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Thursday, 15 December 2016
Monday, 12 December 2016
Monday, 5 December 2016
Werd (SOS) - God Save The Public [LP]
God Save The Public: In these current times feeling trapped, stuck, without purpose and a little depressed in life is common. While Facebook and social media is pulling us apart, making us insecure or reinforcing people’s extreme beliefs, the media is dividing us with unwarranted fear and propaganda. If you notice and dislike this, you are certainly not alone...
‘God Save The Public’ is a mix of personal outlooks and political arguments over various styles of production. One man’s words, another man’s beats. This collection of 12 tracks shows both the offensive / aggressive side of hip-hop, countered with the calm and emotional song-writing; discussing inner battles and fear of current UK system and ruling class. If suicide doesn’t get you, the political elite might. This LP lashes out against both.
Werd (SOS) is an award winning Edinburgh based hip-hop artist & promoter well known throughout the Scottish scene. He has worked with, and continues to work with new and old artists in Scotland and abroad, creating music with some of Scotland’s top producers and artists in the genre. Making music for over 14 years in the capital, he now finds himself running more charity & non-profit community gigs, while pushing towards more emotional and political rap.
Darko Strauss makes whatever style of music he feels like making at the time. Having been influenced by metal, hip-hop and trip-hop when he was young, his music is an amalgamation of all three with a sprinkling of his personality thrown in. Sometimes melodic and emotional, however at times loud and harsh, he remains with a signature sound.
DIRECT BANDCAMP LINK CLICK HERE
Cover art by Suky Goodfellow.
Written and Recorded by Drew Devine aka Werd.
Beat production from Darko Strauss.
Released 30th November 2016 on all good digital outlets. Itunes etc.
Email contact: SOS.Edinburgh@gmail.com
Twitter: @WerdSOS / @darko_strauss
Hip-Hop & Ya Should Stop (Music Video):
Stutter Jack - Debut Release on Powercut
The
obnoxious Stutter Jack style blends new and old boom-bap with Electro-style
beats. This talisman of disassociated mind-craft unveils the grim depths with
his personal warped lyrics of the darkest disclosure from his suppressed cerebral.
His elaborate hip hop nihilism combines with tort and regressed convalescence
both in outlook and lyrical style. The man society wouldn't accept has finally
found his mouthpiece works, with a staggered speech impediment bringing twisted
revelation to the underground of UK Hip Hop & world-wide. The six
track E.p features production from Sean El & Kid Robotik.
Track
Listing
1.
Splogged
Reality Produced by Kid Robotik
2. Chilling Produced by Sean El
3. Simmer Down Produced by Kid Robotik
4. Clown Face Produced by Sean El
5. Rogue Clothing Produced by Sean El
6.
Pessimistic
Potency Produced by Sean El
Credits
All music
produced by Sean El unless stated,
“Splogged
Reality” and “Simmer Down” produced by Kid Robotik
Lyrics
written by Stutter Jack
Vocals
Mixed by Rik Mono
Music
Mastered by Synct aka Mike Stuart
Art Work
by Alex Holman
Released
by Powercut Productions 2016 all rights reserved
Monday, 28 November 2016
Conscious Route - On Da Up [Concept Video]
Conscious Route brings you this raw edgy truth of his life experience
over haunting reflective melody, produced by UK producer Micall
Parknsun. Conscious Route has been steadily building a solid repertoire
over the last five years since his return to hip hop. This new release
lays testament to his lyrical ability, as well as being reflective of
his own life journey. The song takes you through layers of struggle and
personal change as the chorus reflects the hope and purpose gained from
struggle alongside a willingness to support the community towards
progression and change. The hauntingly reflective lyrics ride on a tough
instrumental back drop courtesy of Micall Parknsun, and this track
isn't to be taken lightly, as both lyrics and melody take you on a
focused journey, showing that there is light at the end of the tunnel!
Produced by Micall Parknsun
Lyrics by Conscious Route
Mastered by Synct aka Mike Stuart
Art Work by Alex Holman
Lyrics by Conscious Route
Mastered by Synct aka Mike Stuart
Art Work by Alex Holman
Friday, 25 November 2016
Hazey Jay - The Cocoon [HD Video]
Released Under MCF | Music Comes First Records
Taken from the forthcoming 'The Butterfly EP' Out Soon.
Wednesday, 16 November 2016
Werd (SOS) - Hip-Hop & Ya Should Stop [HD Video]
Taken from "God Save The Public" by Werd (SOS)
Beat production by Darko Strauss.
