Back once again! It is my great pleasure to present the latest installment of fresh new beats for a fresh new year. We have another mixed bag of tricks this month, and slightly more dancefloor oriented than normal. There’s another cut from the Waxolutionists, new releases from Mos Def and Boozoo Bajou, and a tasty new [...]

So here we are on Boxing Day. Hangovers are clearing and turkey leftovers are already being recycled up into sarnies, curries and salads. To carry on this spirit of recycling I’m posting up a mix I did earlier in the year for the podcast of my buddy Mr. Phipson. It’s a mix of nu-jazz and broken [...]

Here’s the last installment for 2008. To finish off the year in fine style I bolted together a tough selection of head-nodding, boom-bap hip-hop. Brand-new joints from RZA, Austrian crew Waxolutionists (I just discovered their stuff, but will be keeping track of them for sure), and a bangin’ remix from mein Deutsche freund fLako. Towards the end [...]

It’s nearing the end of another month so here’s the November dosage. It’s varied mix of beats this time starting at the down-tempo end of the scale with a recent Flying Lotus remix and a new cut from King Midas Sound on Hyperdub (cheers to J for the tip-off on that one). Steadily cranking up the [...]

It’s the end of the month and about time for another episode. I was feeling like a broken-beat, nu-jazz affair this time around so I dug out some more up-tempo beats – some new, some old, all slick. iTunes Download Tracklisting Read between the lines – Ursula Rucker (Five Six) Listen To The Drums (Clignancourt edit) – Outlines (Sonar Kollectiv) Wait [...]

So here’s the debut mix. To kick things off it’s an early-autumn, hip-hop, nu-jazz mash-up. The end result is a varied mix of tracks – some new, some I’ve had for a while. A laid-back mix and a low-key launch – no fuss, just good beats. Enjoy… iTunes Download Tracklisting Nommo – Replife (Futuristica Music) Carajillo (Jazzanova remix) – Truby [...]