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Low-Fi Classics is a love letter to that scratched, dusty old mix tape that you just couldn’t let go; a simple effective and touching home made soul album by two funky cats at the top of their game. A musical marriage made in heaven filled to the brim with strut, sweetness and singable hooks.

Be Warned: don’t expect a modern day super-squashed treble fest. Low-Fi Classics is an album that squarely turns it’s back on The Loudness War favouring a subtle, understated approach to sequenced music that calls back to the classic hip hop soul of the 90s without being a slave to the sound of other artists.

Producer, DJ and Multi-Instrumentalist Mr Bird brings influences as diverse as they are unique to the music for Low-Fi Classics, displaying a lightness of touch and a lingering background melancholy to his musical ear that establishes him as an artist with a true voice of his own.

Vocalist, Songwriter and all round Powerhouse Greg Blackman, fresh from his collaborative album with DJ Vadim, shows restraint and versatility on this project using many aspects of his unforgettable voice to create memorable, thickly layered soulful jams, flowing effortlessly over Bird’s diverse palette of rhythms.

Dropping 12 unique songs about people they've known, lessons they've learned and simple honest love of a good groove, Blackman & Bird have given their generation something really special in Low-Fi Classics: a timeless home made soul album that the audience will still be able to enjoy for many years to come. Quite simply: classic.

Biographies

Greg Blackman

Beloved UK Soulsmith, Phat Boy and Funkateer Greg Blackman is best known for his uniquely versatile voice, his passionate approach to his subject matter (wether that be life, love, social upheaval or just having fun) and his memorable hooks. He has been drafted in by the likes of DJ Vadim, Daz I Kue, Moquee, Herbgrinder, Featurecast, Renegades Of Jazz and Nightmares On Wax for his always in demand vocal swagger and has appeared on releases from BBE, Tokyo Dawn, Jalapeno and Bombstrikes.

His songs have been played on MTV and featured on the NME website, played on the Craig Charles Funk & Soul show on BBC 6 Music and reviewed in Blues & Soul Magazine. With more and more material from his extensive backlog being released and new material being cooked in his Soul Kitchen all the time, it's looking like 2014 will be The Year where Greg Blackman is placed among his contemporaries as one of the UK's finest Blue Eyed Soul Voices.

Mr Bird

Steve Bird AKA Mr Bird is originally from Newcastle upon Tyne in the UK, but in 2009 decided to follow his heart, spread his wings and jumped ship and moved to sunny Lisbon in Portugal, still looking for that perfect beat...

Spending his formative years between playing guitar in bands, dancing in forests, recording vampire films onto a Tascam 4 tack cassette recorder and studying music technology and production, Steve has always been heavily into music. He released 2 albums on the Brighton based labels Frequent Sounds and Hertz Recordings, and on the strength of the 1st album was invited to record a session for John Peel at the BBC Maida Vale Studios in 2002.

Since moving to Lisbon and having the chance to get into music production full time, Steve has been remixing and collaborating with singers, producers and musicians worldwide and writing original music for TV, documentaries and theatre and DJ'ing at bars and clubs in Lisbon. Steve has always been into a wide variety of music, and this has been distilled over the years in to the Mr Bird sound, always an ear for a catchy melody with strong hooks, a mixed blend of soul, funk and hip hop beats.

Steve has started a third label called Fat Bird Sounds in the summer of 2012 and recently had his third album ‘Bird bird bird’ released on the new Dublin based Vital Force label.

What the press have said about Mr Bird: 
"Mr Bird makes music that makes the world feel like a better place, to me it’s mood changing music, its the best of the old school tightly wrapped but loosely tied into a glorious 21st century package." Johhno Casson
"Essential eclecticism" (Knowledge Magazine) 
"Warm Jazz riffs and funky sensations" (QDM Sleazenation)
"Super-fly funky breakbeat instrumental, with growling P-funk bass mantled by hazy, hypnotic samplescapes" (DJ Mag) 
"Blends live drums with squelchy bass and supplies ‘nuff jazz attitude in the process." **** (The Crack Magazine)
"Well crafted mix of eclectic hip-hop jazziness" (Wax Magazine)

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Since You've Been Gone

Mr Bird Featuring Greg Blackman - Since You've Been Gone (The Paragons Of Goodness Remix)

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A groovy little number with the classic Mad Lads "Get Out My Life, Woman" from the Volt Records archives, with the ever comforting Jurassic 5 vocals. A treat for Carnival...

