Unbelievably sad about the passing of Keith McIvor aka Optimo’s JD Twitch. I’ve spent the best part of a week trying to process the news, while reflecting on exactly what this gentle giant of a man meant to me over … Continue reading →

Roll On, King’s Cross (HM021) [DUB, HOUSE, ELECTRONIC] by George T Hot on the heels of the Maastricht Research debut album, HM continues to mine a deeper seam with this delicious slice of dub-wise electronica and moody soul by Edinburgh … Continue reading →

Limited Edition (150) 12″ Vinyl with screen printed label and sleeve, packaged in a polyurethane bag: A side – Leviathan AA side – Electric Sheep PLUS both tracks digitally downloaded for FREE. (NB ONLY AVAILABLE WITH VINYL) Includes unlimited streaming … Continue reading →

Strictly Limited Edition (100).  Listen to clips here. BUY THIS RELEASE Bandcamp (listen in full; digital included with vinyl purchase) Vinyl also available from: Underground Solu’shn (Edinburgh), Piccadilly (Manchester), Rise (Bristol, Worcester), Rough Trade (London, Nottingham), Juno and Red Eye in the … Continue reading →

Autumn Blues is another Various Artists compilation (the fourth/final instalment of the Trouble Remixes series), featuring re-rubs of a selection of the label’s favourite up-and-coming acts from across Scotland by up-and-coming and more established production talents. BUY THIS RELEASE    … Continue reading →

This is the third Hobbes Music release and the second in a series of remix EPs featuring up-and-­coming Scottish artists remixed by well­-established and emerging local and international talents.  Clips below.  Full EP on Bandcamp. Dawn Chorus will be released … Continue reading →

Footwork, proper noun, aka [Chicago] Juke (see also [Detroit] Jit, Shangaan electro) So-called because of the associated dance crazes – essentially a contemporary form of break dance; wildly uptempo (140 – 170 BPM), characterised by syncopated beats laced with manically looped, pitched up … Continue reading →