The Amen Break is the most successful drum loop in musical history, featuring heavily in hundreds of breakbeat, hip hop, drum and bass, jungle and ragga tracks. The six second loop was originally performed by Gregory Cylvester “G. C.” Coleman in the 1960’s in soul and funk outfit The Winstons in the song
Lets face it, none of us want to wait another three months to decant our troubles into big plastic bottles and get the festival season started. Luckily, as if it were delivered as a gift from the Gods of Getting Down, there’s a Bulgarian boutique retreat tucked away at the
Yeti Love are an acoustic-Folk act that comprises of Peter Hamilton (Vocals/ Guitar) and Dave Sears (Guitar) and together they have created a unique sound that offers something fresh to the scene. Peter spent many years drumming for successful Rock bands and touring across Europe, after a while he found himself setting sights on a
Flying Lotus is a man with endless creativity. From his last album You’re Dead (and all of the albums leading up to it), his live show, Captain Murphy, and his collaborative work with people like Kendrick Lamar, the LA-based producer never seems to stop working and creating something new for
You’d be forgiven for thinking that Drew Lustman had abandoned electronica altogether to begin a new life as a whisky-swiggin’, gun-totin’ country and western star. Not only does he grace his album cover dressed as a cowboy and sat on a horse, the opening track is called ‘Watch A Man
We’re thrilled to announce that THE PLAYGROUND will be hosting a stage at this year’s The Great Escape Festival. Famed as Europe’s number one festival for finding new music, TGE will play host to over 400 up emerging artists in over 35 venues across Brighton. Alabama Shakes, Kate Temptest, Skepta and JME,
Born in Siena, raised in Naples, it took a trip to London for Davide to discover electronic music. Wooed by the mood and sound of the British scene, he returned to Naples flush with energy, excitement and a knowing that this new calling would consume him. Having honed his craft
Back in the days of the internet when people turned to Myspace and DIY blogs like the now defunct RCRDLBL were the premier places for the hottest music, I stumbled upon an up-and-coming artist named Treasure Fingers. At the time I didn’t personally know a lot about the music industry,
Red Bull Music Academy‘s deadline happens to be today, and while there are probably quite a few of us trying to scramble and get applications in on time, the good people at RBMA have decided to gift us with some of the amazing work that was crafted during last year’s
Growing up with parents who exposed her to a diverse array of music from acid house and jungle to hiphop and soul, South London based DJ and producer Cooly G aka Merrisa Campbell has shown herself to be one of UK bass music’s most versatile and distinctive artists. Alongside her