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As mega-plexes buckle under on onslaught of over-branded superheroes this summer, there's one heroic team-up that beats them all: Slimkid3 & DJ Nu-Mark!

Ever since his time as a founding member of The Pharcyde, Slimkid3 has stood out for his relationship raps, both warm-hearted and cooly observant. As an innovative member Jurassic 5, DJ Nu-Mark has long propelled golden era sounds into the future.

With the forthcoming Delicious Vinyl release of their album-length eponymous collaboration, the legendary Pharcyde MC and Jurassic 5 DJ/producer have created a soulful Hip-Hop soundtrack for the coming months and beyond…


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Slimkid3 & DJ Nu-Mark "I Know, Didn't I" (feat. Darondo)

DC Promo Tracks #1577: "No War" by Macchianera is part of the release "Incognito Trax 006" on Flexi Cuts @flexicuts_wax  

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Coming as one of two singles to be taken from Natalie Slade's Sampology produced album Molasses, Unquenchable Craving is an excellent slab of Australian neo-soul which highlights very well the album it is taken from.

With Sampology's production complementing Natalie's distinctive vocal style, Unquenchable Craving is a track where a heavy bass line and an infectious drum break laying the ground work for keys and vocals to interweave in a fusion of future soul, jazz and folk.

As well as Sampology on production duties the album, Molasses, also features additional production from Dan Kye along with The Dieyoungs on keys and Laneous on guitar to create an album which blends Antipodean and UK talent in a glorious ten track future soul feast.

With 'Molasses' releasing as a vinyl and digital 'Unquenchable Craving 'is an excellent showcase for the album and a compelling stand alone track in its own right.

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Unquenchable Craving [BBE Music]

Artist ➤ Medlar
Title ➤ Sun Spots (feat Sam Virdie)
Label ➤ Delusions Of Grandeur

Release Date ➤ 2025-04-14

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From roots playing illegal raves in the South West to building up a cultured catalogue that bounces between house and garage, Medlar has long been part of the underground conversation. He has dropped a previous album and many innovative remixes and edits for the likes of Billy Cobham and Shirley Lites, worked in the studio and on stage with Afro legend Dele Sosimi and most recently released an album under his own name that collected myriad different sonic sketches from the past 15 years. 

Islands is an altogether different proposition that comes after establishing himself as a mix engineer and producer of other people's music. In that time, Medlar has honed his skills, learnt new tricks and grown more able to express himself in sound. The result is an album that explores a more electronic palette inspired by '80s fusion sounds whilst maintaining a loose, organic flow through his use of live instrumentation.

“The idea for the LP was for a collection of music which could sit alone as club tracks, but would work equally well as part of a whole.  The name Islands came from this, as there's some connecting ideas but the tracks sit independently in their own little sonic worlds. I took a lot of inspiration from early 80’s electronic music produced during early years of MIDI technology… proto house, jazz fusion, electronic disco and experimental ambient. I wanted to juxtapose some of these methods with more contemporary production and make something that's ultimately quite fun!” says Medlar of the record which could easily soundtrack a summer road trip.  Across 11 tracks, he blends old-school techniques like a fusion of live instruments, FM synthesis and MIDI-triggered vocal samples with more contemporary touches such as punchy, club-friendly drums and dub inspired, speaker-wobbling low end. The result is less reliant on samples than his previous works and makes for a perfect blend of retro authenticity and future freshness. 

Sun Spots (feat Sam Virdie) is a warm late night jazz house sound with evocative trumpet leads.  


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Presenting the first single taken from Gabriele Poso’s forthcoming compilation on Mr Bongo, Ritmo Italiano ‘Unspoken Sounds of Italian Tamburo’. Tony Cercola ‘Lumumba’ is just one of the mesmerising tracks that Sardinian multi-instrumentalist, percussionist and producer, Poso, has curated for this captivating new compilation. It’s an under-the-radar, percussive Italo-disco / proto-house dancer, originally landing on the Italian label Tendance in 1987.

