Brownswood Bubblers

“Brownswood Bubblers provides a platform for unsung heroes and emerging talent from the Worldwide underground. The series distils the stream of exciting new artists that have become semi-permanent fixtures in Gilles’ playlists and DJ sets of late to create a suite of perfect bumps.”

Five volumes deep and counting, Gilles’ journey through the worldwide underground continues. The inaugural Bubblers saw the likes of Colonel Red, Iman and the mighty Simbad cosy up to beat conducting supremos Shawn J Period, Morgan & Steve Spacek and Eric Lau. DAMN! Chapter Two uncovered the crackly genius of Flying Lotus, Jamie Woon and showcased the irrepressible IG Culture in his New Sector Movements guise, whilst the third installment highlighted the talents of Bullion, DJ Day, Stacey Epps and Emanative feat. Ahu. Last year we brought you volume four, kicking off with the honey-coated Motor City soul vibes purveyed by Mayer Hawthorne on ‘Maybe So Maybe No’ and weaving a path through to Lone’s lush, widescreen beatscape ‘Sea Spray’ via Oumou Sangaré’s soaring African melodies, Maryland beatmaker yU’s coarsely chopped hip hop soul and the rich sub low cinematics of Floating Points. Jazzanova’s Alex Barck proclaimed it simply the best Bubblers to date and the plaudits came thick and fast.

Volume Five dropped with a hefty thump in March 2010, bursting at the seams with the finest flip-flop, sweet soul, gorgeous downtempo ditties and assorted exclusive Worldwide jams. Electric Wire Hustle, Ragen Fykes (with devonwho on the boards), Shafiq Husayn, Daru & Rena, TOKiMONSTA and Suzi Analogue collaborating as Analogue Monsta… gives you the merest taste of how we get down. Flava in ya ear.

Barely has the dust settled on this triumphant selection then and here we are with the sixth chapter in the Bubblers saga, just in time for Christmas. Great Weekend throw up a sunshine disco anthem; Javelin contribute the adorably rickety, fuzz-laden ‘Intervales Theme’; grooveman Spot, MdCL, Quadron and Pursuit Grooves provide the obligatory shoulder lean via assorted soulful bumps; Pedestrian and Gang Colours reinvigorate the UKG template; and Ghostpoet rounds up proceedings with his trademark baritone ramblings.

Brownswood Bubblers Six

01 Great Weekend – Let’s Do It Again (Over & Over)
02 Raphael Gualazzi – Reality and Fantasy (Gilles Peterson Remix)
03 Javelin – Intervales Theme
04 grooveman Spot – Happy (feat. Kissey Asplund)
05 MdCL presents Rahel – Hope
06 Quadron – Average Fruit
07 Pursuit Grooves – Pressure
08 elou elan – Sunday Times
09 Half Seas Over – Here On The Plains (iambic Remix)
10 Nick Rosen – Ancestral Echoes
11 Taylor McFerrin feat. RYAT – A Place In My Heart
12 Pedestrian – Hei Poa (Bubblers Edit)
13 Submotion Orchestra – Finest Hour (Planas Remix)
14 Gang Colours – No Clear Reason
15 Ghostpoet – Liiines (Demo Version)

Brownswood Bubblers Six is officially released on CD/Digital on 8th November 2010.