Taken from the album 'Digging the KPM Vaults', a collaboration between Sony EMI's KPM label and WhoSampled.com comprising tracks created using samples from the legendary KPM 1000 series library records. The track contains samples of compositions by John Cameron, Barry Morgan, Berry Lipman and Herbie Flowers. Vocals performed by Lumi HD. 

Available on Spotify, Apple Music etc.

Digging the KPM Vaults

Chris Read feat Lumi HD - The Rarest (Digging the KPM Vaults)

Unofficial / Unreleased remix of Common's 'What Do You Say' featuring PJ, taken from the album 'A Beautiful Revolution'.

Common feat PJ - What Do You Say (Chris Read Remix)

From the Breakin Bread press release:

" 'Rap Tradition' is not only a title but a mission statement as guest vocalist Phill Most leads the fast-rap renaissance.

Fondly recalling an era of innovation and the competitive spirit of the battle, the track is a lyrical ode the genre's traditions. Sitting atop a pounding drum track which is equal parts crisp 2013 production and homage to the classic beat makers of the late '80s, deft wordplay weaves in and out of punchy drums, horn stabs, hints of hammond and a captivating bass groove.

With a nod to '80s greats 45 King and Marley Marl, it's a track which follows in the footsteps of those playfully keeping their tradition alive: NuMark, DJ Format, Cut Chemist et al."

Rap Tradition feat. Phill Most Chill (Original Version)

Chris Read Remix of Simba & Milton Gulli's 'Scenario', the lead single from their album of Tribe Called Quest cover versions 'Heroes, A Tribute To The Tribe'. Out 2nd September 2013 on BBE Records:

http://www.bbemusic.com/releases/BBE242SDG/Simba%20&%20Milton%20Gulli%20-%20Scenario%20feat.%20Zubz%20%28Coming%20Soon%29#.UiMzgIUz1RY

Simba & Milton Gulli - Scenario (Chris Read Rap Renaissance Remix)

One of two remixes of 'Keep On' from the 2003 Above the Clouds Recordings' single by London production duo the Bone Idols featuring US rapper Aphletik and the UK's one and only Ty (RIP). Pencilled for a release at the time but ultimately never released.

Bone Idols & Aphletik feat Ty - Keep On (Chris Read Remix #1) [Unreleased] (2003)

My remix of Dream Crews (Japanese producer Mitsu the Beats (Jazzy Sport) and Detroit vocalist Flowz4Daze (Clear Soul Froces))’s ‘94 Porsche 911’ featuring MacVillain is the second of two singles from my forthcoming LP ‘Inner Tribe Records Remixed’ a brand new album of remixes for the label featuring the likes of Steve Spacek, John Robinson, Ohmega Watts, Phat Kat and many more.

Dream Crews feat MacVillain - '94 Porsche 911' (Chris Read Remix)

Info from the Breakin Bread press release below:

“Chris Read returns on Breakin Bread with a slice of uptempo vocal funk dancefloor magic. This is Chris’s fifth 7inch single for the label. Ever exploring new territory and showing his versatility, Chris follows his 2013 throwback rap smash ‘Rap Tradition‘ with a pacey Hammond funk number aimed squarely at the dancefloor. The latest offering taken from Chris’s forthcoming long player ‘Small Steps’, we expect big things from ‘Magic is Gone’.”

The Magic Is Gone feat Myles Sanko & The So Much Soul Players (Original Version)

Remix of Scor-zay-zee's controversial 2003 underground cut 'Great Britain', put together in 2020 for a remix collection which never ultimately got released.

Scor-Zay-Zee - Great Britain (Chris Read Remix) [Unreleased] (2020)

DJ KO feat Masta Ace, Phonte & Wordsworth - Ladder Of Success (Chris Read Remix) [Unreleased] (2009)

In the closing months of 2012 BBE label artist Chris Read was enlisted by classic Los Angeles imprint Delicious Vinyl to produce a mixtape for Wax Poetics magazine celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the release of The Pharcyde's seminal debut LP 'Bizarre Ride'. The resulting mix was a runaway success clocking tens of thousands of plays online and kickstarted a relationship with the label that would go on to see Chris remix two of the group's best loved tracks, 'Runnin' and 'Passin Me By'.

