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ReviewsJehst - Mengi Bus Mix Tape
Jehst occasionally spits some very sharp dialogue, but it's just not good enough to redeem this album Read more »| 08 Sep 2007 -
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Ocean Terminal Summer Party, Ocean Terminal, Edinburgh
A truly stunning headline set Read more »| 08 Sep 2007 -
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Dizzee Rascal - Maths & English
Maths & English is packed with uncompromising tracks like Pussyole and Sirens that take the template of hip-hop and make it heavier, dirtier, louder Read more »| 09 Aug 2007 -
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Gwylo & Micoland - Reinfections
Veering constantly from the Detroit-feeling simplicity of early Warp and Rephlex recordings to the sparse but epically heavy dubstep territory of Digital Mystikz works surprisingly well Read more »| 09 Aug 2007 -
ReviewsHexstatic - When Robots Go Bad
The cut and paste elements are backgrounded in favour of a direct, breakbeat-led attack on the dancefloor Read more »| 09 Aug 2007 -
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Samon Kawamura - Translations
A smooth, slick trawl through the kind of sonic territory that will be familiar to fans of J Dilla and Madlib Read more »| 09 Aug 2007
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Daniel Bell, Freq, Sub Club, Glasgow, 22 June
It's kudos in itself to snare the legendary Daniel Bell for a gig, but Freq accomplish the feat, enticing the fans who remember his valued contribution/invention of minimal techno and house in the early 90s, and those who want a lesson in streamlined funk and beats Read more »| 09 Aug 2007 -
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Krafty Kuts, Sugarbeat in the Gardens, Edinburgh, 13 Jul
After midnight Krafty Kuts appears, with a set displaying both his talents and failings Read more »| 09 Aug 2007 -
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Plus One, Gettoblast, The Bongo Club, 5 Jul
Some jaw-dropping scratching and beat-matching rounded out a set that covered electro, hip-hop, grime and rock. Read more »| 09 Aug 2007 -
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Annie Mac, Mixed Bizness, Sub Club, Glasgow, 12 Jul
Miz Mac unexpectedly opens with a bass heavy remix of Paul Simon's Call me Al, creating a spontaneous mini singalong Read more »| 09 Aug 2007 -
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Verb T & The Last Skeptik - Broken Window
This album again sees the duo tackle the realities of street life, while their underground sound of garage and soulful rap has caused many in the underground community to take note of their lyrical ability and musical prowess Read more »| 09 Aug 2007 -
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Clinton Sparks Presents Kardinal Offishall - Do The Right Thing Mixtape
The hot 90's instrumentals that feature, bind this vision, allowing Kardinal to give CPR to a dying mixtape game Read more »| 09 Aug 2007 -
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Pharoahe Monch - Desire
This classic album has all the essentials; from wordplay to production, but what makes it refreshing listening is the fact that Pharoahe actually has something to say! Read more »| 09 Aug 2007 -
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V/A - Forever In Their Debt : Vol 1
All in all a rather hollow enterprise Read more »| 09 Aug 2007 -
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Danse or Die (formerly Mach5), Nice 'N' Sleazy, Glasgow, 12 Jul
A guitar band playing dance music, Danse or Die's brew of stomp to beat grooves and myriad of synth effects work in the aesthetic vain of Weatherall's Two Lone Swordsmen, but with a shameless air of pomp-rawk and hip-shaking disco that is befitting of the sentiment of their new name Read more »| 09 Aug 2007