Boy 8-Bit and XXXChange @ HYP?, Sub Club, 26 Jun

A two-pronged attack from HYP? this month with two fine examples of contemporary electronic music acts. First up is Xxxchange, who made his name as the production half of booty bass party starters Spank Rock, fashioning the era defining electronic beats that made their debut album YoYoYoYoYo... a modern hip-hop classic that appealed to both electro club kids and die hard hip-hop fans alike.
Boy 8-Bit has dropped the biggest of bombs since exploding into the club scene consciousness in the last year. Brilliant releases on taste-making labels Mad Decent and Trouble & Bass as well as some carefully selected and devastatingly effective remixes have ensured his rep gets bigger all the time. A forthcoming album on Diplo's Mad Decent imprint will showcase his artistic endeavours to their fullest, as well as his ear for what makes the floor bounce. [Anna Seale]