Disorda set up Suspect Packages in 1996 to help gain valuable exposure for the UK’s Hip Hop scene. Still going strong in 2013 it incorporates a retail website, radio shows, club nights & more... The 'Suspect Packages Radio Show' has been broadcasting for 13 years. Originally from London's infamous Itch FM for 8 years, and now hosted at suspect-packages.com, rotating all the freshest Hip Hop the UK is producing. There's also the 'Dub Chronicles' show, a Roots, Reggae, Rocksteady, Ska, Dancehall, and Steppas kinda selekshun. On Kane FM 103.7 (kanefm.com)... The Suspect Packages online store retails UK Hip Hop vinyl, cd's, downloads, clothing labels, magazines, dvd's and more. Updated daily with news, reviews and merchandise, which is all available via secure online ordering and ships to customers worldwide.
Back when the Suspect Packages Radio Show was broadcasting outta the Itch FM towers somewhere in North London, we had the mighty Taskforce & Braintax up inside the studio one Sunday evening. It was the 10th of December, year 2000, and Braintax had just released the 'Hardworking' 12". There were a few technical issues during the show with mics not working, and the recording of the show (straight to the tape you see in the picture) wasn't the best. However i've managed to record most of the session onto mp3 for ya, split into two halves, there's also a chance to hear the awesome 'Cosmic Gypsies' joint at the end... Enjoy this slice of 'original pirate material' straight from the Disorda archives.
Here's a few random pictures of Orphans Of Cush performing at their launch party last night @ Jazz Cafe, sorry for the shoddiness of them but tryna take pictures whilst holding CDs and flyers isn't a good look... Props to everyone that reached, everyone I bumped into (heads from waaay back and the peeps I hadn't met before), and anyone that copped their copy of 'White Noize' early... And of course extra respek goes to the YNR fam for holding it down, Louis Den massive for tearing up the beat battle, and OOC for rocking the stage...
As you may have noticed I've recently started using a new site called Mixcloud to host the 'Suspect Packages Radio Show'. It's a great, easy to use service which I thoroughly recommend to all radio presenters, podcasters and DJs for a number of reasons...
The guys behind it are based in London, which is obviously a good thing as we like to support the home-grown. They say that their vision is to be the YouTube of radio - creating one platform for so many great radio stations, radio shows and DJs to live, since this content is currently too fragmented and difficult to discover.
The site's got a great upload process with some nice features like a "magic tracklist button" which takes your tracklist and turns it into artists and songs. This means that people can click on artists you play to see what other DJs are rocking their stuff. You get an easy to remember page to promote all your mixes and radio shows, and the social features on the site are great - you can build up a community of followers who'll then get an update on their feed when you upload new shows/mixes. And the widget is very nice, as you can see... Here's a mix i did this morning called the 'Nitro Tape Thump Vol.1'.
It's a simple, easy way to upload your show to the cloud and embed it anywhere for your listeners. One thing they suggested to me is that I get all the artists I've played in a particular month to embed the show on their blogs, MySpace pages etc. Great way for me to distribute my show out to people rather than it living behind closed walls...
Enough talk. The site's currently in private beta but you can sign up and see for yourself using the following suspect packages link, from us to you.
...and if you want to download 'Nitro Tape Thump Vol.1', click here.
DJ Gone drops us an ill interview with DJ 279 (Choice FM), he's held down his 'Friday Nite Flavors' show for tiiiime here in London, representing as always, always and forever... Some wise words from the number man...
Foreign Beggars exclusive studio footage @ Dented Records Studios London, fucking with some heated new Dag Nabbit production on a joint called 'Get A Bit More', lifted off the forthcoming 'United Colours of Beggattron' album... It's out on the 19th of October and we'll have a pre-order available real soon i-iiight! Shit's firin'. A limited 12" is also coming on the 5th of October, tracks are 'Contact' and 'Shake It' produced by Nosia..
