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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Blockhead
ep | Ninja Tune   
19 February 2004
Blockhead
Insomniac Olympics
…must get through review without mentioning DJ Shadow, RJD2 or Nightmares On Wax… Aesop rock collaborator Blockhead...
by Demented Toddler
Normal Position
ep | Deep Water Recordings   
16 February 2004
Normal Position
Boyfriend's Car
Hyperfast breakbeats and complex electro-acoustic clicks and pops are the hallmarks of today's cutting-edge electronica. But, while impressive, this...
by Ed Chamberlin
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
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
LJ Kruzer
12 | Uncharted Audio   
25 January 2004
LJ Kruzer
Bitch Owes Money
LJ Kruzer once cited Abba, Def Leppard and Rick Astley as influences in an interview. Thankfully these inspirations are scarcely apparent on his...
by Ed Chamberlin
Cursor Miner
single | Uncharted Audio   
24 January 2004
Cursor Miner
Library/Our Day Will Come
Cursor Miner (aka Rob Tubb) is nothing if not original. Released at the end of 2002, Tubb's Explosive Piece of Mind LP, managed to come off...
by Ed Chamberlin
Jimmy Edgar
ep | Warp   
21 January 2004
Jimmy Edgar
Access Rhythm
Following his recent signing to Warp, Jimmy Edgar has come out with some considerable fireworks for this EP. Already an established figure at the...
by David Gunn
Luke Slater
12 | Novamute   
14 January 2004
Luke Slater
Traktion Action
Luke Slater is in the process of putting a fifth album together for release on Mute. In the interim Novamute are treating us to a series of singles...
by Benjamin Lehmann
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
Nitzer Ebb
12 | Novamute   
12 January 2004
Nitzer Ebb
Murderous (Phil Kieran mix) / Control I'm Here (LFO mix)
Mute Records are preparing to release Body Of Work, a retrospective look at Nitzer Ebb's 80s output. To launch the project Novamute have...
by Benjamin Lehmann
Good Girl/Mr G (aka Goofy)
7 | Young Blood   
21 December 2003
Good Girl/Mr G (aka Goofy)
Degree/Question
The question sometimes arises as to how dancehall producers get the often absurd names they give to their instrumentals (rhythms/riddims)... Well,...
by Gabriel
Umek
ep | Novamute   
20 December 2003
Umek
Telontol
The Telontol EP marks Slovenian Umek's second outing on Novamute this year, following his (similarly titled) Tikonal from...
by Benjamin Lehmann
Saam Schlamminger
ep | Alien Transistor Records   
19 October 2003
Saam Schlamminger
Chronomad 1
The sleeve notes tell us that Chronomad is Saam Schlamminger, a young German of Turkish origin, a multi instrumentalist, filmmaker and student of...
by Tom Giles
Captain Funkaho
ep | Stones Throw   
18 October 2003
Captain Funkaho
Villain Style/Goatworld
This new EP from Madlib's label Stones Throw introduces the unhinged Captain Funkaho to the world. A lifelong lover of goats and sometime advisor to...
by Masta G
DJ C
12 | Mashit   
18 October 2003
DJ C
Conscience a Heng Dem (featuring Capelton)
The first release from the appropriately named new American label Mashit makes imaginative use of a militant Capelton vocal (an interlude from his...
by Masta G
Lotek HiFi
7 | Big Dada   
2 October 2003
Lotek HiFi
Percolator
The Big Dada website coyly describes this new 7 as ragga disco, clearly hoping that people might not realise it's actually garage. Whatever you want...
by Masta G
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