Prince – Black Sweat
One out of left field for the classic this week. Prince is without doubt one the the best musicians and producers in the modern music era. With a massive body of work and the fact that he ruled the 80′s it’s hard to argue against his now legendary status. Anyone who saw him live at [...]
Eric B & Rakim – Paid In Full (Coldcut Remix)
Rakim played in Glasgow this week and got me thinking about this week’s classic. During the hip hop golden age. Eric B and Rakim were regarded as being at the top of the tree for the genre. This DJ/MC combo had an unparalleled chemistry and were seen as innovators of the genre. Who better to [...]
lol – Me Me (Non Plus)
With Instra:mental’s debut album still on the boil ahead of it’s April release, the duo keep their NonPlus+ imprint busy with this album from lol. While I’m struggling to put the album into a journalist friendly genre pigeon hole, I can only really say that it sounds like a cross between The Human League and [...]
Royalty – Royalty EP
Last year was a real turning point for the 80′s swing and boogie scenes with old hands like Dâm Funk and young pretenders like Krystal Klear bringing the funk and soul and giving it a modern twist. Some of my favourite EP’s came courtesy this scene so we were delighted when we were contacted about [...]
Lazer Sword – Lazer Sword
Hot on the heels of their “Batman” EP, Lazer Sword are gearing up for the release of the self titled first album at the start of November. Expect all the usual synth antics, 80′s breaks and thick vintage bass lines from Lando Kal and Low Limit and they march on through 2010 suited in neon [...]
Sunday Roast – Best of the Rest
With the autumn drawing in fast, its time to beef things up on both the tune and food front. Check out the tasty roast to chase away the chill and open the ears. There is so many quality beats around at the moment, its hard to fit them all in. We can but try with [...]
Aeroplane – We Can’t Fly
Aeroplane came crashing onto the scene with some phenomenal remixes of the likes of Grace Jones and Sebastien Tellier and their eagerly awaited debut album finally lands on September 6th in the shape of “We Can’t Fly”. The lead single of the same name set the bar high with it’s barrel loads of funk and [...]
Jimmy Edgar – Hot, Raw, Sex – free download
What is Jimmy Edgar all about? Synth, funk, 80′s electronica, its all in there!!! One thing is for sure his new album is going to blow up dance floors when its gets its release on the 21st June on !K7. We have a free download thanks to XLR8R which gives you a taste of things [...]
