Happy New Year! Just a quick one to take a look back on 2015, say thanks to everyone who helped along the way and lift the lid on a couple of things for 2016. Biggest achievement for the year was to release my second album ‘All Night’ for BBE Records.[…]
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Blurb from WhoSampled: “This Saturday (14th November 2015) marked the 20th Anniversary of the release of The Pharcyde‘s seminal sophomore album ‘Labcabincalifornia’. Produced in part by the late great Jay Dee together with various members of the group and guest producers including Diamond D, it’s a timeless long player that[…]
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There’s a brand new mix up on Mixcloud. Details below: “This is the third and final installment of the ‘Funky Drummers’ mix series and the most uptempo of the three. As with previous editions, it’s a solid 20 minutes of nothing but raw drum breaks from Funk, Soul, Rock &[…]
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My remix of Renegade Brass Band’s ‘This Shall Not Stand’ appears on the band’s remix album ‘Beats, Rhymes & Brass Remixed’, released today. The album also features remixes from Tall Black Guy, Colman Brothers and Paper Tiger among many others. This track also appears on my recent compilation of remixes[…]
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Tomorrow night (Thursday 9th July) I will celebrating the recent release of my new album ‘All Night’ with a release party at London’s Ace Hotel, Shoreditch High Street. Album playback starts at 10pm, followed by DJ sets from Nick Armitage and I from 11pm. ENTRY IS FREE! Details here.
Read More »Renegade Brass Band’s ‘Beats, Rhymes & Brass (Remixed), featuring remixes by Tall Black Guy, Colman Brothers, Paper Tiger and others (including me of course) is now available to pre-order via bandcamp. Find out more / order here.
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From the BBE Press Release: “London based DJ and producer Chris Read has been a fixture here at BBE now for over five years, a period during which he has put his hand to no fewer than four BBE compilations, including his spectacular round-up of the label’s finest moments, BBE[…]
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June 22nd 2015 sees the release of my new album for BBE Records. Titled ‘All Night’, the album is a round up of my remixes and productions from 2010 to 2015 including 9 previously unreleased tracks. Guest vocalists include Grammy award winners Bilal and Algebra Blessett, plus Oddisee, Pugs Atomz[…]
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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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