Glaswegian labels Wireblock, Stuffrecords, and Dress 2 Sweat have recently united under the Numbers flag, a brand made popular by Glasgow's long-running and highly recommendable club night. Expect an eclectic mix of forward-thinking dance music styles, leaning towards UK funky and dubstep, while drawing inspiration from techno, r'n'b, house music, and electro.
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Currently one of the hottest properties in the field of ravey B-more bass and UK funky house, London's L-Vis 1990 was recently signed on Diplo's Mad Decent label, where his 'United...
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Wayne Goodlitt a.k.a. Roska started out as a UK garage MC during the late 1990s. Making the move to become a producer and DJ, Roska is one of the indisputable rising stars in the UK...
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One of the brightest young producers to emerge out of Glasgow's much hyped electronic music scene, Rustie cut his teeth producing classic Detroit electro as part of Voltaic, before...
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SBTRKT might be hiding his face behind a mask, but this hasn't stopped his meteoric rise in 2010, backed by releases on Ramp Recordings, its Brain Math subsidiary, most recently...
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Paul 'Seiji' Dolby started in music as a classically trained cellist, but as a teenager in the early 1990s he discovered hardcore, jungle and later US house music. His early experiments...
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This label is featured in Update #088:
Autechre, Atom TM, Function, Brandt Brauer Frick
As easy to spot as Easter eggs on a snow-covered meadow, the highlights in our March Essentials include great albums by Autechre, Atom TM, Function, Brandt Brauer Frick, Space Dimension Controller, Aera, Basic Soul Unit, and TM404, compilations like '20 Jahre
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While the world still reels from the explosive power of 2011's 'Glass Swords' LP, Glasgow boy Rustie has been pretty quiet on the release front. Returning on Numbers, 'Triadzz' throws its hip-hop swung bass weight against dancefloor decimating frivolities, 'Slasherr' blinds with synth exuberance as only Rustie knows how.
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This label is featured in Update #072:
Elektro Guzzi, Marcel Dettmann, Sepalcure, Surkin
If you are based on the planet's northern hemisphere like we are, chances are you're either looking for a melancholic soundtrack to the greyness outside or some cheerful music to counter its adverse effects right now.
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Belgian duo GoldFFinch are the latest addition to the Numbers camp with a single that happily draws on old-school electro influences and dresses them in a new school bass music sound. Reduced to their funky essence, both tracks are recommended DJ fodder.
This label is featured in Update #070:
Modeselektor, Roman Flügel, Four Tet, Joakim
Modeselektor are back! After four years spent with Moderat and setting up their own label the Berlin pranksters return with their eagerly awaited third album, 'Monkeytown'. Don't just stop reading there however, as September was ripe with many more fantastic
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This label is featured in Update #069:
Dexter, Mike Dehnert, 2562, Marcel Dettmann
Here comes a quick run-down of excellent releases that don't fall into a single genre, yet should appeal to anyone with a taste for cutting-edge dance music using elements of Detroit techno, Chicago house and UK dubstep.
This is what we feel futuristic
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This label is featured in Update #065:
John Tejada, Ricardo Villalobos, Tiger & Woods
Release schedules hit a fever pitch in June as record labels scramble to the finish line before the festival season. It's been harder than ever to separate the wheat from the chaff, but this month's essentials once again represent our cream of the
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Jamie XX's hugely anticipated Numbers debut is finally here and promptly fell prey to some high-profile slagging on the web. We beg to disagree: 'Far Nearer's tropical steel drum warbles have made the tune one of our summer hits so far, and 'Beat For', a bassier and moodier effort, is great as well. Essential.
This label is featured in Podcast #046:
Shir Khan's podcast mix serves up a prime example of his broad-minded DJing style. Funky styles by Jamie xx and Julio Bashmore meet Ada's eletronica pop as well as modern and classic house music tunes and Shir Khan's own remix of Munk's 'La Musica'.
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This label is featured in Update #063:
Mark E, Vladislav Delay Quartet, Tiger & Woods
The past month of May provided us with a release schedule almost as erratic as the weather, but sticking to our monthly essentials should keep you on the safe side in terms of musical quality.
Outstanding artist albums from Mark E, Dominik Eulberg and
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Deadboy's brand of UK funky house is essentially pop music, with the man's spot-on production techniques ensuring a high taste level. Each of his latest Numbers EP's three tracks is a hit - from the chord-driven opulence of 'Wish U Were Here' to the more reduced, Kwaito-influenced 'Ain't Gonna Lie'. Massive.
This label is featured in Update #062:
Hardfloor & E.R.P., Dexter, Versalife
Hot on the heels of Instra:mental's 'Resolution 653', our favourite album last month, we present a round-up of excellent electro-inspired releases this week, backing up our claims of an impending resurgence of the classic genre.
Take acid legends Hardfloor
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Italian techno legend Lory D makes his debut on Numbers after his previous outings on Wireblock. The full-on 'Acidronix' and the slightly more restrained 'Acid Prastix' are excellent takes on classic early 90s techno, complete with grinding synths, dramatic strings and arpeggios. Where were you in '92?
This label is featured in Feature #154:
Old School Techno meets New School Bass
Glasgow's Numbers crew usually sticks to the fast lane heading towards club music's future: The imprint's cutting-edge mash-up of dubstep, funky house, grime and techno has gained the young label a rapidly growing fan base and numerous mentions as one of the
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This label is featured in Update #051:
Agoria, James Blake, Moritz Von Oswald Trio
February is rumoured to be the year's shortest month, but looking at the past weeks' shocking amount of great releases we are not sure we can confirm this.
Massive artists albums by Agoria, James Blake, Isolée, Siriusmo, Nicolas Jaar, Steffi, Tim Hecker,
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This label is featured in Update #049:
Shackleton, Jamie XX, James Blake
In the disparate world of bass music, dubstep has unravelled itself in multiple directions. This month, this is no better demonstrated as one of dubstep's most unique pioneers Shackleton returns with two killer EPs on Honest Jon's. Also on the radar are great
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This label is featured in Update #041:
Magda, Martyn, Modeselektor
Compilations have been the big thing this November, and no matter whether your poison's techno, dubstep, juke, or hip-hop, this month had something in store for you: Ostgut Ton's 'Fünf', Modeselektor's 'Modeselektion', Ghettophiles 'Overkill' and Listen Up's
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Glasgow's own Taz rips it up for Numbers on his debut EP for the label. 'Gold Tooth Grin' is a brilliantly pop flavoured future r'n'b track in the vein of Joker or HudMo, while 'Robogrime' and 'Strike First' take it into harder saw-tooth territory. Impressive.
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This label is featured in Podcast #018:
photo: gr0uch0 / flickr
Our first guest this week is Stuart McMilan of Glasgow's pioneering techno group Slam. From the early 1990s on McMilan and partner Orde Meikle paved the way for the local electronic music revolution, by starting their own label,
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