Following on from the ‘Funky Drummers’ Part 2 mix which I posted two weeks back, this is the alternate version that I mentioned I would be posting. Essentially the same mix, but stripped right back to the essence – 20 minutes of nothing but the raw drum breaks! Tracklist: 1.[…]
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WhoSampled presents ‘Digging in the Vaults’ is out today on limited 10″ vinyl and digi-album. Featured artists include Mark Rae (Rae & Christian), Mr Thing (BBE), Soundsci, myself & Phill Most Chill among others. Please note that the vinyl pre-order has already sold out, but there will be a small[…]
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Check out an exclusive preview track from Soundsci below and pre-order the limited edition 10″ vinyl here. WhoSampled Present: Digging In The Vaults by Various Artists Press release information: “In Spring 2014, WhoSampled took a group of renowned UK diggers, producers and beatmakers to the vinyl archives of famed library[…]
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Last Friday saw the release of my latest remix, a drum heavy rework of The Impellers ‘Not About That’ featuring Clair Witcher on vocals. The track features on The Impellers’ new LP of remixes and instrumentals taken from the ‘My Certainty’ album on Legere Recordings. Listen on Soundcloud below or[…]
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New guest mix for WhoSampled. Info from WhoSampled: “The Electric Light Orchestra are among hip hop’s top 10 most sampled rock bands, the group succeeding in fusing rock and pop with experimental classical music to create memorable pop hits and epic soundscapes alike. The group’s eclectic sound has unsurprisingly found[…]
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Back in 2012 I released my third official Mix Album for BBE Records, a compilation contemporary Latin beat-led music titled ‘Latin Concrete‘. Well received, the album was selected as ‘Album of the Week’ by UK broadsheet newspaper The Independent and featured tracks getting BBC radio airplay. At the time of[…]
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My remix of the lead single from Algebra Blessett’s ‘Recovery’ LP is out today on BBE Records. The single features the album version, my ‘All Night’ remix, plus instrumental. Purchase directly from BBE here, from iTunes here.
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Back in 2011 it was my pleasure to compile and mix this mix album celebrating the 15th Anniversary of one of my favourite labels – BBE Records. The result was a double CD mix album containing what I consider to be the label’s finest moments. Of the many mixes I’ve[…]
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I’m very pleased to announce that my new single for Breakin’ Bread featuring Lizzy Parks and Yes King is out today! From the Breakin Bread press release: “Breakin Bread is proud to present the fifth and final single from London DJ and producer Chris Read’s debut album for the label[…]
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I’m very pleased to announce that alongside the release of my new single today, my ‘Small Steps’ LP (first released March this year) has been re-released as special ‘Extended Edition’ including all of the alternate versions, instrumentals and remixes from the various singles: 23 tracks in total for the bargain[…]
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