New year = passport to new sounds. Associated Minds have announced some UK Exports - a thing Dave C in Number 10 can only dream of at present.
Produced UK DMC finalist DJ Killer Tomato & Associate Mind Mayor, UK Exports reps the UK scene past and present and includes choice tracks by Paul White and Tranquil, Kidkanevil and Willo Wispa, Sonnyjim, Jehst, P.L.O. & Ralph Rip Shit, Mystro, Ramson Badbones and Wizard and Cappo.
Checkit on the way to work.
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.
If you’re travelling home for Christmas and looking for some new tunage or just are looking for an aural escape from the annual family get together these little free MP3 nuggets might what you’re after.
First Word Records have released an LP handcrafted for your listening pleasure. Running to 12 tracks, Two Syllables Six Volume Six features label stalwarts Souleance, Ariya Astrobeat Arkestra, Kidkanevil, Homecut, Lotek & Amenta and is well worth getting on the D/L. For those travelling home for Christmas but don’t fancy listening to Chris Rea – most of our readership I’d hope – then Neon Neon can sate your music x travelling needs with their comback track entitled Wheels. Released by the lovely folk at Lex, it’s good to see Gruff and Boom Bip back behind the wheel of their DeLorean.
And last but not least, if you’re after some serious hours of new musical experiences, then why not cop the entire back catalogue of Bonafide Beats. Over the past 12 months we’ve had contributions from Vast Aire, Handbook, MC Sole, Ugly Duckling, Mexicans With Guns, Stay + , Mike-L and Lopez, purveyors of ambitious, experiemental, exciting and progressive musical styles. Maybe, just maybe, the best present you’ll find under the digital Christmas tree this year.
On the same day Paul White drops Rapping With Paul White – The Remix EP as a free download from his bandcamp page and to stream below – in a first for the producer, the record includes a trio of sample-free tracks on which Paul plays drums and synths – we are also pleased to present an interview with the south London based beat maker who tells us his top five rap albums of all time, his eclectic working methods and explains why he nearly always includes his full name in the title of his albums. …Read More.
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.
If you were going to dial up someone to make a funk mix, chances are Dante Carfagna would be near the top of your list. Thankfully in 2005 Andrew Meza and BTS Radio managed to get through on a phone line that was constantly engaged as Carfagna held court with the likes of Cut Chemist and DJ Shadow. Sit back and enjoy as one of the world’s leading authorities on rare groove thumbs through his collection of 45s and presents the (Get)Downers Mix.
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.
This week’s Monday MP3 Grab is brought to you by Bonafide magazine issue 01 interviewee DJ Woody. DJ Woody has been a mainstay of the UK hip-hop scene for years and his Technicolour Tape Vol 1 is a piece of rare craftsmanship and well worth getting on the D/L.
Several indie labels have suffered over the past week so Label Lov Vol III is a timely pick-me-up reminding us why we love music produced and driven by genuine passion. Vol III of this excellent series includes Bonafide favourites Paul White, Mo Kolours, The Stepkids and Bonafide regular Kidkanevil.
Rapping With Paul White sounds like an ill-fated TV programme that was piloted and then canned on a long forgotten digital channel. Thankfully it ain’t any of these things. Instead it promises to be one of the most intriguing and exciting releases of the year so far.
The LP is set to drop on One Hand Music shortly and as Mr White goes through the promotional gears, he’s given everyone a teaser of what to expect by releasing the track Trust, as a free download.
