This Sunday I’ll be playing at The Last Days of Shoreditch for Doctor’s Orders main man Spin Doctor’s birthday bash. Info here.
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Win tickets to TY performing his classic debut album ‘Akward’ live in London with WhoSampled. Entry details here.
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Blurb from WhoSampled: “Recently reissued on 180gram vinyl by Be With Records, Ahmad Jamal’s 1970 piano trio opus ‘The Awakening’ is a sought after digger’s classic that is among the most heavily sampled jazz records of all time. Familiar samples from the LP form the backbone of countless 90s Hip[…]
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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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Just added to Mixcloud: a Mixtape containing tracks from (and in support of) my recent BBE Records album ‘Colo(u)rs of the World’ in collaboration with Chicago vocalist Pugs Atomz. Words about the LP from BBE: “Mixtape maestro and sample head, Chris Read’s beat-making credentials simply cannot be overstated. ‘Colours Of[…]
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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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Blurb from BBE: “The second single taken from their debut album ‘Colo(u)rs Of The World‘, UK producer Chris Read & Chicago rapper Pugs Atomz present one of the album’s unquestionable highlights, languid hip hop anthem ‘Drum Roll‘. Nostalgic and deeply touching, ‘Drum Roll’ is a smooth horn-laden boom-bap epic, summoning[…]
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I am very pleased to announce that my new album in collaboration with Chicago rapper / vocalist Pugs Atomz is out now! Blurb from BBE: “Respected producer, renowned digger, and prolific DJ, Chris Read has been releasing and compiling music on BBE for many years now, both as a solo[…]
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Soundsci’s excellent LP ‘My Boosey Weighs A Tonne’ is now out and selling fast. You can listen and order via the Bandcamp link below (although at the time of writing label copies are already SOLD OUT). Other stores may still have stock. My Boosey Weighs A Ton by Soundsci Those[…]
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WhoSampled have 5 copies of the new Soundsci album (constructed entirely from samples from the Boosey & Hawkes archive) up for grabs in their latest competition. I’m pleased to have played a small role in bringing this release to fruition and also wrote the LP’s liner notes. Entry details here.
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