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Download // J Chambers: Golden Era Terror
A freestyle from the recordings sessions for his recently released Merchant Of Manny EP, J Chambers offers up this high
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Miss Sharon Jones: Daptone Queen’s story on the silver screen
Exciting news from the Daptone stable – I’ve been waiting for this film to drop since I first heard about
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Download // DEEPO: DANGER DEEPO
I’ve had this on repeat all evening. Deepo is one of Manchester’s heaviest, and most insightful, and whenever he jumped
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Premiere + On Wax // Ostinato Records Presents: Tanbou Toujou Lou – Meringue, Kompa Kreyol, Vodou Jazz , & Electric Folklore from Haiti 1960 – 1981
Os·ti·na·to A continually repeated musical phrase or rhythm. The most distinctive – and hypnotic – feature of African and
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New Music // Four Limbs
Some really tight work just popped in my inbox from Four Limbs, who you can find on the links below.
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On Wax: débruit & Istanbul
I was sat in the Soup Kitchen with debruit (aka Xavier Thomas) a while back, and we talked about his
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Preview // J Chambers: Merchant Of Manny EP
One of Manchester’s newest and most hard-grafting MCs, J. Chambers, is blowing up right now. Â Having supported Oddisee, Akala and
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Mongrels: Dragon Cadillacs ft Sebash
I really loved the lo fi, wear it on your sleeve hip hop epic that is Mongrels’ debut LP –
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Layfullstop: Aura
From Birmingham but currently residing in Manchester, Lay. (Layfullstop) recently wowed heads not only locally when Kendrick Lamar bobbed into
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Public Enemy’s Manchester link: Critical Beatdown
Just a quick post to give props to the Critical Beatdown boys. The hyped-up Stone Roses concerts at Manchester’s Etihad
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Preview: Cutterz – Extra Galactic EP
New sounds from Cutterz, one quarter of Manchester’s Taste The Diff’rence DJ and producer crew. Cutterz is prepping an EP
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Groovement Podcast: Agent J – Do It Again
In amongst the wonderful baby Groovement, a sea of marking and reports and other general teaching chaos, I managed to
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Manchester // BLACKALICIOUS – 26 JUNE 2016
On the back of their crowd-funded comeback LP Imani Vol 1, the legendary duo return to Manchester in a couple
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On Wax // Jon Phonics returns! Letters From Home on First Word Records
First Word Records have freshly dropped the new album from absolute don Jon Phonics. Head of the Astral Black imprint and
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On Wax // Nick Pride and the Pimptones: Go Deep
The new long player from Nick Pride and his Pimptones (on the always excellent Legere Recordings) is a winner: check
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Manchester Film Screenings: Rampage (2006), Hip Hop, Mi Desahogo (2014)
Free film screenings at The Ruby Lounge this Thursday evening (June 16) from 6pm. Secure your ticket at EVENTBRITE. See
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Com Truise prepares to bid farewell with Silicon Tare
Seth Haley presents his penultimate outing under the Com Truise moniker with his third LP for Ghostly, Silicon Tare. It’s
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Scorzayzee kicks off Ramadan with a new spoken word piece for charity
The charity Muslim Hands have launched this video, featuring spoken word poetry from the don Scorzayzee, on the first day
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New music // Chalk drops second LP Growth
A triumphant return for the Manchester MC and producer, who recently upped sticks and made the move to Thailand, with
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