with The Heritage Orchestra
Premiere of Relentless Documentary ‘Lives of the Artists: Follow Me Down’
Union Chapel, 07.09.10
UNKLE fans were treated to an intimate and rare performance at London’s Union Chapel to celebrate the launch of the new Relentless Energy documentary ‘Lives Of The Artists: Follow Me Down’.
Accompanied with The Heritage Orchestra, James Lavelle was joined by his current UNKLE live collective Leila Moss (The Duke Spirit) Gavin Clark (Clayhill) and Joel Cadbury (South) who combined, delivered a powerful, intense and moving set following the premiere of the screening.
The soundtrack to the film was written exclusively by UNKLE and also features a new track named ‘Set No Sun’.
Filmed last year, ‘Lives Of The Artists – Follow Me Down’ sees the documentary explore a music artist’s journey (James Lavelle) in tandem with legendary backcountry snowboarders (Jeremy Jones and Xavier De La Rue), delving deep into their psyche and inner workings. Giving an insight into what drives them as individuals, the documentary spans from the infancy of their respective disciplines, to pioneering new routes and overcoming adversity. The story is a compelling one….
For James Lavelle we travel back to the conception of Mo’Wax ,the first incision of UNKLE and its fluid evolution though out its 20 year history , still striving to break boundaries which is still very much core to the collectives spirit.
We also see free-riders Jeremy Jones and Xavier De La Rue brave the slopes of the Antarctica – the first time to be attempted by any snowboarder- climbing steep faces unlike any other terrain both had experienced before. A life-long ambition for both adrenalin junkies, their story is both exhilarating and awe inspiring.
During the performance Lavelle dedicated a recent track ‘The Healing’ to the wife of one of the original founders of the UNKLEwho had just passed was away whilst the documentary was being screened.
“I just want to dedicate this track to the wife of somebody who worked on this film. She died tonight. It was strange watching the documentary and getting a phone call about that.”
The set also saw the band performing a range of tracks across their back catalogue including ‘Lonely Souls’, ‘Reign’ (with Gavin Clark stepping in for Richard Ashcroft & Ian Brown on vocal duties) and material from ‘End Titles… Stories for Film‘.
‘Lives of the Artists: Follow me Down‘ is available to view on the Relentless site and as an added bonus, you can download a free remix of the ‘Set No Sun’ track here. Go grab it.
UNKLE played:
‘Forever’
‘Reign’
‘Heaven’
‘Ever Rest’
‘Against The Grain’
‘In A State’
‘The Healing’
‘Lonely Soul’
Hailing from a town whose previous claims to fame didn’t stretch beyond the ginger bird from Girls Aloud, a bench and a nice tree, Rob Orme decided that making tunes was the only worthwhile thing to do in Runcorn and began making beats under the name Submerse. We’re really glad that he did, as his astounding ability to be influenced by almost anything have led him to become one of the most original two-step/garage/dance producers in the UK right now.
Raised on a mixed diet of early two-step pioneers and extra helpings of Japanese animation, Submerse has crafted his own kind of music, ‘J-Garage‘. The sound has instantly become an extremely danceable and uplifting phenomenon in the underground club scene and is set to explode like some sort of cyberpunk bio-chemical mecha experiment gone totally wrong right when his EP in the works drops.
Abjekt and Stanley, both being outspoken fans, teamed up and tracked Submerse down for a Crossfader interview. He was hyped and made an awesome, strictly two-step Crossfire-exclusive mix that’s a lengthy sonic exploration through the mind of this refreshingly passionate DJ-slash-producer. The mix is below, but first, learn a little more on the gent as he tells us about his influences, his upcoming releases, the Night Audio label he started at uni, his favourite anime shows, his favourite bench in Runcorn and why Leonardo is the best ninja turtle. YOSH!
Mr Submerse, time for the usual introductions, let us know who you are, what youdo and who your favourite Ninja Turtle is.
Ez now. My name is Rob Orme, I DJ/produce under the name Submerse. I co-run the label Night Audio along with KingThing. I make and DJ Future Garage / Skippy funky j-pop style 2-step mech emotive beats and have been doing for about 6 years now. My favourite Ninja Turtle would have to be Leonardo. He’s not the best personality wise but he has not one but two katanas. That’s definately more awesome than two forks, two blocks of jenga tied with string and a massive stick.
You have a show on Sub FM – how did that come about?
I have been on Sub.FM for about 2 and half years now. Started by sending some demos to Atari and he seemed to like them, shortly after that I had the offer to play a weekly show so I jumped at the chance!
