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Preview: Adrian Younge/Venice Dawn’s Something About April II coming in January

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Four years after the original soundtrack to a fictional film, Adrian Younge releases the sequel sounds marrying his late 60s / early 70s soul vibe with European cinema. Once again, the inimitable Venice Dawn are the group around Younge’s direction. There’s a larger cast this time ’round, with guests including Loren Oden, Bilal, Raphael Sadiq, Lætitia Sadier of Stereolab, A Tribe Called Quest’s Ali Shaheed Muhammad, and Israeli songstress Karolina…

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Sound: D’ANGELO // Black Hole Sun (Demo)

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…Apparently recorded in 2010, this surfaced on the internets today. I for one loved the original, not sure about this but I like it enough to post it! Shout to our friends at Pinboard, we’ll link to their embed. And the original:   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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Preview: EAST PARK REGGAE COLLECTIVE // Three Stripe Science

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…e digi version, but you can also order the CD below. “Undoubtedly a highly original work with its own distinctive style and tone. In these days of vacuous, sterile dancehall nonsense from Jamaica it is most refreshing to hear something original and uplifting from our very own shores.” – David Rodigan, Kiss FM Buy the album       Boost the signal: Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click…

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Interview: Phife Dawg

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…erview I conducted in May last year for Bonafide magazine, readable in its original form on their site here.   The legendary Phife Dawg hits London and Manchester at the end of May for a couple of rare and intimate shows, showcasing both classic A Tribe Called Quest material and his own solo joints. Fans of the group were offered an unprecedented look inside its inner workings in Michael Rapaport’s 2011 documentary, Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Trave…

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Win: NEXTMEN / DJ VADIM & THE ELECTRIC / TROJAN SOUND SYSTEM // 15OCT11 Koko London

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…nd System need no introduction. Trojan records are synonymous with quality original Reggae the world over, so you know what’s coming to you. And you know you’re gonna love it. Legendary selectors Earl Gateshead and Daddy Ad are joined on stage by original reggae singers to form the Trojan Sound System, an unstoppable machine spreading love, good vibes and authentic reggae party tunes wherever they go. Get ready to skank KOKO!     Boost the signal:…

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Interview: Scor-zay-zee picks up the pieces

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…udio with Daudi Matsiko Ste had an idea, he said that tune Heroes Die, the original was never released properly. He said, a lot of people nowadays could still relate to those lyrics. I’m quite a negative person. The first thing I thought was, are we going to make a nice tune worse or better? He was talking to a singer called Daudi Matsiko, to see if he could sing the intro. I still wasn’t sure, but Ste’s vision was to do it with live instruments….

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Reach: SWING TING // Creepin’ / Hold Your Corner LAUNCH PARTY, Manchester

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…———– JON K (Hoya:Hoya) DEEJAY SAMRAI and PLATT (Swing Ting) *HOSTED by THE ORIGINAL MR FOX *extra weight courtesy of sixth sound Bobby Irish says: ‘Flavours for all ravers’ ——————————————– SOUL. RAP. REGGAE. RUFF HOUSE. GARAGE. GRIME. JUNGLE ——————————————– Large up everybody who reached our September dance – out to Tamasine for the badgyal bass, Tika Dan for rinsing out all sorts of roots and culture and respect to the one-called-Chunky for the m…

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Lenzman remixes Children Of Zeus’ Still Standing ft DRS

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…What!! Perhaps even more soulful than the original? Buy the original here. DRS launches a new night on Sep 9th in Manchester: 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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RECORD STORE DAY 2013 – Groovement Recommendations

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…elf Inner jackets and dust sleeves with memorable vintage artwork from the original release complete full-sized wooden chess set, which can be played on the chess board contained on the inner lining of the box RODNEY P x RENEGADE BRASS BAND – SUCCESS 7″   Some words from Tru Thoughts: The undisputed legend of UK music that is Rodney P brings his eagerly awaited first new material in a long time. Here he hooks up with Tru Thoughts’ newest signing,…

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Pete Rock announces Petestrumentals 2 for Mello Music Group

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…ed to be like you.” Kanye once called himself the “new Pete Rock.” But the original Pete Rock remains permanently vital. The evidence bangs in his latest opus, Petestrumentals 2, the sequel to the 2001 classic that helped define the hip-hop instrumental record. It marks the legend’s first album on Mello Music Group, a fitting union between the author of the boom-bap blueprint and the label that’s expanded upon his legacy. Describing Pete Rock’s pr…

