January 3rd, 2012 | by Jo | published in Features, Stream, Ticker
Another year, another astonishing array of releases to get you through January to December. But where last year had some very clear cut winners across the board (from the likes of Arcade Fire, Kanye West and LCD Soundsystem), this year has not appeared so obvious. But, better late than never, Hotcakes brings you an [...]
November 7th, 2011 | by Sim | published in Features, Ticker
Normally, our Baker’s Dozen feature is a supposedly monthly collection of tracks that we’ve had on repeat through the preceding four weeks. This month however, I’ve decided to do things slightly different and therefore this feature is my exclusively electronic list of thirteen tracks I couldn’t live without right now but have yet to grace [...]
July 1st, 2011 | by Sim | published in Download, Reviews, Ticker
We have returned. Muddy, bruised and half asleep, but with a renewed faith in humanity’s state of nature, we survived another Glastonbury. Here’s part one of our highlights reel. Ghostpoet The half-sung, half-spoken vocals of Ghostpoet had me from the off. I’d seen this MC from Coventry before in support of Jamie Woon earlier in [...]
June 22nd, 2011 | by Jo | published in Features, Stream, Ticker
Hotcakes are proudly introducing a new feature this month. It is called Baker’s Dozen, in which we will be revealing the 13 tracks that have hit us hardest over the past month. Feast your ears on our most loved tracks over June. YACHT – Dystopia This is pretty much what we have come to expect [...]
June 8th, 2011 | by Sim | published in News, Stream, Ticker
The xx’s beat machine and bass music’s newest darling, Jamie xx, has returned with a new 12″ Far Nearer. Released by the increasingly impressive Numbers label, the title track features what is fast becoming his trademark steel drum sound and one of the most soothing basslines you’ll hear this year. This is as close to [...]
May 28th, 2011 | by Sim | published in Download, Features, Ticker
I woke up today to a text from fellow Hotcakes writer Ollie saying simple this: Gil Scott-Heron RIP. Gil Scott-Heron – The Revolution Will Not Be Televised Last night, at the age of 62, Gil Scott-Heron died in hospital last night shortly after falling ill on tour. As one of most revolutionary and collectively treasured [...]
February 22nd, 2011 | by Sim | published in Download, Features, Stream
Jamie Smith, better known to you and me as Jamie xx, released his debut album today: a compete remix of Gil Scott-Heron’s 2010 album I’m New Here. The re-fixed version, We’re New Here, is a journey through the minds of two people separated not only by age – 39 years to be precise – but [...]
December 6th, 2010 | by Sim | published in Moving Mondays, Stream
Jamie XX of The XX with his remix of Gil Scott-Heron’s ‘New York Is Killing Me’ from his latest album I’m New Here.
September 30th, 2010 | by Jo | published in Download, Stream
The XX’s non singing member Jamie Smith revealed a solo song on XFM last night. The track is called ‘Far Nearer’ and it is built around a steel pan that he bought and was desperate to try out. It’s quite a different sound to the XX, a lot more electronic, with looping vocals and a [...]
