Ras G - Happy Arrival Day Mister Ra
Ras G pays tribute to the late great Sun Ra on his 99th birthday with a new track.
VIDEO: White Label - A Short Film About Vinyl
White Label is a short film about vinyl and what it means to music listeners and collectors. “A short film giving an insight into the lives of people closely associated and dedicated to the vinyl record, the nostalgia it evokes in them, and what it is about this material that has led them into careers …
Richie Saps x Warren Xclnce - Tell Me What You Wanna Do (Feat. Alexander Petrelli)
The duo that is Richie Saps and Warren Xclnce are back with a new track, Tell Me What You Wanna Do. Since the last time we heard Richie Saps’ Down The Rabbits Hole, we’ve been looking forward to the next time his collaborative efforts with Warren Xclnce would grace our ears. When we heard Tell …
REVIEW: Kanye West - 'Black Skinhead' & 'New Slaves'
Kanye West, the self-professed Louis Vuitton Don, is back but there’s nothing materialistic about the message within his two new tracks Black Skinhead & New Slaves, apparently. Sampleface is on the case to dig a little deeper and see what the fuss is about. In case you haven’t heard or your respective social media feeds …
ONE TO WATCH: Sirkri
French producer Sirkri is our One To Watch. 9th Wonder, Flying Lotus, J Dilla, Black Milk and Kev Brown – just some of the major influences on Sirkri’s work. The French producer (yes, another one) recently put those musical inspirations to good use and came up with Sade’s Dream, a masterclass in musical ordered chaos. …
G Bonson - Do My Thing
France’s G Bonson drops his debut release, Do My Thing. France is a hot bed for hip hop talent, conjuring beat magicians like Wax Tailor, Dela and Onra. Hoping to add his name to the list is G Bonson with his debut album, Do My Thing. Bonson claims his “obsession for cratediggin’” contributed to his …
Nu Era - The Third Adam
Marc Mac of 4hero rekindles life into an old name to release The Third Adam. Following on from Waajeed’s techno project is Marc Mac, one half of UK drum & bass pioneers and unsung heroes of the genre 4hero, who has today released The Third Adam on iTunes and Bandcamp. Marc decided to go by …
FREE DOWNLOAD: Cellar Door - Songs Of Experience
Ipswich’s Cellar Door releases an orchestral hip hop EP called Songs Of Experience. An underrated pool for sampling producers nowadays is orchestral music. There have been some superb examples of orchestra based hip hop (just ask Kanye) and Cellar Door has added his name to that list with his new EP. Songs Of Experience is …
VIDEO: Juice Aleem - MoorKaBa Light Bikes
Birmingham-born emcee Juice Aleem releases a fast-paced video for Roots Manuva-produced MoorKaBa Light Bikes. Juice Aleem is what you might call something of a hip hop veteran, particular amongst the UK hip hop circles. Having joined Big Dada in 1997 and featuring on their first label release as Alpha Prhyme (we see what you did …
SONG FOR SUNDAY #31: Little Dragon – Feather
Our Song For Sunday this week is Little Dragon’s Feather.