Music Video Directed & Edited: Omar Al-Zidjali.
Available to buy on iTunes and all good digital outlets (30th Nov 2016)
Tuesday, 15 November 2016
Monday, 14 November 2016
Jackal Trades debut album OUT NOW
Jackal Trades is a brand new 3 piece live act from Glasgow &
Edinburgh that merges electro and hip-hop influences to deliver lyrical
storytelling with impact and is held together with the outrageously
gifted Dr. Jessica Aslan at the helm.
The
debut `Need the Character (S)` album also features a host of
collaborations from some of the finest producers and vocalists in the
Scottish scene.
You can download it HERE
Twitter: @jackal_trades
Friday, 11 November 2016
Thursday, 10 November 2016
Friday, 28 October 2016
New solo album release by CRPNTR
Released October 15, 2016
Mixed/mastered by Audrey Tait
Thanks to Chef q // Robbie Gordon // Neil Sutcliffe
Production by Pimp Walrus // Physiks // Konchis // Kames
'BANDCAMP LINK CLICK HERE'
Thursday, 27 October 2016
Wednesday, 26 October 2016
Friday, 21 October 2016
Monday, 17 October 2016
Tuesday, 11 October 2016
Friday, 7 October 2016
Tuesday, 4 October 2016
BRISTO BATTLES 2016 // MC LEAN vs HUGHES
Video by Sketchy Productions.
Hosted by Werd / Linda / Jailz.
Judges: Jinx / Conscious Route / B-East / Lewis Findlay / SeaBass
Monday, 3 October 2016
Friday, 30 September 2016
Wednesday, 28 September 2016
Tuesday, 27 September 2016
Asthmatic Astronaut - This Is Not Pop
The Who: The beat maker, producer (and occasional rapper) with
consciously positive live rap phenomenon’s Underling,
and one of the directors of Edinburgh ultra-underground label Black Lantern Music, AA has been making
music since 2005, and was first released on Japanese label dejine:rec . With Underling he played alongside the cream of UK and
US hip-hop including shows with ElP,
Roots Manuva, Mike Ladd, Aesop Rock, DJ Vadim and many others. Early solo
productions surfaced on Tru Thoughts, and
Wah Wah 45s’ acclaimed Stac Remixes compilations, alongside Blue Daisy and Bonobo. Since then, his solo projects and collaborations have
attracted a strong online following. He has regularly played UK festivals as a
solo performer, as half of tentacle-electro duo Church Of When The Shit Hits The Fan, and as one third of grunge-rap
collective DUST. He works
professionally as an audio engineer, producer and DJ in Glasgow, Scotland.
The What: The wheezy space traveler returns with his sophomore album This Is Not Pop. It’s been six years since the release of Super Intelligent Common Sense, the well received debut album but AA has kept himself busy in-between with side projects and experiments while releasing a slew of works with Church Of When The Shit Hits The Fan and Dust amid plenty of solo EP’s and further collaborations on Black Lantern Music. But here on his new album we see him return to his Hip Hop origin. He may have first come to peoples attention as the DJ with live Hip Hop band Underling where he clocked up over 400 live shows in a short few years and shared the stage with Hip-Hop’s hero’s of old and new, but his solo works have always shown a unique take andunderstanding of the art form.
This Is Not Pop was produced in 6 months from start to finish creating 30 beats with a turntable and sampler within the space of a week before sending the original tape out to 30 invited M.C’s. The end result is an 18 track album with 19 M.C’s with AA finishing the tracks as the vocals came in adding and rebuilding around the individual vocal takes of each artist.
The result is a classic Boom Bap style of production twisted with AA’s electronic leanings that bursts with some of the finest and most creative lyricists to have emerged from the underground Hip Hop scene.
So join Asthmatic Astronaut and Lifeshows, Solareye, Texture, MacKenzie, Replicator,
Mikel Krumins, Johnny Cypher, Ciran Mac, Conscious Route, Mic Calibre, Laughing
Gear, T!INK, Harlequinade, Sleeping Ingenuity, Warrior Bone, Loki, Tickle and ONESP
Mikel Krumins, Johnny Cypher, Ciran Mac, Conscious Route, Mic Calibre, Laughing
Gear, T!INK, Harlequinade, Sleeping Ingenuity, Warrior Bone, Loki, Tickle and ONESP
on this uk hip hop classic in the making.
