Trojan Records need little introduction, the legendary record label is known across the globe for releasing heavyweight reggae albums by the likes of Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, Jimmy Cliff, King Tubby and more and Soundcrash have brought together label selectors Earl Gateshead and Daddy Ad alongside veterans Channel One (pictured above), Reggae Roast and new school dubwiser Wrongtom for a sound clash of gigantic proportions this Friday at the Scala.
We have two tickets up for grabs, to stand a chance of winning you just need to contact us at the usual address, mailbox@bonafidezine.com including your full name and Sound System in the subject heading.
Madlib’s Medicine Show: The Brick release the complete Medicine Show series, #1-13. The Brick can be held aloft as the perfect example of ‘multi-purpose’. Use it to be schooled in amazing music from distant times and lands, provide an insight into the mind of one of musics true innovators, buy it as a birthday gift for anyone who says they are interested in ‘all types of music’… or thrown through the air I’d imagine it would be a handy anti-theft device if your crib was being burgled. Weighing in at 2.5 LBS and containing 13 CDs and accompanying booklets, this release, like a cocaine brick, will transport you to another world.
Feed the monkeys dry roasted MP3 peanuts… and they’ll go ape. Bonobo limbers up for the release of his Black Sands Remixed LP with this magic Boiler Room mix. The visceral sounds of digital jungle, download it now from Bonobo’s SoundCloud.
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.
JJ DOOM is the artist name for the combined talents of vocalist, rapper and producer Jneiro Jarel, and masked hip-hop maverick DOOM (previously MF DOOM). In May the pair will unleash their collaborative debut album, KEY TO THE KUFFS. The album will feature artwork by Steve Powers (aka ESPO) and be released through Lex Records.
More information on this project will be revealed in the next print issue of Bonafide. Tune in to Boiler Room on Tuesday 21st February for a live mix courtesy of JJ DOOM.
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.
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.
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.
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.
