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Souleance - La Belle Vie - out on First Word Records

Monday 09 April 2012, 10:35

Souleance La Belle Vie
Souleance - La Belle Vie
(CD/Digital) First Word Records, 2012-04-09

Beatmaker Fulgeance (Musique Large) and DJ Soulist (What The Funk) have now partnered quite some time ago under the Souleance guise. We introduced them in 2009 with a cool Souleance - Le Mix and they're now back with their first full length album, La Belle Vie, out April 9th on First Word Records. Three things characterize Souleance's music: the duo's love of hip hop, their ears always on the 'densefloor', and hum… yes!… gritty analog synths - we know you love those! This is their first album and it's really more than a solid effort, with its patchwork of synths, hip hop beats, 80s claps, some broken, bossa or soul, with guests Rashaan Ahmad, Homecut and Shawn Lee. Groovy hits abound in there, our favorites being Le Plaisir and its scratchy JB sample, the hip hop anthem Pride and the soul reconstruction of One Step.

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Various - 5 Years of First Word mixed by Andy H & Gilla

Monday 14 September 2009, 14:39

5 Years of First Word Records
Various - 5 Years of First Word mixed by Andy H & Gilla
(CD) First Word Records FW30, 2009-09-14

First Word Records return from the summer break with a brand new mix album celebrating five years of the label. Label bosses Andy H and Gilla have got together to pick their favourite tracks from the first half-decade, whittling it down to 16 brilliant tunes from the FW vaults. Kicking off with recent signings 6ix Toys and the infectious Giggle then moving swiftly into kidkanevil's Black Bug, the mix takes in all the label's biggest club tunes. With early highlights such as The Haggis Horns' Hot Damn! and kidkanevil's Kranium Rock (along with Diesler's bouncy re-rub), sitting alongside more recent efforts including 6ix Toys' huge cover of The Prodigy's Voodoo People and a couple of tracks from Homecut's highly-praised No Freedom Without Sacrifice album.

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Homecut - No Freedom Without Sacrifice

Monday 01 June 2009, 14:47

Homecut No Freedom Without Sacrifice
Homecut - No Freedom Without Sacrifice
(Limited Edition 7" / Download) First Word Records FW29, 2009-05-18

This album is the creative brainchild of Testament alongside a guest list including Soweto Kinch (Mercury Music Prize nominee), Corinne Bailey Rae (Grammy Winner), J-Live (Rawkus / BBE), Andreya Triana (Flying Lotus / Bonobo), John Ellis (Cinematic Orchestra), kidKANEVIL (Statless) and Ty (Mercury Music Prize Nominee). An album with too many highlights to mention - from the futuristic soul of 'Participant' to the highlife hip hop of 'Harmony' and lead single 'I Don't Even Know', this is a record bursting with invention, ideas and real music.

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Homecut - I Don't Even Know feat. Corinne Bailey Rae & Soweto Kinch

Monday 01 June 2009, 14:37

Homecut I Dont Even Know
Homecut - I Don't Even Know feat. Corinne Bailey Rae & Soweto Kinch
(Limited Edition 7" / Download) First Word Records FW26, 2009-05-11

The new single from Homecut features double Grammy winner Corinne Bailey Rae and Mercury Music Prize Nominee (and British Jazz hero) Soweto Kinch. Over a soulful piano hook and a snapping off-kilter drumbeat, Testament, Corinne & Soweto have crafted a song that touches on the melancholic and the joyful. With compelling lyrics and outstanding vocals from three of the UKs finest voices, I Don't Even Know is one of 2009's essential tracks. This is backed by Not Far To Go, an uptempo slice of summer - Disco meeting Hip Hop to create an instant dancefloor classic. Both tracks feature on the debut album No Freedom Without Sacrifice on First Word Records.

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