Freshly Spannered

Massachusetts-based DJ Flack makes his Radio Spannered debut with a mix-up of global bass music stretching from Sweden to Sydney via Boston and Bristol.
Hip hop don't stop! Well, not for 600 tracks anyway. Master mixer Bobby Corridor returns to Radio Spannered with the mother of all megamixes.
New York-based DJ N-RON, studio collaborator with the likes of DJ /rupture and Matt Shadetek, drops a super-deep showcase of his own productions.
Mystical sounds outta '70s California and a hefty homage to Captain Beefheart are just two of the delights encountered by Martin Longley during a two-night stint at NYC's Knitting Factory.
The Glitch Mob are much more than your regular turntable tagteam. Laurent Fintoni meets the Californian crew who sum up their musical approach in three words: dirty, fucking, bass.
For his article on ‘globalist DJs’ for Brazil’s most influential newspaper, Camilo Rocha interviews ethnomusicologist, blogger and DJ Wayne Marshall.
There was high attendance at this year's Detroit Electronic Music Festival — roughly one person to each of Detroit's 70,000 vacant houses. Greg Scruggs reflects on his first visit to Techno City...
Since the start of the noughties, productions from both sides of the Atlantic have signalled a return to the boom bap beats of hip hop's golden era, says Laurent Fintoni.
Laurent Fintoni talks to LA-based producer Edward Ma, aka edIT, about the influences that have shaped his futuristic take on hip hop.
 
DJ Flack - Dub SicknessBobby Corridor - Hip Hop MegamixDJ N-RON - The Collaborator MixtapeOddroc Sounds: - New York (Part 4279)The Glitch Mob - West Coast RocksGlobalistas Pt. 1 - Wayne MarshallTechno City: - Race, Space and the DEMFThe Return of the Boom Bap - New Manoeuvres in Hip HopedIT - The Game is Far From Over

SITE FEED

  • The spirit of Don Van Vliet lives on at NYC's Knitting Factory, as Martin Longley descends on the stateside venue for two nites of Oddroc Sounds.20 Sep 2008
  • UK and US producers are signaling a return to the boom bap beats of hip hop's golden era, says Laurent Fintoni.20 Sep 2008
  • Kone-R dips into new albums from Digitonal and Petar Dundov, while Laurent Fintoni checks Roots Manuva's latest.26 Aug 2008
  • Part two of Martin Longley's Gent Jazz Festival coverage takes in shows from The Herbaliser, Buena Vista Social Club, Erykah Badu and CocoRosie.26 Aug 2008
  • Martin Longley takes in Satyagraha, Philip Glass's operatic spectacle, and performances from the Christian Wolff Sextet and Frederic Rzewski.18 Aug 2008
  • Radio Spannered continues apace with a showcase of mostly original beats and tracks from NYC-based DJ N-RON.15 Aug 2008
  • Rio de Janeiro-based Lucas Santtana presents the 34th Sambacana show: a mix of new Brazilian music spanning hip hop, rock, drum & bass, baile funk and samba.11 Aug 2008

RADIO SPANNERED

DJ N-RON The Collaborator Mixtape
Uberdog Aquatic Tactics
Bobby Corridor Hip Hop Megamix
DJ Flack Dub Sickness
Kper Wonk Fonk
DubConscious Space Rastas In Outerspace
Dub Boy Rooted and Grounded
Sambacana - Brazilian Music Archive

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