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 | Music/Profiles Broken Robot Recordings are providing some of the newest, freshest sounds I’ve encountered in a long time. With their superb genre-redefining breaks sound and emphasis on quality production, they really are the hottest new label you want in... Wednesday, 06 May 2009 | Read more |
Music/Reviews Somewhat unsurprisingly for this reclusive musician, things have been rather quiet of late.
After the surprise mainstream success of both ‘Burial’ and ‘Untrue’ (reviewed here), the latter rated the second-best album of 2007 by the review... Friday, 06 May 2011 | Read more |  |
 | Music/Reviews There never was an artist so aptly named. Burial's sound is bare-bones bleak, gritty urban and yet even sad and childlike at times, and is quite possibly the work of a true genius. The loose pigeon-holing of this release as 'dubstep' doesn't really... Thursday, 17 September 2009 | Read more |
Music/Reviews For one so young, Cellardore is without doubt a talented music producer. Words: Will JobbinsHey, don't just take our word for it - just check out the crowd he draws to any event with his name on the billboard. With his finger on the pulse of... Tuesday, 22 September 2009 | Read more |  |
 | Music/Reviews Anyone familiar with Nano Records and The Commercial Hippies will know roughly what to expect from their recent work From Beyond. It's the kind of work that many reviewers might describe as "stomping", "banging" or "fucking right on mate!" But... Wednesday, 23 September 2009 | Read more |
Music/Reviews In this day and age, making truly original house music must be very difficult. It remains one of the most popular, most played and of course most produced electronic music genres around and, in what appears to be a demonstration of Borel’s... Wednesday, 06 May 2009 | Read more |  |
 | Music/Reviews Tom Bailey of the Thompson Twins is now as far removed from the UK pop world as possible. Having resided in New Zealand for a number of years he followed their love of reggae, producing under the International Observer guise since 2001. "Felt"... Monday, 21 September 2009 | Read more |
Music/Reviews Since the 1960s, the traditional political protest song has been as much a part of popular youth culture as the miniskirt, the sideburn or the spliff. Back then, Bob Dylan, The Beatles, Jefferson Airplane and others penned romantic laments for... Thursday, 07 May 2009 | Read more |  |
 | Music/Reviews The Groove Diggerz – winners of ‘Best Breakthrough Producer’ at Breakspoll 2007 and nominated for ‘Best DJ’ in 2008 – have been providing discerning DJs and clubbers with some of the funkiest nu-skool breakbeat around for a few years... Saturday, 18 April 2009 | Read more |
Music/Reviews I should mention that this is the first Hybrid album I’ve come into contact with, and it was bought purely on a whim. Unknown to me were the ear-tingling cinematic and progressive breakbeats that lay inside.
So what is Hybrid? It is a Welsh act,... Friday, 06 May 2011 | Read more |  |
 | Music/Profiles Broken Note, famed producers of brutal dance beats, have released their debut EP on an unsuspecting world. Toxin caught up with one half of the team, Tommy... NB: Interview conducted early 2010. Words: Will Jobbins Pics: Supplied - Broken Note... Thursday, 10 June 2010 | Read more |
Music/Profiles We caught up with two of the most influential heads in the breakbeat dance music scene, and picked their brains about music, the universe, life and everything... well, mainly music. Toxin: For our readers, who are you and what do you do? Words... Wednesday, 16 September 2009 | Read more |  |
 | Music/Profiles Ten Minutes With Dreadzone Words & pics: Will JobbinsDreadzone's new album is on the shelves in shops near you and it's a corker. Toxin attended a recent gig and then managed to catch up with Greg Dread - founder member, mentalist drummer and... Thursday, 10 June 2010 | Read more |
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Interview with Mode
Words: Colour
Recently, I’ve been inspired in the studio, and I’ve been making a lot of melodic minimal 170bpm music, influenced by producers like Bop, D Bridge, Asa and Blu Mar Ten. I’m really loving the melodic... Wednesday, 25 May 2011 | Read more |  |
 | Music/Reviews I first came into contact with MC Xander in Carnaby street. He was busking a live set from his soon-to-be-released album, ‘Eyeopenness’. Now, if you didn’t know, MC Xander has claimed his rank as one of the best beatboxers in the UK, is part... Friday, 06 May 2011 | Read more |
Music/Reviews This album is immense. There, I said it. You don’t need to read any further if you’re looking for a recommendation. Just go and buy this, immediately.
Words: Will JobbinsStill here? Want to know why I rate this so highly? Well, there are... Tuesday, 28 April 2009 | Read more |  |
 | Music/Reviews A brace of classic straight-up psybreaks tracks here from new name (but familiar face) Neurodriver, aka Dom from Far Too Loud. This is techy breakbeat at its best - energetic, Words: Will Jobbinspumping rhythms with some frenzied widdling frequency... Monday, 21 September 2009 | Read more |
Music/Profiles As applause echoed around the room, it became clear that despite going elsewhere for no more than two minutes, I had still missed the announcement of the night: “Jenny’s band has just been signed.” Well, I guess it was bound to happen sooner... Wednesday, 06 May 2009 | Read more |  |
 | Music/Reviews Perfect Stranger's album Free Cloud already had my name written all over it, when I saw it in a little Camden music and clothing store I love to pop into whenever I get the chance. I have a track called Mountain High which is the result of Perfect... Wednesday, 23 September 2009 | Read more |
Music/Technology Part 1 - Introduction and Getting Started. Words & Pics: Joe Sheldrick, aka Cellardore This is an introduction to music production and how to get started making your own tracks. This first issue is aimed at people who have just started - or... Wednesday, 02 September 2009 | Read more |  |
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