New tips

Here's some nice treats that are gathering on the grapevine ready to be plucked very soon...

Martyn - Great Lengths (3024)

The hotly anticipated Martyn album is about to drop, and everyone's getting mightily excited about it. I had the privilege to be working in the mastering studio where it's being cut and I can tell you it's worth the wait. All the elements you'd expect from the man are present, with a few new sides to his productions showing their faces. Some nice vocal turns pop up on a couple of tracks too. It should be out and about very soon.

Pangaea - Bear Witness / Mosaix (Hot Flush)

Another killer 12" from the Hessle Audio main man, these two cuts deliver everything you want from Pangaea - smoky atmospheres, rocksteady grooves and some careful use of melody. Mosaix in particular is a hot tip, with a killer double bass turn.

Untold - Sweat / Dante (Hot Flush)

And Hot Flush strike again with this absolute beast. Sweat is packed full of texture and light, with some gorgeous 303 bass at work around an intricate riddim, whilst Dante takes a more classic garage feel with some choice vocals scattered about the place.

Dubstep / techno refinery from Martyn

Yes, I'm afraid I will be harping on about Martyn for some time - his signature downtempo jazz chords over considered skittish beats have really struck a, er... note with me. This mix was recorded for US net radio station Future Breaks, which primarily concerns itself with D&B (Martyn also being a merchant of crisp drum & bass), but made an exception for this cool set moving from deep dubstep through to some nice stripped down techno. Feast thyselves!

Martyn in the mix: Future Breaks.FM

Tracklist:

1- burial - wounded [hyperdub]
2- martyn - jw on a good night [unreleased]
3- massive music - find my way kode9 remix [hyperdub]
4- martyn - shadowcasting [revolver]
5- appleblim - gold & silver [skull disco]
6- toasty - splash [destructive]
7- hijak - babylon timewarp [deep medi]
8- rhythm & sound - distance [rhythm & sound]
9- atjazz - for real [innervisions]
10- common factor - get down [playhouse]
11- cobblestone jazz - india in me mix 1 [wagon repair]
12- ricardo villalobos - dummolator [perlon]
13- ripperton - tainted words plasmik remix [connaisseur]
14- abe duque - i am your man [abe duque records]
15- agnes - hi-murda [perspectiv records]
16- kenneth graham - love dialed in [visage recordings]
17- lazy fat people - pixelgirl c2 remix [?]
18- minilogue - ahck jichael mackson remix [WIR]
19- shackleton - blood on my hands villalobos’ apocalypso now mix [skull disco]
20- mala - left leg out [dmz]