RKZ brings it back to the Old School over IAMNOBODI’s Inspiration/Motivation. The man we know as RKZ has been a busy bee these past few months. Having put the final touches on his mixtape Science X Soul with Gifted The Great out in late spring, he has also taken to Instagram with a series of …
Month: March 2014
Madvillainy: A Decade Later
Ashton James Brown gives his own insights into what made Madvillainy so special, 10 years after its release.
VIDEO: Black Milk On Mass Appeal’s Rhythm Roulette
Black Milk takes part in Mass Appeal’s Rhythm Roulette series and makes something dope out of three (well, two) random records he picked blindfolded. I’m gonna level with you guys – I LOVE Black Milk, so when I found out he was appearing on Rhythm Roulette, I went a little crazy. Of course I wasn’t …
DarkoTheSuper – Wig Twisting Season (Beat by MF DOOM)
DarkoTheSuper marks the 15th anniversary of MF Doom’s Operation: Doomsday with a new tribute album, “Wig Twisting Season”.
Crate Capers: Birmingham
Crate Capers sees dynamic crate digging duo Luke and Gemma scouring the country for the best record spots. As part of a new series for Sampleface, your intrepid editor Luke Davis and his cohort Gemma Day are making their way across the UK, dissecting a comprehensive map of crate digging hotspots and rooting out the …
ONE TO WATCH: Lily McKenzie
South London’s own Lily McKenzie is our One To Watch. London is full to the brim with immense talent and one of those underground stars is Lily Mckenzie, a singer/songwriter and pianist. After a string of releases, she has dropped her latest EP “Support Machine” featuring fellow South Londoner Giggs. The Brit School alumnus has gone from …
The Sampleface Museum: E-mu SP-1200
AJ Brown opens our new feature, “The Sampleface Museum”, with an examination of the influential E-mu SP-1200.
Childhood Cassettes: Reggae Music From My Youth
Childhood Cassettes looks at the tapes we listened to as young rapscallions. Here’s the lowdown on my childhood defined by reggae music before all that hip hop stuff kicked in.
Grace Jones – Me! I Disconnect From You (Cover)
Jamaica Month continues as an unreleased Grace Jones cover of Gary Numan’s “Me! I Disconnect From You” is unearthed for the upcoming reissue of 1981’s “Nightclubbing”. There’s just no denying Grace Jones’ aura and presence in the 1980s and, to be fair, whenever she’s mentioned in conversation. Her fifth studio album Nightclubbing became her best …
THROWBACK THURSDAY: Shoreditch Experimental Music School (1969)
We go back to Shoreditch in 1969 and take a look at their experimental music school, teaching children about the methods of then-contemporary music. Needless to say, this is the mother of all Throwback Thursdays we’ve shown you. Music in 1969 was epitomised by the likes of John Lennon, Woodstock, David Bowie and King Crimson …
VIDEO: Edward Scissortongue – Fluids (Greenwood Sharps Remix)
London producer Greenwood Sharps teams up with Edward Scissortongue to provide some visuals for his remix of Fluids. High Focus’ magnificently bearded doomsayer, Edward Scissortongue, has received the remix treatment and a new video from London based producer Greenwood Sharps. Fluids is taken from Scissortongue’s 2012 album Better Luck Next Life and clocking in at …
Moteleola – Hova Nasir, The Remix Tape
London’s Moteleola is back with a remix tape centred around the songs of hip hop legends Jay Z and Nas. The relationship between Jay Z and Nas has been somewhat fraught over the years but that hasn’t stopped Moteleola from bringing them together for his brand new remix tape. Hova Nasir is a 4-track release …
Review: Miraa May – The Beginning EP
We reviewed Miraa May’s The Beginning EP.
INTERVIEW: DarkoTheSuper
We interviewed DarkoTheSuper. Or was it Doc Heller? Dwarf Nebula? Either way, we discussed his latest albums and who/what inspired his offbeat personas. Being fans of some of the most mysterious and eccentric alter egos in hip hop (Madlib/Quasimoto/YNQ, DOOM/Viktor Vaughn/King Geedorah and Kool Keith/Dr. Octagon/Dr. Dooom amongst others), we’re happy to embrace the many …
BBC Radio 4: The Art Of The Loop
BBC Radio 4’s The Art Of The Loop, presented by Matthew Herbert, essential listening for all you Sampleface readers.
NEW MUSIC: Starchild – “Corona Coyote”
Starchild aka Simbrula Nox aka our editor-in-chief has blessed us with a new celestial embodiment called “Corona Coyote”. Yes, our editor in chief Starchild has returned with a brand new project called “Corona Coyote”, inspired by the music of Brazil and smooth grooves. While looking at the grey skies this afternoon, the tape gave me …
VIDEO: Tiny Hearts x House Shoes (Interview)
The electronic three piece sat down with House Shoes and talked about how they got together for Boiler Room. It was a Detroit connection in Boiler Room’s BTS feature today with House Shoes talking to Tiny Hearts in LA about their humble beginnings and how their styles don’t really fit but evidently do in the …
De La Soul – Dilla Plugged In (Prod. J Dilla)
De La Soul and J Dilla combine once again for “Dilla Plugged In”, a cut from their upcoming mixtape “Smell The D.A.I.S.Y.”.
Leftover Links #15: Jamaica
The latest edition of Leftover Links is all about Jamaica, with articles featuring Lee “Scratch” Perry, Count Ossie and the beginnings of rock steady. We continue our Jamaica Month with a range of articles involving the island’s music and culture and how it has affected the world around it. You may be surprised to not …
FREE DL: Bonobo – Les LeBas (Remix)
Bonobo’s remix of Henri Texier’s Les LaBas will ease you through the transition from winter to spring and it’s free to download. It’d be fair to say Bonobo is one of the UK’s most treasured electronic artists, as his music continues to grow in stature with every new release. Since last year’s The North Borders, …