Gold Panda - Snow and Taxis

Snow & Taxis by Gold Panda

"I didn't want to write beats. I didn't want bangers, I wanted songs with structure"

These are the words of Gold Panda, part of a new breed of producer.
Using the cut and paste style of production usually found in Hip-Hop and applying it to a house/2 step ethos.

This track Snow & Taxis is a little taste of things to come from his first LP Lucky Shiner which is released on October 11.

His Hip-Hop influences are more obvious on previous releases such as You with the chopped up vocal and head nodding bounce. But this latest offering shows that Mr. Panda is notching up the BPM a little for the dancefloor.

But if this track is anything to go by I reckon his debut is gonna be abit of a gem. Roll on October!

Lucky Shiner will be released on Ghostly International

Trilogy - Rocky Road

It's very hard to try and dig up any information about Trilogy; according to their Soundcloud they are from Coco Island, France but what I am certain of is that they produced one of the best tunes of 2009 Brother Don't Cry.

The formula for Brother Don't Cry is
simple but very, very effective. Nice broken beat, simple piano progression and a beautiful vocal by a lady I believe is called Luce.

If you don't believe me you can find Brother Don't Cry on the Brownswood Bubblers Five compilation compiled by non other than Gilles Peterson.

The tune below is called Rocky Road a newer one from this secretive group. More of a harder, darker sound than previous tracks I've heard but just as intriguing. This tune sounds like the bastard love child of Portishead and Little Dragon which for me is never a bad way to go.

Trilogy- Rocky road by Trilogy

If you like what you hear head over to their Myspace
http://www.myspace.com/trilogyweb

Oriol - Shay Lo

Welcome to the sounds of Oriol. I know the English Summer seems to have buggered off at the moment but i'm hoping for abit of a late Indian Summer and I think Oriol is to.

This Barcelona born beat maker now based in Cambridge has definately got the Summer sound nailed. Oriol sharpended his musical tools down at London based night CDR also home to the brilliant Floating Points.

Incorporating 80's Boogie with layered synths, funky bass lines and balearic drum loops Oriol has definately been the sound of my Summer so far with his debut LP Night and Day released on Planet Mu on the 19th July so go check it out.

Being the internet gold digger that I am I also found another freebie to share with you. This track isn't on the album but still has that quintessential Oriol sound.


Shay-Lo (Download) by oriol

Hypnotic Brass Ensemble - Spottieottiedopalicious

Spottie - Heritage EP Exclusive Download by ChoiceCuts

Bring on the Trumpets! Here is another freebie that is guaranteed to get your head nodding.

This is a free download of the Hypnotic Brass Ensemble covering Spottieottiedopalicious by the gruesome twosome that is known as Outkast

This track is taken from HBE's EP Heritage. An EP which covers Jay-Z, Madlib, MF Doom, Art of Noise and of course OutKast.

Heritage released May 2010 on Choice Cuts

Get it whilst it's hot!!!!!

Johnny Flynn - barnacled warship

Here at Secret Peter HQ we're not all Beats Beats Beats! We do try and mix it up as much as possible.

This is the new video for Barnacled Warship from the modern day bard they call Johnny Flynn. This is the latest single to be lifted from his new album Been Listening

Not quite sure what the hell is going on in the video but there is some rather nice animation. The video is directed by Christian DeVita / One Hand Clapping and the single is out on August 16th on Trangressive Records

Shelter - The XX (C.R.S.T Rmx) by C.R.S.T

Shelter - The XX (C.R.S.T Rmx) by C.R.S.T

I stumbled across this little gem whilst checking out the Young Turks takeover of The Boiler Room.

If you've never heard of it before The Boiler Room is a live stream broadcast every Tuesday from a warehouse in Dalston, London by the good people at Platform
(www.readplatform.com)

These sessions show case some of the worlds best DJs. Previous guests include Theo Parrish, Mosca, Bullion, and Paul White.

Jamie XX included this little ditty in his latest stint down in the Boiler Room. It's a beauty of a remix from probably my favourite cut from The XX's debut album, Shelter. Keeping the atmospheric feel of the original this remix turns it on its head with a Garage/Dubstep feel.

More Boiler Room sessions to look forward to are:

17/08/2010 - Livin Proof Takeover feat Hudson Mohawke (Hip-Hop set)

24/08/2010 - Deviation Carnival Special feat Benji B

J Dilla Donut Shop

The man above is James Dewitt Yancey but you might know him as J Dilla

J Dilla is arguably the most influential Hip-Hop producer of all time working with everyone from De La Soul, Q Tip and Common.... to name but a few

Sadly Dilla died on February 10th 2006 aged just 32 but his music and influence on todays music is still going strong.

The legacy of his music can be felt not only in the Hip-Hop world with bands and artists such as Micachu, The XX, Mystery Jets, Joy Orbison and Darkstar all citing J Dilla as a major influence on their music.

If you are unaware of Dilla's music here is a good place to start. The lovely people at Stones Throw Records are giving away the digital version of his latest release Donut Shop absolutely free with their next newsletter.

All you have to do is log on to www.stonesthrow.com and sign up to their newsletter. It's as easy as that.