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@thebugzoo
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3 years
A favourite memory was when a crazy person put SWANS, Lee Perry and The Bug/Flowdan on tour together in Greece. Lee Perry bravely walked up to Gira, and said to his face "Whats your problem ?". G responds "I have many". Lee says "Your problem is you dont like yourself". Wisdom.
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@thebugzoo
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3 years
In these times when the term genius is massively overused, today the world lost a real one, with the departure of Lee Perry(Rest in Peace). I was lucky enough to interview him once, and every sentence he output had at least three levels of meaning. A master, a huge influence.
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@thebugzoo
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5 years
Rest in peace Osbourne Ruddock aka KING TUBBY. Unjustly killed in his prime, 30 years ago today. A master of sound, frequency, dub and space.
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@thebugzoo
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3 years
Never ceases to stun me, just how perfect 'Laughing Stock' and 'Spirit of Eden' are...Talk Talk graduated to sublime peaks, echoing Miles Davis minimalism, Can's explorations of space, but with stunning vocals and enviable tone/texture/mood... Mark Hollis was a visionary artist
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@thebugzoo
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3 years
Pleasure to have finally, literally, just finished the last mix of what will be my next Bug album for Ninja Tune. Heavy as f-ck.Full of mc fire.Relentlessly uncompromising Details will follow as and when the label gets the wheels in motion. Released as soon as is possible. 🔈🔥
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@thebugzoo
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6 years
Myself + Will (Burial) wanted to drop this cold, with zero hype prior to release. But an irresponsible leak from the UK distro led to a wave of premature news stories.. So, facts : FLAME 1 'Fog/Shrine' (PRESSURE) 12" + digital d/l code. March 30th Mastered : Stefan Betke
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@thebugzoo
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1 year
Rest in peace Mark Stewart. Broken to read this news. Mark was a friend i valued as both inspiration, comedian and troublemaker.Big hearted as possible, 101% commited to the next thing. Original in every way, his spirit live will live on, but i miss him already..
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@thebugzoo
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Big up @Bandcamp for turning me onto music that evades the hype machine, and giving diy musicians a platform to reach new fans direct... Doing a great job.. Lately Iranian sound designers, sudanese jazz and Alex Zhang Hungtai grabbed my ears due to the joys of BC Daily..🔥
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@thebugzoo
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4 years
Played my daughter a new Bug beat i was working on today.. I said do you like it ? She replied, "No daddy, i like peppa pig music" Oh well, back to the drawing board...🤣😂😂
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@thebugzoo
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2 years
For me, the best of the first half of 2022, albumwise....:
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@thebugzoo
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11 months
Rest in peace Peter Brötzmann. A monstrous tone, a massive personality, a jazz revolutionary, immense artist, with a huge heart and larger lung power. I was honoured to release an album by you. Condolences to his friends and family.
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@thebugzoo
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2 years
Oh yeah, by the way.... The Bug - 'Fire', was awarded album of the year yesterday, by @theQuietus 💣💥💣💥💣💥💣💥 Thx to all those who have listened, supported and purchased....❤️🔊❤️
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@thebugzoo
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4 years
Right now @Bandcamp is an essential musical lifeline. As a music fan, not just sellar, its now my go-to for discovering new sounds and reconnecting with the joy of shopping for sound. In lockdown times, no better hub to nurture a passion for music, and support artists direct.
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@thebugzoo
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2 years
The horror of streaming revenue as regards income for a working musician...
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@thebugzoo
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Always a very pleasant surprise when Will BURIAL unexpectedly mails me fresh components with no warning, for another FLAME installment/release.. Psyched to work on it.. He is truly a melodic/tonal master. 🔊🔥🔥🔥
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@thebugzoo
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6 years
Twice i seriously considered giving up music, and a supportive letter from Mark E Smith offerin to put my band's track on his Cog-Sin comp, was the saviour on one of those occasions. Rest in Peace M.E.S., an incredible writer, fuelled on fire...Thx for all + The Fall.
