This Saturday marks the 20th Anniversary of the release of Notorious BIG’s seminal debut LP ‘Ready to Die’. Doctor’s Orders are marking the occasion with a party at Brixton’s Plan B with a fine line up of DJs. Facebook event page here.
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Back in 2011 it was my pleasure to compile and mix this mix album celebrating the 15th Anniversary of one of my favourite labels – BBE Records. The result was a double CD mix album containing what I consider to be the label’s finest moments. Of the many mixes I’ve[…]
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This week’s 22Tracks London Funk & Soul playlist is live. New music from Lee Fields & The Expressions, The Budos Band, Naomi Shelton & The Gospel Queens and Laura Vane & The Vipertones. Listen here.
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I’m very pleased to announce that my new single for Breakin’ Bread featuring Lizzy Parks and Yes King is out today! From the Breakin Bread press release: “Breakin Bread is proud to present the fifth and final single from London DJ and producer Chris Read’s debut album for the label[…]
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I’m very pleased to announce that alongside the release of my new single today, my ‘Small Steps’ LP (first released March this year) has been re-released as special ‘Extended Edition’ including all of the alternate versions, instrumentals and remixes from the various singles: 23 tracks in total for the bargain[…]
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This Saturday BBE Records and R2 Records takeover Love Vinyl for the day with DJ sets from a selection of DJs from both labels. Unfortunately I need to head out of town for a gig up in Bristol so won’t be able to make it down after all, but it[…]
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WhoSampled has partnered with Universal Music to present a new website celebrating the most sampled artist of all time, The Godfather of Soul, James Brown. To coincide with the release of the new James Brown biopic, ‘Get On Up: The James Brown Story‘, in movie theatres across the US on[…]
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This week’s 22Tracks London Funk & Soul playlist compiled by Chris Read & Nick Armitage for So Much Soul is live. New music added from Beau Williams, Weekend Sun, The Shaolin Afronauts, Cookin on 3 Burners and Kylie Auldist. Listen here.
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It’s hard to believe it’s been 3 and half years since I put this together and now approaching the 15th Anniversary of BBE’s Beat Generation album series. This mix was the first piece of work I did for the BBE label, a bonus mix for the digital version of the[…]
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This Thursday I’m very pleased to be hosting a Q&A session with Mo Wax label boss James Lavelle and guests from the label at Rough Trade East just off Brick Lane. The session supports the launch of ‘Urban Archaelogy’ an anthology celebrating 21 years of Mo Wax music and design[…]
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