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Wednesday, 26 October 2016

5 Songs About: Unlikely cover versions

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'Woo Hah!! Got You All In Check' by Setenta Let's start off with one that will grab you right off the bat... this worlds apa...
Tuesday, 11 October 2016

'Afrokraut' by David Nesselhauf [Review]

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If you consider yourself a fan of musical creativity and gravitate to artists offering you that little something distinctive and unique, ...
Thursday, 29 September 2016

'#bluenoteremixed vol.1' by Mark de Clive-Lowe

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Mark de Clive-Lowe brings his unique style of jazz, nu-soul and house to the glorious catalogue of Blue Note Records with an improvised l...
Wednesday, 21 September 2016

5 Songs About: Record Kicks (Italian funk-soul record label)

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'Waiting So Long' by Nick Pride & The Pimptones featuring Jess Roberts  The album this song comes from ('Midnight Feast ...
Wednesday, 14 September 2016

'Blood From A Stone' by Eric Krasno [Review]

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We nearly covered a song from this album in last week's 'What I'm listening to... (October)' article but thought we could...
Monday, 5 September 2016

What I'm listening to... (September 2016)

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'Like You Me' by Alecia Chakour I’ve been seeing this name surface a lot recently – Chakour’s appeared as a guest vocalist on Ni...
Wednesday, 31 August 2016

'Raios Do Sol' by Resolution 88 [Single review]

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Splash Blue Music – home to The Steve McQueens and Joao Caetano – is proud to present brand new music from the UK four-piece, Resolutio...
Wednesday, 24 August 2016

Podcast #12: Get to Know... Stevie Wonder

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Welcome to Episode 12 of our 'GetToKnow' series showcasing the work of some of our favourite producers and musicians, and this mo...
Wednesday, 6 July 2016

5 Songs About: Erykah Badu guest appearances

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‘Poetry’ by The RH Factor featuring Q-Tip & Erykah Badu ‘Hard Groove’, 2003, Verve Records Having immersed himself within the...
Monday, 27 June 2016

"Lost and Found": Shola Adisa-Farrar [Interview]

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Already boasting an incredible line-up of funk and soul artists including Setenta and DjeuhDjoah & Lieutenant Nicholson, the "...
Monday, 20 June 2016

'The Reflex Revisions' by Henri-Pierre Noel [Review]

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Aside from their already talent-heavy roster, encapsulated by artists like Bev Lee Harling, the Gene Dudley Group and The Milk, London-...
Monday, 13 June 2016

"Going Deeper": Nick Pride & The Pimptones [Interview]

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Nick Pride & The Pimptones formally introduced themselves through their debut album on Record Kicks in 2011, ‘Midnight Feast of Jazz’...
Tuesday, 31 May 2016

5 Songs About: Infidelity

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'Contagious' by The Isley Brothers Eternal, 2001, DreamWorks Records Probably most notable about this song is how a story was a...
Friday, 27 May 2016

'blackSUMMERS'night' artwork + tracklist + video

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Finally! Well, I say 'finally' but it isn't actually here yet.  Although it seems unlikely that anything can stop the rele...
Wednesday, 18 May 2016

What I'm listening to... (May 2016)

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Well, the immediate answer of what I've been listening to over the past few weeks is a steady flow of Prince records... Yes, I'm ...
Monday, 9 May 2016

'Hello Baby' by Lack of Afro [Review]

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Hot on the heels of the brilliant Junior Oliver release ‘Bristol Fashion’ mere months ago, Adam Gibbons once again throws on the Lack of ...
Wednesday, 4 May 2016

'Changes' by Charles Bradley [Review]

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The screaming eagle of soul.  If you've listened to a Charles Bradley album before then you know that's an apt description of his...
Thursday, 21 April 2016

R.I.P. Prince [1958-2016] (+The Top 100 Mix)

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In February 2016, I posted my Top 100 Prince songs... and ranked them... in order.  It took months to put together - I genuinely listen...
Tuesday, 19 April 2016

"No Turning Back": Eric "E" Cooke [Interview]

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Interview with Imran Mirza The release of the single 'The Turning Point' marks the next stage in Eric Cooke's ever-burgeon...
Wednesday, 6 April 2016

'Family Dinner, Volume 2' by Snarky Puppy [Review]

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The Texas-born, New York-based, jazz-fusion ensemble called Snarky Puppy unveiled their tenth album this year, with the second in their c...
Friday, 1 April 2016

'Urban Hang Suite' turns 20! (+ bonus live review!)

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'Urban Hang Suite' - the debut album from soul superstar Maxwell - has the privilege of seeing its 20th Birthday on the 2nd Ap...
Wednesday, 30 March 2016

R.I.P. Phife Dawg [1970-2016]

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Last week featured the incredibly sad news of the passing of A Tribe Called Quest rapper and co-founder, Phife Dawg (Malik Izaak Taylor) ...
Wednesday, 9 March 2016

“The Radical”: Sean Khan [Interview]

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Interview with Imran Mirza Far Out Recordings, which acts as the label home for Azymuth, Sabrina Malheiros, Marcos Valle and Nicola ...