First off, the seemingly unstoppable first series of Blogariddims podcasts finally ground to a halt last month, with Ottawa's Paul Autonomic laying down just over an hour of brain-trembling Shackleton, Mala and Kode9 rhythms, Bristol beats and Basic Channel-related goodness. All 24 instalments are still downloadable - and there are some real crackers in there, believe.

The aforementioned Shackleton — one of the most interesting characters to come out of London's current deluge of dark bass music — made an appearance on DJ/ rupture's WFMU Mudd Up! show a couple of weeks back. Just one month new and the series is already essential listening each Wednesday; you're guaranteed to hear some very cool, unexpected stuff. All shows are archived up on the WFMU site.

Nice thread on African music running over at Dubstepforum. Along with Spannered favourites such as Benn loxo du taccu and Awesome Tapes from Africa, there's a ton of other links and recommendations, and much love for the late, great Fela Kuti. It's the tenth anniversary of his death next month — if you've not already seen it, do yourself a favour and take the time to watch this incredible documentary (parts 2-6 available here):

 

 

Recently interviewed by Spannered's Al Fresco, Timeblind has just put together his Fauna Mix. It's pretty much driving, tripped-out shades of techno from beginning to end, with some crushing dubstep rhythms and a dash of African Headcharge sprinkled in. And if you're a fan of Warp, Rising High, Bunker and Djax, Spannered also recommends you get an ear-full of Max Duley's latest — his How Now mix.

Closer to home, we're proud to host another selection of juicy cuts from cheeky monkey Hanuman - you can download of his Crafty Butcher mix just here.

 

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