At a time of rapid evolution within Drum and Bass, facilitated by factors such as music being distributed/pirated through a digital means and sales of vinyl and physical releases in decline, the scene as a whole can often be accused of not producing enough classics. There are however a few a labels (Shogun, Critical, Metalheadz) [...]
Following the ever growing trend of artists handing out free MP3 material online, over at the refreshingly unique blog of legendary house/funky producer Seiji, you can find some amazing feebie material
Kyle Hall is one of the youngest rising stars coming out of the dubstep/ garage/ etc scene. With releases on the notorious Hyper Dub label and his own label, he shows us once again that Detroit is capable of producing some incredible musical talent! Also, check out dodetroit for more interviews. Sound Check: Kyle Hall [...]
Rest in Peace Guru of the legendary Gang Starr
I’ve been listening back to Breakage’s take over of Bailey’s 1xtra show and believe it or not, Breakage’s all time favourite drum and bass track “Goldie – Inner City Life” has the same vocalist as “Urban Cookie Collective- The Key, The Secret”. Bizarre…
Stumbled across this interesting documentary about the early years of what we’ve come to know and love as hiphop. Made by the BBC in 1984, the film features some of the founding fathers of the scene such as Kool Herc, Afrika Bambaataa and the Soul Sonic Force to name a few. This is one for [...]
A friend of mine Joe put me onto this interesting short documentary on Alexander Nut’s record label, Eglo. With seminal releases like Funkineven’s Kleer pressed on clear wax, the labels building some serious hype moving into 2010. Keep a close eye!!
This year’s Red Bull Music Academy recently finished in London and some of the highlights have been posted on their website. One of my favourite interview sessions was with Funk and Boogie ambassador, Dam Funk. He speaks about growing up in Pasadena and the sounds that influenced him to this point in his career.
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