it's pretty decent. better than 9/10th's of the shitty 'noise-techno' that is currently in vogue.

it's pretty decent. better than 9/10th's of the shitty 'noise-techno' that is currently in vogue.

yeah, they should really drop the vocals, in my opinion. poor singing voices and terrible rhythm/cadence. there's one song where i swear they try to fit about 5 too many words into the basic hook. isn't this album a warp records release too? jeez...

yeah, they should really drop the vocals, in my opinion. poor singing voices and terrible rhythm/cadence. there's one song where i swear they try to fit about 5 too many words into the basic hook. isn't this album a warp records release too? jeez...

new kimbie album... pretty terrible. first impressions? mine: low on electronics, high on standard guitar+drum music. terrible tumblr-cool collabs with that annoying teenage king krule guy. kimbie's vocals used to add an amazing dynamic to the usual post-dubstep fare... but on the new album the vocals are either plainly bad, or a distraction from the good stuff (the instrumentals, on occasion). i remember seeing some of this new material at the SXSW live boiler room show, and just assuming/hoping it was down to a poor sound-guy, or a bad performance... turns out most of the album tracks sound exactly the same as that first airing :(

new kimbie album... pretty terrible. first impressions? mine: low on electronics, high on standard guitar+drum music. terrible tumblr-cool collabs with that annoying teenage king krule guy. kimbie's vocals used to add an amazing dynamic to the usual post-dubstep fare... but on the new album the vocals are either plainly bad, or a distraction from the good stuff (the instrumentals, on occasion). i remember seeing some of this new material at the SXSW live boiler room show, and just assuming/hoping it was down to a poor sound-guy, or a bad performance... turns out most of the album tracks sound exactly the same as that first airing :(

yeah, agree with the BR. it's lost its essential focus. way too little quality control now, too. some of the recent events - especially in special locations- have been pretty haggard. one in miami last week was particularly dire. i only really tune in every now and then if it's a name i'm interested in, or someone i want to cop some tracks/gems from, aha. cool that soton has a decent scene going now... that's pretty sweet, man! living london-ways, you definitely get spoilt. i'm right on bristol's doorstep now, too, which is a place you definitely need to check out if you haven't already. & yep yep... hardware. have been fussing around on ableton for these last few months, it's so damn arcane though, and inherently unfun/unintuitive to use. definitely need some outboard stuff!

yeah, agree with the BR. it's lost its essential focus. way too little quality control now, too. some of the recent events - especially in special locations- have been pretty haggard. one in miami last week was particularly dire. i only really tune in every now and then if it's a name i'm interested in, or someone i want to cop some tracks/gems from, aha. cool that soton has a decent scene going now... that's pretty sweet, man! living london-ways, you definitely get spoilt. i'm right on bristol's doorstep now, too, which is a place you definitely need to check out if you haven't already. & yep yep... hardware. have been fussing around on ableton for these last few months, it's so damn arcane though, and inherently unfun/unintuitive to use. definitely need some outboard stuff!

hah! it's not so much the distraction as the funding leak that gets me with it... records are deceptively cheap as single treats, depressingly expensive when considered in bulk! i'm lusting after some production gear now, as well... it never stops. you should definitely commit to a cheap pair of decks, though... they're something you can always sell on if you don't give them time/love! get some second-hand technics or some mid-range CDJ's or something. the CDJ/controller route is definitely easier to learn on. vinyl is a harsh mistress. but i digress... do you go out clubbing anymore? still go to the BR? i've kinda dropped out of it these last few months. bit burnt out/bit stale imo.

hah! it's not so much the distraction as the funding leak that gets me with it... records are deceptively cheap as single treats, depressingly expensive when considered in bulk! i'm lusting after some production gear now, as well... it never stops. you should definitely commit to a cheap pair of decks, though... they're something you can always sell on if you don't give them time/love! get some second-hand technics or some mid-range CDJ's or something. the CDJ/controller route is definitely easier to learn on. vinyl is a harsh mistress. but i digress... do you go out clubbing anymore? still go to the BR? i've kinda dropped out of it these last few months. bit burnt out/bit stale imo.

nah, i quit my boring office job a few weeks ago. didn't last very long. think i'm gonna go abroad for a bit, delaying the PhD applications myself. i suppose PhD's in sciences are a lot easier to come by, funding-wise, so it's a nice option for you. i'm envious! for me it would be a huge treat. one thing's for certain though: avoid real work. flee. did you ever get into dj'ing in the end? or producing? any more steps into that world?

nah, i quit my boring office job a few weeks ago. didn't last very long. think i'm gonna go abroad for a bit, delaying the PhD applications myself. i suppose PhD's in sciences are a lot easier to come by, funding-wise, so it's a nice option for you. i'm envious! for me it would be a huge treat. one thing's for certain though: avoid real work. flee. did you ever get into dj'ing in the end? or producing? any more steps into that world?

hiya. you finished uni now? what are you doing with yaself

hiya. you finished uni now? what are you doing with yaself

HI NICE MUSIC MAN

HI NICE MUSIC MAN

Have your Tumblr pinned to my Mozilla (that sounded dirty). So thank you! May I steal your layout?

Have your Tumblr pinned to my Mozilla (that sounded dirty). So thank you! May I steal your layout?

my trap game is stupendous!

my trap game is stupendous!

excellent

excellent

:( cancel, forsooth!

:( cancel, forsooth!

Keep on falling asleep with it on. But yes, I do love the album. :D

Keep on falling asleep with it on. But yes, I do love the album. :D

heyyy nice taste

heyyy nice taste

and subscribe to the wire or something and save yourself the effort :p

and subscribe to the wire or something and save yourself the effort :p

so you're running some sort of release index now? that's your contribution? haha get some decks already and stop taking notes!

so you're running some sort of release index now? that's your contribution? haha get some decks already and stop taking notes!

i've always liked him, but he really found his style with Take Care. plus a lot of the productions are by T Minus who is one of my favorite hiphop producers

i've always liked him, but he really found his style with Take Care. plus a lot of the productions are by T Minus who is one of my favorite hiphop producers

<3

<3

SUPER <3

SUPER <3

both :( earned enough moolah to get myself 2x 1210m3d's though, so it's not all bad.

both :( earned enough moolah to get myself 2x 1210m3d's though, so it's not all bad.

haha, really? i don't recall. may be cause you had gone awol for a while. nice hols? i've worked 24/7 all xmas, you shit.

haha, really? i don't recall. may be cause you had gone awol for a while. nice hols? i've worked 24/7 all xmas, you shit.

weekly stalk?

weekly stalk?

thris just wasn't very cool about some work my friend was involved with. he contributed a lot to the br and they cut him out pretty rudely. it's a bit of a cool-kid cabal at the moment, hype definitely going to their heads! turning into vice magazine, tbh, a bit too cool for school. i haven't been in a while, but mostly cause the line-ups lately have been shit.

thris just wasn't very cool about some work my friend was involved with. he contributed a lot to the br and they cut him out pretty rudely. it's a bit of a cool-kid cabal at the moment, hype definitely going to their heads! turning into vice magazine, tbh, a bit too cool for school. i haven't been in a while, but mostly cause the line-ups lately have been shit.

nbd, nbd. you still going boiler room? we're beefin' with thris.

nbd, nbd. you still going boiler room? we're beefin' with thris.