Those tracks are now available for the first time on this limited edition BBE x Delicious Vinyl double vinyl 7inch release. Treating the familiar original with respect, Chris has called upon the vocal talents of long time collaborators Lizzy Parks (Tru Thoughts) and guitarist Giles Barratt (Breakin Bread) to rework passages from 'Runnin' to create a 2014 update on the themes of the much loved Jay Dee produced classic. 'Passin Me By' meanwhile gets a '90s throwback rework utilising sample material from the original to great effect to create a track which bears all the hallmarks of the golden era.
Mastered and cut by Walter Coelho who cut Jay Dee's 'Welcome to Detroit' back in 2001, the circle is complete! 

In stores May 12th 2014. Pre-order from Juno now: http://www.juno.co.uk/products/chris-read-presents-the-pharcyde-runnin/525891-01/

The Pharcyde - Passin' Me By (Chris Read 90s Throwback Mix) (BBE Records 7inch Release)

In the closing months of 2012 BBE label artist Chris Read was enlisted by classic Los Angeles imprint Delicious Vinyl to produce a mixtape for Wax Poetics magazine celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the release of The Pharcyde's seminal debut LP 'Bizarre Ride'. The resulting mix was a runaway success clocking tens of thousands of plays online and kickstarted a relationship with the label that would go on to see Chris remix two of the group's best loved tracks, 'Runnin' and 'Passin Me By'.

Those tracks are now available for the first time on this limited edition BBE x Delicious Vinyl double vinyl 7inch release. Treating the familiar original with respect, Chris has called upon the vocal talents of long time collaborators Lizzy Parks (Tru Thoughts) and guitarist Giles Barratt (Breakin Bread) to rework passages from 'Runnin' to create a 2014 update on the themes of the much loved Jay Dee produced classic. 'Passin Me By' meanwhile gets a '90s throwback rework utilising sample material from the original to great effect to create a track which bears all the hallmarks of the golden era.
Mastered and cut by Walter Coelho who cut Jay Dee's 'Welcome to Detroit' back in 2001, the circle is complete!

In stores May 12th 2014. Pre-order from Juno now: www.juno.co.uk/products/chris-re…runnin/525891-01/



The Pharcyde - Runnin' (Chris Read Rap Renaissance Mix) (BBE Records 7inch Release)

"Inner Tribe Records Remixed’ delivers 12 brand new remixes of notable cuts from the Inner Tribe Records catalogue. The album, released 8th April 2022, sees London UK producer Chris Read place his spin on a dozen songs from the label, with a list of featured artists which includes Detroit rap legend Phat Kat, long time Dilla collaborator Steve Spacek, Japan’s Mitsu the Beats, Ubiquity Records’ Ohmega Watts, Sydney Broken Beat-Soul producer Edseven and late Oakland MC Zion-I among many others. "

Inner Tribe Records Remixed

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Stan Smith & MFP feat. Dipolomew - Talk My Shhhh (Chris Read Remix) [Inner Tribe Records Remixed]

Edseven & Tan Brown - Heart Wars (Chris Read Remix) [Inner Tribe Records Remixed]

Elf Tranzporter feat. Rayjah45 - Soul Step (Chris Read Remix) [Inner Tribe Records Remixed]

Inkswel feat. Ohmega Watts & Lailah Reich - The Sun (Chris Read Remix) [Inner Tribe Records Remixed]

Planetself feat Zion I, John Robinson & Yarah Bravo - High Tide (Chris Read Remix)

Elf Tranzporter feat Rajyah 45 - Make It Public (Chris Read Remix)[Inner Tribe Records Remixed]

Planetself - You Plus Me (Chris Read Remix)[Inner Tribe Records Remixed]

Fluid Bounce - The Best (Chris Read Remix) [Inner Tribe Records Remixed]

Inkswel feat. Steve Spacek & Harvey Sutherland - Outerspace Connection (Chris Read Remix)

Remix album for the Cavendish label comprising instrumental Hip Hop tracks sampling archive library records from the Cavendish / Boosey & Hawkes catalog. I have two tracks featured out of twelve alongside tracks from artists including The Herbaliser / Soundsci’s Ollie Teeba. This album is produced for library (TV/Film etc) use only.

