Freshly Spannered
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.
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.
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.
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...
Glasgow's LuckyMe family are making the most of this 'beautifully open time in music'. Laurent Fintoni meets the idiosyncratic collective poised for world domination.
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.
Is Shemekia Copeland the lovechild of James Brown and Tina Turner? And just what's in Bobby Bland's bottle of fruity beverage? Martin Longley gets blasted by blues in the Big Apple.
Laurent Fintoni talks to LA-based producer Edward Ma, aka edIT, about the influences that have shaped his futuristic take on hip hop.
SITE FEED
- Kone-R reviews new releases from Neil Landstrumm and The Village Orchestra, and a whopping 98-track compilation from B12.14 Nov 2008
- Martin Longley checks out shows by punk jazz icon James Chance and legendary LA drummer Chico Hamilton.12 Nov 2008
- São Paulo resident Jimmy Luv mixes up a showcase of hot new Brazilian dancehall treats for the 36th Sambacana installment.11 Nov 2008
- Mr Longley gets the horn he's looking for in NYC as he contemplates some explosive climaxing and possibility of deep vein thrombosis.13 Oct 2008
- Rio-based blogger Soundgoods explores the crazed styles of Tecno Brega and Eletro Melody for Sambacana #35.8 Oct 2008
- Continuing his quest to seek out the illest beatmakers on the planet, Laurent Fintoni tracks down edIT and the Glitch Mob in California and Glaswegian collective LuckyMe.8 Oct 2008
- 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
RADIO SPANNERED
Sambacana Volume 36
Mixtape Dancehall Brasil 2008
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
New in Spannervision
After two decades in the role of Japanese hip hop ambassador, DJ Krush releases his first DVD.
Techno overlord Jochem Paap and video artist Scott Pagano unleash their audiovisual assault. But will it enjoy a lasting legacy? Kone-R investigates...
ARCHIVE PICKS
Martin Amis
Yellow Dog
Jean-Pierre Jeunet
A Very Long Engagement
Globalistas Pt. 3
Diplo
Globalistas Pt. 4
Maga Bo
Oliver Hirschbiegel
Downfall
The Doubtful Guest
Acid Sauna
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