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November 28, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 603

Beastie Boys, Licensed to Ill (1986) Easily one of the most important, influential albums for me – one of the things I could point to and say “I discovered this!” Actually, my friend Aaron had it first. Probably from his older brother. But as soon as I heard it I was sold. I remember exactly […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1986, 30th Anniversary, Ad Roc, Beastie Boys, Fight For Your Right To Party, Hip-Hop, John Bonham, Kerry King, Led Zeppelin, Licensed to Ill, LP, MCA, Mike D, Rap, Record, Reissue, Rock, Sampling, Slayer, Slow Ride, The Vinyl Countdown # 603, Vinyl ·

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May 7, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

L’Orange: The Orchid Days

L’Orange The Orchid Days Mello Music Group Hip-hop producer L’Orange returns with The Orchid Days, another easy-to-like collage of dusty old jazz and soul vocals chopped up and spliced in with clipped hip-hop beats. If that sounds like a simple (classic) formula – well it is. But it’s in the way he does it, not […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Acid-Jazz, Album Review, Beatmaker, DJ, DJ DSL, DJ Shadow, Hip-Hop, Jazz, L'Orange, Old Soul, Sampling, The Orchid Days, Turntablism, Vinyl ·

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