Pioneers Hip Hop Show 4/10/21 – Bristol Hip Hop History 1980s-1999 [Audio]
This month Whirlwind D shines a light on the brilliant hotbed of Hip Hop that is Bristol. As usual, the show focusses on the music and the records and begins the journey in the early 80s at the Dug Out Club with names like the Wild Bunch and Smith and Mighty.
Skatta – Follow The Sun [Video]
Follow The Sun is the second single taken from the album "Cinema Ticket" by Coventry based MC Skatta. The track is produced by Dipiz and contains a sample of Lover's Summer by widely sampled composer Janko Nilovic. Overall the track has a chilled smooth vibe.
The Allergies – Promised Land LP [Jalapeno Records]
The Allergies are back with a new album - rejoice! Feel-good funk, hip-hop swagger and dusty vintage loops are everything you need right now. Across thirteen tracks, producers Rackabeat and DJ Moneyshot dig deep into their souls, as well as their record collections, serving up a day-glo blast of super positive sampledelia that’ll have you smiling from ear to ear.
Manor Grammar – EP58: Dr1ver (Round 5) [Video]
Dr1ver's back for a 5th round in episode 58 of Manor Grammar. Over a simple beat suited for a DJ to cut up, Dr1ver spits bar after bar in a semi-transcendental flow state.
Ray Vendetta – Pile On Pressure [Audio]
Pressure bursts pipes heads hearts and minds! Never let it defeat you! Pile On Pressure is the second in the series of free self produced downloads from Ray Vendetta. This is a Bangerz by Rayzah production and made available via Prestigious Recordings.
Downside Bazaar ft. The Benchwarmers Clique – Florida Manz [Video]
B.Blase and Spacepope aka Downside Bazaar link with The Benchwarmers Clique to bring us the track Florida Manz via Blade's 0521 channel. A trippy slow paced burner with jazzy drums, sporadic piano notes and occasional dub feel echo.
Shire Roots – Devon Aerials EP [Audio]
Devon based artist Shire Roots is on a roll and continuing to drop releases at a bewildering rate. Next up is the Devon Aerials EP which is four tracks deep. Bringing a couple of new producers to the table including Weztax, Norin Rad and James Tsoi the EP cover a lot of bases and still has that varied genre vibe.
Shire Roots – Allotment Digs [Audio]
South West artist Shire Roots keeps coming with the realness. With Allotment Digs he delivers a production heavy with glockenspiel and chime sounds on which he asks, "Humble Thyself on daily cases, Dettol the place and I can taste it".
Tom Carauna – Lygate Blues [Video]
Tom Caruana shows of his exquisite taste and ability to produce effortless grooves and funky sounds. This is a twelve bar track that was put together at his college. He was setting his students the task of doing their own twelve bar tracks so thought he'd use this Lygate Blues as a demo.
Casscade Drops Introspective New Banger Zoning
North West LDN rapper / songwriter Casscade returns after his last creative offering ‘Dance For Me’ with new introspective melodic banger ‘Zoning’. The track was produced by Netherlands producer Lucky Keys who has previously worked with the likes of DMX and Nas.