Motor City (Cavendish Library Remixed) [Beats]

Where I'm At (Cavendish Library Remixed) [Beats]

The Impellers - Not About That (Chris Read So Much Soul Remix)

B Side of forthcoming 7 Inch Single for Breakin' Bread. From the Breakin' Bread press release:

"Neatly complimenting its A Side counterpart, ‘Ritmos Colombianos’ takes a similar Cumbia backdrop and applies it to a loose drum heavy mid-tempo B-Boy rhythm that is no less effective on the dancefloor. Again utilising the bass groove as its driving force, carnival whistles, funky brush drums and horn stabs all make an appearance in the mix. A regular appearance in Chris’s DJ sets for the last year, this track has tried and tested dancefloor credentials."

Purchase 7 inch single here: www.fatcity.co.uk/Sales/pages/Chris-Read-Disco-Cumbia-bw-Ritmos-Colimbianos.aspx

Purchase on iTunes here: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/disco-cumbia-ritmos-colombianos/id461399577

Ritmos Colombianos (7 Inch Version)

A side of new 7 inch single for Breakin' Bread. Text from the Breakin Bread press release:

‘Disco Cumbia’ is disco tempo cut of Latin flavour to get the crowd going. Effortlessly fusing funky hard hitting disco drums with Cumbia rhythms and a touch of Batacuda, the track delivers the atmosphere of the street party with a distinctly traditional vibe. A captivating bass groove, catchy vocal hooks, attention grabbing horns and the underlying sound of the carnival spirit make this a well rounded fusion of traditional and modern Latin styles.

Purchase 7 inch single here: www.fatcity.co.uk/Sales/pages/Chris-Read-Disco-Cumbia-bw-Ritmos-Colimbianos.aspx

Purchase on iTunes here: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/disco-cumbia-ritmos-colombianos/id461399577

Disco Cumbia (7 Inch Version)

Remix of Renegade Brass Band's 'This Shall Not Stand', taken from the remix album 'Beats, Rhymes & Brass Remixed'. Album also features remixes from Tall Black Guy, Colman Brothers and Paper Tiger.

The track also appears on my recent compilation of remixes and productions for BBE 'All Night'.

Renegade Brass Band - This Shall Not Stand (Chris Read's All Night Mix)

A side of new 7 inch single for Breakin' Bread. Text from the Breakin Bread press release:

‘Sons Afrique’ is an uptempo Afro Beat influenced bubbler combining swinging brush drums, a prominent bass groove, a funky guitar lick, driving horns and infectious chants to create a slice of dancefloor magic. Holding back an explosive bass groove to the latter half of the track, this is a cut full of surprises, drawing influence and sample material from disparate corners of the musical spectrum and combining them in a style that owes as much to musical movement of Fela as it does to contemporary club music. 

Purchase 7 inch single here: http://www.fatcity.co.uk/Sales/pages/Chris-Read-Sons-DAfrique--Dub-Afrique.aspx

Purchase on iTunes here: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/sons-dafrique-dub-afrique/id462216877

Sons D'Afrique (7 Inch Version)

Released on 17th February 2017 on 7inch vinyl via Dinked x BBE Records. 'Baby Don't Go' is taken from the forthcoming Chris Read & Pugs Atomz BBE LP 'Colo(u)rs of the World'.

Colo(u)rs of the World

Baby Don't Go / You

Chris Read & Pugs Atomz - 'Baby Don't Go'

Heralding their forthcoming and hotly anticipated album ‘Colo(u)rs Of The World’, UK DJ/producer Chris Read and Chicago rapper Pugs Atomz offer up ‘Chocolate Milk / Black Nite’, their debut release together as a duo.
Featuring Neak & Mojo Green, irrepressibly catchy future-soul track ‘Chocolate Milk’ combines jazzy electric piano samples with raw, bumping beats and intricate wordplay.

‘Black Nite’ showcases the impressive vocal talents of Awdazcate & Inari Gold, supplying a sweet counterpoint to the insistent rhythm and smokey nature of the track. Birmingham beat-maker Myke Forte delivers shimmering, synth-driven, boogie-soul versions of each track; more re-imaginings than straight up remixes. Instrumental versions of both originals and remixes are included in the package, providing handy DJ tools for those of a soulful persuasion.

Pre-order HERE: https://bbemusic.lnk.to/ChcltMilk

Chocolate Milk / Black Nite

Chcoclate Milk

Chris Read & Pugs Atomz feat Mojo Green & Neak - 'Chocolate Milk'

New compilation from Norwegian based label So Real International: "Vol. 2: The Reintroduction" is out 25th August and features a stellar line up of artists from all over the world. 