Do you find it hard to fill the slot or is there so much new music around that it fills itself easily?
Sometimes I find it hard to not play the same tracks all the time. About a year ago there wasn’t a lot of fresh future garage stuff around so I would play bits of other stuff too. Now it’s easy to play 2 hours of full on 2-step. Everyday there seems to be more and more stuff popping up!
You’re from Runcorn I believe, not exactly known as the hotbed of UK talent, what was it like growing up there and did it make it difficult going to clubs and hearing the latest tunes when you were younger?
Yeah the town is just a dive to be honest, haha. Nothing happens here at all ever. We have a cool bench and a tree somewhere.. that’s pretty neat. I spent a lot of my youth just listening to all kinds of music and when I wanted to go to a rave or show I would have to travel, so it was always a special occasion. I lived in Leeds recently for about 3 years and there I got to go to nights every week. It was wicked to see, discover music and meet people, all about getting your face about. If it wasn’t for the internet I wouldn’t have discovered so much music. But I don’t want to knock Runcorn too much. There is nothing to do but make tunes. People notice my rate of making tracks is quite high, that’s because there is nothing else to do. It’s just myself and Resketch stuck in this town. Making tracks and watching anime are the only things that keep us sane! We do have plans to move down south next year but at the moment we are stuck in the twighlight zone of chavs, Greggs pasties, 58 pubs, teen pregnancy and a sweet bench.
I’ve done a little digging and found out that actually Runcorn is home to Kym Marsh off Corrie and Nicola Roberts from Girls Aloud. Are you brimming with pride about that? Go on, admit it, you know you are.
Haha, yeah its our claim to fame for sure. When anyone wants to know where Runcorn is I just say 2 pints of larger and a packet of crisps. But again that just enforces the stereotype of pasties and mechanics.
How did the production come about then? Was it a gradual thing or did one record just grab you by the throat and shake you into submission? If there was a track or a few tracks that did, what were they?
At college I did a BTEC in Music Technology. It was from there really that made me want to make it non-stop. I liked the idea of sitting down by myself at 4am and starting to write music. There were so many tracks when growing up that influenced me, but for making what I do now I would have to say my influences are people like EL-B, Burial, Bjork, Omni Trio, J-Dilla, Ayumi Hamasaki, Stars of the Lid , WEG, Wookie, Sunship, Todd Edwards etc.
Submerse hasn’t always been just you has it? Why did you decide to go from being a duo to going it alone?
Started with myself and a friend DJing back to back at parties for fun. Then I started writing tracks under the name Submerse too. After a while we moved back home from uni, got jobs and our life circumstances changed. That’s about it really, I had already had note for some of my productions etc. so I kept it going.
Not content with producing and DJing, you also run the Night Audio label with KingThing. Why did you decide to take that leap and how was it panned out so far?
Myself and KingThing both did a degree in music at uni and Night Audio was actually our final project. We did the project and just decided to keep it going! Things are panning out really well at the moment we have some big plans lined up ready to drop and intend to keep pushing night audio 110% So far we have released people like EL-B, Sully, Sines and have plans to have releases by Whistla, Resketch (who is now part of the Night Audio team!) Milyoo, Pixelord, Tricky Strutt + more to to be announced. We may have a very special project lined up with EL-B but cant talk about it too much. What are the forthcoming releases on the label? Are you confining it to just garage tunes or will you be branching out?
We plan to have garage, house, funky, j-garage (my own term for music that I really can’t see getting that far haha, basically just move love for anime and j-pop in my tracks) and more out we don’t really want to be known just for pushing garage just bass music that we all love!
Aside from your own label, you’re releasing tracks too. Give us some details on that – what label they’re coming out on and when we can expect them to drop.
So far the ones I can talk about are:
Submerse – Hold It Down / Only (w/ Resketch) : Well Rounded Records 10” – Sept/Oct
Jack Dixon – Somebody said the saw you (Submerse Remix) : Formant Recordings 12” TBA (Roughly Oct)
Submerse – Tokyopop! : Night Audio 12” TBA (Roughly Nov)
Submerse – You Are (Not) Alone / Move On : Formant Recordings 12” TBA
Hissy Fit – Berry (Submerse Remix) : Swing and Skip 12” TBA (Nov Roughly)
Submerse & Resketch – Fruit Salad / Eva-01 // Submerse – I Can / Searching : Fortified Audio 12” TBA
More releases on Slime, L2S, Remix on Car Crash Set, remix for WickedBass
And some I have to keep quiet with for now! Are there any plans for a Submerse album coming or will you just be concentrating on the 12”s for now?
