Artists archive

February 7, 2012

Gensu Dean

Often referred to as The Grand Imperial, Gensu Dean may be hip-hop's best kept secret. Currently shinning bright out of Texas like the great DJ Premier, Dean utilizes a vintage sampler by Emu Systems, the classic SP1200, as his weapon of choice. With devi

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February 3, 2012

Hint

An Excellent Jazzy DJ with downtempo beats and grooves contrasted against future-dance floor bombs. This is idyllic electronica. Hint has been a good friend of Tru Thoughts for many a year now. He was first found on Tru Thoughts (whilst signed to Ninja Tu

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January 29, 2012

Sizzla

Any new Sizzla Kalonji album is an event, but this one’s even more special than usual. Sizzla himself describes his upcoming new full-length "The Chant" as “a breakthrough” and a major stepping-stone in his career. “We’re venturing into a new wo

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January 20, 2012

I-Octane

Before he became known to the world as I-Octane, young Byiome Muir was just another youth growing up in Sandy Bay, Clarendon with big dreams. Now he is known for his uniquely powerful voice and spit-fire lyrics but before that he gained himself the reputa

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January 9, 2012

dDamage

For more than a decade, the unruly Hanak brothers, better known as dDamage, have been navigating and dragging a stormy reputation on the French electronic scene. Always thirsty, they offer us the 6th opus of their extensive discography, "Brother in Death.

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January 2, 2012

Union

After waiting patiently behind two singles, a dope video, and a neon-blue triangle shaped vinyl, Union is ready to unleash the most musically challenging, painstakingly crafted, MC-packed album in the dawn of 2012 - Analogtronics. Featuring Talib Kweli, E

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December 27, 2011

Zanshin

Zanshin is a versatile beast, a swiss army knife of electronic music. His influences are as out-of-space and farfetched as they are near-field and heartfelt. Like a painter in a white room he extends his arms to the fullest to paint what's left in a music

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December 19, 2011

Robert Luis

Robert Luis is the founder, co-owner and A&R for Tru Thoughts, the record label based in Brighton, England. He has worked with and introduced a whole host of acts into the musical world, signing Quantic, Bonobo, Belleruche and Alice Russell and releasing

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December 12, 2011

yU (Diamond District)

Before yU the 78er became a fan of music, he acquired certain tastes from his mother, Gina. Many artists trace their roots back to the funk, soul, jazz, or R&B sounds that were household staples during times of youth, but yU was born to a true female hip-

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December 5, 2011

Kerkko Koskinen

Kerkko Koskinen is an awarded Finnish composer, who has previously worked with the chart-topping leftfield pop ensemble Ultra Bra. Koskinen has always been intrigued by big orchestras and his first recording for Ricky-Tick, "Agatha" was a logical step tow

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November 28, 2011

Anchorsong

Originally from Tokyo, and now based in London, Anchorsong is a producer and solo live act whose early champions include Huw Stephens (BBC Radio 1) and NYLON Magazine. Anchorsong - aka Masaaki Yoshida - has become globally recognised for his unique live s

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November 21, 2011

The Strides

With their explosive meltin pot of Afrobeat, reggae, hip-hop and dancefloor jazz, 10-piece ensemble The Strides has already won over a steadfast following in Australia. After a lengthy series of gigs that includes supporting Afrobeat legend Tony Allen and

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November 14, 2011

Onra

Onra (Arnaud Bernard) is a music producer from Paris, France. Coming mostly from a hip-hop background, his inspirations vary from genres such as soul, funk, jazz, reggae, boogie, modern soul, R'n'B, dub, world, prog rock, to name a few. He first appeared

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November 8, 2011

Fulgeance

Fuelled by soul, funk & disco, the electro-injected sound of Detroit's hip-hop and experimental electronics fom the early analog synthesizer era (Moggi, Moroder, Bernard Fevre), Fulgeance delivers his own vision of club funk and future beats. Hyperactive

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October 31, 2011

DJ Drama

Philadelphia-born, Atlanta-based hip hop acclaimed DJ and recording artist DJ Drama explodes back onto the scene again with his infectious new single, "Oh My" featuring Fabolous, Wiz Khalifa and Roscoe Dash from the Aphilliates / Power House Promotions /e

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October 25, 2011

Torae

If you reside anywhere on the planet earth it's safe to say Torae has rocked a venue in your city, laced three out of five albums you have in heavy rotation and all of your friends follow his lead on twitter. In this digital age where the traditional grin

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October 20, 2011

Goapele

Singer/songwriter Goapele broke out of Bay Area at the beginning of the last decade determined to make a difference in the world of music. Seamlessly blending genres while refusing to be limited by the "neo-soul" tag, the eloquent singer/songwriter comple

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October 13, 2011

Unquote

Vsevolod Ermakov aka Unquote started in making music in 2007 and began by experimenting with a variety of different styles of drum & bass. Influenced by the likes of Exit Recordings and Spectrasoul, and working with his sometime collaborator Mr Sizef, it

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October 6, 2011

Jonti

"When I think of how to write about Jonti's music, I don't feel like writing at all. I feel like drawing a picture, with watercolors and maybe crayon - colorful, abstract, youthfully curious and open to interpretation. Maybe then I'd staple, glue or nail

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October 4, 2011

Camo & Krooked

Austrian duo Reinhard Rietsch and Markus Wagner, otherwise known as Camo & Krooked have quickly become one of the hottest production outfits in Europe. Working together since 2007 they were soon being hailed as "one of the biggest talents in drum & bass"

