Federsen- DewpointFedersen returns to Fifth Interval for another sublime instalment of dance floor friendly dub techno. Dewpoint is an altogether tighter affair when compared to the label's first release, Point Reyes. The drums are taut and razor sharp, propelling the listener effortlessly through a dense fog of ferric clouds, swelling to fill the outer reaches of the echo chamber. A highly polished metallic production style that can be compared to some of Andy Stott's

the late-capitalist decline and empty big box stores of Sandhills today

New Slang 7

Gilles Peterson ("a key part of an entire movement")

better known as Uhmeer - an upcoming MC from Philadelphia

it is sparer and maintains its own utterly unique flavor

After months of cancelled shows Black Pumas went to Los Angeles this past fall and laid down eight explosive tracks at the famed Capitol Studio A

who can condense modern reality into one deftly delivered and commanding line

It was released on April 12

Aha Shake Heartbreak (2004)

a jubilee is a celebration of the passage of time-a festival to usher in the hope of a new era in brilliant technicolor

whilst 'Do No Why' contains an infectious piano riff throughout

Maurice Seezer