UE.39: Cedric Woo

For a selector like Cedric Woo, the old adage “It’s not just the records you play, it’s the way you play them” rings true.

My first encounter with Cedric came during last month’s heralded Houghton Festival. Already a couple of … Read More

Fine Print’s remix of Leo Kalyan will cure your post-summer blues

Get Your Love (Fine Print remix) is the latest release from young London native, Leo Kalyan and the soft vocals are a welcome ear-opener for the dreamers at large.

Leo Kalyan has been making major waves in the music industry … Read More

Digging Deep: Bastien Keb

Following the fabulous offering by Rich Medina in the last Digging Deep, we continue in our quest to explore the minds and roots of some of the scene’s most compelling musicians. Hailing from the exotic environs of Royal Leamington Spa, … Read More

Digging Deep: Rich Medina

Rich Medina is one of those truly unique individuals in the world of music. A cooler than cool, deep and softly spoken man from New Jersey, he’s the kind of guy you’d probably have hated at school for being notably … Read More

In Conversation With: Dele Sosimi

Dele Sosimi is one of afrobeat’s foremost patrons in 2015. Born in London to Nigerian parents in 1963, Dele’s involvement with the Afro-funk/jazz hybrid has been hugely prominent and longstanding. Moving back to Nigeria in the ’70s, Dele’s first major … Read More

Lost Grooves: Rhythm&Soul

Joaquin Diaz, better known as Rhythm&Soul, clearly leans towards the more soulful rudiments of house music. Having spent a few years traversing Europe with a series of other projects, the Spaniard eventually rooted in Paris, where he started Slow … Read More

Review: Southport Weekender 52

10

Rating

On the evening of May 10th 2015, a fundamental chapter of UK music history sadly came to a close, with the last ever Southport Weekender. After twenty-eight magnificent years and a whopping fifty-two events, the curtain finally fell on … Read More

UE.27: Philou Louzolo

This week’s guest mix comes from Amsterdam-based DJ/producer Philou Louzolo, who traverses 90 exquisite minutes of funk, disco, soul, groove and afrobeat.

On a recent weekend trip to the Dutch capital, myself and a few fellow boozehounds stumbled upon the … Read More

A Final Farewell: In Conversation with Southport Weekender’s Alex Lowes

We received the news of Southport Weekender‘s retirement with great sadness – a British institution with a decidedly worldly musical aesthetic and an even bigger heart that prides itself on living up to and surpassing its reputation as the ‘world’s … Read More

South London’s Henry Wu delivers a quintet of outstanding modern-day soul in the Negotiate EP

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Rating

Negotiate, the latest release from Peckham-based beatsmith Henry Wu, is a sophisticated collection of grooves designed to indulge your ears.

As we touched on in last month’s State of Play, the five-track EP on Alex Nut’s new HoTep imprint is … Read More