Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Mount Kimbie - Sketch On Glass EP (2009)

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Label: Hotflush Recordings
Catalog#: HF023
Format: Vinyl, 12"
Country: UK
Released: Aug 2009
Genre: Electronic
Style: Illbient, Dubstep, Experimental
4.79 / 5 (14 votes)





From the official Mount Kimbie facebook page: "The minds behind Mount Kimbie, Dominic Maker and Kai Campos, both 22, met at university and began making music together in a home studio in Peckham. Hints of their influences from hip hop, jazz, dubstep and experimental electronica can be heard in their productions."

Mount Kimbie is like a cleaner sounding version of Flying Lotus, from England, working more in the vein of dubstep rather than hip hop. Their first EP, Maybes, experiments with ambient soundscapes mixed with the heavy compression bass beat flylo style. This album is a bit dancier and cleaned up. I can't help but move my entire body when I listen to this.

Friday, October 9, 2009

The Field - Yesterday and Today (2009)

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Label: Anti-
Catalog#: 87033-2
Format: CD, Album
Country: US
Released: 19 May 2009
Genre: Electronic
Style: Tech House, Minimal
4.69/5 (16 votes)





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This release is amazing. Axel Willner incorporates live drumming and vocals into his signature hypnotic loop lock style. The tracks are both refreshing and what you would expect of The Field. Sequenced is 15 minutes of synth looping bliss with crescendos of different live drum beats in the background. Download this.