We don’t do end of year lists at Bonafide but if we did Dimlite’s Grimm Reality would we be well up there alongside Shabazz Palaces’ Black Up, Thundercat’s The Golden Age of Apocalypse and Stepkids self-titled debut as some of the strongest releases of 2011.
Andy Spragg described Grimm Realityas “Ducking the cliché of ‘being taken on a musical journey’, Grimm Reality is more akin to going from ‘in here’ to ‘out there’, a sudden collapse of constraint into dazzling inventiveness.” …Read More.
Filed under: Artists, Bass, Competitions, DJ/Turntablism, Electronic, Funk, Hip-hop by D.K.
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Christmas has just gone but I’m already jotting things like the above onto next year’s list.
Conceived and handcrafted by Mr Simo and his handpicked team, each BoomCase welds a suitcase (preferably weathered, aged with a hint of retro) with speakers that go BOOM! Taking three weeks to build to customised options (solar charger or TV screen anyone?) they can run on either run on a battery or be plugged in, and work with an iPod/iPad/iPhone or anything else with a headphone plug.
The BoomCase, guaranteed to elevate the standard weekly team meeting into something more palatable.
Filed under: DJ/Turntablism, Fashion by J.G.
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All City Records, the Dublin based independent label specialising in electronic leaning hip-hop, continues to defy the odds in a David v Goliath type fashion with the type of releases that make other labels (with far bigger budgets, dare i speculate) green with envy. …Read More.
Filed under: Bass, DJ/Turntablism, Electronic, Hip-hop, Rap by D.K.
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Much is made of the East Coast/ West Coast rivalry in the hip-hop world, with Southern rap coming into its own in recent years.
The same cannot really be said for the UK. Aside from London, Bristol and maybe Birmingham, hip-hop hotbeds are few and far between. Which makes the rise of beat maker Handbook all the more extraordinary. …Read More.
Filed under: DJ/Turntablism, Free Downloads, Hip-hop, Jazz, Mixes by D.K.
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Bonafide set out with the aim to celebrate hip-hop. Our aim was to explore ‘old-school, mid-school and new-school creativity’, five issues on we’re proud to present the old school x new school issue. In hip-hop chronological order we speak to the Godfather of it all, Grandmaster Flash, profile EPMD, the funky Long Island duo from the golden age of rap and get crazy with ‘the lazy hustler’ and fourth Beastie Boy, Ricky Powell. …Read More.
Filed under: Bonafide magazine, DJ/Turntablism, Electronic, Funk, Graffiti, Hip-hop, interview, Magazines, Photography, Rap, Record Cover Design, Reporting, Sneakers, UK hip-hop by D.K.
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This summer saw the 10 year anniversary of Lewis Recordings. Founded by former Hip-Hop Connection writer/photographer Mike Lewis, the small North London based imprint has quietly gone about the business of releasing quality hip-hop, electronic and pop records in highly desirable packaging by a diverse roster of artists including Andrew Thompson, Stig of the Dump, Cinnamon and most notably, Edan, whose unique brand of psychedelic hip-hop has received critical and commercial acclaim upon his all too infrequent releases.
We have all of Edan’s singles, albums and indeed a sack full of pretty much every Lewis Recordings release in both vinyl and CD format to give away to one lucky reader. To stand a chance of winning just email in at mailbox@bonafidezine.com. with your name, age and address details. Winners will be notified by the 20th November.
This competition is now closed.
Filed under: Competitions, DJ/Turntablism, Electronic, Funk, Hip-hop, Rap, Record Cover Design, UK hip-hop by D.K.
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In preparation for the release of Ugly Duckling’s fifth full length album, Moving at Breakneck Speed, the group have embarked on an extensive UK tour and have been good enough to deliver an exclusive mix for our Bonafide Beats series. …Read More.
Filed under: DJ/Turntablism, Free Downloads, Funk, Hip-hop, Mixes by D.K.
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It’s that time of year again, for the finest turntablists in the world to battle it out for supremacy, this week sees the 27th DMC World Championships.
As always regional and international heats have taken place in London, Tokyo, New York and beyond before getting to the final in London’s O2 Arena. …Read More.
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Ok, this mix has been with us for a couple of weeks now and it’s been on heavy rotation. The man behind the wheels of steel is Keor Meteor, the 26 year old Parisian beatmaker who is gaining a steady following due to his generous output on Soundcloud and Bandcamp. Making beats since 2005, the funky Frenchman has not only adopted some of the soul-slicing style of Madlib, Dilla and Premo but also their prolific release rate. Encompassing seven free EP releases this year, he has also found time to produce the Classique album with Yamio263 and Dennis Dove as well as winning a national remix competition for French MC Youssoupha. …Read More.
Filed under: DJ/Turntablism, Free Downloads, Hip-hop, Mixes, Rap by P.A.
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Beacons Festival may have got washed away by the rain but this kind of makes up for it. Jamie xx takes the helm for the Essential Mix and drops a two hour set of deep tune-age.
Filed under: DJ/Turntablism, Electronic, Hip-hop by J.G.
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