XLR8R — This year's Sónar festival brought no shortage of progressive electronic music to the picturesque coastal city of Barcelona, and in that spirit, the Berlin software/hardware manufacturers at Native Instruments put together a five-piece "superg... more info

Core News — “Benji B sits in for Rob and takes us Through The Vortex with a Jamie Lidell archive session track from 2008. There’s also Record Store Day preview special and a guest mix from rising star and bass producer Ossie. Two hours of Benji B’s style o... more info

Core News — “Glaswegian producer/DJ Russell Whyte, aka Rustie is this week’s Essential Mixer. He burst out of Glasgow’s Numbers party crew alongside the likes of Hudson Mohawk and Jackmaster. Rustie is signed to the legendary Warp Records and he’s also r... more info

Guardian Music — In a year in which we questioned our obsession with all things retro, James Blake pulled off the unthinkable, taking dubstep, soul and even barbershop to create a new musical languageThis year's most talked-about music tome was Simon Reynolds's Retro... more info

Altsounds — Following Rustie's Warp debut – 2010's Sunburst EP – as well as essential remixes for the likes of Jamie Lidell, Kelis, The Big Pink and Nicki Minaj, he emerged as a crown jewel within Glasgow's already-deep talent pool of genre-bus... more info

Guardian Music — These two brothers from LA do a neat line in Prince worship, offering a highly accomplished take on boudoir'n'bHometown: Los Angeles.The lineup: Andrew Aged (vocals, guitar) and Daniel Aged (bass, vocals).The background: Who's the best ever Prince? N... more info

Stereogum — Beck and Jamie Lidell just released this remix of “Completely Exposed,” the first song on Jamie Lidell’s 2010 album, Compass. Listen below, and grab it in exchange for your email: Jamie Lidell – “Completely Exposed (Beck Remix)” more info

Totally Fuzzy — (Chilly) Gonzales, born Jason Charles Beck, is a Grammy-nominated Canadian musician currently residing in Paris, France. Though best known for his first MC and electro albums, he is also a pianist, producer, and songwriter. If you ever wondered wh... more info

Totally Fuzzy — jazzlover said... Zamla Mammas Manna - Familjesprickor (Family Cracks) (1980) http://jazzarchives.blogspot.com W said... THE BEE GEES 1st - DELUXE EDITION (1967/2006) 2CDs. Mono/Stereo & unreleased stuff. One of the great pop psychedelic albums of a... more info

Guardian Music — 20 December: As we near the end of our festive countdown, here's a Jamie Lidell track that's been mangled by MicachuJamie Lidell's I Can Love Again has fallen into the hands of Micachu, who's renamed it A LiDELL LiDELL M.A.T.H.E.S. It's a drastic rew... more info