At the moment im just pushing for 12”s but there has been talk about an album with a label but again I don’t really want to say, I have a lot off bookings before the end of the year so if I was to do one then it would be next year that I begin an album.
Having been on your Soundcloud page quite a lot of late, it seems you drop a new track every few days, you’re one of the most prolific fellas out there at the moment! How was something like Soundcloud allowed you to get your music out there as much as possible?
Again being in a place like I am I spend most days making tracks so I always have tracks waiting to be uploaded. Myspace seemed to take a dive and Soundcloud is a cool site to put your stuff up and it’s easy to use. Im glad that Soundcloud exists as I do rely on it a lot but sometimes when it rains it pours.. haha.
There seems to be a heavy Japanese influence on your tracks, when did you first consider using vocal samples from anime and J-Pop in your music?
I have been a fan of J-music since I was about 12 and I had never dared to put vocals or use Japanese style melodies in tracks until fairly recently. I love Japanese vocals but was never sure how people who already like my tracks would feel about going down this route. It got a point where I thought screw it im gonna go for it *jumps in the air for a photo finish while rainbows and stars appear around me as I do a peace sign to the camera* People seem to like what I have done so far so this just pushes me to make more. Im currently working a full J-Garage EP and just mixed a track down this morning.
How much of an influence does anime have over your work?
Too much to be honest, haha. If at the moment I’m watching happy super hype mecha anime my tracks will be quick 140 bassline ‘whoo wooo I can do it’ kinda stuff. Then if I’m watching some real dark and alone it has an effect there too. But I take influences from everything in life I can more so to life experiences and the world itself I do feel privileged in a way that I’m able to take influence so easily.
You’re obviously a fan of Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood but what are your all time favourites?
Yeah FMA:B FTW! Some of all times favs are ‘Higurashi no Naku Koro ni’, ‘Neon Genesis’, ‘Guyver’, ‘Z.O.E’, ‘Elfen Lied’… there are far too many to name really!
Do you go out searching for specific samples or do you just stumble across them watching a show and think ‘this needs a two-step beat!’
A lot of the time I think what kind of tune can I make that would suit this anime. I stumble and look for vocals really. I have found many just by watching obscure anime and films.
Do you speak Japanese at all? Or are you just hoping the lyrics are from some psycho Nazi death cult?
Haha! No I don’t speak Japanese, I know a couple of words like Sorry, Thank you, Hello, My, Cry haha. I hope most of the time I just put in what sounds good and don’t think about what there saying, although now I’m more curious than ever to find out. Myself and Resketch have both been looking for a course to learn Japanese so hopefully I will be able to speak it one day!
If you were offered to produce music for an anime show would you?
I would shonen jump at that oppurtunity so quick!
What kind of show would it have to be? Cyberpunk? Mecha? Or a mammoth musical like Daft Punk’s Interstella 5555?
Anyhing really from slice of life school drama to mega ultra mecha robot bio-boosting action violence.
You’ve played over in Canada and North America recently, how was that experience? It seems like they are grabbing the dubstep and garage worlds with both hands right now…
Yeah it was absolutely wicked. So many good times, they know what there talking about there and they’re starting to push all kinds of bass music. The same goes for the rest of the world really. There’s just so many good nights, events and producers all over. Now is a really exciting time for all!
Have you managed to play Japan yet? I bet they’d go mental for tracks like Full Metal and Tokyopop!
I cant stress enough how much I want to play in Japan. Its my dream really, I’m trying to do everything possible at the moment to get out there. I have even thought about starting the ‘Get Submerse To Japan Scheme’ haha! If anyone has any contacts or anything at all please please please contact me – gundamgenesis@hotmail.co.uk!
There’s been a rise of Japanese producers like Yasutaka Nakata who are heavily influenced by European electronic dance music and the cross over seems to work really well. How well do you think the UK Garage sound translates over there?
In the early 2000’s there was a scene over there for UKG. Clubs like club Asaia and producers like Ajapi. People like Zed Bias and Sunship have remixed J-pop singers so now its just a case of pushing the new style garage to them. I hope the new scene will blow up over there and I’m doing everything I can to help push that.
Similarly how well does the Japanese vocal sound go down over here when you drop them in a set? Do people get it, or are they too busy skanking?
I have had some amazing feedback for some of my j-garage tracks, people seem to really vibe to it. Most people are still kind of getting used to the idea but others have warmed to it really well. Its defo something that I’m still going to do as well as using English vocals etc. Look out soon for some fresh j-garage from myself.
