, reverb-laden songs. Crucially, it's a stunning set that offers an immersive, heart-aching vision of the horrors of war.
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BFDNL 048
29 Sep 14
Balearic/Downtempo
In My World
In My World - (3:31) 60 BPM
Cosmic Caller - (2:47) 60 BPM Hot
The Mood Is Right - (2:22) 62 BPM
Perpetual Moon Moods - (3:43) 66 BPM
House Of Horus - (2:18) 72 BPM
Next To You Always - (3:11) 67 BPM
Artforms - (3:01) 70 BPM
Singing Flats - (2:33) 75 BPM
West Coast Jungle Juke - (3:01) 94 BPM
Birds In Flight (feat The Light Of Love Children's Choir) - (3:56) 65 BPM
Review: Having been a fixture in the LA beat scene for a long time, the past few years and an association with Brainfeeder have seen Matthewdavid hit a strong flurry of productivity of late, and this long player simply adds to the tumble of fractured soul, lopsided hip hop and swooning balladry. There's a cheeky cover of Mary Jane Girls' "All Night Long" woven into the slow jam funk of "Perpetual Moon Moods" while elsewhere "Next To You Always" finds Matthewdavid dropping a limber but tongue-in-cheek lyrical flow. With a dizzying array of ideas and moods bouncing the listener around his labyrinthe musical mind, the leftfield LA crooner has once again flouted convention while sugaring the pill to perfection.
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BFDNL 043
07 Jul 14
Experimental/Electronic
Back On The Planet
Back On The Planet - (3:56) 73 BPM
All Is Well - (3:03) 60 BPM Hot
CosMc Lounge Kisses - (2:16) 50 BPM
Along The Way - (3:24) 90 BPM
_G Spot Connection - (2:47) 68 BPM
OMMMMM - (2:52) 85 BPM
One 4 Kutmah - (2:54) 93 BPM
Culture Riddim - (1:35) 71 BPM
Been Cosmic - (2:04) 98 BPM
Injera, Lentils & Kale - (2:20) 89 BPM
Asteroid Storm - (2:50) 60 BPM
Find Ya Self (ANU Wrld) - (2:06) 76 BPM
Natural Melanin Being - (3:29) 78 BPM
Ancestral Data Bank - (3:00) 65 BPM
Children Of The Hapi - (3:21) 92 BPM
Jus There (feat Brotha There) - (2:05) 78 BPM
Review: Los Angeles-based Ras G, a contemporary of Flying Lotus, has long sounded like a refugee from another planet; a kind of electronic devotee of Sun Ra with his head firmly in the cosmos. Despite being called Back on the Planet, this latest full-length excursion is every bit as out-there and intergalactic as previous releases. For the most part, it sounds like it was beamed down from the far reaches of the universe, offering an unusual blend of alien electronics, acid-fried jazz, other-wordly ambience, twisted African rhythms and hip-hop beats from another dimension. It's inventive, unusual and constantly entertaining. Ras G is a genuine one-off, and Back on the Planet proves that conclusively.
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BFDNL 039
24 Feb 14
Experimental/Electronic
Nostalchic
IAMSYS (Tape Intro) - (2:53) 105 BPM
Guuurl - (3:45) 88 BPM
Kelly Brook - (2:58) 90 BPM
Lapalux Feat Jenna Andrews - "One Thing" - (3:55) 74 BPM
Flower - (4:12) 68 BPM
Swallowing Smoke - (4:29) 50 BPM
Lapalux Feat Kerry Leatham - "Without You" - (5:26) 59 BPM Hot
Straight Over My Head - (3:31) 80 BPM
Lapalux Feat Astrid Williamson - "Dance" - (3:37) 76 BPM
The Dead Sea - (4:23) 77 BPM
Walking Words - (2:38) 80 BPM
Lapalux Feat Kerry Leatham - "O E A" (Tape Outro) - (4:48) 83 BPM
Review: Lapalux and Brainfeeder have something of a relationship and each single release for the label has been better than the last, but we finally have the man's first full-length work and boy does he come correct! As per usual, it's pretty arduous to categorise Lapalux's music and we're presented with an incredibly diverse collection of rhythms and sonic concoctions, such as the twisted, half-stepping cacophony of "Kelly Brook", or the incessant beat-shuffle of "Flower" and the neo-hip-hop vibes of "Swallowing Smoke". Kerry Leatham features on the chimerical sub-tones of "Without You" while there's another special appearance by Astrid Williamson on "Dance", a certified UK-filtered vocal chant, brimming with futurism and enough soul to have you humming along to its hypnotising lullabies for hours on end. Lapalux going in for the kill...
