Young Turks

Sep 09 2012 ∞

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sbtrkt security @ bestival 

Aug 16 2012 ∞

Converse Represent: SBTRKT @ The 100 Club London

Published on Aug 9, 2012 by 

http://youtu.be/SyHHUXAZXtU

Jul 24 2012 ∞

SBTRKT – GLOSS

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POSTED ON JULY 23, 2012 BY JOE BISH ARTIST: SBTRKT

SBTRKT is a serious guy these days. Have you seen his live set up? Pretty full-on isn’t it? Live drums, live vocals with Sampha, live keys, live lots of things! It would be interesting, then, to see how he pulls off this digitally meshed-up new track Gloss, which he’s just uploaded to his Soundcloud. It’s very dreamy and happy, like the halfway point of being awake and alert and being sedated with delicious morphine. What do you guys reckon? We reckon we like it, that’s what we reckon.

http://www.abeano.com/sbtrkt-gloss/13690

May 28 2012 ∞


Win tickets to see Field Day to see  and  ! Email your name to info@fielddayfestivals.com with ‘Young Turks’ as subject

May 27 2012 ∞

First day of Movement draws 30,000 to downtown Detroit From The Detroit News


  • ADAM GRAHAM 

MAY 27, 2012 AT 2:37 AM

(Bryan Mitchell/Special to The Detroit News)

Detroit — The three-day Movement festival kicked off its 13th year on Saturday with a crowd of 30,703 at Hart Plaza, according to organizers.

That figure is down from the 34,820 who packed the festival’s first day in 2011, when artists such as Richie Hawtin, Felix da Housecat and Skrillex performed at the festival. Saturday’s lineup was topped by pioneering Chicago house DJ Lil Louis, British drum and bass artist Roni Size and London producer SBTRKT (pronounced “subtract”).

Afternoon crowds felt especially light on Saturday, possibly due to early showers and a forecast that threatened temperatures into the 90s. By nightfall, however, crowds picked up, with Lil Louis playing to a packed main bowl and Roni Size commanding a healthy crowd at the Red Bull Music Academy Stage.

The festival comes at a time when electronic music is making a huge surge in pop music, as artists and DJs are enjoying a stature akin to rock stars. At last month’s Coachella festival, electronic dance music, or EDM, all but took over the festival, with artists such as David Guetta and Swedish House Mafia playing to crowds as big as or bigger than those from artists like Radiohead and the Black Keys.

Movement organizers made a point to not follow the EDM trend with this year’s lineup, choosing to focus on the roots of electronic music and not its current commercial successes. Hip-hop pioneers Public Enemy headline the festival Sunday night, and Detroit’s techno “Wizard” Jeff Mills drives the fest home on Monday.

With beats pounding from five stages, there was no shortage of options to move to on Saturday. But for those looking for a break from the techno and house sounds on the Beatport, Made in Detroit, Underground and Main stages, the Red Bull Music Academy continued to offer the most adventurous bookings.

Saturday’s highlights included North Carolina duo Two Fresh, a pair of DJs and rappers whose sound is augmented by live drummer Colby Buckler, and British producer Photek, whose sunset slot whipped up the crowd into a convivial party vibe. SBTRKT’s heady post-dubstep was a bit difficult for the ready-to-rage Red Bull crowd to handle, but Roni Size gave them the hard drum-and-bass edge they needed to mosh — yes, there was a mosh pit for most of the set — away their aggressions.

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120527/OPINION03/205270317#ixzz1w6Ei5Fw7

May 25 2012 ∞

Amazing lenticular SBTRKT - Hold On 12”s now in!! Apologies for delay at the plant…. Get them here http://tinyurl.com/d7wccll

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1. Hold On 
2. Ride to Freedom 
3. Hold On (Sisi Bak Bak Remix)

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May 23 2012 ∞

SBTRKT - gamelena

Apr 23 2012 ∞

SBTRKT at The Independent [Photo Review]

  on 4/21/12

I only was able to catch the last song of SBTRKT’s Coachella performance this year, as they played at the same time as Miike Snow. It was a tough decision, but I knew I would be covering them at The Independent as soon as I got home on Monday. They did not disappoint.

