Download: GROOVEMENT 29MAR11 ft TEEBS X JEREMIAH JAE / DJ SYMPHONY (Raekwon) / STRATEGY (BROKE’N’£NGLISH)

…ndout track from a standout new LP by DELS. Conversations with a number of people this week, most prominently Brainfeeder’s TEEBS and JEREMIAH JAE as a sequel of sorts to last time’s chat with Daedelus and Tokimonsta. They’re on their first world tour and stopped off in Manchester for Now Wave and Hoya Hoya. DJ SYMPHONY runs a dedicated hip hop site pushing new artists and holds down the decks for RAEKWON across the world. STRATEGY represents Manc…

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Download: AIR ADAM Podcast // Ep 23: Fresh Out The Box

…soul-sampling beat; Diamond may have just used it first but a whole lot of people came after, so you know these guys know about records! I used to buy records from P-Wiz back in the day when he had a shop in Leeds (remember “Urban Rhythm?”) then after BTI he went on to DJ for The Kaliphz – and the last time I saw him, he was rhyming on stage at a KRS-ONE gig! Good to see veterans with the fire still burning! Public Enemy : Nighttrain (Pete Rock LI…

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Download: ILLUM SPHERE x GROOVEMENT // 12SEP11

…(The Heat Goes On) Shokazulu – Part 4 Memotone – Small Good Things Hudson People – Trip To Your Mind Martyn – Alldayallnight Pangea – Hex Rustie – Cry Flames Ikonika – Fleas Glass Domain – Interlock (Illum Sphere edit) Kuedo – Truth Flood Cela – I’m In Love (Joey Negro edit) Theo Parrish – Stomp Yo Feet (Part 1) Braille – En Route Metronomy – This Could Be Beautiful (It Is) Monky – The Hipster Shadowbox – Ceilings Off (Icky Doome mix) Danny Brown…

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Reach: NIGHT OF THE LIVING DREAD // Prince Tony x Mikey Don Sat 17 March MCR

Round the corner from Swing Ting this coming Saturday… People! Its that time again!! Facebook event Time for the 5th installment of Mikey D.O.N.’s reggae night – the formidable & popular Night Of The Living Dread sessions. We’re keeping this one local and calling it The Foundation meets The New Generation with an ultra-special guest. For the first time ever, we are bringing the former resident Band on the Wall DJ Prince Tony back home to his stom…

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Video: TANYA MORGAN // Rock The Bells

…redible experience, says the duo. “We had fans drive the tour van for fun; people singing along that don’t know English,” recalls Von Pea. “People that never met us were happy as hell to see us on their side of the map.” Donwill was thankful that his body was able to keep up with the hype. “I’m just happy my immune system didn’t completely crap out on me,” he said. “Touring is always fun and I’d say one of my fondest memories was signing a woman’s…

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Download: OM UNIT // The World Is Simply A Mirror (Rhythm Incursions Mix)

…e similarly pushing at the edges of various established genres and styles, people like D Bridge, Traxman, Kromestar, EAN, and Ital Tek. It’s a good one too, it shows influences and how these inform newer sounds. But don’t just take our word for it, dive in. The mix is also an occasion to let you know that among other things Om Unit will be playing at this summer’s Glade Festival which takes place in Haughton Hall from June 14 to 17. Follow the lin…

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Videos: POLYKLINIK // Vermona & Good Evening

…linik, a strong but eclectic record that flew under the radar for a lot of people.   Vermona is an intense boiler of track, based round a jam on an antique Vermona ER-9 drum machine. The video stems from an idea by Svetlana boss Thunderloops, who started mashing together a bunch of rather risqué vintage aerobics footage to the track, and then sent it to Bluenoiise Studios in Budapest who re-edited and tightened it up into what you see today.   The…

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Reach: EUROCULTURED Street Festival // Manchester

…lace in city centre locations that are easy to access. We like the idea of people from different cultures coming together in the streets and getting on with each other as artists paint, sing, dance and perform around them. The festival aims to introduce the audience to new things and to fire their imaginations, giving them the chance to watch live art being created, seeing bands and DJ’s they’ve never heard before, alongside established acts. A gr…

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Interview: AKIL THE MC {JURASSIC 5} // JUL12

…eserves more solo shows, ya hear! And so to Akil. The buzz was palpable as people had heard he was mooching around chatting to people downstairs, and he was just as smiley and amiable as you’d imagine. Intro’d by DJ Winchester who sparked off the crowd interaction that was going to form the basis for the rest of the night, Akil jumped on stage and turned Dulcimer into a block party for a good hour or so. Anyone coming from a legacy as looming as J…

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