August Greene / Karriem Riggins, Robert Glasper and Common join forces with Brandy
When I spoke to Karriem Riggins a few months ago about new stuff he was working on, I was glad
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On wax / Ty’s fifth album, A Work Of Heart
One of the UK’s most grounded and skilled MCs and on all our radars since 2001’s Awkward (this very blog’s
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Download / Otis Mensah: Oh Jane
Melancholic, reflective and hazy vibes recorded at the end of summer from Otis Mensah and Berlin producer the intern. DOWNLOAD
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Manchester / Samiyam live @ Soup Kitchen, Fri 9 Feb 2018
It will be a privilege to have one of the seminal LA beat scene producers in the city in February.
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Video / Shareef Keyes & The Groove: Spaghetti Fettuccine ft Ghostface Killah
Brooklyn’s Shareef Keyes is backed by a 12-piece band comprising New York City’s finest young artists. Their new LP, Cooking
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Kendrick Lamar & SZA for Marvel’s Black Panther
Anything tying together comics and hip hop perks me up (read some evidence of that over at Bonafide) so it was
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Manchester: Sangy, [K S R], Oneda, July 7 + Better Days DJs
THU 11 JANUARY 2018 – sign up for FREE TICKET Another amazing local line up next Thursday night, courtesy of
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Groovement Interview: Waajeed
When I arrived (in Manchester), you know I haven’t been here in years, I can’t remember the last time I
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Download / Nice Up! 12 Dubs of Xmas Vol 2
Available to download only until 1 January! DOWNLOAD 12 Dubs Of Xmas Volume 2 by Various Artists
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Fri 22 Dec / Inner City Waves ft Truce, Shoa, Jermaine Peterson, Konny Kon
The fifth showcase from Band On The Wall bringing fresh new talent to the stage (and Konny, who’s knocking on
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New Music / Mecca:83: Life Sketches Vol 3
Japanese label Rockewell today put out the latest album from Mecca:83 – it’s a CD and digital release with exclusive
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Video / Ocean Wisdom: Brick Or Bat
The second single from Ocean Wisdom’s forthcoming album Wizville, on High Focus Records, takes no prisoners. BUY THE SINGLE
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Groovement Podcast / Katbrownsugar: Maltesers
LISTEN MIXCLOUD / ITUNES / PODCAST RSS FEED / DOWNLOAD Musician, presenter and DJ Katbrownsugar ends 2017 with a bang
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Soundtrack / Streets Of Rage 3 out this weekend
The perennially popular Data Discs releases another stomper of a game soundtrack with one of the most experimental of the
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New Music / Katbrownsugar: Pink Trees
The debut release on new label Kush Records is the Pink Trees EP from Katbrownsugar. You might already know
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New Music / Chunky: Studio Floor
Chunky embodies Manchester for a generation who first caught him at Riot Jazz parties and into the genesis and
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Video / Noya Rao: Golden Claw
Gondwana Records’ newest signing takes the label into solid electronic territory. Order the album Icaros here. Brilliantly, the video for
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Four Tet Remixes Madvillainy
Stones Throw digitally release Four Tet’s Madvillainy remixes, originally released on a 2005 12″. The label has also started up
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New Music / Kinkai: Mellow Mermaids and Malibu
A late contender for one of my albums of the year has just dropped. Kinkai has been bubbling for a
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