By
Dwayne
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Nov 29, 2016
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Graphic designer and producer Mason London may have just stumbled across one of the strangest but most satisfying genre combinations we've heard yet.
Layering the dulcet tones of grime dons JME and Tempa T over a disco beat may have not been the mos...
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By
Dwayne
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Nov 19, 2015
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You may well be familiar with the instrumental from Timmy Thomas' 1972 track "Why Can't We Live Together" - Drake sampled it in "Hotline Bling." What you may be less aware of is the lyrical content of the original track.
It's around these lyrics tha...
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By
Dwayne
on
Nov 18, 2015
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You really can't beat a good Afro-edit. Keeping all the soul and dusty charm of the original, whilst making a few delicate changes to make it playable on the dancefloor is no easy feat.
Estonian producer Ajukaja has certainly found the formula, with...
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By
Dwayne
on
Jun 11, 2015
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Amsterdam native Mr Mendel is a bit of a legend when it comes to re-edits, with new versions of Idris Muhammed, Minnie Ripperton, and James Brown all in his catalogue.
The best is this re-edit of Brazilian legends Trio Ternura's "A Gira." With suppo...
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By
Dwayne
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Dec 19, 2014
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Glasgow is a real musical hotbed these days. As well as Jackmaster and the affiliated Numbers crew, it is also home to JD Twitch, one of the UK's foremost producers of African music as well as a nascent grime scene headed by the likes of DJ Milktray....
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By
sweeney kovar
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Apr 26, 2012
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Full disclosure: I am a complete noob when it comes to Juke music. That said, I was pretty intrigued when I stumbled upon this project. An artist out of the UK taking his namesake from Romare Bearden, the American artist most known for his collage wo...
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