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BFDNL 037
24 Feb 14
Experimental/Electronic
Super(b) Child Ran
Phemy - (1:51) 66 BPM Hot
Subordinate CEO - (1:16) 94 BPM
Purge - (1:32) 60 BPM
Oil Free Acne Scrub (Hey Jeremy) - (4:54) 60 BPM
Anxious/Upset - (2:36) 58 BPM
Akew - (1:27) 80 BPM
Blink 192 - (3:29) 57 BPM
Stam-Pee'd - (2:44) 64 BPM
Ee Co Frendl Ee - (2:08) 59 BPM
Sign Language - (1:32) 60 BPM
Review: Yup, that's right - new Brainfeeder LP for all you electronic nerds to dig your teeth into! This time we have a new artist on the block, Miguel Baptista Benedict, a low-key musician who impressed the label so much with his debut 12" Astrocongertion Oporium that he was given the immediate go-ahead for a full-length work on one of North America's biggest electronic labels. It's kind of hard to capture the depth and diversity of this work, but there are certainly some stand-out, blow-your-mind moments in here, such as the opener "Phemy", a piano-led excursion which is just a delight to listen to. "Purge" is also fantastic, where harsh drum patterns meet slow, deranged guitar delays and harmonics, while "Anxious/Upset" pretty much sums up what the whole noise-rock scene is all about: loony instrumental feedbacks and sparse drum rolls, but it's all about "Blink 192" on here, with its unpredictable post-punk drum shuffles and jittery sci-fi melodies fusing into one beautiful mass of sound. It's now wonder Brainfeeder have picked this dude up - it's downright sublime.
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BFDNL 036
24 Feb 14
Experimental/Electronic
Ghost People
Love & Machines (feat Spaceape) - (1:53) 63 BPM
Viper - (2:38) 83 BPM
Masks - (4:58) 62 BPM
Distortions - (4:55) 62 BPM
Popgun - (5:38) 85 BPM Hot
I Saw You At Tule Lake - (1:08) 63 BPM
Ghost People - (4:32) 63 BPM
Twice As - (4:05) 65 BPM
Bauplan - (3:42) 68 BPM
Horror Vacui - (4:03) 63 BPM
We Are You In The Future - (8:41) 63 BPM
Review: That one of this year's best techno albums has been made by a Dutch dubstep artist and is issued on a label owned by an LA hip-hop figure says a lot about the increasingly blurred boundaries within which it operates. Ironically, the backbone for Ghost People is the purist-influenced Berghain sound that has dominated techno production in recent years. In fairness to Martyn, he makes no secret of this, even going as far to equating his European DJ dates to sonic fact-finding missions that informed the album's direction. However, it would be a mistake to assume that Ghost People is merely a replica of unflinching Berlin techno. Instead, Martyn uses it as a backdrop to tease out a range of directions. The title track contains references to the heady rush of rave, while "Twice As" revisits the Dutch producer's love of Detroit techno as sonic blips and spine-tingling melodies are married to more garage-style shuffling beats - perhaps the track's title is a nod to the London 2-step institution. On "Popgun", the producer briefly revisits lurching dubstep territories and there's even a tribute of sorts to Vangelis on the glistening synths of "Bauplan". That Ghost People covers so much ground while remaining close to the filtered rumble of tracks like "Horror Vacui" is an impressive testament to Martyn's supernatural production powers.
