No Pain In Pop

End of a Sentry

Jah Pat has been eaten by machines. He liked it, though - conveyor belts reeled him in grinning, tireless rubbery tongues delivering him unto a belly of cogs, cables and tiny lasers made huge by the chewing of him into blissful invisibility. Busy and supremely well-oiled, NPIP004 is the greatest mix Pat’s offered up yet - the ever-reliable bassland sentry going deeper, darker, seeing more than ever before.

Taking in Darkstar, George Fitzgerald, Daniel Wang, Joy Orbison and Deadboy, the full tracklist can be found after the jump.



MP3: Jah Pat - NPIP004

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In It

We’re proud to present the third NPIP mix from the stalwart Jah Pat, its tracklist reading like a Greatest Hits of the year so far in bassland music. From DVA and HardHouse Banton to FaltyDL and Untold, via Pearson Sound and the totemic centrepiece of Joy Orbison’s ‘Hyph Mango’, his NPIP003 emerges from the dank energised and invincible, looking to throttle.

Full tracklist after the fold.



MP3: Jah Pat - NPIP003

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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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Five imaginary musical futures: alternatives to 2009

Photography by the inordinately talented Hannah Elisabeth

2009’s already been talked out, so halt your tongues and tuck in cheeks for five sights of music running on splintered time, rails leading most to bass-weight and rhythm.

Article originally published at DrownedinSound.

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Tags: 14-0848 mimosa, ben adams, beyonce, bhangra niche, black flag, bradford cox, burial, busy signal, calvin klein, dancehall, darkstar, dc hardcore, deerhunter, empire of the sun, felix's machines, fen and ramsey, flying lotus, funky, futurist, george russell, gregory's girl, harry partch, hudson mohawke, james bulley, jg ballard, kode 9, leprosy, luigi russolo, mad max, madlib, moondog, motown, myths of the near future, philip k. dick, pierre bastien, psychedelic horseshit, rick rubin, rustie, sasha fierce, siltbreeze, simon sellars, situationist, soca, soul jazz, t2, telepathe, the bug, timbaland

2OO8 ≠ 32

Photo: Tom King

It’s hard not to feel berk or beast when attempting to cram 12 months into 700 words, so we won’t even try. This late in the day there’s going to be omission to an extent that outstretches the impatient collateral of memory loss, especially as the mind wanders back to recall a year of live music that’s without peer in my 23 on this earth.

So, there’ll be no divvying up of 2008 between movements and moods here. Just a necessary trawl through the shipwreck, flotsam fished from choppy waters and beacon buoys twinkling in the ocean of our terrible collective memory.

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