The origin of Timekode is in the bytes that began travelling through samplers and drum machines in the early eighties. MIDI timecode is the data that keeps sample loops, filtered basslines and drum hits moving in unison - it’s the glue that holds together a culture based on pulling together bits of the past to make the sounds of the future.
My take on Timekode is a little broader. It’s hip hop and dancehall, breakbeat and drum’n'bass from the golden age of sample-heavy music. But it’s also the soul and funk, jazz and reggae that provide the raw material for new forms of music. And it’s the synth-fuelled broken beat, southern bounce and grime that’s pushing urban music forward. And it’s mostly definitely about all different tempos: a lot of the hottest shit lives far from 130 bpm.
It comes down to this: Timekode is a big, sweaty party so come to dance!
Go on, get their March 2008 mix right here.
Or check ‘em out live:
18 April 9PM Eri Café / Pan-African Social Club Ottawa, ON
* FREE / NO COVER * 19+ w/ID
Why thank you Bambi! Respect.