…ntary together because I feel like I’m invisible and I feel like if I give people the story where people actually really get a window on to what TY’s doing they might actually be amazing instead of thinking that he’s not here because they don’t hear a record. Photo : © Nicolas DELPIERRE I’ve got a song called ‘Well, Well, Well’ that I think you should look out for, it’s different, it’s almost four to the floor, but it’s done in a TY way, so it’s g…
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…The lovely people at Rocafort Records reissue this gorgeous stomper as a 45, ahead of its inclusion on a new compilation entitled Funk For The People. Order it on Bandcamp now. 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)…
Read more…t the forefront of underground hip hop with the release of new long player People Hear What They See on Mello Music Group. Stream below on the Bandcamp widget. Oddisee Facebook artist ODDISEE release PEOPLE HEAR WHAT THEY SEE label MELLO MUSIC GROUP release date NOW digi JULY 10 vinyl Buy on Bandcamp or iTunes Pre order vinyl (2LP deluxe haze vinyl + bonus 45) Boost the signal: Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Face…
Read moreA rough mix of track My People with new rapper Bedos, of monthly live MCR based hip hop night IN THE LOOP. The new line up is: Bedos – MC Chini – keys , production Adisa – Drums Defty – Bass Pitch – MPC Claire Press – Sax Sam Warner – Trumpet Diego Prato – Guitar Leave some feedback! My People (rough mix) by themouseoutfit Boost the signal: Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to s…
Read more…twordrecords.com KIDKANEVIL’S PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT MIX FOR THE GOOD PEOPLE AT GROOVEMENT 1. Curtis Mayfiled PSA 2. Kankick – Fresh Produce 1 3. Muhsinah – Gogh (Daru’s pt2 remix) 4. Bei Bei & Shawn Lee ft Georgia Ann Muldrow – Make Me Stronger (Floating Points remix) 5. Flying Lotus ft Andreya Triana – Tea Leaf Dancers (Eliphino remix) 6. Flying Lotus – Parisian Goldfish (Take remix) 7. The Pointer Sisters PSA 8. Red – Yomama (Dees Nuts rem…
Read moreKIDKANEVIL’S PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT MIX FOR THE GOOD PEOPLE AT GROOVEMENT Kidkanevil, straight outta Tokyorkshire, beat banger and hat wearer. With his new album BASHO BASHO imminent and a remix compilation just released, what better time for some Groovmentkanevil action complete with obligitary public service announcements from the safest names in soul. Keep it tight, funksters… www.kidkanevil.com www.firstwordrecords.com Click to download…
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…d by it. He took charge of that stuff and there’s definitely a turnover of people, some people leave and there are some new people, but it’s something that’s worth doing still.” So, the thirtieth anniversay of UBB beckons next year. Are there plans afoot? Lou shoots Wolf a look and another grin and starts laughing. “I’ll say this much: next year will be an extremely visible year for UBB. That’s the best way to describe it in many ways. There’s gon…
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Read more… Jamie Finlay has a new one out with Moodymanc on production, Here’s the Mr Scruff remix for your perusal. Listen to the vocal and original mixes on Piccadilly Records. Buy the vinyl here. Moodymanc Vs Jamie Finlay ‘People Circulate’ Mr. Scruff Remix by Mr Scruff 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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Music is supposed to be fun sometimes. – Benji B A lot of people, particularly outside of the UK, don’t really know much about Hud Mo, Glasgow or LuckyMe. This short film does a great job of tracing Hud Mo’s journey so far, with lots of help from the likes of Dom LuckyMe and his mum. A must see – good job, Noisey. 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 W…
Read more…s then decided to release the original 4-track cassette recordings as, Bus People Express. Predating any releases as Poets of Rhythm, this was the first an array of aliases the band would assume in the years to follow. Both sides are included on the forthcoming Daptone LP – Poets of Rhythm Anthology 1992 – 2003.” Listen to previews here. Here’s a poster from the Poets’ first (only so far??) Manchester gig in 2007 – bloody fantastic night. Boost…
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…ng the line up for RoQy TyRaiD’s visit to Manchester on August 22 at Night People, together with his DJ, SlopFunkDust. Independent rap with a true school influence, RoQy bounces between the smooth delivery of that persona and more menacing attitude his TyRaiD identity – a one man duo. Support comes from Northern MC Razorrawks, busy working on new music at the moment. Check some of his back catalogue here. TWITTER INSTAGRAM FACEBOOK SOUNDCLOUD Bo…
Read more…those who didn’t know or just knew some of it, hear something about these people because we are talking about people who are behind the music so if you said to someone “Oh you know, Quincy Jones produced Michael Jackson’s Thriller” most people wont know what that involves. So it’s not only do they not know the person, but they don’t actually know what a producer does. You sometimes have to feed people information rather than wait for them to seek…
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…ould be, anything, you just gotta spend time with yourself. A lot of these people are bright people, but if you lock them in a room by theyself they will go crazy because they never got the time to get to know who they are. Cid: Best lesson I got from my dad was that the music will solve problems. Literally, when we was kids we would have our lights turned off. He was like, we gonna go in this room, everybody get your instruments and we gonna medi…
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…all monies raised will be heading to Syria Relief. It kind of goes without saying that, as the son of a refugee but also a normal person, this makes me proud to be living in Manchester. More details: http://www.peopleoverborders.org.uk/ Line up: 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)…
Read moreFinally out today, the newest long player from Sharon Jones and her Dap-Kings. If you want it on digi, head to iTunes. Manchester, grab the vinyl from Piccadilly Records – check it in the Daptone shop too. Sharon talks about the recent illness she’s conquered in a frank interview over at Noisey. 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 n…
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Poignant, reflective and positive – a new one from De La Soul with Chuck D adding fire. Read the story behind the song, and download it in exchange for your email, here. Proceeds from associated merchandise go towards I Love Ferguson and All Star Code. The beat is Oh No’s, from his Oneness of Juju project. 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…
Read more…SPIN have an exclusive preivew of the new Oddisee album! Stream 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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…b you’ve got to take it on the chin because some people will like it, some people won’t. People can be quite mean, because they’re often jealous, envious because you’re getting exposure or recognition, but they don’t and they think what they do should get that kind of exposure. For some reason they don’t, usually because the stuff ain’t that good. That’s the way social media goes, you like, dislike, there are haters, there are trolls, there’s alwa…
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…d stuff. I think it would be dangerous to think of it in terms of, what do people want? People don’t what they want, I didn’t know what I wanted when I started. The first track I started, I wrote on the piano and it was really jazzy. I thought, how the hell is this going to work, compared to all this bouncy, 140 bpm or housey stuff I’ve been doing? I suppose the premise is, I’ve done this loud stuff, now I’m writing jazz piano, how am I going to b…
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