Tag: 4hero
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The Far Out Beat Tape compilation – various artists
Listen to an album of dancefloor-driven Latin songs featuring remixes by 4hero, IG Culture, Daz-I-Kue and Theo Parrish This compilation comes courtesy of Far Out Recordings, a label founded in 1994 by London DJ/producer Joe Davis who had a penchant for all things Brazilian. Its music, which featured heavily among the pages of seminal jazz […]
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Nouveau Synthetic Compositions album – Nu Era (Marc Mac)
4hero’s Marc Mac releases eight tracks of soulful techno beats for music lovers who like their electronica with a warm, human touch Nu Era is the moniker used by 4hero’s Marc Mac when he’s concocting soulful electronic beats. Nouveau Synthetic Compositions follows on from his 2013’s album The Third Adam and contains the same profusion […]
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The Mystery Of Man single – Sonzeira (4hero remix)
In May 2014, London-based DJ Gilles Peterson released the Latin album Brasil Bam Bam Bam. The LP is the fruits of recording sessions in Brazil with some of Peterson’s favourite musicians, including Seu Jorge, Elza Soares and Mart’nália. The latter provides the vocals on The Mystery Of Man, which has been remixed by long-time Peterson […]
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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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Spaven’s 5ive album preview – Richard Spaven
Previewing a five-track debut album by a drummer who’s worked with the likes of The Cinematic Orchestra, 4hero and Mark de Clive-Lowe Adam “Rock” Moses and Justin “TopRock” McKenzie — who compiled Jazz Re:freshed Vol. 1 — are launching a series of five-track albums under the banner 5ive. The first CD comes courtesy of drummer […]
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4hero presents EXTENSIONS – various artists (4hero)
When an artist records someone else’s song in the pop world, it’s called a “cover”; the same thing in dance circles is a “remix”. Now, judging by this release, there’s a third category: an “extension”. Strictly speaking, it’s neither a cover nor a remix because the original artists — in this case, Marc Mac 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 […]
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Play With The Changes album review – 4hero
Since 1998’s Twin Pages, Dego and Marc Mac (the producers behind 4hero) have been known for their refined blend of beats and strings, a mix that earned the pair a Mercury Prize nomination that same year. Since then, little has changed. The duo follow the if-it-ain’t-broke-don’t-fix-it school of music — as evident on this album’s […]