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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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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I recently interviewed Grammy award winning producer (and son of Dexter Wansel) Pop Wansel. Blurb from WhoSampled: “For the latest edition of the WhoSampled interview series, we speak with Grammy award winning producer Pop Wansel. Pop has produced for the likes or Kanye, Elle Varner, Alicia Keys, Wiz Khalifa, Miguel,[…]
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This week’s 22Tracks London Funk & Soul playlist is live! New music from Nostalgia 77, Third Coast Kings, The Horndogz (covering Curtis Mayfield), Magic Drum Orchestra and Trio Valore (covering Knarls Barkley). Listen here.
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I recently interviewed my friend and fellow BBE compadre Mr Thing for the WhoSampled interview series in support of his recent release Strange Breaks & Mr Thing Volume III for BBE Records. Blurb from WhoSampled: “For the latest edition of the WhoSampled interview series we speak with world champion DJ[…]
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Tomorrow night I’ll be playing on Trailer TV live on air 7pm BST. Facebook event page here. Tune in online here.
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