THIS IS UK GLITCH HOP! Volume #1

Morbidly Obese Midget selects the tastiest free glitches from the last few years, plus a handful of delicious classics, all donated by our favourite UK producers. If you like the sound of this, tune into Glitch.fm every Wednesday from 2200-0000 GMT/BST for two hours of the latest glitchy goodness from the UK and beyond. All funds donated will go towards running UK Glitch Hop, The UK Glitch Hop Awards, Glitch.fm and making swag for you lot.

1. This is UK Glitch Hop 00:02
2. Kursa - Bonnibel [Wonkay Records + Adapted Records] 05:25
3. It Takes Two to Tango - Short and Sweet Pt.1 04:25
4. Mouldy Soul - Whine and Shine (1996) [Colony Productions] 05:25
5. Wolfie Razzmatazz - Twitch Brother (Blunt Intrument Vs. Billie Holiday) 04:30
6. Dephicit & Kotch - Bag It Up [Adapted Records] 05:15
7. Shamanic Technology - Deadly Cosmos [Omni Temple] 06:10
8. Crunch (Mike Wallis, Dave Tipper) - Karot (Vent Rmx) [Colony Productions] 05:19
9. Earegular - Grit Spitter [Colony Productions] 06:01
10. Tryptich - Qarth [Colony Productions] 05:11
11. Spenghead - I Think We're Dead 03:38
12. Akira Kiteshi - Strike Rock Fist 04:37
13. SixAM - Bad Mother [Skanky Panky Records] 03:19
14. inaudible - Toejam and Earl 05:51
15. Slugabed - Kittens 02:56
16. Zen Death Squad vs Roger Troutman - Superman (ZDS Remix) [Wonkay Records] 03:57
17. BEAT3 - Get the Cash 03:49
18. Mr.50 - Take It Back 04:54
19. Royce Da 5'9 - Boom (Automaton Refix Feat Dj Switch) [Beta Birmingham] 04:05
20. William Breakspear & SixAM - Vowel Mouthed VIP [Skanky Panky Records] 03:58
21. Zomboy - Here To Stay (Krossbow Remix) 04:07
22 Skope - Good To Me [Omni Temple] 04:02
23. Skrillex & Damian Marley - Make It Bun Dem (Mat Tha Hat & Wom Remix) 05:29
24. TERRORBYTE - Glitch Hop Bootlegs Are Bigger Than Hip Hop (Funk Step Edition) [Beta Birmingham] 04:46
25. UK GLITCH HOP BLUD 00:26

Compiled by Morbidly Obese Midget | Artwork by Orangudan | With huge thanks to Adapted Records, Beta Birmingham, Colony Productions, Glitch.fm, Omni Temple, Skanky Panky Records, Wonk#ay Records, all the artists featured, all our UK Glitch Hop listeners, DJs and crew. Big up yourselves!

UK Glitch Hop Allstars at Carousel with Liquid Records, Wonderland and Gypsy Disco, Electrowerkz, London, Friday 26 April 2103

There's a new night in town and it promises to be a game changer! With a similar vibe to the Decompression parties, Secret Garden Party and Glade Festival all rolled into one, the first Carousel takes place at the wonderful Electrowerkz in Angel on Friday 26 April.

We're stoked to be co-hosting a room as Glitch.FM, with William Breakspear, Your Niece, Automaton, Colony and the Morbidly Obese Midget ripping it up alongside Nimbus, Atomic Drop and Slackbaba from Liquid Records, plus Wonderland and Gypsy Disco taking you on a journey into a twisted fairground.

Step through the turnstile and leave the world you know behind. We'll keep you bouncing to the early hours with  music from all spectrums of the musical fountain. The Sideshows will provide a unique blend of circus, cabaret, theatre, games, art and stalls spread across the entire venue...even in those places you would never think to look! Entertainment and surprises at every turn.

