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Toddla T - Streets So Warm - out on Ninja Tune

Monday 17 October 2011, 00:12

Toddla T Streets So Warm
Toddla T - Streets So Warm
(Digital Single) Ninja Tune ZENDNLS300, 2011-10-17

Fresh from the release of his acclaimed second album Watch Me Dance, Toddla T re-visits the sounds of Jamaica for his follow-up single Streets So Warm. For the track Toddla enlisted Kingston local Wayne Marshall to provide vocals for his dancehall tinged production. The single is the third to be taken from the acclaimed album, it is a timely reminder of his raw production talent given that getting his second album out there has not been particularly an easy path for Toddla T and all those involved. Firstly, the LP was leaked months before release, followed by the finished stock being destroyed in the PIAS warehouse fire during the London riots, delaying it's availability by a week. Remixes for Streets So Warm come from Zed Bias, Serial Killaz and Ross Orton & Pipes.

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Toddla T - Watch Me Dance - out on Ninja Tune

Saturday 20 August 2011, 11:11

Toddla T Watch Me Dance
Toddla T - Watch Me Dance
(2xLP/CD/Download) Ninja Tune ZEN172/ZENCD172/ZENDNL172, 2011-08-22

Toddla T's debut album Skanky Skanky was released in January 2009, this was followed by a Fabric live mix album and a lot of requests for his production skills with everyone from Major Lazer to Grandmaster Flash getting in touch. His second album Watch Me Dance is a bold step forward for Toddla T. Fans of Skanky Skanky will find plenty that will please them but for the countless thousands of clubbers who know Toddla T the DJ but haven't heard his productions this second album may come as a surprise. In Watch Me Dance Toddla has created a dubwise, street-soul masterpiece. In ensuring the album was everything Toddla envisaged it could be, he's carefully selected an impressive line up of friends, peers and musical icons to guest vocal, co-produce, remix, co-write with him on the album. Names including previous collaborator Roots Manuva, fellow DJ, producer and remixer Skream, Ms Dynamite, Ross Orton, Wayne Marshall, Donaeo, Roisin Murphy and Shola Ama. Watch Me Dance is released on Ninja Tune on August 22.

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Toddla T and Roots Manuva - Watch Me Dance - out on Ninja Tune

Monday 08 August 2011, 12:00

Toddla T Roots Manuva Watch Me Dance
Toddla T and Roots Manuva - Watch Me Dance
(12"/Download) Ninja Tune ZEN12286/ZENDNLS286, 2011-08-08

As Toddla T prepares to release his second artist album of the same name, Watch Me Dance, is the follow up single to the brilliant Take It Back feat. Shola Ama. This release does not simply feature Roots Manuva on vocals but is more a collaboration between the two producers. In fact, it was Rodney's original demo that inspired Toddla to mould it into this very version for his album, naturally with Rodney's stamp of approval. Continuing work on the demo resulted in Rodney's own version which will also appear as track two on the single package along with a wealth of remixes including one from Sebastian and the legend that is Andrew Weatherall. The Roots Manuva version will also feature on his fifth studio album, 4everevolution later in the year. This unique release displays the different interpretations borne from the same demo and displays the mutual appreciation between these two highly respected and innovative UK artists. Toddla T's new album Watch Me Dance is released on August 22.

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Toddla T - Take It Back - out on Ninja Tune

Monday 23 May 2011, 12:36

Toddla T Take It Back
Toddla T - Take It Back
(12"/Download) Ninja Tune ZEN12285/ZENDNLS285, 2011-05-23

The first single to be taken from Toddla T's forthcoming new album will be the brilliant, Soul II Soul-esque Take it Back featuring Shola Ama and J2K. Released on May 23, it's a perfect introduction to his Skanky Skanky follow up. Since the release of his debut in 2009, Toddla has been working non stop on his second album Watch Me Dance (scheduled for August 2011). He's been busy writing and recording in Sheffield, London and Jamaica, slotting in sessions between his mind-numbing DJ schedule and Radio 1 DJ slots. In ensuring Watch Me Dance was everything Toddla envisaged it could be he's carefully selected an impressive line up of friends, peers and musical icons to guest vocal, co-produce, remix, co-write with him on the album. Names including previous collaborator Roots Manuva, fellow DJ, producer and remixer Skream, Ms Dynamite, Ross Orton, Wayne Marshall, Donaeo, Roisin Murphy and of course Shola Ama. Remixes of Take It Back will come from The 2 Bears, Dillion Francis, D1, Des Demure and DJ Q. - completing the re-introduction to our boy Toddla as he prepares to stamp his mark all over summer 2011.

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Wiley - Numbers In Action - out on Big Dada

Monday 16 May 2011, 10:09

wiley Numbers In Action
Wiley - Numbers In Action
(12"/Download) Big Dada BD181/BDDNL181, 2011-05-16

For the first time in his hyperactive career, Wiley returns to a label and the results are dynamite. Numbers In Action sees one of the UK's greatest producers and MCs doing what he does best - hooking up a minimalist masterpiece of a beat and then spitting his bars over it with the insouciance and sheer top-of-the-dome randomness and magnificence which only this most maverick of artists can muster. Assured and brilliant, Numbers.. sounds like the Godfather of Grime making Old Skool Hip Hop for all tomorrow's parties. And it's funny, too. Remix duties are led out by Sticky, who Wiley simple describes as "the don". Sticky takes the swing of the original rhythm and builds rising keyboard lines on top in an oblique nod to 99 Problems. Toddska (Toddla T and Roska) break everything down into their constiuent parts and plot out the line between Baltimore House and Sheffield Bleep. Grime up ‘n' comer Z Dot, on the other hand, takes the tune back to its roots in the music Wiley pioneered. The album 100% Publishing is out 4th July.