You’ve done a mix for us here at Crossfire, which people will be able to grab for their iPods. Tells us a little about what’s on there and why you decided to put those tracks on this particular mix…
I wanted to just do a kind of full spectrum of what I’m about, what tracks are doing it for me and what you can expect to hear over the coming months. In the mix are brand new tracks from myself as well as many others. Full on j-garage to heavy 4×4 bassline rollers.
Stream and download Submerse’s awesome exclusive mix for Crossfire below. Tracklisting is available a little further down. Get locked in.
Shimamiya Eiko (?) VVV – No Longer (Dubplate) Resketch – Fine Rain (Forthcoming L2S) Submerse – Fall In Love (Dubplate) Milyoo – Kazaduon (Dubplate) Clueless – Def Jam (Dubplate) Raven – Is It Real (Forthcoming Hype Music) Submerse – Rena (Dubplate) Ayumi Hamasaki – Seasons ‘Bumb&Flex Remix’ (Sony) Bruises – Guesswork (Forthcoming Dubstep is Dead) Submerse – Tokyopop! (Forthcoming Night Audio 12″) Jamie Grind – Without You (Dubplate) Price – Knock Me Down ‘4×4 Mix’ (Dubplate) Submerse – Mecha (Dubplate) World’s End Girlfriend – River Water
Following their recent split 7”inch with Touché Amoré, we thought it was about time we caught up withLa Dispute; one of our favorite hardcore bands of recent years. The split is one of a number of projects La Dispute are currently hard at work on, as they continue to tour extensively while writing the follow up to their stunning debut LP. While that might be enough for some bands, La Dispute seemingly never stop working, with a second split release and the potential of a new EP also in their pipeline.
We spoke with singer Jordan Dreyer, whose lyrics and delivery are central to the band’s fresh and unique take on the genre. Much like on record, Dreyer had plenty to say, giving us the low down on split releases, UK shows and The Wave.
Interview: Sleekly Lion
So first off, you’ve just released a split with Touché Amoré, how did this come about?
The TA split came about through a series of conversations between members of both bands. We’re really close friends, and the idea of working together on something – of sharing space on a record – is something we’ve tossed about since we first met. Part of it is intention. Both our bands share similar ideologies and approaches to music, so it made sense to collaborate on something. The other part is admiration. We love what Touché does, they love what we do (I hope. Ha ha), so it was an honor and a privilege to have their songs opposite our own.
All four songs on the record seem connected both stylistically and lyrically. How did the writing process work?
Way back when the idea had first started to gain momentum, Jeremy and I sat down on a porch in Chicago at a show we were playing together and discussed, pretty broadly, a few ideas that we wanted to include in the lyrics to the record. Through that conversation we set down a general concept to kind of dictate the direction the record would take, but also allow us to approach it in our own manner so that you’d see the similarities and differences in our focus and style. It ended up working out really well for both of us, I think, in that it allowed us room to work independently while still giving uniformity to the four songs. And we ended up talking about pretty similar things, which was interesting. As far as the songwriting goes, we wanted to give the record a consistent sound to compliment the consistencies lyrically, so we tried to be aware of Touché’s strong points and tendencies musically throughout the writing process to give the record a pretty steady feel despite being from two different bands. It was a different approach for us, but we’re really happy with how it turned out.
La Dispute has always been hugely supportive of other bands and scenes – tell us about The Wave and why those particular bands are connected?
The Wave is Touche Amore, Make Do and Mend, Defeater, Pianos Become the Teeth, and ourselves. The name has no particular meaning really, although it makes for hilarious water-related puns. Really, it’s something fun for all of us – like being part of a cool club in your neighbour’s treehouse when you were a kid. It came about because we’re all friends and we all care deeply about music and the community of music, and because we care about each other’s art, so it just made sense. More than anything, it’s a way for all of us support each other, and to support emotionally challenging music in general. So, much more Wave stuff will be surfing down the pipeline in the future, so keep your snorkel nearby. I’m pushing for a 5-way split and a 5-way tour immediately after the split. We’ll see. Catch The Wave.
You’ve also got another split release, this time with Koji, lined up for November. Why is the split record appealing to you as a format?
