Tag: 2000 Black
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Shokazulu album preview – Kaidi Tatham
The album cover may resemble a ’70s dub LP, but don’t let that fool you – Shokazulu is irie broken beats It’s not clear who the hell Shokazulu is because even on Shokazulu’s website, his or her identity hasn’t been revealed – but most musos suspect it’s keyboardist Kaidi Tatham, he of Silhouette Brown and […]
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A Wha’ Him Deh Pon? album preview – Dego
Previewing the new broken beat album by Dego of 4hero and Silhouette Brown fame The last time there was such a buzz surrounding an album was… well, the last time Dego produced an album. If you’re a fan of Dego‘s other projects — Silhouette Brown, 2000Black and 4hero — you won’t need much convincing to […]
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Freeness Vol 2 / Forgot The Steel Pans – Dego – free music download
Three free broken beat downloads from 2000Black, a label that’s home to Silhouette Brown and 4hero In between major releases, what better way to keep your name in the public’s eye than to give your fans free downloads — and that’s exactly what Dennis “Dego” McFarlane from 4hero is doing. As the name suggests, Freeness […]
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Two album review – Silhouette Brown
If you’re reading this review, you almost certainly belong to a clique of musos that already owns the eponymous debut album Silhouette Brown. Congratulations on unearthing that recording because Kaidi Tatham and Dego’s 2004 CD is among the world’s best kept secrets. It was the archetypal “cult hit” — fervently loved by few — and […]
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In Search Of Hope album review – Kaidi Tatham
Kaidi, like other broken beat practitioners, shuns the limelight. But if you’ve been paying attention during the past decade, you would’ve heard his Hancock-esque keyboard playing on tracks by Bugz In The Attic, 2000 Black, DKD and Silhouette Brown. In Search Of Hope is a departure from his previous work, being decidedly jazzier. Nothing wrong […]
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A Next Set A Rockers album review – 2000 Black
Major labels make it painless for fans to buy their wares anywhere in any format. Wanna download? iTunes and Amazon are primed to take your cash. Prefer a CD? You can buy one while doing your weekly shop at Walmart. But in the case of Dego and Kaidi’s new album, punters will suffer; A Next […]