So how’s everything going? You have a pretty massive tour that’s just getting started? We actually just finished a massive tour. In a week we do about two weeks worth of shows in the North West and then we’re done. We have a trip to Australia, and that’s all we have planned. So how has…
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So what happens when one of the most exciting young producers around reworks one of the most acclaimed albums from a true legend? The result is Gil Scott-Heron and Jamie xx’s ‘We’re New Here’, which sees Jamie xx remixing thirteen tracks from the original ‘I’m New Here’ album sessions. Gil Scott-Heron and Jamie xx’s ‘We’re…
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In February 2010 Gil Scott-Heron released “I’m New Here”, his first album in thirteen years. Produced by XL Recordings head Richard Russell during various studio sessions in New York, the album was enthusiastically received by fans and critics alike. Meanwhile, the last eighteen months have been meteoric for Jamie xx (of The xx). In addition…
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We continue our look back at the year in music with part two of our annual albums of the year countdown! We kick things off with one of the heroes of this year’s international electronic touring circuit… Delphic – Acolyte My early pick for album of the year has held strong from January to December….
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Getting me out to Homebush is no easy feat – the frustrating distance between it and the city makes it a venue that ensures your night will be over the minute the gig comes to a close and we make the painful journey home. So it’s on the very rare occasion, and only for the…
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