MORLACK: Good To Go-Go Vol. VII

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MORLACK: Skanky Bank Vol. II EP

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MR BRISTOW & BENNY SILVER: Stupid EP

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MORLACK: Cheeky Edits EP Vol. 3

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MORLACK: Bluff

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MORLACK: Good To Go Go Vol. VI

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MORLACK: Cheeky Edits Vol. 2

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MORLACK: Good To Go Go Vol. V

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MORLACK: Beautiful Mistakes (2017)

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MAKO & MR BRISTOW: Electric Bongo Disco EP (2016) + videos

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MORLACK: Good To Go Go Vol. IV (2016)

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MORLACK: Party Non-Stop (2016)

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MORLACK: You Know My Name (2015)

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DISCOBETA: The Bounce EP (2014)

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VARIOUS: FUNK BLASTERS – Squad (2014)

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DISCOBETA: Worthwhile EP (2014)

It’s Discobeta buckdown time as the duo kick off their Worthwhile EP with Up & Coming and push the tempo to where Fatboy Slim sort of went a few years back. That’ll be to Doug Lazy-land with big guitars then although this has an atomic b-boy break on it that basically says ‘ya mama’ to what Norman came up with. Nasty Anthem does what it says on the tin and manages to combine twenty-first century bass stylings with more b-boy breaks…READ FULL POST @ MONKEYBOXING.COM

ITCHY BASTARDS: Another State Of Mind EP (2014)

Itchy Bastards scratch around in the sample barrel for something with which to adorn their tightly produced three-tracker Another State Of Mind EP and turn up a remarkably catholic selection of acapellas. This results, for starters, in none other than Eddie Van Halen jumping up on the opener and title track. Middle cut, Lovers Rock, finds the IBs exploring Chudy and Warson territory (or maybe it’s the other way around) by planting a …READ FULL POST @ MONKEYBOXING.COM

MORLACK: Skunky Bank EP (2013)

Morlack’s named his new EP Skunky Bank. Criticism of neoliberal financial practice or just a bit of rhyming slang? Hard to tell. Let’s have a look at what he’s knocked out instead. First up is Strictly Roots – a heavy A Skillz-style bashment re-rub of Althea & Donna’s Uptown Top Rankin’ (notice I said ‘Rankin’) and then he shuffles out a murky bit of swing breaks psychedelia which employs a filtered Workin’ It vocal from Del The Funky Homosapien …READ FULL POST @ MONKEYBOXING.COM

MORLACK: Good To Go Go Vol. 2 (2013)

The decades-spanning DC go go scene is remarkable for two key reasons: it’s longevity and the fact that it’s localised around Washington DC. Since it’s largely unknown outside of DC it’s also prime sampling territory for the party breaks scene. If only there was a man who had a knowledge of the genre to rival Chuck Brown’s and the inclination to sample. Step forward Morlack who once again capitalises on (apparently) being the only person outside of DC who knows anything substantial about go-go…READ FULL POST @ MONKEYBOXING.COM

ITCHY BASTARDS: Take You Higher EP (2013)

Let’s play association. International men of mystery, Itchy Bastards have a new EP which is set to Take You Higher. Sly Stone’s Take You Higher (sampled on opener Make Money) was a song about the uplifting effect of music and nothing at all about Stone’s colossal intake of drugs. Drugs cost money. Money is the topic of another track sampled by Make Money – Double X’s Money Talks. Talking is the subject of Earth Wind & Fire’s Let Me Talk the …READ FULL POST @ MONKEYBOXING.COM