Hello Seamus, how are you? I’m good, thank you. Just shaken up by the news like everyone else. Congratulations on the release of “We Are Ukrainian”, how does it feel? Now that it’s out, I’m excited but really nervous because I really want to raise a good amount of money for the cause. The subject …
Album Review: “Motherland Journey” Blue Lab Beats. Words: Del Osei-Owusu
Blue Lab Beats – Motherland Journey Sky Reflections The first track on this opens with with an instrumental, you could just imagine this as a concert entry music… The way that this starts off is uplifting, and I love it. I love the the synth chords start out, and I really need to find out …
Blog interview: The Scribes
A lot has changed since we last spoke! Congratulations on being signed with Stimulus, how does it feel? J: Feels great! Especially coming out the back end of lock down, we’ve hit the ground running with a lot of gigs that has led to a lot of new opportunities. S: It’s been amazing enough just …
Blog interview: Blue Lab Beats
Congratulations on the release of “Motherland Journey” how does it feel? Honestly it feels like a dream come true to have the legendary Fela Kuti featuring on this track! We would’ve never expected to ever have the chance to use his acappella but his publishers and Nigerian and European teams made it happen. …
Album Review: “JFlames Presents Before The Tide Rises” – JFlames
Ready For Love – JFlames featuring Ruinz Ason A great choice for an album opener…. The beat is summery, and has such a great vibe… This is Ruinz Ason in full lyrical introspective mode, talking about being ready for love. The thing I like about Ruinz is that his lyrics are fully thought out — …
Interview: Elliot Kid Danger
You are a rapper, songwriter, producer musician from Margate, how did it all begin for you? Ha – that sounds like a lot of things when you read it back!! OK, firstly, I’m originally from the Midlands… but I’ve darted around quite a lot over the years – but I resonate with Margate, as soon …
Blog interview: JFlames
Hey JFlames, how are you? I’m very well sir, keeping my head down and my ears up, keeping active while doing absolutely nothing at the same time (The balance). A rapper. Producer. Beatmaker. Poet. Philospher. So much more. How did it all begin for you? In 2002 I attended summer arts college in Lewisham south …
Blog Interview: dat Brass
Hello how are you? Hey – good thanks! Feeling fresh after 10 days locked up in the middle of nowhere recording for 14 hours a day. You’re in the band dat Brass. How did it come about? We met at uni in London playing a mix of stuff and decided we should start a band …
#NowPlaying “S P A C E: The Journey Home According To Mr Nobody” – Ruinz Ason
This is an album I actually played on. Released in 2015, to me it was probably one of Ruinz’s most personal projects dealing with finding his identity in the universe at large, love, loss, his family, and mental health. It’s a very spiritual album and every time I revisit it, I fall in love with …