The Radio Magnetic blog brings you the latest gigs, clubs, festivals and music news from throughout the UK and worldwide. Palace continue their series of collaborative events across Glasgow on Thursday, this time teaming up with Likwit Fusion.

Palace are currently on a hot streak of events across Glasgow, having played host to the likes of Lil B, Brenmar and Falty DL in collaboration with some of the city’s best promoters. This Thursday, Palace are pairing themselves with Likwit Fusion, one of Glasgow’s newest up and coming nights.

Headlining the event is American duo Nguzunguzu whose R’n'B tinged tribal house sounds have been setting dance floors ablaze for the last year and a half. Their Times Up EP was the debut release on Kingdom’s Fade to Mind imprint and this may well be your last chance to catch them in such an intimate setting.

Not much is known about elusive production duo Silk Cut. They have very little internet presence and instead rely on good old fashioned word of mouth to spread word of their music. Their live show is analogue equipment heavy and fuses Glasgow’s DIY ethos with the virtues of experimental dance music.

Support on the night comes from Likwit Fusion’s own Inkke and Shalla Aeons.

Likwit Fusion x Palace: Nguzunguzu & Silk Cut takes place on Thursday 24 May at The Berkley Suite in Glasgow. The event is free before midnight and £4 after.

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Radio Magnetic are proud to present the Shallow Rave podcast, bringing together members from Black Lantern Music, Little Rock Records (currently on hiatus) and a number of other projects. With a heavy focus on experimental and Net Audio releases, Shallow Rave covers everything from hip-hop and experimental music to dub and straight-up techno.

Their first for Radio Magnetic, and fourth experiment so far, this episode features a guest mix of stately dark electro and dream-pop from hip-hop witch house producer BLACK CEILING (Aural Sects / I Had An Accident / Black Lantern), and an extensive interview with Scottish hip-hop legend Loki who talks about his work with Volition, an organisation using rap to transform the lives of young Scottish people, upstaging Shakespeare and his experiences in the battle rap scene.

Tracklist

1. Death Grips – I’ve Seen Footage – Epic / Thirdworlds
2. Loki – Malady - Volition
3. mmpsuf – The Sailors - mmpsuf.lt
4. 808 State – Quincy’s Lunch (Testa) - 808state.com
5. Gravediggaz – Today’s Mathematics – Empire / BMG
6. Verseomega – Killface Feat. Loki - soundcloud.com/verseomega
7. Gasp – Boy Meets Girl - gasp.bandcamp.com
8. Loki – Wall of Silence - Volition
9. Spell Hound – I Challenge You - Aural Sects
10. Deadbeat & Dannel Tate – Lazy Jane - BLKRTZ
11. Mungo’s Hi-Fi – Indian Sun - Scotch Bonnet
12. Nina Kraviz – Ghetto Kraviz - Rekids
13. Bass Clef – Hackney-Chicago-Jupiter  - Punch Drunk

BLACK CEILING – CHLOROPHYLL MIX

1. Desire – Part II
2. White Ring – Eternia
3. Cosmetics – Soft Skin
4. L.A. Vampires – Instrumental
5. Geneva Jacuzzi – Clothes On The Bed
6. V O I D – Beta tape Warp
7. Stoned Boys – Ship Of Bones
8. Clark – Future Daniel
9. S. Maharba – Pianomouth
10. GH?L - Stonewish
11. Asakusa Jinta – Teppen

For more tracks, mixes and treats, visit soundcloud.com/danocean

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With previous years successes fresh in their minds, Stag & Dagger have upped their game yet again with a selection of forward thinking bookings across the best venues Glasgow has to offer. The full list of acts and venues is as follows:

ABC1
Django Django
The Phantom Band
White Denim

ABC2
Vigo Thieves
The New Picadillys
A Plastic Rose
Passenger
To Kill a King

CCA5
Willy Mason
Washington Irving
Eleanor Friedberger
Will Hansen
Chasing Owls

Stereo
Forest Swords
EMA
Bear In Heaven
Miaoux Miaoux

Chambre 69
Vitamins present: Unknown to the Unknown
Checan
DJ Haus & Makaveli
Capraca
Shaun and Sam Vitamins

