What is currently My Favourite Project (the cat remix version of Killer Mike and El-P’s Run The Jewels 2, yet to be released) is coming along nicely, and I hear my copy of Run The Jewels 2 is on its way in the post too. Order your own copy over at the RTJ2 website. Run The Jewels hit Manchester’s Gorilla club on Dec 12. Also see: Boost the signal: Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Cli…
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…tell us about the people behind Vent? Well, Vent started as more of a side project aimed at bringing big performers to small and unusual spaces. Some friends had one of those old Victorian houses in Withington with a huge basement area. It was actually two rooms with a connecting corridor and it immediately sent our minds spinning. Brick walls, good headroom, soundproof, it was a perfect space for a party. It took a few weeks of painting and mud s…
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…ry behind the song, and download it in exchange for your email, here. Proceeds from associated merchandise go towards I Love Ferguson and All Star Code. The beat is Oh No’s, from his Oneness of Juju project. Boost the signal: Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)…
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…Baghdaddy) track is an extended version of one from their Freddie Merkury project http://uk.complex.com/music/2014/02/weekend-money-freddie-merkury and can be downloaded on their Soundcloud. M.O.P. also ripped up a Manchester stage recently… Here’s one from their new release, Street Certified, featuring Busta. And another one! Joey Bada$$ and Statik Selektah played at Manchester Academy a couple of weeks back, contributing to a busy month for hip…
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… Initially known for their Delfonics project, the Beatfonics crew have since released a host of beat tapes, including last year’s Yusef Lateef tribute. Digging through his back catalogue, the crew have reinterpreted LLS’s smooth jazz in a dreamy style. Download Boost the signal: Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)…
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…Eu Era Um Cão, Music With Soul, 2012). It was always just a studio kind of project, we never thought about what it was going to turn into. The Grits have a certain sound, I image this is more like your sonic playground? Stuart: That was it, yeah. When we did The Grits it started off as a Meters (influential New Orleans funksters) sort of thing, and then it developed slowly and went off in different directions but this… it was like, we have no idea…
Read more…t Zwarts. I met him at our IN THE LOOP live hip hop night over here in Manchester, and could see the grand plans buzzin’ behind his eyes from the jump. Not content with wheeling out soulful hip hop beat-tapes and spittin’ his heart out, Kuartz continues to push himself forward: currently with new project Break Next Beat and the AV styles that go with it. Keep abreast of him on the Soundcloud above or this below… BNB on Facebook Groovement // Break…
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…Introspective beats and rhymes from emcee Dev3n and producer Arkutec. Check the full project, Equality, here. Boost the signal: Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)…
Read more…ebook // Soundcloud “Nearly three years in the making, the densely layered project builds around original piano compositions with an atmospheric collage of chopped and pitched dollar-bin vinyl samples, live instrumentation, synths, and haunting vocals. Featuring violinist Patrick Bailey, guitarist Dave Cohen, and The Yetti on drums.” Pre-order the digipack… Photo by Kelsey Gold 01. One That Got Away [Intro] 02. Then And Now 03. Curtain 04. Why Sho…
Read more…ry Anne had previously worked with Hoya when she played at their Warehouse Project curation. We hooked up before her set to chat post-Radio 1 life, her contribution to Black Swan and Hoya Hoya. Matt and Phred’s Jazz Club saw another excellent booking in February with the arrival of ARIYA ASTROBEAT ARKESTRA to the stage – nine members filled up the stage and I haven’t seen the venue that full… well, ever. A lovely bunch of chaps and deserving of bi…
Read more…from Brighton producer Rob O’Hara aka Mute Speaker, whose name you may have spotted on 2013’s Groovement Volume One compilation. He’s a veteran of many releases in his own right of course, most recently the Jeff Noon-inspired Dripfeeders instrumental project. The album features Chris Clarke, J-Thorn, Gajah, Express Fresh, BeOND, Capsize, Gel Roc & Pause. Download Boost the signal: Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on…
Read more…URB, Cokemachineglow, and the Philadelphia City Paper. The densely layered project built around original piano compositions with an atmospheric collage of chopped and pitched dollar-bin vinyl samples, live instrumentation, synths, and haunting vocals. Guest musicians included violinist Patrick Bailey, guitarist Dave Cohen, and drummer The Yetti. ‘Hectic Zeniths’ is an anagram for the German word ‘Zeitschichten,’ meaning “Layers of Time.” The artis…
Read more…Hip Hop producer Audio Games is back with a new project called ‘Keep My Records’. A great example smooth soulful Hip Hop for the 2K10s. Download ‘Keep My Records’ from Bandcamp Boost the signal: Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)…
Read more…ise from the likes of David Mancuso and François K for his Sombrero Galaxy project, and Kyle plays synth for ex-Ozric Tentacles/Planet Gong-fronted space rock band Dream Machine. Together, the pair make atmospheric, new worlds of sound which float just out of reach in Vangelis-tinged smoothness. Their self-titled debut album – released in November 2012 via ESP Institute has received critical acclaim worldwide. DJ Support supplied by Moonboots and…
Read more…Been busy with Danny Brown’s album, just finishing a crazy little live 12″ project. Been working with some musicians and singers, writing avant-garde, trying everything! Last time we spoke (May 2009) you’d just dropped your debut ‘The Strange Dreams Of…’ – how do you regard that as a piece of work now? I was just so happy I could put that out the way it was, like little film clips, little emotion clips, because life changes pretty fast. That album…
Read more…l enthusiasm, that captured our attention and led us to believe this was a project worthy of putting out there into the world. We hope you feel the same. And that you keep on dreaming. — Almighty Sion are Sert One and Bolts. Mastered by Ian Carter. Artwork by Paper Resistance. Recording personel: Mpc 2000xl · Korg Microkorg · Dr. Boss SP-303 · Kaoss Pad Mini MPD32 · Bass Guitar · Guitar · Records · Korg MS2000 Tracklist: Side A 1. The Mother Sun 2…
Read more…the Tastemakers album on Record Kicks, plus pushed his own Monster Sneaker project. Most recently he’s remixed Sheffield’s Renegade Brass Band and put out a limited 45 on Buried Treasure. Somehow, he’s found the time to squeeze a little Groovement mix in for us. Enjoy. (While you’re here, check out last week’s podcast from Wah Wah 45s’ Neil Bopperson. A suitable accompaniment.) http://www.dieslermusic.com/ http://www.soundcloud.com/diesler http://…
Read more…nd long time collaborator Buddy Sativa are about ready to launch their new project: spaced out jazz vibes under the name Yatha Buta Jazz Combo. Here’s a first listen to the work, courtesy of All City Dublin. Listen on Soundcloud. If you’re near Leeds tomorrow, Onra hits the Hi Fi Club! Boost the signal: Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)…
Read moreAn Installation by Florence Platford with projections by Liam Healy featuring music by FREnchfire, Big War and Kernon. All members of Generic Greeting! 2-8 May BLANKSPACE Gallery, 43 Hulme Street, Manchester, M15 6AW UNREAL CITY is a multimedia installation by Florence Platford in collaboration with members of Generic Greeting. The installation is spread across five rooms in Manchester’s BLANKSPACE gallery and seeks to create an immersive, multi-…
Read more…Yellow More New From Teebs: “With this record I’m trying to imagine a side project or group of mine that just so happened to make the same exact music as I’m making now. These records are neither EPs or full albums. Just mini collections of ideas…I hope to release them randomly through my life as if they were paintings in a drawn out series. The vibe I want people to be sent off with is a feeling of going out and buying some kind of rare library r…
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