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album | Lex Records
1 October 2003
Assured delivery puts less versatile MCs to shame, demonstrating a sharp range of styles, an acute knowledge of hip hop history and some impressive lyrical stunts.
by Demented Toddler
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 | Rephlex
19 September 2003
Just every now and then a record comes along that is not only an absolute pleasure to listen to but opens your mind once again to the almost...
by The Felonious Punk
album | Novamute
19 September 2003
UK Bass is a term first coined by the Wide crew to describe the fusion of ragga, hip hop, jungle, ghetto-tech and booty bass that they've been...
by Jimmy 'Zinger' Bolus
album | Rephlex
18 September 2003
Ah shit, you all know Bogdan by now: twisted toy-town hardcore cut, spliced and ripped to shreds, a 200 bpm assault on the senses that you either...
by The Felonious Punk and Mr Bear
album | Component Records
2 September 2003
Mixed bag of stuff here on a label out of Canada, but presenting an international array of artists. There are some familiar names, some unknown (to...
by Miles Hawthorn
album | Tresor
2 September 2003
And I’m sure it doesn’t, well not in my experience anyway. I was lucky enough to visit there over the Loveparade weekend in 1994 and...
by Miles Hawthorn
album | Expanding
2 September 2003
Expanding continue to 'expand' (please forgive me) and serve up another delicacy for our enjoyment. This time it's the turn of Tim Martin from...
by Miles Hawthorn
album | Vertical Form
2 September 2003
Matt Haines is the Rip-Off Artist, presumably named due to his penchant for stealing famous album titles. The light-hearted humour that I assume led...
by Miles Hawthorn
album | Faith and Industry
16 August 2003
Fusing ancient and modern instruments of the wandering minstrel, from laptops to recorders, Patrick Wolf's debut album forges a startlingly unique...
by James Burrell
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 | Warp
5 August 2003
Chris Clark plunged onto the scene two years ago with the frenetic, restless Clarence Park. Ranging from hyperactive distorted breaks to...
by The Felonious Punk
album | Rephlex
26 June 2003
More a compendium of previously released singles than an album proper, this first long-player from Kevin Martin’s ragga project still works as...
by Edward Blake
album | PIAS
26 June 2003
Having favourably reviewed a Gold Chains single earlier this year I was looking forwards to hearing this long-player. But within 10 minutes I wanted...
by Edward Blake
album | Jarring Effects
25 June 2003
This is clearly a band with style and pulling power: not only are they artistically very smooth (there is more than an aesthetic nod and wink here...
by Elizabeth Wells
album | Pause_2
25 June 2003
Maps And Diagrams is one Tim Martin, a guy who grew up in the 70s listening to his dad’s collection of punk rock, Kraftwerk and Talking Heads...
by Elizabeth Wells
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