The fact that Alix Perez’s debut LP 1984 is by far the most battered piece among the permanent residents of my record bag says a lot about just how special that album is. At the time of it’s release it was fresh and helped define d&b’s sound for a good few years; The Cut Deepens [...]
Any night that Manchester based collective Soul:ution has anything to do with is always absolute fire. Based around Soul:R artists Marcus Intalex, Calibre, S.P.Y. and DRS, they’ve got that perfect blend of the soulful and the filthy, taking d&b to new places and exploring all the best nooks and crannies of a pretty massive genre. [...]
After running their label nights for a while now, packing out esteemed venues London wide such as Cable, Fabric and The End, Shogun Audio are taking a further plunge into the London clubbing scene, joining other d&b nights such as A Bunch of Cuts in running a warehouse night. Teaming up with the London Warehouse [...]
Regular readers might have heard me say there’s been a lot of goodness in my inbox recently, so here’s a collection of (mainly) fresh hip hop bits to hit the tube. Crank your speakers, kick back and try not to strain your neck too hard. First up, Brighton heads DAHLI and HaZod come through alongside [...]
Dj Friction’s brainchild, Shogun Audio, is hands down one of the most respected modern d&B labels. They have a continuous stream of forward thinking, high quality and dancefloor destroying d&b, as well as occasionally branching out into dubstep releases (with artists like Icicle bridging the gap). Their Youtube channel not only has decent quality clips [...]
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