The turntable soul group Belleruche released their fourth and latest album Rollerchain on Tru Thoughts last week.

We’re offering Beatnik’s supporters a chance to win two tickets to their show at Scala in London on 31 May. Just answer a simple question:

What song was the lead single to Belleruche’s third album 270 stories?

Send your answer to editor@beatnikonline.net no later than 25 May to be in the running for the tickets.

Read our interview with Belleruche here.

This Saturday don’t miss the third instalment of WOLF CLUB at the Queen of Hoxton. Hosted by much hyped new folk/electronic band – Mt.Wolf, its a night that see’s early live music followed by a string of exciting DJ’s.

The DJ line also includes the brilliant Chris P Cuts (Funhouse/Subsoul). Free before 9pm.

Beautiful golden hip hop.

“If your soul loves the sun,
Money rock on”

Taken from The Grind Date.

We’ll eat our hat if Frida Hyvönen’s new single doesn’t make an impact beyond Sweden. From her fifth album To the Soul, set to be released this spring.

From his superb debut album—Lonely Are The Brave, Maverick Sabre’s magnificent ‘Open My Eyes’ is as much hard hitting as it is blissfully soulful.

We tipped Maverick for future glory over two years ago. Read our feature here.

A radio recording but screw it, we had to post.

Our very own Jewbei is part of this amazing new mixtape put together by Pragmatic Theory. Inspired by the great soul sensation Curtis Mayfield, Curtis The Beat Tape is a super chilled instrumental project with all the right hip hop trimmings. What’s more its free, so go get it.

featuring tracks from ShainCaw, Keor Meteor, Glyphick, Ta-Ku, Constrobuz, Snakehips, Mononome, ManOnWire, Handbook, Keith Price x MadColour, A-Beats, AudioDoctor, Kam0, Jewbei, Byrdverson1 x Nextwon, JP Balboa, SE1DavidE, Cypria, DuckaDucka, Prozak Morris, ChromadaData, ProducerNature, Pawcut, Je$u$ & Funky Notes.

Alternative Free Download Link www.mediafire.com?n5b50xhfjo8mwrf

Taken from his superb debut album, Lonely Are The Brave, ‘Sometimes’ sees old friend Maverick Sabre take his inspiration from a certain classic Roots track. Can you guess which one?

We were the first to interview the UK soul sensation a few years ago, and as we predicted on that cold winter day, we’re so happy to see his phenomenal success.

Paper Tiger have come along way, since bedroom-producing futuristic hip-hop, broken beat and 2-step electronica blended with live instruments and musicians. The success of their debut EP, Worldwide Takeover, and single ‘Send Me’ on Jus Like Music, joined with their acclaimed remixes of artists like DELS, Dark Sky and Stac (Wah Wah 45s), have taken them far from those homely four walls.

Illuminated though is their best work to date. The seven-piece band from Leeds join with the fast-growing imprint Mind On Fire, crafting a varied and bubbling project full of bouncing dub, post-dubstep futuristic beats and percussion sounds that conjure an itch in your toe you probably didn’t know you had.

Bass-whooping opener ‘Delight Dub’ will have 2step heads tripping over themselves, while title track ‘Iluminated’ stands up there with those early releases from James Blake, Falty DL and Roska.

‘Modern Dymanics’ rounds off proceedings beautifully with an impossible fusion of galactic funk, computer beeps and instrumental drum n bass, playing like a spaceship tea party high on space invaders.

What’s more, each track comes with it’s own brilliant remix, like the vocal cut remix of ‘Modern Dynamics’ featuring the sensational sweet soul cries of Sabira Jade (of DJ Vadim’s The Electric)—indicating, if proof was needed, that the best is just around the corner.
Words Ali Raymond

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Buy Illuminated EP
Mind On Fire Records