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  • TONIGHT – The Centrifuge Radio Show #50 – exclusive mix from Duskky & Hurtdeer

    We’ve reached our 50th show, and to celebrate, we’ve a mix i’ve been looking forward to playing for months. Over the last two years we’ve showcased music from some of the most exciting and interesting new acts around, and some of the most thrilling has come from the Mothers Against Noise crew and Broken Bubble label. Two of their primary artists, Duskky and Hurtdeer, have combined to present a mix of 100/200bpm beats which is up there with the best mixes we’ve heard this year, and we’re proud to present it on our 50th show. Featuring exclusive tracks from both DJs, plus music from wAgAwAgA, Cognidubus and Krest, this is one that’ll stay on your iPod (or other brand mp3 player) for some time.

    In addition, we’ve new music from Lee J. Malcolm, Galaxian, Outrage, Bop, Samiyam, Anstam, Indulin, Baobinga and Randomer, Missqulater, Fexomat and many more.

    www.brap.fm, 10pm Thursday 7th July – archives available via www.brap.fm, www.thecentrifuge.co.uk, www.mixcloud.com/ursa, iTunes, pfradio.com and more. And in case you’ve missed any…

    List of shows #1-#49:
    #49 Guest mix and interview with Orson Bramley
    #48 Guest mixes from Coco Bryce & Shepherd
    #47 Exclusive live set from Point B
    #46 Interview with Baths / Guest mix from Datacrashrobot
    #45 Live from Japan Fundraiser
    #44 Japan Fundraiser warmup – mix from Luke’s Anger
    #43 Guest mix from Vaetxh
    #42 Guest mixes from Opti and Zzzzra
    #41 Caoutchou records special – mixes from Ninjato, Stubborn and Boys Withoys
    #40 Guest mix from Global Goon
    #39 Guest mix from Exagonal
    #38 live set from Raoul Sinier
    #37 Review of 2010
    #36 Guest mix from Threnody
    #35 Guest mix from IJO
    #34 Guest mix from Kouhei Matsunaga
    #33 Guest mix from Cursor Miner
    #32 live set from Volitune
    #31 Interview feature with Macc & dgoHn
    #30 guest mix from Kone-R
    #29 guest – Missqulater
    #28 guest mix from Posthuman
    #27 Exclusive live set from Terrificolor
    #26 1st Brithday – Acroplane Recordings
    #25 guest mix from Vertical 67
    #24 guest mix from Exilon
    #23 guest mix from Automatic Tasty
    #22 guest mix from Tudor Acid
    #21 With special guest host Scheme Boy
    #20 Guest mixes from Roy of the Ravers and Kab Driver
    #19 3 hour OUAF special – live sets from Enduser, Skip, Ben Butler & Mousepad, O for Odetta and Oxynucid
    #18 Live from OUAF – live performances from Skip and O for Odetta
    #17 OUAF 2010 warm up – mixes from Oxynucid and Acidburp
    #16 Exclusive mix from Nic TVG
    #15 Exclusive mix from Rival Consoles
    #14 Exclusive mix from Herv
    #13 Label mix from Missaw (The Centrifuge)
    #12 Guest mix from 030303
    #11 Exclusive live set from Cylob
    #10 Exclusive mix from EOD
    #9 Exclusive live set from Funckarma
    #8 Exclusive live set from Ebola
    #7 mixes from Scrubber Fox (The Centrifuge) and Bit-Phalanx
    #6 mixes from Nexus (The Centrifuge) and Missaw (The Centrifuge)
    #5 Exclusive live set from Gareth Clarke
    #4 Exclusive live set from Mrs Jynx
    #3 mix from iTAL tEK
    #2 Guest mix from Kill_ref
    #1 – First show back on air

  • [LDN] 3rd Sep / The Centrifuge Free Party @ Rhythm Factory with CURSOR MINER, DEBASSER, RIVAL CONSOLES, VAETXH, GARETH CLARKE ++

    Saturday 3rd September @ The Rhythm Factory, Whitechapel Road, London

    10pm – 6am // FREE ENTRY ALL NIGHT

    We return to our spiritual home of East London after myriad excursions around the festivals, warehouses and dancefloors of Europe and North America over the summer.

    To celebrate our homecoming we’ve assembled a bumper lineup to test the outer reaches of the Rhythm Factory’s souped-up soundsystem. With no less than 5 cutting-edge live acts and the Dispatch Agency crew taking over the second room, somehow incredibly we’ve managed to keep it free entry too. All the more reason to come and celebrate!

