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Dust & Grooves Volume 2: Book Out Now!

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The long awaited follow up to Eilon Paz’s ‘Dust & Grooves’ photo book is finally here… and I’m in it! Explore more ‘adventures in record collecting’ with the excellent second edition, featuring collectors from around the world. Purchase or find more info on the Dust & Grooves website.

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Guest Spot on Rinse FM: Eclecticist Show

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Earlier this week I did a guest spot for London radio institution, Rinse FM for the Eclecticist show. You can listen back on the Rinse player or Soundcloud for a couple of hours of chat with host The Eclecticist about samples in Hip Hop, Jungle and Dance music more generally[…]

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#HIPHOP50: Classic Material Megamix #13 (1999)

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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. This megamix serves as short form companion to our recent 1999 mixtape,[…]

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#HIPHOP50: Classic Material Edition #13 (1999)

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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 #13 in this year by year series pays tribute to the Hip Hop[…]

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#HIPHOP50: Classic Material Megamix #12 (1998)

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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. This megamix serves as short form companion to our recent 1998 mixtape,[…]

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#HIPHOP50: Classic Material Edition #12 (1998)

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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 #12 in this year by year series pays tribute to the Hip Hop[…]

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#HIPHOP50: Classic Material Megamix #11 (1997)

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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. This megamix serves as short form companion to our recent 1997 mixtape,[…]

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Classic Material #HIPHOP51 All Dayer This Saturday

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Classic Material celebrate Hip Hop’s 51st anniversary with an all day session recapping the first two decades years of recorded rap, playing classics and rarities from 1979 to 1999 throughout the afternoon and evening. 2 x DMC Champion Mr Thing is joined by fellow BBE producer Chris Read, former UK DMC Champion[…]

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#HIPHOP50: Classic Material Edition #11 (1997)

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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 #11 in this year by year series pays tribute to the Hip Hop[…]

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