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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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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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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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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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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Groovement Podcast: Ms Puerto Rico – We Out Here
Good friend of Groovement Ms Puerto Rico drops a mix for us ahead of her appearance at We Out Here festival this weekend. An hour of Pan Latin/Carib/Afro vibes. Old
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Martin Connor releases debut single, Fractures
A stalwart of the Manchester music scene and veteran of many bands including hip hop crew The Bluntskins and 9-piece Latin outfit Bugalu Foundation, Martin drops his long awaited, and
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Homobloc: A Queer Block Party For All
A massive line up at the new Mayfield venue, with space for 10 000 souls. Check the artists below. Buy tickets here.
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In Pictures: Abstract Orchestra, Joker Starr & Micall Parknsun in Manchester by Akse
It was a pleasure to hook back up with Abstract Orchestra this month at Band On The Wall in Manchester. Joker Starr and Micall Parknsun were on vocal duties as
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Manchester / Kaytranada and Yosi Horikawa for Parklife afterparty @ YES
Kaytra will be playing a post-Parklife set on Saturday night, and will be accompanied by Yosi Horikawa and Hoya Hoya’s Jonny Dub, back over from Japan for a bit. TICKETS
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Vinyl: Children Of Zeus sweep up recent tracks with Excess Baggage
Having conquered the UK proper on their recent tour, Tyler Daley and Konny Kon satisfy fans’ appetites for a fresh vinyl release by pressing up some rare / previously unavailable
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In Pictures: The Midnight Hour in Manchester by Akse
This weekend, Manchester hosted the final date of a long tour for Adrian Younge, Ali Shaheed Muhammad and The Midnight Hour. A heartfelt performance of the highest standard, we all
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Glue70 x Ben Jac: Shadow Watcher
Beautiful new music from this Manchester-based duo. Stream on various platforms here.
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Flex The Foreigner & Kydro: In The Session
This new in-studio video showcases Flex The Foreigner’s trademark flow and dedication to keeping it fresh, as well as his Portuguese flow to cap off the track. Room 2 nucleus
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Video / Skittles: The Danger
The THINKTONK produced new single. Pre-order the album Poor On Purpose on Bandcamp.
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Live / J.Chambers launches New Levels New Devils Fri 25 Jan in Manchester
This Friday 25th January sees J.Chambers release his long awaited New Levels, New Devils project, and he has a live show lined up at The Deaf Institute to celebrate. Life
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Manchester: Brother Ali hits Band On The Wall in March
Keep in mind that I’m an artist. And I’m sensitive about my shit. One of the standout artists of our generation, Brother Ali’s most recent album is All The Beauty
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New Music / Star Slinger: Home Is Where We Start From
Classic Star Slinger sounds abound in his latest extended release, Home Is Where We Start From. Grab it on Bandcamp or stream on Spotify. Artwork by Jimmy Thompson. 20
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New Music / Black Josh: Yung Sweg Lawd
Despite being part of Manchester collective LEVELZ, Black Josh has always blazed his own path, mostly thanks to the folks over at Blah Records with whom he’s today released the album
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