Jody O Lloyd | Loops of Love
It’s hard to know what to expect from an album housed in an adorable homemade cardboard CD wallet and wrapped in coloured thread. Even more so when that wallet reveals its visual art collaboration; 12 printed cards containing beautiful photographic images by artist Devika Bilimoria, which correspond to each track’s illustrated lyrics on the flip.
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North Shore Pony Club | Interview
In preparation for this weekend’s Sideroom.com release party, we caught up with one of the star performers of the evening, North Shore Pony Club’s Matt Weavers.
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LTJ Bukem | Fabric Live
Last week I said that a good mix CD is like a good story, and LTJ Bukem is an influential author of liquid drum & bass. Since before Logical Progressions he was instrumental in developing an alternative avenue for breakbeat music and pioneered the ‘intelligent’ drum & bass sound through his seminal record label, Good Looking Records.
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Dan Paine | Four Me Mix
A good mix CD is like a good story – a beginning that builds and gives you a taste of what’s to come, a cohesive middle with variation and interest, and an end that brings you back to earth gently. I put this on before making Saturday breakfast and by track two, I realised that breakfast would have to wait.
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Ralph Blues | Rediscover
There are probably two ways of looking at this album. If it was food, it would be an organic apple – sure, there might be a couple of worms, and it’s pretty rough around the edges, but the overall effect is pleasant and familiar…
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