half cousin are a new outfit from the uk that do a quite unique blend of electro and folk. or thats the best we can describe it really.occupying the space between hot chip, junior boys and fujiya & miyagi it shouldnt be too surprising theyve roped in the latter to remix them.... what is surprising though, is that theyve got zero 7 delivering a smooth nu-disco mix as well and to top things off its colognes remixer du jour, justus kohncke with a 4/4 version for the floor.

being a product of the age it was written, slow clubs 2009 debut, yeah so, dealt with the all too familiar space between adolescence and the oncoming storm of adulthood. a boy-girl duo who played a flower-adorned chair live, they were the polar opposite of what was coming out of post-arctic monkeys sheffield. slow club were fun, cute, whimsical and all manner of other words just shy of twee - and they hate being called twee. paradise, however, is where the duo grows up. two years on, it stumbles out of a trivial, self-indulgent teenage malaise (where sexual adventure was priority for most) and carries itself with a sense of perspective that only adulthood can give - a darker, more thoughtful view of the world. for instance, on the poignant you, earth or ash, a song about rebecca taylor s granddad, her melancholic vocals (beautiful, as always) evoke an awareness of mortality for those around her: singing -and i know, soon you ll go,- her voice seemingly breaks under the weight of premature grief. whereas even love-wise (an inspiration every band draws from) slow club s lyrical output is glossed with a more mature and detached sense of sauce, with taylor crooning on where i m waking: -i can see you looking at me / you got the brains i ve got the body-.

limited reissue, half-speed mastered at abbey road studios, pressed on double vinyl, housed in a tri-fold sleeve.

air’s entry for the latenighttales series finally available on vinyl. half-speed remastered for optimum audiophile reproduction and pressed on virgin 180 gram vinyl.

j-live s long awaited fifth full length album, >s.p.t.a.<, will be available on cd, vinyl and digitally. >s.p.t.a. said person of that ability< (pronounced spitta) is the follow up to the >undivided attention ep<. this is the first full length project released from his own imprint triple threat productions. the producer, deejay and emcee, approaches this project creatively as if he were a three man group rather than a solo artist. the album features production by j-live, rjd2, nicolay, the audible doctor, illastrate, korede, floyd the locsmif, marco polo and diamond d. the cover art features illustration by adam >illus< wallenta and art direction by collin badger of freshrr.

dj fex is an accomplished produced and dj. having released tracks on such labels as serial, brique rouge, hypnotic, dessous, visitor, gourmet or systematic, his reputation is not to be done. as a dj, fex is a resident at mix club in paris and resident of the famous parties kings.fex gives us one of his best work so far, totally in the vein of what he does on his own label robotronic. acid forever is a moody yet obsessive track with a strong melody. its not particulary acid sounding but the vibe is here and it stays forever! on the remix tip, man of the moment tommy four seven, always on top form when it comes to make people dance and mark o’sullivan, half of dk7 with jesper dahlbäck and half of mark & john with his cousin john, member of the swedish mafia, who has recently remixed mike monday and had a release on plastic city lately. overall a strong package of mixes again

the irish is the only artist from cork who can claim to be part of the infamous stockholm electronic music scene known as the swedish invasion. long before making up one half of the successful techno house outfit dk7 - founded with partner jesper dahlbäck in 2003 -, mark, also known as the mighty quark or as mark and john when he produces with jespers cousin john dahlbäck, who moved to sweden in 1994, started to make music with various swedish artists perfecting his skills as an acoustically versed soundscape sculptor. with the prayer ep, marks first release on plastic city, o sullivan is returning to his dubby roots that made up an intrinsic part of him as a producer in the past as well - something that already shone through on his first two longplayers released on his own imprint king syndrome sounds. o sullivan, who is known for his world famous remixes and collaborations for and with leftfield, olaf hund, susuma yokota and digi dub