Reviews | Nyege Nyege Festival 2017 | Charlie Brun
Set in the grounds of an abandoned hotel on the banks of the river Nile, Uganda’s Nyege Nyege Festival suggests a bright future ahead for East African music festivals. Having been persuaded during a long car journey with an expat friend
News | Florentino Signs to Mixpak | Remixes Jubilee
Manchester's Florentino has signed to Mixpak, celebrating with a remix of Jubilee's Wine Up. He joins fellow Swing Ting affiliate Murlo on the Brooklyn-based record label, founded in 2009 by producer Dre Skull. The imprint is home to some of Jamaica’s
News | Madd Again! | MaddTing Vol. 2.1 | Swing Ting
Madd Again! return to Manchester's Swing Ting with the first release of a 2 part EP. The crew consisting of super producer Zed Bias and vocalists Trigga, UKG don Specialist Moss and Killa Benz hit the ground running with 2015's MaddTing
News | Murlo | Club Coil EP | Mixpak
Murlo's announced Club Coil, his next EP due out on Dre Skull's Mixpak. The Club Coil follows 2015's Odyssey, an 8 track EP that followed a loose narrative accompanied by Murlo's own artworks and visuals. Since then, the multi-talented DJ, producer
News | The Heatwave | Stopwatch ft K More | Heat Wax
After years of running some of the wildest dancehall raves, The Heatwave have taken the step into production with their first single; Stopwatch featuring the vocals of K More. The London sound crew consisting of Gabriel Heatwave and Benjamin D have
News | David Rodigan | ‘My Life in Reggae’ Autobiography
Reggae legend David 'Ram Jam' Rodigan is releasing an autobiographical book next month. My Life in Reggae documents the selector's 40 year career in music, coming from unlikely beginnings as an Army Sergeant’s Major’s son from the English countryside, to the man
News | Machinedrum | MASKYA EP | Big Dada
Machinedrum remixes material from SK Simeon and Yaw Faso on a new 4-track EP. After previously working together in 2014 on Lisbon's Enchufada imprint, the MASKYA EP sees the American producer link with the two Melbourne-based artists on Big Dada RECORDS,
News | Murlo | Odyssey EP | Mixpak
UK producer Murlo is set to release an EP on Brooklyn-based label Mixpak. Odyssey will contain 8 tracks of his unique and unmistakable blend of dancehall, grime, RnB, UK funky and bassline, paying homage to the artist's film score influences with
News | Outlook Festival 2015 | 2–6 September
Outlook Festival 2015 is just a few short weeks away. From 2-6 September, Outlook, the largest Soundsystem Culture festival in Europe, brings together the biggest & best from the worlds of hip hop, reggae, jungle, drum & bass, house, techno, dubstep,
Review: Born & Bred Festival 2015
On June 6 we rocked up to the debut Born and Bred festival in Haggerston Park, London. Promised a day of grime, dubstep, jungle, D&B and roots organised by the Found team, we weren’t sure what to expect but this