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18 March 2012

50 DAYS FOR DILLA

Our man Reggie 'Ta-ku' Matthews - the producer that honoured us with our first Brainer mix - has just unleashed Vol. 1 of his latest project: 50 Days For Dilla. While he may be one of the most prolific beatsmiths making music at the moment, it's safe to say that crafting a beat a day - for 50 days - is an incredible achievement. But he done did it in tribute to the legendary Jay Dee, and as you'd expect, 50 Days For Dilla is chock full of pompous, dope beats, gorgeous soul samples and...

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4 March 2012

I've been stupidly busy for the last few weeks. A raft of different projects have worked their way into my grubby, already overflowing little mitts, and I was in the middle of negotiating another when the dulcet tones of 'Google beep 2' informed me via my inbox that my editor...

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There’s a crazy art movement that while not exactly ‘underground’, is certainly off a lot of people’s radar and yet is responsible for some of the most visually appealing original artwork at the moment. It is a tradition that started in the '60s and is still going strong: the gig...

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A Film Poster is Worth a Thousand Lines

While passing another by numbers poster for a Hollywood remake I mused: why are all movie posters nowadays so...shite? I walked away citing irreconcilable differences. 'It's not you, it's me,' I thought. Reassuringly, this poster for Drive suggests it was just you after all...

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