On the Rise with Tarian
Photo credit: EJ Visual’ Words by: Laviea Thomas Tarian, which translates to “shield” in Welsh, is an exciting rising talent bridging the gap between indie folk and hip-hop. Ready to start anew, he is developing a sound that perfectly captures life’s dissonant woes alongside its sporadic highs. Describing his style as “hip-hop with a singer-songwriter […]
The Duality of Elsy Wameyo: Kenyan Singer Unpacks Debut EP ‘Saint and Sinner’
Photo Credit: Brian Kinywa Words by: Cat Woods Riding a wave of awards, years of live performance, and a phenomenal debut EP, Kenyan-born Australian singer-songwriter Elsy Wameyo delivers her highly anticipated debut album, Saint Sinner. And as expected, she doesn’t let us down. In early 2018, Wameyo began releasing tracks to an unsuspecting public, starting […]
Interview & Premiere: C.Diab
Caton Diab, resident of Canadian island town Port Hardy, creates in his music something comparable to his wild, remote surroundings. C.Diab uses a delicate blend of bow guitar, trumpeting and tape manipulating to produce a story about a moment in his life. It draws clearly from the expansive natural woodlands in which he finds himself, […]
5 Artist Spotlight: Outlook Festival 2016
With Outlook Festival quickly approaching, we delve into their eclectic and diverse curation to bring you 5 artists we’re excited to see. Barely Legal: Chloe Robinson, AKA DJ Barely Legal has been confidently spinning her unique brand of grime, hip-hop and jungle for the past few years, building up a cult following. Recently she’s performed […]
DOOMSTARKS is down for release
Ghostface Killah and MF DOOM’s rumoured collaborative project (penned DOOMSTARKS) should be set to drop as early as Spring this year… The hotly anticipated, “mythical” release, has been re-confirmed by Ghost in an interview for Let’s Link Radio. “I talked to DOOM, DOOM is ready now..” “He’s like ya’ll I’m ready now I gotta do it, […]
Marvel Reimagine Classic Hip Hop Albums
The superhero movie and comic book giants, Marvel pay respects to classic hip hop and rap albums over the last 20 years. Marvel has always held a fairly popular standing in youth and even adult culture for the last two decades but has recently expanded in the last four or five years with a new […]
Review: Troyfest, Hay-on-Wye, Wales (May 1st-4th 2015)
Troyfest is a festival of miniscule proportions when compared to some of its comrades, but its ability to deliver a high-energy long weekend of music is second to none. The story starts in the most romantic of ways. A festival, born through an ambitious attempt by Troy (the festival’s namesake and all-round manager) to throw […]
Troyfest Music Festival: May 1st-3rd
Set in a stunning 19th century mansion near Hereford and the Welsh/English border, Troyfest kicks off the festival season for its 4th year next weekend. Proclaimed as a boutique festival that feels like a fusion between a small festival and a cracking house party, 2015 sees them progressing even further, including acts like Gilles Peterson, […]
Shadez of Brooklyn – Change
Change by Brookyn Shadez was released on Pandemonium Wreckords in 1996. The record was the group’s first 12” and features archetypal late golden age production. The crackling looped piano sample over a dusty boom-bap beat perfectly evokes a hazy summer in mid-90s NY. The Bushwick collective was made up of Chocolate Tye, Tee Black, Reverend Al, and Rambo. […]
Young Fathers Release Album Teaser ‘Shame’
Alternative hip-hop/pop/electro trio Young Fathers have recently shared their new single ‘Shame‘, a teaser for the band’s new album White Men Are Black Men Too, out April 7th. The three are, so far, probably most recognisable by their track ‘I Heard‘, which hit underground club playlists in 2014, but this latest effort has signs of stripping ‘I Heard’ of its […]