2009 debut from this talented female Hip Hopper, Speech Debelle has been acclaimed as a female counterpoint to Roots Manuva’s brand of conscious Rap. But that’s probably where the comparison ends, as Debelle’s intimately honest lyrics are set to a backing of folksy downbeats and melancholy Soul set by a range of producers and collaborators including Lotek …
2007 release from Jason Swinscoe’s Cinematic Orchestra, their first since 2002’s Everyday. Ma Fleur was written as the soundtrack to a specially commissioned screenplay for an imagined film (which may or may not yet be made). Swinscoe recruited suitable vocalists for the atmospheres and themes he wanted to deal with including the remarkable Fontella Bass, Lou Rhodes and …
2008 release. A host of collaborators joins DJ Andy Carthy (better known as Mr. Scruff) for Ninja Tuna, the fourth album in his canon. With a pinch of his customary homespun sense of humor and love of all things soulful and jazzy, Carthy blends his tunes across a range of soundworlds, encompassing Funk and light Electronica. Guests include …
Double vinyl LP pressing includes dowload code. It’s been almost three years since the release of Bonobo’s masterful, mould-breaking Black Sands, an album that saw him touring a hypnotic live show across the world for well over a year. Now, in 2013, he stands ready to take things up yet another notch. ‘The North Borders’ is a long …