Groovement Podcast – Agent J: Off World {July 2015}

…chinedrum Remix) I missed this EP when it came out, on Shadow’s own label. Download it on the link. débruit – Separated Together Outside The Line is a great next phase for the London-based French producer. Lots more exciting stuff coming from him – this one suits the ‘Off World’ theme of this episode, definitely. Run The Jewels – Pew Pew Pew feat. DJ Q-Bert They smashed it at Glastonbury, and have announced a radio show on Beats1. Kendrick Lamar –…

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Groovement Podcast // Darren Laws: These Are A Few Of My Favourite Things {2009, re-up}

…Darren for a really inspirational selection! PART I: MIXCLOUD // ITUNES // DOWNLOAD PART II: MIXCLOUD // ITUNES // DOWNLOAD PART I John Coltrane: My Favourite Things Lee Oscar : Haunted House Myriam Makeba: Quit It Minnie Ripperton: Baby This Love I Have Merry Clayton: Emotion Noel Pointer: All The Real Reasons Why Bob James: Theme For Angela Archie Whitewater: Cross Country Betty Wright: Ain’t No Sunshine Clarence Smith: Sometimes I Feel Like A M…

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Preview: EL REGO // El Rego

…e Na Min”, one of his most sought after afro-funk tracks as well as an MP3 download coupon. * Order at the Daptone Super Soul Super Store, iTunes, eMusic, Amazon     LINKS! * El Rego on Spotify * Listen to the album in it’s entirety via NPR’s First Listen. * Download “Hessa” via National Geographic Music * El Rego on Facebook. Also preview all tracks at the Daptone store here. Boost the signal: Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click…

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Groovement Podcast: AGENT J // 8JAN13: “CANTANKEROUS”

…“CANTANKEROUS” by Jamie Groovement on Mixcloud iTUNES: Subscribe/download DOWNLOAD: GROOVEMENT RADIO 8JAN13 The intention here is to kick off a new weekly “Groovement Radio” show using the MIXLR site. We will see how that goes… please share your thoughts! A bag of new stuff to kick off the year. See you next week… DJ Day – Unknown (but track 5 off the new LP) Jay-Z – Party Life ft. Kool & The Gang {9th Wonder Rework} Motivado – Stasi (Discos Paga…

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Preview: RUSTIE // Double A side TRIADZZ / SLASHERR {NUMBERS}

…RUSTIE unleashes a new one on Numbers, double A side Triadzz/Slasher. Triadzz coming soon, download Slasherr now at iTunes http://glnk.it/1za or Bleep (+12″ order) http://glnk.it/1zf Triadzz/Slasherr double A-side out 18th March, download & limited 12inch. 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: LORN // Ask The Dust

Download the track Ghosst here by signing up to the Ninja mailing list. From Brainfeeder to Ninja Tune (as discussed in our interview below), Lorn returns. Ask The Dust is released 18 June 2012 on Limited Edition Reel-to-Reel Tape (inc. CD, prints & drawings), 2LP, CD and download – pre-order now at the Ninjashop. Tracklist Mercy Ghosst Weigh Me Down This Diamond Everything Is Violence The Well The Gun Dead Dogs Chhurch I Better Ghosst(s) LORN //…

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Who Dat? // LDFD

…one signed this gentleman to his Magical Properties label, 19 years young from North Texas, a member of the NY/TX/Berlin collective Broken Teeth. His debut EP for Magical Properties drops digitally 19 July. Check a couple of downloads, via Potholes In my Blog and XLR8R respectively, below. Download: Crystal Waters – Gypsy Woman (LDFD Remix) Download: Distal – Android Tourism (LDFD Remix) Tracklist: 1. Outtacontrol 2. Mucho Mango 3. End the Night 4…

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Podcast Archive

…roovement SEP09 The Pinch/My First Moth AUG09 Neil Boperson AUG09 Northern Comfort AUG09 Illum Sphere AUG09 Andrea Trout: Big Chill Selection 12JUL09 Mind On Fire 21JUN09 Nat Birchall (Gondwana Records) JUN09 Illum Sphere JUN09 Danny Drive Thru JUN09 DK (Wide Awake) 9JUN09 Mad Ferret Festival with The Mouse Outfit and Mind On Fire 31MAY09 The Colonel MAY09 Mr Whippy: 99 Mix 10MAY09 Johnty Del Monte MAY09 Danny Drive Thru 5APR09 Darren Laws (Grand…

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Guest Feature: SDF

…acoustic versions of electronic songs. Unarguably though, the sound has become more electronic. So to answer the question – acoustically I enjoy former Fenham resident Kathryn Williams, and popular transsexual Baby Dee. Electronically I exclusively listen to The Blue Nile (80s material only). Nick Williams – Everything played on the Irish whistle comes out as a 145BPM 4/4 beat these days. Half the Mint EP was blown out of that pipe. Oliver Marcha…

