On wax / dl.orion: 3pm Flight
Laid back boom bap from dl.orion on Zurich-based label Haus & Baum. A 3pm Flight strikes me as fairly annoying
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New music / Juno: The Leap
Dark dream-beats and a pop twist counterbalanced with a beautiful voice, The Leap is Athens-based Juno’s debut single. She’s worked
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Boiler Room does Blade Runner 2049 ft Hud Mo, Konx-Om-Pax, Aïsha Devi, Kuedo and Flora Yin-Wong
The hype for the Blade Runner sequel is almost at full tilt, with the announcement of anime prequels in the
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New Music / Eric Lau and Tawiah: Love Call EP
A digital self-release from Eric, teaming up with Tawiah (whose recent Recreate EP can be heard here). Buy it on
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On Wax / Children Of Zeus: The Story So Far
A pleasant surprise announcement from First Word today took the form of an EP release date for Children Of Zeus.
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Groovement Premiere / Cutterz: 12 Inch Face on Room2 Records
Most well known as an integral part of the Taste The Diff’rence crew, Cutterz has been on the Manchester hip
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On Wax / The Original Sound of Burkina Faso
PRE-ORDER Coming in October from Mr Bongo is The Original Sound of Burkina Faso, follows the success of The Original
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On Wax / Jordan Rakei: Wallflower
The release of new single Goodbyes has reminded me that Jordan’s debut album for Ninja Tune, Wallflower, is out on
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On Wax / Verb T & Pitch 92: Good Evening
Here’re a couple of tasters from forthcoming LP Good Evening on High Focus Records. UK rap legend Verb T joins
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New music / The Frightnrs: More To Say Versions
The Frightnrs’ 2016 debut album Nothing More To Say garnered strong reactions across the board, the first reggae long player
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New music / Mecca:83 – Life Sketches Vol 3
The supremely talented Mecca:83 has announced the third in his Life Sketches series, with cover art from Roam Comic’s Joel
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Download / Twisted Roots: Nothin’ Changes
Twisted Roots is a cosmic soul who crafts emotive beats you’ll want to float over the city to. Let his
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On Wax / Om Unit announces new album Self
Out Of The Shadows is the first single from Om Unit’s newly announced album, Self. Self by Om Unit Released
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On Wax / De Beren Gieren: Dug Out Skyscrapers
Fulco Ottervanger (piano), Lieven Van Pée (bass) and Simon Segers (drums) are de beren gieren, an experimental jazz trio formed
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Mecca:83 announces Life Sketches Vol 3, download The Cusp ft Octavio Santos
I’ve been trying to squeeze this news out of him for a while (eagle-eared listeners to the Groovement podcast will
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On Wax / Son Of Sam: Cinder Hill ft Large Pro, J-Live, Sadat X, Guilty Simpson, Prince Po, Quelle Chris, Masta Ace and more
Producer Tom Caruana (of Wu-Tang vs The Beatles fame) returns with a vengeance. Son Of Sam originally formed as a
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Watch / Toddla T: Magnet
From the album Foreign Light, out on vinyl and more now. Also peep this RBMA article on Sheffield’s Kabal, where
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On Wax / Antibalas: Where The Gods Are In Peace on Daptone Records
12 piece Brooklyn madness from one of the best modern ‘classic’ Afrobeat bands around. Out on Daptone Records September 15,
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On Wax / Zamrock LP & book on Now Again Records
Now Again Records has compiled an exploration of Zambia’s liberation and rock revolution as a two volume LP/CD,
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45 / Claude and Hank Carbo: Fox In A Mini Skirt b/w Bad Luck
Barcelona’s Rocafort Records unleash another stomping 45 following DJ Format and Abdominal’s We’re Back, this time a sixties soul monster
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