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@thebugzoo
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1 year
So sad to read Jah Shaka has departed this planet.. Rest in peace. A heroic figure who kept Dub alive, when few cared... I spent many all nighters being transfixed by his passion and selections.. 🔊🔥♥️🔥
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@thebugzoo
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3 years
I was lucky enough to interview Lee Perry in 1995 for @thewiremagazine . It was a very special day for me to meet a personal hero, and interview such a truly extraordinary being. His words/personality exceeded all my expectations.. You can read it here :
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@thebugzoo
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The Bug + Moor Mother = TROUBLE
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@thebugzoo
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Rest in peace Geordie. A true original. His work on the early Killing Joke was largely responsible for curing my guitarphobia. Phenomenal tone/technique. Waves of noise, buried melodies and atonality... Already missed.
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@thebugzoo
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4 years
Tomorrow exclusively on @Bandcamp Friday, i will re-release The Bug - 'Pressure' + extra tracks, and a companion release of Bug versions from that era on my PRESSURE label.. Long out of print. 1st time on a digital platform since the demise of Rephlex/Klein and Tigerbeat6.
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@thebugzoo
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3 years
Woke up today, thinkin maybe i had been in a dream for the previous 24 hours. Due to the mad response to the release of 'Fire', I have been blown away by the positive reaction. Deep gratitude to all who purchased, listened or spread the word. Overwhelming in the best sense. 🔥
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@thebugzoo
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2 years
So sad to read Pharoah Sanders has left this planet. A MASSIVE influence on a young bug til this day. His overblown blasts of energy/spirituality fuelled my own futile sax playing and my craving for sonic explosions.. Black Unity, Tauhud etc forever flow through my veins. RIP
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@thebugzoo
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3 years
OUT NOW !
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@thebugzoo
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1 year
Rig selfies.... My PRESSURE rig, as tested and punished in Berlin last Saurday night.... 🔊🔥🔥🔥
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@thebugzoo
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'Fire' - The new album // Out 27 August Listen to 'Clash (Ft. @LOGAN_OLM )' Now. ➜ My first solo full-length album under The Bug moniker for seven years!
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@thebugzoo
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5 years
Hilarious when u turn up for a photoshoot for a major music mag and the photographer accuses u of "looking like a drug dealer" 😂😂😂
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@thebugzoo
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3 years
Dropping heavily this friday...🔥
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@thebugzoo
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10 months
My favourite albums for the first half of '23... In no particular order of preference, just alphabetical.... All killers, no fillers...🔥
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@thebugzoo
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1 year
Re-Shaka's legacy. I remember inviting Thomas Köner to a Shaka night, in the 90's. He came with Robert 'Monolake' Henke. Years later he said that the event had been so inspirational, it led to the formation of Porter Ricks, & therefore 'Biokinetics'. The beauty of inspiration !
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@thebugzoo
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4 years
Happy to announce i have been commisioned to compose and perform a live score for Tarkovsky's 'Solaris', in Gent in October, as Kevin Richard Martin... A challenge and honour...
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@thebugzoo
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3 months
Brotherman @BigFlowdan gettin the props and media space he deserves in today's @guardian Flattered and grateful, that he has kind words to say about the work we do together and have done in the past. A gent and a friend, as well as a murderous MC 🔥
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@thebugzoo
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5 years
I'm proud/happy to announce the release of 'SIRENS', my 1st album as Kevin Richard Martin on Room40. Inspired by our son's trials/tribulations in the 1st months of his life, and our life in the intensive care unit therein.
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@thebugzoo
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2 years
Happy New Year to all those who have followed The Bug/Kevin Richard Martin trajectory throughout 2021. Been a pleasure to bring the madness amidst the chaos..Been an incredible year musically. + BIG thx to all those singers/rappers and poets i was lucky enough to work with 🔊🔥
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@thebugzoo
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1 year
Rest in peace @ryuichisakamoto Special indeed. A master of melody and the experimental, outer zones +
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@thebugzoo
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1 year
My aoty chart for can be checked here, amongst the essential round up of the years best releases from many of its prime movers, groovers and shakers...Always love findin buried treasures here !
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@thebugzoo
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If you like your roots heavy, your dub raw, and dig the idea of joining dots from Scientist to PiL, King Tubby to Seefeel this is a Mix i made for @kexp in 2021
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@thebugzoo
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5 years
Findin out yesterday @rootsmanuva / @NinaKraviz are 'Skeng' fans was a trip, i already knew #deathgrips , #grouper and @FourTet were. Its beautiful that it cuts accross all borders. Tribute to the little piece of madness @KillaPmc , @BigFlowdan + myself made in a tiny shithole. 🔥
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@thebugzoo
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3 years
Much as im very happy with the positivity of Resident advisor's 'Fire' review, i gotta say "hardest" and "meanest" were never attributes i sought for the album. Machismo leaves me cold...
