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FREE DOWNLOAD: Joy Orbison & Boddika - Swims (Tee Dubya's Moombahton Refix)

2012-03-06T18:00:00.000Z

Maybe it's just because the sun is out but we are feeling some serious summery vibes at Radio ClubFoot right now - there's a little something something in the air and a skip in our step, and when we heard from our old pal Tee Dubya, shit just got even better.

He's taken Joy Orbison and Boddika's huge, huge, huge track - Swims - slowed it down, upped the wobble and made it all moombahtony.

This whole sound, pioneered by the likes of Dillon Francis, has never really grabbed us by the bollocks - but we are feeling this big time, and makes us wish we were hosting another tent at a summer festival in Nottingham so we could get Tee back once again to smash it.

An exclusive peak into Simon Cowell's DJ X-Factor

2012-03-06T16:30:00.000Z

Carl Cox just isn't good enough in the eyes of Cheryl Cole.

Richie Hawtin scared the living shit out of all the judges.

But DJ Facebender - a single father of 12 - well he gets everyone in the arena on their feet with his deck prowess and musical dominance.

MIX: What A Terrific Mixtape #4 by Mackpaye

2012-03-06T15:37:00.000Z

We enjoy getting messages from our French friends, and particularly Mackpaye who's put together this delicious mix for WATM Magazine.

Before you start jumping to conclusions, it isn't your typical Parisian French touch half-an-hour of music - dude's from Reims, and that's not a bit of Essex.

It's a cool blend of techno with 'bass music', electro and even sprinklings of moombahton which would go down off all over the place, be it France, East London or LA.

FREE DOWNLOAD: Pascal - P Funk Era (DJ Zinc Remix)

2012-03-06T10:00:00.000Z

To put this track into perspective, I was seven or eight when DJ Zinc made this remix of Pascal's P Funk Era back in 1996.

Sixteen years later, the same guy is still so relevant and important - what a guy.

Anyway, the rework was never released commercially, so he's uploaded it to Soundcloud and giving it away for free to people as an MP3 - imagine trying to explain that to someone a year before Tony Blair became PM.

It's full of classic Jungle goodness - enjoy.

FREE DOWNLOAD: Katy B - Witches Brew (Diplo Remix)

2012-03-01T11:39:00.001Z

Who said the best things are new? We can't be sure - of course - how long Diplo's been working on this remix of Katy B which has just surfaced, but let's just be happy it's surfaced and pleasuring the inside of our ears.

Taken from the Princess of Dubstep's debut album which dropped last year, Diplo turns his hand to a bit of wobbly, half-time production himself and despite the current fashion of producers across the pond making tunes which break any semblance of melody - he doesn't.

Diplo of course isn't really any old producer - there are a few calling cards he can pull out at any one time. It does threaten to go towards the Skrillex-lairs at one stage, but with Katy B's Witches Brew vocals over the top it doesn't descend into a racket.

Just quite keen for the Major Lazer album now to be honest.

NEW VIDEO: Gorillaz ft. James Murphy & Andre 3000 - DoYaThing

2012-02-29T12:32:00.001Z

Last week came the track, now is the equally brilliant video for Gorillaz's new song, DoYaThing, featuring James Murphy and Andre 3000.

It's crazily weird and wonderful - would you expect anything else?

GIG: Jonquil - Hoxton Bar and Grill (tonight)

2012-02-29T12:00:00.000Z

Hype!

NEW MUSIC: Plan B - iLL Manors

2012-02-28T15:25:00.004Z

Ben Drew (aka Plan B) has not always had a consistent sound when it's come to his music, but he has always had a consistent message. That message has always been that his fans should follow him through the maze of musical exploration he attempts to navigate, rather than shackling him to one single genre.

It's for this reason that the East London artist has returned to his rap roots; delivering an aggressive but compelling attack on government ineptitude, snobbery towards the working class as well as sympathising with the young people involved in last year's London riots. Irrespective of whether you agree or disagree with Plan B's message, there's no dispute that the track itself is showing the Brit Award winning artist step it up a notch yet again.

The tension filled strings feel like they're being played on your gut, providing a hostile energy reminiscent of Justice's 'Stress'. Coupled with the emotion in Drew's voice as he cleverly weaves through the chaos of the track with his lyrics ("we got an eco-friendly government, they preserve our natural habitat" being a personal favourite of mine), the song effectively transfers the energy and defiance from the artist straight through to the listener.

Whilst Plan B may not be the only artist tackling these topics, (see ClubFoot favourite Context's Warm Up Session for SBTV) he's proven that Strickland Bank's success has not dampened any of the fire that is in his belly.

FREE DOWNLOAD: Hodgy Beats - 'Untitled' EP

2012-02-28T13:50:00.005Z

OFWGKTA are just the crew that keep on giving. Over the weekend, one half of Mellowhype, Hodgy Beats nonchalantly dropped his free 'Untitled' EP on the world. Since then, it has left one hell of an imprint.

With genius production from old hands like Flying Lotus, The Alchemist as well as new boy Thelonius Martin, the EP (which only lasts 22 minutes) continually lulls you into each song with swirling melodies coupled with Hodgy's excellent word play before prematurely shifting into the next track; causing excitement and frustration all at the same time.

With the imminent release of the new Odd Future album, which is seemingly more in line with the bombastic OF sound that we know and love, it is unlikely that the subtle nature of 'Untitled' is going to be embraced fully by Hodgy in the near future.

Having said that, it's nice to know that he has it in his locker.

You can download Hodgy Beat's 'Untitled EP' here.

Justice Mini-Mix for Annie Mac (BBC Radio 1)

2012-02-27T14:48:00.001Z

Annie Mac's mini-mixes are great. Frankly on a radio show you couldn't do anything better to show off the talents and musical inspirations, loves and so on of an artist.

Sometimes you have great ones, sometimes they are kind of average and clearly rushed.

Justice however have spent time on this and smashed it from Flaming Lips to AC/DC.

Justice Rock Minimix - 2.24.2012 by PaulGuglielmi

FREE DOWNLOAD: U.T.R.B - Pressure

2012-02-27T12:57:00.001Z

U.T.R.B. or Until the Ribbon Breaks are giving you their tune Pressure away for free.

It's good.

Grab it here.

NEW MUSIC: Jimmy Edgar - This One's For the Children

2012-02-23T14:26:00.002Z

Cheeky teaser of some techno goodness courtesy of Jimmy Edgar who's just jumped over to Scuba's Hotflush Recordings.

His first new material in nearly two years is out as a single on March 17 and the album is expected to drop in the Spring.

NEW MUSIC: Gorillaz ft. James Murphy & Andre 3000 - DoYaThing

2012-02-23T13:35:00.001Z

Oh lordy. Oh wow - Gorillaz, James Murphy of LCD Soundsystem and Outkast's Andre 3000 in one studio booth, recording one song.

Big!

And that's excatly what it is. DoYaThing is an awesome record, and it's free from Converse (download here).

It's got a huge beat and starts of with Damon Albarn rapping through a couple of verses, James Murphy on a squeeky chorus, but it's all about Andre 3000.

Andre, we'll do anything for new material from you.

Compose myself.

Wow.

Seriously - listen for yourself and don't act like you don't agree.

NEW MUSIC: Lone - Crystal Caverns 1991

2012-02-22T14:50:00.001Z

If you haven't already checked out Lone - than why the hell not? He featured on Radiohead's TKOL RMX 1234567 along with the likes of Jamie xx and SBTRKT and with this latest track, Crystal Caverns 1991, part of his upcoming album things are only going to get better and better.

It's basically a good and proper rave track taken from round about 1991 and reinvented and remodeled to guide what the rest of 2012. It starts out pretty much as you'd expect an R&S track to kick off before these devastating keys kick in and short stabbing vocal samples.

It's just glorious.

Keep an eye out for the LP, called Galaxy Garden, which is expected to drop on R&S Records on May 7.

Save this date in your diary - France takes over London

2012-02-21T16:00:00.000Z

Well hats off to The Playground who are putting on this storming line up in the heart of London - well Camden's KOKO to be precise.

Kavinsky, Feadz, Mickey Moonlight, Breakbot, Yelle and many more will cross the channel on March 24 and launch an assault on the English capital.

This should be special.

NEW MUSIC: Jessie Ware - Running (Disclosure Remix)

2012-02-21T14:45:00.003Z

We're going a little Disclosure crazy over at Radio ClubFoot at the moment, but we think it's justified. The two brothers are so young they shouldn't really understand the nuances required to make great electronic music - but my God their parents must have taught them well.

This latest edit sees them take the Julio Bashmore produced Running by label partner of sorts Jessie Ware (PMR Records) and sprinkling their magic over it.

Enjoy!

