CHART – July 2013

(NEW) 1. Sammy Senior feat. Rayna – Don't Touch My Heart (original mix) Remixes aplenty but the swing-hop original is still the don…READ FULL POST @ MONKEYBOXING.COM

SUBES: Thrill From The Pill (2013)

Subes are Greg Wilmott and Pieter Ubbels and Thrill From The Pill, their second long player, is a ten-tracker filled with bossa and afrobeat-tinged jazz funk. In a good way. It might be all instrumental, feature a considerable amount of Rhodes piano and what sounds like a variety of tribal shakers but they’ve remembered not to get all self-indulgent whilst operating within one of the …READ FULL POST @ MONKEYBOXING.COM

CHART – June 2013

(NEW) 1. Marta Ren & The Groovelvets – 2 Kinds Of Man Funk soul bomb! Girl has got a voice…READ FULL POST @ MONKEYBOXING.COM

‘BIZARRE RIDE II THE PHARCYDE’ Live: Europe tour dates (2013)

It’s got all the potential to be a massive clusterfuck of hasbeens and assorted hangers-on trading on past glories to make some cold cash money hasn’t it? A tour where two members of The Pharcyde (who, along with fellow rappers Imani and Booty Brown and producer J-Swift assured their place in hip-hop history with their glorious jazz-hip-hop psychedelia of their 1992 debut Bizarre Ride II The …READ FULL POST @ MONKEYBOXING.COM

BEARDYMAN: ‘Beardytron 5000 Mk II’ tour (2013)

Beardyman has risen to fame via his ridiculous facility with a vocal skill ostensibly associated with hip-hop – beatboxing – though frankly, at the stage he’s at, it’s less Planet Rock, than interplanetary travel. Winning the UK Beatbox Championships (twice) firmly cemented his reputation and his various videos on Youtube (the now legendary Kitchen Diaries for example) with viewing figures in the millions haven’t done his reputation any harm either. Oh – and then there’s the live shows which …READ FULL POST @ MONKEYBOXING.COM

DILATED PEOPLES: New LP ‘Directors Of Photography’ set for 2013 release

Last I heard, celebrated ‘underground’ LA hip-hop trio Dilated Peoples were due to release their fifth official studio LP this year. It transpires (in time-honoured rap fashion) that there might a slight delay. Why? Because they’ve not actually recorded it yet. The PR in my inbox suggests we might expect the goods some time in spring next year despite the fact that they’ve had a name for it (Directors Of Photography) since at least February…READ FULL POST @ MONKEYBOXING.COM