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The sound system culture in the UK is arguably the most important movement in club culture since people started selling recreational drugs at music gatherings. Acid house, hip hop, drum ‘n’ bass, trip hop, grime, the top 40 – everyone owes a debt to the pop-up events that burst out over the country in the…
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Rob from the mighty Be With Records visited Sonoton at their offices in Munich. While there, recorded a super smart library mix which you can hear below. There’s chunky breaks, cinematic gems, synthy bits and all that good stuff that’ll have you scurrying off to Discogs and spending too much money again. Be With are…
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If you’ve spent any time in the cool sections of any decent record shop, you’ll know that the Analog Africa crew but out an insanely high quality of LPs and have been doing for ages now. The latest is no exception, with a brilliant comp called Congo Funk! Sound Madness From The Shores Of The…
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The Jesus and Mary Chain have a new song out called ‘Girl 71’ and, as you’d hope, it’s a bit garage punk, it’s a bit dead-eyed and seething. However, it’s got a riff, which is a bit unusual for them, eh? Also, it’s a duet with Rachel Conte and it’s going to appear on their…
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Rod Stewart has said that the comeback of The Faces is in a bit of a sticky situation because they’re struggling to make new tunes. Keep in mind that he’s gone on record recently as saying he’s a fan of George Ezra, that might be why – no shade to George Ezra there, but he’s…
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If you’re into killer fuzz, bug-eyed psychedelic bondage music and a heavy gothic sonic assault on the senses, then you need to get to know Deaf Whip. They have a new single out called ‘Clocking Out’, and they’ve described themselves as “heavy garage four piece with synthesised nods to drone, punk and psychedelia” which slightly…
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EarthGang are great – they’re about as psychedelic as hip hop gets in the current climate, mixing elastic funk with future trap, and generally, they’re making people who yearn for the times of Missy and OutKast very happy indeed. ‘Mirrorland’ is one of the great modern hip hop LPs and they’ve been releasing stuff since…
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Arguably the best group to come from the Indie Sleaze period are Brazil’s CSS, who managed to manage their spontaneity with fabulous grooves and playfulness. For the first time in over a decade, they’re going to be doing a European tour called ‘It’s Been A Number Of Years’, which it has! Remember how good ‘Off…
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SZA is a unique little soul and there’s usually a lot of excitement when she springs music on everyone. With that, there’s new music from her on the back of a bunch of wins at the Grammys. She teased a new song during a Mastercard commercial (get paid, we guess) and now she’s put it…
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Oh, the fractured and chequered history of the mighty Sugababes. There’s been six members, and you could only really argue that four of them really count, and the puritans, three. Obviously, the holy trinity are Mutya, Keisha and Siobhàn, but Heidi’s tenure involves some of the group’s most iconic moments, even if deep in our…
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ORIELLES NEW LP + SONG
The Orielles are back, and that’s great news. They’ve announced a new LP which will be their fourth, called ‘Only You Left’. You’ll be able to hear the whole thing on March 13th, but of course, there’s a new song to tide you over. The new song is a heavy, psychedelic affair – a touch…
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REVIEW / LILY ALLEN / WEST END GIRL
In a pop age where everyone is dropping cryptic messages and leaving trails of breadcrumbs and codes for fans to pore over, it’s little wonder the kids are all still mad on ‘Rumours’ for its open messiness and hostilities. In an age that’s obsessed with the tea and all the various ingredients, it’s refreshing to…
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ROSALIA + BJORK + YVES TUMOR
As we kinda expected, Rosalia’s new single is not one for the dancefloor. That’s not a criticism – more a statement of fact. Heavy orchestral business, very grand and will surely be a curtain dropper at any shows, it features Bjork and Yves Tumour too! The upcoming album is called ‘LUX’ and, as we previously…
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THE MUSIC OF THE BEATLES TV SHOW 1965
Have you seen ’65 show where a bunch of The Beatles contemporaries perform the music of the group? Hosted by Lennon and McCartney, offbeat humour, fun stage design and barnstorming performances from Lulu, our Cilla, Marianne Faithfull, the boys themselves, and more, this was broadcast just two weeks after ‘Rubber Soul’. Not too shabby eh?…
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