MG Gost teams up with Jack Jones a.k.a Audessey of Soundsci for some inspirational verses on this jazzy boom-bap freeness from the Dusty Platter label. Slone and the superbly named Dirty Hairy are on the remix tip but it’s Slone who trumps even the original cut with his super mellow psychedelic-soul-jazzy take on Dream Chaser. There’s also rather gratifyingly not only
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Monthly Archives: April 2015
MG GOST feat. JACK JONES a.k.a. AUDESSEY: Dream Chaser (2015) Free download
ATMA feat. LONE NINJA: Hellish Blades (prod. VHERBAL INDUSTRIES) (2015)
Got a new underground hip-hop LP coming out this summer? With a nice gritty Vherbal Industries beat on there called Hellish Blades which has only half finished vocals? You want to hire yourself a ninja. A Lone Ninja to be precise. And so it is that shortly after popping out of the studio to leave a scroll of instructions and a down payment somewhere in Brooklyn, Atma of Masta Buildas
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BUDAPEST BURLESQUE: The Gambler EP (2015)
What have we here then? Ah yes – Budapest Burlesque – not (in this instance at least) a chorus line of hotties clad in the skimpy lace panties and titty tassels but rather DJ Jutasi and Clarinet player Babi. While I appreciate that in one sense this may be a little disappointing, don’t despair completely since in another, particularly if you like electro swing, this may well have you
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HANZEE: HaleLuisa EP (2015)
HaleLuisa from Hungary’s Hanzee (try saying that when you’re pissed) is the latest drop from the MustBeat label and sees the Budapest breaksman start off with some pumping, insectoid electro-glitch, venture into glitchy P-Funk territory for American Dream and journey from thence into utter glitch darkness on Jive Step. The fourth cut on this four tracker is an Andy Taylor remix of the
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NILES PHILIPS: Aggregation (Niles Phillips remixes) (2015)
What about an album of Niles Philips remixes? On the strength of his spanking funky electro blues rework of The Worldstylers Gimme One More last year (yes, don’t worry that’s on here), the correct answer is ‘yes please!’ And so it is that Timewarp Music drop their second big remix LP this year what with this coming, as it does, hard on the heels of The Remix Sessions Vol. 2 from label
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CALIBRO 35 vs BEASTIE BOYS: Sabotaggio (2015) Free download
I bet you can’t guess what this is. No it’s not a mirage – Italian mod-crime-funkers Calibro 35 have appropriated the acapella from one of the Beasties’ most notorious tracks – a certain shouty guitar-fest on Ill Communication (which harked back to a whole album of shouty guitar-fests on Licensed To Ill) and created their own edgy psych-funk backing track. Some might view that as
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DOKKERMAN & THE TURKEYING FELLAZ: Illegal Moves (2015)
Shortly to be released on Tramp Records is Illegal Moves – by the finest afro-funk-soul outfit that Hungary has to offer – Dokkerman & The Turkeying Fellaz. True, they’re also pretty much the only afro-funk-soul outfit that Hungary has to offer but their output compares favourably with the international competition nonetheless. Tramp should probably get someone they know well to
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BREAKDOWN BRASS: Monmouth b/w Next Episode 45 (2015)
More funk from the rodeo city of Calgary as Kept Records get their 45 on once more and provide two cuts from Brooklyn-based Breakdown Brass. A-side Monmouth has horns menacing enough to kick off some sort of rebellion while B-side Next Episode may ring some hip-hop bells. Mainly because it’s a cover of that well-known Snoop Dizzle-featuring cut by Dre. Yes, that’s right, a
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FORT KNOX FIVE: Pressurize The Cabin EP (2015)
The mighty Fort Knox Five are all set to return shortly with a new album LP Pressurize The Cabin. Before they do all that full-length-returning though, the Washington-based breakbeat giants’ll be about some teaser-EP-returning with four specially selected dancefloor cuts (plus instrumentals) from said album – two featuring DC mic manipulator Flex Matthews and two
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CZARFACE: Deadly Class feat. MEYHEM LAUREN (2015) + Video
Inspectah Deck, 7L & Esoteric a.k.a. Czarface (don’t call them ‘Scarface’) return with the second LP Every Hero Needs A Villain this summer. In the meantime here’s Deadly Class, the first single off the album featuring Meyhem Lauren and plenty of “murderous wordplay.” Well – their words do, “slay” apparently. Expect a bludgeon-like 90s
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