Snoop Dogg, Sean Price, Guilty Simpson, Devin The Dude, Daz, Kurupt, Domino and Georgia Ann Muldrow are just a few of the US artists included on the tracklist. There are also contributions from UK and Belgium.  Add Norwegian heavyweights OnklP and Ralph Myerz in the mix, along with a lot of new and up and coming artists and you have a mighty impressive tracklist.

Chris Read's remix of Nosizwe's 'Breathe' featuring Guilty Simpson features.

So Real International Vol. 2

Nosizwe feat Guilty Simpson, Rene & Naima Mclean - Breathe (Chris Read Remix)

Taken from the Jazz Chronicles Remix EP out now on Futuristica Music. Vocals by Jack Jones (formerly known as Audessey of Mass Influence). Original version appears on the Jazz Chronicles LP 'Living in the Past'. The EP features remixes by Soundsci among others. Buy the EP here (free download for limited time): 

https://futuristicamusic.bandcamp.com/album/remix-ep-featuring-jack-jones

Jazz Chronicles Remix EP

Jazz Chroncicles Remix EP

Jazz Chronicles feat Jack Jones - Ya Never Know (Chris Read Rap Renaissance Remix)

Blurb from Renegades of Jazz:

“After releasing his ‘Moyo Wangu’ album in late 2016 where David Hanke connected to the time he spent in his early childhood in Arusha/Tanzania, it’s now time for ‘Moyo Zaidi’, the remixed version of the original album. While ‘Moyo Wangu’ was translated as ‘My Heart’, ‘Moyo Zaidi’ can be translated as ‘Heart Returned’.

The original songs have been reworked by twelve producers and DJs from all across the scene and continents. From America over Europe to Australia and from Funk over Cumbia and Dub to Deep House and Downbeat this remix album is a bounty stack of styles and directions. Funk versions from Moscow, Lisboa and London, some Cumbia from Brisbane, a Dub treatment from Los Angeles, Afrodisco comes from Bogotá, soulful Downbeat from the Black Forest and London, a slow mover from Hamburg and twisted Deep House from Amsterdam, Belgrad and London.”

Chris Read’s remix of ‘Afro Cookie’ is the opening track.

Moyo Zaidi

Renegades Of Jazz - Afro Cookie (Chris Read's Afro Concrete Mix) [Snippet]

Blurb from WhoSampled:

“Released October 19th 1993, Black Moon’s classic debut LP ‘Enta Da Stage’ celebrates its 25th Anniversary this week. Produced entirely by Da Beatminerz, the album’s production style epitomises early 90s East Coast boom bap sonics with laid back, filtered jazz-funk samples meeting crunchy drums, cut choruses and gritty wordplay. In celebration of the anniversary we’ve teamed up once again with Wax Poetics magazine to present this exclusive mixtape pairing album tracks and remixes with their sample sources, interview snippets and more. Mixed by Chris Read.”

Track list:

