Blurb from WhoSampled: “Celebrating its 25th year a little over a week ago, Diamond D’s largely self produced debut LP ‘Stunts, Blunts & Hip Hop’ also featured production contributions from an all star cast that included Jazzy Jay, Showbiz, The 45 King, Large Professor and Q-Tip. The LP was notable[…]
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Copies of Sonor Music Editions’ latest reissue, Piana & Valdambrini’s ’10 Situazioni’ are up for grabs in WhoSampled’s latest competition. Entry detail here.
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I recently worked on a great project curating content for a WhoSampled mini-site in support of the forthcoming Stax Records release, ‘Isaac Hayes: The Spirit of Memphis’. Explore the history of Isaac’s early life plus the influence of his seminal recordings for the Stax label via playlists, infographics and interactive[…]
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Blurb from WhoSampled: “Among the many greats of hip hop’s golden era currently celebrating their 25th year, Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth’s debut long player ‘Mecca & the Soul Brother’ is rightly considered a standout – frequently lauded as one of the greatest hip hop albums of all time. Released[…]
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I was recently interviewed for James Curry’s Electric Blanket podcast – a couple of hours of personal favourite records from all eras and plenty of music chat. Listen on Soundcloud below:
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I’m pleased to be playing at Glastonbury Festival again this year. Catch me playing at the El Jiminor Tequila Shack in The Glade Thursday 7pm for an extended Latin Concrete special and again over the weekend at Meeting Point bar & dance tent (check my Instagram for exact times once[…]
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Blurb from WhoSampled: “Back in March, London’s Point Blank Music School hosted a one day event celebrating the art of sampling with a series of workshops, discussion groups and practical demonstrations. Among the programme of sessions was a workshop and demo titled ‘A Brief History of Sampling’, hosted by WhoSampled’s[…]
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Blurb from WhoSampled: “Today (April 7th 2017) marks the 25th anniversary of Das EFX’s debut LP ‘Dead Serious’. Executive produced by EPMD, the LP shares its sonic template with Hit Squad productions of the era from the likes of Redman, K Solo and EPMD themselves. Densely layered samples are the[…]
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The third mix in the ‘Classic Material ‘The Breaks’ series is here. It’s been quite some time since the last edition, but these are something of a labor of love and something I really only find time to work on in between other work. Anyway, the latest edition picks up[…]
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Check out the guest mix and interview with Soul Much Soul crew live from our club night at The Alibi in Dalston courtesy of ‘local hero’ Rodger Grant on the latest Soul Partizan radio show. Listen here or below: The Soul Partizan Radio Roadshow first aired in 2013 on FRL ([…]
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