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ReviewsMarco Polo - Port Authority
Marco Polo has crafted his beats with love and meticulous attention to detail, creating several tracks that sound as if they were plucked straight from hip hop's Silver Age Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
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Nasty P - It Sounds Nicer When It's Nasty
A collection of 13 cheeky bootlegs that display Nasty P's skill with an MPC, and his playful wit. Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
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Patrick Pulsinger - Dogmatic Sequences The Series: 1994-2006
It's certainly a more entertaining and accessible way to get into his material than some of his other projects Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
ReviewsThe Notorious B.I.G. - Greatest Hits
Perhaps the best track on offer here is the KRS One-sampling Ten Crack Commandments àperhaps the best and most upfront drug song ever written Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
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Morphy, Sequential, Studio 24, Edinburgh, 20 Apr
Things are definitely on the up Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
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Joakim - Lonely Hearts
The original is minor-key Gallic pop-meets-electro; The Tim Goldsworthy remix is more understated, with a slow, popping beat that might well cause dancefloor narcolepsy. Read more »| 11 May 2007
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Azuli presents Miami 2007 mixed by Dave Piccioni
An undeniable energy at play that will see many tracks rock dance-floors worldwide Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
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DMZ - Digital Mystikz Vs Loefah featuring Sgt. Pokes, The Classic Grand, Glasgow, 28th April 2007
Multiple reloads on 50,000 Watz sent the crowd charging forward to the point that the flimsy plywood barrier was almost crushed. On-mass skanking caused the needle to be knocked off the vinyl more than once Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
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Erol Alkan, Sugarbeat, Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh, April 27
Whilst the Utah Saints should be applauded for fostering one of Edinburgh's best club nights, they can't seem to escape the general malaise stifling the breaks scene at the moment Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
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Ewan Pearson, We Are Electric Tryptich Special, Cabaret Voltaire, April 25
Fully utilising the Cab Vol's bassbins, and displaying clear influences from having lived in Berlin recently, Pearson ploughed relentlessly through a deft mix of hot European tech house and smouldering contemporary classics Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
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Lasal Vol 2 - Avantgarde Soul Stuff
Full of contemporary sounds, laid-back grooves and a chilled-out vibe Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
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Pretty Ricky - Late Night Special
Thankfully, despite them reaching number 12 in the American Billboard charts, there should be little chance of them having any real success this side of the pond. Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
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The Buoys - Grillo Parlante
Their mastery of dubby, watery soundscapes is wonderful and the album suggests this is one to watch. Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
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The Gasman - Love Collection
White kicks off the album sounding like Yoko Oh No! being played backwards, or a duo of insomniac, narcoleptic church organists making hymns to debauchery and psychosis. Read more »| 11 May 2007 -
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Trick Daddy - Back by Thug Demand
Ten years since the release of his first album, Trick is still swimming in familiar waters. Read more »| 11 May 2007