April 13 2012

A Bunch of Cuts presented Exit Records

dBridge and friends got a sweat on in a Hackney warehouse.

March 27 2012

Azanyah – The One

Creative spiritual expression in the improvisational tradition.

March 22 2012

Mo Kolours – Banana Wine

This collection shows the dub-wise influence of his South London home.

March 19 2012

In The Dark: The Soul of Detroit

CD, vinyl and DVD reissue of this 2005 collector's item.

March 15 2012

Le Super Borgou de Parakou-The Bariba Sound

Bariba and Dendi linguistic folklore meets Islamic-influenced melody.

March 2 2012

Souleance – La Belle Vie

Sample-heavy beats from the French duo.

February 7 2012

Spiritual Jazz 2: Europe

Impossibly rare and beautifully presented.

February 6 2012

D’Angelo Live at Brixton Academy

So D, how does it feel?

January 18 2012

Gil Scott-Heron – The Last Holiday

From Jackson, TN to Washington D.C., this is GSH's remarkable story

November 28 2011

Tru Thoughts @ KOKO

Hidden Orchestra and Belleruche leave the crowd entranced

October 20 2011

Restless City

Andrew Dosunmu's tale of a Senegalese émigré trying to make it in NY

October 10 2011

ItsNate ‘Never Ask Take Everything’

An emcee with too much on his mind

September 20 2011

Britannia Shing-A-Ling

Claudio Passavanti has caused quite a stir in the city.

September 10 2011

Honeycomb Music

I'm choosing to march to my own beat.

August 30 2011

As Hills Go By

Sincere Yorkshire soul.

August 23 2011

Stop Making Sense Festival 2011

The Garden of Croatian rave delights reviewed.

August 23 2011

Cookin’ Gumbo

Captain Planet's full length LP drops on October 10th, 2011.

August 9 2011

SuncéBeat 2 Musical Diary

A musical diary of the tunes that made the week so memorable.

June 24 2011

Beats, Rhymes & Life

From Linden Blvd to a screen near you: Q-Tip, Phife Dawg & Ali Shaheed

June 13 2011

Soundcrash Review Photos

Some images and words from Harmonic 313, King Midas Sound gig

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