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ILLUM SPHERE / Fat City Recordings / Hoya Hoya

…vement Illum Sphere Takeover ILLUM SPHERE Getting props from all the right people ain’t a bad start. Ryan Hunn AKA ILLUM SPHERE has the Gaslamp Killer, Ras G , Mr Scruff (not to mention Jonny Dub) on his side: his brand spanking new/first EP is out now on Fat City Recordings and is the type of forward thinking hip hop that Flying Lotus would be proud of. Ryan is Manchester-resident DJ and promoter extraordinnaire with fingers in the pies of Manc i…

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FAT CITY is dead … Long live FAT CITY *plus* DARREN LAWS mix

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…in the works for a while now, and given the weight of online orders versus people walking-in, simply makes more sense. Fat City’s website will soon be relaunched with a few tweaks here and there … the actual stock will remain at 20 Oldham Street, but ladieswear retailer No Angel will be taking over the upstairs space. Fat City’s staff will man the basement and Jon K will be hosting it to the public every Friday and Saturday between 10am and 6pm. D…

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Che Sing the Cool

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…odstone – Natural High 06. Blu – Mars 07. Drake – Successful (feat. Trey Songz & Lil’ Wayne) 08. Passion Pit – Smile Upon Me 09. Paul McCartney & Wings – Bluebird 10. SUCKERS – Easy Chairs 11. Grizzly Bear – Southern Point 12. People Under The Stairs – Acid Raindrops from blog Boost the signal: Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) What…

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Dam Funk… Wavelength (Funk Dreams)

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…Some nice VHS graininess produced by Dam Funk for ‘People’s Potential Unlimited’ … FIX THE TRACKING YO! Boost the signal: Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp…

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Nat Birchall – Akhenaten … Gondwana’s second release

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…view of the universe. Initially inspired by the great horn men of Jamaica, people like Roland Alphonso, Don Drummond, Tommy McCook and Cedric Brooks, Nat found his way into the music of Charlie Parker, John Coltrane and the whole world of Jazz, before finding his own voice on his instrument. Along the way he has played in many different musical situations, playing Turkish Folk/Jazz with percussionist Akay Temiz, forming the ground-breaking “Corn…

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Groovement with Orange RockCorps

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…ered with Life Share, a 25 year old Manchester charity that helps homeless people in the city. Volunteers sanded down furniture, painted walls and sorted food, supplies and other goods for the folks who come to Life Share for help. These hard working rockers worked to earn their tickets and helped out a great organization in the process. DJ’s Agent J and Illum Sphere from Groovement and Unity Radio cut up the project sonically with hot jawns on th…

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Open Plan prsnts: 2000F / PAUL WHITE / BORGORE

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…Hyperdub’s 2000F and Shift Recordings’ BORGORE, this is a prime example of people who give a shit bringing real music to Manchester. Big up Open Plan… PAUL WHITE and ILLUM SPHERE host the next episode of Groovement on Sunday 5th July, 4 while 6pm y’allll… Unity Radioooo Big tings @ Dry Bar next Sat Boost the signal: Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on WhatsApp (Ope…

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Bahamadia: a mixtape from DJ Rahdu, Bama Love Soul

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…rmy of the Pharoahs.. depsite this she’s remained underexposed in a lot of people’s opinons and so, spreading the love, DJ Rahdu of the inimitable Bama Love Soul site has put together this little lesson for your earlugs. Stream on the player or download directly by clicking the cover… Here it is y’all, my homage to the BB Queen. Please feel free to tell your friends, post on your blog, facebook and twitter pages, and bump in the home & ride. Any f…

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MOJO magazine hearts GONDWANA

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…l sunship beauty of Nat Birchall’s Akhenaten might have so far passed some people by? Although Birchall has been a much sought-after musician on the jazz circuit for the past thirty years, a name in the hipster fleet of Gilles Peterson faithful, Akhenaten is only his second release, following a 1999 sextet debut with the Sixth Sense. This is clearly an artist who takes his time, and the mood of Akhenaten is fittingly expansive and dreamy. Album op…

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