BBC Raw: An Injection of Creativity
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Sparkz works the Angle Two
Cover by Jody Hartley People are getting to know Sparkz’ face and words thanks to his exposure and hard work with Levelz and The Mouse Outfit, and this trilogy of EPs should cement his reputation both as a lyricist and producer. Zed Bias also plays a part with this one, overseeing mastering and mixing. Angle Two is out now as a free download/name your price from his Bandcamp. Catch him on Twitter or Facebook and be sure to check out label Room…
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Groovement Podcast: Tribute to Ed Piskor’s Hip Hop Family Tree 1983-84
…unted House Of Rock (Vocoder Version) Spectrum City – Lies Sweet G – Games People Play Gigolette – Games Females Play UTFO – Roxanne, Roxanne Roxane Shanté – Roxane’s Revenge UTFO – The Real RoxannePublic Enemy – Public Enemy #1 (I know, 1987, but in here for completion’s sake) Disco 3 – Reality Kurtis Blow – AJ Scratch Kurtis Blow – 8 Million Stories Run DMC – Sucker M.C.’s (live) The Treacherous Three ft Kool Moe Dee – Feel The Heartbeat The Fea…
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Groovement Interview: A-F-R-O
…creativity? What can schools and mainstream educators do better to nurture people like you? I only got along with a few of my teachers. A handful were VERY supportive. I believe teachers should get to know the students more. Teachers feel like robots nowadays. Who keeps you grounded? God, my family, my mentors, and myself. How have your family reacted to all this attention and R.A.’s nurturing? I’ve never seen them so proud. Is it purely hip…
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Mondo release Evil Dead: Army of Darkness OST in time for Hallowe’en
People with good taste all over the world are keenly awaiting the new Ash vs Evil Dead televisual extravaganza, and this Wednesday 28 October Mondo are pushing out this lush package in time for Hallowe’en. This is probably my favourite Evil Dead movie, with the second a close second, mostly for the imagery but also because of the two endings. It’s a 2LP set with a ridiculous blue and black vortex swirl, limited to 1000 copies (and also availabl…
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Groovement Podcast: He Never Sleeps {April 2016}
…and but an adopted scouser, he oozes old school R&B in a way that will see people comparing him to Leon Bridges when they should be comparing him to Otis. Kendrick Lamar – untitled 08 | 09.06.2014. One of the strongest tracks from his recent release, sessions collated from the last few years which he couldn’t be arsed naming. Kendrick dropped into our fair city recently for this. Paper Tiger – Weight In Space with Shafiq Husayn (Radio Edit) New fu…
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Nothing Leaves The Archive: John Peel’s collection in the spotlight for Mr Thing, Tall Black Guy, kidkanevil and Eric Lau
“This is a lot of people’s music history in this country. In this house.” – Mr Thing An amazing new film from First Word Records (premiered over at The Vinyl Factory) to celebrate the third and final part of their Record Store Day trilogy. John Peel’s show was fundamental to establishing my wide ranging music tastes as I grew up, and to be at Peel Acres and get to rifle through this collection must have been jaw-dropping. WATCH IT and buy the rec…
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Groovement Podcast // Darren Laws: These Are A Few Of My Favourite Things {2009, re-up}
…got it Donna McGhee: Mr Blind Man Brief Encounter: Human Lee Dorsey: Night People Shuggie Otis: Aht Uh Mi Hed Inner Life: Make It Last Forever Hypnotic: Lonely Mahogany: Ride On The Rhythm Greg Henderson: Dreamin’ Henderson & Whitfield: Dancin’ To The Beat Elkie Brooks: Rising Cost Of Love Patsy Gallant: It Will All Come Around Esther Phillips: Home Is Where The Hatred Is Boost the signal: Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share…
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On Wax // DJ Woody & Boca 45 supercombine to form BOCAWOODY
…Manchester has been brilliant, analogue-drive electricity in the air with people DJing everywhere you look (shouts to Konny Kon at Carharrt, Mary Anne Hobbes behind the counter at Piccadilly Records, Roni Size and Krust over at Eastern Bloc to name a few… well done, Manchester heads!). And so over to some special, new wax from a meeting of minds. A chance meeting in a Romanian airport and then adjacent seats on the plane brought these two togethe…
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