ALBUM STREAM: Scuba - Personality (Hotflush)

2012-02-20T13:00:00.000Z

A bit of lunchtime listening - or listening for whenever you happen to stumble across this post - courtesy of the notoriously grumpy, but really rather talented Paul Rose aka Scuba.

To make lots of metaphors about his personality given the title of the album is Personality would probably be to easy, so instead we'll let the music do the talking.

We've been lucky enough to have this album for a couple of weeks and it is simply brilliant. It infuses some of the best of 90s rave, with the techno Scuba's been surrounding himself with in Berlin and particularly Berghain/Panoramabar, hints of his old dubstep production and even a bit of trance.

It's well worth listening to the record in full, as it is a blinder, but particular highlights are The Hope which has been doing the rounds and is the lead single, as well as the opener Ignition Key, NE1BUTU and July.

Out on Hotflush on February 27.

This is Our Jam

2012-02-20T11:57:00.000Z

We are signed up to This is My Jam - feel free to follow us on this latest social media tool!

Kicked it off with a classic ;-)

Sunday Morning Mix: Disclosure

2012-02-19T12:13:00.006Z

Here’s something to ease you into this lazy Sunday. After a string of successful performances on the road, (including a fantastic night with ClubFoot favourite Ifan Dafydd at Corsica Studios) the sibling partnership that is Disclosure are solidly justifying the hype that has been surrounding them in last few months. Their own track, ‘Tenderly’, with its subtle garage undertones, is slowly seeping into our subconscious and gaining significant airtime on BBC Radio 1; further cementing Guy and Howard Lawrence in the line up of exciting new artists for 2012.

To exemplify the kind of music they’re bringing to the table, the brothers put together a fantastic mix for Data Transmission a month back. This dreamy and soulful mix is guaranteed to ease you back in to the real world after any hazy shenanigans you may have gotten up to last night.

DTPodcast 201: Disclosure by Data Transmission on Mixcloud

NEW MUSIC: Rusko - Somebody To Love (Skream Remix)

2012-02-18T06:44:00.007Z

Rusko’s latest offering ‘Somebody To Love’ has been riding high ever since it was finally released last month. The song still creates excitement; with its 90’s throwback piano chords and house vocals easing you in and delivering a sense of partying nostalgia before the song shifts gear, bringing you back to 2012 with those filthy breakbeats we know and love Rusko for.

With the song being leaked in August of last year, Skream has decided to breathe some fresh life into the track, providing yet another special remix. Pulling away from Rusko’s signature sounds, Skream has done what he does best and re-worked this track to make it his own. Switching up the wobble for a Kuduro energy that would make Buraka Som Sistema proud, the song has a whole new carnival flavour which should keep us going until Rusko drops his new album in March of this year.

NEW MUSIC: SBTRKT - Hold On (Sisi Bakbak Remix)

2012-02-18T00:11:00.000Z

Who is Sisi Bakbak - nobody knows - although most suspect it's Radiohead's Thom Yorke, which makes sense.

SBTRKT took on remix duties for the Oxford band as part of TKOL RMX 1234567 - and it is pretty industrial and weird.

Plus Rob da Bank may have given the game away.

There's gonna be loads of hype around this track - what do you think about it?

ALBUM STREAM: Jonquil - Point of Go (Blessing Force/Cooperative Music)

2012-02-17T18:20:00.000Z

Big up The Line of Best Fit for hosting this marvelous album by a superb band - if you haven't heard of them already then note of the name because Jonquil are ace.

Hugo Manuel aka Chad Valley fronts the band and is joined by the equally talented Sam Scott, Robin McDiarmid and Dominic Hand - who between them also make up Solid Gold Dragons and Pocket House - to create this wondrous new album - Point of Go.

Despite Discogs claiming it's the band's fifth album - it's kind of their debut - after a major cabinet reshuffle saw a number of the old members splinter off to form Trophy Wife. Now I suspect when those who left hear this new record - who let us not forget are doing okay for themselves anyway - they may well get get a bit of sick in the back of their mouths knowing they've done something more than a little bit silly.

Sit back, enjoy Point of Go. It's blissful, will send you into your happy place and generally make you feel a whole lot better about life.

Out on Blessing Force/Cooperative Music on March 5,2012.

FREE DOWNLOAD: D'Angelo - Untitled (How Does it Feel) (L-Vis 1990's Own Way Edit)

2012-02-17T13:29:00.000Z

It's well worth plowing through the assorted apostrophes, hyphens and various sets of brackets which name this track because what L-Vis 1990 has done with this classic D'Angelo number is rather brilliant.

D'Angelo is one of those people who never really came on my radar given my age, and the fact he's disappeared for the same length of time I've been appreciating music.

It appears the soul singer has put on a bit more timber in these intervening years but from what I've heard about the series of gigs he's recently done - he's still got it.

Get D'Angelo - Untitled (How Does it Feel) (L-Vis 1990's Own Way Edit) for free via RCRD LBL.

NEW MUSIC: Mercury - Candlelight EP

2012-02-15T14:26:00.000Z

Oh if only I'd heard this in time for Valentine's Day, this is some of the sexiest house music I've heard, by Mercury - a Swiss duo who I can only assume know exactly how to treat a woman.

Let's be honest, the ghostly vocals of Robert Owens on Candlelight basically does away with the need for foreplay - while the production is gloriously smooth and glides through one ear and out of the other via your heart, head and special place.

Running Back to You with Christopher McCray is a bit more up-tempo with a slightly darker tint to the still pretty erotic flow - maybe someone's been a bit naughty? And NY Feeling just wraps the whole thing up gloriously.

If you pop over to Mixmag you can download Mercury remixing their own Mercury track, Candlelight - always confuses us - while below you can stream the whole EP or watch the video for it's lead single.

Or both!

NEW MUSIC: Usher & Diplo - Climax

2012-02-14T18:11:00.000Z

It seems Mr Mad Decent and half of Major Lazer, the one and only Diplo, has been working with another of pop's royalty and created this very apt track - given today's date.

Called Climax, the vocals come from the one and only Usher, who after dabbling with David Guetta last year has decided to work with another dance music producer at the top of his game.

Diplo is a strange chap though, difficult to peg down given his ridiculously cool demeanor, label and partnership with Switch on the one hand - and then making tracks with Beyonce and Usher hinting he maybe *gasp* selling out a bit?

Well, who can blame a brother for trying to earn some extra corn? And if he goes about it like this, creating electro-soul goodness, who are we to complain.

Celebrate Valentine's Day with Hudson Mohawke

2012-02-14T15:48:00.001Z

It's Valentine's Day - a time to grab your partner by the waist, pull them close and do what nature intended.

And if you are planning that special meal this evening, why not let Hudson Mohawke soundtrack it for you - who has once again created a Valentine's Day slow jam collection.

Download for the price of your e-mail address at This is Lucky Me.

LuckyMe Present: Hudson Mohawke's Valentines Slowjams Chapter V by Hudson Mohawke

NEW MUSIC: Miike Snow - Paddling Out (Jacques Lu Cont Remix)

2012-02-13T11:24:00.000Z

The return of Jacques Lu Cont in the past six months has been one of the most welcome things in electronic music since the synthesiser was first invented.

He is a genius!

This remix of Miike Snow's Paddling Out is no different, and is my favourite track of the year so far. Stuart Price infuses all the best bits of pop production he's learnt working with the likes of Take That and Kylie whizzed it up with Les Rythmes Digitales to create this incredible track.

It starts of slow before building and building and building and unleashing just a quite sensational track which would get even the most boring of people dancing.

Listen and enjoy.

Danny Daze reveals the secret life of Kermit the Frog

2012-02-11T13:00:00.000Z

NEW VIDEO: Ifan Dafydd - Treehouse

2012-02-11T10:30:00.000Z

You may have guessed that we are big fans of Ifan Dafydd at ClubFoot - and more than just because Ash ClubFoot has quite a lot to do with the young Welshman.

To the new video for Treehouse, Mr Dafydd plays a Panda - making him the third in the UK after Tian Tian and Yang Guang - as he strolls around London before arriving at another ClubFoot landmark.

It's out in the shops now via Push & Run - go grab yourself a copy.

NW IDO: Jay- & K**y* Wes* - Ni**as in Paris

2012-02-10T14:18:00.001Z

Take a walk around Fabric whenever you want

2012-02-09T13:05:00.004Z

This is pretty cool (and geeky) - but have you ever been on a night out and forgotten what exactly happened and wish "if only I could visualise the club and memories will flood back." Well now you can!

Fabric, astonishingly, is on Google Street view, allowing you to stroll round the North London club - which is looking a lot nicer than I ever remember seeing it.

Check it out for yourself and bring back those memories of lost raves.

