when it comes to being a man of many talents there are few to equal richard norris. dj, producer, musician, audiovisual artist, a&r man, author and journalist, his is a career of many twists and turns which have always seen him at the forefront of pushing new ideas forward and championing diversity and innovation. as 2010 closes richard is focusing most of his energy based around three projects: beyond the wizards sleeve, the grid and the time and space machine

the remastered and expanded 20th anniversary edition! incl. four never -before heard morrissey songs!

the rhythms have a house/techno/breakbeat influenced feel but with less heft, with a bleepy downtempo character and movement without boominess, like four people clapping in their living room before heading out for the evening. through this, he creates a sense of minor drama, the kind that doesnt call attention to itself, but sneaks up on you with its haunting, focused sense of melodic timing.

please welcome a first for skyline recordings. yes our first artist album release has come! from the moment that i first heard stop the bus and purification, i knew that funkshone would be releasing an album. 2 years from those first releases we now have it, shining by funkshone.here you have a 12 track album that covers the funky four corners of the the world. opening up the album is a drumtastic break beat explosion called let the drum speak and oh yes brothers and sisters let them scream the roof off. accompied by tom mcload on the baratone who lays down a monster of a groove. the album also offers you the raw, deeper love droppin and wired which all feature the dynamic and superb soulful voice of nastasha watts. other new and super funky recordings are run for it, the strut, two new original funky workouts. also included are two bboy stompers hot wheels the chase(from the film gordens war) and panama (first released by the roy porter sound manchine band). both are super heavy weight versions ready to blow up! im so proud to release this album on skyline recordings, please open up your ears, and let funkshone find that shining place in you mind, body and soul - let the sound flow in. the message is simple, feel the groove and get into it! from james brown and funkadelic to kool and the gang and the fatback band, its all about the groove and that sound. in an age where digital technology is fast becoming king, funkshone offer you a slice of yesterday for tomorrow. so turn it on, turn it up and get down to the deep funk sound that is shining by funkshone.

just a classic !! trip hop tip

paul hat einfach routine. lŠssig bewegt er sich durch musikalische gefilde & zeigt wo techno 2004 steht

donso meaning hunterin bambara is the result of the collaboration of four talented musicians coming from france and mali: producer pierre antoine grison (who also releases his own music on ed banger records as krazy baldhead), malian vocalist gedeon papa diarra, guimba kouyate on guitars and djele ngoni (traditional malian string instruments), thomas guillaume on percussions and donso ngoni.

apologies to de la soul, but today, five is the magic number. dan curtins >lifeblood< marks the fifth artist album in mobilee®s ever-growing catalogue. it also happens to be his ninth album, and his first fulllength in three years, which we think is ample cause for celebration.

guillaume coutu dumont has been unstoppable over the past three years. since releasing his debut album, face a l est, on montreals musique risquee label in 2007, the montreal-born berliner has released a steady stream of eps, remixes and compilation tracks for circus company, musique risquee, oslo, cocoon and many more. hes also kept up a nonstop touring schedule, wowing crowds the world over with a dynamic live show that never sounds the same twice.

walls are a band from london made up of members sam willis (of allez-allez) and alessio natalizia (of banjo or freakout), >we take our inspiration by the sense of discovery, curiosity and playful nature of our approach to making music. we have a pastoral take on the natural world, music that has a natural, unique and personal feel - utilizing the best that old / modern technology has to offer.<

special kind of fool is tys story. the tale of an artist who after ten years,three critically acclaimed albums (awkward 2001, upwards 2003, closer 2006), collaborations with the likes of tony allen, de la soul, damon albarn and estelle, a mercury nomination amongst other accolades, and a worldwide army of fans, has always followed his heart.

the last few weeks have seen >nerve up< become the focus of widespread critical acclaim, with four star reviews from metro and q and a 9/10 review from nme, who called the record >a unique, brilliant debut<. with the album out this week, its time to judge for yourself.
in addition a number of new uk and european live dates and festival spots have been confirmed, including camden crawl and evolution festival.
praise for >nerve up<:
>a unique, brilliant debut... we should celebrate lonelady as the arrival of a fresh and invigorating voice whose talent transcends time and place and influence< 9/10 - nme
>a debut to be proud of< **** - metro
>striking< - **** q magazine

this is not a collection of thisisnotanexit records biggest releases from our biggest acts. thisisnotanexit is the most interesting record label in the world today. after three years of fighting this is our first report from the frontline put together with a cassette recorder and a notepad.

