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Magazine: Shook Magazine - Issue 6
Shook Magazine - Issue 6
The Quantic Y Su Combo Barbaro album is dropping soon, and photographer, filmmaker & all-round goood guy B+ generously offered a picture he took while visiting Quantic in Colombia to put on the cover. Check the rest of the photos & the full story inside the mag. In the new issue we speak to Raekwon from the Wu about an album more hotly awaited than the second coming - Only Born 4 Cuban Linx II. Know that the Chef is still on point. We do some ghetto-turismo in Moro de Providencia, the oldest favela in Rio, thanx to French artist JR.
We capture the UK’s premier ‘house dance’ crew InDaHouse in full effect. There’s an intvw with one of our favourite producers 9th Wonder and his True School crew. We spk to Rashad Smith (if you don’t know who that is, check the back of your ‘Woo Hah’ 12-inch or CD-single) . The eglo crew represent (Floating Points, Alex Nut & the whole 9 yards).There’s the story behind the 1974 concert in Kinshasa when James Brown, Bill Withers and Celia Cruz lined up alongside Miriam Makeba and Franco – it’s the subject of the new Soul Power film.
Also check the story of Rahaan & the Chuck Brothers, the crate diggers outta Chi-city – and while you’re at it you need to download their mixes. Speaking of mixes, we speak to the one like Karizma who has a new album out via R2. We also have an in-depth story about the life and times of Freddie Hubbard, as remembered by Creed Taylor (of CTI and Impulse! fame).
We publish a short story by Charlie Dark (‘The God of Road’), we remember French novelist Boris Vian and we speak to Bob James too. There’s also a revamped back section (big up M@ our art director) where we cover anything from Congolese sapeurs to boutique stores in the heart of Hoaxtown. What else? There’s a lot, and our fingers are getting tired so do yourself a favour and seek it out.
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Upcoming: Electric Wire Hustle Album Out 9 / 9 / 09
Electric Wire Hustle - Electric Wire Hustle (Every Waking Hour)
UPDATE: The album is now out - available hereChallenging genre boundaries and preconceptions, EWH have developed their own sound and twist on modern hip hop, psychedelic and soul, always reaching forward while referencing key point's of music's past.
Since forming in 2007 the group have experienced an outstanding response to their music. EWH's first two singles 'Gimme That Kinda' and 'Perception' have garnered much international radio support worldwide from BBC Radio 1Xtra selector Benji B, New York's DJ Tyler Askew on his Shibuya FM podcast and airtime from LA's renown DJ Jamad. EWH were also recently approached by DJ Vadim to remix a track from his new album which will appear on 12" through BBE.
Their self titled debut out this month features collaborations with U.S. recording artists Dudley Perkins & Georgia Anne Muldrow, Atlanta based new comer Stacey Epps and NZ blues legend - Billy TK
Electric Wire Hustle Website Electric Wire Hustle MySpace Electric Wire Hustle - EP001Â Featured On Lovely Package
Upcoming: Hudson Mohawke - Butter CD + LP (Warp)
Hudson Mohawke - Butter (Warp) - Out October 2009
Tracklisting:| 01 | Hudson Mohawke | Shower Melody | clip | |||
| 02 | Hudson Mohawke | Gluetooth | clip | |||
| 03 | Hudson Mohawke | Joy Fantastic (feat. Olivier Daysoul) | clip | |||
| 04 | Hudson Mohawke | 3.30 | clip | |||
| 05 | Hudson Mohawke | Trykk | clip | |||
| 06 | Hudson Mohawke | Fruit Touch | clip | |||
| 07 | Hudson Mohawke | ZOo00OOm | clip | |||
| 08 | Hudson Mohawke | Acoustic Lady | clip | |||
| 09 | Hudson Mohawke | Rising 5 | clip | |||
| 10 | Hudson Mohawke | Twistclip | clip | |||
| 11 | Hudson Mohawke | Just Decided (feat. Olivier Daysoul) | clip | |||
| 12 | Hudson Mohawke | No One Could Ever | clip | |||
| 13 | Hudson Mohawke | Velvet Peel | clip | |||
| 14 | Hudson Mohawke | Tell Me What You Want From Me (feat. Dam-Funk) | clip | |||
| 15 | Hudson Mohawke | FUSE | clip | |||
| 16 | Hudson Mohawke | Star Crackout | clip | |||
| 17 | Hudson Mohawke | Allhot (feat. Nadsroic) | clip | |||
| 18 | Hudson Mohawke | Black N Red | clip |
It appears that the likes of Drake and Keri Hilson might have a new name on their respective speed-dials very soon. Hudson Mohawke has delivered his debut album ‘Butter’, which with its glossy, hyper-real pop production may sound as if it was cooked up in palm fringed LA and not homegrown Glasgow and is as influenced by 90’s UK dance music as it is by golden era hip-hop.
Megawatt R’n’B stars won’t be the only ones to take note of Butter, as the ever-growing global network of bass-craving music fans have been clamouring for new material since his lauded Polyfolk Dance EP earlier this year. On that record, HudMo’s hyper melodic drum-and-synth sidewinders only hinted at the panoramic pop magic that was to come and with it he found himself name checked by the likes of Rihanna, Goldie, Sa Ra, Busy P, Flying Lotus, Mars Volta & Crookers.
Explaining his unique, super catchy sound - “I have always been into mainstream hip-hop and R’n’B as well as loads of golden age and modern underground hip hop, and a lot of other stuff like early jungle/rave, techno, house whatever. I think it comes from my background as a DJ and turn-tablist, manipulating different styles into one.â€
Making his 1st mix tapes at 10, beats on a Playstation at 12 and U.K. DMC finalist at 14, this precocious 23 year old has wasted no time in translating those skills into proper productions which might just see him becoming the first Glaswegian to command the airwaves currently reserved for Danja, The Dream, and Swizz Beatz.
By enlisting a select crew of vocalists for the Butter sessions, Hudson Mohawke has painted his own version of twenty-first century smash hits. From the USA’s East Coast comes Olivier Daysoul while Glasgow’s buzzed-about Nadsroic adds her haunted brothel flow to “Allhotâ€. Lest one think Butter revolves exclusively around this impressive vocal spread, Hudson Mohawke also flexes his twisted pop genius for the beat-heads on the drunken drum barrage of “Gluetooth†and the feel good swagger of “Trykkâ€. This is an album for the heart over the head, a genuinely positive, intriguing record set to win over dancefloors and bedrooms simultaneously.
Explaining why the album is called Butter, Hudson says “the Butter idea, as well as just wanting to give the album a simple striking name, also came from my attempt at a sort of prog rock meets vintage soul meets sleazy R’n’B aesthetic - Isaac Hayes ‘hot buttered soul’. I really wanted the title to somehow emphasise the arrangements on the record, how I’ve tried to create songs as opposed to just computer driven arrangements, how the record flows. I think compared to some of my earlier production it’s smoother in some ways as well, like butter for the eardrums.â€
Links:
Podcast: Hudson Mohawke On Future Vintage Radio
Bleep Interviews Hudson Mohawke
Hudson Mohawke On Warp Records
Video: DJ Spinna Studio Tour
Dj Spinna takes us inside the Thingamajig Lab and shows us some of his equipment and record collection.
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