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mark stangroom

Electric Dreams

May 9, 2010

Coventry born electronic music pioneer Delia Derbyshire produced these soundscapes in collaboration with poet Barry Bermange in 1964, a collage of people describing their dreams, set to a background of disturbing electronic sound. Delia was a true maverick and pioneer in sound design, she was best know for producing the Dr Who theme tune using

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This (Blak)Rocs

December 10, 2009

Enjoying the album, here’s a taster from Blakroc

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Homecut-Fresh UK Sounds

December 10, 2009

Homecut is the brainchild of Hip-Hop emcee/producer Testament. Conscious lyricism, live instrumentation and mix of Soul, Hip-Hop and sonic experimentation mark out Homecut as a fresh sound on the UK landscape. The critically acclaimed debut album “NO FREEDOM WITHOUT SACRIFICE” is released on First Word Records and features collaborations with Grammy winner Corinne Bailey Rae,

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Interview: Mick Wilson

November 23, 2009

Covert hung out with Coventry DJing legend Mick Wilson recently for a bit of a chin wag. Mick first hit the music scene in the 90s as one half of The Eclipse resident DJs Parks and Wilson. He then went on to record as Tilt (also with Mick Parks), and later formed Cov band The

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Mighty Mos In The UK

November 13, 2009

Mos Def is playing a one off UK show in London on Sunday 29th November. His most recent album, “The Ecstatic”, for me anyway, is one of the hip hop releases of the year so here’s hoping the show is a killer too.

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Soulful Treats For Your Ears

November 9, 2009

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Robot Dope

November 7, 2009

Some refreshingly fresh/forward sounding hip hop from Brooklyn. A wee bit gutted to just discover he played a show literally 2 minutes round the corner from my house last week. Maybe next time…….. http://www.myspace.com/theophiluslondon

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Remix:Nat King Cole

November 7, 2009

90 years after he was born, some of Nat King Cole ‘s most loved tracks have been remixed for a new generation. A host of todays finest talent, including The Roots, Cut Chemist, Damian Marley, Cee Lo and TV On The Radio have put a modern touch to songs such as Lush LIfe, Day In

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New Madvillain

October 27, 2009

J Rocc dropped some new Madvillain material and you can hear it right here. Sounding good, damn good.

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Bonobo Download

October 20, 2009

To celebrate Bonobo’s latest release Ninja Tune are giving away a free download of “The Keeper” recorded live at this years Big Chill Festival. Click here for the link through to the download.

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