Hip Hop - All

Wednesday Apr 4, 2012

Various Artists

Digging The Blogosphere

A selection of discoveries done by Heavenly Sweetness crew through the worldwide web (Blog, website, Bandcamp, Soundcloud…). For many artists, the web... more...

2LP Heavenly Sweetness: HS060VL

Devonwho

Strangebrew

Blazin' 4 track instrumental 12 inch from L.A based via Portland producer Devonwho. Sun drenched synths and G funk vibes are the order of the day here... more...

12inch All City Dublin: ACDW12X1

Thursday Mar 15, 2012

2562

Air Jordan

Based on field recordings taken in various bustling city centres, rugged desert landscapes, lively amphitheatres, abandoned villages and ancient templ... more...

12inch When In Doubt: Doubt002

Wednesday Mar 14, 2012

Mo Kolours

Ep 2: Banana Wine (Beautiful Swimmers remix)

Half-Mauritian singer-percussionist Mo Kolours returns. Last year’s ep 1: Drum Talking saw his blend of soul, dub and various electronic styles with t... more...

12inch One Handed Music: HAND12010
Also available @ D\G\T\L

Monday Mar 5, 2012

V/A

The Posse - Chapter 2

Serious compilation (1989) filled with heavyweight electro and hip hop artists like 2 Live Crew, DJ Battlecat, Arabian Prince and Unknown DJ. Mint, or... more...

LP Rams Horn: RHR5133

Tuesday Feb 28, 2012

Amerigo Gazaway

Fela Soul Instrumentals lp

From the highly acclaimed mash-up marrying afrobeat legend Fela Kuti and hip hop icons De La Soul comes the coveted instrumentals! Created by Gummy So... more...

LP Various US re-edits: Felasoulinstr

Amerigo Gazaway

Fela Soul

Gummy Souls's Amerigo Gazaway mixes tracks from Afrobeat legend FELA KUTI with acapellas from rap pioneers DE LA SOUL to killer effect. A 33 minute lo... more...

LP Soul Mates Records: FELASOULDLX

Thursday Feb 16, 2012

Various Artists

Beatitude

Adventurous as we want to be with Lowriders we strive to take it a step further with our first compiler: Beatitude. Beatitude is the first in a series... more...

Cassette Tape Lowriders Recordings: LOW005

Tuesday Feb 7, 2012

Dirg Gerner

Preface EP

rand new project launching on Ho Tep records from the mysterious Dirg Gerner which features the incredible talents of Rahel, Fatima and Olmino. Dra... more...

12inch Ho_Tep Records: Hotep005
Also available @ D\G\T\L

Monday Jan 30, 2012

Incredible Bongo Band

Apache / Bongolia

Apache is an absolute breakdance anthem and a must for all funk, hip hop and early electro and breakdance heads. This complete album is a magic piece... more...

LP MGM: MGMpr1015

Wednesday Jan 18, 2012

AK Kids

The GassAKu

AK Kids are Tommy Forrest (aka Akira Kiteshi) and Steven Hyslop. Gassaku means collaboration in Japan. Artists that collaborated are: AK Kids ft 1000... more...

10inch Lowriders Recordings: LOW004
Also available @ D\G\T\L

Monday Dec 5, 2011

Cuthead

Brother Ep

Uncanny the label that took everyone by surprise comes with more goodness! The third artist-EP by Dresden-based label comes from House- and Hip Hop-Ma... more...

12inch Uncanny Valley: UV007
Also available @ D\G\T\L

Thursday Dec 1, 2011

Cid Rim vs The Clonious

Full Nelson EP

Advanced hip hop, electronix with a jazzy funky touch by Cid Rim and The Clonious. Full Nelson is a split EP of viennese producers Cid Rim and The Cl... more...

EP Affine Records: AFF005

JSBL

Twice Upon Two Times EP

Killer release on the new Affine label...The abbreviation JSBL is neither a four-letter-word that can be looked up in dictionaries, nor the pin code t... more...

CD Affine Records: AFF002

Incredible Bongo Band

Bongo Rock

The mother of all break dance, hip hop and sampling! Bongo Rock' or 'The Story Of The Incredible Bongo Band' features the two original Bongo Band alb... more...

2LP Mr Bongo: MRBLP043

Thursday Nov 24, 2011

Onra

Chinoiseries Pt2

Sick new Onra! PT 2 of his Chinoiseries, which has him going off digging all over China and Vietnam on a quest for loops! more...

2LP All City Dublin: ACOLPX2

Thursday Nov 3, 2011

Thundercat

The Golden Age Of Apocalypse

If indeed ''you blows who you is,'' as Louis Armstrong once famously said, then Stephen Bruner's bass is a mainline to the soul of a man whose DNA was... more...

LP + Download Brainfeeder: BF023

Wednesday Nov 2, 2011

Tall Black Guy

Water No Enemy

Brooklyn's BSTRD Boots returns with a fresh offering from up-and-coming Detroit producer Tall Black Guy. Garnering big buzz before proper release,... more...

7inch BSTRD Boots: BJX712

Thursday Oct 20, 2011

Lamont

Senses Overloaded

Hip hop heads aren't what they used to be. They might still wear a baseball cap and walk a bit o-legged, but musically their scope is broader than eve... more...

CD Morse records: M19

Wednesday Oct 19, 2011

The Please

's-Gravendijkwal EP

Widely diverse release by The Please on the new slightly mysterious Purple Maze label, bringing the tempo down a notch.

10inch Purple Maze: MAZE01
Also available @ D\G\T\L

Thursday Oct 13, 2011

Various Artists

Wildstyle Instrumentals

This is, an essential tool for all hip-hop DJs and producers - especially those rocking beats for breakers and rappers to do their thing to! WildStyle... more...

LP Mr Bongo: BEG012002

Captain Planet

Cookin Gumbo

The Captain explores sounds from all corners of the globe and applying his hip-hop production sensibilities to making dancefloor and otherwise electro... more...

2LP Bastard Jazz: BJLP01
Also available @ D\G\T\L

Wednesday Oct 12, 2011

Jay Simon

Faith

New 7 inch on Kyle Hall's Wild Oats label produced by Jay Simon. ''Faith'' is an interesting debut track from Simon with female vox from a familiar vo... more...

7inch Wild Oats: WO007j

Friday Oct 7, 2011

Gescom

Skull Snap Ep

Gescom returns with a 5 track ep on the Skam's hip-hop offshoot label Skullsnap. The 12contains five new productions surveying the kind of low-slung,... more...

EP Skam: Skull005

Monday Sep 19, 2011

Nic & Jaq / Babok

Small Window / Djurh

The first release of these artists on this brand new label. Two great atmospheric downtempo hip-hop tracks! Here comes, well, certainly not the record... more...

7inch Lurker: Lurker001