Here’s one for the weekend. Thanks to After Midnight for sending this, their remake of a classic 90’s rave anthem. Featuring all of the original samples but with a new twist – 2009 BASS!
Prodigy – No Good (After Midnight What’s Really Good Mix) 320kbps
Lars Nørgård is a 53 year old Danish artist who paints and draws abstract and surreal pieces. The surreal work from Lars has a familiar style that fans of BLU will instantly recognise. Some of his best works, like blu, are the more simple skectes he does with pen on white paper. here are a few of my favorite pieces:
Most of Lars’ shows have been in Scandinavia, with a few in america, but he is yet to exhibit in the UK. I think that with the popularity of “shringly” like work growing over here as well as gallery’s such as the Concrete hermit opening their doors to European artists such as Eboy and Fons Schiedon it shouldn’t be long before we see Lars work in one of the major london galleries.
Fingers crossed
Bass Weazel’s debut EP ‘Weazal Movement’ was released at the end of May and contains four tracks full of fresh basslines to penetrate the ears and vibrate the body. Featuring jazz saxophones, some b-more drums and not to forget the deep rolling bassline, Jungle Massive is by far the star.
I’ve been waiting some time now to see this video on demand since it was featured on E4. Written, directed and illustrated by, the much loved here at Pejhy, Ian Stevenson and friends. The music is by James Scott and the Town.
This Friday sees the launch of the Tate Modern and Concrete Hermit project. To celebrate the three artists involved in the project Ian Stevenson, Anthony Burrill and Andrew Rae will be signing copies of their relaunched books “Lost Heroes”, “Yes” and “Listen With Your Eyes” between 5:30pm and 7:00pm at the Tate Modern riverside shop.
Some brand new T-shirts designs and prints will also be available at the launch and will be sold exclusively through the Tate Modern and the Concrete Hermit shops.
Last year the Tate held their first street art exibishion displaying huge pieces on the outside of the gallery from people such as BLU and FAILE. Its great to see that they are now embracing the work of these wonderful graphic design artists who’s works have been needing a bigger stage for sometime now. Bringing their work to a much needed wider audience will hopefully put a bit of cash behind the artists meaning that we might just see Ian’s long awaited “Rubbish” book sometime this year as well as some new projects from both Anthony and Andrew.
The acronym U.F.O typically arises thoughts of spacecrafts, aliens and Close Encounters of the Third Kind. However, in the world of music it is an Unidentified Frequency Oscillation.
Jack Beats forthcoming EP, U.F.O, features three tracks full of oscillating bass. The first feature track, U.F.O (K-Hole Riddim), starts with a classic spacecraft speech, followed by a synthy melody, which gives way to amazing bass. The remaining two tracks, Get Down (VIP) and Labyrinth, are also worth checking out. Get Down has been modified and Labyrinth is reminicent of their remix of Patrick Wolf’s Hard Times.
All in all, a pejhy must buy EP.
Jack Beats - U.F.O (K-Hole Riddim)
Just come across this little gem on Boomkat. It’s a new release from the [much loved] Various Production camp, but this time from a producer other than themselves. The artist is Gold Panda whose sound, far from the dubstep/grime/funky label gven by boomkat, stands somewhere between the splattering micro-house of The Field and the twisting electro-acoustic sounds of artists such as Four Tet or The Books.
Basically it is very nice stuff. Especially loving the last track “Long Vacation” but all three are beautiful. Recommended for long journeys with headphones.
Check out his website for upcoming shows, forthcoming releases and dancier remixes.
Bless x
Swedish duo Hugg & Pepp, aka John & Jesper Dahlback, are consistent pejhy EP releasers, with their latest being number 15 since 2003. The Maximus EP features two tracks (‘Penguini’ & ‘I Can’t Breathe’), and is yet another example of their quality production techniques.
I find their songs, with clean beats and bass, are easily listeners, not too harsh, and as such are playable at many moments. For example I put Penguini on at an evening BBQ, fine – 2 o’clock on a dancefloor, fine – train journey, fine – sunday dinner round grandma’s, probably fine.
Apparently the name, Hugg & Pepp, comes from John’s father. The night before John was born he dreamed that John would be named Hugge, therefore the name Hugg. Jespers alias Pepp, is a short form for Pepponen which John’s father calls him by.
Get on your double step dancing shoes, and prepare yourself for a riot. Featuring primary school percussion (triangle, cabasa, bongos), stompy beats, grinding bass and a retired robot from the 80’s – this is mega!
The Count & Sinden - Mega (Club Mix)P.S. That’s my friend Shaun in the photo.
