Review: Degiheugi is an accomplished collector and DJ who has toured with DJ Shadow, played across Australia and made a number of well received contributions to works with the likes of Chill Bump, Ceschi and Astronautalis. His well sampled tunes are detailed with golden grooves, jazzy flourishes and soulful reflections that make for life-affirming listening. His eight album is jam pack with wordy influences from top hop to samba, Afrobeat to French chanson and is a colourful, kaleidoscopic world of inventive musical fun. As well as some choice guests, it is the masterful samples that make this another high-watermark for Degiheugi.
OBF, Aza Lineage & Charlie P - "Rebel Daawtaz" (remix) (3:07)
OBF, Aza Lineage & Charlie P - "Hustler" (3:08)
OBF, Aza Lineage & Charlie P - "Rebel Hustler Dub" (3:06)
Review: Dubquake Records have got a hefty one on their hands here: O.B.F's 'Fufu Lala' is a seriously dangerous tune with great vocal work from featured artists Charlie P and Aza Lineage. The French sound system crew really step it up here and push dub in new directions with a heavy cross pollinated sound that takes in roots, grime and dancehall before spitting out the freshness. The Charlie P tracks are super personal works that are a precursor, so we hear, to a big new mixtape project. They find him taking aim at influentual music industry cats who are largely self serving, while some sweet remixes take care of the flip side.
Review: Before Zero serve up a proudly UK slanted package here where UK grime meets UK dub. It finds two top talents in wordsmith and beat maker Majical and Kibir La Amlak link up to great effect. 'Do You Know' is a lesson about the King of all Kings, Emperor Haile Selassie delivered with lyrical dexterity. The tune started out as a dub plate but has proven so popular it now gets its own proper reals, with beats that fuse grime, garage, hip hop and reggae into a sound being called 'roots hop culture.' Flip it over for a dub that takes out the vocal and allows the ricocheting hits and bottomless bass to hit different.
Digital Kingston Session (feat Devon Morgan) (2:52)
Digital Kingston Session (feat Peter Metro) (3:56)
Digital Kingston Session (feat Red Fox) (7:21)
Digital Kingston Session (feat Junior Cat) (4:12)
Digital Kingston Session (feat Bunny General) (4:58)
Digital Kingston Session (feat Jigsy King) (2:00)
Digital Kingston Session (feat Deemas J) (2:45)
Review: Three years after the release of volume one three years ago, Manudigital is back with the second volume of his famous Digital Kingston Session on LP format, recorded by Emmanuel Heron himself in the streets of Kingston, New York and Paris and co-produced by X-Ray Production. He gets typically dubwise on the original version featuring the impressive Capleton as first guest vocalist. He gets deep down and dirty dancehall style with Red Fox later on, and closes it out with Demma J on a jump up drum and bass tip.
Revolution-Solution (feat Soothsayer, Dr Israel & Kirsty Rock) (6:04)
Space In My Soul (feat Neech) (5:42)
Death Warmed Up (6:20)
RHYTHM (6:25)
7 Orbits (7:20)
Review: The Banoffee Pies reissue series is back with a quick follow up to the last one with another set of crucial tunes from the Euphonic archives. The London duo made up of producer Rob Henry and former Graffiti artist turned DJ Nick Trimm were big player sin the 90s and worked with various key players in the dub scene. 'Revolution Solution' was recorded in New York with friends from the underground hip hop scene, Dr. Israel, Soothsayer and Kirsty Rock, and is a superb ragga jungle tune. 'Space In My Soul' is a gloriously cosmic bit of synth laced broken beat and then there's a trio of heady beat workouts including the downbeat outer space trip that is '7 Orbits.'
Review: Fixtape is Popcaan's latest album from late last year, and it once again backs up the blue that he is one of the most prominent global superstars in the reggae scene. The record features a star-studded line up of guests with the likes of Nineteen85 producing on 'TWIST & TURN,' with vocal turns from Drake and PARTYNEXTDOOR. Others such as French Montana, Preme, Masicka, Stylo G and Jada Kingdom also add their own contributions on this accomplished follow up to his Vanquish mixtape. That came just after had singed to OVO Sound last year.
Review: Hondub Hiroaki started producing music in the 2000s as a teenager so is a master of his machines. This new one is a big collision of different sounds and textures. 'The Lion Has Come (feat Brother Culture)' goes first and is al staggering, swaggering drum lines, digital dub and fizzing, pixelated leads that get you banging your chest. It's stark and dark for future lovers, with Brother Culture vocals adding to the fire. The flip offers up the Dub Has Come, a version filled with effects and echo and just as much tension.
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