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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Soundmurderer and SK-1
12 | Rephlex   
25 September 2003
Soundmurderer and SK-1
Rewind Records EP
Soundmurderer and partner in Crime SK-1 lay down some ragga-jungle-hardcore on this collection which puts most UK producers to shame. These two...
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
Lotek HiFi
7 | Big Dada   
18 September 2003
Lotek HiFi
Ram Dancehall
This one’s been out for a while but I only just caught up with it. Wayne Bennett has previously produced for Roots Manuva and this hard to...
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
Buddy Peace and Zilla
ep | Bewildered Beat Headz   
13 August 2003
Buddy Peace and Zilla
A Friendly Game of Chess
Hip hop has come a long way since those early days of powering generators off street lights, from a minority music local to just a few...
by The Felonious Punk
Luke Vibert
ep | Warp   
11 August 2003
Luke Vibert
Syntax/I Love Acid
Unbelievably this is Luke Vibert’s first proper release on Warp. Despite being closely affiliated to the label and its artists for years now,...
by The Felonious Punk
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
Eric B & Rakim/Prince
single | Arcola   
24 July 2003
Eric B & Rakim/Prince
I Know You Got Soul/Uptown
Warp kick off their new Arcola sub-label with this cheeky two track white label, allegedly knocked together by Brothomstates, it’s quite a...
by The Felonious Punk
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
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
Soyuz
ep | Lost Dog Recordings   
26 June 2003
Soyuz
Soyuz IV
This four-track EP has – it must be said – rather creepy origins. Released as a limited edition available only from the Lost Dog...
by Elizabeth Wells
Psapp
ep | Melodic   
26 June 2003
Psapp
Do Something Wrong
An intriguing multi-instrumental release from Melodic, bursting with aural colours, textures and lovely tunes. What is evident from listening to...
by Elizabeth Wells
Danzen Jetzt
ep | Klangkrieg Produktionen   
26 June 2003
Danzen Jetzt
Alles Will Los 2
The press release for this EP throws name-dropping references around with gay abandon, which always makes me a little suspicious as if it’s...
by Elizabeth Wells
Echokrank
ep | Klangkrieg Produktionen   
26 June 2003
Echokrank
Echokrank
The word ‘Echokrank’ describes the acoustic hallucination suffered by deep-sea divers when they rise to the surface of the water too...
by Elizabeth Wells
Smyglyssna
ep | Vertical Form   
4 June 2003
Smyglyssna
We Can Fix It Remixes
Vertical Form follow up the success of Swede Henrik Johansson's first album with a remix project, allowing a few familiar names to give their take...
by Miles Hawthorn
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