Plug – Back On Time (new album/lost classic)

the new album/lost classic from Plug (aka electronic icon Luke Vibert, Wagon Christ etc), titled Back On Time, is a collection of unreleased eccentric drum and bass tracks recorded over 15 years ago. released on Ninja Tune on 9th January 2012, it follows the highly acclaimed Plug album from 1996, Drum ‘n’ Bass for Papa

sounding brand new as well as being an uncovered gem, Back On Time is a release that anybody interested in the progression of dance music should be very curious to hear and enjoy. pre-orders are being taken now at the Ninjashop

this is Feeling So Special from Back On Time

Kid Vector and his Big Band present: The Rebirth of Yule (free download)

like a lot of people, i think Christmas is a load of hairy old wank, but i’m no pre-ghostly visitations Ebenezer Scrooge-a-like. see, we’re only a few hours into December and i’m throwing up this Christmas mix to help get you darlings into a festive mood. clocking in at over an hour, Kid Vector’s thrown together easy listening and jazz Christmas classics with added beats, hip hop and drum & bass. Bing Crosby, Charlie Parker, Julie London, Nat King Cole, Dean Martin, Mel Tormé, Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Rosemary Clooney, Count Basie AND MUCH, MUCH, MUCH MORE BESIDES!

download the mix for keeps here kidvector.com

have yourselves a merry little Christmas . . .

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Parker – DJ & Producer

first starting his rise “smashing chumps via DJ battles“, Bristol’s Parker soon turned his hand to production, gaining “lofty comparisons to the marvelous RJD2“. the luscious beats and driving funk of his To Eternity LP garnered rave reviews and wide critical acclaim. lead single Sugar Coated was MTV playlisted, while Western Soul, featuring San Francisco legend, Rasco, “devastated” dance floors. proving he was no flash in the pan, Parker followed the album with a series of club-rocking bangers, finding homes at such labels as Bombstrikes, Goodgroove, and Jalapeno

for a taster of his more recent work, here’s track, Dr Dr, uploaded to Soundcloud by Parker 12 days ago

and this is Parker’s funky breaks and hip-hop mix, titled The Monkey Butler Did It, from a few months back (d/l it for free here)

always one for “combining a cheeky sense of humour with a keen ear for a record-defining sample” (I-DJ Magazine) who knows what style he’ll be running next. Parker, “your friendly neighbourhood beatsmith”