Vinyl is an ever-growing medium, and an increasing amount of labels these days are opting to release on wax.
That goes for fledgling Bournemouth label It’s Foundation, too, who are prepping their first vinyl release — a much-anticipated collaboration between Trends and Neon Beats, with the B-side manned by Neffa-T and Habitat, who’s turned in a break-heavy, BBK-referencing hard hitter.
As part of the #LiveColourful LIVE campaign, the trio are set to produce a unique grime-orchestral sound — with the project labelle
Last night the Rated Awards made history — as the first of its kind to celebrate strictly British urban talent.
Islington’s Gracepoint venue saw some of the finest in grime and UK hip-hop acts taking to its stages, with live performances from Little Simz, Bonkaz, Ghetts, Giggs and Kano (who scooped the GRM Legacy Award).
'Sankofa' is both a word and symbol native to the Akan language of southern Ghana that stands for the notion that it is OK, in fact imperative, to keep looking back at the past as we move forward. After speaking to London-based producers Mumdance and Logos, and understanding how they approach sound and songwriting, DJ Mag is reminded of this term since it applies in many way to their modus operandi.
A few weeks ago, Zed Bias released “Shizam”, a monster of a single featuring burgeoning rappers Stylo G and Scrufizzer and a wicked cool animation video to go with it. Now the remixes have begun pouring in, the first one comes from forward thinking grime tech producer Mushy.
After garnering the support of Red Bull Music Academy and performing at Reading & Leeds festival and the upcoming Bestival; the UK-based radio, production and brother duo of Adam and Joe aka Star. One have spent the summer dropping tracks from their new mixtape ‘Elements’.
Dubstep don Hatcha has kindly given us a piece of history with this classic dubstep set recorded all the way back in 2002, around the time when the term dubstep was being coined and starting to get acknowledged as its own genre. Hatcha and Big Apple were at the forefront of the movement at the time alongside Tempa and the FWD crew.
Following the news story on Plastician remastering his back catalogue, DJ Mag speaks to the dubstep pioneer looking to the past as he begins to move to greener pastures...
