Archie Shepp, the 82-year-old jazz icon, shines on an edifying, fluid and thrilling maelstrom of jagged jazz and booming hip-hop that transcends the dilution, novelty value and timidity of crossover records. Ever since emerging in the turbulent 1960’s as a consummate free jazz trailblazer, passionate educator, ‘New Thing’ progenitor and guiding light of Afro-centric black … [Read more...] about Archie Shepp, Damu The Fudgemunk and Raw Poetic: Ocean Bridges – Review
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Review: Big Terror (feat Rebel ACA & French Monkey Wrench) – Self-titled
Hip-hop/Brit Pop outfit Big Terror release their self-titled record, featuring an impressive backbone of 70s and 90s music with an element of fun amongst contagious beats. In life, there are those that follow and those that lead. Big Terror realise this, and their new self-titled record is testament to both sides of the coin. Using influences of 70s and 90s beats and sounds, … [Read more...] about Review: Big Terror (feat Rebel ACA & French Monkey Wrench) – Self-titled
Single Review: DannyDosha – Kelsey 2
DannyDosha releases new single Kelsey 2, and with it we’re invited into a world of inventive melodies, clever contrasts, and inspired vocals. DannyDosha (Daniel Maurice Barry) was always going to have an eclectic sound to his music. Growing up with a hip-hop producer as an uncle and a cousin as a mix-engineer, he had wide access to a plethora of musical influences, including … [Read more...] about Single Review: DannyDosha – Kelsey 2
Review: Mura Masa – Mura Masa
On his highly anticipated, self-titled debut album, the Guernsey-born, London-based producer known as Mura Masa - 21-year-old Alex Crossan - has conjured a cohesive record that skilfully reconciles a star-studded mix-tape sensibility with the ingenious flow of an old-fashioned, album-style structure, connecting the dots between genres with irresistible verve and pinpoint … [Read more...] about Review: Mura Masa – Mura Masa