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@thebugzoo
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9 months
A few asked for a Spotify playlist for 'the bug 20 best dub tracks' list i made for 'The Dub' mag..... i thought i would throw up a you tube playlist for the curious instead.... Hope you enjoy..... (PS I included my 'top ten' non reggae dubs too...)
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@thebugzoo
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6 years
Anyone interested in hearing about my pre-'Bug' years, and the struggle for survival in London City, can check the in-depth 'Exchange' interview i conducted with @residentadvisor here :
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@thebugzoo
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3 months
Rest in Peace Damo Suzuki. It tool me far too long to appreciate his greatness in CAN. Also had the pleasure to share a bill and van with him many moons ago. Lovely guy. 101% original
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@thebugzoo
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2 years
Been a pleasure to collaborate with incredible mcs, singers and musicians, down the years. A pity Tricky, Tirzah, Robert Wyatt, Dizzee and Stephen O'Malley. all passed on my approaches at various times. (But crucial to keep dreamin and ignore rejection 😉😊) Onwards always 🔥
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@thebugzoo
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'Discharge was my CNN. Crass was my BBC. This music alerted me to life. After discovering punk I would not accept his bullshit any more...I’m worshipping anger as a holy force’: dub, dancehall and destruction with the Bug Thx to @guardian / @JahDuran
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@thebugzoo
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3 years
Psyched to finally drop 'Fire' now today 🔥 Bug hugs to the real stars of the show @rrobinson72 , @BigFlowdan , @moormother , @MangaStHilare , @irah2017 , @FFSYTHO , @LOGAN_OLM , #nazamba , #daddyfreddy ! Proud to have them guest as magicians/friends, deepest thx
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@thebugzoo
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5 years
Just got home to learn of the news that my friend @Ras_G has departed this insane planet. A special man with special sonic gifts, a fellow traveller of the outer frequencies, i miss you. (Pic i took of him @leguesswho last year, the last time we shot the shit...)
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@thebugzoo
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2 years
Al Cisneros vs The Bug - 'Rosin' (PRESSURE) Side A A1/ Al Cisneros - Rosin Immersion A2/ Al Cisneros - Dabby You Side B B1/ The Bug - Fathoms B2/ The Bug - 50hz 4 track EP released digitally on October 7th For press release/ further info, check here :
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@thebugzoo
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3 years
Rest in Peace Jon Hassell. It was an honour to have worked with you on Techno Animal's Re-Entry'. A king of tone, space and fourth world explorations, this world already seems duller without you . My thoughts are with your family and friends.
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@thebugzoo
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An album i produced many moons ago, that 1 day, i will rescue from obscurity, to re-issue. Dread dub, corroded metal, kraut rock pychedelics + sampladelic trip outs. Ft. the genius of @JKBroadrick , Dave Cochrane(God), and J. Jobaggy(Terminal Cheesecake)
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@thebugzoo
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Its funny, when Mark Hollis released his solo album, it didnt connect to me as much as the last two TT albums. Felt too dry, grand and at that time in my life, austere.. Listening to it today, it feels like the perfect farewell to Laughing Stock, Incredibly rich/deep. Beautiful.
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@thebugzoo
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2 years
This month, 15 years ago, @kodenine had the faith/genuine enthusiasm to drop 'Skeng' on @Hyperdub .. Hi-5 to him, and my fellow partners in musical crime, @BigFlowdan / @KillaPmc for collectively creatin a little musical bomb 🔊❤️🔥
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@thebugzoo
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3 years
9 days ago i released a new album, 'Fire'. It has seemingly developed a life of its own. Blown away by the reactions ! Thx to all the mcs/poets, and all those who have purchased or spread the word. A joy to see the momentum build.. If u havent tuned in :
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@thebugzoo
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4 years
Ok very happy to inform you that Rich James just got back to me, allowing me to include his AFX remix of 'Run the place Red' on the 'Pressure Versions' album i dropped today(Sorry 2 those that already purchased. I will dm u guys/girls the AFX remix tmrw)
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@thebugzoo
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5 months
My albums of the year in '23 list, for the ever fascinating @boomkatonline e.o.y. charts....