The Art School
Niki and the Dove
Still Corners
Jonquil
Post War Years
White Arrows

Nice N Sleazy
Holy Mountain
Milk Music
Bwani Junction
Random Impulse
Adam Stafford

Captains Rest
Discopolis
Hidden Masters
Still Flyin’
The Hearbreaks
Ryan Keen
Holy Esque
Die Hard
Hot Panda
Michael Anguish

The Glasgow leg of Stag & Dagger is on Saturday 19th May in across several venues in Glasgow. Tickets are available from TicketWeb and the ABC box office.

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This week’s episode is named after Iapetus, a spectacular moon of Saturn. Famed for its incredible size and equatorial ridges, Iapetus also has an incredible two-tone coloration where one side is darker than the other due to a very unusual rotation pattern.

We don’t ever want to hear you say you don’t learn a thing or two whilst immersing yourself in Orbit. Granted, much of this information could be garnered from Wikipedia. You don’t get a selection of the best new musical releases there though, do you?

And on that note this week we have a selection of great songs for you with Anna Terheim’s ethereal new single playing off against Django Django’s dreamy mantra and Major Lazer’s electro space dub for your affections. Sit back, relax and let us take you into our Orbit.

Tracklist

1. Reptar – Stuck in my ID – Vagrant
2. Errors – Tusk – Rock Action
3. Django Django – Storm – Because Music
4. Frank Reybelles – Slow Emotion – ?
5. Nada Surf – Looking Through – City Slang
6. UMA Feat. Silver Apples – Drop Your Soul – Sea You
7. Benjamin Damage & Doc Daneeka Feat. Abigayl Wyles – Halo – Ten Thousand Yen
8. Diagrams – Ghost Lit – Full Time Hobby
9. Anna Ternheim – Walking Aimlessly – Universal
10. Major Lazer Feat. Amber Coffman – Get Free – Downtown
11. The Pieces of Shit – Lay & Love – ?

If you haven’t got any plans for this evening we highly recommend you get yourselves along to what should be a cracking night at Nice & Sleazy, when the collaboration of Likwit Fusion and Zero 10 bring you influential beatmaker Ras G and Glasgow’s own Soosh.

Hailing from California, Ras G is a legend of LA’s underground hip-hop movement and has been a regular on the scene since the early 90s. A frequent performer at the Low End Theory nights, he also founded the excellent Poo Bah label with Black Monk and Ron Stivers.

Filled with big space-funktified rhythms, big bass lines and blunt heavy beats, Ras G’s music brings to mind the works of King Tubby, Madlib and J Dilla. To see him live is not only a fairly rare experience but is also a chance to see an innovative beatmaker in full throttle.

Backing up Ras G is Glasgows own Soosh who with two EP’s out through Jumble records and Fremdtunes is making a name for himself as both an accomplished remix creator and a talented musician in his own right.

With the talented DJ trio of Wavy Graves, Masha (Deadly Rythm) and Inkke (Likwit Fusion) supporting you’re sure to be in for a quality evening’s entertainment.

The doors at Nice and Sleazy open at 7pm and tickets can either be bought on the door for £7 or for £5 in advance from Ticket ABC.

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The Radio Magnetic blog brings you the latest videos, clubs, festivals and music news from throughout the UK and worldwide.

The recent Chungo Bungo and Mungo’s Hi Fi Meets… series of club nights have become a firm favourite amongst Glasgow’s vast bass loving audience and are one of an increasing number of nights doing something truly unique in a city awash with quality night life options.

As you can see from the video, the combination of veteran emcee Kenny Knots and Japanese dub stars Part2Style was a winning formula.

Check out our post about this weekends Chungo Bungo & Mungo’s Hi Fi Meet Digital Dubs. 

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Scotch Bonnet Records invite you back to Nelson Mandela Place for an even healthier portion of bass and reggae, Rio style, as Chungo Bungo and Mungo’s Hi Fi bring you yet another once in a lifetime special guest.