TICKETS FROM HERE: http://www.theticketsellers.co.uk/tickets/carousel/10026104/?ref=p5796-glitch

£8 if you’re lucky // £10 if you’re quick // £15 standard

✯ THE RINGMASTERS ✯

LIQUID RECORDS // GLITCH.FM // WONDERLAND // GYPSY DISCO

✫ GLITCH.FM Present...UK Glitch Hop All Stars ✫

http://www.facebook.com/UKGlitchHop

☞William Breakspear

https://soundcloud.com/william-breakspear

http://www.facebook.com/williambreakspear

☞Your Niece

https://soundcloud.com/your-niece

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Your-Niece/283448851607

☞Colony Productions

https://soundcloud.com/colony-productions

http://www.facebook.com/colonyproductionsdotnet

☞Automaton

https://soundcloud.com/automaton-uk

http://www.facebook.com/pages/automaton/111928481855

☞Morbidly Obese Midget

https://soundcloud.com/morbidlyobesemidget

http://www.facebook.com/MorbidlyObeseMidget?viewer_id=0

✫ LIQUID RECORDS ✫

http://www.facebook.com/liquidrecordsuk

☞Atomic Drop LIVE

https://soundcloud.com/atomic-drop

http://www.facebook.com/atomicdrop?fref=ts

☞Nimbus LIVE

https://soundcloud.com/liquidrecords/nimbus-live-elixir-of-life-nye

☞Slackbaba LIVE

http://www.myspace.com/slackbaba

http://www.facebook.com/slackbaba

☞Liquid James

http://www.facebook.com/DJLiquidJames?fref=ts

✫ WONDERLAND ✫

http://www.wonderlandfestival.co.uk/

☞Lunatrix LIVE

http://lunatrixband.com/

https://soundcloud.com/lunatrixband

☞Cheshire and the Breaksworths LIVE

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Cheshire-and-the-Breaksworths/440612679359681?fref=ts#

☞Sly Fox

https://soundcloud.com/slyfoxxx

☞The Queen of Hearts

https://soundcloud.com/imo-loves-dick-dj

http://www.facebook.com/ImoLovesDickDj?ref=stream&group_id=0

☞King Mix-a-lot

☞ Miss White Rabbit

✫ GYPSY DISCO ✫

http://www.facebook.com/GypsyDisco

☞ADHDJs

http://www.mixcloud.com/adhdjs/

☞Coco Deville Burlesque

http://cocodeville.wix.com/cocodeville#!

http://www.facebook.com/ms.coco.deville

☞Cat & Mouse Theater

http://www.facebook.com/catandmousetheatregroup

☞Knife Jugglers, Belly Dancers & Hoopers.

✯ THE SIDESHOWS ✯

☞The Rubbish Sideshow Presents...The Chicken Cabaret.

Intimate cabaret experience hidden away somewhere...find it and enjoy the show!

http://www.facebook.com/TheRubbishSideShow?fref=ts

http://www.facebook.com/TheChickenCabaret?fref=ts

☞Chivaree Circus

Arial acts and roaming circus fun.

http://www.facebook.com/Chivaree.Circus?fref=ts

☞Caricatures by the masterous Shindy Reeha

Get your self drawn...its better than a photo.

https://www.facebook.com/SandeevReehal

☞Custom Animation by VJ Kara Rose

Beautifully painted animations made just for you.

http://kararose.com/

☞Face Paint & Sparkles from Makeup By Maya and Squiggles & Wiggles

Get some fun on your face!!

http://www.facebook.com/MakeupByMaya

http://www.facebook.com/sw.facepainting

☞Gorgeous ambient lighting by LucyNation

Painting the walls with moving light

http://solar250.co.uk/

☞Live art and hidden installations around the whole venue.

☞The Wonderland Bakery

Yummy homemade cakes and tasty teas

http://www.facebook.com/groups/135148926510190/?fref=ts

☞ALAN-allsorts stall

Hosted by our good chums and general nut bags the ALAN crew this is the place to buy all your raving wears.

http://www.facebook.com/wearealan

☞Candy Floss, Popcorn & BBQ

nom nom nom...

✯ ✯ ✯ ✯ ✯

Stay tuned for more tricks and treats as they come.

