Tag: Kaidi Tatham
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Sunday Avuncular EP – 2000 Black (Dego)
Jazzy chords and dance rhythms combine as one half of 4hero joins forces with keyboardist Kaidi Dego, of 4hero and Silhouette Brown fame, tends to tease his fans with a couple of EPs a year. Each release displays a brand of boogie and funk that has few imitators and many admirers. Jazzy chords and dance […]
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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 […]
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Simmering & The Long Climb In The Sun EP – Tatham, Mensah, Lord & Ranks
Jazzy boogie courtesy of a quartet well-practised in crafting a groove Kaidi Tatham, Dego, Matt Lord and Akwasi Mensah release a 12″ that will no doubt have sold out by the time you’ve read this. Their music is popular. Downloads are, of course, still available. On both Simmering and The Long Climb In The Sun, […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Off The Christmas Card List EP – Tatham, Mensah, Lord & Ranks
The quartet of Kaidi Tatham, Akwasi Mensah, Matt Lord and Dego return with more UK boogie and broken beats The last time Kaidi Tatham, Akwasi Mensah, Matt Lord and (Dego) Ranks got together was on their eponymous 2012 album. Its seductive blend of broken beats, Mizell Brothers boogie and jazz-funk grooves made it one of […]
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EP2 – Dego & Kaidi
Fans of jazzy “broken house and boogie” will relish EP2, the follow-up to Dego and Kaidi Tatham’s 2014 EP Last year 4hero co-founder Dennis “Dego” McFarlane and Kaidi Tatham put out EP, a release that should win a prize for having the world’s least pretentious title. So in keeping with the pair’s unfussy naming convention, […]