Mar
10

Son Raw – Sign of the Grime + CIXS

Son Raw is gonna start rocking a mask and hiding out like Burial. The monthly rounds of self-promotion are beginning to get uncomfortable but plug I must; one of the benefits of hiring a DJ with a media platform is that he’ll ostensibly use said media platform to promote your event. False modesty aside however,… Continue reading »

Nov
02

Sach O: Swing & Skip Podcast 001 (The Return of Garage)

Sach O doesn’t own a car, let alone a garage. MTL has a dope subway yo’. UK Garage never truly caught on the first time around in North-America. Too busy getting jiggy to our own, we didn’t have time for London’s champagne fueled dance craze: rap albums were selling 5 million copies! It didn’t help… Continue reading »

Apr
05

Sach O: Warrior One – Bad like Jimmy Cliff

So far, we’ve kept our coverage of UKFunky at arm’s length here for a couple of reasons. In my case,  a severe aversion to four on the floor drums and “happy” party music explains my general antipathy for the style of post-House that took over London’s pirate airwaves in the wake of Dubstep. You can… Continue reading »

Oct
22

Kode 9′s Bubble and Squeak Mix

In celebration of the 25th Anniversary Broadcast of Radio Lancashire’s On the Wire, Hyperdub kingpin Kode 9 dropped this Bubble & Squeak Mix, which thanks to XL8R and Hyperdub has been made available as a free download. Just a shade under a half hour, the mix focuses on vintage Garage and Two-Step made between 1999… Continue reading »