Groovement Podcast: Agent J – Dreaming {Sep 2015}
Mostly brand new beats, hip hop and funk plus a little Latin section halfway through. ITUNES / MIXCLOUD / DOWNLOAD
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People Over Borders fundraiser @ Deaf Institute, Sunday 20 September
This has pretty much sold out but just in case you haven’t got a ticket, head here. The brainchild of
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Stream Blackalicious: IMANI Vol 1
XXL are streaming Blackalicious’ first album in ten years – have a listen before they hit the UK in October.
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Daptone Gold Volume II
Daptone Records knock one out the park again with their new release compiling 21 45-only plus unreleased tracks. There are
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Video: Guilty Simpson – The D from Detroit’s Son
Detroit is looking kind of like Levenshulme (where I am) does at the moment in this new video from
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Preview: Kooley High – Heights EP
Preview Where I’m Going below… Pre-order on iTunes or order the wax from Fat Beats, for delivery in early
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Mega Ran: RNDM ft MURS, Joell Ortiz, Kool Keith, Open Mike Eagle and more
RNDM is OUT NOW (beat by Big Serg) by Mega Ran RNDM by Mega Ran RNDM is the seventh album from
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The DeadKings: An Evening With (produced by Mankub)
Debut video from two of the heads behind popular Manchester hip hop evening Golden Egg. Melancholy production from the always
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Nightmares On Wax returns to Manchester: South, 2nd October
Following a rapturous reception at the Not So Secret Warehouse Party earlier this year, the don Ease aka Nightmares
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New 45: Soul Sugar ft Courtney John – All I Know
This is a beautifully sublime single out on Gee Recordings in September. Recorded in Jamaica when Parisian Guillaume ‘Gee’ Metenier
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Groovement Podcast: Andrea Trout – A Change Is Gonna Come {Sept 2015}
Regular Groovement selector Andrea rustles up her latest vinyl selection with change in mind. Listen on Mixcloud /
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Sep 5th – 9th: Jurassic 5, Oddisee and Jungle Brothers / Manchester & Sheffield
Occasionally Manchester has one of those weeks where early nights just aren’t obtainable. Next week is one of those. We’re
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Beatmakers galore for free DL Beatbakkers Beattape 5
This great beat tape dropped in my inbox today, featuring beatmakers from around the globe. It’s the fifth in a
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Kamasi Washington: The Epic 3LP pressing
As long awaited for me as the To Pimp A Butterfly vinyl pressing, Kamasi Washington’s landmark album gets a vinyl
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Sofrito Island Series: Martinique 7″
Sofrito’s excellent world-encompassing island series continues with a visit to Martinique and two seventies rarities. A: Oulé Collé // Michel
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Owiny Sigoma Band: Nyanza
Brownswood bring out the third LP from this great outfit. So named because two members of the band come from
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ThisisDA: Hotstepper, prod by Mankub
Fresh from his Blu-featuring joint Won’t Change, ThisisDA releases a new video for track Hotstepper – yes, it features a
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NxWorries aka Anderson.Paak and Knxwledge release video for Suede
These two are working on a full length for Stones Throw, and Anderson.Paak has been getting some great coverage from
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Download: Culture of Soul x Paris DJs – West Indies Funk
This is brightening up my morning no end… in honour of Cultures of Soul’s upcoming second volume of its Tropical Disco
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Beats O Freen: Dimensions EP on Darker Than Wax
Dimensions EP by Beats O Freen This hazy, dreamy EP comes from Singapore’s excellent Darker Than Wax stable, where Netherlands-based
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