This is an over 18s event so please bring ID

See you in the Fairground!!

xXx 

TICKET LINK HERE http://www.theticketsellers.co.uk/tickets/carousel/10026104/?ref=p5796-glitch 

ORIGINAL EVENT PAGE HERE http://www.facebook.com/carouselfestival?ref=ts&fref=ts

Glitch.FM #55 - Beta Test show featuring AMB > 2200-0000 GMT Wednesday 20 March

Terrorbyte and Automaton host an uber special interview with AMB ahead of his London show at Distant Tremors on 29 March, plus clips from forthcoming Beta Test releases and a cacophony of free downloads and fresh glitches!

TUNE IN HERE from 2200-0000 GMT Wednesday 20 March and GET IN THE CHAT ROOM

UK Glitch Hop 1st Birthday Tour!!! London - 15 February / Bristol - 1 March / Liverpool - 2 March

Crack out the whomp sauce! The UK Glitch Hop road show is coming to a town near you!!

 London - Friday 15 February @ Juno, 134-135 Shoreditch High Street, E1 6JE

Automaton & Terrorbyte *LIVE DEBUT*
William Breakspear (Shortlisted Best DJ)
Your Niece (Shortlisted Best DJ)
Morbidly Obese Midget
Lumo / Lone Drum

UK GLITCH HOP AWARDS
Orangudan
DOORS: 7PM - 2AM 

FREE ENTRY / DONATION
DRESS CODE: DIGITAL BLING

http://www.facebook.com/events/159938417488182/166402716841752

Bristol - Friday 1 March @ Warren at The Croft,
117 - 119 Stokes Croft, BS1 3RW

Mouldy Soul (adapted records)
Automaton & Terrorbyte LIVE (beta test records)
Skanky Panky Allstars (William Breakspear vs SixAM)
Morbidly Obese Midget (UK Glitch Hop)
Your Niece (glitch.fm)
RetroBait Dj's (Bambi Legs) 

DOORS: 10PM - LATE

FREE ENTRY

http://www.facebook.com/events/588355871193731

 

Liverpool - Saturday 2 March @ Haus, 35-39 Greenland Street L1 0BS

Mouldy Soul (Adapted Records / Colony Productions)
Your Niece (Uppercut)

William Breakspear (Skanky Panky)

SixAM  (Skanky Panky)

Automaton & Terrorbyte LIVE (Beta Test Records)

Morbidly Obese Midget (UK Glitch Hop)

DOORS: 10PM - 4AM 

£5 PRE-SALE/£7 ON THE DOOR
www.nightowlliverpool.com/ukgh
http://www.facebook.com/events/598602716821328/

UK Glitch Hop 1st Birthday Party + Awards shortlists revealed! FREE PARTY Friday 15th February @ Juno, London

It's time to reveal the shortlists for the first ever UK Glitch Hop Awards! The winners will be revealed during out 1st Birthday Party at Juno, on Shoreditch High Street, London on Friday 15th February.

From 7pm-2am you'll be treated to sets from Glitch.fm resident DJs William Breakspear, Morbidly Obese Midget, Mike Wallis and Your Niece, plus a special live set from Terrorbyte & Automaton from Beta Test Records. The man behind the UK Glitch Hop logo will open with a down tempo glitch set to ease you into the weekend, so it's well worth arriving early. We'll also have free stickers and CDs to dish out.

Having considered every possible approach, we've decided to throw this as a FREE PARTY for our community, the producers, DJs, listeners and promoters who have put UK Glitch Hop, neuro-hop, drumstep, whomp, mid-tempo breaks and omni-tempo bass music on the map over the last year. We hope you can make it!

