Apologies for not posting much in the last month or so; with a baby arriving any time now and a housemove on the way things have been a bit hectic. Sorry all!

Anyway, by way of apology, here is a treat for you all: the Hella Flossy mix Trick dropped on Jonny Reggae‘s radio show in Brighton a month or so back. This was done as promo for the mighty Up The Anti mix that is now out in stores, so if you like what you hear, be sure to head out and look up the mix. I won’t front: we need the sales on that shit if the likes of Needlework and Rhythm Inc are to keep churning out releases!

Click to download the Hella Flossy Mix (66Mb)

Music in the mix includes exclusive treats from the ever-sublime Mat Young and Joey Beats (who dropped everything to supply an instrumental version of his killer Cunnylynguists remix – thanks Joe!), not to mention an exclusive Fink remix by yours truly, some EdIT, a Mashit tribute, me and Wax’s “I KILL YOU WITH MY MIND!” track and much more…

And, if you like what you hear, head on over to any of these online stores to snap up the Up The Anti mix:

USA: Underground Hip Hop dot com

UK: Rough Trade Records (or Selectadisc if you prefer)

For other countries, just click this link to open up the Google search on the CD – god knows there’s stores all over the damn place stocking it, from Japan to the Czech Republic and beyond…

Out fifth podcast in the mighty Rhythm Incursions podcast series is another live mix session, this time from New York’s DJ Olive. In September last year, Olive was over to play The Barbican in London with Kim Gordon of Sonic Youth. While he was in town we hooked up, and at super short notice (about 90 minutes!) he grabbed his laptop and materials and headed to the Resonance FM studio to hijack the airwaves and drop a live set. The result was astonishing; a mad tour of the music Olive loves so much, be that downtempo mellow grooves to latin-inflected rhythms. The result is every bit as amazing as the David Last set we podcast for show #2. Trust us, this one is a keeper!

Olive’s brand new mix “Heaps As – Live in Tasmania” is out now on The Agriculture.

Ahead of the release of Waxfactor’s “Sci Fu” album on the 13th March, we thought we’d get a member of the Needlework/Rhythm Incursions extended famalam to come in and wreck up the album into a promotional megamix for you. Enter Buddy Peace, aka Chunky Love, aka Flashy Molasses, who brings the styles he’s now famous for in no small amount – and we’re not just talking about his fetching Abe Lincoln beard here.

Spread the word on this if you can!

As many of you know, when they’re not presenting Rhythm Incursions Mr Trick and Waxfactor can be found at Needlework Records; Trick in his capacity as label manager and artist, Wax in his capacity as artist and errant A&R man.

So, we thought we’d podcast out a taster of the next release on Needlework Records, the excellent Loop Extensions album by Dday One. This sampler mix is 10 minutes long and mixed by the skilled hands of 2tall. If you like what you hear, be sure to keep an eye out for the album, appearing in all good record stores worldwide from March 14th.

Enjoy!

Mr Trick is back once again, with a fine selection of killer tunes all here for you to download and get addicted to. In addition to the insanely dope music listed below, we have a special on a label that remains a steadfast favourite in Rhythm Inc. Towers, and that’s Wordsound. Back for 2006 with a slew of new releases, they are sounding better than ever. But don’t take our word for it – check out the 3 world exclusive tracks we have here for your listening pleasure. As if that ain’t enough, we also have a stunning “Wordsound Brasil” t-shirt for you to win, to celebrate the forthcoming “Wordsound: Made In Brasil” compilation. Don’t sleep people!

Playlist:
1. Intro: Fallen – Tubbybeat [unreleased]
2. Spankrock – Rick Rubin (President Evil ReVox feat. Pase Rock) [Big Dada]
3. Waxfactor – Down For The Count [Needlework Records]
4. Belle & Sebatian & DJ Signify – Space Boy Dream (Joe Beats Mix) [taken from Indie Rock Blues CD, available at www.joeybeats.com]
5. DJ Olive – Follow Me I’ll Be Right Behind You [The Agriculture]
6. Philosophy Major – The Gods of Light and Anger [unreleased – check www.myspace.com/philosophymajormusic for more info]
7. Dday One – Unstable Material Pt.2 [Needlework Records]
*** MINIFEATURE: WORDSOUND 2006 ***
8. Spectre feat. Labtekwon – Home [Wordsound]
9. Sensational meets Kouhei – The Purple People [Wordsound]
10. DJ KLOS – Niteroi Freestyle [Wordsound]
*** MINIFEATURE ENDS ***
11. Sixtoo – Side D from Songs From The Film By Pablo Aravena – “Next : A Primer on Urban Painting” [Bully Records]
12. QPE – Stare [The Agriculture]
13. Ghislain Poirier – Light Ya Ass On Fire RMX [taken from www.ghislainpoirier.com]
14. Clever Bunny – Alphasong (Instrumental) [Carbon Logic]
15. ID & Sleeper – Balance [Mush]

Advance notice: keep an eye on this feed in the second week of March, as we’ll be podcasting an amazing mix session from DJ Olive. Trust us, you don’t want to miss it.

Ahh, now here is a fantastic musical treat for you all. On August 4th this year, David Last of The Agriculture stopped by the Resonance studio to perform a live set. As this set went out as a Clear Spot (a 90 min. nightly slot on the station where artists basically take over, and do what they want), some of our usual Rhythm Inc fans missed it. So, we are delighted that the good folks over at The Agriculture have given us the go-ahead to podcast the session for those of you that missed it.

For those of you who haven’t yet heard of David Last, you’re in for a real treat. Its quite rare these days that you can truly claim that someone has a sound of their own, but in David’s case that sentiment most certainly applies. Fusing dancehall-style rhythms with almost a minimal house kinda vibe, he weaves together a sonic collage that draws you in and hypnotises you from the get-go. Don’t be mistaken: this is post-club music at its finest – the kind of thing you put on when its 3am, you’re tired as hell and wanting to wind down after a night out on the tiles.

So, sit back, relax and enjoy a real treasure we think too many people missed. For more information on David Last, check both www.theagriculture.com and www.davidlast.net. Be sure to buy his album “The Push Pull” too, from which some of this live set is drawn. Trust us, its an essential listen.

But for now, just enjoy the music, for this is what its allllll about!

Click here to download the show!

The first Rhythm Incursions show is now online. Click here to download it!

Tracklisting:
Kevin Eldon Resonance FM Shoutout
Intro: Fallen – Tubbybeat [unreleased]
Mutamassik – m28 [Sound Ink]
DJ Flack – Klez Dub [Beat Research]
Waxfactor – SRB RMX feat Mista Ed [Needlework Records]
Teledubgnosis – In Heaven, A Devil (The Bug Heaven Dub) [Wordsound]
Sixtoo – track from “Duration” [Bully Records]
2tall – Rain pt.2 [Needlework Records]
Baby Blak – Just Begun (King Honey Raw Mix) [Sound Ink]
Urban Haiku – Pussyriders [Carbon Logic]
DJ Mayonnaise – Reverse Thought [unreleased]
David Last – Cat Silver [The Agriculture]
P Love – Blue and Brown [Bully Records]
Vex’d – Pop Pop VIP [Planet Mu]
Murderbot – Fi You [Mashit]