Top Five: Amy Winehouse Remixes
It's almost a year since Amy Winehouse's passing, so it got us thinking about our favourite tracks that have remixed and sampled her. Tracks from Flatline, Ifan Dafydd, Knxwledge, Alby Daniels and Organized Noize x Dungeon Family, and many are free to download.
Top Five: UK Hip-Hop Newcomers
Although in the last 5 years UK Hip-Hop has been commercially superseded by its distant relative Grime, the genre remains a hotbed of fresh young talent. With the late 90's/early 00's typified somewhat as a golden era for UKHH (heads like Rodney P, Roots Manuva, Blak Twang, Mud Family, Task Force, Phi Life Cypher and...
Top Five: Futureboogie Recordings Releases
In the wake of their recent 10th anniversary and compilation release, Gareth Hobbs gives his Top Five releases from Futureboogie, Bristol's foremost House and Dance label. Picks include Julio Bashmore, Eats Everything, Lukas and Waifs & Strays.
Top Five: Hip-Hop Homages
With such a rich and vibrant history that began in 1970's New York, the Hip-Hop movement has since spread far and wide, evolving, morphing and changing to suit its surroundings. Although its constant transformation has established new and unique narratives, perspectives and subcultures, themes of solidarity and camaraderie have remained . Even more so, the...
Top Five: Trax Records Releases
Sam Harrington gives a run-down of his Top 5 releases from Trax Records, the seminal Chicago House label whose roster includes Frankie Knuckles, Marshall Jeffson, Jamie Principle and Adonis.
Top Five: New Generation R&B from Frank Ocean and The Weeknd
Let’s be frank. In recent years, R&B as a genre has lost all credibility. Not since pioneers such as Usher and the uber-talented R. Kelly (the brilliance of Trapped in the Closet...
Top Five: Before They Were Famous
Record sales or artistic integrity? It’s the perrenial question which aspiring musicians long to be faced with, yet when they are it’s a decision that can make or break them. All the artists featured here have faced this problem somewhere along their progression to stardom, but whatever direction they chose, these five songs demonstrate the...
Top Five: Reggae & Dub in London, Bristol and Brighton
Our little island may be a long way from the dancehalls of Jamaica, but you wouldn’t know it, given the vast quantity of righteous reggae sounds resonating around the backstreets of the country’s major cities. As the Dubstep scene grinds to a monotonous halt, now is the time for a Dub regeneration. So we’ve picked...
