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Listen: Original Cultures showcase mix for Music Is My Sanctuary

June 22, 2014
Original Cultures’ own Laurent Fintoni put together another showcase mix – following from the 2012 showcase for Brooklyn Radio – that includes pretty much all Original Cultures releases, including a fair few demos, never released versions, forthcoming tracks and exclusives. See tracklist below and hear it on Mixcloud (or the embed above). The [...]
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Listen: Lewis James podcast for Potholes In My Blog

November 22, 2013
Potholes In My Blog were rather enamoured with Lewis James’ latest EP, Desire For Infinity, so much so in fact that they asked him to do a mix for their podcast series (which has seen the likes of Paul White get down before). The result is now up for everyone to enjoy, just [...]
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Buy: Lewis James ‘Desire for Infinity’ EP

September 2, 2013
Desire for Infinity by Lewis James “I can’t fake being alive” ― Midnight Lewis James returns to Original Cultures with Desire for Infinity, his second EP for the label following from Krakatoa earlier this year which received support from dance music luminaries including DJ Shadow, Sinistarr, Dawn Day Night, Om Unit and [...]
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Preview: Lewis James ‘Desire for Infinity’

July 27, 2013
“An infinity of passion can be contained in one minute, like a crowd in a small space.” ― Gustave Flaubert As announced earlier this year Lewis James is returning to Original Cultures for a second EP, titled Desire for Infinity. The previews for this are now online for your listening pleasures. In sharp contrast to [...]
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Listen: Almighty Sion, Lewis James and Original Cultures showcases

May 29, 2013
It’s a triple whammy of Original Cultures related showcases on Mixcloud, clocking at 2h30 of music for your enjoyment. In London, Original Cultures’ Laurent Fintoni guested on the Sine of the Times show on Resonance FM – a return of sorts having hosted Turntable Radio and Rhythm Incursions shows on the station in the past [...]
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Buy: Lewis James ‘Krakatoa’ EP

May 29, 2013
Our third release for 2013 is Lewis James’ ‘Krakatoa’ EP, available now in digital formats only via our Bandcamp as well as iTunes, Amazon, Juno Download, Boomkat, Wasabeat and all good online shops worldwide. The EP features Chicago scratch legend Toadstyle as well as vocals from Dolor and two remixes from Astrophonica’s Dawn Day Night [...]
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Download: Lewis James ft. D-Styles, Om Unit, Free the Robots and more ‘Anuk Krakatau’

April 27, 2013
The Krakatoa volcanoes erupted and exploded in 1883. The explosion is considered to be the loudest sound ever heard in modern history. The shock waves from the explosion were recorded on barographs around the globe. Currently, what had been the northernmost of the three pre-1883 Krakatoa volcanoes, Perboewatan, has re-emerged from the ocean, and is [...]
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Introducing… Almighty Sion and Lewis James

December 28, 2012
Closing down on 2012, we’d like to introduce you to two of our new artists who will be releasing with us in 2013 (and hopefully beyond). First up is Lewis James, an old friend of ours who currently resides in Amsterdam. After helping him release his debut EP, Heavy Romance, on [...]
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Listen: Original Cultures in the mix on NTS Live

December 28, 2012
Here’s a little something we forgot to post up last month. Laurent from Original Cultures dropped by the CDR Audio Show on NTS Live during the Kidsuke and Guests tour and played an hour of music from the label and friends. Features new and unreleased music from Moresounds, Eprom, SertOne, Bolts, Lewis James, Beat Inc., [...]
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Listen: New Original Cultures music on Rinse FM

December 4, 2012
Our good friend Charlie Fracture, head of the Astrophonica label and all round badman on production, recently guested on London’s famed Rinse FM for a 2 hour session which starts off with Daisuke Tanabe’s ‘Wana’ – taken from our first Zoooriginals release – and also features one of the forthcoming Blackjob [...]
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