New hip hop from The Roots, hip hop given new life with The Legion, British hip hop with Kate Tempest. Mr. Scruff with a matured sound. Stephen David Heitkotter drops some lo-fi garage blues. And hard to go wrong with good compilations of Miles Davis and punk.
Little Dragon, yes. Tobacco, yes. Blitz the Ambassador lives up to his name, being one of the best Ghanian rappers you never heard of. Coalmine Records also releases a compilation of some the best underground emcees out there right now. Stones Throw also hits us off with the soundtrack for the soon to be released dvd Our Vinyl Weighs A Ton. And never forget the Legendary Lee Scratch Perry, who drops a double. Boom.
Redefinition Records and www.StrictlyCassette.com team up for the initial release from their Blank Tape Tribute Series, “Adventures of Captain Crook,” which also includes some apearances by Blu and Scienze. They’re releasing the series on cassette but also making it available as a free download as well. They also have a special cassette + cassette walkman combo pack (for only $23, which is probably what they actually cost back in the day).
Make sure to keep an eye out on the Redef soundcloud for future editions from Damu The Fudgemunk, K-Def, Grap Luva, Kev Brown & others.
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