Sometimes you hear something that blows your mind; razor sharp fully-loaded lyrics, crunchy beats and that elusive WTF ingredient, with The Return of the Mister Pane Mikill Pane has one of those kind of tracks in spades. And he’s a footie fan to boot.
Check out more of his output here.
Italian street-art general Blu has released another one of his jaw-dropping wall-painted animation videos. Entitled Big Bang Big Boom, it’s Blu’s take on evolution and it’s consequences. Take five and soak in some next level visual dopeness.
The Lollipop Lady’s Favourite is some new product from Cadbury’s (sic. Krafts) number one rapper Willo Wispa. The lead single from his forthcoming album produced by Metabeats – check out our Halloween Mix from last year – is available from here. As always, 100% hip-hop produced with real craft from the Associated Minds stable.
OK you might not be able to watch King of the Hill online (if you live in the UK) but you can still take advantage of the music Adult Swim have been consistently been putting out over the past few years. Peep the excellent Definitive Swim produced by Def Jux and Chrome Kids with Stones Throw. Now comes their 8 Singles 8 Weeks project with offerings by Madvillian, LCD Soundsystem and Freddie Gibbs. Bookmark the page and keep checking back each week for a new download.
Hexstatic (aka Stuart Warren Hill and Robin Brunson) can quite rightly be described as DJ pioneers. Their love of experimentation has seen them re-evaluating the potential of technology for the past 25 years, delivering diverse electronic albums (with dope artwork to boot), jaw dropping live shows and collaborating with technology manufacturer Pioneer on the DVJ-X1 professional DVD player.
Hexstatic return this May with the LP Trailer Trax. You can get a taster for the new material here, the snippet demonstrating their ability to press the right buttons visually and aurally. Trailer Trax looks like another exciting direction and you can catch the new live show, alongside Bonafide issue 01 favourite DJ Woody, on 13th May at Cargo.
Thanks to Soundcrash we’ve got a pair of tickets, a copy of the new LP and a t-shirt (to wear and cover in sweat at the gig if you so wish) up for grabs.
To enter drop us an e-mail at mailbox@bonafidezine.com and answer the following question. What power source (that would be handy if you wanted to play reckords and visuals and the like) do you associate with static?
Entries close at 5pm on the 11th with the lucky winner being notified on the 12th. Please make sure you can go before entering people.
Props to VBS correspondent Jamie Hedgeson for journeying into the heart of Lancashire to meet loads of chavs and document the latest bassline craze…Donk. Seriously, this must have been some hard work and he somehow managed to keep a straight face throughout. He also did it without breaking down in tears and pouring acid into his ears so he didn’t have to listen to any more rubbish raps and euro pop-inspired sped up beats.
Oh the first 5-10 mins may seem a bit tame but it gets better the more you watch. Or worse, I’m not sure which.
If you can stomach the explosions, check out DJ Premier on Westwood TV talking about his relationship with Guru and discussing his current health situation. Still in the hospital with not much news or bare facts as to what’s going on unfortunately. Get well soon Guru.
Countryman was an ambitious LP and arrived at a rich seam for UK hip-hop. Essentially a Who’s Who’s of national talent, the track Twilight of the Gods was a personal favourite, being both dope and epic in equal measure. News of Skitz’s forthcoming Sticksman album promises big new tings and is a welcome return for the Ronin warrior.
Struggla is the lead track and includes riddim killer/Arsenal fan/regular partner in rhyme Rodney P. Love the way the promo syncs into the flip side, Born Inna System, that features Bristolian Buggsy who proves the perfect foil for Skitz’s banging production shtick.
Peep the new video for Souls of Mischief’s Proper Aim, the first single from their excellent new album Montezuma’s Revenge. Keep your eyes peeled for our interview with the group due later this week and for all you rap melancholics you can check the video to the timeless 93 Till Infinity here.
Kidkanevil has been a busy boy since we last spoke to him, check out the dope new video for Minjo by Ricky Kershaw, from his dope new album Basho Basho. Ever evolving, Kidk has flipped it yet again for his third long player and this one is truly epic. An abstract landscape of sonic sound textures played via a Boombox hooked up to a Commodore 64, which is hooked up to a satellite on the other side of Mars, which beams the sounds back to Tokyorkshire, recording over itself in a resounding auricular paradox. This is some next level future shit. You can check the album out and download it here.
You can also get the basho basho mixtape here.
In fact he’s been knocking out the mixtapes for fun recently, you can check his recent mix for knowledge mag here. and a mix he describes as “aggy bass music” for Data Transmission here.
And while we’re on the subject, you may have missed the video for his debut single Kranium Rock ft. Testament the first time round (also by Ricky Kershaw) way back in ‘05 – A Bonafide favourite recently re-upped on Youtube.
