RIDDIM FRUIT: Bristol Fashion EP (2013)

As the Riddim Fruit label are well aware, Bristol has a reputation of being something of a world centre of bass music. The Wild Bunch, Massive Attack, Smith & Mighty, Portishead, Roni Size and Full Cycle, a constant Jamaican dancehall presence since the sixties – indeed you might imagine that life in the monkey’s hometown permanently chugs along to a seismic rumble. That’s all bollocks of course, I definitely remember a…READ FULL POST @ MONKEYBOXING.COM

VARIOUS: Cloud Watching Volume 2 (Riddim Fruit) (2013) Free download

Cloud watching. Lie on your back and make two collide. Disperse one with your mind. Find ones that look like animals. Fucking hippies! They’re everywhere and now they’ve invaded the Riddim Fruit label a second time and forced ten artists on its roster to make ‘upbeat downtempo’ breaks. It’s outrageous. All that lying about in peaceful harmony, smoking dope and being nice to each other and not washing. Actually, it doesn’t sound too bad, apart from the not washing bit. I can …READ FULL POST @ MONKEYBOXING.COM

PULPFUSION: Wrong World Remixed Vol. 1(2012)

In which Swiss beats merchant Pulpfusion throws the keys of recent ghetto metal LP Wrong World into the remix dish and allows his baby to be taken home by a variety of remixers to get as saucy as they wish. Engaging in the action are Zenit Incompatible, Turntill & Merlin, Hong Kong Ping Pong, Frenic, Assassinated, Funkanizer, Rambla Fresh Combo, Monstaphunkaz and Jazz K Lipa. Between them they…READ FULL POST @ MONKEYBOXING.COM

PULPFUSION: Street Art EP (2011)

PULPFUSION: Street Art EP (2011)
The Street Art EP is a quality instrumental EP from Pulpfusion (the man who bought you Decks And Drums And Rock N Roll and ‘that’ video from earlier in the year) which the PR would have you believe that is a collection of “downtempo breaks.” Listening to the Poison-era, Prodigy-style sound-graffiti of the title-track original and remixes…READ FULL POST @ MONKEYBOXING.COM