I am very pleased to announce that my new album in collaboration with Chicago rapper / vocalist Pugs Atomz is out now! Blurb from BBE: “Respected producer, renowned digger, and prolific DJ, Chris Read has been releasing and compiling music on BBE for many years now, both as a solo[…]
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I recently had the pleasure of chatting to my friends Ollie Teeba and Jonny Cuba from Soundsci about the release of their new album ‘My Boosey Weighs a Ton’ and their lives in music. Blurb from WhoSampled: “Ollie Teeba is one half of the production duo behind The Herbaliser, who[…]
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Blurb from Mr Bongo: “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[…]
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WhoSampled have 5 copies of the new Soundsci album (constructed entirely from samples from the Boosey & Hawkes archive) up for grabs in their latest competition. I’m pleased to have played a small role in bringing this release to fruition and also wrote the LP’s liner notes. Entry details here.
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New material in collaboration with Chicago vocalist Pugs Atomz, ‘Baby Don’t Go’ b/w ‘You’ is released on 7″ inch vinyl via Dinked Records x BBE Music on 17th February 2017. The B-Side features fellow Chicago vocalists Simeon Viltz and Thaione Davis. The record is released ahead of our full length[…]
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Just a quick post to round up 2016, thank some of the folks I worked with over the last year and shine a little light on what’s in store for 2017: Despite all the political and humanitarian horrors that blighted 2016, I’d be hard pushed to complain on a personal[…]
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The remixed version of Mark Rae’s autobiographical album ‘Northern Sulphuric Soulboy’ is out now and features my remix of ‘Trenton Tribute’ featuring late 80s rap legend Tony D alongside remixed versions by original Grand Central artists J-Walk and Funky Fresh Few plus Fila Brazilia’s Steve Cobby. Listen / purchase on[…]
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Blurb from BBE: “In what’s become something of a tradition in the BBE office, we’re once again closing out the year with a hand-picked selection of highlights from the last 12 months. It’s been a special 2016 for us at BBE: celebrating our 20th birthday, opening our own record store[…]
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Released just a few weeks back, the mixed version of the second of my recent BBE 20th Anniversary compilations is now available on Mixcloud. One hour of Broken Beat, Nu Jazz, House and Future Soul including tracks by Omar, Slakah, Simbad, Opolopo, Maylight and several of my own remixes /[…]
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Released just under a month ago, the mixed version of my recent BBE 20th Anniversary compilation is now finally available on Mixcloud. Listen here or below: Purchase mixed & unmixed versions here.
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