NEW VIDEO: Context MC's Fire in the Booth

2012-02-05T18:49:00.001Z

Stand up and take note: there's a new MC on the UK scene - one who's lyrics reflect what's going on within British youth culture, drugs, young kids going out to Afghanistan and university.

Context MC is a hugely talented lyricist, who draws comparisons with Mike Skinner flittering through Original Pirate Material.

He's just dropped by Charlie Sloth's 1Xtra show and set his booth ablaze - check it out.

MIX: Yeah, Maybe Winter Mixtape

2012-02-01T10:27:00.000Z

After having the gorgeous Scarlett Johansson down at their last night, adding a bit of A-Class to the Dalston music scene, one of our favourite nights Yeah, Maybe are back with this wonderful winter warmer of a mix ahead of their night this weekend at the Egg.

Hosting Room 2, they will be welcoming Seiji, Eliphino and our dear old pal Pedestrian of Push & Run - with ARP 101 and Mumdance on duty with the main system - as well as some old Nottingham friends!

If this sounds like your kettle of fish - jump on their £8 guestlist for this Friday night.

Yeah, Maybe Winter Mixtape 2012 by Yeah, Maybe on Mixcloud

Camp Bestival gets a groove-on with Hot Chip and Chic

2012-01-27T09:58:00.000Z

Another day, another festival line up and although the atmosphere at Camp Bestival may be in stark contrast to that of Hideout - there is no shortage of dancing opportunities.

Hot Chip Tweeted not long ago they were just one track short of finishing their album and they are going to make a festival return this summer at Lulworth Castle (and many more to follow we suspect).

Coupled with that, there is the king of style, groove and funk - Nile Rodgers and Chic, who will get everyone from your new born to your grandparents shaking their junk. Reggae legend Jimmy Cliff, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs and Little Dragon will take to the stage through to Ben UFO, Mosca and Zed Bias.

Somehow Camp Bestival was the only festival I managed to crack my head open at last year - let's hope that doesn't happen again...

Camp Bestival 2012 / Bestival Radio Podcast by Bestival Radio on Mixcloud

Hideout reveal huge 2012 lineup

2012-01-26T11:10:00.000Z

MIX: Will Saul (Simple/Aus Music) for Mixmag

2012-01-25T16:30:00.000Z

And then there was the second half of the awesome partnership which lasted 330 minutes - Will Saul.

This is a mix he's recently done for Mixmag showcasing his awesome Aus imprint.

Scene Selection: Aus Music Mixmag mix by Mixmag

NEW MUSIC: Scuba - The Hope/Flash Addict

2012-01-25T14:26:00.001Z

Wow - I'm going to have to write a fuller post on this mind jolting experience (well I have already actually and it will come out in magazine form in a month or so) but whatever people say about how amazing Berlin is, and especially Berghain and Panorama Bar, well, it's right!

The weird fetish shit is there, but kind of hidden - you don't have big German men shagging in a circle while they stroke their handlebar mustaches.

I was there to see Scuba, who as SCB went back to back with Will Saul for five and a half hours.

It was fucking epic - and the top side of the release below basically acts as a check list for the club.

Out at the beginning of next month on Hotflush.

Scuba - The Hope / Flash Addict [PER001] by Hotflush

Come and see ClubFoot tonight with Krafty Kuts in London

2012-01-13T10:27:00.001Z

Hello everybody - we hope you are looking forward to the weekend.

ClubFoot's very own Will Gilgrass is DJing tonight at the Westbury in North London with the one and only Krafty Kuts and has space left on his guestlist.

If you want to join in the fun, for free, Tweet @RadioClubFoot with your favourite tune of the moment and we'll try some of our favourite on the guestlist tonight.

See you down the front.

X

Krafty Kuts - Old To The New Mix Series - Free Downloads by KraftyKuts

Showcasing... Enjoyed

2012-01-12T11:28:00.001Z

It's 2012 and so it seems only right to reopen the Showcasing doors - and who is it this time standing there? Well, it's the one and only Enjoyed from the leafy Hampshire countryside.

A purveyor of joystep, Peter has given us this awesome mix of joyous happiness and been kind enough to answer some questions.

Enjoy Enjoyed.

Mixcloud / iTunes / Podomatic / Mediafire

Showcasing... Enjoyed by Radio Clubfoot on Mixcloud

Radio ClubFoot - Hello Enjoyed, tell us a bit about yourself
Enjoyed - Hello! I'm Peter Evans-Pritchard, from Soldridge. I make music and eat cereal. Occasionally at the same time. I started making tracks properly back in 2009 after several years of tinkering around with things. I try to make happy, colourful dance music, which I call 'joystep' in the genre tag on iTunes. I also run a small label called Shoes Off, which focuses on comfort music and will be bearing some rather delicious fruits this coming year...

RCF - The Hampshire countryside might not jump out as the most obviousplace for an up and coming producer to be based, is there much of ascene?
Enjoyed - It's more a case of scenery than a scene... Soldridge is a hamlet, which is one smaller than a town. There's less than 100 people here so it's very quiet. It's a great place to hide away and make tunes though. And if it all gets too much I can just head into the forest with the dog and take a breather. I'm a good half hour away from any cities, which isn't great for gigging, but there is the annual Soldridge Music Festival, which is now in its fourth year. That's always a lot of fun to play!

RCF - Which other producers are you a big fan of at the moment?
Enjoyed - There's a whole bunch of people I love at the moment. I'm listening to a lot of Crazy P, including both the solo projects from Hot Toddy and Ron Basejam, Space Dimension Controller, a dude called Co La, who is making music like no one else I've ever heard, When Saints Go Machine, Gauntlet Hair, Duff Disco and a guy called Alvin Band, who's Mario Kart influenced album, Rainbow Road, includes a bunch of similarly themed gems such as Bowser's Castle, King Boo and Shells. There's also my two favourite lads, Vanilla and P.SUS, who are both still knocking out tune after tune, and normally giving away said tune for free! They've both got some exciting things on the way this year, which I'm incredibly stoked to hear.

RCF - When was the last time you enjoyed music?
Enjoyed - I listened to the new Underwater Records Compilation today, nice and loud in the car on the way back home. That was excellent. And before that I was listening to a load of old Junior Boy's Own compilations that were all superb. And in terms of enjoying live music, the last time was actually last month when I saw my good pal Seams melting minds at Cargo in London. Always a pleasure.

RCF - If you were charged with putting together a festival main stageline-up, with yourself and other three acts - who would you have?
Enjoyed - It would have to be the big three I think: Underworld, The Chemical Brothers and Daft Punk, unless I had a tighter budget in which case I would love to play with Chad Valley, Little Dragon and The Cat Empire. Either would be dreamy.

Tracklist
1. Underworld - Cups (Salt City Orchestra's Vertical Bacon Mix)
2. Studio - Life's a Beach! (Todd Terje Beach House Mix)
3. Space Dimension Controller - Mercurial Attraction
4. Groove Armada - Wild Is Love (Lovebox Sessions)
5. The Supermen Lovers - Cash
6. Duff Disco - Sunshine
7. Enjoyed - Coral
8. Grandadbob - City Approach
9. Chad Valley - Anything (Seams Remix)
10. Mark Morrison - Crazy
11. P.SUS - Happily Ever After
12. Vanilla - Fuji
13. Mr. Scruff - Bunch of Keys
14. Little Dragon - Little Man (Calyx & Teebee Remix)
15. The Chap - What Did We Do?
16. Underworld - You Do Scribble

NEW MUSIC: Jacques Greene ft. Ango - Flatline

2012-01-10T15:13:00.001Z

Oh - glorious! The only way to describe Flatline the opening track from Jacques Greene's new EP, Concealer.

The first release on new label VASE - Mr Greene's very own Canadian based imprint - it is anything but lacking life. Not in the sense it is banging, but more because it's so full of texture, beauty and soul.

You could almost describe it in the same way that funny woman with frizzy white hair used to describe wine with Loyd Grossman.

Full track (well taken from Miss Annie Mac's radio show) and a preview of the rest of the release, out on the 30th of this month, below.

VSE01 / Jacques Greene - Concealer (preview) by VASE

NEW(ish) MUSIC: Ed Sheeran - Lego House (Goldie Stickle Brick Edit Remix)

2012-01-10T12:16:00.000Z

Turns out this edit has actually been around a while, but just caught it on Fabio & Grooverider's show (minus Grooverider) - and it's huge!

Who would have thought gold teeth would mix with red hair?

Ed Sheeran and Goldie in harmony.

Ed Sheeran - Lego House (Goldie Stickle Brick Edit Remix) by Ed Sheeran

NEW VIDEO: Die & Break ft MC Fats and Buggsy - Peace & Dub

2012-01-09T15:55:00.000Z

Just try and imagine the incredible music we'd have if Bristol was the size of London - or is it that Bristol is relatively small that those very clever musical minds in the city come together, work together, and create amazing ear candy?

