Tuesday 26 January 2010

Cast King - Saw Mill Man



Wow, this record is just fantastic. Stripped down, bare boned, raw and unrefined country blues, it literally oozes authenticity.

J.D. 'Cast' King was 79 years old when he recorded this album, his first and sadly only full record before he died, despite a life time of travelling the roads, playing in bars and venues across the South. The songs recount the country staples - hard working, hard drinking, hard living, wine, women and lonely motels - with remarkable honesty

This stuff is pure solid gold.

Thursday 14 January 2010

The Allies - D-Day



A rare old school classic for you, a pretty hard to find and rare EP from 2000 by The Allies - these guys take instrumental hip hop and turntablism to another level - incredible beats, rhythms, scratches and samples, this stuff is pure gold. If you're a fan of the likes of DJ Krush, you're sure to enjoy this one.

As ever, let me know your thoughts in the comments!

The_Allies_-_D-Day.zip

Monday 4 January 2010

Heyoka - Gate Code Promo Mix


Hello and Happy New year!

So, something entirely different for you this time round - a great promo mix from Heyoka - which is frankly rather challenging to describe. Fusing dub, glitch hop and dubsteb into a single wall of sound, this audio jungle is quite something. It's particularly refreshing to hear something so different and energetic, so check it out and let me know what you think...