Reach: DIATRIBE & THE CRIMSON UNDRGROUND // Album Launch Manchester 25 May 2012

…cally complicated and completely danceable. Hurtdeer has had a lot of good people help him, with releases with Acroplane, Broken Bubble, and Circuitree Records, and support from Wonk#ay Records and Bristols Jungle Syndicate. ………………………. Deadsound and videohead ( Perc Trax ) http://vimeo.com/37531452 Last Summer Dead Sound and Video Head dropped their fist collaborative E.P. on Perc Trax. ‘The Chosen’ a slammin collection of broken beat techno was…

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Preview: DÉBRUIT // From The Horizon

…ions can be heard throughout the record as can the influence of the Yoruba people of Nigeria and Benin whose advanced drum patterns are combined with Débruit’s bump-hop beats and low-slung bounce. These African influences run concurrently with the ever present ideals of Hip Hop. Its openness to other musical styles via sampling can be consistently identified, never more so than in ‘Cuivree’ where African TV samples are crossed with lo-fi horns and…

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Reached: QUANTIC & ALICE RUSSELL // Band on the Wall Manchester, 4 May 2012

…ind fulfilment. Do your research: http://www.quantic.org/projects. Lots of people already knew, and there were suitable mumblings of reverence as he took to the stage. Alice Russell is equally as well spoken of, many a tastemaker’s definition of how UK soul should be sung. This new album plays as a sequel/companion of sorts to Tradition in Transition, Will’s debut with his Columbian band (el Combo Barbaro) following his move to South America. Ship…

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Download: TWISTED ROOTS // Straight Off The Zip Disks

…acks from Mystro’s last EP, and he whets our appetite for further beats with the release of a free collection, downloadable below. I, for one, am looking forward to seeing this guy join the ranks of heavy beatmakers as more people get to recognise. Facebook / Twitter 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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Download: IAMSU! // KILT

…un standouts, like “Get It In” or “Get Your Money Girl,” there are also songs like “Made It,” a track dedicated to Su!’s mother and grandmother. “‘Made It’ is a semi-success story,” says Su!. “It’s a song that a lot of people will be able to relate to.” 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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Kassa Overall announces second LP I THINK I’M GOOD for Brownswood

…at the end of February. “I want to show the world that mentally sensitive people are the innovators of our society, and hopefully set a new standard that includes a healthy way of life and embracing our unique perspective on reality,” says Overall. His home turf is New York, evident in some of the city’s brightest new talents guesting on the LP: Joel Ross, Morgan Guerin, Julius Rodriguez, Melanie Charles, J Hoard – as well as some of its more est…

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Video: MARVIN GAYE // Ain’t That Peculiar (Oddisee Remix)

…enditions EP (free download: 15 May 2012), a teaser for the upcoming album People Hear What They See http://tiny.cc/phwts (Release: 12 June 2012, 5th June iTunes). Ain’t That Peculiar Video edited by Rob Mac – http://robmac.net http://oddiseemusic.com http://twitter.com/oddisee http://www.facebook.com/oddiseemusic http://mellomusicgroup.com/ Boost the signal: Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new wind…

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Reach: BELLERUCHE // Manchester 23 May 2012 {Roadhouse}

…a boundless enthusiasm for the business of playing their music to as many people as possible, they are consistently in demand as a live act, and have toured major venues in theUSA, UK, Europe, Australia and beyond, plus festivals as diverse as SXSW, Glastonbury, Secret Garden Party and Montreux to name a few. 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 W…

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Reach: FAT CITY RECORDS WEBSITE LAUNCH // London Friday 1 June

…nload sites such as Boomkat, Juno and Bleep were becoming the mainstays of people’s record/mp3 buying habits. Yet Fat City was about to up and move down to the capital, and with that a new owner in the form of Jazzman Gerald. As the dust from the move settled plans were set afoot to relaunch the website, and manager Orsi and I even sat down over pizza to chat about it, and she unveiled unto me only the tip of the iceberg – believe me, a LOT of tho…

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