Thursday, June 01, 2006

Are you feeling the vibe(rt)?

Electronica's ultimate jack of all trades, Luke Vibert, is issuing forth a whole host of tasty treats over the next few months, so it only seems right to bring y'all up to speed.

Following in the tradition of his alter-egos such as Wagon Christ, a new Vibert name crops up with the Sidthug EP. Spac Hand Luke (politically incorrect? who knows?) may be a grimier style for the Cornish lad but it's still classic Vibert, layering up loopy samples over relentless acid-lines and filthy, filthy bass. It seems more targeted at the dancefloor, hiting the 140 bpm confidently and ensuring all manner of dodgy shapes to be thrown at his upcoming shows. It's out on Rephlex on 12" as of Monday, and you can hear samples and order it from excellent online record store Boomkat right now!

Also out on Rephlex, although shrouded in a bit more mystery, is the Amen Andrews vs. Spac Hand Luke. Obviously Spac Hand Luke is Senor Vibert's new pseudonym, and Amen Andrews is the name he used to put out a series of seriously sick drum n bass 12"s a couple of years ago, so here's hoping for some classy filth in all the dark corners of electronic music. Details of when it will drop are sketchy, although Tesco (of all places) list the release date as June 26. The tracklisting looks pretty hot as well:

  1. London
  2. Like A Machine
  3. Intelligent
  4. Grime 2 Dark
  5. Multiple Stab Wounds
  6. Grave
  7. Amen Andrews
  8. Junglism
  9. Play
  10. Shot Killer Pussy
  11. Screwface
  12. Barrave
  13. Murder
Keeping on the Rephlex tip, the eagerly-anticipated Kerrier District 2 should be coming out at some point. All we know at this stage is that it will feature a Ceephax remix, which seems a little bizarre considering Luke's smooth, funky and all-round nice disco grooves under the KD name are a world away from Ceephax's frenetic Essex 'ardkore stylings, but then again the younger brother of Tom 'Squarepusher' Jenkinson is secretly a production whizz behind all the comedy performances, so fingers crossed for a cracking collision of sound.

Possibly the most exciting release is the barely mentioned Here It Comes EP under the Plug name. Some of Luke's earliest releases were as Plug, dealing with the earliest forms of drum n bass and jungle with his trademark West-country mad twist. Rewind Records, home to jungle revivalists Soundmurderer & SK1, are releasing this 4-track EP of unheard Plug tracks dating back ten years. No date is confirmed as yet, but this should have the old-skoolers jumping for joy (if they still have use of their limbs in the post-rave years?) You'd best save up the pennies, 'cause the Vibert influx is here.

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