Test Pressing Podcast

We’ve been a little slow of late. Laurence is off on a hill somewhere, Piers has moved house and got lost deep in his records and I’ve been hiding in the studio. But time to move and here we are… Dream Chimney is an eco system of its own making. Set up in ’97 they […]

Here we have a Jura Soundsystem mix from label head Kevin Griffiths featuring soundtracks, spoken word oddities, slow jams and forthcoming music on Isle Of Jura and Temples Of Jura. These people are quietly doing wonderful things. Sometimes less is more. Press play.

Andy Bainbridge and Chris Stoker have the demeanour of a couple of gents who don’t take the world too seriously. This however may bely their considerable achievements and longevity in clubland. From the Bad Passion (w/ Dan Mitchell) and now onto Not An Animal, these parties have been amongst the best in London. I think that one […]

It wouldn’t be too much of an overstatement to say the Metro Area records changed my (musical) life. That siiiiiiiick drum intro from ‘Caught Up‘ will always put me right back in the Vinyl Junkies basement on Berwick Street – I can even smell the incense. This was channelling quite a different NYC to the […]

Berceuse Heroique is a label where the output is a very clear expression of where the owner’s mind is at. I’d count it alongside LIES and TTT as one of those labels where I know I’m not going to buy every release but I know each one will be interesting and always merit a listen. Boring […]

Good Block is made up of friends A.Watson, Richard Foe, P.D, Party Carter and Thomas Treasure – fans of that Ethno Beat sound though they do like it brought up to date with a side order of new and some sharp edits. They host parties with some really interesting DJs and in early August have […]

We heard about Valentina Budino from a few people but mainly from Ivan Berko – a friend of ours from New York whose musical taste and recommendations we whole heartedly trust. So who better to write some words on Valentina than the man himself… For us though its so great to hear someone young and […]

Hi Sam! Thanks for the mix (You can scroll to the bottom of the page for this – Ed). Can you quickly let us know who you are, what you do and what you’re about, for any readers that might not be aware of you? I’ve been running a label called Blank Mind at a […]

Red Rack’Em has always occupied something of a space of his own in the music world – hovering around broken beat, techno, UKG and beatdown house, despite being pigeon-holed in with the ‘nu disco’. And always just on the cusp of the big time with his Gilles P championed rub of the Joubert Singers, Four […]

Note from Apiento before I pass you over to Piers. I started this series to highlight the work of producers that I thought deserved it. For years Dr Rob picked up the baton and ran with it inna fine style and it felt like one we shouldn’t let slip through the net as it always […]