Anyone who knows the ten year history of Big Dada knows the name of Deejay A La Fu . Aberdonian Kenny Atkins was born in Scotland, spend his teen years in California and then returned to London around the time that Big Dada was setting up. In the decade that followed, no DJ has been more involved with the label. The mighty A La Fu returns for the second installment of his inimitable Big Dada [...]
El carácter confesional y descarnado de las letras de Speech Debelle, en las que intenta mitigar sus tormentos, la llevó a titular su debut usando la palabra "terapia" . Pero el apelativo queda corto. Más bien, este disco se asimila a una declaración de principios con tintes de exorcismo. Veamos, estamos frente a una rapera británica de la misma generación de Dizzee Rascal, Lady Sovereign y Tinchy Stryder, pero que no manifiesta el menor interés en camuflarse con sus contemporáneos. Lo de esta veinteañera es una aproximación más orgánica y jazzy al hip-hop que la de los estandartes del [...]
Better Days a été produit par Plutonic Lab pendant le séjour de Speech en Australie. Après plusieurs idées de featuring, elle s'est finalement décidée pour Micachu qui a su insuffler sa touche brit-pop unique au titre. Le résultat est dément, le beat funky contraste avec la profondeur de la contrebasse et de la guitare acoustique, le refrain mélancolique de Micachu est, quant à lui, mis en contrepied du flow incisif de Speech. Comme NME l'a déjà si [...]
Speech DEBELLE revient avec un nouvel extrait de son album " Speech Therapy " sortie le 1er juin (Big Dada / Pias). " Better Days " produit par Plutonic Lab pendant le séjour de la rappeuse en Australie, est une fois de plus, une agréable surprise. Au refrain, la jeune chanteuse Micachu, qui fait parler d'elle depuis plusieurs mois au U.K, apporte une touch Brit-Pop mélancolique , qui répond parfaitement au flow incisif de Speech. Watch out now >> " Better Days " [...]
The debut LP from recent Big Dada signing Speech Debelle is out now! Speech Therapy is an intimate look into the world of one Speech Debelle and through her hushed and rhythmic hip-hip tones this 51-minute creation will hit you from the freshest of angles in a boldly blunt manner. In my February interview with [...] Related posts: Speech Debelle - Searching Speech De INTERVIEW: Speech Debelle Jus Like PODCAST: Jus Like Music Volume 30 [...]
So, you're off to one of the biggest festivals in the world; revered and loved by all whom attend? You lucky soul! I've picked five acts that you shouldn't miss and hopefully demonstrating some of the variety that Glasto is famed for. The headliners are Neil Young, Bruce Springsteen and Blur for the main stage, with great bands throughout the bill. The Soft Pack Where : John Peel Stage When : Sunday, 4:55 - 5:45pm Why : Feral racket making of the [...]
What's so likeable about London's newest hip hopper Speech Debelle is her youth, he lack of bling and her resistance to shouting and cussing her way through masculine hip hop beats as many of her female predecessors. She may be on the Big Dada record label which also hosts Roots Manuva but judging by this debut album she'll soon not only be competing, not only to become for the label's most prominent hip hopper but also possibly the UK's. Speech Therapy , opens with 'Searching', at first feeling like a polished singer songwriter [...]
It's time, again, for me to post a number of miscellaneous tunes that have slipped through the pelski net over the last month or two. We've got growling electro, big house beats, some thumping brea kbeat, one bassline remix, a couple of minimal flavours and even a small slice of reggae-infused pop, just in time for the summer. Pelski highly recommends them all: The band currently holding the most outlandish name is London's Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs. Their tunes are as quirky as their name. I posted their Foreign Beggers [...]
If UK Hip Hop is your thing and you like listening to radio shows then Lucy Pink's show on Diesel U is the one for you: "Lucy Pink presents the Hip Hop show on Diesel U Music Radio every Saturday lunchtime and Thursday evening, no rules, no playlists. Expect live performances and interviews and exlcusive tracks from some of the best homegrown talent of the moment. Tune it at http://www.dieselumusicradio.c om/ for liveness and banter as your favourite artists are locked in the Diesel radio shed and quizzed on the essential dos and don'ts [...]
Ninja Tune and Big Dada have been kind enough to make the opening track from Speech Debelle's 'Speech Therapy' available for free download. 'Searching' is the track and it's an emotional, off-kilter and jazzy exploration of a certain frame of mind. 'Speech Therapy' is out now as are her two singles 'The Key' ( which HHC are giving away in the second issue of their digital magazine ) and 'Go Then, Bye'. Go to the Ninja Tune shop to buy those releases.
According to the Guardian , Speech Debelle is the " the box-fresh hip-hop sound of south London "; and trust me she's a Guardian reader's wet dream. Urban lyrics about a tough South London life set to radio friendly jazz, with little swearing rapped by an innocent sounding young girl. Instantly I can see a thousand Islington dinner parties where her debut album ' Speech Therapy ' punctuates the consumption of sushi and strong cheeses. However this isn't Speech Debelle's fault. She said she wants to be the " hip-hop Tracy [...]
Check out the videos for Speech Debelle's two singles 'The Key' and 'Go Then, Bye': If you like what you hear then click here to stream the whole album - good stuff on a jazz/80s/90s female MC vibe. You can pre-order the album on CD, limited edition gatefold CD, double LP and MP3 now by clicking here . Watch out for a review.
Head over to the Hip Hop Connection place at 5pm today for the publication of their second digital issue. It's going to feature Raekwon (as you can see),Ghostface, Speech Debelle , P.O.S., General Steele , Superstar Quamallah , Paul White, DJ Vadim, Asher Roth, YNR and Dr Butcher. Oh, and an piece on Homecut written by a blogger you know well. It's also coming with either 35 or 40 free mp3s from all the artists featured in the mag as well as a mix by The Last Skeptik (but not DJ [...]
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Speech Debelle - The Key ( Loose Cannons Remix) (mp3)
Sorry it's very late today. It's Coz's birthday so he's having a nice 18 th in town with all his friends. However, I'm sat here with absolutely nothing to do, so here are some of the best songs from today. I'll quickly mention now that Eoghan Quinn has wasted no time in filming the music video for his first single. It's obviously aimed at kids (which you could tell by the video, link here ) and, yer, fairly poor in my opinion. It' layered up horribly and just too commercial. But I didn't like him on [...]
Jus Like Music has been championing recent Big Dada signing, Speech Debelle, for a little while now. I spoke bout the white label 7-inch for the incredible Searching back in November and have also featured the bright hip-hop talents of Speech Debelle a couple of times on the Jus Like Music podcast. But now with [...] Related posts: Speech Debelle - Searching Speech Debelle is a new signing to the Ninja... Interview with Chris Chinchilla Interview time! This one is with ex Art [...]
For those who think the folks at Big Dada Records are all about big beats, take a listen to this new signing: South London's own Speech Debelle . The purely organic instrumental sound-- production by Plutonic -- is emblematic of this left-field MC who tells stories about her life with just the right amount of attitude and smarts. Her first single, " Searching ", was a little more moody and intense, but "The Key" shows that this girl's got range--and an ability to drop a memorable [...]
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