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Keaver & Brause

Keaver is a veteran of the Ceder studio system, known as a sound effects man but in fact, something of an innovator in electronic music. Brause, a dozen years younger and looking like a baby, has moved from Worksop to Berlin to London to Nottingham, working as a folk singer, and session musician, and is becoming more and more interested in beat sculpting. Their debut album "The Middle Way" twists a broad spectrum of elements to create hip hop founded electronics that relish the use of hazy samples and spiraling rhythms.

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Kuedo

Jamie Vexd launches his new Kuedo project on Planet Mu with the blazing synthtrails of the "Starfox EP". As you're sure aware, Jamie was instrumental in the early development of dubstep with his seminal Subtext EP's and the "Degenerate" album, so it's intriguing to witness him digitally morph into the Kuedo sound persona. As his more recent productions have proved, he's moved towards a lurching hiphop based style, taking cues from the likes of Flying Lotus, Mike Slott, Ikonika and Rustie to immerse himself in a complex cacophony of computer game melodies and digitized electro-acoustics.

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Salva

There are multiple artists with this name: 1) "Paul Salva is a funky motherf-cker," says The Fader. Beyond those who already know this, the rest of the electronic music world is catching wind of the 29 year old producer, DJ, promoter and label boss. Already heralded by the Numbers, Ernest Endeavors and LuckyMe crews in the UK, the Low End Theory residents in LA and his own Frite Nite label/crew in SF, Salva is primed as he preps the release of his debut album, Complex Housing for the Friends of Friends (FoF Music) label.

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OPIUO

Imagine a precisely blended concoction of tight irresistible grooves, chunk fueled bouncy beats, luscious brooding soundscapes, and a bowl of scrumptious glitch. Welcome to the musical world of Opiuo. A self confessed music addict with a light hearted approach to life and art. Opiuo is at his best whilst hiding from the world, creating fun fueled music. Influences coming from everything, from life changing experiences, to mere cups of tea. Incorporating sounds as varied as jazz, reggae, funk, rock, psychedelia, and down right chunky goodness.

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Mark Hawkins

There are two artists under the name of Mark Hawkins 1.Mark Hawkins is a technical metal guitarist/producer who hails from tallahasee 2.Mark Hawkins is in the vanguard of the new wave of new wave UK techno. Beginning his career in 1999 with a split EP with Michael Forshaw on the latter's much loved Chan 'n' Mike's label, Hawkins was soon noticed by Saskia Slegers for whom he has now recorded 6 eps on her well known Djax Up Beats imprint. He has also released on, amongst others, Pro-jex, Mosquito and H

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