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.
 
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Luke Vibert
ep | Planet Mu   
31 July 2007
Luke Vibert
Mate Tron
One artist who’s not averse to getting the rave stabs out at 33 is that granddaddy of electronic beats, by Kone-R
Various Artists
ep | Expanding/spa.RK   
31 July 2007
Various Artists
Expanding vs spa.RK
Barcelona’s spa.RK label have a long-standing relationship with London’s fine Expanding imprint, but I believe this is the first...
by Kone-R
Various Arists
ep | Combat Recordings   
31 July 2007
Various Arists
2 Paths of Rage / Data Warfare
London’s Combat imprint has been dropping some speaker-destroying jams recently and their new 12”, 2 Paths of Rage,...
by Kone-R
Yungun and Mr Thing
12 | Janomi   
12 January 2004
Yungun and Mr Thing
Straight Jackin’
UK MC Yungun (aka Essa) has been bubbling on London's underground hip hop scene for some time now, collaborating with some of its leading lights and...
by Masta G
Sunship
ep | Casual   
21 October 2004
Sunship
Almighty Father
One time acid jazz musician and garage remixer Ceri Evans aka Sunship is pushing his sound in a different direction with this latest release on Ross...
by Masta G
Yungun and Mr Thing
12 | Janomi   
4 February 2004
Yungun and Mr Thing
Dancing Shoes
Mr Thing hits an infectious groove on this latest collaboration with Yungun (aka Essa), who lays down another strong lyric to follow on from his...
by Masta G
Chesse Roots
single | Basic Replay   
15 February 2004
Chesse Roots
Call Me Rambo/Rambo Gun Salute
Growing interest in dancehall has created a thriving market for classic early examples of the genre. But scant attention has so far been paid to the...
by Masta G
The Bug
12 | Rephlex   
8 July 2003
The Bug
Gun Disease
This red vinyl 12” from The Bug follows hard on the heels of the album Pressure. It takes up the ragga/hardcore sounds of tracks like...
by Masta G
Amen Andrews
ep | Rephlex   
21 July 2003
Amen Andrews
Vol. 1
The new offering from Luke Vibert (volume one of a series of five EPs from his new Amen Andrews incarnation) takes us all the way back to the old...
by Masta G
Yush 2K
7 | Genuine   
5 August 2003
Yush 2K
Fade Away/Bad Man
Following their more downtempo excursion on Soul Jazz a couple of months back, Yush 2K come with a bouncing old skool dancehall style riddim...
by Masta G
Automato
single | Capitol   
6 May 2004
Automato
The Single
Automato's varied and inventive eponymous debut album offered a new perspective on the New York hip hop scene, with a sound influenced by rock and...
by Masta G
Beenie Man and Ms Thing
7 | Fiesta Rhythm   
10 September 2003
Beenie Man and Ms Thing
Dude
Keeping the carnival vibe alive, the fresh new Fiesta Rhythm makes great use of the traditional Caribbean steel band sound, both for its catchy hook...
by Masta G
Junior Kelly
7 | Rocky 2003 Rhythm   
10 September 2003
Junior Kelly
Backbone
Kelly lays down a heavy conscious vocal on this ravey/breakbeat-inspired rhythm. He reckons he's going to kick Babylon off its throne and his...
by Masta G
Terry Hall and Mushtaq
12 | Honest Jon's   
21 May 2004
Terry Hall and Mushtaq
This Is How We Roll (Baby G Mixes)
Honest Jon's continue in their tradition of releasing only the finest examples of reggae and dancehall with this new twelve inch. They handed over...
by Masta G
Eoss
12 | Mashit   
21 May 2004
Eoss
Wacko Macko is Backo
On the A side of this latest Mashit release, DJ C takes on the Electro Organic Sound System's haunting, string drenched melody (originally composed...
by Masta G
The Free Association
single | Mercury   
18 September 2003
The Free Association
Sugarman
The latest single from David Holmes’ hip hop/funk collective sees them cover Sixto Rodriguez's classic account of the allure of herbal and...
by Masta G
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