Take The Stage - Volume Four

New issue of Take The Stage for ya'z, featuring interviews with El-P, Skitz, DJ Woody, Mr Loop & Mark Zoo, Flutebox and some dude called Disorda.

Open publication - Free publishing - More disorda

Take The Stage - Stories Of Hip Hop

I've been meaning to big up Ed Andrews over at Stories Of Hip Hop for a minute, take a look at his new quarterly digital hip hop book, 'Take The Stage - Stories of Hip Hop'. The first issue has Stig Of The Dump, Lewis Recordings, Mr Thing, Inja and The Delusionists all representing...

Open publication - Free publishing - More hip hop

Whilst issue two has features with the likes of Slug, Scroobius Pip, Sarah Love, The Last Skeptik and Dr Syntax... tidy.

Open publication - Free publishing - More dr syntax

SP-1200 - The Art And The Science

Available now, the sick SP-1200: The Art And The Science book. The first book ever written for the inimitable SP-1200, Hip-Hop's most iconic drum machine/sampler. Taking you deep into the world, life, history, technology and techniques of this mighty bit of kit.
It's packed full of intervies with the likes of Pete Rock, Lord Finesse, Buckwild, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Lewis Parker, Showbiz and more. Plus a free 17 track CD from French producer Juliano...

'Wild Dayz' book now in stock

Finally managed to track down this dope photography book 'WILD DAYZ' from Bristol photographer Andrew ‘Beezer’ Beese. The book is a collection of images shot in the mid 80's, many of which are of The Wild Bunch, later to become Massive Attack.
Beezer was a close friend of The Wild Bunch and other Bristol hip hop crews and was able to capture on film the rich urban culture at the heart of the underground music and art scene prevalent in Bristol at the time.

Massive Attack’s musical influence is well documented but this collection of images shows how it all started. Many of the shots are of the Wild Bunch performing at the Dug Out Club, the infamous Red House Jam and at St Paul's Carnival, but there are also many more shots from festivals and events and a selection of portraiture.

"Bristol had a very healthy scene at that time, both for live music and DJing” Beezer recalls. “In 1984, Technics just brought out these DJ decks, all my friends were DJs, they would play all kinds of records-funk, punk, post-punk and then a lot of US hip-hop and electro stuff was coming in. There was also the graffiti that people like Goldie were doing. But we had no idea what it would escalate into."


We have a few copies WILD DAYZ now in stock. Below are just a small selection of what's onboard, capturing a classic moment in the homegrown scene...