Lovescene and Blind MIC team up for Show Me What I’m Missing

…of new music to share as 2022 gets underway, and the first drop is a collab with Brownswood Bubbler and underground Mancunian don Blind MIC. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5SQPhsMjXU Show Me What I’m Missing is the first track from Lovescene’s forthcoming eponymous debut album. Lots more to come and I’ll share it here. BUY AND STREAM SHOW ME WHAT I’M MISSING Boost the signal: Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Face…

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DJ Harrison in conversation with Koreatown Oddity

…a covers album of tracks by Donald Fagen, The Beatles, Stevie Wonder and more. Watch labelmate Koreatown Oddity speak to Harrison below and get Shades Of Yesterday on Bandcamp. Have a little stream below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKwuh9WI-tU 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: DJ Attame All-Vinyl 90s Hip Hop Set

…Japan. Spotted and shared by Gez Miley aka Watch Deez, big up Gez. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkrpqUyiZgA 01. IAN SIMMONDS / Swingin Millie (Slop Shop Jam) 02. GURU’S JAZZMATAZZ / Timeless feat. Herbie Hancock 03. GROUP HOME / Up Against Tha Wall (Getaway Car Mix) 04. SMIF-N-WESSUN / Next Shit 05. MOBB DEEP / Up North Trip 06. MAIN SOURCE / Fuck What You Think 07. KRS ONE / Higher Level 08. INI / Step Up 09. PETE ROCK / Smooth Sailing 10. THE…

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New Music / Verbz – I Know (prod Nil Wan)

…High Focus slides into the new year smoothly with Verbz over a lush Nil Wan beat. Honey DJ is on the visuals, with animation from Finn Rabbit Dove. BUY AND STREAM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ki6VbV6TN-o 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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Cartel Madras and Dom Dias – Fear & Loathing

…Age of the Goonda. Guest appearances as well as Dom Dias come from from Backxwash, Airospace, Tyris White, Jide, and Shiro Jackson, with production by Dias, Naphi, White and Jide. STREAM & BUY ON BANDCAMP https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9c7OyX7DFPQ 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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Minus & MRDolly – Broken Hearts Make Broken Beats inc Max Graef remix

…ke Broken Beats. Inspired by the legacy of Brit funk and broken beat, three original tracks feature Manu Idhra and Rui Ferreira on percussion. Remixes come courtesy of Max Graef and Pedro. BUY ON BANDCAMP https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cz7KBT-FD4U 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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Solemn Brigham – Dirty Whip

…nge, The Lasso, Krum, Scud One, Frank Drake and my old homes Kuartz. Listen back to my Beat Horzon interviews with Solemn and L’Orange aka Marlowe and Supa K on those links right there. Order the LP here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMnxUActpqc 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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Lean Low x Rahiem Supreme – Boosted Betty

…https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y645_CTbj-U New New music from Lean Low, who teams up with the charismatic Washington DC rapper Rahiem Supreme on new single Boosted Betty – the track pays homage to his beloved souped up 80s Nissan Datsun. Out on Bad Taste Records. STREAM AND BUY 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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Lee Scott & Hyroglifics – [gate clicks shut]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZuO1P8IS_0 New on Blah Records, Lee Scott returns with his self-proclaimed “most least accessible work to date” – Hyroglifics handles production duties, a departure from his usual dnb tendencies. STREAM AND BUY “Together they have forged an album that sounds like it could have been stashed away in the vault of some semi-obscure New York underground rap label c. 1998, only to be dug up again long after the already…

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Lord Apex & El Lif – Joga Bonito

…Out on Daupe! now. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRDtPWi1FQA 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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Larry June and The Alchemist – The Great Escape

…Cop the wax from Rough Trade, Norman Records, due in July. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDpsE5f9fh4 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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GETTING IT BACK: THE STORY OF CYMANDE in cinemas this week

…here (the first pressing comes with a bonus illustrated booklet). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grfyPFvFhRI The debut feature film from British director Tim Mackenzie-Smith, this is a riveting account of what happened to Cymande, a Black British group from the 1970s, who by rights should have become homegrown superstars back then, but whose songs did eventually change music history – and the dancefloor. GETTING IT BACK: THE STORY OF CYMANDE had…

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Thee Marloes – True Love Live at Abidin Studio Hall, Surabaya, Indonesia

…Thee Marloes have released their new one, True Love, into the world. Natassya Sianturi and the band release a live version of their new single on Big Crown – COP IT HERE. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kx0EUof2jjo 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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New art for Dudley Perkins x Madlib: Expressions 18th anniversary

…trumental version) Dudley Perkins and Madlib’s Expressions album with a new psych-y cover from NY illustrator Max Rogers. Order the cassette or vinyl or digital over at U Don’t Deserve This Beautiful Art. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXBInvau27E 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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JSD X Ethan Hill – Winter Olympics

…Nine new tracks from a powerhouse Manchester team. BUY ON BANDCAMP https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIVMohT0BMA&pp=ygUOanNkIGV0aGFuIGhpbGw%3D 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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gorse panshawe – earth, air, fire & water

…h. It kind of sounds like a Wicker Man circle dance filtered through a Magic Roundaboout stylophone, mesmerising loop and all. You can also buy t-shirts on the Bandcamp. PRE SAVE THE EP AND BUY THE SINGLE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yn3Cvr0KdIU 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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We Out Here 2024: André 3000, Sampha, Black Thought, Matthew Halsall, Amp Fiddler tribute

…friend Matthew Halsall deservedly has his name up there in lights, and one can only hope for some flute x trumpet collaborative action as a result. Early birds have sold out, get your first release here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNZRM8bmo6I 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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Bahamadia’s Kollage reissued by Be With Records

…. This 2024 Be With double LP re-issue has been mastered for vinyl by Simon Francis, cut by Cicely Balston and pressed at Record Industry. It’s too bold and beautiful to remain overlooked and underserved. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bop0PksuxjE 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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JSWISS – Big Poppa (The Gunman’s Story)

…tory of the guy you hear in the chorus asking “Why?” when Biggie asks not to shoot up the club. Dude must’ve been having a rough day, right? So I put a story to it. Join J’s mailing list over at his site. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPVFJb-UvhU 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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Black Josh – Council Pop ft Sly Moon (prod. Lee Scott)

…Black Josh returns with a new digital single on Blah Records – the new video was shot in one take by Honey JD in central London: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BJtByKWG5M Buy and stream Council Pop 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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