XXXY - You Always Start It (TTY005)

WRoisetter just sent this to me via Twitter. It's the first I've heard of Ten Thousand Yen and the warm waves of electronica wrapped themselves around me like a melodic cuddle. The producer hales from Manchester - which is proving a hotbed for pseudo-garage and future house output - see Fantastic Mr Fox's delightful tracks.
'You Always Start It' is an irrestible tune padded with a furry bass line and balmy arpeggios that would be prickly if they didn't sound slightly blunted. The yawning vocals lull over the top, echoing you into a blanket of soft percussion. 

   xxxy - You Always Start It by TenThousandYen

'Ordinary Thing' is one of his first tracks that turned heads with the delicate grace of falsetto vocals and twinkling arpeggios that cascade down over the fuzzy sub-bass. XXXY's sound is fragile yet substantial with a skipping 2-step beat it's not brash and in your face but still has enough confidence and momentum to move you on the dancefloor.

  xxxy - Ordinary Things by TenThousandYen

Jam City - Magic Drops VIP

Another blissful track on the Night Slugs imprint, this time from Jam City. Magic Drops VIP is made up of a machanized production-line beat with the slide-whistle synth resulting in a woozy sound of jiggy disorientation.

White Mink @ The Haunt

Last month I went to White Mink at the Haunt, read the full review on the Brighton Source. 

"Noir’s the new black and Freshly Squeezed Music have transformed The Haunt into a veritable speakeasy for White Mink. Tonight we play private detective, getting the inside scoop on the 1920s Mafioso...

Photo by Tom Chambers

... As PI’s go we’re more Jonathon Ames than Philip Marlowe but we know this much – White Mink is such an authentic recreation of prohibition America it could make even Raymond Chandler blush."

Dirty Sunet Disco @ Ohso Social

Check the full review over on the Brighton Source site.

Photo by James Kendall

"It’s a balmy evening in early May as the sun bleeds into the hazy horizon behind the West Pier, printing its stencilled wreckage on the crimson sky. There’s a spring wind biting our necks but not enough to threaten this late evening club night."

BlahBlahBlah DJs - Left

Talking to Mr James Kendall in Brighton Source HQ yesterday he played me BlahBlahBlah DJs' track 'Left'.

Even without considering that this is their first foray into production the track's a staggering success. The shuddering syths slowly build, gaining momentum, volume and confidence, until the piece is fully realised and breaks into a stunning bit of progressive techy-house. It's intro sounds a little like Kavinsky with obvious 80s influence and the tune as a whole could score a John Carpenter scene. I'm thoroughly looking forward to more productions from these guys, but we may have to be patient, as they're busy  putting on some of the best dance music events in Brighton every month. If your in our city by the sea then head to their 4th Birthday this Saturday (11th) at Digital, where they're hosting Night Slugs with Bok Bok, L-Vis and Girl Unit.

Boy 8 Bit - May Mix

He's been making upbeat techy house tracks for tiiime now and his Drumming Song remix last year was an industrial paradise of clattering echoey beats with Florence's haunting vocals gliding over the top. This May mix includes some of his own new material, tracks by other producers that he feels haven't got the play they deserve and more electro wonders that he couldn't resist dropping in. I think it's impossible to be in a bad mood when listening to Boy 8 Bit's mixes and this one is no exception, he brings the sunshine vibes into our fluffy ear holes just in time for our UK summer resurgence. 

Can't embed this one but you can download and listen on his Soundcloud >here<