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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I recently worked on a great project curating content for a WhoSampled mini-site in support of the forthcoming Stax Records release, ‘Isaac Hayes: The Spirit of Memphis’. Explore the history of Isaac’s early life plus the influence of his seminal recordings for the Stax label via playlists, infographics and interactive[…]
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I was recently interviewed for James Curry’s Electric Blanket podcast – a couple of hours of personal favourite records from all eras and plenty of music chat. Listen on Soundcloud below:
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Blurb from BBE: “The second single taken from their debut album ‘Colo(u)rs Of The World‘, UK producer Chris Read & Chicago rapper Pugs Atomz present one of the album’s unquestionable highlights, languid hip hop anthem ‘Drum Roll‘. Nostalgic and deeply touching, ‘Drum Roll’ is a smooth horn-laden boom-bap epic, summoning[…]
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The third mix in the ‘Classic Material ‘The Breaks’ series is here. It’s been quite some time since the last edition, but these are something of a labor of love and something I really only find time to work on in between other work. Anyway, the latest edition picks up[…]
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Check out the guest mix and interview with Soul Much Soul crew live from our club night at The Alibi in Dalston courtesy of ‘local hero’ Rodger Grant on the latest Soul Partizan radio show. Listen here or below: The Soul Partizan Radio Roadshow first aired in 2013 on FRL ([…]
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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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You can save yourself a few quid and get a free copy of two of the ‘Funky Drummers’ mixtapes for the price of an Instagram share! Details here.
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There’s a trio of rare soul vinyl re-issues by artists Edna Wright and Willie Hutch up for grabs in WhoSampled’s latest competition courtesy of Be With Records. Entry details here.
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Blurb from BBE: “Celebrating 20 years of Barely Breaking even, we are proud to present a series of exclusive DJ mixes to mark the occasion. Available in both mixed and unmixed formats, the series includes a stellar lineup of DJs, selecting their personal favourites and obscure gems from BBE’s bounty[…]
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