KID ACNE // Colour Me Bad Vol2 (Colouring Book)

…mbing canines, snorkling monkies and a bunch of female barbarians to boot. www.kidacne.com/blog Facebook Twitter £10.00 Order • 36 printed pages • 4 spot colour cover • Traditional lithograph print on uncoated recycled paper stock • Customised with original illustration on inside front cover • Limited run of 200 – individually numbered and embossed by the artist Boost the signal: Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Fa…

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Preview: KROMESTAR // Parallel Sounds VIPs

…ly release 1. Outer Limit VIP 2. Don’t Make Sense VIP www.cosmicbridgerecs.com KROMESTAR returns to Om Unit’s Cosmic Bridge label with two VIPs, for digital release only. From the label: The VIP mixes of Don’t Make Sense and Outer Limits have been firm dancefloor favourites of both Kromestar’s and Om Unit’s sets in recent months. Outer Limits is given a beefier rhythmic underpinning while Don’t Make Sense sees its catchy lead melody roughened for…

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Interview: GROOVEMENT X STAC

…re I met Dom Servini and Simon Goss. My Dad bought me a microphone and a soundcard around the same time and that’s when acapellas started to come out. I find writing with my voice a lot easier than with any instruments. I put some of the acapellas up on myspace along with a remix that a great producer called PROD did for me, which then turned out to be my first single on Wah Wah 45s with a Bonobo remix on the flip. Couldnt believe my luck with tha…

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COMICS // THE O.G. DEATH’S HEAD RETURNS

The Doctor x Death’s Head – www.geoffsenior.com It’s so hard to avoid spoilers. I did well with the recent Death In The Family storyline over in Snyder’s Batman and even better with the end of The Amazing Spider-Man 700, both leaked early, so it was a pleasant surprise to discover probably my favourite character ‘ever’ in the most recent issue of Avenging Spider-Man – in his original form. Death’s Head was originally created by Transformers don S…

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Record Store Day: WILLIE ISZ // GEORGIAVANIA REISSUE

…k by James Jarvis (Amos Toys). Read about the release on the Lex website – www.lexrecords.com Willie Isz is also available to stream in full on the Lex Youtube. *** “Man, Georgiavania is dope as **** – it’s that next level ****!” Big Boi from Outkast “I’m starting to think we need some Jnerio beats on this imaginary Goodie Mob reunion album that is never going to happen. Dude is on some serious Dungeoneze ****.”Cocaine Blunts “Hip-hop needs more a…

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MANCHESTER: SKETCH CITY BACK IN ACTION

…a showcase of professional work from Sketch City artists including Hammo, TW, Benjamino, Krek, Eightbit, Tea One, Lispencie and many more to be announced. For more information on this and other exhibitions/events: www.facebook.com/groups/selfmadegallery“ 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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Hoya:Hoya July snippet

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIE5Ldd_5RU The July edition of Hoya:Hoya saw a rare chance to get an intimate performance from one of the leading lights in the UK electronic music scene. In true Hoya fashion the name of the guest was not revealed until he took to the stage on the night, however rumours had spread about who may be playing on the night & a packed out Roadhouse eagerly awaited in anticipation at the prospect of catching Four Tet gra…

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Reach Manchester: MATTHEWDAVID / DIVA /THE CYCLIST / KUTMAH / JON K / JONNY DUB midweek madness

…igures: spiraling amethyst cones and wild flowering buds. He treats each found sound like a bright fiber to be weaved into new waveforms. It is a mosaic sparkling with mystic, radiant matter. Light, gauzy moments blend with those densely layered. The biggest swing gives way to the slowest sway. These are classic jams obscured in fuzz and fog. Nostalgic jeeps bump invisibly to thumping bass. His music’s mysterious simplicity sparks senses. These so…

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Reach London: DJ JAZZY JEFF & FRIENDS // SAT13APRIL2013