Awesome unintentional segue. The split format has existed for many years and has produced a number of really interesting and powerful collaborations. Splits accomplish a lot of things that make it immensely appealing to us. First, it’s just fun to share record space with friends and artists you love and respect. To be mentioned in the same breath as Koji or Touché is incredibly flattering, but to be opposite their songs on the same record is pretty unreal, and not just because we love their music, but because we know and love them as individuals. Second, it makes for interesting contrasts. People get so caught up on liking one specific genre that they close themselves off to the lot of everything else. Putting two different bands on the same release gives people the opportunity to branch out, to notice the similarities as much as the differences, and makes for an interesting musical examination in the process. Third, it exposes both bands to people who might’ve never heard the other were it not for the split. Now all the people who listened to us but not Koji will get to hear Koji, and vice versa. It’s a helping out a friend and being helped out by a friend thing. Really, splits are cool because you get to work with friends. That’s why they’re so appealing to us.
It’s certainly great to see a lot of awesome splits being released recently. How do the songs you wrote for the Koji release differ to those with Touché Amoré?
A lot more low key. We tried to give this split a certain uniformity sonically as well, so we stripped things down a bit. Think, Fall Down, Never Get Back Up Again, or even some of the HH stuff. It was really challenging to switch it up so drastically from our normal volume and intensity, but it was really fun and made for an interesting end product.
Going back in time a little bit, it’s been a couple of years since you released ‘Somewhere at the Bottom of the River Between Vega and Altair’. It’s a record that we love here at Crossfire HQ, but how do you feel about it now the dust has settled?
First off, thank you. Second off, I think we feel the same way we did about it 2 years ago. We’re really proud of the way it turned out, and we’re immensely flattered that it’s mattered to some people. Honestly, we hadn’t the faintest idea what would become of it or what we wanted to come of it while we were writing it, and the fact that people paid attention and enjoyed it, or even listened to it in the first place, is pretty flooring. We put our heart into it, and we’ll always be proud of it for that reason. On the other hand, it’s been two years. We’re all very eager to see what we’re capable of writing now, and ready to start playing new songs live. We’ll always love Somewhere, and it will always be a part of what we do, but we’re ready for the next installment.
The album resists easy categorization, but I imagine journalists are still keen to try. What’s the strangest description of the band’s sound you remember reading?
Oh, man. I have no idea. Any categorization is pretty strange for us. We don’t sit around trying to think of what genre we play, or what niche we fall into, we just enjoy writing and playing the music that we do. Titles are divisive, but more than that, it’s just never been on our radar. We all listen to different stuff, so it ends up a sort of amalgamation of sorts. Anyone elses description is as good as one we’d be able to come up with. The funniest descriptions come from people critiquing my voice, probably. I’ve heard whiny Will Ferrell before. But the best will always be “entirely Fred Durst.” Brilliant.
Are there any plans in place to continue the Here, Hear series of EPs? The three existing parts have covered a fair bit of ground, where might it go next?
For as long as we make music we’ll make Here, Hear stuff. It’s one of the most enjoyable and rewarding parts of being a part of this band. As for where it might go, who knows? We’ve thrown out a lot of ideas, but we haven’t really set down to get started yet, and might not for awhile, but I’m sure some sort of shift in approach will occur.
Having quite a unique and potentially divisive sound, how do different crowds react to you? Would you rather play to like-minded people or do you equally enjoy the more difficult shows?
I don’t know that I often feel any difference. Most nights, no matter what show you’re at, there are people who don’t like you and people who do. Most often, the people that do make it impossible to notice the people that don’t.
You recently came over to the UK as part of a European tour, but the selection of dates was quite unusual. What was the thinking behind that, why not play a London show for example?
You’d have to ask the person that booked it. As far as I know, the dates we took in the UK happened because people in those places were willing to make a show happen. There weren’t promoters in London willing to do the show, so we went where people would do the show. We didn’t pick the locations, the locations picked us, I guess.
Are there any plans to reach the UK again soon?
No definite plans yet, but we’re working on making it happen sometime in the relatively near future, probably after we put another record out, but hopefully sooner.
What’s the status of the next La Dispute full length record, are the wheels in motion yet? What can we expect from it compared to the last one?
The wheels are very much in motion, my friend. And I’d say you should expect a lot of storytelling, a lot of groove, and a more of an organic feel than the last record. But we’ll see. It’s all a skeleton right now.
Finally, are there any bands or records from 2010 you want to big up to Crossfire readers?
The Wave, Have One On Me by Joanna Newsom, and Eyes and Nines by our dudes in Trash Talk.
