Category: Broken beat

  • 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 […]

  • AKA Series Volume Four compilation – Zoltar (Dominic Stanton)

    AKA Series Volume Four compilation – Zoltar (Dominic Stanton)

    Dominic Stanton, aka Domu, quietly unveils an eight-track compilation of re-edits and unreleased tracks spanning broken beats, deep house and electronica In his usual understated way, Dominic Stanton — better known as Domu — has quietly released an eight-track compilation under his “rarely used” moniker Zoltar. For those not familiar with the late-’70s TV cartoon […]

  • Broken Vibes – The Secret Story Of Magneto – documentary

    Broken Vibes – The Secret Story Of Magneto – documentary

    After almost a decade of waiting, bruk fans can enjoy a film about west London’s once-fertile broken beat scene Website Broken Vibes documentary on Vimeo Back in 2006, under the moniker Urban Vibes, a trailer was released by French director Arthur Borgnis about a documentary on the west London broken beat scene. It created a […]

  • Off The Christmas Card List EP  – Tatham, Mensah, Lord & Ranks

    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 […]

  • The ‘did these come out?’ mix – Domu

    The ‘did these come out?’ mix – Domu

    Mix of unheard broken beat rarities and dubplates from the depths of Domu’s hard drive. Under his Sonar’s Ghost moniker, Dominic Stanton (aka Domu) uploaded this mix comprising “some things kicking around on my drives that may be of interest”. And it certainly will be of interest to those who are partial to some broken […]

  • EP2 – Dego & Kaidi

    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, […]

  • The More Things Stay The Same album – Dego

    The More Things Stay The Same album – Dego

    Listen to The More Things Stay The Same, Dennis ‘Dego’ McFarlane sophomore album that spans boogie, broken beats, jazz funk and neo soul Dennis ‘Dego’ McFarlane, one half of esteemed strings ‘n’ bass duo 4hero, has released a follow-up to his superb (an oddly entitled) album A Wha’ Him Deh Pon?. On the strength of […]

  • AKA Series Volume Three compilation – Domu (Dominic Stanton)

    AKA Series Volume Three compilation – Domu (Dominic Stanton)

    With little fanfare, Dominic Stanton – aka Domu – has released AKA Series Volume Three, an eight-track compilation comprising broken beats, house and soulful electronica Dominic Stanton – aka Domu – retired from music making in 2009, but tentatively returned five years later with the short drum ‘n’ bass outing Unreleased And Remastered. Back then, […]

  • Make It Hard EP – 2000Black

    Make It Hard EP – 2000Black

    4hero’s Dego releases the Make It Hard EP on Netherlands-based label Rush Hour Under the 2000Black moniker, 4hero’s Dennis “Dego” McFarlane has joined forces with longstanding collaborators Kaidi Tatham and Akwesi Mensah to produce three instrumentals for Netherlands-based label Rush Hour Recordings. Due out later this year, Make It Hard features Dego’s twisted melodies over […]

  • Dancing (K15 Remix) by Omar – free music download

    Dancing (K15 Remix) by Omar – free music download

    Dancing, K15’s free broken-beat remix of Omar’s 2011 track with Zed Bias, shows just how versatile the London-based producer is London-based artist K15 teamed up with fellow capital resident Emeson to produce Flying, one of the best singles of 2014. That same year, K15 also released his Insecurities EP, which spawned such club hits as […]