UK GLITCH HOP 1ST BIRTHDAY PARTY

Automaton & Terrorbyte *LIVE DEBUT*
Glitch.fm / Beta Test
https://soundcloud.com/beta-birmingham

William Breakspear (Shortlisted Best DJ)
Glitch.fm / Skanky Panky Records (Shortlisted Best Label)
https://soundcloud.com/william-breakspear

Your Niece (Shortlisted Best DJ)
Glitch.fm / Uppercut (Shortlisted Best Night)
http://soundcloud.com/your-niece

Morbidly Obese Midget
Glitch.fm / UK Glitch Hop
http://soundcloud.com/musicalmana

Lone Drum
Colony Productions
http://soundcloud.com/colony-productions

Orangudan
/ RAWK music
http://soundcloud.com/orangudan

FREE ENTRY / £5 SUGGESTED DONATION*
DRESS CODE: DIGITAL BLING
https//www.facebook.com/events/159938417488182/

The awards announcement will be made around 8pm. You can see the top three nominations from each category below, in no particular order. Massive respect to all shortlisted artists and crews. You rocked our 2012! Thank you to all 2,000 people who voted across the UK and international polls.

UK Glitch Hop Awards shortlists

Best Track (UK)

Culprate & Maksim - Nightmares in Reality

Koan Sound - Sly Fox

Tipper – Spunion

Best Track (International)

Opiuo - Fizz Tickler

Habstrack - Get Funky

Mr Bill - Cerebellum Serenade

Best Remix (UK)

Blunt Instrument - The Pocket (Krossbow remix)

Ill.Esha - Blazed (Standard & Push remix)

Mustard Tiger - Spell On (Mouldy Soul remix)

Best Remix (international)

Infected Mushroom - UR So Fucked (Opiuo remix)

K+Lab - Need To Know (Blunt Instrument Remix)

Ill.gates, Opiuo + Vent - Trillogy (Spoonbill remix)

Best EP (UK)

Culprate - Nightmares in Reality

Koan Sound - The Adventures of Mr Fox

Tipper - Puzzle Dust

Best EP (international)

He.Robust - Screw Loose

Ill.esha - Imaginary Friends

Opiuo - Butternut Slap Vol.1

Best Album (UK)

Reso - Tangram

Two Fingers - Stunt Rhythms

William Breakspear - Bardcore

Best Album (international)

Flying Lotus - Until The Quiet Comes

Griz - Mad Liberation

Mr.Bill - Focus

Best Producer (UK)

Culprate

Koan Sound

Tipper

Best Producer (International)

Amon Tobin / Two Fingers

ill-esha

Opiou

Best newcomer (UK)

Dephicit

Kursa

Shamanic Technology

Best Newcomer (International)

JoBot

kLL sMTH

Teknian

Best Glitch Hop Label (UK)

Inspected Records

Ninja Tune / Big Dada

Skanky Panky Records

Best Label (International)

Addictech

Adapted Records

OWSLA

Best live act (UK)

Culprate & Maksim

Koan Sound

Mouldy Soul

Best international live act to play UK

Amon Tobin

Opiuo

Pretty Lights

Best DJ (UK)

Itchy & Scratchy DJs

William Breakspear

Your Niece

Best Night (UK)

Badger's Nuts

Uppercut

Whomp

*If you like what we're doing, please support us by chipping in to cover the cost of running the night, producing the awards, stickers and giving you Soundcloud downloads of all our shows. We've shelled out a few hundred squids between us so far and all monies received will go towards making UK Glitch Hop even more badass. Suggested donation £5

Conscious Movement: Beta Birmingham hit Bristol!

The second installment of Conscious Movement sees the Beta Birmingham lads hit the Croft in Bristol this Friday 7 December. Terrorbyte, Automaton and 3xDMC world champion DJ Switch bringing the glitch bounce alongside live funk band the Boom Operators and a whole loada reggae and Brazilian beats.

What winter?

Interview: Automaton

Terrorbyte and Automaton from Beta Birmingham delivered a brilliant debut show for UK Glitch Hop on Glitch.fm last week. Here's Automaton on DJing Mayan pyramids, following in the digital footprints of prefuse73 and a very special release coming out soon...

 Please introduce yourself....

