Blurb from WhoSampled: “On March 3rd 1989, De La Soul released their critically acclaimed debut album ‘3 Feet High and Rising’ and Hip Hop music changed forever. Released on Tommy Boy Records, the same label that had been instrumental in the evolution of early Hip Hop with releases including Afrika Bambaataa’s Planet Rock,[…]
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A little over 10 years ago I put out a mixtape called ‘The Diary’, by far the most ambitious mix I’d ever attempted – 801 iconic Hip Hop tracks in order of release from 1979 to 2009 in an 80 minute mix. It took literally years to put together and[…]
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‘The Architects’ is a new mix series by Suburban Architecture, celebrating the musical output of 90s UK suburbia and the pioneers of the Drum and Bass sound. Edition #009 pays tribute to DJ Pulse and features single releases and remixes for labels including Moving Shadow, Al’s Records and Creative Source.[…]
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Ten years ago I put together a ‘remixtape’ as a follow up of sorts to ‘The Diary’ (at the time my most popular mixtape by a country mile). The concept expands on the chronology theme of the original, this time concentrating on trends in production: one iconic track from each[…]
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‘The Architects’ is a new mix series by Suburban Architecture, celebrating the musical output of 90s UK suburbia and the pioneers of the Drum and Bass sound. Edition #008 pays tribute to Hidden Agenda and features single releases and remixes for labels including Metlaheadz, Second Skin and Creative Source. Photo[…]
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I’m pleased to be one of the DJs / Creators / Curators on Mixcloud Select. You can now subscribe to my channel and enjoy new features like upfront track lists and, most importantly, download all of my mixes to your device to listen on the move! So, if you’re that[…]
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‘The Architects’ is a new mix series by Suburban Architecture, celebrating the musical output of 90s UK suburbia and the pioneers of the Drum and Bass sound. Edition #007 pays tribute to JMJ and features solo tracks, material from the duo JMJ & Richie, and collaborations with Flytronix, including a[…]
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Blurb from WhoSampled: “Released October 19th 1993, Black Moon’s classic debut LP ‘Enta Da Stage’ celebrates its 25th Anniversary this week. Produced entirely by Da Beatminerz, the album’s production style epitomises early 90s East Coast boom bap sonics with laid back, filtered jazz-funk samples meeting crunchy drums, cut choruses and gritty wordplay.[…]
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Listen back to a one hour all vinyl DJ set recorded live at Near Mint Record fair in East London last month. Latin, Afro and Tropical flavours throughout. Blurb from Near Mint: “BBE / Who Sampled / Substance Music’s Chris Read steps up for the next edition of our Near[…]
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‘The Architects’ is a new mix series by Suburban Architecture, celebrating the musical output of 90s UK suburbia and the pioneers of the Drum and Bass sound. Edition #006 pays tribute to Intense and features releases for labels including Good Looking and Creative Source. Photo credit: @mattkred Cover design: Leroy[…]
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