Blurb from WhoSampled: “Today (April 7th 2017) marks the 25th anniversary of Das EFX’s debut LP ‘Dead Serious’. Executive produced by EPMD, the LP shares its sonic template with Hit Squad productions of the era from the likes of Redman, K Solo and EPMD themselves. Densely layered samples are the[…]
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Blurb from BBE: “The second single taken from their debut album ‘Colo(u)rs Of The World‘, UK producer Chris Read & Chicago rapper Pugs Atomz present one of the album’s unquestionable highlights, languid hip hop anthem ‘Drum Roll‘. Nostalgic and deeply touching, ‘Drum Roll’ is a smooth horn-laden boom-bap epic, summoning[…]
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The entire 5 hours of music from Friday’s Spiritland session has been uploaded to Mixcloud for your listening pleasure. Hosted by Rob Butler (Be With Records) with music provided by Anton Spice (The Vinyl Factory) and me. A lot of jazz and some jazz influenced Hip Hop – all vinyl,[…]
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Tomorrow night I’ll be playing down at audiophile haven Spiritland for the launch of Be With Records’ reissue of the Ahamd Jamal classic ‘The Awakening’. Jazz and Hip Hop with DJs from the label and Vinyl Factory. Facebook event page here. In related news WhoSampled have 5 x Vinyl Copies[…]
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I am very pleased to announce that my new album in collaboration with Chicago rapper / vocalist Pugs Atomz is out now! Blurb from BBE: “Respected producer, renowned digger, and prolific DJ, Chris Read has been releasing and compiling music on BBE for many years now, both as a solo[…]
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This Sunday I’ll be presenting a History of Sampling workshop and Point Blank studios in East London. Full details here.
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This Saturday (4th March) I’ll be spinning alongside The Nextmen and Doctor’s Orders crew. Full details here.
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Soundsci’s excellent LP ‘My Boosey Weighs A Tonne’ is now out and selling fast. You can listen and order via the Bandcamp link below (although at the time of writing label copies are already SOLD OUT). Other stores may still have stock. My Boosey Weighs A Ton by Soundsci Those[…]
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Blurb from BBE: “Heralding their forthcoming and hotly anticipated album ‘Colo(u)rs Of The World’, UK DJ/producer Chris Read and Chicago rapper Pugs Atomz offer up ‘Chocolate Milk / Black Nite’, their debut release together as a duo. Featuring Neak & Mojo Green, irrepressibly catchy future-soul track ‘Chocolate Milk’ combines jazzy[…]
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Blurb from Mr Bongo: “Mr Bongo’s ‘Brazil 45’s’ is a series of sought after ‘golden era’ 1960s and 1970s Brazilian releases, pressed on 7″ vinyl. The imprint features rare and sought after tracks previously unreleased as singles or only available on quieter LP pressings. Finding these tracks in good condition[…]
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