36 Hours With DJ Hatcha
17-12-2020Pioneering dubstep and UKG DJ Hatcha is taking a (long) break from the festive celebrations to present a 36-hour live stream, in support of the mental health charity, Mind.
The non-stop stream runs from midday UK time on Saturday 26th December, until midnight the following day.
The first 24 hours will be Hatcha throwing down alone, drawing from his unmatched arsenal of golden era dubstep acetates. For the last 12 hours, he will be joined by some friends, and equally influential artists, like Benny Ill, Coki, Loefah, Oneman, Skream and Youngsta.
A day-and-a-half of dub plate pressure for 6 quid. Yes please. Tickets here.
Tunes Of Negation // Like The Stars Forever And Ever
If you build it…
16-12-2020Someone misses legendary Morley techno mecca The Orbit so much, they’ve built it in Minecraft. For a taste of what The Orbit was like in full flight during its 90s heyday, check this. Tip-off courtesy of Martin Guttridge-Hewitt.
Sly & Robbie are the definition of staying power
15-12-2020Listen to the fearsome heat of the ‘Haul & Pull Up’ riddim, taken from the recently dropped album Red Hills Road on the legendary Taxi label. Arguably the greatest rhythm section in Jamaican music history, still slaying it after all these decades.
Live your record distro dreams with Omar-S
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Ekoplekz’s Deluge of Grandeur
A Very Chilly Christmas
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RSD // Old Fish / Shell Fish (Foundation Audio)
10-12-2020RSD releases a couple of new flips of Kingfisher on Foundation Audio
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Rian Treanor’s Experimental Care Works
Various Artists // Documenting Sound
Commodo // Procession
Chill Out Pioneer Mixmaster Morris’ 60-minute musical profiles
Tributes to Music House cutting master Leon Chue
Anz // Spring/Summer Dubs 2020
First Utah, now Romania…
01-12-2020We just need one more of these to triangulate and ascertain the pattern…