#BOTTOMRIGHTCORNER – FEBRUARY WEEK 01

Inspiring music is all over the place this week, from the likes of The Strokes, Elaquent, Four Tet, Buke & Gase, Sivey and more. The first week of February has finally come around, and as the days get shorter and the nights colder, we’re all feeling the year really and truly going by. Just after January’s spending sprees and just before Valentine’s Day’s mad scramble for cheesy love songs to woo our intended with, let’s stay strong with these great releases!

Four Tet - 0181

 
What a treat, what an absolute treat. Kieran Hebden, aka Four Tet has just released this delicious collection of rareties produced between 1997 and 2001 entitled 0181. The material dates all the way back to his first recordings, for Trevor Jackson’s influential independent Output, which is a great way to showcase his creative processes… So versatile, so intricate, so scintillating; whether you prefer his jazzy numbers to his electro tunes, there is a little of something for everyone, and you can listen to it as one full track right here, and download it for free! 38 minutes well spent, this collection shows us exactly why Four Tet is a well respected name in music.

 
 
 

Buke & Gase- ‘General Dome’

 
If you like your instruments at their most extreme, their most invigorating and brazen, this band is most certainly for you. It’s been a while since I’ve heard such brave female vocals on such a choppy, textural track of noise-poppy goodness. Not since The Yeah Yeah Yeahs or even The Breeders. We’ve all seen those bands with female vocalists who just mumble and scream over experimental melodies and riffs thinking they’re so trendy and ominous. Not Buke & Gase‘s Arone Dyer and Aron Sanchez. For two people who make their instruments at home (yes, they do) there is something incredibly smooth and uniform about the chaotic, broke down messy nature of it; oxymoronic-al, yes. Regardless, you’ll just want more.
 
 
 

Cid Rim – ‘A Fall For Two’

Clemens Bächer, who twiddles the knobs as Cid Rim when not collaborating with fellow Austrian beatmaker Dorian Concept. Bächer’s a percussionist by trade who tutors and performs in the free jazz realm for a living, so it follows that his productions are heavy on rhythmic patterns that sound slightly off-kilter and disorienting.

– Pitchfork
 
The-powers-that-be have most definitely smiled upon South Africa and this time Cid Rim is next to grace our soil alongside The Clonious and Lehrl. Performing this week at The Waiting Room in Cape Town once again, this is another highly anticipated event that is not to be slept on.
 
 
 

The Strokes – ‘One Way Trigger’

 

The Strokes have a brand new track called ‘One Way Trigger’ which precedes their upcoming (and currently untitled) album. The band seems to be taking risks this time and stepping out of their typical pop-rock Strokes-ish sound, which hasn’t gone over too well with most fans, however we like a little daring in our musos. Julian’s falsetto on this is, er… interesting. Not what you’d expect from him at all, and while it’s up to you to decide whether this just takes some getting used to, the tinny sounds and very 80s synth they’re throwing in there have thrown me just a little bit as well. It’ll be interesting to see what else they’re going to surprise us with! Feel free to let us know what you think…

 
 
 

Sivey – PRISM Mix #3 and ‘Cause & Effect’

 
This UK producer is killing it at Prism// Records. We’re doubling down on him today because this is a producer with a great ear for soul and electro, who is about to make serious waves on the beat scene… He’s put together a smashing mix for us all to enjoy on the PRISM site, which is free for download, so go get it! But before you go, if any predictions are to be made, this young man is going to go far… Soulection features one of his gems entitled ‘Cause and Effect’, which is perfect for a first release from the Time In Between compilation due out soon; this is your new favourite, we guarantee it! Check out the track-listing for the mix below:

Tracklist:
Sivey / Be With You (Intro Mix)
Dauwd / What’s There
Clicks & Whistles / When I Feel
Groove Theory / Tell Me (George Fitzgerald)
Eplp / Leave Me
Fybe:one / Back Stab feat. Jasper Erkens
Chromatic / Paper Cups
B-JU / Cry Wolf (123Mrk Remix)
Ejeca / Never Forget
Myron / We Can Get Down (Groove Chronicles Remix)
Amy Winehouse / Stronger Than Me (Alby Daniels Remix)
123Mrk / Unrest
Wih’lo / Please You (Let Me)
Blawan / Bohla
Plezier / I Got Love
Rynsa Man / Electrons (Sivey Extended Remix)
Diinch / Baby It’s You (Chromatic Remix)
B Flat / Night Is Over
Sivey / Cause & Effect (Rynsa Man Remix)
Raven / Is It Real
 
 
 

Keenan Ahrends – ‘Freedom Jazz Dance’

 
Rumour has it that this young man has been mesmerizing audiences across Cape Town for a while now, and upon slaying at Summer Sundaze — this past week’s latest answer to Cold Turkey — guitarist Keenan Ahrends at just 25 proves to be quite a talented bloke — probably one of Cape Town’s best. While the recording isn’t the greatest of qualities, it’s not difficult to hear that the dexterity, charm, soul and versatility displayed by Keenan is there and would be a dream to listen to live… Contributing every so often to the fantastic Cape Town Goema Orchestra, Tagore’s Jazz Bar, The Mahogany Room and other such jazz-orientated gatherings, keep an ear to the ground for this one and you just might get to see this dream come true.
 
 
 
Shigeto – ‘Huron River Drive’ (Elaquent Remix)

Some tracks are made perfectly and should never ever have been messed with. Not by anyone. This track is one of them, a gorgeous joint by producer Shigeto. But then you have Elaquent, who seems to have the Midas touch when it comes to remixes. This new release is absolutely gold, with surprising stops and the typical Elaquent bass we love so much… we decided we’ll make allowances when it comes to tampering with originals. Enjoy!

 
 
 

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Buke & Gase
Four Tet
Keenan Ahrends
The Strokes
Sivey
Elaquent