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album | Lex Records
6 August 2003
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
album | Violent Turd
27 April 2004
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
album | Most Records
28 April 2004
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
album | VP Records
5 July 2005
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
album | 679 Recordings
6 November 2005
The first instalment of Run the Road last year brought the urgent, abrasive sound of grime to the attention...
by Masta G
album | Greensleeves
6 November 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
album | Grand Central
1 October 2003
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
album | Janomi
20 June 2004
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
album | Out Here
13 April 2006
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
album | Big Dada
20 April 2006
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
album | Ninja Tune
18 October 2003
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
album | Big Dada
30 October 2003
Lotek Hifi's mini album proves the range of Big Dada's roster in the wake of Ty's latest outing (see album review) and sees producer Wayne Bennett...
by Masta G
album | Sanctuary/RAS
25 August 2004
The associations between the grand old man of American music and Jamaica's greatest cultural export are not immediately apparent, even if Dylan does...
by Masta G
album | Big Dada
2 September 2004
With Ty just nominated for the Mercury Prize and Infinite Livez attracting widespread and deserved critical acclaim, it seems that Big Dada can do...
by Masta G
album | Wall of Sound
11 September 2004
The concept behind Wall of Sound's helpfully titled Two Culture Clash is that of collaboration and cross fertilisation between UK-based...
by Masta G
album | RG Records
26 November 2003
Loose knit collective Border Crossing move through the different musical idioms of their native West London with consummate ease. Their genre...
by Masta G
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