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@thebugzoo
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3 years
"the new Bug album..is absolute hellfire, it’s brutal as fuck as I wanted it to be. When I released the Dis Fig album, I knew I was gonna be following with this, which is the opposite...absolute war weapons." (Album will drop on @ninjatune , asap)
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@thebugzoo
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4 years
Kevin Richard Martin 'SOLARIS' soundtrack premiere, soundcheck at the wonderful Vooruit in Gent yesterday
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@thebugzoo
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5 years
A bassbin jus caught fire at our soundcheck in Leeds..'in house' engineer says "never seen that b4".Me neither...My 'Fuck u riddim' is hot 😂
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@thebugzoo
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3 years
Since i gave up playin sax, the idea still haunted me of reducing the instrument to pure fog/air, instead of a blur of notes/screams.Finally done that via the endless alchemy of my lab... Next Friday, i'll drop a new Kevin Richard Martin album of those brass meltdown cycles..🚀
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@thebugzoo
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1 year
AOTY that didnt make my @boomkat chart, but i loved too... So much sickness in 1 year...
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@thebugzoo
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10 months
Psyched to announce the line up for our next 'PRESSURE' party in Berlin. 3 producers who have indelibly marked me with their incredible music. @andystottmlove , @coki_dmz , @digital will all come to torture my rig. Plus the long overdue return of @missred048 on my set 🔊🔥🔥🔥
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@thebugzoo
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3 years
Albums i loved that didnt make my end of year top 20. Again shows the depth of quality dropped this year, 2020...
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@thebugzoo
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9 months
Someone tipped me off to this, sayin it sounded like The Bug...Yeah, it does a bit, so what, i dig it...And in fairness @jamesblake has vocally/physically supported my tunes in the past..🔊🔥
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@thebugzoo
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The reissue of TECHNO ANIMAL - 'RE-ENTRY', ft brand new art c/o ( @earthseattle / #Sunn0 )))/ @Borisheavyrocks collaborator) @SimonFowlerART . Completely remastered by @JKBroadrick (Now sounding heavier/deeper, due to his sick craftsmanship) Released for the 1st time on wax too!
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@thebugzoo
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3 years
Very exited to announce a full G36 vs JK Flesh @JKBroadrick split album drops on PRESSURE via @bandcamp this Friday digitally.. (G36 is myself and my long time friend/soundman, Gorgonn's beat project) Details to follow... Heavy as f-ck, deep as hell, rhythm & noise collisions
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@thebugzoo
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1 year
Shaka on fire, in his prime. The sound of thunda, the energy of lightning.. The spirit of the mighty dub warrior will certainly live on and resonate deeply...
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@thebugzoo
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2 years
A tribute to dancehall one riddim albums that hooked me in the 90's. I'll release my first one riddim album next week. 'Absent Riddim' ft 17 different vocalists/Mcs from different worlds. Dedicated to the memories of Nazamba/Jaimie Branch who both appear, who i miss dearly 🔊♥️
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@thebugzoo
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5 years
Artists I confirmed for @LeGuessWho Caspar Brotzmann, Drew McDowall, Earth, Godflesh, Jah Shaka, Goth-Tradb2bJK Flesh, Kevin Richard Martin & Hatis Noit, King Midas Sound, LOTTO, Mala, Ndagga rhythm force, Rabih Beaini, Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe, Slikback D'Njau + ZONAL/Moor Mother
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@thebugzoo
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3 years
Just buried another monster with @BigFlowdan ⚰️
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@thebugzoo
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First show in two years, that was FUCKIN INTENSE...Sounded like a jet engine on stage and in my head...jeez...respect to @unsound
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@thebugzoo
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And these were the other albums that have floated my boat, so far this year... Madness, how much great music dropped again, just in the first half of this year alone ! Jeeeez.... :
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@thebugzoo
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Flame 1 is 1st release on my new label PRESSURE The label is directly connected to my club night of the same name PRESSURE will release music by friends, who share my passion for dub, dancehall, grime + dirt, and relish pushing serious air thru oversized rigs in undersized rooms
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@thebugzoo
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1 year
F_ck, I just read Keith Levene has left this planet. Rest in peace to one of the most original guitarists I ever heard, and was lucky enough to once perform with... Truly a magician during his PiL days/night's..Flame on 🔊🔥🔥🔥
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@thebugzoo
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3 years
Feels good to have nailed a new Bug/ @BigFlowdan slab of fire and dirt...🔨
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@thebugzoo
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1 month
Very happy to announce the imminent release of my first collaborative album with @joseph_kamaru ' KRM/KMRU - 'Disconnect' will drop on @phntmlimb worldwide. Lead single 'Differ' drops today. Album Mastered : stefan betke Artwork c/o @SimonFowlerART
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@thebugzoo
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30 of the rawest, nastiest, shortest sketches for new BUG riddims in the lab. No idea how many will make the cut, but ive loved puttin em down. Minimal dirty, heavy, riffy as f-ck. I want em to stay like it. A joy to target floor fire again... Next stop find the right MCs.......