1. Black Moon – Niguz Talk Shit (DJ Evil Dee ’96 Instrumental)
2. Chris Read – Theme #3 (Scratchapella)
3. Barry White – Playing Your Game (sampled in ‘I Got Cha Opin (Remix)’)
4. Black Moon – Rap City Interview 1993
5. Black Moon – I Got Cha Opin (Remix)
6. Grover Washington Jr. – Hydra (sampled in ‘How Many MCs’)
7. Black Moon – How Many MCs
8. Boogie Down Productions – My Philosophy [Extract] (sampled in ‘How Many MCs’)
9. Black Moon – Murder MCs
10. Lee Dorsey – Get Out My Life Woman [Loop] (sampled in ‘U Da Man’)
11. Black Moon feat Dru Ha, Havoc & Smif N Wessun – U Da Man
12. Ahmad Jamal – Misdemeanor (sampled in ‘Black Smif N Wessun’)
13. Black Moon feat Smif N Wessun – Black Smif N Wessun
14. Lonnie Smith – Spinning Wheel (sampled in ‘Black Smif N Wessun’)
15. Baby Huey – Hard Times [Loop] (sampled in ‘Powaful Impak!’)
16. A Tribe Called Quest feat Leaders of the New School – Scenario [Extract] (sampled in Powaful Impak!)
17. Black Moon – Powaful Impak!
18. Alice Coltrane – Journey in Satchidinanda (sampled in ‘Enta Da Stage’)
19. Cannonball Adderley – Eye of the Cosmos [Extract] (sampled in ‘Enta Da Stage’)
20. James Brown – It’s A New Day So Let A Man Come In And Do The Popcorn [Extract] (sampled in ‘Enta Da Stage’)
21. Black Moon – Enta Da Stage
22. Boogie Down Productions – We In There [Loop] (sampled in ‘Make Munne’)
23. Alyson Williams – I Need Your Lovin [Loop] (sampled in ‘Make Munne’)
24. Black Moon – Make Munne
25. Tyrone Washington – Submission (sampled in ‘Act Like U Want It’)
26. Black Moon – Act Like U Want It
27. Donald Byrd – Wind Parade (sampled in ‘Buck Em Down’)
28. Run DMC – Here We Go (Live at the Funhouse) (sampled in ‘Buck Em Down’ (Beatminerz Remix))
29. Black Moon – Buck Em Down (Beatminerz Remix)
30. Lafayette Afro Rock Band – Hihache [Loop] (sampled in ‘Buck Em Down’ (Beatminerz Remix))
31. Ronnie Laws – Tidal Wave (sampled in ‘Who Got Da Props’)
32. Lightnin Rod – Sport [Loop] (sampled in ‘Who Got Da Props’)
33. Skull Snaps – It’s A New Day [Loop] (sampled in ‘Who Got Da Props’)
34. DJ Grand Wizard Theodore & The Fantastic Five – Fantastic Freaks at the Dixie [Extract] (sampled in ‘Who Got Da Props’)
35. Black Moon – Who Got Da Props
36. Black Moon – Who Got Da Props (MW Smooth Instrumental)
37. Mike Bloomfield, Al Kooper & Stephen Stils – Season of the Witch [Loop] (sampled in ‘Son Get Wrec’)
38. Black Moon – Son Get Wrec
39. John Klemmer – Song to Katherine (sampled in ‘Shit Iz Real’)
40. Black Moon – Shit Iz Real
41. Buddy Montgomery – Winding Up (sampled in ‘F**k It Up’ (Ruff & Rugged Mix))
42. Black Moon – F**k It Up (Ruff & Rugged Mix)
43. Quincy Jones – Summer in the City (sampled in ‘Reality…’)
44. Black Moon – ‘Reality…’
45. Roy Ayers Ubiquity – We Live in Brooklyn Baby (sampled in ‘Reality…’)

Black Moon 'Enta Da Stage' 25th Anniversary Mixtape mixed by Chris Read

I'm not generally a huge fan of Remix contests, but Tokyo Dawn is fast becoming one of my favourite labels and I've been a huge fan of Omar from his days at Talkin Loud right through to the present so I couldn't really let this one pass by. I'm a bit of late entrant so please favourite, comment, share etc - I hope you enjoy!

Positive Flow - Do What I Do feat. Omar (Chris Read's All Night Remix)[Unreleased]

This track was originally recorded by Pugs and I whilst working on the 'Colo(u)rs of the World' album, but ultimately was not included, partly because it felt slightly out of place with the general vibe of the album. It was recorded during the time of the London riots and references what was going on in the City at the time. I don't like to see things go to waste though, so we're now offering it up as a bonus track. You can buy the track exclusively from Bandcamp with proceeds donated to NHS Charities Together. 

https://chrisreadsubstance.bandcamp.com/album/colo-u-rs-of-the-world-bonus-track

Colo(u)rs of the World (Bonus Track)

Chris Read & Pugs Atomz - Taken Out [Unreleased] (2017)

💻 Website: www.musicofsubstance.com

🔉 Artist: BBE Records. 
🎛 Producer: Grammy winners Bilal and Algebra Blessett, Juno Award winner Kardinal Offishall, Mercury Prize nominee Mark Rae, BBC New Urban Music Award winners Maylight + Guilty Simpson, Phat Kat, Spacek, Oddissee, The Pharcyde & more . 
📀 Releases: Labels inc Universal, Sony, Acid Jazz, Inner Tribe, Bastard Jazz, Breakin Bread, Different Drummer. 
🎚Mixtape guy: Wax Poetics
📻 Former Mix Show DJ: BBC 1Xtra

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