Here's a lil' freestyle I dubbed off the Max & Dave show on Kiss FM from Hackney's Funky DL, recorded early 1997, just before his debut album 'Classic Was The Day' dropped... enjoy.
Kicking off another month in fine stylee, here's Septembers 'Suspect Packages Radio Show' for you to download or stream. Some brand new and forthcoming pressure from the likes of Tactical Thinking, Red Beard, Foreign Beggars, Phoenix Da Icefire, The Thunderclaps & Shameless, Contact Play, Rapskallions, Orphans Of Cush, Joe Blow, MCM, Yosh and more. And as this months special guests couldn't make it we've delved back into the crates to bring the 'old skool selection' back to ya, some killers in there, expect more guests next month. Enjoy the show folks, and some feedback is appreciated, we know nuff people are checkin' the show each month from all over the globe, so even if you just let us know you've listened and where you're at so we can shout you out next month, that would be nice! Thank you...
September Playlist:
01> Tactical Thinking - Suspect Packages Radio Show Intro - Tactical Thinking Ent. promo 02> Tactical Thinking - Hold It Down - Tactical Thinking Ent. promo 03> Contact Play - Juicing - School Bully Records 04> Phoenix Da Icefire - Eargasm - Higher Heights Records promo 05> Krate Krusaders feat.Crucifix - Torment - Outtatownsound promo 06> The Thunderclaps feat.Shameless - The Man With No Shame - Ejectorseat Records promo 07> Wizard - About (beat) - promo - Filthysox Productions promo 08> Wizard feat.Unfriendly Neighbours - Swagga - Filthysox Productions 09> JVF Clique - Nick Griffin Loves Black Cock - Clique Recordins promo 10> Foreign Beggars feat.Audra Nishita - Higher - Dented Records promo 11> Yosh - Synthia - Sweatbox Sounds promo 12> Danny Spice - Sci Figh - Cog Records 13> Rapskallions - Battleslang Galactica - Sweatbox Sounds promo 14> Wizard - Warning ! (beat) - Filthysox Productions promo 15> Alphabetix - Bounce - 30 Tonne Slug promo 16> Joe Blow - Hour Glass (Stagga Remix) - Dial Up Records promo 17> Orphans Of Cush - White Noize (Chemo Remix) - Killamanjaro promo 18> Orphans Of Cush - Pop Tarts - Triple Darkness Records/Suspect Packages promo 19> Phoenix Da Icefire feat.D21 - Purple Mist - Higher Heights Records promo 20> Red Beard - Agency Scum - Eat Good Records promo 21> Sonnyjim - Mission Statement (Lotek Remix) - Eat Good Records promo 22> Tactical Thinking - When Two Worlds Collide - Tactical Thinking Ent. promo 23> Delusionists - The Movement - Beats Laying About promo 24> MCM - Been So Many Places - Headcount Records promo 25> Sigher The Gutter Snype - Hitman Harry - Elcal Records 26> Monkey Sons - Water Off A Monkeys Back - Naked Ape Records -------------------------------Old Skool Selection---------------------------- 27> Killa Instinct - Sick To Me Backteeth - unreleased (?) 28> Trouble - I Get Hype - Justice Records (1988) 29> Overlord X - Die Hard - unreleased (?) 30> Rough Element - Criminal Behaviour - Underground Associated Records (1994) 31> Sirus - Lyrical Juice - Go Boy Records (1994) 32> Akapel - Stick Ya Big Dinky In - Phlange Records (1992) 33> Johnny M.C. - Uno Get Rough - Reality Records (?) 34> Shades Of Rhythm - Carry The Swing - SOR Recordings (1990) 35> K.I.D. feat.Tickle - Killin MC's - unreleased (?) 36> Solid N Mind - Centre Stage - Liberty Grooves (1991/2009)
You can download or stream the show by clickinghere.
Or stream in two parts from the Mixcloud players below...
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