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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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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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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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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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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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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Mecca:83 x Monma: Radiate
A collab between the two ultra-soulful producers, out to download at name your price on Bandcamp. Find Spotify and other streaming links here.
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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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On Wax / The 100th Daptone 45 is a celebration
As is every Daptone release, really – but this one is extra fine. Hey Brother (Do Unto Others) / Soul Fugue by Daptone Records The A-side is a number written
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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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Video / Big Tone + House Shoes – From My Mouth To God’s Ears
The first video drop from the Big Shoes album – read my interview with Shoes here, and grab the LP here.
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