    Room 1: The Centrifuge (Bleeps / Acid / Breaks / Bass)
    Cursor Miner (Lo, Uncharted Audio) – http://www.myspace.com/cursorminer
    Debasser (Novamute, Seed, Wide) – http://www.debasser.co.uk/
    Rival Consoles (Erased Tapes) – http://soundcloud.com/erasedtapes/sets/rival-consoles-kid-velo/
    Vaetxh (Tigerbeat6, King Deluxe) – http://soundcloud.com/robclouth/sets/vaetxh
    Gareth Clarke (The Centrifuge, Sublight) – http://www.myspace.com/garethclarkemusic
    missaw (The Centrifuge) – http://www.myspace.com/missawuk
    Ursa (The Centrifuge) – http://www.mixcloud.com/ursa/

    Room 2: Dispatch (House / Techno)
    Bare Girls (Streets Of Beige) – http://soundcloud.com/fofmusic/bare-girls-uk-streets-of-beige
    Dan Peace (Church, Slum State) – http://soundcloud.com/slum-state
    Back From the Dead (Dispatch) – http://dispatchagency.com/

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    More Infos:

    CURSOR MINER is the avant pop anti-hero who continues to confound expectations, sport outlandish costumes and shatter genre preconceptions with his barnstorming live show. His last album on Uncharted Audio was a veritable tour de force straddling the line between perfectly crafted vocal pop and cerebral dancefloor electronics. Having torn the roof down at The Centrifuge’s 3rd Birthday Party in Berlin last year we are delighted to welcome him back for a romp in his home territory.

    Did DEBASSER really start the whole UK bass scene? You better believe it, when his critically-acclaimed release on NovaMute “Fat Girls” came out it caused a ruckus and endless inspirants, imitations and countless sub-genres. Having just released a new single “The Tingler” on his own WIDE Records, this is his first live outing for The Centrifuge and the excitement is already building to hear those basslines on that PA.

    Electro-pop noizenik RIVAL CONSOLES has just released his landmark 2nd album on Erased Tapes Records with an innovative viral campaign seeing each track released separately over a number of weeks. Now the album’s out! Listen, enjoy, then come and rave.

    VAETXH is a fast-rising star of bass and glitch. Having been discovered by The Centrifuge in 2010, his heady mix of laser-precision audio manipulation and body-spasmic bass frequency workouts is winning him fans across the globe. Not least record label bosses, who are queuing up to sign him. Come hear (and feel) what all the fuss is about!

    GARETH CLARKE is a master of melody like no other. Combining compositional virtuosity with dancefloor sensibility it’s no wonder why he is harbouring an impressive and growing legion of admirers comprised of the great and the good of forward-thinking electronic music.

    Press contact: missaw@thecentrifuge.co.uk

    Further Linkage:
    http://agency.thecentrifuge.co.uk/
    http://www.dispatchagency.com/
    http://www.rhythmfactory.co.uk/

    The Centrifuge gratefully acknowledges financial support from the PRS for Music Foundation.

  • [CF056] Alan Morse Davies – Svalbard LP

    [CF056] Alan Morse Davies – Svalbard LP

    Released on Monday 27th June 2011 at https://www.thecentrifuge.co.uk, free download.

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    ***SVALBARD ALBUM***

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    ***BONUS ALAN MORSE DAVIES ANTHOLOGY***

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    “Svalbard” is a collection of ambient pieces based on the landscape of the Svalbard archipelago. This is an abridged version, the full 3-hour work is available here: http://www.archive.org/details/Svalbard-2011

    Source materials include the Welsh pibgyrn (bagpipe), Italian zampogna (bagpipe) and ciamarella (shawm), hardanger fiddle plus some 78 records from the 1920s. All have been stretched, processed, re-tuned and edited into soundscapes ranging from the relatively static to the dramatic.

    Tracklist:
    1. Kvitøya
    2. Barentsøya
    3. Spitsbergen
    4. Edgeøya
    5. Grønlandshavet

    Svalbard images used under a Creative Commons license with credit to Stefan Lindgren. http://www.stockholmviews.com/

    Bonus Anthology of Alan Morse Davies works:

    Archive Audio Player

    Download from website: www.TheCentrifuge.co.uk
    Press/Contact: info@thecentrifuge.co.uk

    Artist Profile:
    http://www.at-sea.com

    Artist comments: Thanks to Dave Seidel/Mysterybear for essential support and inspiration in finishing this.

    Published by The Centrifuge using a Creative Commons License.

