May
24

Guido Goes to Afrika

Guido’s vision of “Afrika” starts with the drums. Smacked Djembes incite the ritual around the 30 second mark, ceremonial thumps that set the stage for occult keys and synthesizers that sound like they were stolen from a lost Swizz Beatz vault. “Down Bottom” meets dubstep was once the mathematics in the orchestral lab. But while… Continue reading »

Jan
30

Son Raw: Guido – Fact 314 Mix

Son Raw is sick. Bring him some soup, damn it. Guido’s 2011 was so quiet that we almost forgot about him after a brilliant debut album. Anidea is still a startling listen, the kind of auteurist release that still stands strong after the fall of its micro-scene and one that undoubtedly justifies Guido’s forthcoming attempt… Continue reading »

Jan
23

Guido: Free Downloads Giveaway

Guido continues to throw his hoodie in the arena for the award of best songwriter in bass music. That’s a rarely used word for instrumental tunes, but what makes Guy Middleton unique is how carefully he’s attuned to melody, odd filigrees of sound, and bizarre instrumentation. He coaxes sounds out of synths like a great… Continue reading »

Jan
11

Get At Me, Dogs: Guido’s New Single

Time slips slowly and America stays  salivating over Pauly D and Clams Casino as its preferred production Guidos. The former is affably idiotic. The latter has sufficient bass. Neither are fucking with Bristol’s Guy Middleton, who has not only thrown down the gauntlet to other guidos, but also to Guy Ritchie and Kate Middleton. Guido’s… Continue reading »

Jun
13

Ballin’ with Baobinga & Guido

Since dropping Anidea last May, the Bristol-born Italian epithet better known as Guido has largely lain dormant. Presumably, he’s been soaking up some sun, smoking some spliffs, and strutting alongside the Shore to the delight of the gorilla-worshiping population. If only he could get on  MTV like his brethren. That’s the thing about Guido. Other… Continue reading »

Aug
11

Guido-XLR8R Podcast

Right in the time for the second season of Jersey Shore, Bristol’s best (until Joker releases a full-length), Guido drops a podcast for XLR8R, full of some of his lesser-known tunes and tracks from Gemmy, Peverelist, and Pinch. I assume that most of the readership is unfamiliar with those names. They’re a trio of British… Continue reading »

May
18

Sach O: Guido – Anidea

Sach O really likes the horn sound in Swizz Beats’ “Down Bottom“(Nhjic). Hopefully, this is the last time Bristol producer Guido ever has to suffer a Joker comparison. Though both hail from Dubstep’s second home, are approximately the same age and have been known to bust out G-Funk-inspired synthesizers in a genre previously known for… Continue reading »

Dec
11

Guido – Fact Mix 108

The great Fact enlists Guido (see here and here) to drop a mix for them, featuring an array of tracks from his latest Beautiful Complications EP, his Pinch peers, and sundry other nonsense. He also dispels the rumors that he will make a guest appearance on next week’s Jersey Shore. Tracklist below the jump. Download:… Continue reading »

Nov
18

Sach O: Guido-”Beautiful Complications”

  The label says “featuring Aarya,” but you’d be forgiven for mistaking the digitized vocalist on Guido’s newest A-side “Beautiful Complication” for yet another sheet of synths layered into the mix. Taking Autotune&B to its logical conclusion, the Bristol Wunderkind’s blend of early experimental Timbaland, Rave music euphoria and Dubstep heaviness smoothes over any roughness… Continue reading »

Oct
14

Guido: Redeeming Mild Italian Epithets Since 2006

The third of the Bristol purple triumvirate, Guido, nee Guy Middleton, throws a symphonic slurve across the dubstep template. While his colleagues veer towards hip-hop and video game inflected soundscapes, Guido’s tunes reflect his training in both classical and jazz piano. Not to say that the gamer and rap inclinations are absent–after all, the Punch… Continue reading »