Last year saw Julio Bashmore and Eats Everything to name but a couple to break through - and I suspect many more are to come...

... Starting with Die & Break, MC Fats and Buggsy.

Happy 65th Birthday David Bowie

2012-01-08T11:00:00.000Z

David Bowie is a hero - a musical legend and a spaceman - and today he's celebrating his 65th birthday with a party on Saturn (we're speculating on that last bit).

He's a musical pioneer who allowed electro-pop to be possible, he turned the concept album on its head and so much more.

Now Playing @6Music on BBC 6 Music had an awesome special on the Thin White Duke on Friday night which you can listen to on the iPlayer until next Friday, during which, oddly, one of the most requested songs was this homage to Bowie by Flight of the Conchords.

And we even made this flyer once...

NEW MUSIC: Hot Chip & LCD Soundsystem are back (kind of)

2012-01-07T11:12:00.000Z

New Build is the side project of Hot Chippers Felix Martin and Al Doyle (who also turned out for LCD Soundsystem) and their engineer Tom Hopkins.

After the success of Jo Goddard's bit on the side with Raf Daddy maybe his friends were feeling a bit jealous - but given this actually came out in November it hasn't cut through as much as Bear Hug.

But, it is still good music nonetheless. It isn't pounding dancefloor, but more musical craft in the style we know and love Hot Chip and LCD. Not sure what's more to come from them, but just be grateful with what they've already given you!

<p><a href="http://newbuild.bandcamp.com/album/misery-loves-company-12">Misery Loves Company 12" by New Build</a></p>

NEW VIDEO: Scissor Sisters - Shady Love

2012-01-06T11:52:00.000Z

The Scissor Sisters - who would have thought they'd come back with a stonking new track like Shady Love?

But then you think about it, and they are actually pretty great. Their second album Ta-Da was a bit of a flop - well calling it something like that it's inevitably going to happen! But their debut, self-titled record had some tunes - Comfortably Numb, Take Your Mama and Filthy/Gorgeous.

Don't even pretend you don't know all the words!

Heavily sampling Anita Baker's Sweet Love and adding a hefty bass - it's a return to form for the band named after lesbian loving.

NEW VIDEO: Alphabet Backwards - Big Top

2012-01-03T21:52:00.003Z

I've got a bit of a soft spot for the gloriously uplifting, jolly, heartfelt and cheery pop music Alphabet Backwards make.

It could be because they're from my home town of Oxford that I get fuzzy feelings of warmth whenever I hear one of their tracks, but actually, I think I'd feel the same even if they were from Mars.

They've just uploaded the video for Big Top - which featured on their British Explorer EP (get it on iTunes) - skillfully crafted by legend of the Oxford music scene, Sir Tim Bearder.

NEW MUSIC: Ifan Dafydd - Treehouse / To Me

2012-01-02T20:31:00.000Z

Let's start 2012 as we mean to go on - awesome music from new, young talented Brits ready to take the world by storm - step up, Ifan Dafydd.

The Welshman was at first thought to be a psydenum for James Blake - then everyone remembered James Blake is hanging out with Bon Iver and gone a bit weird - and in fact, the young man from Banger is pretty shit hot without having to live in anyone's shadow.

Now there's a follow up to his No Good/Miranda EP - remixes of Amy Winehouse and Usher on White Label which won support from all corners. Coming out at the end of the month on vinyl via the new Push & Run label (a week later digitally), Treehouse and To Me are set to cause quite a lot of noise at the top of this new year.

Ifan Dafydd - Treehouse / To Me - PAR 4 by pushandrun

Radio ClubFoot 2011 Awards

2011-12-31T13:30:00.001Z

The Radio ClubFoot awards recognise the great and the good in music over the past 12 months, and given the depth and quality 2011 has had to offer, it’s been fun picking the winners!

Venue of the year: Corsica Studios
Special Mention: KOKO
Let’s not beat around the bush, Corsica Studios is a South London dive. There is nothing Kevin McCloud would find endearing or innovative about the structure – but drop him into the club when it’s filled with one of their sensational line-ups over the past 12 months and he’d forget all about cornerstones and building regulations.

The sound is great, and there is no pretension to Corsica. The vibe is like a house party, and perhaps most importantly, is that little bit away from a postcode beginning with E. See Trouble Vision for some of 2011’s highlights.

Performance of the year: The Streets at Glastonbury
Special Mention: Chase & Status at Glastonbury, Friendly Fires at Heaven
‘The King is Dead, Long live the King’ – for those of a certain age Mike Skinner is basically the don. His lyrics and demeanor in Original Pirate Material and A Grand Don’t Come for Free cut through a generation who aspired to go out partying, meet girls, have fun, and frankly be cool as fuck.

There farewell Glastonbury set was mesmerising. Going up against Beyonce on the Pyramid stage a gender divide occurred as the John Peel was filled with people ready to act on every word delivered by Skinner, mosh, run at each other – and all while a taxidermy fox was looking on.

Artist of the year: The 2 Bears
Special Mentions: SBTRKT, Friendly Fires
Not only are The 2 Bears the nicest people in dance music, but they have had a sensational 2011. Bear Hug was one of the anthems of the summer – and provided one of the best videos – and Work is storming dance floors through the recent darks nights.

Their sets are full of fun, especially when Raf Daddy takes to the mic, Be Strong will be one of the albums of 2012 – and Joe Goddard also found time to put out Gabriel.

Album of the year: Gil Scott-Heron & Jamie xx – We’re New Here
Special Mentions: Jay Z & Kanye West – Watch the Throne
The haunting voice of Scott-Heron cut with the most sought after producer of the year created the best LP of 2011. The lyrics are powerful, heartfelt and moving and Jamie xx reworked the original, I’m New Here, to superb effect.

Tracks like I’ll Take Care of You can create amazing personal feeling and means so much on a personal level – and then when Gil Scott-Heron sadly passed, the feeling in the album was intensified.

Track of the year: Ben Westbeech – Something for the Weekend (Breach Remix)
Special Mentions: Rogerseventytwo – You Take Me Higher, Joe Goddard ft. Valentina – Gabriel
‘Can I get a little something for the weekend,’ has been one of the lyrics of the summer. The track has managed to blur the trends of uplifting and soulful melody and vocal which has been making a big return thanks to the Crosstown Rebels smashing up everything in their path, and Bristolian Julio Bashmore to name but two; with the reemergence of garage’s syncopated and dirty basslines.

You can hear those influences running through, so you think – well, must be this Breach character injecting infectious dance floor DNA.

It’s just a belting piece of music, and in the long, cold, dark nights – just switch it on and it’ll bring back memories of summer.

Ben Westbeech - Something For The Weekend (Breach Remix) by Strictly Rhythm

Person of the year: Maya Jane Coles
Special Mentions: Joe Goddard, Mike Skinner, Jamie Jones
What a year Maya Jane Coles has had. She has gone from obscurity to one of the biggest producers and DJs in the world, a Mixmag cover girl (not quite as crude as it sounds), she was ninth in the Resident Advisor poll, and DJ Mag have just named her Best Producer

Nocturnal Sunshine is the dub alias of the British/Japanese producer – and she is still only 24-years old. There is no doubt 2012 has been hers.

Maya Jane Coles - 'Don't Put Me In Your Box' EP (Hypercolour) by Maya Jane Coles

Merry Christmas from Radio ClubFoot

2011-12-25T16:00:00.000Z

... and Wiley!

SAVE THE DATE - Thursday, 5th April 2012

2011-12-16T14:33:00.001Z

NEW MUSIC: Machinedrum - U Don't Survive (SBTRKT edit)

2011-12-16T10:45:00.001Z

Ooo - new edit from SBTRKT.

machinedrum - u dont survive (sbtrkt edit) by sbtrkt

NEW VIDEO: Major Lazer ft. The Partysquad - Original Don

2011-12-09T12:21:00.001Z

Major Lazer are back in a big way. Diplo and Switch are bouncing over to these shores in the Spring and if they bring an album with them full of goodness like Original Don - I reckon we are in for another treat.

Check out the typically bizarre video - synchronized dancing with swords and rowing oars... Sure!

NEW MUSIC: A-Trak & Zinc - Stingray

2011-12-08T10:00:00.000Z

This track was premiered when Toddla T sat in for Annie Mac last Friday on Radio 1 - so not sure why Fool's Gold have only released a teaser for Stingray...

Anyway - it's huge. That's probably all you need to know.

Maybe the teaser is actually preventing people from combusting with utter euphoria and spontaneously combusting across the world?

Probably not...

Rapping two year old!

2011-12-07T22:24:00.001Z

None of the Radio ClubFoot family are quite ready for children just yet - but when we are, if they turn out to be like Khaliyl Iloyi - we'll be pretty happy!!

