Articles by James Williams
Special Request
Soul Music
PUBLISHED Oct 21, 2013
Now and again, a record comes out that is so evocative of a certain time in life's journey that it becomes impossible to separate it from t...
DJ Rashad
Double Cup
PUBLISHED Oct 18, 2013
It's easy to dismiss footwork as a flash in the pan, a product of the global hype machine that hungers for new styles to deconstruct, over-...
Daedalus
Drown Out
PUBLISHED Sep 16, 2013
On a mission to release his brand of lush electronic experimentation on every independent record label ever to exist, L.A.-based beatsmith...
Druid Cloak
Bastion of the Sterling Thrones
PUBLISHED Sep 9, 2013
This is the work of a nameless North American producer who takes inspiration from the Tolkien-esque prog concept LPs of the '70s, as well a...
Ghosttown Meets Parly B
Every Manor
PUBLISHED Aug 19, 2013
In case you've been ensconced in a refrigeration unit for the past few months, we've been in the midst of a tropical summer, and there's on...
Dbridge
Move Way
PUBLISHED Aug 9, 2013
dBridge is a legend in the world of drum & bass, his career stretching back to the '90s with the group Bad Company, alongside producers Fre...
The Bug
Filthy
PUBLISHED Aug 9, 2013
Kevin Martin (aka the Bug) has always concerned himself with exploring the dirtier, further reaches of music. He has experimented with a ra...
DJ Charmzy
Shape Shifting
PUBLISHED Aug 7, 2013
The grime wave: an international conspiracy cooked up by UK-based artists, DJs and tastemakers determined to influence the mainstream into...