Suburban Architecture is a new project from Chris Read and James Curry celebrating the musical output of 90s UK suburbia and the pioneers of the Drum and Bass sound. ‘The Architects’ is the duo’s new mixtape series, celebrating the work of Drum and Bass music’s pioneering DJs and producers. Edition[…]
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Suburban Architecture is a new project from Chris Read and James Curry celebrating the musical output of 90s UK suburbia and the pioneers of the Drum and Bass sound. ‘The Architects’ is the duo’s new mixtape series, celebrating the work of Drum and Bass music’s pioneering DJs and producers. Edition[…]
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Blurb from OkayAfrica: “To pair with the release of Yen Ara on Mr Bongo, UK producer and DJ Chris Read has put together an incredible mix of Ebo Taylor classics that we’re premiering here. “I was thrilled when I was asked to put together this mix of material from the[…]
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Suburban Architecture is a new project from Chris Read and James Curry celebrating the musical output of 90s UK suburbia and the pioneers of the Drum and Bass sound. ‘The Architects’ is the duo’s new mixtape series, celebrating the work of Drum and Bass music’s pioneering DJs and producers. Edition[…]
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Blurb from WhoSampled: “This weekend marked the 25th Anniversary of Digable Planets debut LP ‘Reachin’ (A New Refutation of Time and Space)’, an album as memorable for its rich jazz-heavy sample material as it is for its evocation of the post-civil rights era poetry. The lead single ‘Rebirth of Slick[…]
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A little over 10 years ago I released a mixtape called ‘The Diary’, which I described only semi-seriously as ‘The World’s Greatest Rap Megamix’, a chronological mix of Hip Hop’s landmark recordings in order of release from 1979 to 2007. Comprising 801 records in just over an hour (all but[…]
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This year I released my 4th album, a collaboration with Chicago vocalist Pugs Atomz entitled ‘Colo(u)rs of the World’, for the BBE label. The album featured the talents of a host of guests including Junior P Williams, Thaione Davis, Awdazcate, Wes Restless, Juice Aleem, Inari Gold, Neak, Mojo Green and[…]
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Blurb from WhoSampled: “On Nov 17th 2017, Craft Recordings releases a 25th Anniversary Edition one of the greatest and most celebrated Hip-Hop albums of all time, The Pharcyde’s ‘Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde’. The album will be available as a Deluxe Extended Vinyl package (original album on 2LPs + 3[…]
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Blurb from WhoSampled: “Grand Puba’s debut LP ‘Reel to Reel’ celebrated its 25th anniversary a little less than a week ago. The album was recorded in the wake of Puba’s departure from Brand Nubian and the largely self-produced long player is more closely aligned sonically with the Nubians’ early work[…]
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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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