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Dubnobasswithmyheadman – Underworld – Released January 24th, 1994, Junior Boys Own records. Dubnobasswithmyheadman is Underworld’s third album and the first one to feature Darren Emerson. Before this Underworld were a synthpop group consisting of founding (and remaining) members Rick Smith and Karl Hyde. Like many other British groups from the late 80s, such as The … Read more
Funky Worm – Ohio Players – Released January 16th, 1973 – Westbound Records Funky Worm is the first single release from the 1972 album Pleasure, by the Ohio Players. This hugely influential funk and soul band came to prominence in the 1970s releasing a string of platinum and gold records. Many seminal hiphop producers, would … Read more
Step In The Arena – Gang Starr – Released on Chrysalis Records, February 15th 1991 Released in 1991, Step In The Arena was the second album by Gang Starr, following their breakout debut, No More Mr. Nice Guy. At the controls once again was DJ Premier, who remains one of my favourite hiphop producers, alongside … Read more
C – Skee Mask – Self Released January 4th, 2024 Skee Mask is a DJ/producer from Munich. He first rose to prominence with the release of his 2016 album Shred, the first of three albums released on Ilian Tape, the label run by fellow Bavarian bass pioneers, the Zenker Brothers. In 2022, Skee Mask self-released … Read more
2023 is drawing to a close so best to recap it now before the New Year while we’re both still capable of processing the written word. Nothing too elaborate on this post, just some shout outs some of my favourite releases and producers for 2023, plus my pick for label of the year. For the … Read more
Right so eeeh… Now that that’s out of the way, it’s time for the release roundup for December 2024. Boo-Urns Of The Month Maceo Plex joins prestigious names like the Chemical Brothers and DJ Shadow by becoming my boo-urns of the month. Recently I’ve been going flat out to commemorate all the classic hiphop albums … Read more
Lethal Injection – Ice Cube – Released December 7th, 1993 In December 1993, west coast rapper, actor, director and all-round fucking legend Ice Cube released his fourth solo album, Lethal Injection. Ice Cube had already released three hit albums by the time his fellow NWA cohort, Dr Dre, released his debut, The Chronic, in December … Read more
Scarface (Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – Various – Released December 9th, 1983 This month sees the 40th anniversary of one of the most influential gangster movies of all time. 1983’s Scarface stars Al Pacino as Cuban immigrant-turned-coke kingpin Tony Montana and a young Michelle Pfeiffer as Elvira, his loveless love interest. The … Read more
November 2023 was an exciting month for electronic music releases with some slick techno bangers, a compelling new release from Woodleigh Research Facility plus some ingenious acid, electro and jungle. Album Of The Month November 2023 My album of the month for November 2023 is Phonox Nights by Woodleigh Research Facility. Hard to believe we’re … Read more
Jurassic 5 – Jurassic 5 – TVT/Interscope Records – Released 1st December 1998 This post celebrates the 25th anniversary of the eponymous debut album from Jurassic 5. Also known as J5, the group consists of the inimitable Chali 2na, alongside Marc7, Akil and Zaakir, plus DJs Nu-Mark and Cut Chemist. Now sentences like that tend … Read more