From the heart: Daptone present Orquesta Akokán
I was lucky enough to hear a little of this courtesy of Neal Sugarman when he played Band On The Wall
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On wax / Ty’s fifth album, A Work Of Heart
One of the UK’s most grounded and skilled MCs and on all our radars since 2001’s Awkward (this very blog’s
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On 45 / Chip Wickham: The Beatnick / Rebel No.23
The Beatnik / Rebel No.23 by Chip Wickham The Beatnik / Rebel No.23 by Chip WickhamChip Wickham’s newest 45 is
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On Wax / Dabrye returns with Three/Three
Tadd Mullinix has been anything but slack, as the past few years have seen him explore waves of electronic sounds,
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On Wax / Funkonami: Into The Deep Ocean
Village Live Records’ latest release is Funkonami’s follow up to his debut Deep Into The Forest. The producer used exclusively
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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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On Wax / The Original Sound Of Burkina Faso from Mr Bongo Records
17 November sees a new compilation drop on Mr Bongo, The Original Sound of Burkina Faso. It follows the very
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On Wax / Danny Elfman: Batman Returns on Mondo
Not my favourite Batman score (that would be Elfman’s 1989 soundtrack, which cost me £14.99 on CD in 1990!), but
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On Wax / Souleance: Bamboule EP
This pair never let us down, do they? Souleance, aka Fulgeance and DJ Soulist, are back on First Word Records
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