Blurb from WhoSampled: “Celebrating its 25th year a little over a week ago, Diamond D’s largely self produced debut LP ‘Stunts, Blunts & Hip Hop’ also featured production contributions from an all star cast that included Jazzy Jay, Showbiz, The 45 King, Large Professor and Q-Tip. The LP was notable[…]
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Taken from the Jazz Chronicles Remix EP out now on Futuristica Music. Vocals by Jack Jones (formerly known as Audessey of Mass Influence). Original version appears on the Jazz Chronicles LP ‘Living in the Past’. The EP features remixes by Soundsci among others. Buy here.
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The label partner, venue, date and judging panel for Samplethon 2017 has just been announced! Check out the video for more details and find entry information here.
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I recently worked on a great project curating content for a WhoSampled mini-site in support of the forthcoming Stax Records release, ‘Isaac Hayes: The Spirit of Memphis’. Explore the history of Isaac’s early life plus the influence of his seminal recordings for the Stax label via playlists, infographics and interactive[…]
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I’m pleased to be playing again at ‘History of Hip Hop’ at London’s Southbank center this Saturday for another of Doctor’s Orders’ great outdoor terrace parties. DJs will be playing music across the eras staring with the 70s material mid afternoon and taking things right through to the present day.[…]
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I was recently my honor to be interviewed for the cultural oracle that is OkayPlayer. Predictably a bit of work related stuff for starters, but also some chat about the recent Pugs Atomz album, historical stuff and some future bits and pieces. With thanks to Madeleine Byrne who conducted the[…]
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Blurb from WhoSampled: “Among the many greats of hip hop’s golden era currently celebrating their 25th year, Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth’s debut long player ‘Mecca & the Soul Brother’ is rightly considered a standout – frequently lauded as one of the greatest hip hop albums of all time. Released[…]
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I was recently interviewed for James Curry’s Electric Blanket podcast – a couple of hours of personal favourite records from all eras and plenty of music chat. Listen on Soundcloud below:
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This Sunday I’ll be playing at The Last Days of Shoreditch for Doctor’s Orders main man Spin Doctor’s birthday bash. Info here.
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This fun project is something I’ve been working on with WhoSampled and EMI for the last month or so. Blurb from WhoSampled: “An acronym for its founding fathers ‘Keith-Prowse-Maurice’, KPM is a label with a storied history which dates all the way back to the 1870 when instrument maker Robert[…]
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