Category: Reviews
Telemachus – In The Evening
We all picture producers to be meticulous perfectionists. Digging and repeating tracks over and over, again and again. Striving to find exactly what they hear in their head. The quest for perfection could drive some mad but most of the …
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Heavy Links – Heavyweight EP
It’s easy to forget the ‘UK’ in UK Hip Hop. Take it from a migrant city fella like myself – living in the supposed epicentre of everything can be exhausting and unhealthy. “Watch yourself son,” advised a prized pub local …
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Lewis Parker – The Glass Ceiling
The environment in which a select few began back spinning breaks and lacing them with rhythmic rhyme patterns was one of movement; a place that looked both inward and outward, drawing influence and inspiration from faraway places and providing an …
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Broken Poetz – The Pen, The Pad and the things we had
Oh well hi there Broken Poetz, didn’t know you were about. But I must tell you this,I am sure glad I found you. Broken Poetz made the earth move this March with the release of their debut EP- ‘The Pen, …
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The Mouse Outfit – Escape Music
PRE ORDER NOW - http://themouseoutfit.bandcamp.com/album/escape-music The Mouse Outfit was voted as Wordplay Magazine’s 2012 Best New comers and this has been firmly justified with their debut album ‘Escape Music’. TMO are a live band, 9 members deep, with a very able roster …
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Dirty Dike – Return Of The Twat
You can picture the scene. After spending the previous year consistently dropping heavy album after heavy album, High Focus decide to hit a more mellow high with Leaf and Rag’s “Dog’N’Bone EP” when all of a sudden, someone drunkenly stumbles …
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Rum Committee – Committee Is Still Boss
Whilst it’s not impossible that this weekend’s weather has been both the start and finish of British Summertime; if it decides to hang around a little longer then what better to compliment it than the latest offering from Brighton’s fine …
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Ghostface Killah – Twelve Reason To Die
Ghostface Killah has been flexing every creative muscle in his body; not only has he created a new album named ‘Twelve Reasons to Die’ but has made a comic book (of the same name) to accompany it so whilst you’re …
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Vandal Savage – Savagery Over Everything
Nottingham is back in my sights as an intriguing title ‘Savagery Over Everything’ by the emcee Vandal Savage was passed my way. Production of whole EP is courtesy of fellow Notts. Dweller Juga-Naut. I like comic books but I’m no …
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Cyrus Malachi – Black Athena
From the outset, Cyrus Malachi’s brand new album sets a serious tone from the production to the lyrical content. We’re treated to Hip Hops place in continuing the use of the drum and art making “the unseen seen and the …
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Rag ‘N’ Bone Man & Leaf Dog – Dog ‘N’ Bone EP
The past year and a half or so has seen the meteoric rise of High Focus and it’s foothold on both British music and Hip Hop in general. With their latest acquisition of Blues/ Soul singer Rag ‘N’ Bone Man; …
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Aspects – Left Hand Path
Eccentric, fun, theatrical, with some killer beats, the bristolian legends Aspects are back making a rather glorious return with their album Left Hand Path. From start to finish Left Hand Path is a thoroughly entertaining collection, full of funky beats …
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Mungo’s Hi Fi / Scrub a Dub / Muzamba
Just when this winter was getting too much to handle, Mungos Hi-Fi alongside Kenny Knots have pulled out a scorcher to warm your bones! This is ‘The Brand New Bangarang’ to warm up the dancehall session! “Selecta Selecta!! DJ! DJ”. …
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Prince Alla and Seanie-T: ‘Great Stone’ + Remix E.P (Powa Cuts)
The first thing I think when someone mentions the word ‘Dubstep’ is simply ‘No’. Not interested. Any shreds of what was once an interesting sub-genre in the early 2000’s has all but disappeared, and what was once actually laced with …
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ITSU UNO – Fat Hop 003
With UK hip hop in rude health right now, and vinyl sales still rising, despite apparently trying to die for about 10 years, it’s great to see artists and labels pushing the boat out to both deliver vinyl releases with …
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