Rustie, TokiMonsta, Dimlite, Paper Tiger
Koko
04.09.11
Saturday night at Koko isn’t where you’d normally expect to see such a monster line-up for beat lovers, yet it was in the North London venue that Stones Throw crooner Dam Funk played a headline show ably supported by two of the best DJs around at the moment. Having arrived at the very end of the Paper Tiger [unfortunately not the Paper Tiger of Doomtree fame] set, we caught Dimlite, who dropped numerous heavy beats though many of his off-kilter rhythms found themselves at odds with those on the dancefloor who had trouble trying to figure out just how to move to the tuens they were hearing.
Dam Funk then entered the arena, a black balaclava on his face as he gripped his keytar hard and shouting at the crowd. Backed up by men on the keys and drums, his self-styled funk and soulful renderings brought the swathes of fans out in force and the more he sang, the higher the hands reached for the ceiling. Whilst not the biggest Dam Funk fan in the world, I was still able to appreciate the variety in his delivery, be it angry or laid back and the vibes he took from the crowd were certainly worth being around for.
It was when TokiMonsta stepped onto the stage that things ramped up a little. Her ability to drop glitchy underground tracks next to mainstream rap songs make her sets some of the most fun around and it was no different in Camden. The highlight of the set was Luniz’s I Got Five On It which raised smiles across the dancefloor and on the face of the DJ herself who looked like she was having a great time. It’s a shame the sound at the venue was slightly muddy as it took away from her selections a little, but she rocked it nonetheless.
Rustie was up next and the sound problems seemed well and truly rectified for the Scottish producer. Having just signed to Warp and with a new EP on the way, it was exciting to see what he’d pull out of the bag for this live show and even more exciting when actually hearing the beats. Hearing huge basslines mixed in amongst his cut up bleeps produced serious shocking out moments and if this set is anything to go by, his upcoming releases are going to be absolutely massive.
When we re-launched Crossfire earlier this year, Stereo:Type provided us with an explosive mix to celebrate and kick off our Crossfader interview feature.
If you missed out then head over here to read about their mash-up genre dodging antics and stream or download their re-uploaded mix on the Crossfire Soundcloud below, just after the tracklisting. Substance!
Tracklisting
01: Stereo:Type – Raining Blood Intro
02: Adam F – Stand Clear (Instrumental)
03: M.O.P Ft. Busta Rhymes – Anti Up (Remix)
04: Boretta – Bubblin’ The Cut
05: Pendulum – Slam
> Limp Bizkit – Rollin’ (Acapella)
06: Metallica – Sad But True
> Ludacris – Stand Up (Acapella)
>> Pendulum – Salt In The Wounds
>>>Pharoahe Monch – Simon Says (Acapella)
07: Vato Gonzalez – Badman Riddim
08: Timbaland Ft. Nelly Furtado – Morning After Dark (Feed Me Remix)
> Fatboy Slim – Weapon Of Choice (Lazy Rich Remix)
09: Noisia – Machine Gun
> Noisia – Machine Gun (16 Bit Remix)
>> Datsik – Firepower
10: Dodge & Fuski – Fierce
> The Prodigy – Voodoo People
11: Funtcase – So Vexed (Stereo:Type VIP)
12: Chase & Status Ft. Dizzee Rascal – Heavy
13: Metallica – Seek & Destroy (Bassnectar Remix)
> Foreign Beggars – Get A Bit More (Acapella)
14: Pantera – Cowboys From Hell
> Foreign Beggars – Contact (Acapella)
15: White Zombie – ThunderKiss ‘65
> Chemical Brothers – Chemical Beats
16: Metallica – Enter Sandman
> Florence & The Machine – Drumming Song (Jack Beats Remix)
17: Le Castle Vania – Nobody Gets Out Alive (Noisia Remix)
18: Pendulum – The Island Pt.II
> Justice Vs. Simian – We Are Your Friends (Acapella)
19: Black Eyed Peas – Rock That Body (Skrillex Remix)
20: Wale Ft. Lady Gaga – Chillin’ (Feed Me Remix)
21: RackNRuin – Soundclash
22: Skrein – Harry (Bare Noize Remix)
23: Flux Pavillion – Hold Me Close
24: Chase & Status – Eastern Jam VIP
