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Reviews
- Lapalux: When You’re Gone
"Lapalux goes further than testing the limits of his laptop" - Katalyst: Deep Impressions
"I'd market Deep Impressions as your party friend and protector." - The Electric: Life Is Moving
The Russian beat terrorist has now formed the most exciting musical collective of his career – The Electric. - Push T: Fear of God
The Little brother of Clipse, Thornton, is back for the first time with his long awaited solo mixtape, Fear of God. - Belleruche: 270 Stories
"The organic progression and sonic surprises in 270 Stories is in keeping with the philosophy of a group where nothing is set in stone." - Stig of the Dump: Mood Swings
"This is not for the faint hearted, actually scrap that: the album should brand a health warning for anyone with a heat condition." - Rusko: O.M.G.!
"You want an artist to take risks, show variety, but the problem with O.M.G.! is that there’s too much experimentation" - J57 – Digital Society
These guys are so steeped in the tradition of New York boom-bap that DJ Premier’s nod of approval to Digital Society, J57’s debut album, seems to have meant everything and more. - Andreya Triana: Lost Where I belong
Andreya Triana's debut Lost Where I Belong is not only a product of her talent. - The Roots: How I Got Over
The Roots’ ninth studio album is what we’ve come to expect: thought-provoking, serious and immaculately presented, with this one especially introspective.
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- Live: Belleruche @ Scala, 31 May
The turntable soul group Belleruche released their fourth and latest album Rollerchain on Tru Thoughts last week. We’re offering Beatnik’s... - Major Lazer: Get Free (ft. Amber Coffman)
Major Lazer’s new track features Amber Coffman of the Dirty Projectors. Diplo and Switch are playing around the UK this... - Kutmah Presents: Worldwide Family Vol. 2
Kutmah presents his compilation Worldwide Family Vol. 2, which is out today on Gilles Peterson’s Brownswood Recordings. - Bonobo feat. Dels & Andreya Triana: Eyesdown (Revox)
Hearing Dels feature on the original ‘Eyesdown’ adds yet more beauty to an already paralysing track. Download via player. From... - Lianne La Havas: No Room for Doubt
Wonderful visuals to ‘No Room for Doubt’, a single from London’s own Lianne La Havas. From her 2011 EP Lost... - Mystro: What Type of Drug is Mystrogen
While we wait for his sorely over due debut album, our favourite showman of UK hip hop Mystro drops another... - Maverick Sabre: Open My Eyes
From his superb debut album—Lonely Are The Brave, Maverick Sabre’s magnificent ‘Open My Eyes’ is as much hard hitting as... - Mystro: Take It Easy
Smart but always with his very British sense of humour, Mystro gives his stance on drug addiction as he explains... - Zammuto: Too Late to Topologize
Nick Zammuto has formed his own band after The Books,who we interviewed, ended. Hear a weird yet catchy album cut... - Maverick Sabre: Sometimes
Taken from his superb debut album, Lonely Are The Brave, ‘Sometimes’ sees old friend Maverick Sabre take his inspiration from...