Vinyl Me, Please launches anthology series with The Story of Blue Note Records
Just in case you were saving all your money for Record Store Day, VMP have come along to spoil your plans. For more info, head here.
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New Music / Rejoicer: Heavy Smoke EP
Listen below to Rejoicer’s follow up to Energy Dreams, a collaborative EP with art for each single by Stones Throw mainstay Jeff Jank. The personnel is: Yonatan Levy – bass
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New Music / Kiefer: Bridges EP
Release: 5 April 2019 Kiefer’s follow up to Happysad, Bridges, is out this Friday on Stones Throw. The title refers to connections between his early music and current output, involving
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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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Video / Pitch 92: One Handed ft Ashley Henry
A video for this lovely track from Pitch’s Lost In Space EP, which is all bangers. Grab the vinyl and order the forthcoming LP 3rd Culture over at High Focus,
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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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Groovement Podcast / El Statiko: Short Cuts Vol 1
For the first podcast of 2019 we turn to recent winner of the 2018 DMC UK DJ Championship, South Manchester’s own El Statiko. MIXCLOUD / ITUNES / DOWNLOAD ON
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Czarface announce new LP: Czarface Meets Ghostface
Release: 15 Feb 2019 Making a mark in 2018 with their collab LP with DOOM, Czarface Meets Metal Face, the trio this time ‘face’ off against Ghost. Czarface is Inspectah
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Clear Soul Forces return with They Shootin’
With a brand new LP, Still, in the works, Detroit crew Clear Soul Forces announce their return with a video for They Shootin’. CSF member Ilajide produced the track, and
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Groovement Podcast / Agent J: Reverse The Polarity {Dec 2018}
New mix from me, with all new music. Recorded 1 December 2018. Support the artists: buy links below. MIXCLOUD / ITUNES / STREAM & DOWNLOAD Chairman Maf – Mercy
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Albert’s Favourites: Our Lives Are Shaped By What We Love, Vol 1
In line with the inspiration behind the label’s name (label co-founder Adam Scrimshire’s grandad Albert made summer mixtapes), Albert’s Favourites celebrate three years in the game, and their
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New Music / Rootnote Collective compile beats for 2018 anthology
Experimental hip hop and beats compiled by the Rootnote crew of top drawer producers and beatmakers, including Mr.Shn (fresh off producing the new Pan Amsterdam / Open Mike Eagle single),
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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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Manchester: Schoolly D and DJ Code Money, 15 December 2018
More Bounce bring another legend into Manchester: West Philly rapper, Schoolly D together with his old sparring partner, DJ Code Money. Early birds are already gone, grab tickets on Skiddle.
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Otis Mensah: Mum’s House, Philosopher
Bandcamp / SoundCloud Otis Menshah and long time production partner the intern have crafted a new EP full of their usual top drawer storytelling and warm sounds, respectively. Read
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On Wax / Back To Mine returns with Nightmares On Wax
Back in the game to mark its twentieth anniversary in 2019, the Back To Mine compilation series relaunches with a fat selection from Nightmares On Wax. The vinyl edition is
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On Wax / Numero Group explore and explode Blondie’s Heart Of Glass with new 12″
Numero Group re-present Blondie’s breakthrough single through a historical prism. I’m currently sat losing myself to the label’s Escape From Synth City playlist: check it here. BUY HEART OF GLASS
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New Music & UK Dates / Mick Jenkins: Pieces Of A Man
Mick Jenkins dropped his follow up to 2016’s The Healing Component a couple of weeks back, and it’s an album I’ve been coming back to over and over again
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On Wax / Pugs Atomz x Mulatto Patriot: Highly Irregular
Pugz goes back a long way with engineer and friend Mulatto Patriot, meeting him a decade ago on the far westside of Chicago. I was shooting some music videos for
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