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BFDNL 025
24 Feb 14
Experimental/Electronic
When You're Gone
102 Hours Of Introductions - (3:21) 149 BPM
Moments (feat Py) - (4:53) 89 BPM
Gone - (4:46) 133 BPM
Yellow 90's - (4:26) 54 BPM Hot
Construction Deconstruction - (3:10) 112 BPM
Gutter Glitter - (4:04) 110 BPM
Face Down, Eyes Shut - (3:29) 144 BPM
Review: Essex might seem an unlikely base for someone creating decidedly wonky, off-kilter electronic music, but then Lapalux doesn't conform to lazy stereoptypes. Having previously impressed with a suitably strange but surprisingly melodic EP of abstract grooves on Picture Music, young producer Stewart Howard now finds himself dropping a debut album on Brainfeeder. Those who enjoyed his previous work will love When You're Gone. It solidifies his growing reputation as a bolder, edgier version of James Blake, offering a mix of twisted, next-level future R&B ("Yellow '90s"), touching downbeat soundscapes ("102 Hours Of Introductions"), delay-laden electronica ("Construction Deconstruction") and bright-eyed, abstract wonkiness ("Gutter Glitter").
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BFDNL 027
24 Feb 14
Deep Dubstep
Without You
Without You (feat Kerry Leatham - radio edit) - (3:40) 88 BPM
Without You (feat Kerry Leatham) - (5:26) 117 BPM Hot
Swallowing Smoke (Alternate version) - (4:29) 100 BPM
Guuurl - (3:45) 88 BPM
Review: Stuart Howard aka Lapalux is here once again for his second EP for our beloved Brainfeeder imprint...and my word, this guy is a machine! With him, we have the lovely vocals of Kerry Leatham, who immediately makes herself heard on the radio edit of "Without You", a decomposing bundle of semi-beats and dwindling pads whose purpose in life is solely to make your evening's that little bit more deep and sexy. There is also an original version for all your instrumental needs, but it's the alternate version of "Swallowing Smoke" which really does the business here - harsh-stepping hip-hop beats over that trademark Brainfeeder excursionism we all adore so much. The previously released "Guuurl" also finds some space on this majestic and soul-warming EP from a very exciting young producer.
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BFDNL 038
24 Feb 14
Balearic/Downtempo
Stereo Typing
Berlin Stereo Hands - (2:34) 140 BPM
Austere Coincidences - (5:29) 140 BPM
When We Were Wrong - (3:44) 98 BPM
Words I Didn't - (4:13) 140 BPM
Lick - (4:01) 140 BPM
Mombasa Tutu - (3:48) 65 BPM
Clappin' Ears - (4:54) 60 BPM
A Wrong Number - (5:10) 140 BPM
My Warped Tits - (3:43) 50 BPM
Bullshit Indeed - (4:31) 136 BPM
Glue & The Love In It - (4:25) 67 BPM
Nowhere Now - (5:08) 142 BPM
My Dry Wet Mess Feat Eva Puyuelo - "Prismas" - (4:12) 152 BPM Hot
Youth Reboot - (5:21) 137 BPM
Played by: Myler
Review: In case Gaslamp Killer's album wasn't quite enough excitement for one season, along comes this crazy conceptual work by My Dry Wet Mess. He describes the album as being written in the same way a writer would create a story, but with sounds. Created in four different houses between Barcelona and Berlin, it's an intriguing concept. And you'll be pleased to hear it works. At points wonderfully embracing (the spliced and diced harmonies and tempo flex on "When We Were Wrong"), at others headscratchingly madcap (the mangled garage vibes of "A Wrong Number") like all the best albums, this will take a long time to settle in your collection, offering something new on every listen.
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BFDNL 035
24 Feb 14
Deep Dubstep
Some Other Time
Quartz - (3:10) 91 BPM Hot
Jaw Jackin' - (3:48) 91 BPM
Forgetting & Learning Again (feat Kerry Leatham) - (4:18) 108 BPM
Strangling You With The Cord - (3:59) 79 BPM
Close Call/Chop Cuts - (4:19) 110 BPM
Review: Making his second appearance on Brainfeeder, Essex-based Stuart Howard serves up another EP of pastoral romanticisms steeped in melody and organic textures. It's the kind of heartfelt, shoe-gazing electronica that comes on with less swagger than many of Howard's label mates, but is no less rich in detail and creativity. "Forgetting & Learning Again" has a strong scent of Mount Kimbie in the sweetly weird synth daubs and loping beats, but bolstered by a greater sense of drama in bombastic chorus drops and thoroughly British vocals from Kerry Leatham. There is tougher beat material to be found, as on the feisty throwdown "Strangling You With The Cord", but it's clear Howard's talents lie in a more gentle place.
