Ellie Goulding – Lights (Hard House Banton Bootleg)
Stumbled across this little gem today – I’m not usually one for Ellie Goulding personally but her vocals work really well over a nice funky beat like this.
Monday mix – Total
Total – “I Saw Your Mum At Ladbroke Grove Station Smelling Like Cat Piss Selling Playstation” Mix by Total on Mixcloud
Introducing – Nu Breed
Introducing Nu Breed – Nu Breed is another Grime producer whose work I noticed through Soundcloud links posted on Grime Forum.
Interview with Footsie
I recently interviewed Newham Generals’ Footsie for a biography piece to be featured on his webpage. We ended up talking about his music career for 90 minutes, during the course of which he revealed tons of facts and little tit-bits of knowledge that I thought right to share.
The Sound of Tron: Legacy
Explore the world of TRON: LEGACY, a high-tech adventure set in a digital world that’s unlike anything ever seen or heard.
DJ JMP – The Originals Mixtape
With sampling so prolific in today’s music, many people are unaware of the origins of their favourite music. This is why Originals mixtapes rock.
YTU13, L.D.G, Stay Tru, B.O.D.R & Allstars – ‘Pow 2011′ FREE D/L
Find review post here The South Wales remix of ‘Pow 2011′ caught a few ears – J.P’s and Chantelle Fiddy’s most notably – so I thought I’d share it with you all. Here’s the YouTube video: Here is the track – click here Kristian
Charlie Browne ‘Put That on Everything’ FREE D/L
Mini-review of Charlie Browne’s free download E.P. ‘Put That on Everything’
Interview with Mr Slash – Part I
An interview with celebrated Grime producer Mr Slash to coinside with his new release, the ‘Back in Business E.P.’ out mid-late December.
Grime Forum – Volume I
This week the Forum released ‘Grime Forum – Volume I’ – a 45-track collection of Grime freestyles, featuring some of the most promising talent the scene has to offer.
Newham Generals – Like It or Not
Again, the Newham Generals smash it. ‘Like it or Not’ is the latest dubstep-infused tune to be released (in hood video format) from the forthcoming ‘Bag of Grease E.P.’ out on the 4th October. Produced by Skitz Beatz, Dee and Foots ride his rumbling basslines and epic stabs with deceptive ease, dropping lyrics fans may [...]
Newham Generals – Bag Of Grease
Newham Generals are one of my all time favourite acts. Undisputed Grime legends, Footsie and DEE have honed their craft over a number of years, a journey which has taken them from pirate radio to sell out concerts and festival stages. They have set trends, blurred musical boundaries and are living proof that making Grime [...]
Introducing…Malic
Sorting through my inbox recently I came across a Twitter notification that ‘k1malic’ had started following me. I clicked through to his profile page and although it said he was a Grime producer, I couldn’t for the life of me find any links. I asked if he could send me some links and right away [...]
Alex Goose – Blueprint 3 Outtakes
Producer Alex Goose has made a small compilation of instrumentals that Jay-Z commissioned for his Blueprint 3 album, but never used. Jay isn’t on them obviously, but as they’re instrumentals feel free to rock your lyrics over the top and pretend to be Mr. Carter himself. Available as a free download from here. James
Chromeo – Night by Night
I love Chromeo. I love every single little 80′s-synth-funk-influenced bone in their Canadian bodies. No homo, obviously. This is their new single, Night by Night, released on Green Label Sound. Their 2007 album ‘Fancy Footwork’ is also full of gems and well worth a purchase…enjoy. James
Unsung Heroes of The Hop.
Today we present, Ms Jean Grae. With six solid albums, a disbanded group and a serious case of swagger, Jean Grae has coasted along the underground airwaves for over a decade. Throughout her career she has recorded tracks with numerous commercial artists, been lauded by numerous critics and Rawkus loving aficionados. Yet, despite all this [...]
Shystie – Pull It (Ill Blu Remix)
This tune is doing all kinds of things to my head right now. Very, very big. James
Unsung Heroes of The Hop.
Now, Hip-Hop has it’s legends. Held aloft on the mountains of commercial success, or the arse end of the Eighties. But what about the others? Sure, we know of Dre, the Wu, the 18th Letter, L. Krishna, the niggles with anger, Dre 3k and the Boi. Marshall, Cliff and Reggie etc etc. Its about time [...]
Groupie Love
New* Clipse track, ‘So Fly’, off their ‘Road to ‘Til the Casket Drops’ mixtape… got passed this by a workmate (shout out to Kiah) and can’t stop playing it… I’m not Clipse’s biggest fan, but when they get it right, boy do they smash it. *OK so it’s not that new, but it was to [...]