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Who dat? // AEMS MC

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…own influences? Haha, its much more simple than that! I’m a big fan of the original track “Slang Like This” by P Money and True Tiger and we just decided one day to do a cover titled – “Geordie Slang Like This”. I got in touch with Sukh Knight, the producer of the original, he sent me the beats, I wrote it and we recorded it shortly afterwards at Coderoom Studios. Superveillance shot a video, we cleared it with True Tiger and they put it out on th…

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Manchester: HMV remaining open, vinyl dominates shelves briefly

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…d trend of the brand in recent years by focussing on music and DVDs again. Original article follows Happily for many, HMV Market Street Manchester has escaped closure. A combination of support from the public and some sort of understanding from the building’s landlords have resulted in the landmark store staying open for the foreseeable. I’d be interested to know if any other stores in the UK have had similar good fortune. I’m not sure what this m…

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Mondo releases THE RAID OST 2LP with art by Jock

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…were commissioned to compose a new score for the US market to replace the original Indonesdian version by Aria Prayogi and Fajar Yuskemal (in a bit of Netflix politics, The Raid only seems to be streamable in the UK, and is unavailable to watch directly in the US – if you’re changing your DNS around to watch it, reset/reboot first!). This US score is the version that has been released by Mondo (esteemed globally for their unique interpretations o…

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Preview: John Carpenter // The Fog Double Vinyl on Death Waltz Recording Company

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…by internationally renowned artist, Dinos Chapman. Record One: Remastered original soundtrack to The Fog (1980) by John Carpenter and performed by The Bowling Green-Warren County Chamber Orchestra. Record Two: Original movie cues, never before released on vinyl. Order now from Death Waltz or Boomkat.   The Fog image from Boomkat   Boost the signal: Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Cl…

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Preview: DEATH WALTZ Record Store Day Releases 2013

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…ks to Spencer Hickman’s commissioning skills. Details follow and check the original post here. Record Store Day is Saturday, April 20 2013. Death Waltz have also just confirmed a late May release for a double vinyl limited release of The Fog, comprising both the soundtrack and movie cues. Keep an eye on the site for details. http://www.deathwaltzrecordingcompany.com/ Star Trek / Lost In Space 45 This was the queue at around midnight last year in M…

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Preview: HECTIC ZENITHS // TYPE ONE ERA EP

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…tation woven with layers of vinyl samples, while making a few adjustments. Original field recordings of sounds including fireworks, thunderstorms, and ice machines, along with stock drum samples, have replaced live drums and breaks. With Adam Morgan Prince adding touches of piano, acoustic guitar, glockenspiel, and electric bass on this release, the two features are the first Hectic Zeniths collaborations with vocalists. Brooklyn Singer/Songwriter…

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Out House respond to criticism of Akse Breaking Bad art

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…Stupid show, stupid art. The objectives of Out House, who commissioned the original Heisenberg piece, were not to court controversy but to make Manchester beautiful. Read our interview with them on the link below. Below that is a response from Benjamino, part of Out House, to anticipated complaints about the painting (this article in the Manchester Evening News was published a couple of days after the response). It’s in the form of an email to his…

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Preview // Om Unit: Threads

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…he Corridor’, a track from the first Om Unit release. Here Coles slows the original’s key elements down even further while managing to keep all the slow moving, hypnotic magic of the original. Lastly, and perhaps most importantly, the album is grounded in Coles’ junglistic roots, a relationship that has driven much of his recent output and DJ work. Here it takes on its most refined form yet, equally apparent throughout but obviously manifested on…

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Download: CHARLIE WHITE x BOOM BIP // Music For Sleeping Children {Lex Records}

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…in tandem, White and Hollon fashioned the concept of each track around the original studio recordings of teen girls ranging in age from 12 to 16. From eager enthusiasms, to exuberant chants, to adolescent melancholia, Music for Sleeping Children underscores the complex tensions resonant in the teen voices while transforming each girl into a popular music form of her own. Magical, uncomfortable, and original, Music for Sleeping Children is an artwo…

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Preview: DAVE DUB // The Treatment {Stones Throw}

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…ll-ride weirded out the rest of the “San Hopeless” rap community (also the original home of Stones Throw itself). Later, he’d ooze into opening slots for black metal and punk bands, and even joining a punk band shortly before recording The Treatment. Despite plenty of communication with the proto-Stones Throw crew Charizma and Peanut Butter Wolf, there was never any official deal, and Dub confined his particular brand of madness to cassette tape o…

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