My name is Thomas Dunstan, sometimes known as Automaton... I'm 33, from Birmingham UK and I'm an electronic  music producer, music technology lecturer, live sound man and father to an amazing six year-old girl.... I release hip hop infused electronic music on Satamile Records in the US and Beta Birmingham (soon to be called Beta Test) Records in the UK.

How would you describe your particular style of bass music?

I don't like to drop the names of genres or sub genres... essentially it's a mixture of all the sounds that I have enjoyed in my life... fundamentally hip hop, electronica, funk and dub with a glutinous helping of bass!

What kit do you use?

Ableton, livid instruments ohm64, a technics 1210 and a whole bunch of weird and wonderful plug-ins.

What first turned you onto bass / glitch / lazer music? Any particular artists or tracks?

I tend to like any music that isn't mediocre, whatever its roots may be.... I can say that some of my favourite artists are Tipper, DJ Shadow, Toots & The Maytals, DJ Premiere, Bassnectar, Boards Of Canada etc., but I'm sure a lot of people out there would say the same.

I think it was hearing point to b by prefuse73 that made me realise that you could actually successfully release this kind of sound. also funkstorung and bitt meddler were massive influences on me.

What's the scene like where you are?

I think me and Terrorbyte are the scene in Birmingham.

Where do you like to play the most?

Festivals. You get a much better crowd, better soundsystems and it's always much more of a doss than playing in nightclubs.I played Shambala Festival and Espiritu Mundo Festival this year. My favourite nightclubs to play in are Hootenanny in Brixton and the Hare and Hounds in Birmingham

What's the craziest gig you've ever played?

Soma soundsystem in a place called Ague Azul. It's near the Palenque ruins (Mayan pyramids) in southern Mexico on new years eve 2000. There were lots of naked people, waterfalls, monkeys and we were all mashed up on peyote.

Who's inspiring you most at the moment?

My students inspire me loads. I love the enthusiasm they have and the freaky ideas that they come up with.

Who are you looking out for in 2012?

I always look out for the stuff that Colony Productions are releasing. and I'm really liking the work of Shamanic Technology too.

What's next in the pipeline?

A very exciting project involving all of the UK glitch hop heads, DJ Switch and the Rane Corporation. This project will take UK glitch hop to the world.

Where are you playing next?

The oh yeah music centre in Belfast, lakota in bristol and in brum -the yardbird, the birmingham ballroom, the hare and hounds, PST and suki10c

http://soundcloud.com/automaton-uk
http://www.facebook.com/pages/automaton/111928481855
http://twitter.com/DJautomaton
http://www.mixcloud.com/THE_automaton/
http://www.last.fm/music/+noredirect/The+Automaton

UK Glitch Hop January round-up

2012 has kicked off to a strong start for UK Glitch. Here's what I've gorged myself on this month


The Tunes 
Mouldy Soul's released yet another kwality EP, this time through BroKen Records


The man with the stagnant spirit has also reworked Hedflux and Neurodriver's psy breaks banger Energy Vibration into an off-kilter mechanical squelch-fest for the Broken Robot remix competition.



The last I heard from KURSA was dubstep tune that showed a lot of potential but was a bit too jump up. Further investigation reveals that the man actually has more funk than that. Bonnibelle is a badass mid-tempo lazer bass blaster to be released very soon through those purveyors of quality free music from the psychedelic underground, Wonkay Records. Grab the Hackney test track below, while you wait.


Hiding away down in deepest darkest Brizzzzol have been The Beat Dweebs, who profess to making music that makes you go 'Uuuuuhhh...' S'gotta hella lotta funk. Works for me.



Pistol Shrimp's got an EP coming out on Prime DUB and it's all about this track. It's like Bobby Tank having a bubble bath with Koan Sound. Love it.

 
Following hot on the heels of Mouldy Soul's Shimi Sonic remix last month, Dephicit's previewed this nice little number out soon on Riddim Fruit:

Another nice release from Brighton's Donky Pitch, this time in the shape of man like Boss Kite

 
On the even more off-kilter Brainfeeder style side of things, Illum Sphere from Manchester gets airtime from a lot of Low End Theory residents. This went up on his Soundcloud just before the New Year, with a release expected soon

New one for me this month, downtempo glitch schizznit from Drowzy Beats in Brighton. This is exactly what you need to put on after a hectic day at work. Kick back and enjoy!




