Kone: "Power Came to Them"

If Chemical Brothers had actually progressed over the years instead of isolating themselves in a big beat cocoon, their hard rock beats and scuzzy basslines might have evolved into something like "Power Came to Them" by LA's Kone. The fact that this video (by California Pastoral) could be transposed onto a Fu Manchu song with very little editing is a mark in the song's favor. The Legend Days EP is out now on Alpha Pup.

TNGHT: "Bugg'n"

TNGHT is HDSN MHWKE and LNC, a.k.a. Hudson Mohawke and Lunice. I've never heard of the latter but I bet he's got five on it. On July 24 the duo will release a self-titled EP on Warp/LuckyMe. Wait a minute: TNGHT TNGHT? Is that a Phil Collins reference?

Pinch: "Retribution"

Dubstep years are even more cruel and abbreviated than dog years, so O.G. maestro Pinch is practically like the Zeus of this shit, with releases stretching all the way back to 2005.

"Retribution" is the first half of a 12" old boy just dropped on Swamp Records.  I don't even know how you'd call this stuff dubstep anymore and, indeed, the official sales page just lists it generically as "bass music".  Good enough for me.



PINCH - RETRIBUTION - SWAMP81 [clip] by DJ PINCH