NoSpace – Crash Landing
The Manchester collective regroup and fire off a new EP, cosmically melodious and just the right side of dark. Catch them live at Beat Horizon in January. FB INSTA
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Wiki – Grim ft. Lil Ugly Mane and Denzel Curry
Grab the album OOFIE here – released on Wiki’s own label, Wikset Enterprise, and is his first full length since 2017’s acclaimed solo debut, No Mountains In Manhattan.
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The Seshen: Dive
Bay Area-based The Seshen return with the first track from their new album CYAN (out 28 February 2020), their first since 2016’s Flames and Figures. “Since ‘Flames and Figures,’ a
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J-Live: At The Date Of This Writing (Vol. 2)
At The Date Of This Writing (Vol. 2) by J-LIVE Another personal project from the legendary J-Live, a Bandcamp-exclusive project. DOWNLOAD
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Groovement Podcast: Gravement @ Beatnikz Republic (Halloween Special)
Recorded live this weekend 25 October 2019 at Beatnikz Republic NQ, Manchester. Thanks to those guys for indulging me! Track list below. LISTEN ON MIXCLOUD / SPOTIFY / APPLE PODCASTS
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Groovement Podcast: Nat Birchall – Ram Dance Man Groovement Special Mix
Tenor and soprano saxophonist Nat Birchall is one of the UK’s finest jazz musicians. He’s also a prime reggae selector and has compiled a Special Mix full of sunshine, laments
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On Wax: Future Bubblers 3 ft Blind MIC, Kayla Painter, Nutribe and more freshness
At the forefront of freshness in the UK is the Future Bubblers program, initiated by Gilles Peterson, which enables artists to increase their potential through its mentoring scheme and record
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New Music: Cartel Madras – Goonda Gold
The first single from the EP Age Of The Goonda. Sisters Eboshi and Contra form Cartel Madras and combine a variety of flavours for their ‘gonda rap’ (gonnda = south
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Groovement Podcast: El Statiko – Short Cuts Vol 2
A new guest mix from the turntable king! Keep up with his latest competitions and goings on here. DOWNLOAD . MIXCLOUD . APPLE PODCASTS
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Jamael Dean: Black Space Tapes
Young LA jazz prodigy Jamael Dean counts the cream of the scene as collaborators (he played on Kamasi Washington’s Heaven and Earth at just 15 years old), and on November
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Apollo Brown: The Backbone (feat. Guilty Simpson, Fat Ray, Melanie Rutherford)
Awesome new and frankly heavenly slow burner from a few Detroit professionals. Grab the album Sincerely, Detroit here – release is 29 October 2019.
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Groovement Podcast: Reform Radio #8 ft Miz DeShannon
#8 ft Miz DeShannon MIXCLOUD / APPLE PODCASTS / DOWNLOAD MIz jumps back on board Groovement after our last show on Unity Radio… over ten years ago. Black Sabbath –
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Deepo: What They Don’t Know
Manchester rapper Deepo laments how music from the city is overlooked by the industry… new on Room 2 Records. Buy and stream here.
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Layfullstop: Cherries EP
Soul, jazz and hip hop intertwined in the best way from Manchester-based Layfullstop, who’s honed and opened up her sound even more after the fantastic Colour Reaction mixtape. The Cherries
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Kid Acne: Crest Of A Wave and new LP/exhibition Have A Word
Kid Acne is currently beavering away finalising his new exhibition, Have A Word, over in Sheffield’s Park Hill. It’s the companion to his fourth studio LP, of the same name,
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Download: L’Orange & Jeremiah Jae – Borrowed Brass (feat. Zeroh & Lojii)
New music from producer-rapper duo L’Orange and Jeremiah Jae ahead of the LP Complicate Your Life With Violence – out October 4 on Mello Music – ,the follow-up to their
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Video: CHALK – My Lady
Manchester emcee Chalk – of legendary underground group The Natural Curriculum – revisits 2016 album Growth with new visuals for the track My Lady. Stream and buy Growth on Bandcamp.
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Daymé Arocena: Sonocardiogram
Daymé’s new work is the perfect post-summer comedown, what Brownswood calls a ‘vivid return to her Havana roots’. Self-producing, she’s stripped back her sound backed by a killer band but
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WIN TICKETS: Armand Hammer (billy woods x ELUCID) hit Manchester’s Soup Kitchen 7 Sep 2019
Hip hop fans have reason to celebrate in September as explosive duo Armand Hammer – made up of rapper billy woodz and producer ELUCID – hit Manchester and beyond. There
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Leon Ware’s final LP announced by Be With Records, featuring guests including Thundercat, Kamasi Washington
ORDER HERE Leon Ware’s final work, entitled Rainbow Deux, has been announced by Be With Records and sees a 2LP release on 13 September. The album’s co-produced by Taylor Graves
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