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New Music: fLako: Kuku EP Stream + Video
Listen to London producer fLako's intriguing new Chilean-soul influenced beats.. fLako - Dario Rojo Guerra - is a German-raised, London-based producer, with Chilean roots, that’s been making incredible, mystical and atmospheric music for a while now. International music tastemaker Gilles Peterson once rated fLako as the ‘most highly rated emerging producer’ out right now. For some reason though; he seems to keep a low profile most of the time; despite being up there with producers such as Lapalux, or Flying Lotus, when it comes to his talent for making wonky electronic tracks. However, that looks set to change; with a new EP out now, and debut full-length on the way. It’s been nearly three years since fLako’s last EP Eclosure, although we were lucky enough to get a big dose of fLako via his work on Eglo Records' singer Fatima’s debut album, Yellow Memories, that came out on Eglo, as well as the B Side on her incredible Family / La Neta 12” – Black Dough (listen HERE). The ethereal bea
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New Music: Young Thug x Dizzee Rascal - I Luv Stoners (Oneman edit)
Oneman combines his two loves - gangsta rap and grime - into one incredible edit.. Three greats in perfect synergy - 100x yes! After premiering the track on Rinse FM a few weeks back, the inimitable DJ Oneman - who was in Australia just two weeks back (where he got really stuck into the, erm, finest food we have to offer) - has upped onto his Youtube his awesome edit of Young Thug's 2013 rap anthem Stoner, worked in with grime lord Dizzee Rascal's 2011 track I Luv U, off Dizzee's game-changing album Boy In Da Corner. The jittery pacing and metallic percussion of I Luv You perfectly sets off Thugga's spasmic bars, with the squelchy rudeboy bass contrasting nicely with Thug's singing towards the end. Listen below: Oneman recently did a half hour grime mix on RinseFM (featuring a Dizzee track, naturally) that's also well worth a listen: Dizzee, meanwhile, has been busy making some truly dope videos, that we wrote about below: Video - Dizzee Rascal, 'Pagans' Video - Dizzee Rascal, 'Coupl
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Cloud Control x Pilerats Instagram Takeover
Cloud Control take us behind the scenes of their current Angus & Julia Stone support.. Angus & Julia Stone's Australian tour kicks off tonight in Perth (check their 10 essential tour on-tunes HERE), one that sees them supported by dream-pop outfit Cloud Control, and for something a little different the Blue Mountains group will be taking over the Pilerats Instagram to offer you some behind the scenes looks at their shows and a look into what they're up to over the next couple of days in Perth and then Darwin - from February 4-7. To get in on the action, follow our respective instagrams below: PILERATS INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/pilerats_ CLOUD CONTROL INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/cloud_control Given they're in stinking hot Perth for a couple of days we're expecting plenty more of the above and this: Follow Cloud Control: FACEBOOK
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#JDFutureLegends Presents: The Kite String Tangle Live Show Premiere
The Kite String Tangle is turning his live show up to god mode.. So yesterday we threw up a silly little thing on the old 'Book with our video man Tay Kaka and electronic wunderkind Danny Harley AKA The Kite String Tangle, fooling around in front of a green screen: Post by Pilerats.   And while we were having a laugh, the fruits of that assignment have been announced properly today, as we've been working closely with Danny Harley, Queensland design outfit IKONIX and Jack Daniel's to create the next #JDFutureLegends project - a brand new live show for one of this country's biggest electronic music acts, which will premiere in Melbourne later this month. Taking to the stage for the very first time at the Howler in Brunswick, the full-scale production and audio visual spectacular aims to craft a 'full sensory package' for Harley's growing legion of fans. IKONIX was enlisted to help design and build the unique experience using video, lighting, architecture and audio elements, while Kaka