30 December 2011

WNCL009 - Press

















The latest KNOWING LOOKS release for WNCL Recordings is getting well deserved praise in this week's press. Maximum big ups to Jason Hopfner. Click for full reviews...

"... it's remarkable how in control he sounds amidst all this chaos"
RESIDENT ADVISOR

"... brings 2011 to a close on an unquestionably high note for himself and for WNCL"
TRUANTS

"Techno, Garage, House, Breakbeat, Soul … it’s all there, masterfully arranged into a new dimension of compelling sound"  
INHABIT

Buy it on 10" vinyl (with free mp3 download code) or digital formats HERE

DON FROTH - Get Me Podcast
















The man like DON FROTH is back with a new podcast. Repping the WNCL fam hard, the mix includes Froth's own Balboa, Milyoo's Biogram v.2 and WNCL's Blonde on Blonde amongst a host of other goodies.

Get over to the GET ME blog for your free download now...

LINK
GET ME / DON FROTH PODCAST

20 December 2011

WNCL009 - In Shops Now
















Oh yeah, Knowing Looks "Listen To My 45" b/w "Ghost Baby" is now actually in the shops. 10" vinyl and digital. As usual, all vinyl purchases from the SURUS store come bundled with free mp3 files.


"lovely. gorgeous. slick. buff. etc."
Ben UFO (Hessle Audio / Rinse FM)

17 December 2011

KNOWING LOOKS - Sonic Router
















This month, KNOWING LOOKS has been dominating one of our favourite sites - the ever supportive SONIC ROUTER.


The SR gang featured both cuts from Knowing Looks' recent 10" release on WNCL Recordings ("Listen To My 45" and "Ghost Baby") on their latest HIVEMIND FM radio show.




As reported last week, they also hosted Knowing Looks' xmas gift to the world in the shape of NEVER GONNA GET CHARLIE, a free download mp3

Knowing Looks - Never Gonna Get Charlie by sonicrouter


... and finally, we have the Knowing Looks interview and mixtape exclusive to SR



Gots to love the Knowing Looks. Gots to love the Sonic Router...

LINKS
SR ON HIVEMIND FM
KNOWING LOOKS - NEVER GONNA GET CHARLIE
KNOWING LOOKS - INTERVIEW / MIXTAPE

MILYOO - Fact Mix
















Another day, another MILYOO fan-boy post. People will start to talk soon but hang it - you really need to check his  latest mixtape for FACT magazine ... and not just because it features the Karenn remix of WNCL's "Get Lifted" (cheers, Tommy!).

Hit the link below to grab the mix and check the latest LP reviews / interviews too

LINK
FACT MIX

15 December 2011

DON FROTH - Occupy!
















More news from the WNCL fam. This time it's DON FROTH making his mark on the recent Occupy London movement.

The recent Xmas party saw Radiohead and Massive Attack doing secret DJ sets at the Bank of Ideas. Check footage from the GUARDIAN, soundtracked by our man Froth (last year's incredible "10,000cc" on Phonica Records) and go to Soundcloud for the full set...

LINKS
GUARDIAN FOOTAGE
SOUNDCLOUD MIX


14 December 2011

MILYOO - Archaeology II
















Man like MILYOO back again, getting more well deserved attention for his debut long player. Read more about it in his recent interview with Andrew Ryce for the FUTUREPROOFING blog

LINK
MILYOO INTERVIEW
REVIEW ON RESIDENT ADVISOR

09 December 2011

WNCL009VIP - Sonic Router
















Ahead of next week's KNOWING LOOKS release for WNCL Recordings, Mr Looks has supplied us with a festive treat in the shape of NEVER GONNA GET CHARLIE - a winter warmer if ever you've heard one.

Our good friends over at SONIC ROUTER are playing Santa and hosting this marvellous Xmas freebie download. Go grab yourself a copy...

Knowing Looks - Never Gonna Get Charlie by sonicrouter

LINK
SONIC ROUTER: WNCL009VIP

MILYOO - Archaeology
















Our man MILYOO has gone all grown up and released a fantastic, proper full length album for the OPIT label. There's a free download taster track over at XLR8R and a great review by Jonny Mugwump over at QUIETUS this week.

