Blurb from Wax Poetics: In celebration of Hip Hop’s 50th year, we’ve teamed up with London based ‘Classic Material’ to present a chronologically themed series of mixtapes celebrating the history of recorded rap music, mixed by Chris Read. Edition #1 documents Hip Hop’s birth on wax and its formative years, 1979-1983, from[…]
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Classic Material is back! In celebration of Hip Hop’s 50th year, we’ve teamed up with the crate diggers’ journal Wax Poetics to present our series of chronogically themed Hip Hop history mixtapes with updated artwork, new additions to the series and much more! Edition #1 can be found on the Wax Poetics Soundcloud now.[…]
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Suburban Architecture ‘Turning Point’ E.P is now up for pre-order on Bandcamp. Preview lead track ‘The Drifter’ on Bandcamp now. Nearly half of these have sold since we posted yesterday so grab em while you can! Pre-order here.
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I’m pleased to share with you the second volume of this new quarterly mix series, ‘Manifesto in Stereo’. The mission, or Manifesto if you like, is a simple one – to play music that is moving me right now outside the restrictions of heavily themed mixes . A proportion of[…]
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This the second in a new mixtape series showcasing new and recent / contemporary Drum & Bass music rooted in or influenced by the intelligent, ambient or atmospheric sounds of the mid 90s. The intention is not necessarily to focus on brand new releases, but simply to play more current[…]
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Blurb from Crates: “WhoSampled Crates is pleased to announce the release of the second volume of the Crates Taster series. This exclusive free taster pack contains a selection of compositions from 8 of our recent and forthcoming sample pack releases. This pack features material from GRAMMY nominated multi-instrumentalist Geo Jordan[…]
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This the first in a new mixtape series from Suburban Architecture showcasing new and recent / contemporary Drum & Bass music rooted in or influenced by the intelligent, ambient or atmospheric sounds of the mid 90s. The intention is not necessarily to focus on brand new releases, but simply to[…]
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I’m pleased to have been invited to select some music and say some words on Polaroid Radio this week for ‘Rebel Rebels’, a week of programming celebrating the life and music of David Bowie. My segments air on Sunday and cover his influence via sampling, joining the dots between Bowie, James[…]
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Suburban Architecture’s ‘Architecture Dub #001’ is out today on 10″ vinyl and digital. Purchase on Bandcamp here. Release info: “Suburban Architecture are pleased to announce the first in a new series of limited edition 10” vinyl releases, ‘Architecture Dubs’, which sees some of the most revered names of the mid[…]
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A massive thanks to everyone I’ve worked with over the last year! Thanks @inkswel and @innertriberecords for the release of my 5th album and a huge thanks to all the featured artists (too many to mention all), but shout out to @edseven @allshadesoftan @flowz4daze @mitsu_the_beats who let me remix their work for the two singles. Thanks to @mumptown for[…]
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