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28Aug
Speaking of disco, this has got me HOOKED. A deep melodic groover from the consistently good Bearfunk cave – Ronda give us “Forlana” on the Hibernation vol. 1 sampler. Have a listen here and get ready for the drop at about 4 mins (how good has sound cloud turned out to be eh?!) And check [...]
27Aug
As Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton point out in their excellent, must-read history of the beat slinger, the term “disco” used to represent a thriving, edgy and party-loving community – dance music’s first melting pot, which through its own success, was swallowed up by the mainstream. Purged of its soul, the powers that be detached [...]
02Jun
I’ve finally fulfilled a promise and handed over a mix to the boys behind the HELLO my name is… clubnight. Good mates, based at my starting ground, Southampton’s Soul Cellar – a bastion of retro and future soul sounds. They’ve had some great names down over the past couple of years, including Al Kent, Domu, [...]
27Apr
Apologies for the complete lack of postage recently – I’ve just had surgery on my shoulder so typing has been a bit difficult until now. Lame but all true. Things are destined to pick up, so keep checking back for what’s in store. To fill up a few minutes of your excited wait, here’s an [...]
18Feb
I fired up the turntables this week and finally got round to doing another mix for your ears and feet. Play it/download it after the jump, and feel free to burn, share and post the link up places: 1. MIA – Paper Planes (DFA remix) (XL) 2. Reverso – Piece Together (Todd Terje Spinning Star mix) (Eskimo [...]
10Feb
You’ve got to watch this short video, really creative and inspiring! Here’s some blurb nicked from vimeo: “Short and Sweet has teamed up with Getty Images to launch a film challenge with a twist. Getty Images approached producer Basil Stephens and Short and Sweet founder Julia Stephenson with the idea of setting up a film competition which [...]
09Jan
Singles: Benga & Coki : Night : Tempa The Juan McClean: Happy House : DFA M.I.A. : Paper Planes : XL Martyn : All I Have Is Memories : Apple Pips Mugwump : Boutade : Misericord The Revenge : Cadillac : Jiscomusic Tangoterje : I Want Your Love : Supreme Linkwood : R.I.P : Prime Numbers AC Slater : Jack Got Jacked (Jack Beats Remix) : Palms Out Sounds Fake Blood [...]
05Nov
So Obama just won the race! There was a real atmosphere of excitement during the run-up to the result. Vision championed over biography. Obviously tonight is historic – the first black President, but he could still be a new face in the office breaking old promises. Let’s hope that once in place he follows through [...]
30Oct
Now back in Manchester, I’m noticing how the change in location from South to North has coincided with returning to music I’ve not picked up for a while, and at the same time led me to look in new corners I would have passed by before. It seems like a bit more freedom exists [...]
18Oct
Ok, I realise this is happening today but on the off chance that someone is actually reading this, and more outrageously, reading this today, I (Purpose B in case you missed the connection) will be joining the Roots Before Branches crew for a soul/funk/disco/rare groove/deep house fueled social session at The Salutation, Higher Chatham Street [...]