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  • TONIGHT – The Centrifuge Radio Show – guest live mix from Orson Bramley

    Orson Bramley

    Show number 49 brings us an exclusive mix from Orson Bramley. One half of famed UK Electro duo Transparent Sound, Orson’s first solo LP ‘Inverted Snobbery’ has just been released on his own Orson records, following releases from Point B, Espion and others. Orson has put together an hour of intriguing 4/4 beats for us, a great introduction to where his sound is right now

    In addition, new music from The Dadavistic Orchestra, Paradox, Emika, Koreless, Tim Reaper, Bop, Jurek Przezdziecki, Luke’s Anger, Threnody, Meriline Avenue and many more – plus details of some upcoming events from The Centrifuge, and details of what to expect from our 50th show…

    www.brap.fm – 10-12pm GMT

  • TONIGHT – The Centrifuge Radio Show – Guest mix for Peer Pressure (BE) from Coco Bryce & Shepherd

    This week we’ve a special mix from Coco Bryce and Shepherd to celebrate the upcoming Peer Pressure event, 24-26th June in Ghent, Belgium. The two have put together a mix of various acts appearing over the weekend including Plaid, Fantastic Mr Fox, Slugabed and more, and we’re happy to broadcast such a fine collection.

    In addition, there’s new music from Funckarma, Paradox, dBridge, Phoenecia, Aliceffekt, The Gasman, Rotodrone, Sigha and more, plus details of some upcoming Centrifuge events you should be looking out for.

    Thursday night, 10-12pm, www.brap.fm

  • Label shop online!

    We’ve been working away at this behind the scenes for a while now, and we’re ready to announce our new lovely online store. Hosted by Bandcamp and can be found here for now. Should be reachable at http://shop.thecentrifuge.co.uk soon as well.

    As a taster, here’s the first public airing of our next release, out at the end of the month. Literally glacial music from the arctic circle…

  • [CF055] th’idiot – Decent Refuge EP

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    [CF055] th’idiot – Decent Refuge EP

    Released on Monday 30th May 2011 at https://www.thecentrifuge.co.uk, free download.

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    A quartet of original braindance tracks from Brighton’s th’idiot and a remix of each by Global Goon, Luke’s Anger, Roy of the Ravers and the mysterious DJ Spunkshower.

    Tracklist:
    1. ear pinch
    2. nippel flash
    3. ant erg
    4. korg duet
    5. ear pinch (DJ Spunkshower’s Earpunch Mix)
    6. ant erg (Luke’s Anger Remix)
    7. korg duet (Roy of the Ravers’ Anal Lord Mix)
    8. nippel flash (Global Goon’s Dub)

    Download from website: www.TheCentrifuge.co.uk
    Press/Contact: info@thecentrifuge.co.uk

    Artist Profile:
    http://soundcloud.com/thidiot

    Artist comments: Gratz to Stian, Luke, Roy, J.Hok, Wassim, Alfie, Mira, Binary Mum and the Cheetah.

    Published by The Centrifuge using a Creative Commons License.
    Mastered by Capta1n Cha0s.

    The Centrifuge: Experimental electronic events, label and artist management.
    View our artist agency website: http://agency.thecentrifuge.co.uk

    http://www.TheCentrifuge.co.uk
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  • TONIGHT – The Centrifuge Radio Show – exclusive mix from POINT B (Combat/Bonus Round)

    Back with a stonker this week – recorded live at Metalworks for The Centrifuge’s Japan Fundraiser, we’ve a truly eclectic hour from the master of beats that is Point B (Combat/Bonus Round). Fresh from his recent KWAQ release on Bonus Round, it’s an hour of techno and dubstep flavours both dark and bouncy. A truly great hour of tunes we’re chuffed to have on the show.

    In addition, new music from dBridge, The Weevil Neighbourhood, Cause 4 Concern, Iqtu, Raoul Sinier, Submerse, Nebula, Rival Consoles, th’idiot, Fushara, Nakion and more.

    Thursday night, 10-12pm BST, www.brap.fm

  • TONIGHT – The Centrifuge Radio Show – Baths (Anticon) interview / Guest mix from Datacrashrobot (Crazy Language)

    A double whammy for you this week:

    Firstly, we’ve an interview with Anticon’s emoglitchhop wunderkind Will Wiesenfeld aka Baths. Recorded just before his recent show at Cargo, Will talked about the royal wedding, being on Anticon, his current musical obsession (Azeda Booth) and a whole lot more. Then, when we realised the recorder hadn’t worked, he very graciously sat through and went all over it again. The eventual recording will air on tonight’s show.

    After that, we’ve an exclusive guest mix from Datacrashrobot. Hailing from Bucharest, he’s put together an hour of his trademark glitch stylings for us. Regular listeners will know his releases on Crazy Language from previous shows, and he’s put together a stormer for us here.