let me see you skank out! mrk1 cuts in vocals from his virus syndicate group while mixing up some of dubsteps finest new cuts for this latest mix, future:dubstep:03. when deciding who should mix future:dubstep:03 there was no hesitation in asking mrk1 he is undoubtedly one of dubsteps most established and respected figure heads. through his own contagious label, mix compilations including rephlexs grime (a key release in pushing the dubstep / grime sound to a wider audience) and releases on the genres biggest labels including two artist albums, mrk1 is without shadow of a doubt one of the genres most influential and successful artists. featuring on the compilation are three records from hatcha & kromestar as well as a host of records from mrk1 himself and bonus tracks from cyrus (of random trio). future:dubstep:03 also previews tracks from some of dubstepÕs best up & coming talent including the consistently genre chart topping bare noize (who also mixed future:dubstep:02), rebel sonix, scott nixon, rms and trimaxis

strut follow their recent forays into nigerian and ethio grooves with a brand new wide ranging three part series exploring underground south african music during the late 60s and 70s...

new york hip hop producer tony simon aka blockhead returns with his third and best instrumental album for ninja tune. blockhead has long made beautiful, emotive music based around the hip hop template, but on >the music scene< he elevates his craft to another level.

this is my best album for sure, says todd. we cant be exactly sure on that one, all three albums from todd bodine have been great. forms however, is perhaps the most complex and mature album that the berlin producer and dj has accomplished to date. and its also out with us! todd has worked at full speed over the last six months to bring us this fine piece of work.

after a four-year break from the studio, laÕs finest practioners with their producer miles tackett return back with their actual album >dusk till dawn<. breakestra was formed by tackett in the late 80s and became one of the great live funk bands of their era. with their sound of gritty soul/jazz, party funk & breaks breakestra takes us to a journey into psychedelic soul, and west african farfisa stylings and instrumental cuts!

collaborative project of money mark, shawn lee and tommy guerrero. a tasty three-way meeting of the minds resulted in this funk-inflicted collection of beats n breaks, wrapped-up in a sunny west coast musical tortilla thats smothered in as much jazz and prog-rock as it is in soulful psyhedelica!

bpitch control / in recording moderats self-titled album, the three men began by renting studio space at the legendary berlin hansa studios (where bowie recorded heroes) in order to record the album in analog with the help of the studios vintage tube technology and an old emi console from 1972, restored especially for moderat. american software designer, joshua kit clayton, was hired to program a superb reverb algorithm specifically for the recording process of this album

alongside italics great affinity for electronic dance music in its multitude of forms, from techno to house to disco, they have always harboured a love for pop (attitudes), as exemplified by the likes of prefab sprout, steely dan, orange juice, scritti politti, japan, pulp or scott walker. the fourth coloma album is a song cycle with recurring harmonic and rhythmic themes. lyrically, loves recurring dream is a narrative chronicling the phases of a romance, which symbolically runs over the course of a year. in the twelve songs, singer rob taylor follows the progress of the seasons from spring, summer and autumn to winter, with the implicit promise that a new spring will follow. in its entirety, loves recurring dream is a modern concept album featuring classic song writing and bold production, combined to create profound popular music

auf der fabric 43 kommen metro area aus brooklyn mit einer kleinen geschmacksprobe aus ihrem plattenkoffer in dem sich 70er boogie scheiben tummeln nebst feinsten detroit techno brettern. die jungs von environ klingen ein bischen nach techno, pop, house, ein bischen nach 80er disco aber totzdem absolut einzigartig!

2 cd compilation die den cocoon sommer 2008 wiederspiegeln.mit den newcomern minilogue, markus fix und robert dietz eršffnet er dies mal eine funkige und housige saison and die auch mit cd 2 angeknšpft wird.reboot und johnny d prŠsentieren ihre eigenen tracks, die kompromisslos den vibe der insel wiederspiegeln.

three years after his groundbreaking album >the meaning< (playhouse, 2004) thomas melchior presents his new longplayer >no disco future<. skills and experiences thomas gained throughout the years are innumerous. to mention just a few: along with tim hutton he formed the duos vulva and yoni who were releasing on aphex twins label rephlex, on the us-label reflective, and for german electronica pioneers source records. with his mate peter ford he forms the duos sunpeople and soul capsule (and various others). the new album sounds less microhousy and more homogeneous. slightly spherical soundscapes perfectly unite with discreet vocals building very harmonical structures..

2 cds full of tech mixes cd1 by bas mooy and cd2 mixed by jeroen liebregts