Blurb from WhoSampled: “This weekend (22nd October 2016) marked the 25th Anniversary of Black Sheep’s classic debut LP ‘A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing’. The playful long player from the Queen’s New York duo continues in the tradition of output from fellow Native Tongues De La Soul and A Tribe Called[…]
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I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Mark Rae of Rae & Christian fame for WhoSampled in support of his new album and autobiographical book ‘Northern Sulphuric Soulboy’. Blurb from WhoSampled: “For the latest edition of our interview series, we speak with Mark Rae, one half of production duo Rae[…]
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New guest mix for WhoSampled x Wax Poetics. Blurb from WhoSampled: “Today (24th September 2016) marks the 25th Anniversary of the release of A Tribe Called Quest‘s classic sophomore LP ‘The Low End Theory’. Alongside 1993’s ‘Midnight Marauders’, the album vies for pole position on most Tribe fans’ lists of[…]
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Blurb from WhoSampled: “30th July 2016 marks the 20th Anniversary of A Tribe Called Quest‘s 4th and penultimate studio album, ‘Beats Rhymes & Life’. Produced almost entirely by the Ummah, a production outfit featuring a young J-Dilla, it’s rich in samples and displays a bass heavy, more stripped down production[…]
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Blurb from WhoSampled: “This week marks the 25th Anniversary of the release of Pete Rock & CL Smooth‘s classic debut EP ‘All Souled Out’, the 6 track Extended Player that placed one of hip hop’s best loved Producer / MC duos on the map and set the stage for two[…]
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Blurb from WhoSampled: “This Weekend (14th May 2016) marks the 25th Anniversary of the release of De La Soul‘s classic sophomore album ‘De La Soul is Dead’. Following in the footsteps of 1989’s sample heavy ‘3 Feet High and Rising’, the album once again delves into unconventional and varied sample[…]
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Tonight I’ll be playing alongside a host of London’s finest at the 15th edition of ’24 Hours of Vinyl’, a continuous 24 hour vinyl only DJ set that has been touring the globe for a year or two now. I’ll be on deck at Mixcloud HQ from 8.30 til 9.30[…]
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Thank you Mixcloud for featuring my recent Mr Bongo x The Vinyl Factory Guest Mix in their recent celebration of music from Brazil. The mix appears at #2 in rundown, second only to celebrated taste-maker Gilles Peterson. Read the selections / listen to the playlist here.
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“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 is extremely difficult, as[…]
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Thank you Mixcloud for including WhoSampled in the Beats & Bass Top 10 of 2015. Have to say I’m slightly confused by our inclusion in that category, given the nature of most of our content, but happy to have scraped into the Top 10 nonetheless. Read the rundown here.
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