9 Samurai

Now coming up to it's fifth birthday Hyperdub has grown to be one of the best labels of the decade and far more than just a dubstep label. With an impressive roster which includes Burial,Joker,Zomby, LV, Cooly G to name a few (I will blog about all of them at some stage) it is the labels founder and boss Kode 9 released his debut album "Memories of a Future" in 2006 which is the topic of the blog today. The second album which was released on Hyperdub is a collaboration with vocalist the Space Ape weaves it's way through 14 tracks with haunting and heavy and dark vocal by the Space Ape over the top. It's an album that has got heavy rotation on my i-pod over the past few years and explores Kode 9s love of 2-step garage and drum and bass to create a minimal masterpiece. Check out one of my favorite cuts from this album on the link below. And if you see anything on the Hyperdub label just buy it!!!

Kode 9 and Space Ape - Nine Samurai

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I always rip the piss out of one of my mates  for playing Minimal so he never lets me forget about it when I ask him for a track iv heard him play out, and, to be fair iv gotten a few off him. Its never a genre that appealed to me in the slightest, lots of build ups that go nowhere and it generally just leaves me frustrated hearing it for long periods of time in a club but every now and again you get a few gems. Its weird because I like stuff thats stripped back and raw, no bells and whistles so by rights I should get it,maybe its just the way its packaged or the fact that when someone is playing it they never exceed about 10 tracks in an hour. Could be good to see someone taking the music and trying something new with it or just play it out differently. Lose the 2 minute mixouts and just hammer it out.

Gideon - Freak Your Body