On Wax / Daniel Crawford: Revolution
Daniel Crawford’s new album caps off a trilogy he began back in 2012 with Red Pill, and continued with 2014’s The Awakening. Some of the PlayList family are onboard as
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Groovement Interview / Agbeko prep their first vinyl release
Groovement first spoke to Agbeko, the 11-strong Manchester-based funk powerhouse, last April ahead of their Unite EP launch. They’ve gone from strength to strength since then and haven’t left my
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Groovement Premiere: El Tipo Este & Al Quetz join forces for La Revancha De La Manana
I first started following Quetzal’s work back in 2006 when he released the Tribute project with Onra (also the first work I’d heard from that particularly excellent beat maker too), his
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LEVELZ: RESPECT RESPECT {LVL 44}
Animated over a year by STEM FOUR VISUAL, LEVELZ’ new one (LVL 44) is out for download now on Bandcamp.
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Sheffield poet laureate Otis Mensah drops new track, Outside The Cave
Sheffield rapper Otis Mensah has just been appointed the city’s poet laureate by Lord Mayor Magid Magid, and has put out some brand new music to celebrate. The gorgeous interpolation
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Groovement Interview / Brothers gonna work it out: Hypnotic Brass Ensemble
‘Yeah, y’all playing with me after the set is over with. Come on over to my tent.’ We went to [Prince’s] tent, he’s like, ‘Key of E, let’s jam’.
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Soundtracking the dome / Robot Koch: Sphere
Robot Koch returns after a three year hiatus, with brand new album Sphere. Stepping away from collaborations and focusing on instrumentation (including his own voice on two tracks), it comes
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On Wax / Sandman Project: Royal Family
West African psych rock meets Ethio jazz with the debut release from The Sandman Project: Royal Family, out 26th October on Batov Records. PRE-ORDER VINYL / DIGITAL ON BANDCAMP
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New Hip Hop / Imperial and K.I.N.E.T.I.K. dig deep into the KPM library
Not content with just releasing the immense instrumental LP Layers this summer on Illect Recordings, Imperial is back with longtime friend K.I.N.E.T.I..K. with an interesting project. Granted full access to
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New Music / Abhi The Nomad: BOOTY
New music from Abhi following debut album Marbled, out on Tommy Boy. This bangs, doesn’t it? DOWNLOAD / STREAM https://www.abhithenomad.com/ SOUNDCLOUD / YOUTUBE / INSTA / TWITTER / FB Listen
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Video / Riz MC: Mogambo
Riz follows the Swet Shop Boys LP up with fresh music and video revealing a different side to Pakistan. The Tom Calvert(fka Redinho)-produced Mogambo is out to buy/stream here, and
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Video / Pitch 92: Dawn Feat. Sparkz, [ K S R ] & Doctor Outer
My good pal Pitch 92 (a Mancunian to me but a global soul in reality) has just released his first EP for High Focus Records, with an album to follow
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On Wax / Mahakala: The Exodus b/w Desert Road
Om Unit goes ‘full jungle’ for the first release in his Mahakala guise, streamlining all of the atmospherics of his work into a new form. It’s been pressed to 12″
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Video Premiere / Delta Lima x Alex Klein: Meaning
Avant garde, reflective and moody hip hop out of South London from this partnership of lyricist Delta Lima and producer Alex Klein, who’ve been working together the past few months
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On Wax / Abstract Orchestra: Madvillain Vol 1
A while back I had the pleasure of warming up for the Abstract Orchestra for both their Dilla tribute and, latterly, their interpretation of the legendary Madvillainy LP. They’ve been
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Groovement Podcast / Gez Miley [Let It Play]: All Love Worldwide
MIXCLOUD / ITUNES / DOWNLOAD / RSS Gez Miley helms the Let It Play show over on MCR Live: listen here. His love for soulful hip hop shines through on
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On Wax / Mr Bongo reissues Pride 45s from The Sylvers and more
Mr Bongo have announced the first five releases in their Pride series, reissuing tracks from the label that first put out music from The Sylvers and The Incredible Bongo
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On Wax / Mondo/Death Waltz Halloween III vinyl package
BirthMoviesDeath have the lowdown on this awesomeness from Mondo and Death Waltz, including an insight into how the release came about. Music by John Carpenter in association with Alan Howarth.
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On Wax / Marc Mac presents Fourth Kind
A new project from the 4hero producer. The project finds Luke Parkhouse on drums, Pascal Strauss aka Luman Child on bass guitar – the rest is Marc on Moogs, Arps
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Preview / Thabang Tabane: Matjale
BUY THE SINGLE NYANDA YENI NOW ON BANDCAMP, ALBUM LINK WILL BE HERE TOO Artwork & Cover Design by Mzwandile Buthelezi Thabang Tabane’s father Philip (who passed away in
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