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Toddla T - Cherry Picking feat. Roisin Murphy - out on Ninja Tune

Wednesday 16 March 2011, 16:38

Toddla T Cherry Picking
Toddla T - Cherry Picking
(12") Ninja Tune RSD11toddla, 2011-03-16

Toddla T returns for 2011 with a vinyl only offering as part of Record Store Day on April 16. Featuring the dulcet tones of his steel city sister in arms, Roisin Murphy, it's a brilliantly packaged limited re-introduction to our boy T. Since the release of his debut album Skanky Skanky in 2009, Toddla has been working non stop on the follow up Watch Me Dance (Aug 2011) writing and recording in Sheffield, London and Jamaica, slotting in sessions between his mind-numbing DJ schedule and Radio 1 DJ slots. Cherry Picking sets the tone for the new album just at the right pitch, leaving ample room for you to brace yourselves for the first single proper Take It Back (feat. Shola Ama) set for release on May 23. In ensuring Watch Me Dance was everything Toddla envisaged it could be he's carefully selected an impressive line up of friends, peers and musical icons to guest vocal, co-produce, remix, co-write with him on the album. Names including previous collaborator Roots Manuva, fellow DJ, producer and remixer Skream, Ms Dynamite, Ross Orton, Wayne Marshall, Donaeo and of course Roisin Murphy and Shola Ama. But more on that to come - for now, whet your aural appetites with this first taste of what the summer of 2011is destined to sound like - T Willy style.

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Toddska - Cowboy / Gal From England - out on Girls Music/Ninja Tune

Monday 31 January 2011, 11:45

Toddska Cowboy Gal From England
Toddska - Cowboy / Gal From England
(Digital Single) Girls Music/Ninja Tune GIRLS004, 2011-01-31

We could bang on about the heavy beats, the insistent bassline that gets RIGHT inside your brown bread and won't let you go. The euphoric breakdown, the sheer bombastic, incendiary sonic mastery of the tunes here before you. Toddska unites Toddla T with Roska. These two ascending stars of 2010 are kicking off 2011 with Cowboy/Gal From England a two track must have release. This puppy's gonna sort you out.

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Ninja Tune XX - The Twelve Inches

Saturday 27 November 2010, 13:40 1

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Ninja Tune XX - 20 Years Of Beats 'n' Pieces - The twelve inches

Those who bought the incredible Ninja Tune XX boxset and registered their promo code on the Ninja Tune XX site were sent two exclusive Ninja Tune 12 inches. Four more 12 inches have just been released. Here's the lowdown on which tracks are exclusive to those vinyls and which are taken from the boxset CDs...

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DJ Modest Belleruche Call That A Mixtape

DJ Modest / Belleruche - Call That A Mixtape ?

Tuesday 05 October 2010, 11:07 6

DJ Modest / Belleruche - Call That A Mixtape ? (MP3 Podcast on www.ParisDJs.com) 2010-10-05 After 2007's Turntable Soul Music and 2008's The Express, Belleruche are back this month with their 3rd album, 270 Stories, their most cohesive yet. The trio, comprised of vocalist Kathrin deBoer, guitarist Ricky Fabulous and turntablist DJ Modest, continue with their signature 'soul, guitars, stripped down lo-fi grooves and turntablism scratches' sound, encompassing trip-hop, blues and soul. To celebrate the event, here's an eclectic mix of pop, electro, drum'n'bass, hip hop and more, including an...

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Maddslinky - Special feat. Omar / Dub Is For Real feat. Mr Scruff - out on Tru Thoughts

Tuesday 14 September 2010, 00:31

Maddslinky Special feat Omar
Maddslinky - Special feat. Omar / Dub Is For Real feat. Mr Scruff
(12"+CD/Digital) Tru Thoughts TRU7220, 2010-09-13

Dubstep pioneer Maddslinky - also well known as Zed Bias - has signed to Tru Thoughts to release his new album, Make A Change. The first single is Special featuring Omar, with a brand new track co-written with Mr Scruff plus all-star remixes from MJ Cole, Toddla T, At Jazz, Chimpo and Simbad.
Omar's career at the forefront of British soul has seen him collaborate with Stevie Wonder and other greats including MOBO winner Estelle, Angie Stone, Rodney P and Erykah Badu to name a few. Special is a perfect marriage of his immense talent and charisma with the cutting edge production of Maddslinky. Under his Zed Bias moniker, Maddslinky has been supported by BBC Radio 1's Zane Lowe, Annie Mac and Pete Tong. He hit the UK Top 40 in 2000 with Neighbourhood - one of the all time classic UK garage tracks, which was re-released last year with a remix from Roska that fully redefined its importance to a younger generation of clubbers. The Make A Change album features collabs with Skream and other major names in the current UK music scene.

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