Archive for November 2009
p-money
Hailing from New Zealand, P-money is no stranger to the boom and the bap. Quietly influencing the Hip-Hop movement in his native country with heading nodding beats and ill scratching skills, the 3x NZ champion and runner up at the DMC World champs 01 makes music nurtured in warm pacific breezesSun 1 Nov 09 17:30 No comments
DJ Devastate – Movement / Silence
Hailing from southern Sweden and now signed to US imprint BBE, DJ Devastate brings us soulful vibes with an instrumental and melancholic core. Just what we need to get our mind right.Thu 26 Nov 09 21:07 2 comments
phantogram – eyelid Movies
With a saturating Indie/electro market it's not often an alternative new band excites, but after listening to Eyelid movies from newcomers Phantogram you sense there’s something very special brewing. Dreamy yet gripping, fans of Massive Attack, Portishead and Swedish outfit Little Dragon will marvel at the aural delight of this debut.Tue 24 Nov 09 21:52 No comments
zubz – headphone music in a parallel world
It’s difficult to call Zubz a South African rapper, though that is the country which he is indelibly associated with. Born in Zambia, raised in Zimbabwe and educated in South Africa, the man known as Ndabaningi Mabuye to his moms is arguably one of the finest rappers the continent has ever produced.Sun 8 Nov 09 22:53 No comments
bliss n eso – flying colours
Long considered to have the most potential of any Australian rap act, Bliss n Eso (and their strangely unnamed DJ Izm, a fulltime group member) had already demonstrated that they could craft compelling, funky hip-hop with their 2006 set Day of the Dog. What nobody could have predicted was just how they were not only...Sun 8 Nov 09 22:49 1 comment
ben sharpa – b. sharpa
We need to get this out the way right now: Ben Sharpa is nice with his. Actually, screw that: he's a monster. Almost every track on his debut, B.Sharpa, is loaded with quotables. We’d drop a few here, but we’d run out of space.Sun 8 Nov 09 22:43 No comments
ghost – freedom of thought
One of our favourite producers at Beatnik, Ghost, returns to shocking heights with Freedom of Thought. Winning partnerships with the likes of Verb T and Asaviour are resurrected once more, with his production providing a new home for their characteristic, monotone delivery. Ghost first saved us from the depths of darkness with ‘Seldom Seen Often Heard’, and...Sun 1 Nov 09 20:20 No comments
jehst – high plains drifter
‘cut the weather vain, I hear blood water tapping out the lords most cold on my window pain’ – Alcoholic Author An album that started a British back-pack movement and a milestone in the history of UK Hip-Hop, Jehst dropped his debut ‘High Plains Drifter’ back in 2002. More aggressive and lyrically venomous then the laidback sequel ‘Falling...Sun 1 Nov 09 17:02 No comments
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