Tag: broken beat

  • It’s A World Before You album – Kaidi Tatham

    It’s A World Before You album – Kaidi Tatham

    Keyboardist adds rap and neo soul to his jazzy brand of boogie and broken beats Having come to prominence at the turn of the century with broken beaters Bugz in the Attic, what you’d expect from a solo Kaidi LP is a jazzier, purer version of the west London collective’s sound. Here, however, the keyboardist […]

  • Bugz In The Attic live in Stockholm – free music download

    Bugz In The Attic live in Stockholm – free music download

    Exuberant performance by a broken beat collective that included Kaidi Tatham, Daz-I-Ku and Mark Force Back in the early noughties broken beat collective Bugz In The Attic were, to use the parlance of their west London base, “runnin’ t’ings”. They had a record deal with Virgin and were in demand, particularly for remixes. A glance […]

  • Phantom Of The Oberheim & Broken Beat (Kaidi Tatham remixes) – Resolution 88

    Phantom Of The Oberheim & Broken Beat (Kaidi Tatham remixes) – Resolution 88

    Two broken beat remixes, one of which is free, by a frequent Dego collaborator and ex-4hero keyboardist To promote the Japanese release of Resolution 88’s Afterglow album, AMSA Records is generously giving away a free download of Kaidi Tatham’s remix of Phantom Of The Oberheim. The raw material for Mr Tatham’s reworking is pretty damn […]

  • Two Way Here One Way Go EP –  Tatham, Mensah, Lord & Ranks

    Two Way Here One Way Go EP – Tatham, Mensah, Lord & Ranks

    Third instalment of “London boogie” since the UK quartet released their celebrated 2012 album The collaboration between Kaidi Tatham, Akwasi Mensah, Matt Lord and Dego is one of the most polished combinations the 2000Black label partakes in. Music along the broken beat-boogie spectrum often sounds like the creation of lone individuals beavering away in home […]

  • Deep In The Mudd EP – Henry Wu

    Deep In The Mudd EP – Henry Wu

    New skool broken beats that hold their own against vintage fare Back in 2015 and 2016, Boiler Room — an online music broadcasting platform — resurrected esteemed broken beat club night Co-Op. Amid the red glow of the dancing throng, tried ’n’ tested bruk tunes spun alongside fresh tracks — and, for the most part, […]

  • Changing Times EP – Kaidi Tatham

    Changing Times EP – Kaidi Tatham

    Ex-Bugz and 4hero collaborator makes his debut for London label First Word Records First Word Records has been releasing quality tunes on the soulful end of the dance music spectrum since 2003. The London-based independent label is home to the likes of beats master Tall Black Guy, bass player Ross McHenry and, more recently, DJ-producer […]

  • Black Focus album – Yussef Kamaal

    Black Focus album – Yussef Kamaal

    There’s something decidedly old fashioned about this young duo comprising drummer Yussef Dayes and keyboardist Kamaal Williams (aka Henry Wu). Jazz funk and broken beats are the labels most often attached to their work, genres that had their heydays 30 and 10 years ago respectively. That attitude extends to how they approach music making. Like […]

  • Broken Mix Vol 2 by Mark Force – free music download

    Broken Mix Vol 2 by Mark Force – free music download

    Download a tasty bruk selection by a former Bugz in the Attic member who hails from scene’s birthplace Three years ago ex-Bugz in the Attic member Mark Force released Broken Mix Vol 1 as a prelude to the launch of Ten50 Records, a label he set up with fellow Bugz Kaidi Tatham and Matt Lord. […]

  • The Extrovert City EP – Kaidi Tatham

    The Extrovert City EP – Kaidi Tatham

    Jazzy broken beats and boogie by the former Bugz in the Attic and 4hero keyboardist You don’t need a degree in economics to know that demand for Kaidi Tatham’s output exceeds supply. Songs by the one-time Bugz in the Attic and 4hero keyboardist are snapped up quicker than a new iPhone. The 12″ vinyl of […]

  • Cascade, The Inside Is The Outside, The Believer EP – Tatham, Mensah, Lord & Ranks

    Cascade, The Inside Is The Outside, The Believer EP – Tatham, Mensah, Lord & Ranks

    Listen to some 21st-century boogie from a funky foursome that includes Kaidi Tatham and Dennis “Dego” McFarlane The quartet of Kaidi Tatham, Akwasi Mensah, Matt Lord and Dego made fans wait three years between their eponymous 2012 album and their next release. Their follow-up, however, to 2015’s Off The Christmas Card List EP hasn’t taken […]