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RHYTHM SECTION HQ - part 2

What we are playing on the radio, spinning in the club, and vibing to in the office. Arrange by date added for the latest additions <a href="http://wearerhythmsection.com/">More info</a>

The Lung

South London has become an endless wellspring of creativity. Our very own Bradley Zero continues to make things happen with the vinyl-only debauchery of Rhythm Section, and just around the corner 22a Records are turning their penchant for half-slung beats and soul-flecked rhythms into a full blown movement. 

Henry Wu is a member of the latter making steadfast advances with his output. Rewind back to last February's delectable two-tracker for Natural Complexion and the back-to-back Jean Bassa cut for home stable 22a as evidence.

"Just Negotiate" is one of five groove-inducing jams from the Negotiate EP, housed by Alex Nut's HoTep imprint and out on February 16th. Powered by Simeon Jones' lush vocal sways, it teeters gracefully between the crevices of soul and synth-oozing funk. Groove on.

Henry Wu "Just Negotiate" - Boiler Room Debuts

Broken beat’s legacy is one that’s easy to miss if not given ample TLC. Just a quick bat of the eyelids, and one of the capital’s most exciting movements can flash by. A movement that inadvertently nudged soul and boogie through the early 2000s in its own way. A movement that fed on the best parts of jazz, soul and electronica and left a lot of goodness in its wake.

The producers behind 2000black are some of its main powerhouses. Established in 1998 by Dego, the likes of multi-instrumentalist Kaidi Tatham and musical director Akwasi are key ambassadors of the sound.

After a 2014 that spawned beauties like Darkest Pumpkin‘s “Let It Be/That Feeling” and March’s Lordamercy they’re back. They resurface with three new tracks – each of which are strong nominees for Debuts. “Make It Hard” was the office shoo-in. The type of track to instantly make heads knock back and forth like nodding Churchill dog playthings. Jovial polyrhythms galore, the allure of soothing rhodes and all bundled on top of a slick bass underbelly.

Out spring 2015 on https://soundcloud.com/rushhourrecords

www.rushhour.nl

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2000black "Make It Hard" - Boiler Room Debuts

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Ima Go (Interlude)

Artist : Ruf Dug
Title : Island
Cat # : ZZZCD0079
Format : Digital + 12" Vinyl + CD
Release Date : 17/08/15

Music For Dreams is releasing a new artist album from Ruf Dug entitled ‘Island’ on 17th August 2015. A 12” vinyl sampler of the album was released on 22nd June.
 
In the summer of 2014 Ruf Dug spent 3 months on the island of Guadeloupe in the French Caribbean. Earlier in the year Kenneth Bager had asked him to record an album for Music For Dreams.

Seizing the opportunity to live out his own Compass Point studios fantasy he put together a portable studio that would fit into a suitcase - two half-rack synthesizers, a couple of effects units, a laptop and a 4-track cassette recorder. He set up the studio in the spare bedroom of his villa and spent the next 12 weeks watching the sun set and making the album.

All the tracks were written and recorded in Guadeloupe, with Nev Cottee beaming in vocals and guitar parts for a couple of the tracks direct from the heart of Mancunia, hooking into the powerful and long-standing musical relationship between Manchester and that most famous of sunset islands - Ibiza.
 
This music is not only for sunsets, but also for late-night smuggling adventures; for tropical storms and rum-soaked afternoons; for pirates, playboys and people like you and me.

The end result helps take you to an island of sound that’s neither Guadeloupe nor Ibiza, but rather that island of the imagination, one we all escape to from time to time, no matter where we find ourselves. 

Hailing from Manchester, Ruf Dug is a charismatic old school talent who makes raw records that rely on great sampling with releases on labels like Popular People’s Front and Unknown To The Unknown, but also Ruffy’s own limited Ruf Kutz imprint with support from Ben UFO, Moodymann, Craig Richards, Erol Alkan and many other tastemakers the world over.

Ruf Dug
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SC: https://soundcloud.com/rufdug
YT: https://www.youtube.com/user/RufDug
Twit: https://twitter.com/rufdug

Ruf Dug - Le Rayon Vert (feat. Nev Cottee)

2 - D.K. - IVORY FOREST

Come Into Knowledge

Everybody Loves The Sunshine

Double Fine Zone

Compound

Lions

Love (Instrumental)

Light Of Worlds

Summer Madness

Nuyorican Soul

I Am The Black Gold Of The Sun (feat. Jocelyn Brown)

Choose Your Weapon

Resolution

Missing Link

3. The Stylistics - People Make The World Go Round Ft. Troy Williams

Paradise Valley

Smoker's Delight

Nightmares on Wax - Stars

WOLTY - Q.E.P.D

Theory of Colours

Macadam Therapy

Island

Le Rayon Vert (feat. Nev Cottee)

The Stylistics - People Make The World Go Round (Remix)
I do not claim ownership of the sample used in this track.

The Stylistics - People Make The World Go Round (Remix)

Reflections

In the Basement

People Make the World Go Round

Compound

Spacetime Continuum