Jamie Woon - Night Air

Night Air has the strangest flavour.....

Welcome one and all to the soulful voice of Jamie Woon. If your a fan of Burial you will already be aware of this talented gent from Burials much hyped remix of Jamies take on the classic folk song Wayfaring Stranger.

Mr Woon gets his good mate Burial back in to help on production for his new single which sees him delve into the world of RnB/Electro/Soul. Based around a hypnotic synth riff Night Air has a laid back groove that will have everyone heading for the dancefloor, then add the soulful vocal of Jamie and you have a sure fire hit.

Night Air is released today on vinyl but be sure to get it quick as it's a 1000 limited pressing (my copy is currently sitting at home). I believe that there will be a digital release of Night Air in November though so don't be disheartened if you don't get your hands on a copy.

Jamie obviously has great taste, first he gets Burial on remixing duties then for his latest cut he gets man of the moment Ramadanman to do a tasty refix on the flipside. Ramadanman gives Night Air a similar treatment to Burial on Wayfaring Stranger. Drenched with atmosphere, wooden percussion and that trademark Ramadanman rolling snare this is sure to be a huge remix for the Leeds based lad and will no doubt will be causing quite a stir in the weeks to come.

Liten to the Night Air Ramadanman Refix below....

Night Air (Ramadanman Refix) by woon

Jamie XX - Far Nearer

Blue Lips, Blue Veins, Blue, the colour of our planet from far, far away

If you have been on any music website or blog in the past week or so you have probably come across this tune somewhere, and here in the dark and secluded headquarters of Secret Peter we don't like to feel left out.

This of course is the news that Jamie of The XX fame is releasing his first solo effort. Apparently created whilst on tour with his fellow bandmates, Jamie with the aid of a trusty Steel Pan created Far Nearer.

When I listen to this track it does sound like a typical Jamie XX production with the laid back Wonky Hop/Garage feel that is so familiar throughout his recent productions but he also adds a nice carnival vibe with the steel pan. But it is not only the late 90's garage feel that Jamie evokes with this track, I get a feeling of late 90's dance with my mind always bringing me to Dario G. I'm not sure whether it's just the steel pan making me think evil thoughts or I'm just a little bit obsessed with my guilty pleasure Sunchyme.

Either way this is a superb debut from the brains behind The XX. According to Jamie Far Nearer will be released in the next month or two on Numbers. He is still undecided what name to release this under though folks so if you have any ideas answers on a postcard please.

Listen to Far Nearer below. (This is a rip from XFM so sorry for the crappy quality)

jamie xx - far nearer by Artschoolvets

James Blake - Limit to Your Love

I can't read your smile, it should be written on your face. I'm piecing it together, there's something out of place.....

This young man is really starting to blow up! I brought you James Blake a couple of months back with his excellant remix for his good pals Mount Kimbie and after the release of his huge CMYK EP on R&S Records it looks like the world is really starting to take notice of this young producers talent.

Not only has he just released another hotly anticipated EP Klavierwerke via R&S but prime time Radio 1 DJ Zane Lowe recently named James' brilliant reworking of Feists Limit to your Love as his hottest record in the world. Commercial success looks like it is beckoning Mr Blake into its open arms.....

According to the Radio 1 website Limit to your Love is the first single to be taken from James Blakes debut LP due to be released in November. Personally I don't think I can wait till November but luckily his Klavierwerke should keep me satisfied till then.

Listen to his heartbreaking rendition of Limit to your Love below

James Blake - Limit to Your Love by sophiehirst

Drake - Fireworks (Deadboys Tearjerking Slo-Mo House Edit)

I heard it said you had come back from the dead......

For someone whos name is Deadboy this man seems to be putting himself about quite abit at the moment, and once again this London based producer does not dissapoint.

After releasing U Cheated his R'n'B/Garage tinged EP on Well Rounded Records and the dark funky/garage dancefloor stomp If U Want Me that man Deadboy is back on remixing duties.

After remixing the likes of Foals and Delphic Deadboy is leaving the tight trousered world of Indie behind and heading back to his R'n'B roots with a remix for Drake on the track Fireworks.

