SBTRKT is Aaron Jerome, a producer based in London. He performs behind a mask every time he plays out.

5 things about SBTRKT:
1) His live show includes his main collaborator Sampha on vocals and keyboards.
2) The name came about to create a musical identity separate from any single person.
3) Much of the music being played is electronic based but some recent material is live.
4) First gig was at fabric in Room 1 at Get Familiar (amazing sound/vibe!).
5) SBTRKT is pronouced 'Subtract'.

Having just wrapped up remixes for Basement Jaxx ('Scars') and Franz Ferdinand ('Send Him Away'), he's got the airwaves in a stir with Benji B, Mary Anne Hobbs and Gilles Peterson singing his praises. With releases on the equally anonymous Brainmath label, Ramp and the ever fun Young Turks.


SBTRKT sound:
"The main thing are the synths, arrangement and syncopation. I tend to play around with chords or pads first, and then start applying some drums to it. Even though I guess I write 'bass music' I tend to add bass in last; rhythm and arrangement are most important for me. A lot of people seem to mention '2 step' alongside my name guess it's just because of the syncopation that genre entailed."

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It's been almost a year since I walked into Myopic Books and discovered a curious flyer by antifolk musician Willis Earl Beal, who was looking for some "friends & stuff." I'm not sure "stuff" meant a feature-length story, but in July my piece on Beal graced the cover of the [Chicago] Reader's B Side with the headline "super unknown."

A lot has changed for Beal since that story hit the streets, and he may not be unknown for much longer: he's landed a deal with a new XL Recordings imprint called Hot Charity. XL is also home to M.I.A., Radiohead, Vampire Weekend, Tyler the Creator, and chart-topping powerhouse Adele, among others.

Beal's first release for Hot Charity and XL will be an updated version of Acousmatic Sorcery, which is slated to drop early next year. You can read the full story about Willis Earl Beal by following the link below.

http://www.willisearlbeal.com/

http://www.chicagoreader.com/gyrobase/willis-earl-beal-found-magazine-acousmatic-sorcery/Content?oid=4330114&showFullText=true

~ Text copied from a Chicago Reader article written by Leor Galil dated July 28, 2011.

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Sepalcure's combination of love for bass and 90's house acapellas is the culmination of a cathartic two week collaboration between Travis Stewart (Machinedrum) and Praveen Sharma (Praveen & Benoît). Their mix of tribal dub, house and 2-step beats works equally well for both late nights in the club and rainy, introspective nights at home. Detroit techno chords cut through wooden beats, neon synths and dubbed out atmospherics.

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