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Ad Bourke

Flight Deck

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Ad Bourke

Flight Deck

Brilliantly lazy, broken synths and compressed percussion that's in no rush to outpace itself...

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STARKEY

Let You Go

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STARKEY

Let You Go

True squelch and elongated synth action from Planet Mu's Starkey

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MIKE SLOTT

Flunky

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MIKE SLOTT

Flunky

Hud Mo's production sidekick with his sickest transmission to date - watch out!

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FLYING LOTUS

Pet Monster Shotglass

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FLYING LOTUS

Pet Monster Shotglass

The prolific Flylo with a lopsided killer from his debut album - 1983.

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RUSTIE

Zig-Zag

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RUSTIE

Zig-Zag

Immense Acqua-crunk and all-out tempo freakout from the mighty Rustie.

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SAMIYAM

Moon Shoes

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SAMIYAM

Moon Shoes

Distinctive synthline and post-bump rhythms drawing from the legacy of Dilla and 8-bit sounds.

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Heralds Of Change

Spotted (Neve Mix)

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Heralds Of Change

Spotted (Neve Mix)

Hazy harmonics and purest synthetic soul from Hud Mo and Mike Slott.

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JOKER

Hollybrook Park

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JOKER

Hollybrook Park

P-f*cked synthline sickness from the master of Wonk.

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Cinnaman

Parker

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Cinnaman

Parker

Demented double-layered synths and finest squashed beats from Cinnaman.

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DJ MAXXIMUS

Reason.

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DJ MAXXIMUS

Reason.

Upfront squelch styles from the Maxximus, feeding the wooze into his sharp grime edits.

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ZOMBY

Spliff Dub (Rustie Remix)

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ZOMBY

Spliff Dub (Rustie Remix)

Infamous 8-bit tete-a-tete with Rustie re-moulding Zomby's massive Spliff Dub.

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TOM TRAGO

Fluor Green Legged Gangster

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TOM TRAGO

Fluor Green Legged Gangster

More Beat Dimension brilliance, this time from Tom Trago.

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LUKID

The Now

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LUKID

The Now

A more tempered kind of wonky, heady synths laying the foundation for a narcotic arrangement.

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KING MIDAS SOUND

One Ting (Dabrye Remix)

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KING MIDAS SOUND

One Ting (Dabrye Remix)

Supremely clever sampling from Dabrye, producing Wonky pop par excellence.

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This time on 14tracks:

“14 tracks in search of Wonky”

A follow-up of sorts to our 'Hip Hop A La Mode' selection from a few weeks back, this week we return to the hybrid sounds loosely flung under the Wonky umbrella. This is music characterised by woozy synths pushed up high in the mix with little regard for rhyme or reason, and percussive structures so off kilter and low-swung it sounds like the very fabric of the music is about to fall apart at the seams. From Flying Lotus and Hud Mo representing next-level Hip Hop, through to Zomby and Joker ramping up grime, rave and dubstep presets, Wonky is slowly formulating its own brilliantly groggy agenda, embracing a dayglo aesthetic that has for our money delivered the most exhilarating musical headrush in 2008...

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What do you think of this selection?
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All comments are warmly welcomed.







On 12 Nov 10:42 René Artwork said:

“so interesting”

thanks to your selections each week you've improved my musical lifestyle by a factor of fourteen (no pun intended) - i've discovered so much good music here i cant quite believe there is a world out there i never knew about. My favourite selections so far have been the drone pop and super 8 ones, but it shows how on the nose you are that this new selection which is very very different musically contins some of the best music i can remember hearing for a long time. thank you, and again, thank you.

On 12 Nov 12:30 Trainee Northener said:

“like going to charity shops.”

It's not always what you think you'd buy, but you do and end up surprised that it suits you ;]

On 12 Nov 13:28 Bobby Bobson said:

“This is dope!”

This compilation is phenomenal! I'm gonna drop this about a 1/3 of the way through a live set, and totally change it up! Some of these tracks will blow people away. Let the raver gravy flow bitches!

On 12 Nov 13:31 Rob said:
http://electronicexplorations.org

“Nice selection.....”

well into my wonk !! ... hyperdub's ikonika making some interesting beats atm check out 2009's wonka ...'Akira Kiteshi' ... pure filth ;)

On 12 Nov 14:28 Cuthbert-C said:
http://www.myspace.com/cuthbertc

“Alrite !!”

Wonkastic stuff !! Thanks Boomkat for these refreshing selections!! Also we can say that Glasgow is a real capital of hiphop/bass stuff. Best,

On 12 Nov 15:14 Gene Onegin said:

“Wonkin' Marvellous!”

All new to me - love 'em! Once again, my music horizons expand thanks to 14 tracks. Cheers! GO

On 12 Nov 16:46 SpacerTrency said:

“Podcast?”

I love these selections. I know this may shatter your business model, but any chance you could offer these selections as podcasts that we could subscribe to for a yearly fee?

On 13 Nov 00:25 posit said:
http://freedarko.com

“Yes, and...”

Nice list but Dorian Concept def deserved a spot. 'Fort Teen' in all its incarnations never fails to bop heads.

On 14 Nov 10:17 Banjo Bob said:
http://www.tyranasaurusrexmonstersthreethousand.com

“seconded!”

...where is dorian concept?

On 14 Nov 15:56 harriet granger said:

“this rules my world”

thankyou x

On 15 Nov 15:14 Tristan! said:
http://www.tkexit.com

“truly unique”

this is the best collection of tracks yet! long time listener, first time commenter. never have i been interested in so many of the tracks. you guys are really at the cutting edge, i had read about wonky mere days ago and wanted to explore the genre.

On 15 Nov 16:13 madAndroid said:

“Album Artwork?”

hey... awesome, awesome job with these various selections.. what a treat! there's something for everybody too just one request: can you make the album artwork available? Perhaps include it in the downloads? or otherwise publicly available on discogs or last.fm or somewhere? thanks :-)

On 17 Nov 09:39 Guy Schragger said:
http://14tracks.com

“Album Artwork & zipped track bundles”

Given the number of requests for album artwork to be included with selections, plus all your comments regarding a simplified download process which involves just one zipped download per selection, many of you will be happy to know that we will be rolling out a number of upgrades which we hope will make things a little bit better. The rollout is expected sometime very early in December.

On 17 Nov 18:59 solo said:
http:// marksolo.net

“brilliance”

wonk to the wonk, fantastiwonk

On 10 Dec 23:13 warren said:
http://thehumansare.com/ing

“most, if not all kinds, of awesome”

hope so, cos 14 tracks is of the freakin chain awesome. gonna go check out Akira Kiteshi. that man Rob is probably the next most awesome thing since 14 tracks