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BFDNL 032
24 Feb 14
Experimental/Electronic
Hello Darkness
Hello Darkness - (6:27) 133 BPM
Bauplan (L-Vis 1990 & Bok Bok remix) - (5:55) 131 BPM
We Are You In The Future (Redshape remix) - (9:11) 62 BPM Hot
Hello Darkness (radio edit) - (3:43) 133 BPM
Review: After the rip-roaring success of Ghost People, Martyn continues his relationship with Brainfeeder by issuing forth a new track. "Hello Darkness" is burdened with a whopping great synth line and a ruff rhythmic undercurrent, making it both emotional and primal in the same beat. When the heavy drama of the lead synth falls away the track really comes into its own, letting the bassline dread seep out in all its glory. L-Vis 1990 and Bok Bok opt for a stark, strange take on "Bauplan" in the remix department, while Redshape bolts some uncharacteristic clattering breaks onto his version of "We Are You In The Future". Awesome.
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BFDNL 028
24 Feb 14
Deep Dubstep
Nostalchic
IAMSYS - (2:53) 105 BPM
Guuurl - (3:45) 88 BPM
Kelly Brook - (2:58) 90 BPM
One Thing (feat Jenna Andrews) - (3:55) 74 BPM
Flower - (4:12) 68 BPM
Swallowing Smoke - (4:29) 50 BPM
Without You (feat Kerry Leatham) - (5:26) 59 BPM Hot
Straight Over My Head - (3:31) 80 BPM
Dance (feat Astrid Williamson) - (3:37) 76 BPM
The Dead Sea - (4:23) 77 BPM
Walking Words - (2:38) 80 BPM
O E A (feat Kerry Leatham) - (4:48) 83 BPM
Played by: Rhythm People
Review: Lapalux and Brainfeeder have something of a relationship and each single release for the label has been better than the last, but we finally have the man's first full-length work and boy does he come correct! As per usual, it's pretty arduous to categorise Lapalux's music and we're presented with an incredibly diverse collection of rhythms and sonic concoctions, such as the twisted, half-stepping cacophony of "Kelly Brook", or the incessant beat-shuffle of "Flower" and the neo-hip-hop vibes of "Swallowing Smoke". Kerry Leatham features on the chimerical sub-tones of "Without You" while there's another special appearance by Astrid Williamson on "Dance", a certified UK-filtered vocal chant, brimming with futurism and enough soul to have you humming along to its hypnotising lullabies for hours on end. Lapalux going in for the kill...
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BFDNL 037X
25 Mar 13
Experimental/Electronic
Breakthrough
Breakthrough Intro - (2:15) 71 BPM
Veins (feat Gonjasufi) - (1:45) 66 BPM
Holy Mt Washington (feat Computer Jay) - (2:27) 92 BPM
Father - (1:13) 101 BPM
Critic (feat Mophono) - (2:20) 62 BPM
Dead Vets (feat Adrian Younge & MRR) - (2:25) 76 BPM
Flange Face (feat Miguel Atwood-Ferguson) - (3:49) 80 BPM
Fuck - (1:11) 96 BPM
Apparitions (feat Gonjasufi) - (2:51) 76 BPM
Impulse (feat Daedelus) - (3:33) 71 BPM
Peasants, Cripples & Retards (feat SAMIYAM) - (2:15) 72 BPM
Meat Guilt (feat RSI) - (1:50) 74 BPM
Mother - (2:59) 62 BPM
Nissim (feat Amir Yaghmai) - (4:31) 83 BPM Hot
Keep It Simple Stupid (feat Shigeto) - (1:46) 66 BPM
7 Years Of Bad Luck For Fun (feat Dimlite) - (3:52) 82 BPM
In The Dark - (6:23) 62 BPM
Review: There's a pronounced split between the live incarnation of The Gaslamp Killer and his musical output, where most club kids have him down as some kind of chainsaw dubstep fanatic. However on record he morphs into a wondrous haze of 60s and 70s psych anchored to heavyweight funk. As his EPs promised, his debut album goes headfirst into a searing Molotov cocktail of psychedelic tendencies and exotic samples, from Indian strings to West coast guitars via groovy organs and hard-breaking drums. It's overloaded and messy in many places, red-lining and wild eyed, but anything less would be a disappointment right?
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BFDNL 033
18 Sep 12
Experimental/Electronic
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