Mr Mello takes us on a guided tour through some of his favourite not-so-well-known records, seamlessly joining the dots between a whole range of styles that can only be described as “vibes”.
In his own words, “I decided to do it all with vinyl with a few overdubs, nips and tucks. Hope it fits in with what you guys are about. It was a real honour to be asked.”
Each month Topman CTRL’s resident controller Huw Stephens invites an artist to take charge in helping him source the best music from the web and beyond – and that includes writing a guest column for Q. This month The 2 Bears are in charge, so here’s frontman Raf Rundell‘s guest column on The Teardrop Explodes‘ 1981 album Wilder.
Recorded at Club Ralph Studios in North London, The 2 Bears perform one of the best tracks from their Be Strong album live for Topman Ctrl.
One of our favourite clubs – Robert Johnson – have just printed an amazing book about the club, it’s history & friends. Featuring a conversation between Andrew Weatherall & Ivan Smagghe, contributions from Ewan Pearson & Ivan Smagghe plus some RJ posters designed by Smagghe himself, this is well worth having.
What does flipping through record bins sound like? Still Going’s first release on their newly minted label aims to find out.
Download Daniel’s exclusive Data Trasmission mix to get a true feeling of this bright young thing’s flavour and scope.
Clement Meyer presents a mix showing off his off kilter sounds that have received recognition over recent years.
