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Roots & Influences #007: Footshooter (Headcount Records)
October 3, 2016 by James Zaremba in Blog
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Citing Hugh Masekela, Fanga, Etta James and The Notorious B.I.G. as his influences: Barney Whittaker (better known as Footshooter) is truly a man of the world. Appearing live at Melodic

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Melodic Distraction w/ Dego & Jayda G
September 24, 2016 by Josh Aitman in Feature
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After a long summer of planning and with two huge sell out shows last season we’ve decided to celebrate with definately our most legit line-up to date. We’ve never been

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Reflections: Dimensions Festival 2016
September 16, 2016 by Tom Lye in Blog
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Now in it’s fifth year, Dimensions has become synonymous with innovative programming, diverse, open-minded audiences and unquestionable quality. The calibre of artists, stages, weather and dancers this year made it difficult to pinpoint a

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Melodic Distraction Premiere: Shadeleaf (SM11)
September 15, 2016 by Josh Aitman in Blog
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Shadeleaf Music are back with a killer new remix EP and we have been lucky enough to get our hands on an exclusive premiere to share with all of you! Featuring cuts

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A Tribe Called Quest: Do We Really Need A Final Album?
August 26, 2016 by James Zaremba in Blog
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In my modest and mostly unqualified opinion the hallmark of a truly special recording artist often lies within their ability to turn the everyday, quotidian experiences of life into something

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The Charts: The Camel and the Committee
August 25, 2016 by Jake Hirst in Blog
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A wise man once said “the camel is a horse designed by committee”. Looking past the baseless slander of one of evolution’s greatest achievements, this proverb is an important

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Tramlines Focus
August 20, 2016 by Tom Lye in Blog
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Now in its eighth year, Tramlines is the UK’s biggest inner-city music festival… In 2015, it attracted over 100,000 people as the festival took over the entire city centre across

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Preview: Run The Jewels 3
August 1, 2016 by James McElhone in Blog
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Run the Jewels 3 was only started last winter, a teaser was shared on Instagram in December, but the album is hopefully going to be completed before the year’s end.

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In This Thread: Travel Music
July 30, 2016 by James Zaremba in Blog
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A series of articles in collaboration with In This Thread highlighting some of the finest music threads from their avid group of music lovers. With two thirds of the Melodic Distraction team

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Roots & Influences #006: Simba (Shadeleaf Music)
July 21, 2016 by Josh Aitman in Blog
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Simba jumped onto our radar a couple of months ago with the release of his debut single, Tales From The Green Room, out on Shadeleaf Music. Wanting to find out how

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