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Nike SB have released their latest Skateboard video as a free download. The film is called Debacle and is available in a nice high quality for the next 18 days. There are some quite badly acted intro parts that feature people accidentally landing on cars etc but other than that the footage is great. You can download it from the Nike SB site. Check out the David Clark’s section below for a taste of the action.

I’ve only known what Skweee is for the last half an hour so I’m hardly an expert but here is what I know so far: It’s a style of Electronic music emerging from Norway and Sweden that is very funky and simple. Skweee is normally referred to as electronic funk. It is minimalist yet unlike a lot of minimalist music it is fun and playful. The influences seem to be funk, soul, 8bit, and electro and there is some cross over between Skweee and Dubstep or more specifically Dubstep’s woozy, synthy offshoot Wonky. There also seems to be elements of Ragga, including a disregard for traditional instruments in favour of cheap sounding keyboards and anything that bleeps.

Beem is producer Fredrik Mjelle from Stockholm, Sweden who’s latest album The Future is available to download for free from his site (see below). I recommend you check it out if you are into electronic music or just interested in hearing something fresh. If like me you have been enjoying Joker and Zomby’s recent output you will probably be right at home amongst the beeps and synths.

Check out the video below for a taster.

More info on Skweee

Download the album from Beem’s site.