New Starkey and more

February 23, 2010 Uncategorized

Philly bass music aficionado Starkey takes on Uffies ‘MC’s Can Kiss’ and makes a decent record out of it. It’s out on Ed Banger records and you can get it as part of the MC’s Can Kiss EP on iTunes
Uffie – MC’s Can Kiss (Starkey Bootleg)
Cccccoooolll Wrld is the lead track from the Cool [...]

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Mixtape Monday via Cosmopolyphonic Radio

February 22, 2010 Mixtape Monday

Cosmopolyphonic Radio is a Japanese based podcast on PodOmatic and it’s pretty damn good.  It’s spot on if you’re thinking about taking up a new language as the whole show is given in both English and Japanese, handy.  They showcase the best Japanese music around and also an y other good stuff that isn’t from [...]

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Friday Funk

February 19, 2010 Friday Funk

Got a nice selection of Friday Funk for you.  First up is Breakbot with the track ‘Baby I’m Yours’ featuring Irfane on Ed Banger rekkids.  This is poppy as hell and got that archetypal Ed Banger synth sound throughout that can’t help but get feet shuffling.
Breakbot – Baby I’m Yours Feat. Irfane
Couple of beauties [...]

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Georgia Anne Muldrow & Declaime – SomeOthaShip (Mello Music)

February 18, 2010 Uncategorized

This one’s as fresh as they come, a nice slice of intergalactic Boom Bap from West Coast veteran Declaime aka Dudley Perkins and his talented other half Georgia Anne Muldrow.  There’s hella guest spots on this with names like Kool G Rap, Big Pooh, and Prince Po and BIG production credits with Black Milk, Flying [...]

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Stick it on my Swede

February 18, 2010 New Music

A bit of swedish pop infused disco to brighten a cold February evening.  I’ve got to say I’m enjoying a lot of stuff coming out of Sweden at the moment and this track from Lo-Fi-Fnk has a great little groove to it, even if the lyrics are a tad rudimentary.  The track bounces along and [...]

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Debruit – Spatio Temporel EP (Civil Music)

February 18, 2010 New Music

Damn, Debruit brings a whole lot to the table with this EP. Glitchy African inspired rhythms, intelligent structure and use of bass and classic g-funk vocoder sounds. Last years ‘Let’s Post Funk’ EP was a taster of what the Frenchman is about but this four track collection takes the sound to another dimension. [...]

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Topman Ctrl: Passion Pit Takeover Win 2 Tickets

November 17, 2009 Competitions

TopmanCtrl is hitting our fine city this Thursday and the line-up a bit special.  One of the breakthrough bands of this year Passion Pit are taking the reigns and have picked 3 of their favourite bands to play the new Korova on Hope Street, Liverpool.
The Lineup includes the current Liverpool hype band Bicycle Thieves, the [...]

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Heavy Rotation

November 16, 2009 Album Reviews

Here’s a quick run down of the sounds that have been pleasing my ears over the last couple of weeks…Click the album artwork to listen in Spotify
The Builders And The Butchers – Salvation Is a Deep Dark Well
Portland, Oregon’s The Builders and The Butchers make a noise like no other, combining bluegrass, folk, gospel, blues and [...]

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Tim Burgess @ Liverpool Music Week – WIN 2 Tickets

October 24, 2009 Competitions

Oh aye! It’s only that flippin’ Tim Burgess fella from little known band The Charlatans! Fancy seeing Tim ripping shizz up at Newz Bar, Liverpool during Music Week? Well here’s your chance.
The gig takes place on Friday 30th October and also features fantastic local bands The Seal Cub Clubbing Club, Fake City Lights [...]

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Live Review: Wave Machines @ Festevol – O2 Academy, Liverpool

September 28, 2009 Live Reviews

On the surface Wave Machines would appear to be a band that like to have fun with their music and don’t take themselves too seriously; rocking pastel coloured shirts and dorky(cool) schoolteacher style tweed suits, not to mention their captivating face masks carrying portrait images of their own physiognomy. The eyes in the masks seem [...]

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