As a veteran of UK dance music MJ Cole (aka Matt Coleman) is still putting out essential releases. Adrian Mules caught up with him to find out what keeps him producing such great music and to discuss his new single with Wiley.

Fujiya & Miyagi release album trailer for Halloween
With Halloween just round the corner Fujiya & Miyagi have released a horror inspired teaser trailer for their forthcoming album Ventriloquizzing due January the 17th 2011.

You Say Party Tour + Unveil New Video/ Remixxxx album
Vancouver’s You Say Party make a welcome return to European shores this week in support of their new split release with the Duloks on Club The Mammoth. You can pickup the limited single during the bands tour on the following dates: Oct 29th London Barfly Nov 30th Brighton Hope Dec 1st Cambridge Portland Arms Dec [...]

SOTD #161 // Esben And The Witch: ‘Warpath’
Esben And The Witch produce atmosphere, emotion and a dreadful, dastardly tension to help apply themselves in becoming one of the most frightening bands on Earth.

Barn Owl – Ancestral Star
Sounding almost literally hewn from “the elements”, this is curious and compelling work, rich in texture and mystery and unafraid of taking its time.

Bleu – Four
Four isn’t a songwriting masterpiece by any means, but it is a very solid pop affair from a seasoned musician connecting with his fans at a whole new level.

SOTD #160 // Echo Lake: ‘Alisa’
Echo Lake deliver a dreamlike, ethereal rendition of the Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti classic that manages to soar effortlessly whilst still maintaining the tender, vulnerable essence of the original.

The Go! Team set a date for new album
The Go! Team are due to release their third album Rolling Blackouts on the 31st of January 2011 – making it the first essential album of next year.

Lucas Renney announces new single and UK tour dates.
Ex Golden Virgin (the band, not some sacred celibate figurehead) Lucas Renney has announced a November tour and the release of the a new single from his album Strange Glory.

ILL FIT 17.11 // Motorifik + Gold Fields + Special Guests
Seasonal Affective Disorder is about to get a ruddy good kicking. Yes, the nights may have drawn in with winter’s ugly head front and centre, but such darkness doesn’t dim the technicoloured delights of ILL FIT from returning with yet another line-up of spell-binding pop brilliance for the month of November.

Denis Jones – Red + Yellow =
Red + Yellow = is, for the most part, one of the most engaging and different releases of the year to date. Just don’t expect it to be easy.

The Bees – Every Step’s A Yes
The Bees return. But the question is, does anyone care? Christian Cottingham ponders…

[Exclusive] Tall Ships: ‘Chemistry’
Like all good videos, the one for Tall Ships’ ‘Chemistry’ was made “one slow afternoon”. And it’s lovely.

TLOBF Introducing // Big Deal
After years of seeing girl/boy act take to the stage and trot out twee platitudes that don’t really go anywhere, Big Deal are a breath of fresh air…

The Secret – Solve Et Coagula
The Secret have taken apart the broken sectors and divisions of Italian religion, society, and Berlusconi’s glossy governing media brigade, and created an album full of lyrics that speak of what to them is an almost failed state.
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