Digital Dubs main man Marco Scientista is coming to Glasgow to show the people what has made his sound so predominant in South America. His latest album #1 features such legends as Ranking Joe and Earl 16 as well as showcasing some of the best young Brazilian vocal talent the country has to offer.

Warm-up duties come from Mungo’s Hi Fi and Chungo Bungo and production ace Produ[k]t will be adding a touch of the Favelas to Chambre 69 on the night, all powered by the mighty Mungo’s Hi Fi Soundsystem. If that’s not enough of an incentive to get down check out this video from Chungo Bungo & Mungo’s Hi Fi Presents… from February this year.

“Pull Up a Sound” (Mungo’s Hi Fi, Chungo-Bungo & Charlie P in session) from Scotch Bonnet on Vimeo.

Chungo Bungo & Mungo’s Hi Fi Presents Digital Dubs takes place on Friday 27 April at Chambre 69 in Glasgow. For £6 advance tickets head here

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As many of you regular Radio Magnetic blog readers will already know, Diplo will be playing an aftershow DJ set in Glasgow on Sunday 22 April to coincide with his upcoming UK tour with Switch under the super-pseudonym Major Lazer, tickets can still be won by clicking here.

What you may not know is that to whet your appetite for their upcoming tour, Major Lazer have just released an absolutely cracking tune which they are offering free in exchange for your email address. Featuring the wonderful vocals of Amber Coffman from the experimental afrobeat inspired Dirty Projectors, this track is sure to be a hit on many a summer playlist. Furthermore you get an exclusive bonus remix by the awesome Bonde Do Role. Check out the brilliint new video below, then go here to get your own copy. Enjoy!

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Beacons Festival:  17 – 19 August, 2012 

If you like the sound of spending your weekend listening to great music with the Yorkshire Dales providing the backdrop, then Beacons Festival 2012 should be top of your to do list this summer. Martin Moffat explains why it’s a must.

The intimate, boutique music and art festival, situated in the conveniently named Funkirk Estate, is set to play host to a impressive lineup of artists that belies the festivals size. For such a small festival, Beacons is jam packed with artists who will undoubtedly make the pocket friendly entrance fee worth every penny.

Here’s our top 10 (yes 10) reasons why you should go to Beacons Festival this year.

Wild Beasts – Headlining Saturday night at Beacons, the Mercury Prize nominated band will no doubt put on one hell of a show. The release of their third album Smother on Domino Records last year has propelled the band to new heights including embarking on a world tour seeing them play across America, Europe and Australia. Not a bad follow up to their Mercury Prize nominated album Two dancers (which missed out on the award to the XX) if you ask us.

Roots Manuva- UK Hip Hop don Roots Manuva is a man who should need very little introduction. The London born hip hop veteran of Witness (1 Hope) fame has been about for over 15 years with eight studio albums under his belt. It’s safe to say his set should be all killer.

Factory Floor – This London based trio have been causing quite a stir since their first release in 2008. Their sound has been described as “something akin to being in a playpit, with Kraftwerk, Nico, Drexciya and Dopplereffekt all kicking the sand up in your face.” Intrigued? You should be.

Maya Jane Coles - If like us you are sad enough to spend the majority of your day hunched over a laptop trawling the internet for good music then you will undoubtedly have heard of Maya Jane Coles. If you are lucky enough to have a life that lets you socialise with real people and go out to clubs, you will still have heard of MJC. Not content with topping the best of lists for almost every self respecting electronic music publication around last year, the young London based producer has been all over the UK and Europe destroying clubs with her DJ sets and productions. Keep your eyes peeled for her forthcoming entry to the DJ Kicks series.

Pearson Sound - David Kennedy aka Pearson Sound (formerly Ramadanman) is an artist who has been on the forefront of British electronic music for some time now. One third of the essential Hessle Audio imprint (alongside Ben UFO and Pangaea) this man is in a league of his own. With an excellent Fabric Live mix under his belt, alongside a slew of ridiculously on point productions and remixes this man cannot be fucked with. Oh did I forget to mention this man can DJ like the best of them? Well he can.

