VA – Beat Power (A.U.D.D.A.)
The minimalist blurb from the label belies the fact that this is a really lovely record to listen to, and, to be quite honest, it deserves more hype than it is currently getting. We covered one of the tracks’ videos recently (Tobrok’s ‘Take Em Off’) which really epitomises the type of electronica music you will find through the album’s 36 tracks…
Forthcoming ‘Beat Power’ compilation on MPM
The good guys at Melting Pot Music in Cologne will soon be releasing the ‘Beat Power’ compilation, a selection of top tunes chosen by Twit One, and featuring artsists such as Suff Daddy, Dexter, Hubert Daviz, V.Raeter, Fella Vaughn, Retrogott and Feux. You can watch the (rather brief) video from Tobrock here and also download (right [...]
Miles Bonny – Lumberjack Soul (MPM)
Although this is essentially a collection of previous and new songs, rather than a ‘whole’ album, it does not suffer as a result of that. The first track, which gives its name to the LP, sets things out well, and is probably the best track on the record: telling the story of a country boy wooing a city girl, it is soulful, romantic, danceable and even humorous, all at once. The beats, for us, are pretty magical, and a perfect foundation for Miles’s laid back vocals
Hi-Hat Club Box Set Minimix by DJ Illiaz (MPM)
The Hi-Hat Club is a series of hip-hop producer LPs that are a collaboration between Melting Pot Music and photographer Robert Winter. Each release - there have been 5 so far – is accompanied by live events, a blog and exhibitions. This is a kind of retrospective of the whole series so far and includes contributions [...]