25: Pendulum Ft. In Flames – Self Vs. Self
01: Stereo:Type – Raining Blood Intro
02: Adam F – Stand Clear (Instrumental)
03: M.O.P Ft. Busta Rhymes – Anti Up (Remix)
04: Boretta – Bubblin’ The Cut
05: Pendulum – Slam
> Limp Bizkit – Rollin’ (Acapella)
06: Metallica – Sad But True
> Ludacris – Stand Up (Acapella)
>> Pendulum – Salt In The Wounds
>>>Pharoahe Monch – Simon Says (Acapella)
07: Vato Gonzalez – Badman Riddim
08: Timbaland Ft. Nelly Furtado – Morning After Dark (Feed Me Remix)
> Fatboy Slim – Weapon Of Choice (Lazy Rich Remix)
09: Noisia – Machine Gun
> Noisia – Machine Gun (16 Bit Remix)
>> Datsik – Firepower
10: Dodge & Fuski – Fierce
> The Prodigy – Voodoo People
11: Funtcase – So Vexed (Stereo:Type VIP)
12: Chase & Status Ft. Dizzee Rascal – Heavy
13: Metallica – Seek & Destroy (Bassnectar Remix)
> Foreign Beggars – Get A Bit More (Acapella)
14: Pantera – Cowboys From Hell
> Foreign Beggars – Contact (Acapella)
15: White Zombie – ThunderKiss ‘65
> Chemical Brothers – Chemical Beats
16: Metallica – Enter Sandman
> Florence & The Machine – Drumming Song (Jack Beats Remix)
17: Le Castle Vania – Nobody Gets Out Alive (Noisia Remix)
18: Pendulum – The Island Pt.II
> Justice Vs. Simian – We Are Your Friends (Acapella)
19: Black Eyed Peas – Rock That Body (Skrillex Remix)
20: Wale Ft. Lady Gaga – Chillin’ (Feed Me Remix)
21: RackNRuin – Soundclash
22: Skrein – Harry (Bare Noize Remix)
23: Flux Pavillion – Hold Me Close
24: Chase & Status – Eastern Jam VIP
25: Pendulum Ft. In Flames – Self Vs. Self
Philly based Circa Survive are currently rocking their way around Europe and are having such a baller time they want to share it with the world via the internet. Awesome.
So if you’re stuck indoors on September 15th and feel like grabbing some vicarious gig action then watch their performance live at the Scala in London at 9pmtonight (GMT).
Lazerbeak has posted the first video from his upcoming album online.
Land’s End is taken from Legend Recognize Legend which is released on Doomtree Records on September 19th. The man responsible for bangers like Stand Up by P.O.S. and the awesome Plastic Constellations band [R.I.P.] is definitely going to be raising eyebrows with his album, but as the video below shows, it’s gonna be big.
If you have already seen the new Wavves video for the track ‘Post Acid‘ then this will make more sense so if not then click here and watch it first.
This ‘Making Of’ video featuring the band in the hands of Patrick O’Dell’s direction and pro skater Kevin ‘Spanky’ Long dressed and made up as an alien.
As Matador Records reaches it’s 21st Anniversary (and celebrating it in style in Las Vegas) the preperations for the 6CD boxset are causing quite a stir in the perpetually awake hype machine.
The boxset features 5CDs documenting the history of the label and one CD of previously unreleased live material. The tracklisting and promo shots are below. This, I think you’ll agree, looks incredible.
For all you could possibly need to know head over to the Matablog.
DISC 1 – THE PRE-DAWN (1989-1992)
1. Teenage Fanclub – Everything Flows
2. H.P. Zinker – Dancing Days
3. Superchunk – Slack Motherfucker
4. Dustdevils – Throw the Bottle Full
5. Railroad Jerk – These Streets
6. Come – Fast Piss Blues
7. Bettie Serveert – Kid’s Alright
8. Chain Gang – Cut Off The Drug Czar’s Head
9. Thinking Fellers Union Local 282 – More Glee
10. Unsane – This Town
11. Circle X – Compression of the Species
12. Toiling Midgets – Mr. Foster’s Shoes
13. Bailter Space – The Today Song
14. Pavement – Perfume-V
DISC TWO – THE YEARS OF MILK AND HONEY (1993-1995)
1. The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Afro
2. Yo La Tengo – Big Day Coming
3. Railroad Jerk – The Ballad of Railroad Jerk
4. Helium – Superball
5. Pizzicato Five – Baby Love Child
6. Liz Phair – Mesmerizing
7. Pavement – Silence Kit
8. Guided By Voices – Game Of Pricks
9. 18th Dye – Whole Wide World
10. Chavez – Peeled Out Too Late
11. Come – String
12. Moonshake – Secondhand Clothes
