December 13, 2019The brutal realisation that I wouldn’t play most of my record collection again before I die prompted me to start doing All My Records. As the name suggests this is is me playing all my records by order that they’ve ended up in my shelves: left to right, top to bottom, how they’re currently sitting. Single deck show, one off…
December 7, 2019A new LP drop from NCHX (aka NOCHEXXX aka CHXFX aka Dave Henson) this week brings further proof to my working theory that some of the year’s best workings always come in the final month. Delivering on the Nochexxx ethos of masterfully constructed experimental bashings, B·O·M gives us a full-length release of thoughtfully placed influences of techno, rave, acid-house and…
November 21, 2019Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 have minted a brilliant new label this month, bringing live production to wax through the Night Dreamer label. The band improvised and reinterpreted four tracks from last year’s Black Times LP, recording in one take straight to the acetate. No overdubs, no post-production; just how we like it. If Discogs hosted dating profiles mine would…
October 24, 2019The brutal realisation that I wouldn’t play most of my record collection again before I die prompted me to start doing All My Records. As the name suggests this is is me playing all my records by order that they’ve ended up in my shelves: left to right, top to bottom, how they’re currently sitting. Single deck show, one off…
October 9, 2019Jimmy Monsta Funk and Kamikaze aka Paul Ackroyd got together a few weekends ago for what turned out to be four hours worth of killer tune selection. It’s been over two years since these guys got together to play records, stoked to present JMF vs KK for 2019, split across two parts. I stand by my comments that Paul and…
October 3, 2019It’s fifteen years since disrupt founded the Jahtari label, and over a decade since the influential Jahtarian Dubbers Vol. 1 LP announced them properly. From it’s home base in Germany, Jahtari has paved it’s own path in the world of reggae and dub, instantly recognisable through an oft-present 8-bit aesthetic that layers the catalogue. Back in 2013 I worked through…
September 4, 2019The brutal realisation that I wouldn’t play most of my record collection again before I die prompted me to start doing All My Records. As the name suggests this is is me playing all my records by order that they’ve ended up in my shelves: left to right, top to bottom, how they’re currently sitting. Single deck show, one off…
July 22, 2019Breaking a bit of a spell of silence Kamikaze aka Paul Ackroyd teamed up with Kevin Robinson for some sonic exploration dedicated to the Apollo 11 moon landing. Three hours hardly seems enough in this case. Quick side note, the above picture is taken from Jack White’s Third Man Records playing vinyl in space in 2016. To celebrate the 50th anniversary…
June 28, 2019Coinciding with the Windrush Day anniversaries taking place in London this month, Hero: Inspired By The Extraordinary Life & Times Of Mr. Ulric Cross kicked off a series of screenings in the city last weekend. As part of their tour the events come complete with a Q&A with director Francis-Anne Solomon and a rotating cast including actor Rudolph Walker and actress Pippa…
June 12, 2019The brutal realisation that I wouldn’t play most of my record collection again before I die prompted me to start doing All My Records. As the name suggests this is is me playing all my records by order that they’ve ended up in my shelves: left to right, top to bottom, how they’re currently sitting. Single deck show, one off…