Bullion is from London, UK / Lee “Scratch” Perry is from another planet.
“When I left school there was nothing to do except field work. Hard, hard labour. I didn’t fancy that. So I started playing dominoes. Through dominoes I learned to read the minds of others. This has proved eternally useful to me.” – Lee “Scratch” Perry
Stream: Lee “Scratch” Perry – Straight Jacketed (Bullion remix)
Lower Spectrum are a duo from Melbourne, Australia
Ned Beckley & Patrick Dunn fuse intricate, lush and cinematic instrumental compositions. This first studio EP brings an expanse of subtle sonic manipulations and compound layering. – Lower Spectrum
Stream: Lower Spectrum – Closed [download free EP here]
Magic Nanna (aka Joshua Shafer) is from San Angelo, Texas
This is just a spanish ditty that I rattled out one afternoon. I tried to give it a loose improvisational feel – Magic Nanna
MP3/Stream: Magic Nanna – mejor que nada [download]
artwork by Fumitake Uchida
Fumitake Uchida is from Kyoto, Japan
1981年生まれ。京都造形芸術大学卒業。
日々の生活の中や訪れた町で、肌鏡に写った刹那の時を描く。
I was born in 1981 and graduated from Kyoto University of Art and Design.
I am inspired by everyday life and the towns I visit. I draw moments that reflect my heart.
Using simple colours and large,quite compositions, i hope i can draw so you can see the passage of time and eternity within a moment in time. – Fumitake Uchida
MP3/Stream: Fumitake Uchida – Walk Down [download]
Madcat is from Kibera, near Nairobi, Kenya / Kharkov is from Melbourne, Australia.
“Brothersister Records presents ‘Mobile Rekodi Situdio Vol.1: Kibera, Nairobi’, a musical collaboration between Kenyan MCs and producers from Melbourne, Australia.
In mid-2010, Brothersister travelled to Nairobi, Kenya and set up a mobile recording studio in the slum township of Kibera in the offices of the Pamoja Youth Foundation.
Word of the studio quickly spread amongst young local Kiberan MCs for an opportunity to lend their raw vocal talents to Brothersister’s makeshift recording sessions. The recordings were then flown back to Australia and disseminated amongst Melbourne producers for the second phase of production.
The result is an astounding 12-track compilation in which dynamic Kenyan rap sub-genres are routed through a range of styles ranging from R&B and bass, to experimental pop and minimal techno.” – Royce Ng, Brothersister Records
Head to the Brothersister Records SoundCloud for free downloads and to stream the whole album.
Stream: Madcat – Puff da Cig (produced by Kharkov)
Hors and Kilimanjaro are from Copenhagen, Denmark / Henrik Koefod is from Roskilde, Denmark.
MP3/Stream: Hors x Henrik Koefod x Kilimanjaro – Fell [download]
Kodak to Graph (aka Michael Maleki) is from Pensacola, Florida
From a free 5-track EP available to download at Bad Panda Records.
MP3/Stream: Kodak to Graph – Express / Cause [download]
Halcion Daze (aka Fritjof Nørretranders) is from Copenhagen, Denmark
There’s an EP coming soonish. Nothing big, just my first finished collection of tracks. This will be the opening track. It’s not the final mix though, still open for critique and whatnot – Halcion Daze
MP3/Stream: Halcion Daze – Onset [download]
