Inja is one of my favourite Drum & Bass MCs. He’s insightful by the standards of D’n’B rappers, and knows when to give a track…
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01/11/2020: “Everything You Do (Todd Edwards Vocal Dub Mix)” by Lenny Fontana
Todd Edwards’ magic touch can take a mediocre song and make it great. Here though, he started with great source material – Lenny Fontana’s original…
28/10/2020: “Rock To The Beat (Hitman Mix)” by Reese
It’s crazy. This song is now more than 30 years old and it still slams! It’s like a classic sports car. Fast. Loud. Maybe slightly…
21/10/2020: “Africa” by Clement Dijmogne
Do Analog Africa ever stop digging up gems?! This song can be found on their compilation Pop Makossa – The Invasive Dance Beat of Cameroon…
19/10/2020: “Finder” by Ninetoes
Seems crazy to think that this is 7 years old now. At the moment, beach parties and boat raves are off the table – but…
18/10/2020: “Lucky” by Silkie
Silkie is easily one of the most melodic, musical dubstep producers of all time. And in terms of his old school sound, some of his…
11/10/2020: “Eagle Eye” by Cimm
Cimm is one of a new wave of dubstep producers continuing to take the sound in new directions. This middle eastern flavoured banger absolutely slaps….
09/10/2020: “Let’s Get Serious” by Jermaine Jackson
“Let’s Get Serious” was released as title track of Jackson’s 1980 album, and was number 2 on the US R’n’B chart. It’s got a classic…
04/10/2020: “It’s A Mug’s Game” by Soft Cell
This one finds Soft Cell at their best. The production is fairly epic in scale, an 8 minute power track with a thumping, sticky bassline…
02/10/2020: “Afeto” by Mayra Andrade
I’ve written before on the musical clout of Cape Verde. This is something slightly different – more R’n’B influenced. There is, however, still a strong…