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September 29, 2011

Lack Of Afro

Lack Of Afro (Adam Gibbons) has achieved a startling amount in the few years since his first Freestyle releases. Playing live and DJ-ing across the world, producing and remixing everyone from Tom Jones, The Pharcyde, The New Mastersounds through to Kraak

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September 27, 2011

Sola Rosa

Since Andrew Spraggon's first formative releases as Sola Rosa at the turn of the 21st century, he's steadily built a reputation for his deft synthesis of styles and quiet disregard for the niceties of genre boundaries. With a catch-all sound encompassing

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September 15, 2011

The Stepkids

The Stepkids are futuristic electro soul recorded on a reel-to-reel; soaring harmonies sung by three singer/songwriters; Kandinsky-esque visuals that make for enigmatic live performances. "A lot of what excites us about this band is this band itself," say

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September 5, 2011

Vex Ruffin

On paper Vex Ruffin's music is simple: an untrained punk musician who uses a few basic instruments in uncomplicated ways, he calls the style 'minimalist.' Although it may not seem like it upon first listen, Vex's music is rooted in sampling and hip hop be

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August 29, 2011

Beta Hector

"Sunbeam Insulin" is the title of the upcoming debut solo album from Brighton based producer Beta Hector. A mixture of heavy drums and psychedelic electronic sonics, the album brings a diverse selection of soulful, bittersweet songs and soundtracks, with

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August 15, 2011

Sanchez

It's been over 15 years since that rich, impossibly sensitive voice first cast its spell on reggae fans with a reinterpretation of Simply Red's "Lady In Red." When Sanchez takes on a proven R&B hit, he doesn't just rekindle the torch, he sets the airwaves

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July 18, 2011

Headnodic

Producer and bassist Headnodic is musical time-traveler. His exploration into the furthest reaches of rhythm and melody, from golden era rap to 70's fusion jazz, has inspired an original and profound voice in hip-hop. Whether he's sampling, chopping, and

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July 11, 2011

Jaffa

Jaffa is the name of the exciting collaboration between vocalist/composer Christel Meijer and DJ/producer/percussionist Phil Martin (Jazzinvaders, Laura Vane & The Vipertones). The two have created a remarkably fresh sound, flirting with jazz and electron

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June 30, 2011

Free The Robots

Chris Alfaro is Free The Robots. The genre-defying artist pulls together heavy doses of traditional jazz, psych, electronic and hip-hop, with progressive melodies and devastating drums into a rich pot of sound. His techniques create harmony between genres

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June 24, 2011

Benji Boko

Benji Boko lives in our hometown of Brighton where his style of music is shaped by the records he finds in some of the second hand shops & flea markets. His latest live show has been rocking clubs and festivals the past year - from Rockness to V-Festival

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June 17, 2011

Stig Of The Dump

Straight out of that place in your head that filters out the bad things, Stig of the Dump's arrival to the UK scene is unprecedented, smashing stages with his frank and crude take on the world around him. World EOW Challenge Champion, UK EOW Challenge Ch

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June 6, 2011

Ikebe Shakedown

Ikebe Shakedown, the self-titled album from the Brooklyn-based band, plays with elements of cinematic soul, Afro-funk, deep disco, and boogaloo in all the right ways. After spending a few years together the group, named after a favorite Nigerian boogie re

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May 30, 2011

Bop

Hailing from Saint-Petersburg in Russia, Bop is a new breed of producer intent on re-writing the rulebook with an intoxicating ice-cold sound; embracing influences from deep house, dub techno and IDM through to minimalist dubstep and ambient drum & bass.

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May 19, 2011

Chino

Blessed with awe inspiring rhyming skills and an arsenal of sharpened lyrics that could be classified as weapons of mass instruction when it comes to making hit songs, Jamaican sing-jay Daniel "Chino" McGregor also possesses a rich, robust singing voice p

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May 16, 2011

Matthew Halsall

Matthew Halsall picked up the trumpet at just 6 years old after being taken to a jazz gig by his parents. From the age of 14 Matt has toured the world playing in France, Italy, Spain, Russia, Holland, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Australia and America. His de

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May 10, 2011

Oddisee

Since producing and performing the hit track "Musik Lounge" for DJ Jazzy Jeff's "Magnificent" LP, Amir "Oddisee" Mohamed has pushed his involvement in the music industry into fifth gear. Taking advantage of working at A Touch of Jazz studios, Oddisee has

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May 2, 2011

Blitz The Ambassador

A blindingly bright clarity drives Blitz the Ambassador. With a spot-on sense of flow, he name-checks Basquiat and Lumumba, evokes lovelorn sighs on Accra buses, émigré alienation, history's shadows. All set to swirls of brass, distorted guitars, and th

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April 28, 2011

Morphosis

Morphosis aka Ra.H aka Rabih Beaini has been crafting away in the nether-regions of the techno underworld since the 90s. Initially as a DJ, it was a move to Italy in 1996 which proved the catalyst for him to start experimenting in the studio. And he reall

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April 21, 2011

Icicle

Jeroen Snik - aka Icicle - is recognised as one of the most technically advanced and highly-respected producers in electronic music. Mastering tech-funk better than any other, Icicle's music is graceful yet daring and, without doubt, technically remarkabl

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April 14, 2011

The Echocentrics

The Echocentrics is a new band from Austin-based two-time Grammy nominated producer Adrian Quesada, a member of Grupo Fantasma, and one of the minds behind bands Ocote Soul Sounds and Brownout. Teaming up with Argentinean singer Natalia Clavier and Brazil

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