    In addition, we’ve new material from The Weevil Neighbourhood, Pachecko, Scrubber , dgoHn, Orson Bramley, Rival Consoles, Africa Hitech, Philia Monstrum, Hyetal, Chris Kubex and more.

    Tune in, and check out the brand new Brap homepage.

    Thursday Night, 10-12pm, www.brap.fm

  • [CF054] Roy of the Ravers – Green Irish Tweed LP

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    [CF054] Roy of the Ravers – Green Irish Tweed LP

    Released on Monday 25th April 2011 at https://www.thecentrifuge.co.uk, free download.

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    Roy of the Ravers releases his debut album, a somewhat deeper and darker affair than the “2010 Annual” EP and showing another side to the enigmatic acid-purveying, comic strip plagiarising hardware aficionado. Anyone else wondering what happened to track 16? Us too.

    Tracklist:
    01. White Line Sunrise
    02. Jedi Flight
    03. Green Irish Tweed (Millésime)
    04. La Fée Verte
    05. Fenix 1980_’8
    06. Return To Phaelon
    07. Midi Racer
    08. Intergalactic Flight
    09. Club Tropicana
    10. Love In Black
    11. Green Irish Tweed
    12. Erolfa
    13. Oriental XOX-press
    14. Moondancer
    15. Comet ’94
    17. Those 3 Words (I Love Acid)

    Download from website: www.TheCentrifuge.co.uk
    Press/Contact: info@thecentrifuge.co.uk

    Artist Profile:
    http://agency.thecentrifuge.co.uk/roy-of-the-ravers/

    Published by The Centrifuge using a Creative Commons License.

    The Centrifuge: Experimental electronic events, label and artist management.
    View our artist agency website: http://agency.thecentrifuge.co.uk

    http://www.TheCentrifuge.co.uk
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  • TONIGHT – The Centrifuge Radio Show – Live from The Centrifuge / Splutter Fundraiser for Japan.

    This week we’ll be broadcasting Live from Metalworks in Islington as The Centrifuge and Splutter host a night of electronica in aid of Peace Winds Japan. We’ll be playing the usual selection of great new music including tunes from Boddika, Scrubber Fox, Volitune, Ruby My Dear, Amon Tobin, Red Snapper and more, and hopefully fitting in some interviews with the artists at the event. If you can’t make it down, it’ll be the next best thing to being there.

    www.brap.fm – 10-12pm BST.

  • TONIGHT – The Centrifuge Radio Show – Japan Fundraiser Warm-Up – mix from Luke’s Anger (Bonus Round)

    After the tragic events in Japan recently, everyone wants to do something to contribute to the relief effort. Here at The Centrifuge, we’re teaming up with Splutter for a charity night at Islington Metalworkz on April 28th featuring Mike Dred, Monster X, Icarus, Point B and many more. Luke’s Anger, who also plays, has very kindly given us a 45m mix (originally recorded for crankthesteza.org) to get us in the mood. More details can be found at The Facebook Event.

    The more observant of you will have noticed that Ursa is on the bill, and that April 28th is the date of the next radio show. We’re hoping to broadcast the show live from the venue, with some interviews and possibly more…but you’ll have to tune in on the 28th or come to the venue to find out…

    In addition, we’ll be playing music from some other fundraising efforts including Naibu’s new EP on Subtle Audio, Submerse’s Heartbeats compilation, a net-audio collective sale in the industrial scene – and new music from Wisp, Actress, Instra:mental, Sleeparchive, Downstate, Yes Wizard, Himuro Yoshitseru and many more.

    www.brap.fm 10-12pm BST – archives at www.mixcloud.com/ursa, www.brap.fm and thecentrifuge.co.uk

  • The Centrifuge feature on Solipsistic Nation – Nonlocality Mix and Interview with missaw

    missaw recently compiled a feature mix entitled “Nonlocality” for the venerable US podcast series Solipsistic Nation which also includes an interview discussing many of the latest developments at The Centrifuge. Enjoy!

    For more info and download, check the show out on the Solipsistic Nation website

    Tracklist:

    Monster X “Resurrection”
    Tudor Acid “Same Time As Before”
    Icarus “Sparkley Bear”
    Eutechnik “Alex Makes It Good”
    Interview with Wassim of The Centrifuge
    Gareth Clarke “Factory Brew”
    Roel Funcken “Ledge”
    Roy of the Ravers “Oriental x0x-press”
    Tom Yaxley “Ambienty (Carl Brown ‘92 Cornwall Mix)”
    Anodyne “Empire of Light”
    Tudor Acid “Cipher9497″
    Interview with Wassim of The Centrifuge
    NeuteK “Epoch”
    Rival Consoles “Vos”

