Blacksmif – How The Fly Saved The River/Kang’s Odyssey
Ever since his debut EP And The Sun Rose Out dropped back in March last year…
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Top Five: UK Hip-Hop Releases (Nov/Dec)
It was great to see the UK Hip-Hop movement continuing to stir with such ebullience…
Stamp.TV: Fatoumata Diawara – Nayan
Malian-Goddess Fatoumata Diawara headlined Brighton Festival back in May…
Stamp Mix #8: Utrecht
Utrecht’s first track APC has been getting a lot of love on the net recently…
Tracks You Might’ve Missed: Wiley – Energy Bubbling (Nirobi Re-Edit)
Robert Luis has been co-running Brighton’s brilliant Tru Thoughts label for over ten years. He might have a good eye for talent, but judging by this re-edit of a Wiley track we came across recently, he’s also a pretty mean producer, as Nirobi.
Anushka – Yes Guess
Anushka exploded onto our radar last week when her track Yes Guess was played on Gilles Peterson’s 6 Music show. Despite Peterson’s claims of a summer anthem in the making, he kept quiet on any extra details so we did some digging.
Preview: Big Beach Bootique Brighton 5
Returning for its 5th year, Fatboy Slim’s Big Beach Bootique is set to be Brighton’s biggest party of the year. Since attracting some 65,000 people in it’s first year, BBB has quickly become notorious around the world, with people flocking from all sides of the globe to rave it up. In 2009, an estimated 250,000 (that’s right, a quarter of a million) dance-music fanatics descended on Brighton beach in what was supposed to be a 35,000 capacity event, that quickly became headline news worldwide (you can watch live footage of the event here).
Festival Alert: The Great Escape
Seen as Europe’s answer to South By South West, The Great Escape is taking to Brighton for another year with a steller line-up. Click for more info.
New Release: Ye Mighty – Fuse (Hudson Mohawke original)
You might be skeptical to hear that a cover of Hudson Mohawke has seen its contagious synth hook replaced by horns, flutes and a saxophone, but fear not. We might even be bold enough to say that Ye Mighty’s version tops the original…
Top Five: Reggae & Dub in London, Bristol and Brighton
Our little island may be a long way from the dancehalls of Jamaica…