…s own House tracks & spoken word verses, it’s behind the decks Rich really comes to life, as shown by his phenomenal performances on ‘Master of the Mix’; 2010’s all star television DJ competition. His diverse musical tastes are always on show in his DJ sets that are as likely to touch on Afro-Beat as they are classic Hip-Hop or Soul. The roots of any party are it’s residents. With The Doctor’s Orders residents we go deep and have been able to grow…

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Preview: DÉBRUIT // From The Horizon

…ming long player. Debruit says: Here is the artwork for my album by http://www.rainbowmonkey.de/ it’s inspired by Surrealist René Magritte’s 1928 piece “The False Mirror” Magritte said: “être surréaliste c’est bannir le ‘déja vu’ pour faire du ‘pas encore vu’ ” “To be a surrealist means barring from your mind what as been seen, to make what has never been” Which is exactly what you can expect on my album – things that you’ve never heard before…. d…

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Groovement: Liam Q (Beat Boutique)

…original 45s sessions. Join up the Beat Boutique here: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Manchester-United-Kingdom/Beat-Boutique/7701001311 TRACKLISTING June (TM Juke remix) / Gizelle Smith / Record Kicks You Hit The Spot Baby / Gloria Walker and the Chevelles / Flaming Arrow Take Inventory / The Isley Brothers / T Neck You’re Doing With Her When It Should Be With Me / Rhetta Hughes / Tetragrammaton Records You Took My Heart / James Brown / Polydor Ea…

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Listen: DELIA DERBYSHIRE DAY // MONKEYS IN LOVE MIX

…Steve is a big Delia D, radiophonic fan and music collector who has kindly compiled this delightful 45 minutes of sounds especially for Delia Derbyshire Day 2013 at BAND ON THE WALL, MCR, UK on SAT 12 JAN 2013. For more info on the Day and mini tour to follow you can proceed todeliaderbyshireday.wordpress.com/ Track listing: Pot au feu – Delia Derbyshire Rotolock – Daphne Oram Automaton – F.C. Judd Time Beat – Maddalena Fagandini Heartbeat Chase –…

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Preview: 813 // Recolor EP {Activia Benz}

…astic dancey bassy music for partying and hanging out to with your m8s. A1. FANTASMO (FT. BOBBY TANK) A2. CHARGER A3. CRYSTAL RAW A4. ELASTIQUE B1. FROSTY MORNING B2. 256 COLORS B3. THE WHALER (FT. ON-THE-GO) www.facebook.com/ActiviaBenz 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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Video: ERNEST GONZALES // The Voice of Fate (I ♥ You)

…Sick shelves, sick album. taken from EG’s new ‘Natural Traits’ album out NOW on the Friends of Friends label. http://www.fofmusic.net for more info + order ‘Natural Traits’: http://fofmusic.bandcamp.com/album/natural-traits 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: JULIAN SARTORIUS // Beat Diary

…________________________________________________________________________________ The Beat Diary will be released by Everest Records and Kommode Verlag on 14th December 2012. http://juliansartorius.ch/ http://www.facebook.com/beatdiary 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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Listen: Sheff_Flex Podcast // Electronic business from Sheffield

http://www.mixcloud.com/shef_flex/ A new podcast with a focus on Sheffield-made electronic music from Ben Webster (aka The Ital Duke in his reggae guise). The first in a monthly series, Sheff_flex’s mission statement is to explore Steel City beats: this edition involves Groovement veteran THE COLONEL, who contributes tracks and an interview. Shef_Flex Podcast (June) – The Colonel In The Mix by Shef_Flex on Mixcloud Boost the signal: Click to shar…

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Reach: BIG BOI // UK Dates

…er, The Ritz 7.30pm, £22.50 Nov 3, Glasgow O2 Academy 7pm, £22.50 Tickets: www.seetickets.com One Inch Badge is proud to present three exclusive shows on the first ever UK tour for acclaimed US solo artist, Big Boi. Big Boi is one half of OutKast – the most successful hip-hop act of all time. He is the talent behind the double Grammy winning, 11 million selling double album Speakerboxxx/The Love Below, US chart-topping hit ‘The Way You Move’, and…

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