news archive.

NEW 12" EP OUT NOW!

30/05/09
'Free Standing Structure' is now unleashed into the ether on vinyl, MP3 and FLAC formats via the young and fresh Frijsflo Beats imprint.
Click here to listen/order/download from Boomkat

Click here to listen/order from UKRecordShop

New mix on R.FM

30/05/09
It's been a good while since there was a Point B mix uploaded to the R.FM hub of quality audio. In fact they weren't called R.FM then but ReLive. Taken from his set at Dublin Electronic Arts Festival (DEAF) late in 08 this is a solid mix of dubstep, IDM and UK garage.
http://r.fm/

http://r.fm/artist/point-b/

New release on German label

30/04/09
A split 12" with Espoin is now out now on German label Bass4Bots. It contains one new original Point B track and a remix of the title track Petrol Bomb the F*ckers
Click here for full details the record

Download the 'hidden methods' ep for free!

26/01/09
To celebrate reaching over 1000 myspace friends and to ease the wallet of music lovers out there I am giving away an EP for free!

2nd release on Bankai

13/01/09
'Angular Rounded' is the 2nd Point B track for the digital label Bankai. Offering a more upfront direction than it's predecessor. this track is gagging to be abused. Listen and buy here

New track due out on Combat brother label Bankai

13/10/08
A new Point B track entitled 'Creepy Steeple' will soon be available for download on the brother label of the infamous Combat Recordings. Watch this space.

Point B in Birmingham

01/10/08
Point B returns to the newly rebranded Trigger on the 16th of May 09. Other sets from Reso, Adrission and Lawgiverz
Click here for full details of Trigger

Point B in the Ukraine

26/01/09
That's right I'll be heading over to one of my many motherlands (I have some Ukrainian blood) for a live performance in April. Details to follow soon.

Live at Festival in Dublin

16/0908
Point B will be appearing at the incredible DEAF festival in Dublin. The event features dj and live sets from Laurent Garnier, Fuck Buttons and Model 500 to name but a few.

Full details here deafireland.com

Live in Leipzig

15/0908
The next live Point B show will be in Leipzig, East Germany at Paranoid Schizophrenic. Other artists include Combat label mates Scanone and Stormfield.

More details here www.myspace.com/paranoid_party

'Intrusive thoughts' ep due out now!

24/06/08
This contribution from Point B is the latest ep in a highly limited (150) series of CDs from Disco_r_dance. The 'intrusive thoughts' ep is part seven of twelve with artwork by Neon Skulls these 3" CDs are real collectors' items.

Visit Posteverything here www.posteverything.com/releases/24727 or Norman records www.normanrecords.com/records/100199 here to buy.

Phonebox remix

13/05/08
Point B turns out a slick and controlled remix of Sully's 'Phonebox' for new Bristol based label Frijsfo. More information to follow soon.

Live at Sonic Social 2nd July

24/06/08
Sonic Social is a regular monthly night at Bar Vinyl, Inverness Street, Camden NW1 hosted by Cybersonica - London's annual festival of music, sound, art and technology. It creates a little slice of Cybersonica for a few brief but enjoyable hours the first Wednesday of every month in the friendly, surroundings of the oh-so-easy-to-get-to Bar Vinyl (just 300m from Camden tube). With DJ and VJ sets, live music and audiovisual performances, screenings of short music films and promos, playful interactive audiovisual artworks and demonstrations of music production techniques from established names and emerging talent. The music policy is broad but definitely centres on "progressive electronic".

Split ep being finalised with German label

19/04/08
With his first electro release for some time Point B has hooked up with the German label bass4bots to deliver two mean slices of electronic tech-step; one in the form of a remix (Espion's 'Pertol Bomb the F*ckers') and the other an exclusive track 'Halo Marker'. More info can be found here www.myspace.com/bass4bots and here bass4bots.com/.

Live at Blooptfunk 21st June

21/04/08
Blooptfunk is a one day festival fundraiser out in bootiful Berkshire. Point B features alongside Radioactive Man and Cyrus. Full details can be found here www.myspace.com/blooptfunk.

Live at Dots (Brixton) 5th June

26/05/08
Performing his latest material Point B makes an appearance in his local hood at Plan B in Brixton. This great underground night is always full of surprises with the music ranging from dubstep to old skool rave. More info can be found here www.myspace.com/joindots

'Intrusive thoughts' ep due out soon

23/05/08
This contribution from Point B will be the latest ep in a series of CDs from Disco_r_dance.Totalling 20 minutes runtime it seamlessly melds together the 5 tracks. The 'intrusive thoughts' ep will be part seven of twelve with artwork by Soupa these 3" CDs are real collectors' items. For further information on this and the other releases in the series go here www.myspace.com/discordnce

New ep out now!

01/10/07
After some intense perfectionism the new Point B 12" is with us. It is out on the mighty Combat Records label and is entitled 'Cinder Cones and Animal Bones'. This four tracker contains some serious 2-Step/dubstep business; three tracks of new Point B material and a tasty remix of 'The Insider' from BlackMassPlastics.

