Shortcuts: Portico Quartet, Hyperdub and Fresh Minute Music
Portico Quartet - Isla
label: Real World
releasedate: 19 Oct 2009
cat #: RW174
The long awaited second album from the Mercury Prize Winner jazz collective, Portico Quartet has arrived. Isla, released by Peter Gabriel‘s impressive label Real World Records, is truly a great follow up to their magical debut back in 2007. Seventy per cent of the album was performed live at the famous Abbey Road studio and the result is nine beautifully arranged and pulsating jazz compositions. You can check all of them here. One of the new songs, Line is already remixed by the up & coming dubstep producer SBTRKT and aired by Gilles Peterson or Benji B lately, press play:
portico quartet – line (SBTRKT remix) by sbtrkt
VA - 5 years of Hyperdub
label: Hyperdub
releasedate: Oct 2009
cat #: HDBCD005
The finest dubstep label in UK, Hyperdub is celebrating its 5th anniversary this year with a compilation offering classic and fresh songs from its musical family including artists like Kode9, Burial, Cooly G, Zomby or Flying Lotus. So this one is a must purchase and available in double CD & 5 vinyl EPs formats. For more sound, tracklists and event info, go to Hyperdub’s myspace site. Happy Birthday to the Hyperdub kru!
VA - 3 of A Kind EP
label: Fresh Minute Music
releasedate: Oct 2009
cat #: FMM
Ben Tidy and Adam Cook aka Souled are not only great producers but their own label Fresh Minute Music has put out only killer releases so far. This brand new single is also a winner containing 3 new dancefloor gems by 3 fresh worldwide house producers. Listen to the whole EP on soundcloud:
Posted at 11:55 am | Tagged with hyperdub, portico quartet, shortcuts, souled
That 3 Of A Kind EP is another winner from Fresh Minute Music! Souled are really on a roll, they haven’t done anything that’s less than great so far in my eyes …