New York trio Stray Phrases perform J Dilla’s Donuts live in its entirety on this week’s Saturday Matinée. Covers of hip hop tracks are commonplace in music and jazz covers of hip hop are getting more popular but this one may have a special place in the hearts of Dilla fans (maybe even alongside Suite …
Better late than never, the team at Sampleface give you their favourite albums of 2012.
Sampleface favourite RKZ’s starts the new year off with a superb video for his track Superstars featuring the delectable Sian Sanderson. Happy new year to you all! We couldn’t think of anything better to kick 2013 off than the new video from RKZ. While his mixtape Words of Adrenaline is picking up steam, he dropped …
A great documentary on the shortlived TB-303 that spawned some influential basslines after its “death”. If you’re a musician, producer or just a music tech head, you’ll almost certainly possess a piece of Roland equipment. The most well-known machine, of course, is the TR-808, taking up about 95% of trap and mainstream hip hop music’s …
Languid’s trip to Amsterdam produced a superb Dilla flip and an awesome video. Recently, UK-based producer Languid took a trip to Amsterdam for some much needed R&R (records and records) and as a souvenir, he brought back this beautiful Dilla flip and video to go with it. The best part is it features on the Pragmatic …
Dutch producer Nubbz is back with another remix.
The man of many aliases, Dwarf Nebula drops a new album.
KLIM beats of the Ukraine releases his new album ANTEATER. If I have learnt anything this year in music, it’s not to sleep on European hip hop. KLIM beats is a reason why. I’d heard SUMMERTIME earlier this year while searching for Ukrainian talent and he was definitely a cut above the rest. From the …
The reggae DJ legend David Rodigan talks about dubplates and soundclash culture with the RBMA in today’s Saturday Matinée. When you talk about Jamaican music (and specifically reggae), you hear the usual names of people like Bob Marley, Gregory Isaacs, Toots and the Maytals, Buju Banton, Beenie Man and the like. But in terms of …
Here’s the video for The Throwaway starring the Yancey Boys, Frank Nitt and the city of LA.