Music
Edinburgh’s #notsosilent
If you haven’t heard of #notsosilent and their parties over the past 6 months, you’ve not only missed out on some of the best nights in Edinburgh, but also on [...]
Edinburgh’s Weekend in Music : 01 Feb – 03 Feb
There’s without doubt no better way to spend your weekend than lapping up some of 2013′s best musical offerings in the capital so far. With promoters unwilling to gamble on [...]
Wee Dub Festival 2013 Preview – Not so ‘wee’ after all…
The UK’s only multi-venue festival (Wee Dub Festival) dedicated to the diverse and enduring sound of Jamaican music returns next month, laying down a weekend of emerging and established bands, [...]
UKB Guest Mix #6 – Mellowdram
Mellowdram returns for another UKB guest mix, this time a deep, technoid, dubstep stormer with top tracks from Soap Dodgers and Proxima (Tempa) well worth listening out for. As always, [...]
A conversation with Inigo Kennedy
This week I had the pleasure of chatting to techno pioneer, electronic music producer and (outstanding) DJ, Inigo Kennedy shortly before he headed north of the border to appear at [...]
Unseen Techno, IN-Side(s), and Edinburgh’s Techno Revival
With the shoots of the Edinburgh clubbing revival continuing to bloom, the town’s appetite for techno has intensified. Lighting the way with their focus on quality over quantity is Unseen, [...]
UKB Guest Mix #5 – 5thAv
Another great mix this time from young Scottish DJ 5thAv, racks up our 5th guest mix of the current series. Stream the full hour long mix deep house/tech house mix [...]
UKB Guest Mix #4 – Joe Jackson
Next up in the UKB Guest Mix series is UK based grime/garage DJ Joe Jackson. He’s provided a freshly recorded mix of consisting mainly of tracks with an old school [...]
Pacou & Marcel Heese (Tresor) at Unseen, Edinburgh.
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As proclaimed on their website, Tresor’s legacy forms just as big a part of Berlin’s socio-political history as it does its rich sonic heritage. To many, Tresor represents the birth [...]
Mosca @ the Annexe, Edinburgh 04/05/12
Posted by urbankulturblog ⋅ May 6, 2012 ⋅ Leave a Comment
Despite the start to 2012 being decidedly bleak musically, with the future of the city’s more underground nightlife hugely uncertain, over the past week or so, there has been much to shout about. The second installation of the Annexe’s 49hz night saw London’s Mosca take to the decks despite being delayed in London for 6 … Continue reading »
UKB Guest Mix #3 – Mellowdram
Posted by urbankulturblog ⋅ April 26, 2012 ⋅ Leave a Comment
Next up on the UKB Guest Mix series is Mellowdram. The German DJ who normally plays dubstep or grime, opted to submit a dubstep mix for us, and a deep, dark one at that! Have a listen below. Like what you hear? Then check out Mellowdram at his upcoming gig- ‘Bassdusche (Deephead Edition)’ on 6.6.2012 … Continue reading »
UKB Guest Mix #2 – Gary Carvel
Posted by urbankulturblog ⋅ April 9, 2012 ⋅ Leave a Comment
Following on from last month’s inaugural guest mix comes a deep house mix from Edinburgh’s Gary Carvel. You can check out more of Gary’s work at his Soundcloud page, or by getting along to one of the Rendezvous nights held regularly in Edinburgh. Urbankulturblog Guest Mix #2 Follow my videos on vodpod Rendezvous has been … Continue reading »
Boiler Room – London #83 – James Murphy’s 50 min mix
Posted by urbankulturblog ⋅ April 9, 2012 ⋅ Leave a Comment
Last week Boiler Room added to the list of illustrious DJs and producers to have performed in the unique space, by inviting James Murphy to record a 50 minute mix. Even the guys organising this event had to admit ”it’s times like these we lose any kind of self control and turn into screaming, adoring … Continue reading »
Boiler Room – Berlin 008 – Leisure Soundsystem, Thursday 29th March
Tomorrow (Thurs 30th March ’12) sees Berlin-based label ‘Leisure System‘ take over at Boiler 008 in Berlin’s unique Stattbad venue in Wedding. Check out here, tomorrow for the live feed from 1900 GMT (2000 CET). For a little background, Boiler Room is an underground music show that grew from the UK’s rich pirate radio scene. … Continue reading »
Outlook Festival (Croatia) DJ Competition w/ Mixcloud
Outlook Festival and Mixcloud have both teamed up to offer quite a prize relating to this year’s Outlook Festival in Pula, Croatia. Not only is an all-expenses paid trip to Outlook on offer, but also the chance to headline a stage at the festival. Not bad! Outlook Festival runs from midday Thursday 30th August 2012 … Continue reading »
Loefah & Distance (feat. Tunnidge) Rinse FM – Podcasts 07/03 & 08/03
Rinse FM‘s midweek podcasts included sets by both Distance (feat. guest appearance by Tunnidge) on Tuesday and followed up with a show including Loefah on Wednesday. Both podcasts definitely worth a shot, you can listen to them by selecting the Rinse Podcast button(s) below. We continue to seek out DJs for our monthly UKB Guest Mix series, … Continue reading »
Benga & Skream Radio 1 – In New DJs We Trust, Final Show
Last night’s show on BBC Radio 1 from Benga & Skream was the last in the ‘In New DJs We Trust’ Thursday night 1 hr spot. If you didn’t catch it, it’s now on the BBC iPlayer. Click the image below to be re-directed to the program. Despite this being the last show of the … Continue reading »
UKB Guest Mix Series
UKB Guest Mix #1 – Boyfrmspace Posted by urbankulturblog ⋅ February 29, 2012 ⋅ 1 Comment The ‘guest mix’ feature is a new addition to urbankulturblog that we hope to keep going over the next few months, where we invite DJs in a variety of genres to submit a mix for us to post up on urbankulturblog. … Continue reading »
Distance (Feat. guest Razor Rekta) Rinse FM – Podcast 22/02
It’s been too long since our last music related post on urbankulturblog, going way back to the Edinburgh Festival 2011 when we posted Etienne de Crecy’s video for ‘No Brain’. With that in mind, and a conscious decision to cover more in the way of ‘underground ‘music on the blog, here’s something to get your Tuesday … Continue reading »
