News featuring Kode9

Monday 13th May

• “Introducing ... Kid A”

  She's the laptop lady from near the Blue Ridge mountains of Virginia who brings new meaning to the phrase 'lonesome pine'

  Hometown: Chesapeake, Virginia.

  Read the complete article at www.guardian.co.uk

Thursday 9th May

• “Primal Scream's festival recipe”

  In the news this week, Alexis contemplates tight trousers at the Abba museum, and our guest Kate Mossman on the remarkable stage recovery of Justin Bieber.

  Kate is with us for Singles Club too, where tracks from Wardell, Kid A and Miguel and Mariah are up for discussion. One important issue that comes up is whether bands should ever be allowed to laugh on their records.

  Read the complete article at www.guardian.co.uk

Tuesday 30th April

• “Toronto's Sound in Motion Festival Returns with Kode9, Deepchord, Audio Werner”

  Last year, Toronto's electronic-oriented Sound in Motion festival held its inaugural event. Evidently this is shaping up to be an annual gig, since organizers StudioFeed have confirmed the details of the second instalment, which will be taking place from July 11 to 13 at various venues around Toronto. The performers include Kode9, Deepchord, Daniel Bell, Marcus Visionary, SlowPitch, Basic Soul Unit, Stefny Winter, Jason Hodges and Audio Werner. This is just the first wave of confirmed acts, however, since the lineup will be expanded on June 11. The not-for-profit festival promises...Read More

  Read the complete article at exclaim.ca

Tuesday 23rd April

• “Stream: Kode9, “Xingfu Lu””

  There’s something fantastically restrained about Kode9‘s new 12-inch cut “Xingfu Lu.” It jumps from half-time to double-time and from one syncopated rhythm to another as though it were simply inching its way along a train … read more »

  Read the complete article at www.thefader.com

Friday 1st March

• “Small club nights just aren't where people go to hear new music these days”

  Nights like London's FWD>> and YoYo were great but club connoisseurs can now gurn in their own homes, while joining together for reliably large raves

  In the early days of nights like FWD>>, at east London's Plastic People, the atmosphere was more like a house party; familiar faces from in and around the industry, shuffling imperceptibly alongside hardened soundsystem nerds. But considering it started out, back in 2001, as a tiny residency in a dingy London basement, the legacy FWD>> created for the UK's underground, breaking the likes of Kode9 and Mala, is unrivalled.

  Read the complete article at www.guardian.co.uk

Monday 18th February

• “House Shoes released a guest-filled album, playing shows with Dabrye (dates, video, streams)”

  by Andrew Sacher

  Two hip hop producers, House Shoes and Dabrye, are teaming up for some shows together this month. They've got two shows in California this week, and then they'll come to NYC for a Bandshell-presented show on February 28 at Le Poisson Rouge with Lamin Fofana. Tickets for the LPR show are on sale now. At the moment, those are the only three shows announced for the two producers, and you can see them all in list format below.

  Read the complete article at www.brooklynvegan.com

Sunday 30th September

• “Rinse FM: 'Radio, not the internet, gave me my break,' says Katy B”

  Urban music's chart power is thanks in no small part to ex-pirate station Rinse FM. On its 18th birthday, we learn how it climbed from tower blocks to the very top

  DJ Geeneus is remembering the first ever Rinse FM radio broadcast, as a pirate station, in September 1994. "One of my friends got their first flat, so we were like, Great, we'll stick the studio in the kitchen, 'cause you're not going to be using your kitchen that much… We was 18 floors up and we put the aerial out the balcony window, moved it around… And then the front door come flying off and some old geezer come flying in, screaming at us, going, 'My telly!' He was watching the rugby and he could hear our radio station coming through his telly!"

  Read the complete article at www.guardian.co.uk

Monday 24th September

• “What's going on Sunday?”

  Godspeed You! Black Emperor in Brooklyn in 2011 (more by Greg Cristman)

  today in NYC

  Read the complete article at www.brooklynvegan.com

Wednesday 5th September

• “Lee "Scratch" Perry released an LP w/ The Orb, playing Dub Champions Festival in NYC (lineup includes Kode9 & others)”

  DOWNLOAD: The Orb & Lee 'Scratch' Perry - FACT mix (MP3)

  Subatomic Sound is presenting the Dub Champions Festival, which goes down in NYC from September 21 to 24 across multiple venues. It includes the previously discussed show from dub legend Lee "Scratch" Perry at Music Hall of WIlliamsburg on September 23 and the previously discussed show from Hyperdub label head Kode9 at Deep Space on September 24 with Appleblim and Francois K. Tickets for the Lee "Scratch" Perry show and tickets for the Kode9 show are still available.

  Read the complete article at www.brooklynvegan.com

Wednesday 29th August

• “Kode9 going on North American tour, working on new material (dates & stream)”

  Hyperdub label boss Kode9, who was in NYC for a Deviation party in July, will be returning to North America for a full tour here this September. That tour kicks off in Vancouver and culminates in a NYC show on September 24 at Deep Space at Cielo (18 Little West 12th St.) with Appleblim and Francois K. Tickets for that show are on sale now. The flier for the NYC show and a list of all tour dates are below.

  Kode9 recently revealed a clip of a new song called "Xingfu Lu," which is set to appear on his next release. Details on that release are still up in the air, but a press release says it may be out this September. Stream that song and check out a list of all tour dates below.

  Read the complete article at www.brooklynvegan.com