And lastly some guy called Rat posted this to the UK Glitch Hop Facebook page, which sounds kinda nice.


The mixtapes 
My find for the month has been Jae Nimbus. I went to Elixir of Life  for NYE, but had enough if the party after Slackbaba and Shpongle. I wished I stayed becuase two days later Nimbus posted this mix onto UK Glitch Hop. Mostly self produced tunes, it bodes very well for his first release through Broken Records. Keep an eye out for him playing in Brighton and further afield. Even better, book him to play your party!

Automaton's uploaded this DJ set from Beta Birmingham's Anty Riot Squad album launch party on 22nd December 2011 @ The End, Birmingham. Got lots of big classic tunes in there along with some heavy fresh ones.

Track Listing:
1. Mouldy Soul - Whine and Shine [Colony]
2. Pretty Lights - Still Night [Pretty Lights Music]
3. Prefuse 73 - Choking You [Warp]
4. Mimosa - Another Day [Beatport]
5. Sedge Warbler - Octopus Lover [Skanky Panky]
6. Modeselektor - Dark Side Of The Sun (feat. Puppetmastaz) [Bpitch Control]
7. eDIT - Artsy (feat. The Grouch) [Alpha Pup]
8. Figgy - Dr Gonzo [Soundcloud]
9. Bassnectar - The Sound [Amorphous]
10. Dj Shadow - Walkie Talkie (Spanky Panky Allstars Mix) [Skanky Panky]
11. Tipper - Covered In Lobsters [Tippermusic]
12. Koan Sound - Max Out [Screwloose]
13. Enya - Boadicea (Vespers Remix) [Vespers]


For fans of mid-tempo and variety, you can't do much better than Orangudan's Kneee Deep in Glitch. It's a brilliantly mixed journey through glitch funk, techno, hip hop and breaks. Beware the monkeys.

Pink Lady - Feed Me
Feeding Time - Mouldy Soul
Talking Smack - K+Lab
Come N Get It - J.Me.J
Tom Cosm - Bubble Butt - Tom Cosm
Gameboy - Mr. Bill vs Black Samurai
Night Of The Living Kebab - Messy Mass & Baba Gnohm
Assbref - Skeetaz
Majoram - Mr. Bill
Talk Box (Original Mix) - KOAN Sound
Android Porn - Kraddy
Ahi Haka (Original Mix) - K+Lab
Cyber Dojo Lazer Training - Zen Death Squad
Blackjack - Samples
Falling Into The Mine - Mad Zach
Glitch Villain - Mad Zach
Simmer Gently - Blunt Instrument
Skurry - Skeetaz
Mashington - Mad Zach & R2 The Specialist
What If Jimi Was A Monster - Mouldy Soul
Covered In Lobsters - Tipper

Agent Smith cut his teeth playing funky breaks and has the turntable scratch skills to boot. He's now applied his skills to the world of funky mid-tempo glitch with some extremely ear pleasing results. More like this please!

Track list- Talk Box- Koan Sound
What if Jimmy is a monster- Moldy Soul
Creamy Taco- Opiou
Yippy cheese face- Moldy Soul
One Sure Curative- Slack Baba
The light we bring- Love and Light
Robo boty- Opiou
Global declaration- Omega
Freeze dried cellophane- Ali Berger
Busted Up- Staunch
Slappy cans- Opiou and Mollusk
How we do- J Pod
Lunatics- Vent
Rae! Good thymes- Opiou
Social know how- JFB

More psychedelic leaning wobble from Rama Oood. I'm glad to see the downtempo rooms at psy parties are continuing to be the havens of glitchy squelch that they always should be. Just need to get rid of that other room now.


If all that wasn't enough, here's one last set from Dj Prokogy who's been in touch via Soundcloud. Keep up the good work in spreading that glitch love y'all!


The Fat Man