“Each track is like a pearl, born in the shell of an ugly oyster but shining bright, beautiful in its special own way.”
Couldnt have put it better myself. A fantastic 12 track freebie featuring some fantastic future garage cuts. Sonic soundscapes like they are straight from a Bladerunner film. Brought to you by the Gimmie5 camp, this Russian producer pushes the genre to its limit. Awesome stuff.
Soundcloud is an incredible source of music. Its a brilliant tool for people to connect and share their own music and this weeks show includes some of the best future garage cuts available on there. Have a listen and then check out their other offerings
Forthcoming on the incredible Soul:R imprint, Dub Phizix brings to the table a fresh EP featuring some of Manchesters biggest hitters to celebrate 10 years of the label. Strategy features on the roller ‘The Editor’ whilst superproducer and all round soundboy killer Chimpo accompanies Fox on stepper ‘Narrow Eyes’. Another couple of dancefloor pressure vibes in ‘Shakedown’ and ‘Bateman’. Crisp production as per. Love it,.
As one half of UK hipHop outfit Broke’n’English, Strategy shows off what their recent Umbro bursary can do in only 2 weeks! Not one to shy away from his roots, the lyrics are a homage to the City he grew up in and everything else that happened along the way. Freebies like this bring a mighty smile to my face and its going to be interesting to see what Strats and DRS come up with for their follow-up to their debut album, Subject2Status. Highlights of this appetite whetter are the acoustic version of Life On The Costa Del Salford ft. Samim Harmim, The Bleep Test and The Referendum ft. Konny Kon and DRS. Bag this and then head over to Broke’n’English blog and bag everything else youcan. Refreshingly original stuff.
Sparkz started writing lyrics and producing his own tunes when he was just 15 years old.
In 2009 he won music competition “MCR Superstars” and was awarded the prize of travelling to New York to meet various hip hop artists and have the chance to work in the studio with them. He leaves next month.
Inspired by his win Sparkz began to work harder on music by improving his production skills and getting his hands on the microphone at nights in Manchester.
With hype building and his name appearing alongside the likes of Mouse Outfit, Broke n £nglish and Skittles he’s ready to show you his combination of laid back productions and honest real life lyrics with his first free download. Download the “Back To Basics” EP exclusively from his Facebook and get ready to start hearing about him a lot more often.