To Celebrate the release of Boddhi Satva – Manifestation ; Batakari Records are giving away a signed copy of the much anticipated album. To Enter : 1.) Follow Batakari page on Instagram 2.) Like the post about the competition 3.)…
Bandcamp Feature – A Guide to John Morales, Disco Mix Pioneer
Read Bandcamp’s fantastic feature on John Morales. Andy Thomas delves into Johns’s brilliance, taking a look at some just a few of his increadibke M+M’s mixes of artists such as Jean Wells, Barry White, Diana Ross, Teddy Pendergrass, Teena Marie,…
Listen: EGLO.039 RONNIE HEREL
Ahead of his compilation for BBE Music, ‘Ronnie Herel presents Neo Soul Sessions Vol. 1’, out Friday, October 9th 2020, Ronnie Herel put together a mix for the EG LO series on Electronic Groove. Giving a flavour of the album to…
Read: DJ Mag feature – THE SOUND OF: BBE
A massive thank you to Ben Murphy and the good people at DJ Mag for sitting down with BBE boss Peter Adarkwah to talk about the past, present and future of the label for ‘The Sound Of’, DJ Mag’s monthly…
Read: A Guide to Soul Jazz, Which Used Black Music History to Speak to the Present and to Build the Future
Ashawnta Jackson has written a fantastic piece for Bandcamp Daily, in which she takes a journey through Soul Jazz. From the beginnings, with organist Wild Bill Davis, through to Roy Ayers. Jackson joins the dots between artists like Roy Ayres…
A Guide to the Records Made Famous By the U.K.’s Jazz Dance Scene
A fabulous feature on Bandcamp about the UK Jazz Dance Scene. Featuring a selection of BBE releases, including two compilations from Kev Beadle – ‘Kev Beadle presents Private Collection Vol. 2’ and ‘Kev Beadle Presents The Best Of Inner City…
Seven Key Releases From Independent Hip-Hop Visionary J-Live
Phillip Mlynar at Bandcamp has put together seven of J-Live‘s key releases. Featuring music from ‘Then What Happened’, his 2008 album on BBE. ”Over the course of 25 years, J-Live has faithfully delivered his trademark mix of true school hip-hop…
Read: Bandcamp Hidden Gems – An Overlooked Gem From DJ Jazzy Jeff Showcases Philly in the Early ’00s
Thank you to Bandcamp for featuring DJ Jazzy Jeff‘s ‘The Magnificent’ as their hidden gem. Released on August 20, 2002 under BBE as part of the Beat Generation series. In the early ’00’s, Philadelphia was a bubbling hotbed of musical…
Read: Pan African Music Explores The Tabansi Gold Series
Read the full story behind our benchmark ‘Tabansi Gold Series‘ of classic African reissues on Pan African Music, as told by curator John Armstrong and label owner Joe Tabansi. “More than four thousand kilometers from London, the titan that is…
Ghettoblaster Magazine premiere MF Robots – Finders Keepers
We are pleased as punch that Ghettoblaster Magazine have chosen to premiere MF Robots ‘Finders Keepers‘, which is out this Friday on all digital stores and services. Read the article and listen HERE. “The storied musical history behind The Brand…