Track on new Colony compilation

13/04/07
The previously unreleased Point B track 'Miscreants' features on the new Colony Productions release and marks his first release of 2007. The track appears alongside respected peers such as Tipper, Evac and Kelpe. Click here to listen and buy from Boomkat or here to buy from Smallfish.

Knowone ep available as MP3s!

21/03/07
The long deleted and highly limited 'knowone' EP is now available in digital format from Additctech. Click here to visit my mini site, listen to tracks and buy online pointb.addictech.com. Other tracks will be added in due course.

Album available to download

03/02/07
The debut Point b album 'A Previous Version of Myself' is now available in mp3 format. The release of the album as one product or separate mp3 files is exclusive to boomkat and can be listened to and purchased by clicking here.

The original, high quality, CD version of the album can be purchased by clicking here.

Live at Yardcore, London

09/10/07
Having got his head down to perfect the new ep for Combat records and work on new material Point B makes his first appearance in London for a good while alongside some fine and diverse acts. Details below:
Yardcore
Friday 2nd November 2007
Corsica Studios
Elephant Road
Elephant and Castle
London
www.theyardcorewebsite.com/.

Live at Subculture, Cambridge

24/05/07
Point B and Combat's chief Stormfield head to Cambridge to deliver some deadly pulses on Thursday 28/06/07
Subculture, Cellerbar8, Cambridge 28th June.

Live set with Solu in London on 19th May

02/04/07
Point B and the visual artist Solu perform live at the Roxy in London. Check out Solu's fine body of work at http://www.solu.org/. Details of performance below.
19/05/07
Narrative Lab @ Roxy,
Borough High Street,
London Bridge
Point B live audio & Solu Live Visuals + live A/V set
www.avit.info

Bloc weekender

05/02/07
This massive weekender sees a huge gamut of electronic sounds come together. Everyone from the Irration steppas and Vex'd, to Kool Keith and the Two Lone Swordsmen will be pulling out the stops for this monster. Point B will be performing live on the Saturday night. For full details on the event please click here.

Track on huge new Disco_r.dance comp

27/10/06
An exclusive track will soon be available on the massive new Disco_r.dance compilation. 'The contortionist' has been a favorite as the finale to many a Point B live set and well received by audiences over recent times. For more information and a preview of the track check their mySpace account here.

'Panoramics' features on new compilation

07/08/06
The opening track of the 'After burns' ep: Panoramics is sandwiched deliciously between Roots Manuva and Square Pusher on the latest addition to the "Other Side" series from Time Out. Mixed by Damien Lazarus, 'The Other Side of London' is one of a three part CD/DVD box set which attempts to highlight the best of alternative music that the chosen city has brewing beneath the surface. To listen or buy click here [phonica] or here [boomkat]

Live at Ginglik on Jan 20th 2007

21/12/06
Point B returns to Ginglik. It may have once served as a public convenience but is now one of West London's finest underground venues (literally). Come down for a hooker pipe, hot food and a thrash-out on the dance floor. For more information on the venue click here.

Live at Plex/Simbient

17/11/06
The next live Point B show will be at the delightful Corsica studios courtesy of Plex and Simbient. Details below:
15/11/06 10am-6am
Plex
Corsica Studios
Unit 5 Elephant Road
Elephant and Castle
London

Show at Mass is Cancelled

26/10/06
20 Oct 2006 8pm-2am
Sorry folks, but due to difficulties with promotion and the venue the Mass gig on the 4th of November has been cancelled. However, as one door closes another opens: a show at the lovely Corsica Studios on the 15th of December has been confirmed. More details to follow.

The Dysfunctional Family experiences 'After Burns'

01/08/06
Ivan Smagge/Chloe's the 'The Dysfunctional Family' mix winds down from its throbbing Kraut rhythms with Point B's 'After burns' (from the After Burns ep - see discog). Other artists on this compilation include Remote and Dapayk. To listen or buy click here [phonica] or here {boomkat}

'Cutouts' ep

01/07/06
The Cutouts ep is now on sale in all good record shops (see links page to online retailers). The ep is features four tracks from the forthcoming album on SCSI Av lavishly mastered onto finest 12" vinyl.

SCSI album

01/06/06
Point B's first studio Album is to be released on SCSI Av At the end of May entitled 'A Previous Version of Myself'. With this release Point B delivers his most varied and personal work to date. It follows the 'Cutouts' ep which is a four track (vinyl only) precursor to the aforementioned album. With this release Point B delivers his most varied and personal work to date.

Samurai FM Radio Show

01/04/06
An exclusive Point B live set is now available to stream on the infamous Samurai FM internet radio station. Click here to visit site and download the set NB the Point B set is now in the Feature Archive section in the lower half of the page.

New ep on Combat Records

18/04/06
The four track ep entitled 'Rain Chemistry' is now unleashed into the electronic wilderness via www.addictech.com on the Combat Records label. The ep includes the following tracks: 1/ Segmented, 2/The Insider, 3/Underneath the End 4/Rain Chemistry. Click here to buy the Rain Chemistry ep.
A remix of 'The Insider' by the uncompromising BlackMassPlastics and will also be made available via Combat Records at a later date.