From the station’s launch in summer 2002 to summer 2004 I was one of two Hip Hop mix show DJs on the BBC’s station for ‘new black music’, 1Xtra. This month marks the station’s 20th Anniversary, so I’ve embraced the embarrassment of my 1Xtra press photo and picked a selection[…]
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I’ve added a couple of special offers giving a discount on multi-buys for 7″ singles on my Bandcamp page, which includes recent singles ‘Runaway’ with Simba Sitoi and Kardinal Offishall, ‘Happy’ with So Much Soul Players and my remix of Renegade Brass Band’s ‘This Shall Not Stand’. Browse / shop[…]
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I’ll be playing a couple of sets over the weekend at Glastonbury Festival. Catch me 6.30 to 9.30pm at Meeting Point on Thursday and at the West Holts Bar later in the weekend. (Follow my Insta for set times). See you there!
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‘Dancefloor Heritage Volume 1 – Bonus Tracks’ serves as a companion to London Drum & Bass duo Suburban Archotecture’s recent debut album release ‘Dancefloor Heritage Volume 1’ (released June 10th). Comprising 5 previously unreleased tracks, this collection of bonus material showcases tracks recorded at the same time as those on[…]
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The debut album / compilation from London based Suburban Architecture ‘Dancefloor Heritage Volume 1’ rounds up all of the tracks from the duo’s first 3, now largely Sold Out, vinyl EPs, 2019’s ‘Visions’, 2020’s ‘Alternative Futures’ and 2021’s ‘Solar Winds’. Also featured is exclusive album track ‘Phoenix ’93’. The album[…]
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The debut album / compilation from London based Suburban Architecture ‘Dancefloor Heritage Volume 1’ rounds up all of the tracks from the duo’s first 3, now largely Sold Out, vinyl EPs, 2019’s ‘Visions’, 2020’s ‘Alternative Futures’ and 2021’s ‘Solar Winds’. Also featured is exclusive album track ‘Phoenix ’93’. The album[…]
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My 2015 remix of Renegade Brass Band’s ‘This Shall Not Stand’ available on vinyl for the first time. Sam Redmore remix of The Shakedown on the flip! More info here. Tracklist: A. Renegade Brass Band – This Shall Not Stand (Chris Read’s All Night Mix) 7″ EditB. Renegade Brass Band[…]
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A hand picked selection of the best of Inner Tribe Records by label bosses Inkswel and Erin Buku. A perfect introduction into the label since its early 2020 inception. Inkswel feat Ohmega Watts & Lailah Reich ‘The Sun’ (Chris Read Remix) appears at Track 5. Listen / purchase on Bandcamp[…]
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You can listen to tracks from my recent Inner Tribe Remixed album in the mix on the latest show from Inner Tribe artist and label owner Inkswel. The mix begins at around the 53 minute mark. The rest of the broadcast features loads of great music including tracks from Inskwel’s[…]
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Inner Tribe Records Remixed’ delivers 12 brand new remixes of notable cuts from the Inner Tribe Records catalogue. The album, released 8th April 2022, sees London UK producer Chris Read place his spin on a dozen songs from the label, with a list of featured artists which includes Detroit rap[…]
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