“How can one not be overwhelmed by the energetic force of Tony Cercola? An incredible artist who emerged in the 1970s within the so-called Neapolitan Power movement,” Gabriele mentions. Cercola’s track ‘Lumumba’ showcases the vibrance of Italy’s cultural crossroads, with influences from the Mediterranean, Africa and Europe all rolled into this dynamic tribal whirlwind.

Built upon a foundation of gated snares, flavourful bongos and a driving synth pop bassline, ‘Lumumba’ oozes ‘80s dancefloor energy. Reverberating chords and deft keys are layered up in masterful fashion, as earworm chants and a hypnotising lead vocal draw you in deeper. It's a perfect crossover track for a leftfield electronic dancefloor set and is tailormade to ramp up the intensity when the time is right. 


Lumumba

Dances Of The Red Planet (A Vision Of Panorama Remix)

Dances Of The Red Planet (A Vision of Panorama Remix)

DC Promo Tracks #1625: "Synesthesia" by Black Loops is part of the release "Always Moving" on Freerange Records @freerangerecords  

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The second track from "Signals From Outer Space" by Nico Lahs. 
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Nico Lahs - Cruisin' (Local Talk 2025)

Walking In The Park

We’re thrilled to welcome Manzo Edits on our label’s cable mix series, dedicated to record labels and their owners. The new episode is curated by the Manzo Edits, a vinyl-only imprint started by Black Pomade in 2023, focused on cheeky, club-ready reworks that pack punch and groove without overcomplicating things. Each release features a tight selection of dubby edits, often rooted in obscure disco, Italian oddities, and sample-heavy funk cuts. While the label has deep roots in Italy and Portugal, support from DJs and collectors has been strong in many other places, including Japan and the UK. Manzo is fun, is raw, and it doesn’t take itself too seriously, but it always delivers on the floor.

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Founded in 1996 by Peter Adarkwah, Barely Breaking Even (BBE Music) started life as a London club night, taking its name from the eponymous Disco record by the Universal Robot Band.

The label grew from the vibrant early 90's club scene with its first release, Stop & Listen compiled by Dr Bob Jones in 1996, opening the door to iconic series' such as All Back To Mine & Late Nite Tales.

A tonne of releases followed, ranging from Disco to Funk, Jazz to House. In the year 2000, the label celebrated Masters at Work's 10th Anniversary with a mighty box set that featured near 80 tracks.

A year later BBE Music spawned the Beat Generation Series of artist albums, notably introducing J Dilla (Welcome 2 Detroit) & a young Will.I.Am's first solo outing, alongside DJ Jazzy Jeff, Madlib & DJ Spinna, all of whom contributed to this seminal set of long players.

A quarter of a century and well over 500 titles later, having worked with Mark Ronson, Roy Ayers, Questlove, Hugh Masekela, DJ Premier, Dimitri from Paris, Joey Negro, Kon, RZA, Laurent Garnier, Black Coffee, DJ Shadow, David Rodigan and John Morales among many others, BBE Music looks to the future, celebrating its rich heritage while continuing to release a bounty of fresh titles.

The label’s most recent projects include an expansive reissue series from pioneering Nigerian label Tabansi, new imprint ‘Batakari’ in association with Boddhi Satva and the critically acclaimed ‘J Jazz’ Japanese Jazz multi-album project, not to mention the recent landmark 500th label release: a brand new version of 'Barely Breaking Even', featuring Leroy Burgess, Patrick Adams and Louie Vega.

In 2021 BBE Music is celebrating its 25th anniversary. To mark this milestone, the label is offering up some special projects, from the 20th Anniversary edition of J Dilla’s ‘Welcome 2 Detroit’, through David Bowie tribute album ‘Modern Love’, to a special new ‘Worldwide’ compilation from old friend Gilles Peterson. BBE Music will also be looking to the future with more exciting original artist projects, plus merch collaborations events and more...

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