Download: BIG BOI VS BLACK KEYS // The Brothers of Chico Dusty

…Excellent mash up collection fusing Brothers by THE BLACK KEYS with BIG BOI’s masterpiece from earlier this year, courtesy of DJ WICK-IT. 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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Download: Fish – Broken Magic (Antisocial Music)

Antisocial Music have got their act together to release Broken Magic, a compilation of beats and raps which have been stroked by the fingers of label boss Fish. You can check the tracklist in the embed below but expect the likes of Doctor Zoots, Burgundy Blood, Bill Sykes (of The Bluntskins and The Natural Curriculum), Efeks, Elliot Fish, Kista and Dayse & Aver. Fish has a knack for creating moods from serene, jazzy samples but keeps things non-w…

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Download // Kool Keith x DOOM: Super Hero

…Two of the nerdiest rappers out there join forces for an appropriately named track. Pre-order the album Feature Magnetic 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)…

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Download Johnty del Monte reet now

…Groovementeers, thanks to the magic of Agent J’s little brother you can now downolaod todays show mere minutes after broadcast!! The show starts two minutes in .. that ain’t us playing Fiddy. Click on the pic for a hiphophalicious 2 hours of Groovement on Unity Radio. 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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Download: DJ DODGE // Soul/Funk/Jazz Mix Tape

Great soul mixtape linked to on Ty’s Facebook group. Says Dodge: “Check out this personal look at some of the tunes from the London party scene circa 1984 – 88 – These are some of the club and radio dance bangers that we partied to each weekend, played but foundation Dj’s like Steve Walsh,George Power,Tosca,Paul Anderson,Gordon Mac,Trevor Nelson,Wilber Wilberforce,Kirsten The Fly,Roy Da Roach,Ratchet,Judge Jules,Dez Parkes,Jazzy B,Barry Sharpe,Fe…

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Download: RIZ MC X GROOVEMENT // DEC10

Riz MC X Groovement Dec2010 Groovement was extremely chuffed a couple of weeks back to have Riz Ahmed aka RIZ MC drop by the studio for an hour of tunes and conversation before his gig at RIOT JAZZ VS HIT AND RUN that night. We shoot the shit about Street Fighter II, the thoughts and themes behind his debut album MICroscope and the principle of good music. MICroscope is out on 31 JAN 2011, and is available to pre-order now. Groovement // Riz Mc /…

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Download: NOUGOLD // Episode 5

…Dayum – you’d think we were living in another golden age or something. Bedos and DJ A-UP from currently homeless hip hop event IN THE LOOP represent hip hop to the fuuuullessstttt with their Nougold podcast, heading into Autumn territory. Nougold site 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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Groovement Sunday 16 Aug to download

GROOVEMENT Aug 16 2009 The Chi-Lites / That’s How Long Wavelength / Funk Dreams GUEST MIX : HUGO MENDEZ from SOFRITO.CO.UK Jazzanova / I Can See (Holy Ghost Remix) Modo Solar / You Can’t Hide Junior Reed / One Blood Illum Sphere / Medusa Caspa / Rat-A-Tat-Tat ft Dynamite MC High Rankin / Money For Guns Joker / Digidesign Crowhead / Brand New ft Mikey DON Gizelle Smith & The Mighty Mocambos / Gonna Get You Ursula Rucker / And You Know What Mayer H…

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Download: FIRST WORD RECORDS // Two Syllables Vol 7

To celebrate getting to 1500 likes on t’old Facebook, First Word Records drop Volume 7 of their dope Two Syllables collections. Tracklist includes: Homecut, Souleance, Debian Blak, Yosi Horikawa, Jesse Futerman x Kidkanevil, Frameworks x Sabira Jade, Herma Puma, Ruby Rushton Experiment, LeaLea Jones, Lotek, Border Crossing and Soundspecies. Big love to First Word as always… Check Frameworks’ live debut in Manchester last weekend, and look out for

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INTERVIEW Breakbeat Lou & Peanut Butter Wolf

…to them. Comic books, I still have my Fantastic Four origin, when certain comics would come out I’d pick them up, when Superman got killed by Doomsday, I bought that, when the Batman film came out and they released those things, I bought those. My son picked up that trade so that he wants to write a comic book himself. I’m sure (Wolf) has similar stories himself, we were talking about baseball cards the other day, and he still has all that stuff….

