Back in March I blogged two of Phaseone’s remixes one being of Burial’s Archangel.  Today we have his new full length album, which is a collection of great laid back beats. The album starts off with some crazy bleak, futuristic synth intro. But I’m already bumping at the bassline before the beat starts. Tim Gun is something Oh No or J-Dilla fans will enjoy, and sounds like big-beat hip-hop from the year 2051.  The album’s highlight in my opinion in the next track, Love Test (Only). Hot Mess / Metal Dub is a clash of IDM with instrumental hip-hop, and the final track Alladat is Phaseone demonstrating he can create excellent chopped-up hip-hop beats back in the present-day too. It’s good to see a variety of styles on a record, it keeps it interesting.

Phaseone – Thanks but No Thanks (download)

New artist fresh off the Stones Throw block, James Pants is described on their site as,
“… a purveyor par excellence of that unmistakable “fresh beat”: 80’s Soul, Electro Boogie, Early Rap, New Wave, & Post-Punk Disco, all of which can be found on Welcome where James plays drums, keys, guitar and sings.”

I’ll have to think about this one. Check out his upcoming album, Welcome

James Pants – We’re Through

Bochum Welt
And now for something very unrelated, a small sample of a live electronic set Bochum Welt of Rephlex did with Thomas Dolby in 2006. Enjoy!

Bochum Welt live, San Francisco 2006