NEW MUSIC: Jonquil - It's My Part

2011-11-30T13:00:00.001Z

We may have found the soundtrack of summer 2012 already - after Oxford's finest, Jonquil, have announced details of their new album which will drop on March 5th next year.

The group is part of Blessing Force - the incredible self styled collective which produces an amazing array of music, and includes Chad Valley, Pet Moon, Trophy Wife and loads more.

Already on their third album, it's going to be called Point of Go - while the first track, It's My Part, is below to sample, along with a collection of Blessing Force magic.

Blessing Force - Stutters #1 by Blessing Force

Yuri Suzuki talks us through his Red Stripe can sound system

2011-11-27T13:21:00.001Z

Last week we descended on the Village Underground, in East London with the purple leggings wearing trendy kids, and went to see why people were making such a fuss about this sound system made out of Red Stripe cans.

A pretty awesome concept which recycled remains of one party – discarded beer tins from Notting Hill Carnival – and used their essence and DNA to try and create a speaker which could recreate a party of a similar vibe wherever it was set up.

“I was really inspired by the sound systems in Jamaica” designer of this extraordinary contraption, Yuri Suzuki told us, as he took a sip from a bottle water – strange given the nature of the event, and the abundance of Caribbean inspired lager.

“They make huge sound systems and really good quality by themselves, so I was like – okay, lets make a speaker with the cans.”

You may be reading this and thinking – yer, I’ve had a crazy idea like that before, but by the time you've sobered up you've either forgotten about it or realised there’s no way you could actually do it.

This real life Wallace-cum-Doc Brown has made a mechanical breakfast maker – hit go, and a full English comes out the other end – so logic, common sense and impossible don’t really fit into his vocabulary.

Maybe it’s a translation issue?

“There are limitations using the cans, but at the same time it’s making good results,” our Japanese mastermind continues to describe.

“Unfortunately it doesn’t make much of a bass sound – but it does make a really nice tweaking sound – a really nice middle and high.”

The lack of bass was a bit of a shame with Ben UFO and the top man at Numbers, Spencer, on the decks that evening. But it looked sensationally cool, and is an amazing idea – so we can maybe let him off.

Remarkably Yuri had flown in from Tokyo just the night before and was jetting back off the next day – before coming back to London the following week. But he did appreciate the local cultures, and knew the music he was trying to cater for when creating this astonishing feat of engineering.

“I really like the music coming from London like dubstep and grime,” he explains.

“Currently I’m living in Stockholm and they have a dance culture called skweee which is really nice.”

As NASA are launching another space probe to Mars to investigate dried out craters on the Red Planet – I reckon discovery of life would be much better served by getting Yuri to create some crazy arse party on the moon, using plectrums and Hobnobs.

That would get E.T. popping by on his bicycle…

BR #47 Ben UFO by BOILER ROOM

NEW MUSIC: Little Dragon - Ritual Union (Alex Barck Remix)

2011-11-25T14:37:00.001Z

Little Dragon have been one of the shining lights in music this year in our opinion, and the remix package of Ritual Union featuring Tensnake and Maya Jane Coles in particular was a delight!

We've just discovered this other little gem - which apparently is due a release on Peacefrog - and it's pretty awesome.

By Alex Barck, it adds a massive kick to the Scandinavians. Yummy!

Little Dragon " Ritual Union " Alex Barck remix by alib

The making of N.A.S.A.'s 'The Spirit of Apollo' in London

2011-11-25T13:43:00.001Z

Stuck for something to do on Saturday night? Well if you want to mix your music and culture, there’s the UK premiere of N.A.S.A.’s The Spirit of Apollo.

Not a massive fan of Tom Hanks – well, this has nothing to do with space aviation funnily enough – but Sam Spiegel (aka Squeak E. Clean) who has directed the film and written film scores, produced the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Crystal Castles and shown Kanye West the benefit of strings for his Glow in the Dark Tour, as well as being pretty key in the Becks' Green Box Project – the odd green boxes that pop up sometimes which we still aren’t sure about really…

The doc follows N.A.S.A.’s (North America/South America) traveling the world and making their debut album with M.I.A., Santigold, Chuck D, George Clinton and loads of other people.

It’s part of the onedotzero festival on the South Bank, London, and there are still some tickets floating about (check here) and there’s an afterparty

Reckon it’ll be a good date thing – class, music, South Bank and fun ;-)

Radio ClubFoot do house parties properly!!

2011-11-23T10:00:00.000Z

Planning a house party this weekend? Then take note from Adam ClubFoot and the extended Radio ClubFoot family who live with him as they went all out with lazer, smoke machine and more spectacularly - iTunes visualizer - at their house party to end all house parties.

Respek!

Ben Westbeech/Breach & Rogerseventytwo

2011-11-22T21:55:00.001Z

We were asked by LBY to write a guest blog for them - which is something we are always delighted to do to improve internet relations (have a read here).

As it's coming towards the end of the year, we thought it only right and proper to write about the tracks which have really turned us on in 2011, so we picked:

Ben Westbeech - Something for the Weekend (Breach Remix)

and

Rogerseventytwo - You Take Me Higher

Only to realise we have never even posted about them on here - so here we are rectifying that.

Ben Westbeech - Something For The Weekend (Breach Remix) by Strictly Rhythm

NEW MUSIC: StooShe - Betty Woz Gone (+ Zed Bias Remix)

2011-11-22T10:00:00.000Z

Big up We Are S.M.E who hooked us onto this track by StooShe - 'a new female urban girl pop act,' says the Radio 2 announcer.

And we are pretty interested about them to be honest.

There haven't been that many girl bands about worth getting excited about to be honest, but these three have attitude and talk about teenage pregnancy with school girl innocence. The sort of girls who are so sweet at school, but when that bell rings on a Friday afternoon they turn into right little monkeys.

Betty Woz Gone is a great pop tune, but they've thought of the bigger picture and got one of the producers of the moment - Zed Bias - to have a go on it and create a dirty garage rework.

What do you think?

StooShe | Betty Woz Gone (Zed Bias Old Skool Remix) by StooShe

Foamo Jungle Classics Minimix

2011-11-21T21:54:00.001Z

We saw the title of this mix - supplied by Mixmag, mixed by Foamo - and thought, "we'll that looks interesting..."

Then we heard the first 30-seconds and heard the voice of Rodigan and thought - yer, we reckon the rest of this is gonna be quite something!

We were right!

Foamo Jungle Classics Minimix by Mixmag

Tracklist:
Ray Keith - The Terrorist
DJ Nut Nut - Special Dedication
Scorpio - Li Li
Shy FX - The Wolf
Roni Size - Trust Me
Congo Natty ft. Top Cat - VIP Mix
TNT - 2 Degrees
Q Project - Champion Sound
DJ Krust - Warhead
Zinc - Stretched
Omnio Trio - Renegade Snares
DJ SS - Rollidge
Demolition Man ft. Prizna - Fire

NEW MUSIC: The 2 Bears - Work

2011-11-21T20:58:00.001Z

The 2 Bears only gone and done it again, and for once the press release says it all:

'After a summer of Bear Hugging it's now time for a winter of Work'

Well, let's have a bit of partying to see out 2011 as well shall we?

NEW MUSIC: Little Boots - Shake

2011-11-16T10:30:00.000Z

Bloody hell - it's been a while since we've heard from Blackpool's finest, Victoria Hesketh aka Little Boots - but she's back, with Shake.

As the second person we ever interviewed for the radio show in Nottingham we feel a strong sense of love for her, but a bit like an ex-girlfriend who you see on a night out for the first time in a while wearing a new look - we were a bit taken aback by the beginning of her return.

Well, it sounds like you've just entered some dark, M.A.N.D.Y.-esque night in Berlin - and so it isn't surprising to find out it's been produced by Simian Mobile Disco-er James Ford.

Her vocals have the same Stuck on Repeat feel - but this time there isn't really any need for Fake Blood to take on the remix to make it all dirty and almost as if Little Boots are all Victoria is wearing.

Have a listen - it's a surprisingly good return.

It even gets better with each listen.

Shocked!

Snoop Dogg to headline Snowbombing 2012

2011-11-15T17:20:00.000Z

Whoever decided to put Snoop Dogg in front of thousands of people atop a mountain with tones of white powder deserves some sort of knighthood.

Along with DJ Shadow, Groove Armada, a Fatboy Slim street party, snow, mountains, beer and much much more - Snowbombing 2012 is going to be one hell of a show!

DIY Soundsystem - with Red Stripe cans taken from Carnival

2011-11-15T14:39:00.001Z

Question - what do you do when you run an event and have loads of left over beer cans?

Answer - make a fucking awesome looking soundsystem!

