High Focus Records was established in 2010 to offer a platform for a new generation of rappers and producers in the UK. 

Twelve years on and nearly 200 releases later, our mission statement remains the same; to champion the most forward-thinking artists, with a key focus on strengthening the pillars that continue to unify the scene to this day (and beyond).


~HFR

MCEE/PRODUCER @ RLD RECORDS & LOST SCROLL RECORDS FOR BOOKINGS AND COLLAB'S CONTACT SEANPENGRLD@OUTLOOK.COM PEACE

Obsessive music nerd for since his formative years, Sherlock Ohms finally pulled his finger out and started inflicting his collection of Funk, Soul, Hip-hop, Reggae, Breaks, Beats and random ephemera on the unwitting public in mid-2008.

Since then he's graced the airwaves of Big Chill FM and Purple Radio, the stages of the Festinho festival, and the DJ booths of the UK fluffing for the likes of DJ Moneyshot, Boca 45 and Ugly Duckling.

Whether it's early morning chilled wig outs, or eclectic party starting beat fests there's a reason they call him 'No Shit Sherlock'

To get a regular fix, listen in to Purple Radio - broadcasting from the Bristol ghetto, expect a eclectic variety of meaty, beaty, big and bouncy tunes with some random slurred segues to keep you entertained.

Ctrl : Alt : The Beat is fortnightly, Tuesdays, 22:00 – 00:00.

Like what you hear? Get in contact at dj@sherlockohms.org



London/Brighton/Cambridge collective Contact Play have been educating audiences all over Europe for the past two years, from sun drenched Croatian festivals to busking on the streets of Amsterdam. Now, caving to rabid public demand they have committed the best of their repertoire to Champion Fraff, a deep ’n’ seedy homage to late nights, romance and exotic pastries. 

They are often safe. They rinse out tunes a bit but mainly juice continental fruits using juicers. They are a menace. They have a soggy album dripping in rinse, which you may buy! 

The 18-track odyssey stars the vocal talents of Jam Baxter, Dirty Dike, Mr. Key, Ronnie Bosh and Ed Scissor tongue, in conjunction with the warmly seductive production skills of Twomanysteps, Mr. Constant and Kerem Fraiche. Named after the most terrifying phase of Micro Machines, CP formed in London and slithered to Brighton, assimilating a slew of new talent along the way. Ruthlessly terrorising the nightlife up and down the country, they have forged an enduring reputation and devoted fanbase. To date they have played alongside any British rapper capable of constructing a worthwhile sentence, as well as established US stars like Necro and De La Soul. 

Champion Fraff takes you on a journey through moods and atmospheres. From the innocent exuberance of the self titled Contact Play, to the tanked-up sleaze of Juicing and the woe of Falling Innit, CP display an emotional range equivalent to fifty Fifty Cents. Tongues are firmly wedged in cheeks throughout, allowing abstract fantasy, “you can use my tunes to shave your stupid face” to coexist with sharply observed bleakness, “we’re all great friends til the dawn breaks”. For rinsing tunes without the grating ego, Champion Fraff is the best British rap album in years.

“Hazy drug induced head crack... bringing the entertainment back to the forefront for real” – Disorda, www.suspect-packages.com

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