SBTRKT is primarily recognized as a solo act. Aaron Jerome started in the London club scene, gaining recognition as a prominent DJ. Things changed however when he decided to begin recording his own material, as Jerome added recording mate Sampha to record vocals and perform during their live shows. The two use a combination of live instrumentation, live vocals, keyboard sampling, and electronic drums. They use a dark, but inviting silhouette-based lighting setup that removes them as the primary subjects, and makes them more of a staple of the overall scene. Their use of sharp and lively melodies and triggering creates a tone that leaves you grooving in the moment-and recalling it hours later. Their debut full-length, Young Turks was released in June of last year, and has been well received seemingly by everyone who has had the opportunity to hear it. Their sound was amazingly full for having only two performers, which was complemented by their noteworthy musicianship. The name SBTRKT signifies the subtraction of their individual identities within their music, which they hope will allow listeners to decide for themselves what they think of their work. If you haven’t had the chance to hear their music, have a listen.

-Written and photographed by Darryl Kirchner

Check out all photos:

http://www.sfcritic.com/2012/04/21/sbtrkt-at-the-independent-photo-review/

Apr 16 2012 ∞

SBTRKT - Wildfire, Live From Coachella, April 14, 2012

Published on Apr 15, 2012 by 

http://youtu.be/agx92-d18Lg

AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mar 28 2012 ∞

SBTRKT’s Hypnotic and Mysterious “Hold On” Video Premiere

By: Rebecca Raber | March 28, 2012 at 4:00 am 

watch video here:

http://read.mtvhive.com/2012/03/28/sbtrkt-hold-on-video-premiere/

Viewers in Canada or Europe: Visit http://sbtrkt.mtv.com to watch “Hold On.”

The song: Tribal mask-wearing London-based DJ/producer SBRTKT (or Aaron Jerome to his mum) earned notice for goosing the groove on Radiohead, Mark Ronson and M.I.A. remixes with his brand of thick beats and synth-pop bounce, and his own 2011 full-length debut was full of bassy, futuristic post-dubstep syncopation. But standout track “Hold On” is subtler, building a hypnotic melody out of delicate glockenspiels and thumb piano, and then layering an ambient thump over everything to add to the after-hours atmosphere. The lyrical longing is echoed not only in guest vocalist Sampha’s smooth, yearning tones, but also in the space between the notes that lets the sounds of loneliness and loss hang in the air.

The video: In many ways this clip is a straightforward visual representation of the song: “Hold On” is about the end of a relationship, and the video is an endless loop of a man trying to get home before his woman leaves him, suitcase in tow. But this video is also as mysterious as the artist who made it. Though its setting is conventional—a quiet British suburb—the unusual continued repetition muddies the storyline. Why does it keep playing out? Why is he unable to reach her or stop her? What is he watching unfold? (His fleeing lady is standing awfully far out in the middle of the street; does that mean the car that keeps coming around isn’t just picking her up, but perhaps running her down?) You decide.

The director: Sam Pilling graduated from famed British art school Central Saint Martins, the alma mater of musicians like Mick Jones and Jarvis Cocker and fashion designers like Paul Smith andAlexander McQueen. And though the young director only graduated in 2009, he is no novice video-maker. Pilling was nominated for Best New Director at the UK Music Video Awards last year, and has already made clips for WU LYF (“We Bros”) and Usher (“Climax”). His treatment of “Hold On,” his second video for SBTRKT, both enhances the song’s story and deepens its shadowy vibe.

SBTRKT gets lumped in with the dubsteppers who captured many of 2011’s dance music headlines. But while he may share an affinity for heavy bass, stuttering beats and an enigmatic producer persona, songs like “Hold On” show that SBTRKT has both more experimental and more sentimental impulses. The songs on his recent full-length are replete with star vocal turns (from Little Dragon’s Yumi Nagano or Roses Gabor), but there’s a reason that Sampha is featured on most of them. Unafraid of haunting high notes, Sampha adds soul and vulnerability to SBTRKT’s synthesized textures. For his part, SBTRKT must realize that his ethereal, nocturnal style is best bolstered by vocalists who can provide the warm blood to pump through his songs’ mechanical hearts.

You can catch both SBTRKT and Sampha when the pair perform at Webster Hall as part of Hive’sLive In NYC streaming concert series on April 3. Get all the details.

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