That's exactly what sound artist Yuri Suzuki has done, with the Red Stripe cans collected after this year Red Bull Music Academy Notting Hill Carnival event went off (again) fronted by Major Lazer and friends.

It's called Make Something from Nothing - and for music fans, it's a pretty good way of staying green.

At 2.5 meters high and inspired by heavy bass and Jamiacan soundsystems, all it needs is a place to let it rip - and we don't have to wait too long as tomorrow (November 16) at Village Underground, London, Ben UFO and NMBERS founder Spencer are down to test out how just how much it can take.

More info - check out the Friends of Red Stripe Facebook page, and check out this video below on how it was put together...

NEW MUSIC: Frank Ocean - Thinking Bout You (SBTRKT Edit)

2011-11-15T09:44:00.001Z

SBTRKT has been pretty busy in 2011 - becoming friends with Drake, releasing one of the biggest electronic records of the year and chumming up with Thom Yorke as part of Radiohead's TKOL 1234567.

Not to mention the shows he's put on from dark and dingy clubs to festivals all over the world.

And now he pulls this out of the bag. Remixing the dulcet tones of Frank Ocean and his track Thinking Bout You, this made me slip back into a happy place after roofers woke me up this morning with incessant banging.

I hope it can cheer you up if your feeling down too ;-)

Frank Ocean - Thinking Bout You (edit) by sbtrkt

NEW MUSIC: Factory Floor - Two Different Ways

2011-11-14T13:26:00.001Z

Out of the ashes of LCD Soundsystem's legacy and straight out of London come Factory Floor.

Well, to say they emerged as a result of James Murphy and co packing up shop is more than a bit of a falsehood, given they formed six years ago - but they are on DFA and there is more than just a passing resemblance between the two and I'm sure there are a more than a couple of LCD's records in their London bedrooms.

But enough about the past - what you need to know in the here and now is Factory Floor have a new track. It's called Two Different Ways, but don't be scared about the fact it's the same length as three pop singles played front to back.

It is a great dark and gitchy number with a wicked video - also made by the band.

NEW MUSIC: Mr Oizo - Stade 2

2011-11-11T12:54:00.001Z

The man who brought you Flat Beat with Flat Eric is back with a new album - Stade 2 - out today on Ed Banger - Mr Oizo!

But we think he might have gone a bit weird...

NEW VIDEO: ClubFoot returning to a club near you

2011-11-03T10:23:00.001Z

You remember a while ago we helped Dance Koko Dance rock, well Koko, with helping hands from the likes of Alex Metric, Retro/Grade, The Loops of Fury, Villa, Flight Facilities, Louis la Roche, Grum, Burns and still more...

Well, something like that - see below - might just happen again soon....

Big up to our resident Martin Scorsese - Lucy Hewitt!

NEW MUSIC: Dems - House

2011-10-31T17:49:00.001Z

There's this band called Dems and they are already getting quite a lot of attention from the likes of Rob da Bank to Pete Tong and lots of other people who appreciate a decent track when they hear one.

In the synth-pop mould of Delphic-Everything Everything-Wu Lyf, they're based in London and we know for a fact one of them works in media - but they definitely aren't dickheads (genuinely). This is the new video for House - a pretty clever concept which gorgeously compliments a blissful tune.

We're heading down to see them at the Brixton Ritzy on Wednesday (November 2) - they are more South London and don't have purple leggings - and we're expecting a pretty good show!!

It's free as well ;-)

NEW VIDEO: Duck Sauce - Big Bad Wolf

2011-10-25T15:38:00.001+01:00

Every wondered what it would be like to have a head as genitals? No, didn't think so - which only adds to the argument that Armand van Helden and A-Trak, together Duck Sauce, dream up some pretty crazy shit in their spare time when they aren't making absolute bangers!

Last year it was Barbra Streisand which stormed dance floors and radio playlists alike, even being covered on X Factor, and also took up bandwidths with its amazing video depicting how damn right cool it must be to live the life of a superstar DJ - they've only done it again with their Big Bad Wolf.

Though this time it is less 'look how cool we are' and more... Well I'm not really sure!

Check it out... And maybe make sure you don't have your parents/boss looking over your shoulder - they may be concerned...

Hessle Audio live from the RBMA takeover of the London Eye

2011-10-20T15:53:00.002+01:00

Whoever at the Red Bull Music Academy brainstorm came up with taking over each pod of the London Eye and turning it into a little club deserves a knighthood.

The likes of The 2 Bears, David Rodigan, Digital Soundboy, Night Slugs and 26-other soundsystems owned their respective cubicle overlooking the Thames with a few very lucky people inside.

As always, RMBA have the sets up and ready to listen to - while below is Fabric Live pres. Hessle Audio ft Ben UFO, Pearson Sound and Pangaea.

Enjoy!!

NEW MUSIC: Rustie

2011-10-20T12:23:00.001+01:00

After hearing the first track from Rustie's new album, Glass Swords, I was astounded!

It is seriously good music. Really refreshing and mature music from the young Glaswegian.

He's tied up in the Warp and NMBRS crew and if he's coming to a down near you - you really need to catch him before he flies off.

Below - stream some of his work and listen to his mix for Mary Anne Hobbs.

Rustie mix - Xfm 08/10/11 by Mary Anne Hobbs on Mixcloud

Neon Indian shows how to make wicked sounds out of all sorts

2011-10-19T15:31:00.002+01:00

Now Neon Indian is pretty cool... And what he does here is really fucking awesome!!

Neon Indian Plays The UO Music Shop from Urban Outfitters on Vimeo.

All you wanted to know about Phoenix

2011-10-18T15:16:00.000+01:00

Wow - just under 53-minutes clocking the rise of Phoenix in this documentary entitled - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix - From A Mess to the Massess.

It's rather like Justice's A Cross the Universe and Soulwax's Part of the Weekend Never Dies - but they were both cool, so that should only be a good thing not a bad thing!

It aired on French and German TV last week and is now up on Vimeo as it tracks their rise after their fourth album Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix - which is pretty fucking huge!

Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix - From A Mess To The Masses from uncool on Vimeo.

Thom Yorke 6 Mix teaser

2011-10-13T11:30:00.000+01:00

Following in the footsteps of us - yer we can actually take that accolade - Thom Yorke (the main man at Radiohead) is taking over the 6 Mix this Sunday from 8-10pm.

And here is a sneaky peak of what to expect.

Thom Yorke 6 Mix (BBC 6 Music) teaser by 6mix on Mixcloud

FREE MUSIC: Mix from Mele

2011-10-12T19:20:00.001+01:00

Mele is really, really good.

He's done a new mix.

You can download it for free.

Happy days!

Visions European Tour - Feat. Brenmar, Dillon Francis and Melé by Deadly People Recordings

NEW MUSIC: Buraka Som Sistema ft. Blaya & Roses Gabor - (We Stay) Up All Night

2011-10-05T12:55:00.000+01:00

Oh, hello again old friend - sorry for not posting anything for a while... But we think this is worth the wait.

Not only does it have one of the longest names and cast lists around - that isn't really what we base our music on at Radio ClubFoot - but its a belting track.

Arguably it could have come out a couple of months ago, but I think what'll happen instead is these soca and dancehall riddims will set clubs alight - big time - when its dark outside, it'll be firing on the dancefloor!

Anyway, here is Buraka Som Sistema with help from Blaya and Roses Gabor!

Stream/download all the Essential Mixes

2011-09-20T10:00:00.000+01:00

Oh Lord - after a couple of days on holiday I came back to work and Some Kind of Awesome made my year! They have discovered someone who has uploaded to stream and download all the Essential Mixes since Pete Tong's inaugral effort on October 30, 1993!

Okay, I haven't actually gone through and ticked off every single one, but there are 912, which equates to just under 11-weeks of audio - so you've got a lot to get through before you start complaining - start listening on Soundcloud.

There's stuff from Norman Cook, Carl Cox, Goldie, Justice, Daft Punk, David Guetta, Erol Alkan and the rest of DJ royalty.

I've only just begun investigating this treasure trove - but I began with a stonker, from the one and only Armand van Helden. Recorded in January 1996 - it came a year before his future Duck Sauce pal, A-Trak, had even won the World DMC Championships when he was just 15.

Work just got a whole lot bouncier.

Listen to them all here.

NEW MUSIC: Daft Punk - Drive

2011-09-19T12:39:00.000+01:00

You might not know the story – while giving the offices at Soma Records a bit of a Spring clean they came across an old DAT disk (no, I’m not sure what that is either) labelled Daft Punk – Drive.

A bit like the lost Scrolls of Atlantis, the label guys got very excited – a previously unreleased track from the French duo before they were Hollywood composers and recognised by their robotic headwear.