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A requiem for Amy Winehouse, a response to lovelessness, tragedy and loss. "An eerie cocktail of spectral jazz, shoegaze drone and dubbed out ambient music." Echoes of Techno Animal, King Midas Sound and previous KRM albums, but more haunting/serene..
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@thebugzoo
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3 years
Just reading MF DOOM has left the earth... Gutted... Pure inspiration.... Rest in peace KMD master, and beyond.....
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@thebugzoo
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5 years
Very sad to hear Mark Hollis has passed away. 'Laughing Stock'/ 'Spirit of Eden' were incredibly addictive albums, miraculously balancing Can, Miles Davis and a peculiarly british introversion. Permanently on my speakers. (Had always wanted to collab with Mark...)
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@thebugzoo
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@thefader I def like @rihanna more now 😂
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Eliane Radigue in the lab
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@thebugzoo
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King Midas Sound - 'Solitude' drops Valentine's Day 2019 1/ You Disappear 2/ Zeros 3/ In The Night 4/ Too Late 5/ Alone 6/ Who 7/ Lies 8/ The Lonely 9/ Bluebird 10/ Missing You 11/ Her Body 12/ X Words - Roger Robinson Music - Kevin Richard Martin Cover Photo - Daisuke Yokota
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@thebugzoo
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"Sakamoto’s music became increasingly spacious, attuned to the flow of time. he described why he played his older music so much slower than he used to. “I wanted to hear the resonance, I want to have less notes more spaces. Space is resonant. I want to enjoy that resonance"
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@thebugzoo
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4 years
Not sure how i ended up there, but somehow i just finished a track that sounds like 'Pressure' era Bug, Techno animal in dancefloor warfare mode and 23 skidoo. A raw dub thats entitled 'Beat a racist down', and will ft on a benefit 7" for @clubGRETCHEN via @hhvrecords 💥
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@thebugzoo
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Proud iam of Roger, the don @rrobinson72
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@thebugzoo
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2 years
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@thebugzoo
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New BUG sounds dropping soon on @ninjatune 🔊🔥🔥🔥
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@thebugzoo
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2 years
Saluting those vocal angels, gifted to earth, hail Robert Wyatt, Horace Andy, Al Green, Q-Tip, Erykah, Liz Fraser, Beth Gibbons, the sadly departed Mark Hollis, Hugh Mundell, Marvin Gaye, Billie Holliday, Nick Drake and Ian Curtis. 🔊🚀🚀🚀
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@thebugzoo
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2 years
Swear to f-ck i could fill the top ten albums of the year list i just been asked to submit, with minimum 40 albums, no exaggeration at all...2021 was another banger for new music....🔊🔥🔥🔥
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@thebugzoo
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Ah f-ck.. The satori like illumination, when you realise you have wasted a week of layering, sampling and adding unecessary elements, only to then check the song's demo and realise it hits the mark far more intensely. Back to the future...Note to self, keep it raw 🔨
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@thebugzoo
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4 months
Very happy to announce Kevin Richard Martin 'Black' will drop as double wax in Feb/March 2024. It will be the first LP release on my Intercranial label, distributed by CARGO UK. Artwork c/o the master, @SimonFowlerART
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@thebugzoo
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3 years
If you think, 'Clash' is heavy, wait til you hear the next single....😱... And the album is relentlessly intense too.... Absolute 💣
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@thebugzoo
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6 years
A celebration of 'Skeng'... 🔊🔥🔥🔥 The Story Of Skeng via @UKF
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