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Hyperdubbing

Bassland barometer Kode9 was on Benji B’s 1Xtra show in the early hours of this morning, as around an hour was dedicated to showcasing his pioneering Hyperdub label, the ranks of which guarantee fine listening. Kode plays out tracks from Ikonika, Darkstar, Cooly G and LV, as well as a new vinyl cut of his own, ‘Black Sun’ out in March. Oh, there’s a couple of world exclusive first plays of new Burial tracks, too.

Listen here; full tracklist after ‘the jump’.

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Tags: 2000f & j kamata, benji b, burial, cooly g, darkstar, ikonika, jaylib, joker, kode9, lv, samiyam

‘Totemic’: a blerk index

Links to sate the baying who’ve arrived here after hearing my unflinchingly pretentious ramblings on BBC Radio 1.

The Mayfair Set
The Samps
Arch M
Gentle Friendly

Our next compilation will be issued on the sixth of April.



MP3: Arch M - Cat Grave

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Give Dublab yr $$$

The unparalleled excellents at Dublab need your help to keep broadcasting. The online guardians of future roots music are six days into a live on-air fundraiser that’ll try to capture your donations ’til the 19th of November. Listen to their Positive Projection Proton Drive here, give here as they try to ring the bell for $18,000, a figure that’ll keep them going for four months. The idea may seem slightly absurd when 99.999 per cent of what you listen to is free, but if anyone deserves to profit from what the internet’s done for the distribution of ideas and recorded sound it’s Dublab - they just played Valerio Cosi and Sun Ra back to back, for example, and then switched to Phyllis Dillon’s version of ‘Love the One You’re With’. They’re offering all sorts of treasure for those flush enough to give over $50, too. If you’re not, think of it in karmic terms if it helps offset the pain of an absent $5.

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