BOILER ROOM NEWS

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THE WEEKND – ROLLING STONE
Hype surrounding the mysterious The Weeknd is massive, it’s not on the same level as Odd Future hype just yet but give it a few months and I’m sure the Village Underground (Shoreditch) mural space will be adorned with Weeknd related scribbles. This new track should keep your apatite moist since that incredible mixtape.

LAPALUX X KELLY BROOK X VINCENT GALLO
Lapalux is trying to weird you out, and he’s succeeding. As new footage emerges to promote the visions in his dreams.

VEZELAY – SEDATIVE (PLANET MU)
Oh my, oh my it’s some brand new Planet Mu business. Straight out of what sounds like a bedroom filled with teen angst, and plenty really cool bits of hardware, this Vezelay guy makes that ambient styled pop music you’ll really dig.

OSSIE – SET THE TONE
After that ‘Tarantula’ track got put out on Lightworks, we’ve been eagerly anticipating some freshness from him. Well – here it is.. via Hyperdub.



NOTHING NEW #003/ TRI-ANGLE RECORDS – OBSESSIONS (CIRCA 2001 – 2002)
For the third in our Nothing new series we hand over to the best three-sided shape in the music industry.. no? Ahhhh, come on!

#55 STANDARD PLACE TAKEOVER/ JOKER FT NOMAD & JESSIE WARE, FRENCH FRIES, ONEMAN, JON RUST & REECHA – HOSTED BY ASBO
Hey everyone, it’s time for another Standard Place at Boiler Room. You know what that means.. it means wall-to-wall party vibes and a line-up that would make a special forces task force cry with joy.

SBTRKT FT. DRAKE AND YUKIMI – WILDFIRE (REMIX)
Nothing but pure fire remix goodness from the SBTRKT camp.

THE CHAIN – LOSTWITHIEL
R&S just announced the release of some new isht from The Chain, and y’all can stream it inside.

TAWIAH – SWEET FOR ME (JET LETTS REMIX)
After Tawiah made that little surprise appearance at Boiler Room, we’ve keeping a close eye on what she’s up to. She’s got a forthcoming album that w can imagine will be pretty amazing – but in the meantime here’s a remix of her track ‘Sweet For Me’ by Jet Letts. It’s real cool..

CULTS – MAKE TIME
Last year boy and girl duo Cults, released sparkly, dreamy jam Go Outside to worldwide blog acclaim. Hype has escalated ever since and on June 7th they are dropping new single Make Time. The same lo-fi, summer vibes found on the last release but with added joy. Lovely. Cults – Make Time by Webzine Obstacle

DRUMS TALKING
One-Handed Music have once again excelled themselves with this Mo Kolours release. A track called Drum Talking, that if you’re in the right frame of mind, does sound a lot like drum talking.

LIVE FROM: TIGER BEER X DEADLY RHYTHM VS DIRTY CANVAS
You know if Deadly Rhythm and Dirty Canvas are lining up a party, you’re in for something pretty special. Both promoters have been responsible for those night where you lose half your belongings and still have the dopest time.

NOTHING NEW #002/ DJ RAGS
For the second installment in our Nothing New series, we hand over to Livin’ Proof affiliated DJ Rags to take us all the way back to a point that earned him a Curtis Mayfield record, some pretty pissed of neighbours and a tattoo.

#54 HOYA:HOYA TAKEOVER/ ILLUM SPHERE, LONE, KRYSTAL KLEAR, JONNY DUB & JON K – HOSTED BY CHUNKY
After we visited Hoya:Hoya’s party for part of our ‘Live From’ series, we just had to invite them down to play Boiler Room for real. They know how to party and we love the music they play. So we’ve got the whole gang down to jam with us.

GIVE HIM THE ROD ALREADY
In case you didn’t know already, Hessle Audio are dropping a compilation of the hottest stuff around real soon – backed with some of the most certified classics in recent years (because they put them out, and it’s time you heard them all over again). You can stream James Blake’s contribution inside.

AFRICA GOES HITECH
If you haven’t bought the Africa Hitech album yet, maybe you should take a long look at your life. What’s that? Oh, you had to buy lunch. That’s not an excuse. I mean listen to it.

NOTHING NEW #001/ BEN UFO – ‘NEVER WENT TO BLUE NOTE’
NOTHING NEW is a new mixtape series we’re starting, and to showcase what it’s all about, we hand over to Mr. Ben UFO.

YOU ALREADY KNOW WHO JON CONVEX IS!
Instra:mental have been on some whole new level so far this year. There albumwas astonishing, Al Bleek’s Boddika alias has been tearing clubs apart – and now the time has come for John Convex to show you why he’s jam hot as well.

STUBBORN HEARTS – NEED SOMEONE
Everyone loves limited run white labels from people you’ve never heard of before, with little to no information about who it’s by or where it’s from. Literally all we know is it’s by someone called Stubborn Hearts, and they’re from South London.

JACKMASTER OFFERS YOU MIXES GALORE
Jackmaster just dropped this mix on us, to warm you all up for his forthcoming Fabric Live CD. The Fabric CD itself is one of the best examples of rapid selection mixing we’ve ever heard – and this is nothing different.

#53 COOLY G’S BIRTHDAY SPECIAL/ KARIZMA, MELO-D, DURRTY GOODZ, ROYCE ROLLS, SKITZ & DEZY DA BONGO MAN
Cooly G wanted to celebrate her birthday up in the Boiler Room, and wouldn’t we just be the biggest of dicks if went and denied her a birthday wish. Expect Frankie & Benny’s vibes.

PICTURES MUSIC FOUND SOMETHING NEW. AGAIN!
Release, after release, after release of stuff that you just have to hear. We look forward to hearing some more from the Dauwd guy.

#52 HYPERDUB TAKEOVER/ FUNKYSTEPZ, LILY MCKENZIE, MIGHTY MOE, SCRUFIZZER, RAMZEE, KODE 9 + SPACEAPE & MORGAN ZARATE
For the longest, longest time, Hyperdub have been doing their thing and people have been loving them for it. This week, they’re finally up in the Boiler Room.

MOUNT KIMBIE HAVE GONE MAD
Mount Kimbie are releasing ‘Carbonated’ back with a sack of goodies, most excitably in the form of unreleased classic ‘Baves Chords’ – which they’re giving away for free. They must be mad!