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April 18 2011

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Kode9 & The Spaceape - Otherman / Love Is The Drug (ft Cha Cha) (HYPERDUB)

Written By 3 - April 18 2011

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Tracklisting & Soundclips: A. Otherman AA. Love Is The Drug (ft Cha Cha)

Otherman’ backed with ‘Love Is The Drug’ is the lead single from Kode9 And The Spaceape’s second long player ‘Black Sun’. Coming from oblique angles, these two songs introduce the breadth of the album.

‘Otherman’ opens with a sombre, arpeggiated march built from wavering analogue synth drones, lulling the listener until Spaceape’s cracked communique interrupts the flow with downtrodden descriptions, wrapped around lop-sided rhythms. Sombre, flatline funk.

‘Love Is The Drug’ features the vocals of Cha Cha, a singer from Shanghai, who guests across four tracks on the album. ‘Love Is The Drug’ is ambiguously connected to house music by speed, but operates on a much rawer emotional level here, over a droning synth and an aggressively coiling drum pattern with the sound of a pumping heartbeat at the centre.  Cha Cha’s vocals drift into a sensual pattern as the melody soars beneath her, before confirming the suffocation of love, with Spaceape whispering over her shoulder.

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April 20 2010

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Kyle Hall - Kaychunk / You Know What I Feel 12" (Hyperdub)

Written By 3 - April 20 2010

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After his remix of Darkstar's 'Aidy's Girl Is A Computer' at the end of last year, Hyperdub were quick to request an EP from Kyle Hall, and these two fantastic tracks are the outcome. Just 18 years old and hailing from Detroit, Kyle Hall has been getting a lot of attention after releasing several EPs on his own Wild Oats label, plus a one-sided single for Omar S' FHXE imprint. However, this is his first full release for another label. Both tracks inhabit an interzone between live and mechanical music, full of details and fills that lend a playful, hands-on feel. 'Kaychunk' wraps lush arpeggios and classic warm Detroit strings around shuffling syncopated drums into an upbeat track that's almost a mirror image of uk funky. 'You Know What I Feel' combines 2-step kicks that sound like rain hitting wood, with great clouds of bittersweet chords, a see-sawing bassline, and a rich swooning melody that echoes Stevie Wonder's classic '70s synth-drenched soul.

Tracks with Listening Clips:

01 Kaychunk clip
02 You Know What I Feel clip
Related Releases:
Darkstar - Aidy's Girl Is A Computer 12" (Hyperdub)
Various - Hyperdub: 5 Years of Low End Contagion 2xCD (Hyperdub)
Kyle Hall Fact Mix

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October 19 2009

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Hyperdub EP 5.4 12" & 5 Years Of Hyperdub CD

Written By 3 - October 19 2009

Hyperdub EP 5.4 12" (Hyperdub)

The forth edition of the Hyperdub '5 Series' is now in at Conch, get it here
01 Martyn Mega Drive Generation clip
02 LD Shake It clip
Also available: Volumes 5.1, 5.2

Various - Hyperdub: 5 Years of Low End Contagion CD (Hyperdub)

Get it here October 2009 heralds the release of ‘5 Years Of Low End Contagion’, a double CD marking Hyperdub’s five years of life as a record label. Honouring their past, present and future in equal measure, ‘5 Years Of Low End Contagion’ is comprised of one disc of prior highlights, and one of freshly-composed material contributed by Hyperdub artists and close friends. Tracklist CD1: 01. King Midas Sound - Meltdown 02. Kode9 & The Spaceape - Time Patrol (ft. Cha Cha) 03. Darkstar - Aidy's Girl's A Computer 04. Samiyam - Roller Skates 05. Flying Lotus - Disco Balls 06. Black Chow - Purple Smoke 07. Burial - Fostercare 08. Cooly G - Weekend Fly 09. Zomby - Tarantula 10. Martyn - Mega Drive Generation 11. LV - Turn Away (ft. Dandelion) 12. Mala - Level Nine 13. LD - Shake It 14. Quarta 330 - Bleeps From Outer Space 15. Ikonika - Sahara Michael 16. Joker & Ginz - Stash CD2: 01. Kode9 - 9 Samurai 02. Burial - South London Boroughs 03. Kode9 & LD - Bad 04. The Bug - Money Honey Remix (ft. Warrior Queen) 05. LV - Globetrotting (ft. Erol Bellot) 06. Burial - Distant Lights 07. Kode9 & the Spaceape - Ghost Town 08. Kode9 & the Spaceape - Fukkaz 09. Samiyam - Return 10. Darkstar - Need You 11. Zomby - Spliff Dub (Rustie Remix) 12. Ikonika - Please 13. Zomby - Kaliko 14. 2000F & J Kamata - You Don't Know What Love Is 15. Joker - Digidesign 16. Kode9 - 9 Samurai (Quarta 330 Remix) Also check a recent interview on the Times Online with the head of the Hyperdub label, Steve Goodman aka Kode9

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September 16 2009

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JUST IN: Hyperdub EP 5.1 12"

Written By 3 - September 16 2009

Hyperdub EP 5.1 12"

‘Hyperdub 5.1 EP - 12″ (HDB023) Kode9 & The Spaceape ft. ChaCha - ‘Time Patrol’ Black Chow – ‘Purple Smoke’ Flying Lotus – ‘Disco Balls’

October 2009 heralds the release of '5', a double CD marking Hyperdub's five years of life as a record label.  Honouring past, present and future in equal measure, '5' is comprised of one disc of prior highlights, and one of freshly-composed material contributed by Hyperdub artists and close friends. A series of five 12-inch EPs featuring a selection of the new tunes will be issued, one per week, leading up to the release of '5'. The initial pressing quantity of these EPs will be dictated by preorder demand, and none will be repressed, nor will they be made available digitally, before the complete CD collection is on sale.

For info on the other Ep's in the series check here

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June 30 2009

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Cooly G - Narst / Love Dub

Written By 3 - June 30 2009

Cooly G - Narst / Love Dub 12" (Hyperdub)

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Moving forward and beyond as ever, Hyperdub introduces a brand new artist to the label, South London house producer Cooly G. A producer, singer and DJ, her productions caught the ear of Kode 9 for their mix of tough complex tribal drums, dubbed out feel and Cooly’s occasional gentle vocals which combine to make something undeniably fresh. The two sides of this EP represent two different aspects of her productions. ‘Narst’ is cold and martial, the urgent strings, serious driving soca beat, and chest tearing subass all reference classic Grime. In contrast the two versions of ‘Love Dub’ on the flip are dubbed out, offbeat, warm and sexy with loose percussion, swelling bass and Cooly’s gentle vocals. A great Hyperdub debut and yet another expect-the-unexpected twist on the label’s sound, championed by Mary Anne Hobbs and already highly rated in The Guardian, Independent, RWD, ATM, and Fact, with more features due in The Wire, Wah. IDJ and Mixmag. Cooly G - Narst Cooly G - Love Dub

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