Lazy Sundays: AIM – Cold Water Music
A recent car journey with a friend at work revealed that we shared a mutual love for Grand Central Records. This sent me back to the catalogue to listen to some of the classic albums contained within and Aim’s amazing debut album always stuck out as one of the highlights. From the beautiful hook and [...]
Saturday Snacks #20
Another old school snack this week, and the enemy of every dentist, the Double Dip. Three snacks in one total sugar buzz, enough to keep you running rings around you folks for hours. You may need a rest after that so here are some fresh, free beats to keep the weekend rolling. J Rocc, one [...]
S-Type – Sweet Vixen – free download
While his “Medusa EP” is still on constant rotation at the Labs, it seems S-Type has been no slouch in the studio. As well as his recent FOUND remix and starting work on his debut release for LuckyMe, he’s slung this rather tasty chunk of synth heavy hip hop goodness up for free download. The [...]
Scroobius Pip – Introdiction
Dan Le Sac and Scroobius Pip have, for me, produced some of the finest hip hop to have been released in the past 10 years and their debut album “Angles” ranks up there as one of my all time favourites. Scroobius Pip’s debut solo album “No Commercial Breaks” is also a favourite so I was [...]
Lazy Sundays: Portishead’s Essential Mix from 1995
Portishead’s debut album “Dummy” is without doubt one of the finest albums ever released and this BBC Essential Mix from 1995 is a bit of a lost gem. Packed with goodies from the band themselves alongside classics from James Brown, Gangstarr, Depth Charge and more, it’s perfect Sunday tuneage. Download or stream below and why [...]
Bomb The Bass – Bug Powder Dust
I’ve made no secret of my Bomb The Bass obsession here on the Labs and recently revisited their “Clear” album from 1995. While at the time I was slightly disappointed with it, time has been kind to the album and there are many gems contained within. Its opening track in particular – “Bug Powder Dust” [...]
Phuturelabs – Old Skool Hip Hop Experiment on Radio Magnetic
The summer’s finally arrived and we’re in a hip hop mood. Taking a trip down memory lane with some 80′s and early 90′s beats, every track is pretty much GOLD and satisfaction is guaranteed. Get it down the pipes quick smart, don’t make us set LL on ya! Expect no turntablism or anything fancy – [...]
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Mux Mool – Drum EP 2
We were surprised when this dropped into the mailbox as it seemed to come out nowhere. Surprise quickly changed to delight as we’re big fans of Mux Mool here at the Labs. After his triumphant ““Skulltaste” album last year. The premise of the “Drum 2 EP” is to improve on the first outing (released on [...]
Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock – It Takes Two
As other Friday begins and the weekend approaches I feel myself drawn towards the hip hop once again. This time it’s Harlem duo Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock bringing the heat with their biggest hit “It Takes Two”. Delving into the usual funk samples this track has been voted as one of the best [...]
Hudson Mohawke – Satin Panthers EP
It must be the season for unleashing monster tunes with none of the usual preamble. Following Jamie XX’s outing on Numbers we have the first taster of the even more long awaited new EP from Hud Mo on Warp. After a long stint touring and a broken foot the man is back with what’s bound [...]