Deadboy opts to leave Drake out from the remix and concentrate on the hook sang by none other than Alicia Keys. Chopping up and pitch shifting her vocal Deadboy creates another beautiful and melancholy house slow burner (as suggested by his remix title)

No idea if this one will get a release (I've been scanning the internet to no avail) or if the mysterious Deadboy is just giving us a taste of things to come. His reputation has been simmering throughout 2010 but I reckon 2011 is gonna be his year.

Listen to his Tearjerking Slo-Mo House Edit of Fireworks below

Teebs - Why Like This

"Some painters transform the sun into a yellow spot; others transform a yellow spot into the sun"

I could try and pass off this wise and profound quote off as one I coined myself, unfortunately Pablo Picasso got there first....

Today I am bringing you the sounds of Teebs; visual artist and musician from Los Angeles.

There has always been a strong link between music and art and Teebs brings both of his passions together beautifully. Creating his own cover art (a piece of his is shown above) and some of the finest beats to come from across the pond. As this man hails from Los Angeles it doesn't take a genius to figure out that this man has already been snapped up by Flying Lotus to join the ever expanding Brainfeeder crew.

There are strong similarities between his sound and other artists from Brainfeeder but I feel that the visual aspect of Teebs' music has a very important influence on his sound. When you listen to one of his tracks it washes over you and without realising what has happened disappears and evolves into the next track; using sound as an artist would use colour.

His music has the typical "L.A" sound (they must put something in the water over there) but where as Flying Lotus' style borrows from Jazz and Electronica or Gaslamp Killer just about borrows from everywhere Teebs seems to be influenced by the Southern California head nodding Hip-Hop style with the laid back rhythms and layered synths. Teebs music has been described by Flying Lotus as "the way that Avatar looks."

Now I must of been one of the only people on this planet to have not seen Avatar but with it being 15 years in the making and costing around $220 Million I believe it looked pretaaaaay, pretaaaaay good.

Take a listen to a cut from his LP Ardour to be released by Brainfeeder on Oct 19th.

Teebs - 'Why Like This' by BRAINFEEDER

Ramadanman - Bass Drums

Rama Damn Man!!!!!!!!!

This man is making quite abit of noise at the moment, so much racket in fact that I had to make up a rather shit pun on his name as the header for this little bit of "journalism".

The name of this bass music rogue is Leeds based Ramadanman. Everyone seems to be raving about this young producer with the likes of Benji B, Mary Anne Hobbs and Kode9 giving him their blessing. And what does he use to create this genre defying, groundbreaking music?

The answer to that question is............... Fruity Loops. Just goes to show that abit of skill and imagination can go a long way.

He has already put out two of the biggest tunes of 2010 with Glut on Hemlock and the undeniable massive cross over tune of the year Work Them released on Swamp 81. And this geezer doesn't look like he's easing up with another bass heavy offering in the form of Bass Drums.

Bass Drums doesn't deviate far from his previous releases but if it ain't broke don't fix it. This track is to be included on a forth coming compilation by Soul Jazz Records aptly named Future Bass. The compilation includes tracks from the likes of Mala, Four Tet, Untold, and LD.

Future Bass is released on the 20 September.

Listen to Bass Drums below. Preferably loud and in a dark sweaty room if possible.

Ramadanman - Bass Drums (Future Bass Exclusive) by Soul Jazz Records

Glasser - Home

Once I had a love and it was a gas, Soon turned out had a heart of glass

I present you with the one woman orchestra known as Glasser. I have heard of this young lady before but she really captured my lug holes today when I heard Home for the first time.

This is one of the catchiest experimental pop tunes I've heard in a long while (I've been humming it all day...) Her style reminds me of Kate Bush and Bat for Lashes. I know, they're all women and they're abit "out there" not too obvious Eddie!!! But that is my summary and I'm sticking with it.

I first heard of Glasser from a tasty little remix Jamie XX did for her track Tremel (which I purchased on a rather lovely see through vinyl I'll have you know). After touring with the likes of Jonsi, Delorean and The XX she is now releasing her debut Ring on September 28th via True Panther and from the tracks I've heard I reckon its going to be rather special.

There are some delectable debuts coming out this year by the looks of it and this will definately be one of them.

Have a listen below



You can also download the track for free if your quick from Dummy Magazine another good online mag worth taking a look at....

http://dummymag.com/downloads