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About bobbykins

Tea-drinking, olive-munching electronic music enthusiast from the United Kingdom.

Doc Scott – 31 Records – 2009 Part 5 – Drum and Bass Mix

I can’t really recommend this mix highly enough, every track is absolutely superb – absolute proof of the fact that 2009 is proving to be a massive year for dnb….. Check it out! Doc Scott – 2009 Part 5 1. D … Continue reading

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Session 013 July 2009

The number thirteen is considered unlucky-for-some. I’m using this superstitious nonsense as my excuse for not delivering the podcast last month. Sorry about that. Please don’t desert it. I’ve lots more great records to play that you probably haven’t heard before. … Continue reading

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Floating Points debut on Planet Mu

Monday, July 6th 2009 sees the follow up to the now massive “Love Me Like This” by up & coming producer Floating Points. The new single, containing the tracks “J&W Beat” & “K&G Beat”, was first aired many months ago … Continue reading

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Session 012 May 2009

This is the twelfth episode of my podcast; It all seems to have gone rather quickly and part of me thinks I’ve included all my favourite records; the truth of the matter though is that there’s oodles of other great … Continue reading

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Blu Mar Ten’s new single – Close / Above Words

So, the Camden trio have returned to their drum & bass roots; It’s fair to say that drum & bass has gone through a bit of a renaissance in recent months, and this release has been perfectly timed to compliment … Continue reading

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Session 011 April 2009

Ok, so here is the eleventh episode of my monthly podcast. This one kicks off with a bit of retro prog-rock from British mentalists Gong, before going into a much deeper, ambient vibe, with music from the likes of Bochum … Continue reading

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Did I mention before, that Sleepy Town Manufacture are amazing?

So, I’m still actively trawling through the vast Sleepy Town Manufacture back catalogue; You may have recalled from an earlier blog that STM are a collective from Russia, founded in 1999, who make really dreamy, gorgeous ambient music. …and I … Continue reading

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Music V2 Has Gone – Some Mixtapes May Be Unavailable…

So, unfortunately, the excellent mixtape hosting website MusicV2 seems to have gone, for good. This is the statement posted on their homepage: Musicv2 has always operated on a minimal or no profit basis and has been run as a “community … Continue reading

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Floating Points – Love Me Like This – Out Now on 12″

The next single from Floating Points is “Love Me Like This”, which you may well have heard in the February Edition of my podcast. It’s a gorgeous piece of house music with very funky 80s samples cleverly intertwined with an … Continue reading

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Vinyl Heaven, Frome, Somerset

Well, this weekend marked a large break from the norm; I set foot in an actual record shop. The BBC have long been reporting the death of the record shop, so it came to great suprise to learn that there … Continue reading

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