Download // Dubbul O: Omega (prod. by Pro P)

…m his collaborations with the Mouse Outfit… … or even the snake-charming Spooky Caravan track with Kydro: But this is the extended real deal – given an album’s worth of material to play with and releasing on young Manc hub Room 2 (find out more about them in Ellis Meade’s recent interview), Dubbul O flexes his lyrical muscle admirably and consistently over some sharp production – beats that betray a wealth of influences without sounding overly der…

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New Music / Dubbul O: Smoka-Motive

…t face from the past decade, both solo and working with The Mouse Outfit, Voodoo Black and Mothership Connection. Dubbul O has partnered with long-time pal Mankub for four tracks of jazz infused boom bap, sprinkled with Dubbul O’s smooth-as-always lyricism and featuring Children Of Zeus’ Tyler Daley on Do All You Can. Track list: Intro In The Mix Do All You Can (ft Tyler Daley) Reefer Man (skit) Smokamotive Mussbemental Outro RELEASED OCT 27 ON RO…

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Video / The Mouse Outfit ft Berry Blacc, Dubbul O & Ellis Meade: Late Night Doors

…from the new Mouse Outfit album receives the video treatment. Late Night Doors is as deep as it gets, and spotlights Manchester lyricists Berry Blacc, Dubbul O and Ellis Meade. Buy the third album from the Mice, Jagged Tooth Crook, here. Order the vinyl from HHV. Berry Blacc just dropped his album From Maia, check that here: While Dubbul O and Eliis Meade form two thirds of Voodoo Black with Sparkz – check their latest here: Spotify Apple Music B…

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Video/Download: THE MOUSE OUTFIT ft SPARKZ & DUBBUL O // Who Gwan Test

…t more about the Mice here (including links to their past videos) and catch them live at the Craig Charles Funk & Soul Club Xmas bash on December 22nd. Buy tickets/read more about that here.   Boost the signal: Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)…

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Berry Blacc, Dubbul O & Jointhedots – Right Now

…rom this crew. The two vocalists make up the live incarnation of the band too, look out for more live dates in the new year. Hopefully an album is on the horizon… Stream and buy Right Now here, and check the previous three singles on Bandcamp. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XV0KX8yuz4 Boost the signal: Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)…

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Video: DUBBUL O x KYDRO // Spooky Caravan

…One of In The Loop‘s (our hip hop night) favourite tracks of the year with pounding prodcution from Kydro and inimitable delivery from Dubbul O. Kydro’s mixtape will be available to download soon here. Boost the signal: Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)…

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Video: Cheech ft Dubbul O & Goshin // Beer Money Funk

…ul O & Goshin) – Beer Money Funk from your friend, the baby on Vimeo. MANCHESTER, UK SHOT & EDITED BY YOUR FRIEND, THE BABY CAMERA USED: BMCC PRO RES LENSES USED: TOKINA 11-16, SIGMA 17-50 XOX Boost the signal: Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)…

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Video: THE MOUSE OUTFIT ft SPARKZ x DUBBUL O // Children Of The Stars

…Watch on YouTube The Mouse Outfit return with the fourth in series of videos (and some free downloads here) that are kicking the arse of UK, nay global, hip hop. MCs Sparkz and Dubbul O are back with the bars. Check the other vids here at our previous report.   Boost the signal: Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)…

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Video // Dubbul O: Misty River

…From the brand new and indeed debut album Omega from Manchester’s Dubbul 0, a Standby-directed video for the spooky Misty River – produced, as is the whole album, by Pro P of the Bluntskins. Download the album here (or support at datpiff.com). Boost the signal: Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)…

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Video: CHEECH // WITNESS ft DUBBUL O, GOSHIN, LEGION

…Directed by Scott Hallows at Standby Films. Download the SUPER BEST FRIENDS mixtape here. Boost the signal: Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)…

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Download/Video: DOM HZ remixes THE MOUSE OUTFIT x SPARKZ x DUBBUL O // WHO GWAN TEST

…DOWNLOAD More Mouse Outfit Boost the signal: Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)…

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Download: CHEECH // Super Best Friends

…3:35 10. Cheech – Fuck It Ft. Legion & Dubbul O (Prod. Pro P) 04:14 11. Cheech – Higher State Of Mind (Prod. Pro P) 03:18 12. Cheech – Witness Ft. Dubbul O, Goshin & Legion (Prod. Pro P) 04:01 Boost the signal: Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)…

