With 2011 quickly drawing to a close, the onslaught of “Best Of” lists is already well underway (don’t worry, XLR8R’s contributions will begin popping up next week), and although it’s unlikely that Om Unit (a.k.a. Jim Coles) is going to be pulling down…
In all honesty, we’re not exactly sure how UK outfit Africa Hitech found the time to put together an exclusive mix for the XLR8R podcast series.
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French Fries (a.k.a. Valentino Cazani) is an interesting producer. Based in Paris, he’s established himself as a sort of chameleon, as the young artist is seemingly capable of tackling new sounds and styles with relative ease. His breakthrough tune, 20…
Over the past few months, a lot of space on XLR8R has been devoted to the exploits of Los Angeles DJ/producer Samo Sound Boy, a Trouble & Bass-affiliated artist who recently struck out on his own with Body High, a new label he’s launched with Jerom…
While many young producers have taken up the bass and juke mantle in the past year or two, few have done so while matching the quality of the output being produced by 21-year-old Cedaa (a.k.a. Simon Ho).
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Damu (a.k.a. Sam Schorb) sure hasn’t wasted any time while working his way into the UK bass conversation. In less than a year, the Manchester-based producer—and one-time subject of our Bubblin’ series—has released an impressive series of EPs, inclu…
Asura (a.k.a. Ryan York) may be affiliated with the increasingly nebulous “beat scene,” but the young artist is not the typical LA producer. While he now crafts intricately detailed electronic compositions, his formative years were spent enmeshed in th…
Make no mistake, Matías Aguayo’s Cómeme imprint is a weird fucking label. While much of Cómeme’s output could be roughly described as house, that overlooks the elements of techno, disco, funk, and various Latin genres that populate its tracks, not t…
Although the goings-on of the various members of the venerable Night Slugs crew are frequently documented on XLR8R, it’s been awhile since one of its artists put together an exclusive mix for our podcast series. Jam City (a.k.a. Jack Latham) is one of …
At this point, does an artist like Robert Hood require an introduction? (After all, we did put him on the cover of XLR8R last year.) All kidding aside, the man is a Detroit techno legend, although these days he calls Alabama home. A founding member of …