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Animal Collective

Last week the take flight team went to see Animal Collective live in concert at the Brixton academy. Since their latest record ‘Merriweather Post Pavilion’ dropped, the tracks ‘My Girls’ and ‘Brother Sport’ have been in heavy rotation in the soundtrack of my life.

Hardknock

Producer and rapper/singer Goldielocks presents her latest Hardknock night this Friday with a special one off party at The Legion. With a tasty line-up, GUTTER beats promised and free entry before 10pm, this looks like a good carnival warm up!

Talking Heads

Star Nine Riddim

A fresh new Riddim for a fresh new week and what better to start the week than some pure reggae vibes?

Taking Flight: Kiss In Cities

Admittedly i know very little of Kiss In Cities but they are incredible and as yet unsigned. Laura Marsden and Joe Cross make up the band having gone their separate ways from their previous group (We are) Performance. The focus has shifted towards strong lead synth lines and catchy pop choruses. Check out the ...

War In The Dancehall

So, we’ve had Mavado/Vybz Kartel, something which is far from over no doubt, even though Mavado does seem to have checked the relentless pace he set last year leading up to the release of his latest album: Mr Brooks….A Better Tomorrow but if Mr. Palmer thought meant he would have a quiet life, he was [...]

Run ‘Em Out

Forthcoming track from the production don that is Breakage. It features Roots Manuva and is out early September on Digital Soundboy. Carnival tune anyone? If you don’t know about Breakage, GET TO KNOW. The UK based producer is one of the best on the scene. PERIOD. Starting out in Drum & Bass several years ...

The Blueprint 3

The Blueprint 3 drops on Sept 11th and is Jay-Z’s first album to be released on Roc Nation (home of Melanie Fiona, Wale, J.Cole). The 15 strong tracklist dropped yesterday and features a whole roster of dream team stars.

JME

JME’s new single ‘Over Me’ drops Sept 20th on iTunes. Support that! “This BASS will knock your gran over!”