Teebs

There’s been a little flurry of activity on Teebs’ Soundcloud page in the last few days – three new tracks have surfaced from Brainfeeder’s languid-beatmaker-in-chief, prompting hopes that a follow-up to last year’s magnificent Ardor may be around the corner.  This is all speculative though, as no mention has been made of studio activity. So for now we’ll have to dine out on memories of his wonderful set at Corsica Studios a few weeks ago and sustain ourselves on the fresh morsels he’s thrown in our directions. Fingers crossed something more substantial is on the horizon.

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Brainfeeder Radio One Takeover

No explanation necessary for this one, really – two hours of Brainfeeder goodness, curated by Flying Lotus and featuring sets from Austin Peralta, Tokimonsta, Teebs and Matthew David. Get over to our Soundcloud to scope the track list and download…

Add Void’s Ten From 2010 #4

Keeping up with the down-tempo side of things, mix number 4 is a little sortie into the world of slow and syncopated beats. That’s about as close you’re going to get to defining a genre with thousands of sub-categories to choose from – some favourite classifications I’ve found include fun-dip, soul-electronica and the curiously apt, drown-step – but however you want to label or pigeon-hole them, these tracks have gone towards making the year in ‘beats’ a pretty amazing one…

Go here to download the mix, get the tracklist and feed yourself on our other end of year offerings.

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Beets

Here’s a video to massage your frontal lobes on a hungover morning. Yet more gold from Brainfeeder- this is Bern Rhythm by Teebs.

It’s apparently a ‘Codeine Remix’; a pretty apt description given the brilliantly narcotic qualities of both track and video. The opening shots bristle with energy, but as the video slows to its climax, it’s as though the song is physically affecting the fairground. The camera starts to pull lazily in and out of focus while the glittering lights from the waltzer mimic Teebs’ rattling production.  The final shot sees suspended chairs gently whirling, while the bodies occupying them appear motionless and limp, the track seemingly having worked its sedative effect.

A case of a good song made great by its accompanying video, even if the first few frames do recall a Channel 4 ident… Enjoy.