Author: Commercial Break
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adidas Presents ‘adivisionaries’ with “shoe master” Toshiaki Omori – documentary
Watch this short, reflective film focusing on the intricate work of a sports shoe designer who eschews modern technology in favour of handcrafting designs Sure, it’s a promo for German sports firm adidas, but it’s insightful nonetheless. As part of a video series dubbed ‘adivisionaries’, which looks at people who’ve helped shape the brand, this […]
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Dego & Kaidi EP – “Dego” McFarlane and Kaidi Tatham
Listen to the new EP by broken beat maestros Dego and Kaidi on London-based label Eglo Records Eglo Records is run by Alexander Nut and Floating Points (aka Sam Shepherd). In the past four years, the London-based label has been experimenting at the artistic juncture where jazz meets soul, funk and electronica. The label has […]
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Two Syllables Volume Ten album – free music download
DJ Gilla compiles a cracking 12-track album showcasing artists from independent UK label First Word Records Arguably the best freebie of 2013 was First Word Records’ Two Syllables Volume Nine – and the UK label clearly wants to retain that honour in 2014 with its follow-up, logically entitled Two Syllables Volume Ten. Like the previous […]
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Grain Audio PWS – portable Bluetooth speaker
This walnut-wrapped Bluetooth speaker is an elegant alternative to its plasticky peers Price $249.00+shipping (approx. £150.00) Website Grain Audio Jawbone should be credited for popularizing a whole new tech category: portable Bluetooth speakers. In fact, Jawbone has been so humongously successful, its Jambox speakers now have hundreds of competitors. One such rival is the […]
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Offering For Anxious album – Diggs Duke
After years of putting out a steady stream of first-class neo soul on his lonesome, Washington-based multi-instrumentalist Diggs Duke releases his debut album on Brownswood Recordings Since 2011, Diggs Duke has been creating a stir with a steady stream of EPs and singles released on his lonesome through Bandcamp and Soundcloud. Thankfully, in 2013 the […]
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Label Love Vol 6 compilation – free music download
Free download of an eclectic 13-track compilation from Tru Thoughts, showcasing artists from nine labels across the globe In an occasional exercise that highlights the work of kindred labels and unknown acts, Jasmine De La Paz has compiled Label Love Vol 6, a 13-track compilation that will cost you absolutely nothing. That’s right, it’s free. […]
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Beat Box: A Drum Machine Obsession book – Joe Mansfield
Many DJs and producers will be salivating over this coffee-table book that details the history of the humble beat box Book Beat Box: A Drum Machine Obsession (Get On Down) Websites Get On Down Gary Land Recently on the Facebook page of nu jazz DJ/producer Kay Suzuki, he posted a plea for a Linn […]
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Do You? EP – Reginald Omas Mamode IV
A South London-based producer who appeared on a Gilles Peterson compilation releases a soulful debut EP full of chunky beats and muted vocals Following a memorable appearance on Gilles Peterson’s Brownswood Bubblers Ten earlier this year, the awesomely named Reginald Omas Mamode IV has released the EP Do You? on East London record label Five […]
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Laptop Suntan album – Paper Tiger
The debut LP from a Leeds-based six-piece is an electronic journey with a distinct UK flavour Anyone that produces a track entitled David Starkey – he’s a UK historian, by the way – deserves credit, but there’s more to this six-piece than cheeky references to an Oxbridge annalist. While the music of this Leeds-based outfit […]
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Andre Woolery artist profile – modern art
Marvel at the intricately constructed portraits of pop-culture icons from a self-taught New York-based artist Websites Andre Woolery Andre Woolery Shop When someone describes Andre Woolery’s art as tacky, that’s not a criticism but a statement of fact. The Harlem-based artist has made a name for himself creating impressive portraits of pop-culture icons using tiny […]