Video / Hot 8 Brass Band: Love Will Tear Us Apart
Ian Curtis’ crew may not be the most obvious to get the New Orleans jazz treatment from Hot 8, but
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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
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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
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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
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New Music / Mamilah: Moonlight Walking
Moonlight Walking by Mamilah Instantly bright and soulful jazz out today from Leeds-based Mamilah, the sun suitably breaking through the
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The Exacters: Wanna Be Startin’ Something
UK funk crew The Exacters have taken on the MJ classic: You can buy their debut single. Ain’t Gonna Lie,
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On Wax / The Get Up: Take The Cake (East Green Records)
The Getup are one of the UK’s premier funk bands, a horn driven explosion of musicianship who have recently released
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On Wax / Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band announce second album The Serpent’s Mouth
Another Big Crown Records Sureshot… 55, the debut LP from Hamburg collective Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band, took many by
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On Wax / Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band: Xxplosive b/w Burn
Brand new music from Big Crown Records’ steel pan specialists and Mocambo Records veterans, Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band. It’s
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On Wax / Living Color: Plastic People 45 on Rocafort Records
The lovely people at Rocafort Records reissue this gorgeous stomper as a 45, ahead of its inclusion on a new
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Manchester / Gizelle Smith hits Band On The Wall 10 July 2018
One of our oldest friends returns to Manchester in July to celebrate the release of her second album, Ruthless Day,
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On Wax / Record Kicks celebrates 15 years in the game with compilation
Release: 18 May 2018 Record Kicks 15th contains classics from the label along with seven new tracks, including two new
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New Music / Prophet: Insanity (produced by MNDSGN)
Prophet is a just-about-unknown funk musician from the San Fran Bay Area who’s about to become a lot more known.
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On Wax / Dimitri From Paris and Cotonete remix Gizelle Smith for Dust 12″
Dust (Dimitri From Paris Vs. Cotonete Remixes) by Gizelle Smith Dimitri From Paris re-teams with jazz funk crew Cotonete to
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Groovement Podcast / Hannah Williams & The Affirmations: In Conversation With Agent J
@bandonthewall this evening for @hannahwilliamstheaffirmations … #groovement interview forthcoming #funk #soul #vinyl A post shared by Agent J (Groovement) (@jamiegroovement)
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Icelandic funk mixed by DJ Platurn: Breaking The Ice
Uncovered Icelandic funk courtesy of DJ Platurn. A 2CD set which includes rare photos, via Platurn’s father Magnus Thordarson, and
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Video / Shareef Keyes & The Groove: Spaghetti Fettuccine ft Ghostface Killah
Brooklyn’s Shareef Keyes is backed by a 12-piece band comprising New York City’s finest young artists. Their new LP, Cooking
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On Wax / Djar One: You Set My Soul On Fire / Movin’ Now
Two new re-edits from Djar One: the A side reworks Are You My Woman from the Chi-lites, as sampled for
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Video / Agbeko: Unite (live for Sessions Of March) + live at Riot Jazz
Following their explosive EP launch at Band On The Wall, Agbeko play the infamous Riot Jazz on 25 November. Let
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On Wax / Alex Puddu: From The Beginning
A lush, bittersweet soul album from Schema Records and Alex Puddu’s label Al Dente, called From The Beginning. It’s got
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