April will see the UK label roster expanded further with the arrival of the UK trio and the Canadian newcomer.
The Planet Mu artist shows off his “dark and maximalist” side on his fifth album for the label, due in March.
In case the return of his Kerrier District alias this spring wasn’t quite enough, Luke Vibert has bookended another particular active year with Bizarster. You could argue that every year is particularly active for Vibert: this is his seventh solo album under his given name (10th if you include his collaborative albums with Jean Jacques Perry, B.J Cole and Simmonds) and 24th album in total. That’s an album every eleven months, on average, since he emerged professionally in 1993. You could also argue that Vibert favours, and consequently suffers from, quantity over quality: for every seminal track such as “Mr Mukatsuku” or “I Love Acid” there are at least 10 less memorable, possibly even throw-away, cuts. But that’s always struck me as the producer’s vibe; he doesn’t over-think, over-labour or over-conceptualise his tracks.
This month’s column features records from The Trilogy Tapes, Planet Mu, Berceuse Heroique, Nous, meandyou. and more.
A rather hefty 50-track triple CD compilation featuring both old, new and unreleased tracks and remixes will arrive in September.
The UK label will issue Fingers, Bank Pads & Shoe Prints by the Footwork originator in June.
Nick Edwards pays homage to his roots on Reflekzionz.
Planet Mu will release a new album from Drew Lustman under his own name next month.
The label have dipped into the unreleased archives of Kavain Space for an upcoming record due in April.
John T. Gast has forged a career from being illusive. He may have previously worked with former Hype Williams pair Dean Blunt and Inga Copeland, co-producing their Black Is Beautiful album, and released records under the Henry Moan and S. Bronze aliases, but we know little more about John T. Gast. There’s not enough out there to create a watertight hypothesis about his influences, aims and working methods.
The long serving Bristol artist will return to Planet Mu in March.
The Indiana-based footwork producer’s debut album will arrive on the UK label in March.