Direct link CLICK HERE.
Monday, 26 September 2016
Brian Jamieson - Cover [WCMCD063]
COVER is the new LP from Scottish HIP HOP Pioneer Brian Jamieson.
The LP is a story set in the fictional notorious Glasgow housing scheme
‘Hainehill’, and follows the trials and tribulations of the main character,
Sean McManaman, voiced by Brian.
McManaman must go through life disfigured by a terrible
facial scar, with resulting judgement and prejudice from all corners. Sean’s
life spirals into a complete chaos of vice - gambling, alcohol, drug addiction
and unprotected sex. The album follows his journey on a road to near impossible
redemption in a typical Glasgow housing scheme plagued by social deprivation.
COVER features a mighty cast-list playing
characters in Sean’s story – long-time collaborators, family, friends and
guests – all consummate and inspirational musicians and performers.MC
BUTTERSCOTCH of SPRING BREAK was the first artist asked to join the LP as
he has a vivid imagination and similar sense of humour to Brian. When the idea
of the two of them doing a song called RAGE AGAINST THE FRUIT MACHINE came up
it was a no brainer in more ways than one.
10 year old Emily Moore is Brian's cousins daughter in
real life and is fanatical about music, she wants to learn it all and was like
a sponge in the studio, She nailed her part in one take and even came in during
mixing and asked "right, what are we doing next?".
Natalie Lynch has worked with Brian before on various
projects and always delivers a jaw dropping performance with a ridiculous range.
Jillian Anderson is friends with Brian from the Fort William music scene and
was asked on board because she is crazy as batshit, Brian was initially
sceptical about asking Jillian to participate in such a song of horrid sexist
subject matter but Jillian said "ach its a bit of craic" and kept the
session in bits with her endless banter and energy.
Mark Lawrie is also a friend of Brian's from the Fort
William music scene and he fitted perfect on "Baltic Revenga" with
his EAGLES OF DEATH METAL-esque blues vocals. Mary Ann Kennedy joined in
miraculously after being asked to jump on a "Ska-Grime" tune for a
laugh. Claire Campbell is a stalwart of the folk/acoustic music scene in
Glasgow and is well loved on the open mic circuit throughout the city and her
tender voice fits perfectly playing against Brian's character's on various
songs.
Nick Turner has done silly voices on Brian's songs since
1995 playing a "wack MC" / an "advertisement salesman" / a "Grandmother
of a gangster" and this time a social worker where he raps along with
Brian on "Psychiatrist meets Nihilist".
Full Cast List:
NATALIE LYNCH who plays Sean's mother
JILLIAN ANDERSON who plays Sean's ex-girlfriend
EMILY MOORE who plays Sean's estranged child
MARY ANN KENNEDY who plays Sean's boss
MC BUTTERSCOTCH who plays a disgruntled cashier in a
casino
CLAIRE CAMPBELL who plays Sean's new girlfriend
MARK LAWRIE who plays Sean's enemy
NICK TURNER who plays Sean's psychiatrist
The music on the LP is produced by NICK TURNER from
the award-winning Watercolour Music studios, with a multi-genre approach moving
seamlessly from Ballad to Heavy Metal, Jazz and Funk to Grime, Hip Hop to
Dance, and Acoustic and Blues to Drum & Bass. Brian’s vision was for an
album that gives the vibe of a movie soundtrack rather than a conventional LP.
And musically, COVER is equally large-scale, with choirs and live crowds
involved in the sonics.
The concept of COVER was inspired by TV shows like
BREAKING BAD, SONS OF ANARCHY and THIS IS ENGLAND, where the viewer is left on
a knife edge at the end of each episode. The album track list likewise has the
same effect on the listener.
And if a film-maker hears the LP and is inspired to turn
it into a film they have a soundtrack-in-waiting and Brian and Nick will know
for sure they’ve succeeded in their ambition for COVER.
TRACKLISTING:
- Sean's Lament
- Sociopath Wardance
- Water Under a Burning Bridge
- The Fantastic Adventures of Iceberg Grim
- Playpen of Mayhem (Welcome to Hainehill)
- Clock In / Clock Out
- Rage Against the Fruit Machine
- Behind Every Bad Man There's a Good Woman
- Paint the Town Red (With Your Blood)
- Baltic Revenga
- Psychiatrist Meets Nihilist
- Cover
- Redemption?
- Sean's Away
Release Date: Thursday 13th
October
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