13. Guitar Wolf – Midnight Violence Rock’n Roll
14. San Francisco Seals – Back Again
15. Bardo Pond – Rumination
DISC 3: DAYS OF WHISKEY AND TEARS (1996-2001)
1. Boards Of Canada – Telephasic Workshop
2. Spoon – Waiting For The Kid To Come Out
3. Yo La Tengo – Autumn Sweater
4. Chavez – You Must Be Stopped
5. Silkworm – Tarnished Angel
6. The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Flavor Part 1 (Beck)
7. The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Flavor Part 2 (Mike D)
8. Pole – Fliegen
9. Cat Power – American Flag
10. Belle & Sebastian – We Rule The School
11. Mogwai – Helps Both Ways
12. Arsonists – Backdraft
13. Large Professor – ‘Bout That Time
14. Cornelius – Tone Twilight Zone
15. burger/ink – Flesh & Blood
16. Pavement – You Are A Light
17. Arab Strap – Blood
18. Matmos – L.A.S.I.K
DISC FOUR: DON’T CALL IT A COMEBACK (2002-2007)
1. Interpol – Hands Away
2. Cat Power – He War
3. Yo La Tengo – Today Is The Day
4. The New Pornographers – From Blown Speakers
5. Dizzee Rascal – Fix Up, Look Sharp
6. Dead Meadow – Good Moanin’
7. Mogwai – Kids Will Be Skeletons
8. Mission Of Burma – The Setup
9. Early Man – Death Is The Answer
10. Belle & Sebastian – Dress Up In You
11. Pretty Girls Make Graves – All Medicated Geniuses
12. Cat Power – Love & Communication
13. Shearwater – Johnny Viola
14. Brightblack Morning Light – Everybody Daylight
15. Lavender Diamond – You Broke My Heart
16. Jennifer O’Connor – Tonight We Ride
16. Earles & Jensen – Just Farr A Laugh: The Yogurt Machine
17. Stephen Malkmus – Discretion Grove
DISC FIVE: MATADOR TODAY (2008 – )
1. Fucked Up – Son The Father
2. Sonic Youth – Sacred Trickster
3. Kurt Vile – Amplifier
4. Yo La Tengo – Nothing to Hide
5. Jay Reatard – There Is No Sun
6. Times New Viking – Move To California
7. Harlem – Friendly Ghost
8. Ted Leo & The Pharmacists – Bottled In Cork
9. The New Pornographers – My Shepherd
10. Cold Cave – Youth and Lust
11. Interpol – Summer Well
12. Shearwater – Castaways
13. Esben and the Witch – Marching Song
14. Girls – Lust For Life
15. Magic Kids – Superball
16. Delorean – Stay Close
17. Cat Power – Metal Heart
18. Perfume Genius – Learning
19. Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks – Real Emotional Trash
DISC SIX: UNRELEASED LIVE RECORDINGS FROM THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERTS, NEW YORK CITY, SEPTEMBER 1999
1. Pavement – Here (Live 1999)
2. Pavement – Trigger Cut (Live 1999)
3. Pavement – The Hexx (Live 1999)
4. Pavement – She Believes (Live 1999)
5. Pavement – Unfair (Live 1999)
6. Pavement – Zurich Is Stained (Live 1999)
7. Pavement – Debris Slide (Live 1999)
8. Pavement – Spit On A Stranger (Live 1999)
9. Come – New Coats (Live 1999)
10. Bardo Pond – Walking Stick Man (Live 1999)
11. Bardo Pond – Tommy Gun Angel (Live 1999)
12. Cat Power – Good Woman (Live 1999)
13. Cat Power – Naked, If I Want To (Live 1999)
14. Cat Power – You May Know Him / Sea Of Love (Live 1999)
15. Mogwai – Ex-Cowboy (Live 1999)
with The Heritage Orchestra
Hailing from a town whose previous claims to fame didn’t stretch beyond the ginger bird from Girls Aloud, a bench and a nice tree, Rob Orme decided that making tunes was the only worthwhile thing to do in Runcorn and began making beats under the name 
You’re from Runcorn I believe, not exactly known as the hotbed of UK talent, what was it like growing up there and did it make it difficult going to clubs and hearing the latest tunes when you were younger?
Are there any plans for a Submerse album coming or will you just be concentrating on the 12”s for now?
Following their recent split 7”inch with Touché Amoré, we thought it was about time we caught up with 
You’ve also got another split release, this time with Koji, lined up for November. Why is the split record appealing to you as a format?
Rustie, TokiMonsta, Dimlite, Paper Tiger
If you have already seen the new Wavves video for the track ‘Post Acid‘ then this will make more sense so if not then click 
