Luke Vibert

Joey Beltdrives’ Bumpy Backspins: 30 Years Of Trip Hop

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30 years of trip hop: 1994 - 2024

The term “trip hop” turns 30 this month – but what does it mean exactly? 30 years ago Mixmag writer Andy Pemberton wrote an article on the growing phenomenon of hiphop-influenced dance music mushrooming up from the global underground. The original criteria of this new sound or style was that it was slow and (mostly) … Read more

Joey Beltdrives’ Bumpy Backspins: Funky Worm – Ohio Players – 1973

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Funky Worm -Ohio Players

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