Apparently it was initially submitted in 1994 to accompany Rollin’ and Scratchin’ on Daft Punk’s first ever EP – but bosses weren’t happy with it and sent it back to be worked on. Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homen Christo replied with Da Funk, and the rest is history.

Well, it seems those in charge 17-years later are more than happy with the track which is being released as part of the label’s 20th Anniversary celebrations – Soma 20.

To the track – well it’s banging! The bass is ferocious throughout with enough energy to stop a burglar in his tracks. And with all the talk of Daft Punk’s sampling, there is an oddly familiar wailing which kick-starts the track but I can’t quite put my finger on it – answers on a postcard.

Have a listen – because you’re about to hear it everywhere…

NEW MUSIC: High Contrast ft. Tiesto & Underworld - The First Note is Silent

2011-09-19T11:26:00.001+01:00

High Contrast is back rang out across radios from the high pitched, over-excited Irish tones of Miss Annie Mac as she had the exclusive first play of new tune, The First Note is Silent.

The Welsh drum and bass pioneer – who enlisted the help of Tiesto and Underworld for it – has always been known for his accessible strand of liquid D&B and has had massive successes with the likes of Racing Green and If We Ever - and I suspect this will do likewise.

It isn’t the best drum and bass track you’re going to hear this year, nor is it one of Lincoln Barratt’s classics, but the track marks a return and a makes a statement of intent for Top 40 success.

Out on Hospital Records, of course, the guy has been toiling for years with underground smashers and working dancefloors in nondescript clubs – so who can blame him for trying to line his pockets.

Because even if you criticise the track listening to it through your laptop speakers – you know full well when it gets played in a club your going to go crazy like a 13-year old girl at a Jonas Brothers gig!

NEW MUSIC: Tickes - Call 4 Backup

2011-09-16T16:19:00.000+01:00

There isn't a lot around about up-and-coming funky producer Tickles - so there's no point speculating, and let's let the music do the talking...

Call 4 Backup EP - Roska Kicks and Snares - 10/10/11

Tickles - Call 4 Backup E.P [RKS] (Release 10.10.11) by Mr Tickle

The Magician 'Keep On Calling You Tour'

2011-09-16T13:46:00.000+01:00

Slipping away from his transportation partnership and now flying solo, The Magician is doing wondrous things - and here is a quick run down of what you need to know!

Firstly, as the image suggests, he is going on tour around the world in 92-days (hitting up XOYO with Kitsuné pals on December 3).

Next up is new single, I Don't Know What to Do ft. Jeppe, also on the iconic and groundbreaking French label he's set to rock the UK capital on later in the year.

The Magician Feat. Jeppe "I Don't Know What To Do" (Original) by TheMagician

And finally, a mix. The Magic Tape Fifteen, which you can also download for free.

Magic Tape Fifteen by TheMagician

All we need now is a white rabbit...

In memoriam - Mehdi Favéris-Essadi 1977-2011

2011-09-14T20:06:00.000+01:00

I fell in love with dance music at V Festival. Okay it’sabout as far removed from an electronic music event with any credibility orrespect as you can get - but being dragged to Groove Armada by my cousins in2004 did something to me nothing had done before.

The following night it was Basement Jaxx over Muse and Kings of Leon – before they started shagging ablaze – and the drug was well and trulyingested.

Spending the entire weekend the following two years in theStrongbow tent at Western Park seemed like the logical thing to do – onlyexiting to witness The Prodigy and Chemical Brothers on consecutive nights andreally only Dizzee Rascal the year after.

A waste of money? No – I heard some mind altering musicwhich changed my perspective completely, entirely and forever. I still didn’thave much knowledge of who or what I was hearing, but a few people stuck in mymind.

Lottie and Streetlife DJs for some reason resonated, as didan African looking man stepping from behind the decks during a remix of Rage Against the Machine and looking like he was having more fun than anyone else in thetent.

His enthusiasm was contagious, his joy uplifting and hisgenuine appreciation for everyone who had come to watch him play was somethingI never witnessed from the indie bands I had seen before my dance epiphany.

Starting university heightened my interest in clubbing. Ibegan going on blogs and learnt the names of DJs as I had once done offootballers. I looked back at who I must have had the time of my life listeningto at V Festival, and realised that DJ who mixed huge guitars, throbbing bouncybasslines and electronic kicks; who loved the party as much as the punters wasDJ Mehdi.

Five years on I answered the phone to the line “have youheard the news?”

There have been earthquakes, famines, hurricanes, break-upsand new jobs during my relationship with this particular friend, but none ofthese resulted in as urgent a phone call.

I press him to tell me what had happened and he answers“Mehdi’s dead.”

This man’s death, who neither of us had met or had any sortof formal relationship with, sent us into shock.

His productions were great, but that isn’t why there hasbeen such an outpouring at this news.

Mehdi gave the impression at his gigs that if I’d bumpedinto him on the street he’d say “hey, you were at V five years ago” before Icould even draw breath to say “oh my god you’re Mehdi.”

It is tragic news. It has shocked the dance musiccommunity, and music more generally, to the core.

My story will be no real consolidation to any of Mehdi’sfamily or friends but knowing that I am just one of thousands who feltsimilarly for Mehdi Favéris-Essadi will hopefully give them some comfort.

I wish the best to everyone who knew him. And may he restbehind a set of decks, a pair of headphones sat on his head, while God pleadsfor just ‘one more tune.’

Mehdi's last mix for Tsugi

NEW MUSIC: Robert Owens - One Body (Kaine Interpretation)

2011-09-14T18:22:00.000+01:00

If you haven't listened to X-Press 2's 6 Mix yet - go and do it (look it's easy the link is this one!!)

I'm not going to lie, bar Lazy with David Bryne I didn't really know what they were all about, but their tune selection over the two hours was so on point.

Not least for this track: Robert Owens - One Body (Kaine Interpretation)

* P.S. X-Press 2 have an album coming out soon, and given the tracks debuted during the mix - you should get on the pre-order! (Deserves to be bought, not on the illegal d/l!)

RIP DJ Mehdi

2011-09-13T14:04:00.001+01:00

Mehdi Favéris-Essadi 1977-2011 RIP

NEW MUSIC: Scuba - Adrenalin

2011-09-13T10:47:00.000+01:00

Hotflush is one of my favourite labels. Top man Scuba has managed to pluck the good and the better of up-and-coming producers from Roska to Mounte Kimbe, Cosmin TRG and George Fitzgerald and put out some sublime records.

The scout has returned to production though, and has been equally as successful. Adrenaline is his new single, out at the beginning of next month, and signaling the beginning of a bit of a busy period for the Berlin based man who has a DJ Kicks comp coming out soon as well as an album in early 2012.

Have a listen below and start getting excited.

Scuba - Adrenalin by BOILER ROOM

REVIEW: Stop Making Sense

2011-09-06T22:10:00.004+01:00

The Garden, Petrcane, Croatia. Great place, great music, great people. Could just leave it at that, it would be a fair assessment of the festival.

Perched upon idyllic Mediterranean coastline, the intimate festival site holds one stage, a waterside dance floor, several bars, two beaches, a paddling pool, a volleyball court and an indoor club.

An eclectic mix of festival goers attended, of various nationalities and from all walks of life but united by a will to party. Even the artists were getting in on it and there was scarcely an act that didn’t stick around to join in on the festivities.

The music was almost entirely electronic, with the majority of that being house and tech-house.

The highlights of the festival included a set by The Correspondents complete with spontaneous dancers clad in assorted morph suits, the Trouble Vision boat party featuring showers of sparkling wine, followed by inebriated DJs, then overboard vomiting, and a sun set set at the waterfront by Midland.

A truly great and inspiring festival, get your tickets for next year people, you won’t regret it!

SHOW: Radio ClubFoot 001 ft. TEED, Scuba, Blawan, Pusha T, Kingdom & much more

2011-09-06T17:27:00.001+01:00

We are delighted to announce our irregular radio shows, which we’ll put out as and when we can, talking and playing music which follows the ClubFoot mantra of the best in upfront new dance music.

This time around Ash and Will take you through the new release from Scuba, head over to America and check out what Kingdom is up to, play a track off one of the best albums of 2011 – Watch the Throne – and play something from a very exciting up-and-comer, Ifan Dafydd.

Full tracklist can be found below along with all the ways you can listen – enjoy!

iTunes / Mixcloud / Mediafire

Radio ClubFoot 001 - ft. TEED, Scuba, Blawan, Pusha T, Kingdom & much more by Radio Clubfoot on Mixcloud

Tracklist:
Blawan – Getting Me Down
Breakbot – Fantasy (Jacques Renault Remix)
Jay Z & Kanye West - Otis
Pusha T ft. Tyler the Creator – Trouble on My Mind
Shabazz Palaces – An Echo From the Hosts
Ifan Dafydd - Miranda
Scuba - Adrenalin
Samo Sound System – Shuffle Code
Kingdom – Uptown Rock
Drop the Lime – Bourbon Blitz
Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs - Garden

MIX: Ed Banger's Autumn Collection by Busy P

2011-09-06T15:54:00.000+01:00

There has been a lot of hoo-har over the last couple of days regarding the new Justice track, Audio Video Disco, and rightly so - they are huge! But as anyone who knows a bit about football - no one is bigger than the team!

