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    Simon Aldred

    aka Cherry Ghost - the "most known unknown" songwriter of the modern age? Avicii, Rag and Bone Man etc.
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    Surprising musical facts

    The singer of New Model Army with his flat Northern vowels was from Buckinghamshire. When Stevie Wonder was potentially leaving Motown in his 20s, his mother was kidnapped (saw it mentioned in a TV doc on Bowie) Add on.
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    dub music that sounds like natural phenomena

    like thunder and lightening etc. any recommendations pls?
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    Tribute bands

    In my bit of the Home Counties, the program at some arts / entertainment centres seems to be 50% + tributes / covers bands. Any thoughts? We used to have a thriving live music scene round here with bands doing their own thing.
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    Hip hop tribute bands

    It's a bit antithetical to hip hop but there's 2 Beastie Boys tributes. Any others?
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    Okuda Hiroko: The Casio Employee Behind the “Sleng Teng” Riddim that Revolutionized Reggae

    https://www.nippon.com/en/japan-topics/g02027/okuda-hiroko-the-casio-employee-behind-the-sleng-teng-riddim-that-revolutionized-reggae.html?fbclid=IwAR2Ey5r0GQuMt96jiMAnDMQKTpaUZY9TzFd6Snyn9w5Gkzq-zbelooszaTI
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    Magic Moments from Jool's Boogie Woogie Wonderland

    Remember watching this sat in a house on the North Hull Estate on the evening of my graduation day - knackered from working nights in a factory
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    Amazing (& relatively unknown) uses of the Amen Break in Jungle

    Just discovered this... J & J - 100 Tons Of Bass (Overweight Mix) Please add on
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    Acoustic sounding music made with computers?

    Any recommendations pls?
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    Music and "the zeitgeist"

    This song (using a famous Clams Casino beat) from one of the UK's rap veterans around 2011 captured it for me and still is relevant today
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    Musicians who died (in part?) from the hip hop lifestyle (graffiti etc)

    Have there been many? Rammellzee's health had been affected by his graf days according to his Wiki
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    Ever forgot to go to a gig?

    I forgot to go (on my own) to a Lovely Eggs gig in Guildford couple years ago after buying the ticket in advance
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    Super Groups

    Looking for the lesser-known ones. One of my faves: Lard (former Dead Kennedy / Ministry members etc)
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    Racism / Segregation in UK hip hop?

    Is there a historical racial divide in uk hip hop? Some think so:
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    Best rapper in the UK at the moment?

    Everybody raps but Lee is the best imo
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    Crappest support act you've seen live

    Sophie Ellis Bextor supporting Pet Shop Boys add on
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    Ableton Live Lite (free music production / video editing software)

    worth a download! https://splice.com/daws/38929163-live-10-lite-vst-by-ableton
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    Slept On 80s hip hop

    T La Rock's album 'Lyrical King' springs to mind Remind me where LL Cool J got his style from again...
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    Blah Records

    some of the best UK hip hop of the past 10 years
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    Venues with poor sound

    Went to see KRS One @ Concorde 2 Brighton few years ago. Sound was awful. Should have asked for a refund
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