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Prancehall’s Bass Odyssey, Part 36

To be honest, I’ve been gradually losing interest in UK urban music over the last few months. For the past week I’ve been listening to nothing but four Black Ryno songs, the Pogues and some … read more »

POSTED December 11, 2008 12:45PM IN PRANCEHALL’S BASS ODYSSEY TAGS: ,

Prancehall’s Bass Odyssey, Part 35

If grime were a Paula Radcliffe race, right now would be the point where she is crouched down along the road taking a piss in front of a shocked and confused nation. This week I … read more »

POSTED November 20, 2008 12:00PM IN PRANCEHALL’S BASS ODYSSEY TAGS:

Prancehall’s Bass Odyssey, Part 34

I have a new favourite label: Glasgow’s Dress 2 Sweat. They started off releasing really good old and new Baltimore club stuff (which I always disliked as a genre until I was won over by … read more »

POSTED October 30, 2008 6:07PM IN PRANCEHALL’S BASS ODYSSEY Comments (1) TAGS: , ,

Prancehall’s Bass Odyssey, Part 32

I didn’t go to the MOBOs last night, mainly because hardly any of the winning acts ever bother to turn up, the vast majority of popular UK urban music is terrible and the whole event … read more »

POSTED October 16, 2008 10:45AM IN PRANCEHALL’S BASS ODYSSEY TAGS: , ,

Prancehall’s Bass Odyssey, Part 31

Wahey! It’s a video special this week. In fact, there is such an inundation of new videos that there is no time to talk about Wiley walking out on his latest major label album deal. … read more »

POSTED September 25, 2008 12:44PM IN PRANCEHALL’S BASS ODYSSEY Comments (1) TAGS: ,

Prancehall’s Bass Odyssey, Part 30

Skepta’s “Rolex Sweep” is out next week so make sure all you Brits go to HMV and walk straight past it, like I’m planning to do. Only joking. On a more serious note, you have … read more »

POSTED September 11, 2008 2:22PM IN PRANCEHALL’S BASS ODYSSEY TAGS:

Prancehall’s Bass Odyssey, Part 29

“Take a dollop of Fresh Prince, mix in a generous helping of Cassette Playa, add a pinch of Hadouken!, crush in the fashion section of Super Super magazine… Voila! That should be enough to make … read more »

POSTED September 4, 2008 4:15PM IN PRANCEHALL’S BASS ODYSSEY TAGS: ,

Prancehall’s Bass Odyssey, Part 28

Over two years ago, street preacher Phillip Howard received an ASBO (an injunction that the government gives to annoying people to stop them riding on mopeds through terrified pensioners’ houses and playing S Club 7 … read more »

POSTED August 28, 2008 11:30AM IN PRANCEHALL’S BASS ODYSSEY TAGS: , ,

Prancehall’s Bass Odyssey, Part 26

Kate Nash isn’t answering his calls and Craig David is too busy drinking protein shakes so Kano has come running back to the grime scene with his tail between his legs. I was sent his … read more »

POSTED August 14, 2008 12:30PM IN PRANCEHALL’S BASS ODYSSEY TAGS: ,

Prancehall’s Bass Odyssey, Part 25

Either by very clever engineering, or (more likely) because they bought the cheapest possible CD-Rs they could get their hands on, the copy I was sent of the new Roll Deep album, Return of the … read more »

POSTED July 31, 2008 11:30AM IN PRANCEHALL’S BASS ODYSSEY Comments (1) TAGS: , ,