Herbal T – UKHH Bars
We caught up with West London based rapper Herbal T for an exclusive UKHH Bars Session. Get your copy of ‘The Lost Bookz’ here
We caught up with West London based rapper Herbal T for an exclusive UKHH Bars Session. Get your copy of ‘The Lost Bookz’ here
Dobie drops his first album on Big Dada, the instrumental masterpiece, ‘We will Not Harm You’. This is the latest release from the legendary producer who not only produced the first two Soul II Soul albums and London Posse‘s ukhh timeless classic ‘How’s Life in London?’ but also has remixed the likes of Bjork, Massive Attack, Tricky and Gangstarr, among others. We turned up the bass and got involved..
‘We Will Not Harm You’ is an electronic sound clash, a cacophony of sounds blended together into liquids that swirl around each other over high grade beats, synths and quirky sample work. The album draws on influences from hip hop, jazz, dnb, funk, breaks and two step, which satifies the listener on different levels, in comparison to an album accompanied with lyrics. Instrumental works are always a true testament to any producers craft work and this is a prime example of how it should be done.
‘Stan Lee is a Hero of Mine’ and ‘Magenta’ kick me in the face as the stand out tracks on the album, although I believe this is best consumed as one piece of work as it seems to resonate more when done so. It’s also of interest to me that Turner Prize winner Chris Ofili has painted an original image specifically for the album, a curious number but a must for any ukhh fan with a taste for instrumental works of wonder.
We Will Not Harm You is out now on CD, LP and digital, grab your copy now..
Check out the trailer below..
Dee Scott & Illaman have teamed up to create an original music project. they have 60 minutes to produce, write, record and upload a track from scratch…. They put them altogether to create the “1 hour bangers mixtape”
Download for free here
Tunnel Vision TV Presents the Official Video for ‘Call My Name’ By Oliver Sudden▼
Written & Performed by Oliver Sudden
Directed & Filmed by TV.TV (Travis Vickers)
Cheeky chap rapper Dirty Dike drops his first solo release in two years. ‘The Sloshpot EP’, is a 5 track offering on High Focus Records, we had a butchers..
The Sloshpot EP offers a barrage of bassbin bumping beatwork from Mr Boss, which is graced with the grotesque and hilarious wording of the SMB and Contact Play rap artisan, Dirty Dike. This is a finely tuned piece of work, the production is clean with hard, heavy drums and Dike is very open and different in his approach on some of the tracks, although his humour and usual signature style shine through.
‘Consequences’ is a pondering, reflective number, whereby the vulgarly titled ‘Plenty More Piss in the Toilet’ has a warm guitar riff that mixes nicely with an almost spaghetti western style mariachi trumpet and thumping bass line. There is a nice variation of sounds and fellow Contact Players Ronnie Bosh and Jam Baxter pop up to join Dike, backing what is already a nicely rounded effort. ‘All Things Considered’ ends the EP in an atmospheric cloud with the talented DJ Sammy B-Side and DJ Sugai adding a nice smattering of cuts into the mix.
This is a great prelude to a highly anticipated full length album, the rumoured ‘Return of the Twat’ will hopefully reach us all soon. The Sloshpot EP is out now on CD and digital, so make sure you grab a copy to go with your various pork products..
Check out the video for ‘Consequences’, off the EP..
UK Hip Hop mainstay Mystro a.k.a Mysdiggi is about to drop his highly anticipated debut album ‘Mystrogen‘. We pointed our UKHH camera at him to find out about the release, his influences, a close call with an early retirement, his comeback and the state of UK HipHop. Mystrogen is out September 10TH 2012 on Don’t Bizznizz and is available for pre-order here
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‘Mystrogen’ (debut LP)
artist: Mystro aka MysDiggi
release date: September 10th 2012
label: Don’t Bizznizz
Here’s the official Mystrogen album sampler. Shot and edited by @Dan_DNA…
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Joker Starr
“Blood-Ren” (Flukebeat Music)
reviewed by Ryan Proctor http://oldtothenew.wordpress.com/
Hailing from Slough, England, inimitable emcee Joker Starr has flown
on and off the Hip-Hop radar over the last decade or so having worked
with the likes of Blak Twang-affiliate Seanie T, DJ Blufoot, Keith
Lawrence and homegrown heavyweight Ty. Finally, after getting a handful
of solo releases and guest appearances under his belt, the entertaining
lyricist finally drops his official debut album, a unique mix of sample-
heavy beats, memorable verses and engaging concept-driven tracks.
Unlike many of today’s artists, one of Joker Starr’s main strengths is
that he possesses personality in abundance and isn’t afraid to inject
his music with both humour and his own individual worldview, ensuring
that he immediately stands-out from the crowd and providing “Blood-Ren”
with an organic feel and unpredictable quality.
Whether rhyming over gritty boom-bap beats or smoother soundscapes,
spitting playful punchlines or dealing with day-to-day pressures, there’
s a constant energy and authenticity to Joker’s delivery that draws the
listener in, making him an easy artist to relate to. So by the time the
final track on this album fades away, you genuinely feel as though you’
ve been allowed to enter into Starr’s life and have gotten to know him
as a person as well as a rapper.
The Miss Tofelees-produced “Celebration” opens the project with Joker
Starr patting himself on the back for enduring the up-and-downs of his
music career and actually getting “Blood-Ren” out to the masses,
claiming “Back in the days too many devilish snakes around me, Turned
mongoose in the booth, now there’s no snakes to be found.”
The dope, disjointed production supplied by Diversion Tactics’ Zygote
and Jazz T on “Lost Tribe Of The Leng” provides a solid backdrop for
Joker’s dark, cautionary tale of street life, whilst “Mic Jack” is an
upbeat dedication to the King Of Pop himself, Michael Jackson, with
Starr cleverly incorporating numerous MJ song titles into his rhymes as
he describes the artist with “one glove sparkling with the socks to
match” over sporadic guitar stabs and restless drums rolls.
The previously-released “Hip Hop Transition” is also included here,
with the “Sierra Leone African” looking to claim his place on the rap
map with passionate rhymes over Jehst’s shimmering funk-fuelled loops,
whilst the Apatight-produced “Too Many Not Enough” is a sparse critique
of the present-day music game and UK Hip-Hop scene (“The music industry
is a mess, Uniqueness ain’t embraced just formulas for success”).
The bass-heavy “Caramel Fudge” finds Joker Starr joining forces with
Eat Good Records’ Sonny Jim to chase ladies of all flavours over
Apatight’s warm, soulful production, and the nimble “All I Need” shows
another side to the emcee’s character as he mixes social commentary
with his brand of ironic humour (“World ain’t been the same since the
search for Osama, We all broke pocket just trying to make change like
Obama”).
With guest appearances kept to a minimum (aside from the aforementioned
Sonny Jim only Micall Parknsun and Genesis Elijah share the mic here),
“Blood-Ren is very much Joker Starr’s album, making for a much stronger
project than the feature-heavy albums of some of his peers.
Succeeding in crafting a full-length debut that is as true to himself
as it is true to the art and culture of Hip-Hop, Joker Starr’s latest
effort provides a breath of fresh air amidst the smog of blandness and
conformity that pollutes so much music today.