Welcome to Spannered’s music feature and review archive. What’s in here then? Well, since the site was launched in 2006, Spannered has run in-depth interviews with globetrotting tastemakers Kode9, DJ Ripley and Maga Bo, tripped over to Barcelona's Sónar festival, fallen over at the first ever Bloc Weekend, toured New York's global music circuit and gotten tinnitus in Bristol and São Paulo.
 
Spannered's archive stretches all the way back to 2000, however. Have a dig about and you'll unearth interviews and features with Jeff Mills and Photek, write-ups of Cat Power and Caribou gigs, and album reviews spanning Aphex Twin to NoMeansNo.
 
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Vybz Kartel
album | Greensleeves   
21 December 2003
Vybz Kartel
Up To Di Yime
Vybz Kartel – a dee-jay so versatile that his name is a collective noun – proves with his debut long-player that he is a powerful and...
by Masta G
J-Boogie
album | Om   
21 October 2004
J-Boogie
J-Boogie's Dubtronic Science
This deep mix from San Franciscan hip hop DJ J-Boogie is one of this month's unexpected gems, combining as it does hip hop, dub, nu soul and...
by Masta G
Amp Fiddler
album | Genuine   
5 February 2004
Amp Fiddler
Waltz of a Ghetto Fly
Joseph 'Amp' Fiddler hails from Detroit – a hub of musical creativity – and that city's traditions of both electronic and organic soul...
by Masta G
Nairobi Yetu
album | UpToYouToo   
23 November 2004
Nairobi Yetu
Kilio Cha Haki (A Cry For Justice)
The poignant intro to Kilio Cha Haki sees MC Kinyanjui Anthony's assertion that 'I was born in the street, I was born in the slum' balance...
by Masta G
Various Artists
album | Nascente   
23 November 2004
Various Artists
Urban Latino
This compilation from world music label Nascente (put together by salsa don DJ Lubi) combines Latin hip hop and R'n'B with reggaeton, the Latin...
by Masta G
Danger Mouse and Jemini
album | Lex Records   
7 August 2003
Danger Mouse and Jemini
Ghetto Pop Life
It's hard for me not to like a hip hop producer who’s named after my favourite childhood superhero. Danger Mouse’s inventive and daring...
by Masta G
Various Artists
album | Violent Turd   
28 April 2004
Various Artists
DJ /rupture vs Mutamassik: Shotgun Wedding Vol. 1 - The Bidoun Sessions
DJ /rupture and Mutamassik conduct guerrilla warfare on the stifling corporate culture which taints the music industry as surely as it does global politics.
by Masta G
Smadj
album | Most Records   
29 April 2004
Smadj
Take It and Drive
Tunisian-born musician Jean Pierre Smadja has been making and recording music since the early nineties, but this album seems certain to bring him to...
by Masta G
Various Artists
album | VP Records   
6 July 2005
Various Artists
Universal Message
Unmissable compilation showcasing Jamaica's new roots sound which eschews modern dancehall’s materialism and the trinity of guns, girls and ganja for more spiritual values.
by Masta G
Various Artists
album | 679 Recordings   
6 November 2005
Various Artists
Run the Road 2
The first instalment of Run the Road last year brought the urgent, abrasive sound of grime to the attention...
by Masta G
Various Artists
album | Greensleeves   
6 November 2005
Various Artists
The Biggest Reggae One Drop Anthems 2005
Bob Marley sang of the music which he popularised around the world that “we feel it in the one drop”. His term is now used to describe...
by Masta G
Various Artists
album | Grand Central   
2 October 2003
Various Artists
Exclusive and Rare Tracks, Volume 2
This new compilation showcases a wide range of talent from progressive Manchester-based label Grand Central. The diversity of different sounds on...
by Masta G
Yungun
album | Janomi   
21 June 2004
Yungun
The Essance
In the shops since last week,Yungun's hotly anticipated new LP combines tracks that have appeared on 12” over the past couple of years with...
by Masta G
Various Artists
album | Out Here   
14 April 2006
Various Artists
African Rebel Music: Roots Reggae and Dancehall
The profound connections between reggae music and the African continent have been apparent since thousands of rastas came to greet a bemused Haile...
by Masta G
Spank Rock
album | Big Dada   
21 April 2006
Spank Rock
YoYoYoYoYo
Big Dada's energetic new kids meld bouncy East Coast hip hop with what sounds dangerously like Brighton Big Beat circa 1996. Is it successful though?
by Masta G
Various Artists
album | Ninja Tune   
19 October 2003
Various Artists
Solid Steel Presents The Herbaliser - Herbal Blend
The latest installation in the series of Solid Steel mixes has the Herbaliser at the controls for an adeptly put together journey through...
by Masta G
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