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Sunosis - Warmed
Autumn-hued introspection is Sunosis' aim Read more »| 11 Apr 2007 -
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Nafees - The Art of Keeping It
Nafees delivers blistering, socially-conscious rhymes with impeccable rhythm and timing Read more »| 12 Mar 2007 -
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Apathy & Celph Titled - No Place Like Chrome
Ap and Celph's relentless trading of beatdowns, particularly their undermining of so-called 'conscious rappers', is a much more intelligent deconstruction of hip-hop than Eminem's self-pitying white trash schtick. Read more »| 12 Mar 2007 -
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Infinite Livesz vs. Stade - Art Broot Fe De Yoot
Imagine ODB impersonating Rick James, reading William Burroughs cutups of Dr Seuss books and fetish porn, to a soundtrack by Pole and Can, and you're almost there. As rewarding as it is challenging. Read more »| 12 Mar 2007 -
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Prometheus - Corridor of Mirrors
Full rhythmic fire or just cooling the embers? Read more »| 12 Mar 2007 -
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CSS (Cansei De Ser Sexy) - Off the Hook (Sub Pop/Warners)
From the get go you are immediately immersed into CSS' world, have a listen to the song for yourself and try to refrain from singing along with the chorus. Read more »| 12 Mar 2007
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V/A - Eight Ball Mixtape Vol. 2
An underground hip-hop directory of UK headz to watch, here the Scottish scene stands proud with the best the rest of the island can offer Read more »| 12 Mar 2007 -
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Danton Eeprom, Mind the Gap, The Arches, Glasgow, Feb 16
The elegant Danton is a treat live, and deserves a far greater crowd for his deep, melodic brand of futurist electro Read more »| 12 Mar 2007 -
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Zero dB, Freq, The Sub Club, Glasgow, Fri 16
There was some great dancing to be had, albeit with what felt like one of the most uncertain crowds seen in the Subby since that night the door staff gave us all a fiver. Read more »| 12 Mar 2007 -
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Dr Rubberfunk - Taking Over
If it's not broken do not fix it and that is very much the case for Dr Rubberfunk, keeping to what he knows best by creating music out of mixing samples and live instrumentation. Read more »| 12 Mar 2007 -
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Leon Jean-Marie - Scratch/Make It Right
Scratch / Make It Right showcases the young Londoner's talents mixing everything from Bill Withers to Nirvana and many more inbetween. Read more »| 12 Mar 2007 -
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Loki - Friendly World
He's open as hell about the way he feels about everything, and more importantly, he's a lot better at this rap shizzle than he thinks Read more »| 12 Mar 2007 -
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Manga 11th Birthday with DJ Craze, MC Armani, TC & MC Jakes, Edinburgh, Feb 9
DJ Craze was sure to put on a show - and what a show it was Read more »| 12 Mar 2007 -
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Sprit Catcher (Live), Subculture, The Sub Club, Glasgow, Feb 17
Think Metro Area with bigger balls and you're nearly there Read more »| 12 Mar 2007 -
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Mr. Hudson and the Library - Too late, too late
Mr. Hudson's posh autobiographical whine is tough to begin with, but a pleasing eclectic hip hop/reggae groove complemented by soft steel drums soon appears. Reminiscent of such 90's bedroom one-hit wonders as White Town's Your Woman. Hudson and co. are annoyingly catchy enough to win amazing chart success Read more »| 12 Mar 2007