The Strides – Reclamation (Record Kicks) – Free Download
The Strides are a reggae / afrobeat / hip-hop band from Sydney (probably slightly more appropriate than Scotland). The 10-piece will soon be releasing their second album on Record Kicks, which is a refreshing mix of genres, all focused around the reggae riddims. We particularly enjoy the more dubby tunes, and ‘Fresh Lady’, which you [...]
Nick Pride & The Pimptones Competition
Following on from our interview with Nick Pride and the launch of their new LP, we now have 3 exclusive Pimptone 7″ copies of ‘Waitin’ So Long’ / ‘Lay It on The Line’ to give away as competition prizes, courtesy of Record Kicks. All you have to do to enter is to email us telling [...]
Interview with Nick Pride from The Pimptones
Nick Pride recently released a stormer of an LP with his band The Pimptones – a jazzy, funky, soulful affair with big instrumentals and sweet vocals. Nick was kind enough to answer some questions from us about the album, his hometown of Newcastle, and what the Pimptones will be getting up to next… Meme Magazine: [...]
Nick Pride and the Pimptones – Midnight Feast of Jazz (Record Kicks)
With a name like The Pimptones, you would expect something big and brassy to come
VA – Smoove presents Mo’ Recordkicks Act II (Record Kicks)
You definitely shouldn’t be put off by the sub-stitle of this LP, ‘B-Sides, Remixes and Exclusive Cuts’, which is usually record label speak for ‘flogging a dead horse’. On ‘Mo Record Kicks Act 2′ the DJ and producer Smoove has compiled a varied selection of funk, soul, reggae and afro-beat from the Record Kicks library, [...]
The Liberators – Afrofunk (Record Kicks)
This is definitely a case of an LP doing ‘exactly what it says on the tin’: The Liberators bring us the funkiest afrobeat sounds we have heard this year. Coming out of Sydney, this 10-piece band have been together less than a year but are putting down some very heavy sounds. We first came across [...]
