In celebration of the release of D’Angelo’s stellar new long player ‘Black Messiah’ I gave WhoSampled a run down of my Top 5 D’Angelo samples from the vaults. Peep my selections here.
Read More »News
This week’s 22Tracks London Funk & Soul playlist is live. New music from The Milk for Wah Wah 45s, The Public Opinion 6, Emma Donovan and The Putbacks, both for Hope Street Recordings, a great reissue of Perez Prado and a Kon rework of a Linda Evans classic. Listen here.
Read More »
New video in which I speak to the late ELO bassist Kelly Groucutt’s nephew Darren Groucutt regarding the band’s impact on the music of today and the story behind my recent ELO mixtape produced in conjunction with WhoSampled in support of the Kelly Groucutt Blue Plaque Campaign. More like this[…]
Read More »
New guest mix for WhoSampled. Info from WhoSampled: “The Electric Light Orchestra are among hip hop’s top 10 most sampled rock bands, the group succeeding in fusing rock and pop with experimental classical music to create memorable pop hits and epic soundscapes alike. The group’s eclectic sound has unsurprisingly found[…]
Read More »
This Saturday I’ll be joining a host of London DJ talent at the Big Chill in King’s Cross to chart the history of 30+ years of hip hop. I’ll be playing exclusively the music of the late 90s alongside some seasoned club folks. Meanwhile a selection of my Breakin Bread[…]
Read More »
This week’s 22Tracks London Funk & Soul playlist is live. New music and releases added from The Baker Brothers, Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band, The Ephemerals and more. Listen here.
Read More »
BBE Records will be joining a host of the UK’s finest independent labels at this year’s Independent Label Market, taking place at Spitalfields Market this Saturday, 29th November. More details on the Independent Label Market Facebook page.
Read More »
I have a new mixtape dropping this Wedensday, commemorating the music of ELO bassist Kelly Groucutt in conjunction with WhoSampled in support 0f Kelly’s family’s Kickstarter campaign to commemorate his life with a Blue Plaque on the family’s former home. A short teaser video comes ahead of the Mixtape and[…]
Read More »
This week’s 22Tracks London Funk & Soul playlist is live. New music added from Sena Dagadu (taken from the Craig Charles Funk & Soul Club Volume 3 compilation), Jimmy Chambers (Riccio’s rework of the classic theme from Assault on Precinct 13), new BBE signing The Grits, Emma Donovan & The[…]
Read More »
I’m pleased to be supporting a great Kickstarter campaign commemorating the life of ELO bassist Kelly Groucutt with a new mixtape and short accompanying video interview in conjunction with WhoSampled. Details coming soon. In the meantime, you can view the Kickstarter page here.
Read More »