Slowthai’s debut album ‘Nothing Great About Britain’ makes every bit as much of a statement as its title might suggest. It’s a searing treatise on what it means to be British in 2019; one that deserves to be held aloft next to the likes of ‘Original Pirate Material’, ‘Boy In Da Corner’ and ‘Never Mind…
Slowthai’s latest offering is produced by Mura Masa, but you’d hardly have guessed it. The scuzzy, lo-fi drive of ‘Doorman’ sounds more like Joy Division mixed with Young Fathers. It’s as raw and as visceral as any Punk track you’re likely to hear, tied together by Slowthai’s brilliantly unhinged delivery. ‘Doorman’ just goes to show the…
The festival season is very nearly upon us. So close in fact that Bristol’s Love Saves The Day is little over a month away. Entering its sixth year in Eastville Park, the two day festival takes place this 27th and 28th May, showcasing a huge variety of genres and bringing together an extraordinary mix of…
Mura Masa’s ‘Someday Somewhere‘ was undoubtedly one of our favourite projects of last year. Welcome news then, that the EP’s ‘Lovesick’ has been revisited with additional bars from A$AP Rocky. If we’re being picky, it has to be said that the original has enough going on that it didn’t necessarily need vocal embellishment. Then again,…
Mura Masa releases a set of visuals to accompany ‘What If I Go?‘, a track featuring Bonzai that represents “the next development of the sound. It’s not necessarily about trying to make pop music, but I do want to bring more of an accessibility to weird electronica.” The Yoni Lappin-directed video is shot on 16mm film and follows…
Mura Masa describes new track ‘What If I Go?’ as “the next development of the sound. It’s not necessarily about trying to make pop music, but I do want to bring more of an accessibility to weird electronica.” To help him achieve just that, the UK producer has teamed up with vocalist Bonzai. Stream below via…
Buzzing London producer Mura Masa enlists the help of Shura, a multi-instrumentalist and vocalist on new track ‘Love For That’. During the verse Shura’s airy vocals are left unadulterated, but when the hook comes around it becomes warped by Masa’s delicate hand. Stream below via SoundCloud.
