Am 8. März erscheint die zweite Single “Eyesdown” aus dem neuen Bonobo-Album “Black Sands”, das am 29. März via Ninja Tune in die Läden kommt. Remix-Aufträge wurden auch schon reichlich verteilt, u.a. an Appleblim und - hier zu hören - an Warrior One.

Traurig, traurig: Skull Disco, das Label von Shackleton und Appleblim, über das wir mehrfach berichteten, löst sich auf. Kein Sterbenswörtchen tönt aus dem Schädeltanzlokal - über die Gründe schweigt man beharrlich. Mangelnder Erfolg kann es nicht sein, hat der wirklich außergewöhnliche Shackleton doch nicht nur im Dubstep den Respekt waggonweise eingefahren sondern sich sogar in der Minimalszene einen Namen gemacht.

Zum Abschied gibts die Doppel-CD “Soundboy’s Gravestone Gets Desecrated by Vandals” mit den letzten 12″s und bisher unveröffentlichten Remixes.

Appleblim vom heiß geliebten Skull Disco-Label (Shackleton) gewährt in einem zweistündigen Videofeature bei der Red Bull Music Academy Einblicke in Löndöns Subbasswelten.  Dubstep-Lovers lenken ihre Augen hierher.

Checkt Links zu Free Track und Mix von Appleblim in den “ähnlichen Beiträgen”.

“Skull Disco is a London-based label comprised and owned by two producers single-mindedly traveling a seldom trodden path. Shackleton, with his middle-Eastern influenced beats and dubwise sensibilities, and Appleblim with his brutal riffage and broad range of styles, make this label truly innovative. Some history…

The first official Skull Disco release was a split 12” (I Am Animal (Shackleton) b/w Mystikal Warrior (Appleblim). After this release, Appleblim became a partner in the label and people’s attentions were piqued. Some thought that it was eclectic dubstep, others that it was some weird take on jungle. From the start, Skull Disco defied easy categorization.

The next release was another split with Appleblim/Shackleton, but the next three releases were a little different. “Soundboy’s Nuts Get Ground Up Proper” was a Shackleton only disc and attracted interest from all kinds of diverse realms, from the dubwise to the techno heads, including the Hardwax guys and Ricardo Villalobos who included the A-side, “Blood On My Hands”, in his sets. The next two releases were back to the old routine of Shackleton/Appleblim. Further increasing the profile of the label, Appleblim was now being asked to dj regularly at the legendary FWD club – one of London’s best dubstep/grime nights - whilst Shackleton had become a fixture in djs sets from Kode 9 to Rob Da Bank and Radio Slave.

The biggest chapter in Skull Disco’s life was the the release of Ricardo Villalobos’ remix of Shackleton’s “Blood On My Hands”. A huge seller and sub-genre defining release, this saw the Skull Disco label burst through into popular consciousness and brought about the recognition for innovation and exploration that those in the know have always realized about Skull Disco.” (Quelle)

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