AFRICA EXPRESS
August 08th 2010 19:21 BST — Zaid
The LA Times looks at DJ Cut Chemist's new cut-and-pasted master mix of Afro sounds and samples, Sound of the Police.
The LA Times looks at DJ Cut Chemist's new cut-and-pasted master mix of Afro sounds and samples, Sound of the Police.
Oakland producer JusDigga changes his tune in hope of promoting a positive message to the troubled local community.
Nice little joint from Cali producer Dibiase; 'Lumberjack' is taken from his forthcoming Alphapup release.
The latest Sounds of The Universe episode is now available to stream or download in the Spine Radio player. Exploring some of the fresher post dub-step flavours of the moment before dropping some classic rare groove, the tracklist might not obey logic, but somehow it sounds right.
This week's delve into the crates brings us PoweRule's 'Ruff Neck Style'. Taken from their LP Volume 1 released in 1991.
Brand new music from De La Soul, 'The Return of DST', a tribute to Grandmixer D. ST.
Danny Krivit and Tony Smith talk about disco pioneer Walter Gibbons who they believe was also a major influence on early hip-hop DJs. You can download a free MP3 and read about Strut's bid to rescue Walter's reputation from obscurity here.
Fancy checking out an all girl Japanese power-pop trio? Or bearing witness to some serious synth experimenation? If you are in London this Saturday then Spine TV's next Studio Session could quench your thirst. More details here.
Village Voice article on what rappers did before the music industry came calling. Fat Joe says he handed in his notice at a sneaker store in the Bronx after only two days, after watching a Big Daddy Kane video and deciding that was the life for him. Speaking of jobs, Method Man has more than one and can't make it to the Wu-Tang Clan's current European tour as a result.