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Beautiful Transformations - Portico Quartet
Kings of Hypnotic Minimalism - Looptroop Rockers
Business & pleasure - Zed Bias
Everyone loves a Slinky - Disclosure
From humble beginnings - Bonobo
Dream maker - Botany
Convoluted emotions - Mount Kimbie
Quick beginnings - The Books
Piecing It Together - Holy Sons
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Reviews
- James Blake: James Blake
"... two of the album’s unique components: an intriguing play with silence and—the most striking of the two—Blake's own vocals." - Roots Manuva Meets Wrongtom – Duppy Writer
"A new release from Roots Manuva is always something to celebrate." - John Legend & The Roots: Wake Up
This is not The Roots working on Erykah Badu’s Mama’s Gun or D’Angelo’s Voodoo; it’s more like the product of some inspired jamming sessions. - Slum Village: Fantastic Vol 2
Slum Village's and some might argue J Dilla's finest piece of work - DJ Shadow: Endtroducing
You don’t write about Endtroducing. You philosophise about it. It’s that kind of record. - Flying Lotus – Los Angeles
Bow your head to the master of analogue seduction - M J Cole – Sincere
Forget what you may have heard in recent revival times, this right here is original baseline - el Michels Affair: Enter the 37th Chamber
el Michels Affair time warp RZA's soul-ridden beats by bringing them back to where they originally came from - MF Doom – Special Blends Vol 1&2
Public Enemy, De La Soul, M.O.P., Ghostface, Gangstarr, Nas, Erykah Badu, Jeru The Damaja, Raekwon, Beatnuts… It’s hard not to be impressed by the track listing - Julien Dyne: Pins & Digits
Clean your ears people, and prepare those tiny hairs for the arrival of one of the most exciting producers this...
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- 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... - Jay Electronica: Dear Moleskine
Traveller’s anthem. Jay Electronica’s ‘Dear Moleskine’, which originally surfaced long ago as a demo, is now available in its full... - Mike Snow: Animal (Mark Ronson Remix)
The original is brilliant but this remix is on par. Enjoy the sunshine even if you can’t see it yet.... - Duct: Blackheath (Fybe:one Remix)
A Londoner takes on a Londoner. Fybe:one has remixed Duct. The original to ‘Blackheath’ can be found on Duct’s new... - Drake: Fireworks (Deadboy Remix)
Deadboy adds extra flavour to Drake’s brilliant ‘Fireworks’ (original below too). Happy Monday. - Rupert Beatnik Mix One
From ambient electronic and glitch hop to electro funk and drum n Bass, another member of the California SENZU COLLECTIVE,... - Widowspeak: Wicked Game
Better than the original. Beautiful whatever the verdict… - SAMPLED@Bar Music Hall
The Doctors Orders & Main Squeeze in association with www.WhoSampled.com present – SAMPLED: SICKER THAN YOU AVERAGE SAMPLE SALE Midday... - Francis Harris: Lostfound
Pretty deep house. - Mayer Hawthorne: Thin Moon
A gem from everyone’s favorite retro-soul vocalist, Mayer Hawthorne. Originally by his label-mate James Pants.