LINKS
XLR8R DOWNLOAD: TOUGH ENOUGH
QUIETUS REVIEW: ARCHAEOLOGY

WNCL009 - Mary Anne Hobbs
















Big thanks to MARY ANNE HOBBS for continuously supporting the latest KNOWING LOOKS release, LISTEN TO MY 45, on her Xfm show for the last couple of weeks. Catch her show on Saturday nights, 7-10pm GMT

LINK
MAH PLAYLIST

WNCL006 - Mixmag Top 100
















GET LIFTED scrapes in to Mixmag's Best of 2011 Top 100!

LINK
MIXMAG TOP 100 

05 December 2011

FACT - Mixtape
















From the FACT website today ...

The South London resident has been recording music since the mid-‘90s, under various guises, but it’s in the last two years that he’s really come into his own, releasing some of the most distinctive UK house music around; warm and rough (by West Norwood’s own admission, barely any of the equipment in his studio works properly at this point), and constantly looking to the skip of mid-’90s garage and the bounce of classic hip-hop for inspiration.

His FACT mix is in a similar vein to West Norwood’s productions: groove is everything here, with not one track slowing down the overall flow, and it’s recorded off vinyl and acetate (yes, he still cuts dubplates) with a healthy touch of looseness to it. Unreleased material from West Norwood’s own label features, as well as forthcoming cuts by Blawan, Midland, Pariah, Brackles and more ...

TRACKLIST
01. SHOCKPROOF . Satisfied (Dubplate)
02. OPTIC . Cupcakes (Dubplate)
03. MILYOO . Biogram v2 (WNCL Recordings)
04. ULTRAMARINE . Acid (WNCL Recordings)
05. SAMUEL H SIMPSON . Til U Were Dead (Dubplate)
06. MIDLAND & PARIAH . Untitled (Dubplate)
07. KARENN . Chaste Down (Dubplate)
08. PARIAH . Left Unsaid (WNCL Remix) (Dubplate)
09. BLAWAN . Peaches (forthcoming Clone Basement Series)
10. KNOWING LOOKS . Ghost Baby (forthcoming WNCL Recordings)
11. T WILLIAMS & BREACH . The Bees (Dubplate)
12. WNCL . What It Is (VIP Mix) (Dubplate)
13. BRACKLES . Blazeby (forthcoming Rinse)
14. KEVIN McPHEE . Do (Dubplate)
15. WEST NORWOOD CASSETTE LIBRARY . Drop (free download)
16. WEST NORWOOD CASSETTE LIBRARY . Say What? (New Kanada)
17. DON FROTH . Von (WNCL Recordings)
18. DON FROTH . Balboa (WNCL Recordings) 
 
LINK
FACT MIX 306: WEST NORWOOD CASSETTE LIBRARY 

03 December 2011

PRESKA - Fact Mix
















The latest FACT mixtape, by Dutch DJ/ Producer PRESK, features a super tuff tracklist including WNCL006 "Get Lifted"

LINK
FACT MIXTAPE 305: PRESK 

02 December 2011

WNCL009 - Test Press
















Catch 'em while you can ... limited edition, 10" white label test press of WNCL009 (Knowing Looks) available exclusively from the WNCL Surus store

LINK
WNCL009TP on SURUS


01 December 2011

WNCL009

















LABEL: WNCL Recordings
CAT NO: WNCL009
ARTIST: Knowing Looks
SIDE A: Listen to My 45
SIDE B: Ghost Baby
FORMAT: 10" vinyl / digital
RELEASE DATE: Monday 12th December

KNOWING LOOKS kicked off 2011 for WNCL Recordings with his much loved, hard stepping ABANDONED SKIP, backed with the acclaimed, symphonic masterpiece that was LAST KISS AT THE PLAINS HOTEL.

Jason Hopfner is back again to tie up a busy year at WNCL HQ, unveiling the classically constructed epic LISTEN TO MY 45 already aired by MARY ANNE HOBBS on Xfm and described by BEN UFO as "lovely. gorgeous. slick. buff. etc." ... and who are we to disagree.

Just do what it says on the tin and then flip over for GHOST BABY - yet another fine example from Hopfner's rich and varied production cannon, melding super cool minimalism with party breaks.

WNCL009A: KNOWING LOOKS_Listen to My 45 by WNCL Recordings

WNCL009B: KNOWING LOOKS_Ghost Baby by WNCL Recordings