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Manchester hip hop in focus: ELLIS MEADE {VOODOO BLACK} GROOVEMENT INTERVIEW

…ve disturbed the underground with their brand of funky hip hop, while the Room 2 imprint (download debut label release Kydroponics Vol 2 here) looks set to be a prolific representation of the Manc underground over the coming years – more on that below. Stalwarts of the Manchester hip hop community over the past few years have been Ellis Meade, Sparkz and Dubbul O. I got to know them well through our night In The Loop, where they were (and still ar…

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Interview: AKIL THE MC {JURASSIC 5} // JUL12

…e FRIDAY 27 JULY 2012 Interview follows gig review I had been expecting a good show, but Akil surpassed that with his Manchester appearance this weekend at Dulcimer in Chorlton. Not a venue I was familiar with, I knew it had good musical taste through its association with Andy Votel’s Finders Keepers crew who’d done many a night there (sure enough, I was greeted with a Victor Jara poster upon realising it had an upstairs). Will Not Be Televised ha…

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Mothership Connection / This Train Goes To Junkleberry Junction & Kydro Interview

Manchester’s #1 hip hop label, Room 2 Records, have pushed out a fresh baby this week in the form of a new EP from supergroup Mothership Connection. Cheech, Dubbul O, Goshin and Legion are formidable enough in their own respective rights, but put them together and you get the ridiculous explosion of lyrcial bestiary that now lies before you. All tracks on this one produced by Mankub and all cuts by the don El Statiko.  The cover art for the EP (b…

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Review: Voodoo Black – Sitting At The Table

…ome new Manchester rap from some of the city’s most prolific individuals. Voodoo Black Sitting At The Table Village Live Records, pre-order 23 March, release 27 March Digital, ltd white vinyl, std black vinyl About 5 years ago, I pressed play on the broken beat, off-kilter introduction to Synergy Sick by Voodoo Black. By the time the first verse from Dubbul O was laid down, it was clear there was a new challenger for best crew from the crazy-talen…

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The Mouse Outfit prep second album Step Steadier

…Meade 007 ft Sparkz, J-Man and T-Man The Answer ft Dr Syntax Wrap Another Zoot ft Fox No Wonder ft Sparkz For The Soul ft Verb T Up To Scratch ft Dr Syntax Saga ft Sparkz and Dubbul O Check some of Groovement’s years of Mouse Outfit info here. Manchester album launch Sheffield album launch with DJ Format & The Colonel Boost the signal: Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share o…

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Download: Seymour & Cheech’s Wasted Talent EP on LabelGroovement

I kicked off LabelGroovement, a digital and Bandcamp focused label, last year with a release from LA’s Depakote. Mecca:83. Kuartz and Tehbis have all put out stunning releases on there, and I’m really proud of the ‘Volume One’ compilation that so many talented beatmakers contributed to. I’m chuffed to be able to rep Manchester with this new one, courtesy of two of the city’s finest hip hop heads. Seymour runs community hip hop night Golden Egg, c…

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Interview and ticket/CD comp // Dr Syntax & Pete Cannon album launch @ Antwerp Mansion Friday 11 April

…FRIDAY, PLUS A COPY OF THE ‘KILLER COMBO’ ALBUM ON CD! Simply share this Groovement post on Facebook or Twitter. If you want to enter by email, just email me – [email protected] – with the subject heading SYNTAX CANNON COMP and your full name. Comp closes Thursday midnight so get sharing… (Winners will be chosen by the Groovement random name selector robot). LINK TO SHARE: https://groovement.co.uk/2014/04/interview-and-ticketcd-comp-dr-syntax-pete…

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Moments from Nozstock: Richard Aldred captures The Mouse Outfit, Ghost Writerz, De La Soul and more

…gh to share some of his snaps from last weekend’s Nozstock festival with Groovement. Based in Malvern but a former Manchester resident, Richard has a big focus on architecture and documentary work, and has researched subjects such as changing perceptions of place in photography. The pictures he’s shared with us are from Herefordshire’s grassroots Nozstock festival, which from all reports seems to have gone off with the likes of Martha Reeves, Bear…

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