Hyped to be playing this Sunday alongside my BBE compadre DJ Amir and a selection to dope DJs including First Word Records’ DJ Gilla at Ghost Notes in Peckham. Facebook event page here.
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This Friday night I’m pleased to be playing at ‘Jazz Party’ in Marseille, France. Facebook event page here.
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Blurb from WhoSampled: “This weekend marked the 25th Anniversary of Digable Planets debut LP ‘Reachin’ (A New Refutation of Time and Space)’, an album as memorable for its rich jazz-heavy sample material as it is for its evocation of the post-civil rights era poetry. The lead single ‘Rebirth of Slick[…]
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Blurb from WhoSampled: “Grand Puba’s debut LP ‘Reel to Reel’ celebrated its 25th anniversary a little less than a week ago. The album was recorded in the wake of Puba’s departure from Brand Nubian and the largely self-produced long player is more closely aligned sonically with the Nubians’ early work[…]
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Blurb from BBE: “Join two of BBE’s most prolific artists and compilers, Mr Thing & Chris Read on a voyage into the mysterious, strange and wonderful world of Library Music, courtesy of Cavendish Music. Founded in 1937 and originally known as Boosey & Hawkes Recorded Music Library, Cavendish Music is[…]
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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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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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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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Copies of Rusty Bryant’s much sampled ‘Fire Eater’ and Charles Kynard’s jazz funk classic ‘Afro-Disiac’ are up for grabs in WhoSampled’s latest competition. Entry details here.
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