Lunice – Lunice is a Boss, plain and simple. This Canadian has been heralded as the future of Hip Hop by some and one of the baddest mother-fuckers alive by others. Releases on LuckyMe, Mad Decent and Young Turks have made this man one of the most sought after producers around at the moment and his live shows are simply indescribable. Seriously, I’m not just saying that for hype, if you haven’t seen this man live you won’t understand. Check out his Boiler Room Performances and you will see what I mean.

Jessie Ware – There are a lot of things I cold write about Jessie Ware, although the majority of them could not be printed in any publications without a parental guidance label slapped across the front of it. What I can say is that Jessie Ware is beautiful and massively talented. If you don’t believe me check out the tracks she has featured on, working with artists like SBTRKT, Joker and Sampha. Her single, Running, was recently given the remix treatment by Disclosure creating one of the biggest tracks of the year so far, oh and she has an album due to drop this summer on PMR. I think that should be enough.

Bok Bok - Night Slugs label boss and all round badman DJ, Bok Bok is nothing short of a club weapon. Alongside his parter in crime L-Vis 1990, this man has been controlling dance floors for the last few years with his Night Slugs label dropping anthems from the likes of Girl Unit, Jacques Greene, Mosca and L-vis 1990. With a new series of releases on the way with the Club Constructions series Bok Bok is sure to be wreaking havoc in a dance near you for some time to come.

XXXY – Manchester’s Rupert Taylor is one of the finest producers in the game at the moment. The past year has seen him releases tracks on labels such as Fortified Audio, All City and Ten Thousand Yen. His EP You Always Start It/Ordinary Things was one of our favourites of last year and his forthcoming release Everything/ I Know this Can’t Be Love on Well Rounded Records later this month is sure to provide two of the biggest tracks of the summer.

Jam City – Londoner Jack Latham has been releasing a steady stream of quality releases on Night Slugs and has an album on the way which is due for release in May. His releases have caused quite a stir in the music world incorporating elements of Grime, Dubstep and House to deadly effect. His recent single, The Courts, is no exception and features and awesome video to boot.

Full Line up;

WILD BEASTS / PATRICK WOLF / ROOTS MANUVA / JUNIOR BOYS / GHOSTPOET / ERRORS / JESSIE WARE / FRANKIE & THE HEARTSTRINGS / MAYA JANE COLES / FACTORY FLOOR / PEARSON SOUND / CASS MCCOMBS / WILLY MASON / D/R/U/G/S / PEAKING LIGHTS / XXXY / KWES / OUTFIT / STAR SLINGER / CLOCK OPERA / LUNICE / SUBMOTION ORCHESTRA / BOK BOK / 2:54 / JAM CITY / KING KRULE / MAZES / STILL CORNERS / STAY+ / GROSS MAGIC / BOS ANGELES / GRASS HOUSE / ARTHUR BEATRICE / HOOKWORMS / THE WAVE PICTURES / AU PALAIS

A very small number of early birds tickets are left at just £60 for the weekend, including camping (£55 for students). Once these have gone there will be a batch at £74.50 and then full price tickets will be at £84.50.

Tickets are available to purchase from: The Beacons Festival website (below), HMV, Seetickets (below), Resident Advisor, Leedstickets.com, Jumbo Records and Crash Records.

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Breton are filmmakers-turned-musicians who come from the squat culture in London and see themselves as more of a multimedia arts collective than a mere band. They make films, remixes and music of their own, all from their own South London studio dubbed BretonLABS.

Their debut album, Other People’s Problems, combines disjointed, ambient electronics with an indie-rock sensibility. Samples are cut and chopped, dub influenced bass shudders tracks and are accompanied by hazy, incomprehensible vocals. Stand out tracks like Ghost Note and Edward the Confessor with its 808 percussion and blunt synths make this a brooding and impactful record. Breton harks back to an early Massive Attack with their DIY, of-the-moment style, making for a slightly messy and at yet totally wondrous record.

If Breton stick to these principles I feel they are a band, sorry multimedia arts collective, that will be around for a long time.

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