  • [LDN] 28/04 Japan Fundraiser with MIKE DRED, ICARUS, LUKE’S ANGER, MONSTER X, POINT B, SCHEME BOY + more

    Thursday 28th April @ Islington Metalworks (aka Elektrowerkz) / 10pm until late
    £7 early / tickets / NUS
    £10 after 11pm

    ADVANCE TICKETS: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/169855

    RSVP ON FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=206431512718104

    United by the recent tragic events in Japan, The Centrifuge & Splutter team up once again to host an evening of altruism and cutting-edge music in the newly refurbished Islington Metal Works (aka Elektrowerkz). We’ve assembled a world-class lineup of musicians and artists to help us raise as much for charity as possible. 100% of the profits will go to Peace Winds who are providing aid and relief to the people most affected by the crisis.

    We’re also holding a raffle prize draw, with exactly the kind of exclusive treats which money can’t buy, so you’ll want to bring a few extra pennies along!

    Electronic music legend and “Jimi Hendrix of the TB-303” MIKE DRED aka THE KOSMIK KOMMANDO is heading up the lineup – check R&S, Rephlex and his own Machine Codes imprint to explore his expansive back catalogue. Resurgent drum’n’bass experimentalists ICARUS touch down for a rare London show, having recently remixed Caribou and Eclectic Method and ready to embark on a European tour this spring. LUKE’S ANGER promises to deliver his patented blend of rave-fuelled analogue techno whilst MONSTER X, POINT B and SCHEME BOY are geared up to pump out their own unique flavours of broken beats, bass and bleeps.

    In the courtyard The Centrifuge and Splutter DJs and friends are on hand to fill the room with their latest sonic treats and we’re also pleased to announce that infamous street artist STIK is involved – known for his endearing humanoid stick characters which are seemingly endemic around London streets and art happenings.

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    Main Room:

    MIKE DRED AKA THE KOSMIK KOMMANDO (Rephlex, Machine Codes)
    http://www.machine-codes.com / http://soundcloud.com/kosmik-kommando

    ICARUS (Leaf, Rump)
    http://www.icarus.nu/ / Bonus Material – Icarus remix of Caribou http://soundcloud.com/caribouband/bowls-icarus-remix

    LUKE’S ANGER (Bonus Round, Tigerbeat6)
    http://www.lukesanger.com/

    MONSTER X (Tigerbeat6, The Centrifuge)
    http://myspace.com/beatzemonster

    POINT B (Combat, Frijsfo Beats)
    http://www.point-b.co.uk/

    SCHEME BOY (Ninja Columbo, Adverse Camber)
    http://www.schemeboy.com/

    Courtyard:

    STIK
    http://tinyurl.com/3c85gyf

    missaw (The Centrifuge)
    https://www.thecentrifuge.co.uk/

    KIRSTI WEIR (null+void)
    http://null-void.co.uk/

    BFG (Splutter)
    http://sonicsplutter.blogspot.com/

    URSA (The Centrifuge)
    http://mixcloud.com/ursa

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    28th April 2011
    10:00 – 04:00
    Electrowerkz
    7 torrens st
    EC1V 1NQ

  • TONIGHT – The Centrifuge Radio Show – Exclusive guest mix from Vaetxh (The Centrifuge / Tigerbeat6), plus Siriusmo competition

    This week, we’re very proud to have an exclusive guest mix from The Centrifuge’s resident glitchmeister – and recent addition to Tigerbeat6’s Andale! series – Rob Clouth aka Vaetxh. A master of glitched out production and heavy bass, Rob’s music as Vaetxh has as much to offer fans of Autechre and Alva Noto as it does fans of Vex’d and Kryptic Minds. You’ll be hearing a lot more from him over the next few months, and this 30 minute mix of his own material is a great place to start.

    In addition, we’re giving away 2 CD copies of my favourite album of the year so far, Siriusmo’s ‘Mosaik’. After his set at BLOC (one of the highlights of the weekend) there’s been a lot of talk about this Monkeytown signee, and you can get your own copy of the CD gratis if you tune in – and don’t worry if you miss the show, the competition will be open for a week for any archive listeners who feel they’ve missed out.

    In addition, we’ve new music from Burial, Beardyman, Ukkonen, SKatterBrain, Shankles, PILAR, Aleksi Perala, Dorian Concept, Lone, Modeselektor, They Live, and however many more I can fit in the space of two hours.

    Listen live on www.brap.fm, Thursday night, 10-12pm BST – or listen to the archive via The Centrifuge and Brap.fm sites, mixcloud.com/ursa, www.pfradio.com or direct via the iTunes podcast.