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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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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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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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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Vinyl of my recent album ‘Inner Tribe Records Remixed’ is finally available on my Bandcamp page. Those of you who may have pre-ordered should receive your copies very soon and those of you who have not, there are copies available to buy now. The album features artists including Phat Kat,[…]
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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 90s golden era of Drum & Bass deliver remixes of Suburban Architecture material in homage to that most innovative[…]
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There’s a new remix album for the Cavendish label comprising instrumental Hip Hop tracks sampling archive library records from the Cavendish / Boosey & Hawkes catalog. I have two tracks featured out of twelve alongside tracks from artists including The Herbaliser / Soundsci’s Ollie Teeba. This album is produced for[…]
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