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August 17, 2011
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[Download] Wugazi – 13 Chambers.
By Ash in Musical MurmuringsWugazi • 13 Chambers by WUGAZI
I’ve not had a chance to listen to it, and probably won’t for a while, so download the whole album here and see what you think. Are the best hip-hop records of 2011 all set to have been made freely available? Possibly.
August 8, 2011
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[Listen] Seams – Carnival.
By Ash in Musical Murmurings“>Carnival – Seams from ent”>*safe solvent™ on Vimeo.
Interview with the man himself here.
June 28, 2011
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[Listen] Richard Skelton – Rapture (Reprise).
By Ash in Musical Murmurings
From The Complete Landings, released 28 June 2011.
June 23, 2011
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Confectionery and Pop.
By Ash in Musical Murmurings, Random
Among the many things children love are chocolate, sweets, crisps, ice-cream and TV. It’s impossible to deny the link between a bad diet and obesity, but what about the unconscious musical implications assigned to adverts by confectionery conglomerates? I chose 25 of the most influential adverts from the ’70s through to the early ’90s, and listened closely to the accompanying jingles.
June 16, 2011
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[Listen] – Huntsville – For flowers, cars and merry wars.
By Ash in Musical MurmuringsFor flowers, cars and merry wars (snippet 1) by Huntsville
This is just a taster from the excellent new record by Huntsville. Go get it.
June 14, 2011
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[Listen] Little Roy vs Nirvana – Sliver/Dive.
By Ash in Musical MurmuringsRELEASE DATE: 27TH JUNE 2011
Reggae legend Little Roy releases his covers of classic Nirvana tracks ‘Sliver / Dive’ on Ark Recordings this June.
Little Roy was born in Witfield Town, Kingston, Jamaica. He launched his career in the rocksteady age, recording singles for Coxsone Dodd and Prince Buster and went on to have a number one hit in
1969 which topped the charts in Jamaica. Little Roy also recorded for Lee “Scratch” Perry, who brought in the Wailers to help out on the session.