Ed Banger manager, Busy P, has just dropped this mixtape sampling a wide range of stuff which coming out on the label before the end of the year including Justice, Mickey Moonlight, Mr Oizo and SebastiAn.

Okay the Justice album isn't out on Ed Banger, but it may as well be!

ED REC FALL 2011 DELIVERY by edbangerrecords

VIDEO: Joe Goddard ft. Valentina - Gabriel

2011-09-02T14:00:00.000+01:00

Having been let out of the woods as half of The Two Bears and Hot Chip for a brief solo soiree, Joe Goddard’s track Gabriel has caught the essence of summer in just under four minutes.

The video for the track which features Valentina on vocals is now up on Vimeo and plays like iTunes visualiser if Joan Miro had been given design duties at Apple.

Joe Goddard feat. Valentina - Gabriel (Official Video) from Greco-Roman on Vimeo.

NEW MUSIC: Throwing Snow - The Shadower

2011-08-31T20:00:00.000+01:00

The weather has been pretty crappy really of late, and the thought of snow may cause you to chuck your mouse into the screen but Throwing Snow, bear with me, is definitely worth taking note of.

Ross Tones, from London, produces some pretty smooth, mellow groves. Instantaneously setting your foot to tap.

The video below for Shadower takes a leaf out of what Friendly Fires have done of late and taken some retro footage from those heady acid house rave days to show how it was done back then...

Well that's all well and good - all you need to know is the music in 2011 is good - and you can dance to it how you will!

Throwing Snow - Shadower from SneakerSocialClub on Vimeo.

NEW MUSIC: Daniel Harksmann - Puerto Rico

2011-08-31T18:40:00.000+01:00

When I first heard Daniel Harksmann's debut album - Rambazamba - earlier this year, I thought wow!

I listened again - and quickly realised the wow of the first listen hadn't done it justice.

It's absolutely amazing!

Sat in England I fell into the German stereotype of - oh yer, here is a German producer from Berlin with a surname like a soldier who has inevitably created some sort of driving, thumping techno which scares every cell into your body.

I was pleasantly surprised. It is a real mix bag of house, soul and samba vibes, with just a sprinkling of techno. Has to be a little right?

Anyway, here is the video for follow up track Puerto Rico. An '80s car chase, with some pretty funky Nightrider motors, a jumping baseline and it just makes you smile really!

Daniel Haaksman "Puerto Rico" from Man Recordings on Vimeo.

Brixton Clubbing Tourist Board

2011-08-29T10:51:00.000+01:00

Radio ClubFoot has a lot of places we call home. Beginning in Nottingham, we moved to Cardiff but have always had roots firmly ingrained in Oxford as well as North and East London – well now it has a new place where we like to rest our head.

Brixton, South London, gets a lot of bad press – but already we can see after a short time it’s really rather good.

The Academy obviously gets a lot of attention as the premier music venue in the area – and rightly so. Chase and Status have sold it out, Friendly Fires are putting on three nights, Rinse are celebrating their 17th Birthday, Dizzee is down for a show and Hospitality are bringing the best they have to offer to the iconic venue – all that and we haven't even mentioned Soulwaxmas in December marking the beginning of the festive celebrations.

But this is by no means a one hall town – Plan B over this Bank Holiday Weekend have put on reggae and Carnival legends David ‘RamJam’ Rodigan and Norman Jay, while just up the road, Jamm provides an eclectic mix which ranges from local-boys-done-good Basement Jaxx to Toots and the Maytals afterparties and appearances from the blissful Beirut.

The Dogstar has a reputation of providing kicking basslines to the weekend, and it seems two more places are set to open in the next few weeks to give this corner of the capital an extra spark.

Electric Social on Acre Lane and Electric Brixton on Town Hall Parade are both promising big things – though clearly there wasn’t a discussion on marketing and naming strategies between the two.

The former is keeping its cards very close to its chest but seems as if there will be a downstairs bar/lounge area while upstairs will home a dancefloor waiting to be abused.

Electric Brixton seems to have set its sights much higher. The 1,700-capacity venue is stepping from the ashes of The Fridge, with Steve Forster heading it all - the man behind the reinvention of Highbury's Garage and The Birmingham Institute, making them musical centres in their respective localities and beyond.

Felix the Housecat has been given the responsibility of opening it up, while our old friends from Nottingham, Spectrum, are using it as their London residency and will welcome Japanese Popstars, Borgore, South Central, Jakwob and another headline act on October 1.

Fuck riots. Let’s dance!

Amsterdam Dance Event announce first acts

2011-08-17T15:07:00.000+01:00

Umm so, this event - despite its pretty shit name - looks awesome! Frankie Knuckles, Richie Hawtin, Sven Väth, Caribou, Carl Cox, Groove Armada present Red Light, Theo Parrish, Brodinski, Martyn, Soul Clap have just been announced plus a whole load more.

The Amsterdam Dance Event takes place in October across 52-venues offering"a unique blend of daytime conferences, including interactive workshops, technical demonstrations and in-depth round-table discussions, alongside a nighttime music festival," apparently.

It attracts 130,000 festival visitors from all around the globe - which is pretty damn cool - and add in to that its in Amsterdam!

Yessssh! ;-)

L-Vis 1990 ft. Javeon McCarthy - Lost in Love

2011-08-17T13:30:00.000+01:00

L-Vis 1990 - what can we say? He has been riding a crest of a wave ever since, well ever since he was a glint in his old man's eye it seems. He ripped things up in Brighton before casually sauntering slightly further away from the equator once he met Bok Bok - slowly taking over London with Night Slugs - they've even just launched a quite insurgency into America with sister label Fade to Mind headed up by comrade Kingdom.

Next month will see the release of L-Vis' debut album, Neon Dreams. Now we have been lucky enough to take a little preview listen and it is great.

Seriously awesome!

It's a sculpted album, telling a story, and with each track floating into the next seamlessly.

Lost in Love is the first single, featuring the vocal talent of Javeon McCarthy. Its reminiscent of some of the awesome dance tracks which used to pop up once again on Radio 1 driving to school in the '90s (obviously mum was actually at the wheel) - a wicked beat, soul, groove and passion.

Take a listen below - and know you need the album when it drops!

Big Chill Raver

2011-08-17T10:50:00.000+01:00

I didn't go to the Big Chill this year. It's been one of those festivals I've had on my radar for a while and I've wanted to tick off but other bits have always got in the way, tickets were never booked or people have been getting married.

But I was sent this video - and oh my - if someone can verify this is what it's like all the time, I'm heading down to Eastnor Castle Deer Park now and waiting at the gates until August 2012!

Little Dragon - Gypsy Woman (La Da Dee) (Crystal Waters cover)

2011-08-15T12:52:00.000+01:00

Whenever I hear the vocals of Yukimi from Little Dragon I think yes, yes, YES! They are so mesmerising and whether its with Gorillaz, SBTRKT or new album Ritual Union with her Swedish friends I love it - you gotta grab that album by the way!

Anyway, this little lady went down to Ibiza with her Dragon friends and covered Crystal Waters' Gypsy Woman (La Da Dee) and Oh La Laa its amazing!

They even throw in a bit of Show Me Love :-)

Little Dragon - Gypsy Woman (La Da Dee) (Crystal Waters Cover) (BBC Radio 1) by twelvemajorchords

Erol Alkan's ultimate raver

2011-08-10T17:31:00.000+01:00

This blog post has been a couple of days in the writing - things have been a bit hairy last couple of days!

Its basically this photo - how fucking cool is riding a rocking-horse while raving it up to Erol Alkan at Field Day!! Massive respect to this girl, and especially with throwing one spare hand up in the air.. Pretty nutty!

Anyway, speaking of our favourite DJ of Turkish/Crypriot decent, he has the rework of his Avalanche with Boys Noize featuring the vocal tones of Jarvis Cocker doing the rounds - but we are particularly loving the slowed down, 33 RPM minute version by Cold War Music.

Yer, they have probably just set it at the slower speed - but that's how moombahton kicked off right and now thats huge!

Take a listen for yourself below anyway, and riot-permitting, Erol's night at Fabric on September 2 with a live TBC guest, Gesaffelstein, Stopmakingme, Canblaster, Switch and a DJ from Jarvis himself is surely going to go off! (Well not in that way!)