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Design: ONRA // CHINOISERIES PART 2 Contest

…no, to construct the sleeve of the record using a selection of samples which Onra himself has chosen. Get on it. The deadline is October 31st 2010. You can contact Onra on his Facebook page. Check Groovement’s Onra interview. Download the materials from here. Extra materials required 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 win…

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Chali 2na returns to Manchester with live band this Wednesday 1st October

…ket here or see if the Groupon deal is still valid here. Listen to Chali’s latest Manphibian Music tracks below and check out more at http://pledgemusic.com/chali2na Here’s our chat from last time he was in town (also readable at Now Then magazine here) below. For more Jurassic 5 goodness, catch my interview with Cut Chemist in the latest print issue of Bonafide magazine, available in newsagents now with Madlib and Quas on the cover. Chali on Twit…

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Preview: NGUZUNGUZU // Warm Pulse EP

…) / August 14th ( CD / 12″ ) Label: Hippos in Tanks www.hipposintanks.net www.soundcloud.com/nguzunguzu Press blurb: Following last year’s ‘Timesup’ EP on Kingdom’s Fade To Mind label, the unlikely holy trinity of Philip Glass, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony and The X-Files watch over the EP, resulting in a deadly combination of grace, warmth and paranoia. A pyromaniacal tension stalks its five tracks, threading together the uneasy themes swimming beneath…

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Interview / AVER preps Dressed For CCTV on Village Live Records

…t good enough or fitting for current projects I’ll just throw them out for free download. The Best Fertiliser Is The Garderner’s Shadow – Debut TNC album which I had spent a few years making whilst taking a mini-hiatus from performing live. Fat beats, dope rhymes and some brilliant DJing, accompanied by some wacky artwork I spent far too long making (wacky and awesome, I saw the full size thing at his gaff – Agent J). Die Berlin Dateien – Essentia…

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Interview: YANCEY MEDIA GROUP // JONATHON TAYLOR x DJ BUTTER

…hysically and digitally (iTunes) on June 12th, distributed by Fat Beats.   www.officialjdilla.com @officialmadukes @taylor_jonathon @iamdjbutter   YANCEY MEDIA GROUP: JONATHON TAYLOR x DJ BUTTER by Groovement Interviews on Mixcloud Artist: J Dilla Release: Rebirth of Detroit {Album} Label: Ruff Draft Tracklist: 1. “The New Installment” (Intro) 2. “Detroit Madness” with Phat Kat3. “Big Thangs” with Esham 4. “Ride With It” with Tha Almighty Dreadnau…

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Goodbye Fat City (again)

…ungry vinyl junkies with the cream of upfront releases. Fat City has now become one of the top three leading online music stores in the UK. Dave decided that the time was finally right to move on to new ventures and spend more time with his young family. So.. With the relocation in mind, Gerald now at the helm and new blood onboard Fat City is only gonna become bigger and stronger than ever, which is a good thing! I personally spent some great yea…

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Reach MCR: CLARKS IN JAMAICA Book Launch // 29NOV12

…Not just now, I’m talking from the Fifties come right up… Clarks stand the test of time inna Jamaica. All the other shoes come and bow right down at Clarks’ Foot.”   HotMilk and Oi Polloi come together for this event on Thursday 29th November, down at the Soup Kitchen in Manchester. Al Fingers has documented the relationship between music in Jamaica and Clarks’ shoes… buy the book on the night and soak the vibes. Facebook event HOTMILK and OiPollo…

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RECORD STORE DAY 2013 – Groovement Recommendations

…e**   “Breakdown” is an alternative version of a song from Alice Russell’s latest album ‘To Dust’; gaining its first physical release here, this cut brings to light a hidden gem with musical royalty Darondo providing the backup vocals – a match made in soul heaven. “Enough Now” is a super-upfront taster of Harleighblu’s upcoming debut solo album, due to drop in Summer 2013; introducing the lucky RSD buyers to the self-penned work of this burgeonin…

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