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Groovement Podcast: GRAVEMENT – DANNY DRIVE THRU // 30OCT12

…8 Brass Band, Kutmah, Lorn, plus some Castlevania business. This is still valid past Hallowe’en ’til Bonfire Night, by the way. P.S. ONE DOG WAS KILLED IN THE MAKING OF THIS MIX P.P.S. IT DID GET RESSURRECTED, ALTHOUGH IT’S STILL NOT COOL THAT IT HAPPENED Buy Danny Drive Thru releases on Fat City Recordings and Mind On Fire DDT Twitter is here and Facebook here and blog here Check last year’s Gravement here: GRAVEMENT // 31OCT11 Art (c) Bill Sien…

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Reach LDN: MACY GRAY // Talking Book 20DEC12 Koko

…e I hear them. This is not a tribute album or concert, it’s a love letter and a big thank you card on record and on stage. – Macy Gray Soundcrash have Macy Gray returning to London on 20th December (date postponed from 28 Nov, tickets still valid) – guests to be announced. The album, a cover of the entire Stevie album, is out now. 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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Listen: GAINSBOURG playlists

…GAINSBOURG’s out this coming Friday and to celebrate, here’s a couple of playlists for your perusal. If you’re not up on his work, the ever reliable Wikipedia can fill you in a little. Spotify playlist LastFM playlist 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: Sduk // Anything Could Happen

…h clear finesse. From the heat-seeking synths and switch-flicking flex of ‘Valid’ he cycles thru downbeat 808 and synth jams like ‘Fog’ to the Kingdom-meets-Royal T styles of ‘All City’ and the hyper-hybrid Grime epic ‘Fire’ feat. Central Spillz, taking in mutated R&B on ‘Landing Light’ and raved-up crunk madness on ‘Oashens’ with Starkey. Album site Buy Play Boomkat Beatport Facebook Twitter Anything Could Happen LP by Sduk Boost the signal: Clic…

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29 MAR 2014 // The Lox live in Manchester @ Club Academy

…Another coup for the ever reliable This Is Hip Hop, the prelude to their much anticipated Capone’n’Noreaga/Onyx show in May. Buy tickets 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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Groovement Interview: YOSI HORIKAWA // June 2013

…ul album. Is there a concept driving it or is it separate pieces that have come together? Thank you so much! Concretely, I wanted to express many things in my life. Many emotions, many sceneries, many materials, but at the same time I wanted to tell how uncertain the expression is. How much can we speak what we want to tell, and how much can we understand what people want to tell. We might be able to speak a half of what we wanna tell, but I think…

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Preview: HIDDEN ORCHESTRA // Archipelago

…ago’ takes us on “a voyage around a group of islands – built from the same materials but each with its own character, its particular arrangement of rocks, shoreline, flora and fauna – amid seas and skies which are forever changing”. Acheson captured bird and wave sounds on a boat and ashore on the tiny remote Scottish island North Rona, when he and Poppy accompanied her father, the artist Norman Ackroyd, on a trip to gather sketches for his etchin…

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Hieroglyphics 🚨Full crew UK & Europe debut🚨

…nd introspection led to the second solo album release of ‘Fear Itself’ – a commercially under-rated gem of an album that has stood the test of time – remains one of the best underground albums around. What Casual and Domino do on ‘Follow The Funk’ , and beyond, is incredible.  Considered to be some of the most highly skilled lyricists in rap from their inception to today, the Hiero crew broke Hip Hop norms with personal, emotional rhymes, off on t…

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Listen: ORSII hearts GROOVEMENT

…ofessional and actually dropping a trailer for the station to run while we test the frequency, together with ten songs that I feel represent Groovement. Needless to say, that’s a hard task… but one person who’s helped me along and helped me reflect on what the hell I stand for is this girl: Orsii. Here’s the original post. This is a mix that Orsii aka Little Miss Sunshine sent me over e-mail many moons ago, when we first started to get to know eac…

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Listen: ZED BIAS // Biasonic Excursions mixes

…Jessie Ware by Jamie Groovement on Mixcloud **FULL TRACKLIST** CHAPTER 1 – Test Subjects 1 – Where you should be – Skream ft Sam Frank (Zed Bias vocal mix) (Rinse) 2 – Life Is What You Make It – Zed Bias ft Jhay Palmer (Sidewinder) 3 – Bills Bills Bills – Destiny’s Child (Phuturistix remix) (Sony) 4 – My Sound – Mc Juiceman (Al Browne remix) (Sidestepper) 5 – Crazy – Seven Wonders (DFL) 6 – 7 Day Kiss – Zed Bias and Craz-E-D (Zed’s 4×4 mix) (Sides…

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