16.Jan.2010 Orlando Makebelieve

New, original, official, inclusive not exclusive; joining us at STATE on 30th January 2010, Orland Makebelieve. This is ‘The Diary of Catherine Real‘ put together by Orlando especially for you.

07.Jan.2010 Another Amit – Man Make Music reppin’ for STATE

Amit Gudka a.k.a Another Amit is one the three original founders of London’s Man Make Music night. Together with Noel Mas, Sketchy and a whole host of other musical heads including our own Mikey Misi and Quincey Real, they set up one of London’s freshest, most versatile and most fun club nights. They individually and collectively introduced me [...]

27.Dec.2009 Paul White? Who is Paul White?

And then there was Paul White, sounding like what would happen if you let DJ Shadow loose in the BBC Sound Archives. To label Paul ‘UK Hip Hop’ is at once both totally inaccurate and at the same time absolutely spot on. I’ve pulled together a collection of mixes, reviews and even a free download [...]

26.Dec.2009 Ikonika Mix and Live Recording

You’re now ready for Ikonika. With an album due out on Hyperdub early-2010, we’re bringing Ikonika to you at the perfect time in her creative journey. Here’s a recent sample of her styles taken from the Unsound Festival in Krakow.

Ikonika @ Unsound Festival, Krakow, 24/10/09 from n0ir on Vimeo.
Also, hit the link below to download [...]

The Village Orchestra – Tracks & FACT Mix

Little bit of The Village Orchestra’s work below.

And a personal favourite entitled ‘Dots and Hashes’. Love this beat. Is it hip-hop? Is it techno? Does it matter?

Plus awesome mix from The Village Orchestra courtesy of FACT Magazine.
Download here.

Coil – Dark Start (Eskaton)

Erstlaub – Broadcasting On Ghost Frequencies (Moving Furniture Records)
Alva Noto – Sora (Raster-Noton)
V/vm – [...]