Glad to report that both my recent singles for Breakin Bread just had a re-press! Grab them while stocks last at www.fatcity.co.uk - purchase Disco Cumbia here or Sons D’Afrique here. (Also both available via iTunes for non vinyl folk – just search!)
Just a quick reminder that there is just one week left of our 25% Spring Sale. All items except photogrpahy prints are reduced by 25% until the end of February. That brings box sets down to £24, t-shirts to £18 and CDs to just £5. Take advantage while the deals remain by visiting www.classicmaterial.co.uk/shop !
So Much Soul! is back! This Friday we’ll be upstairs at Queen of Hoxton, Curtain Road Shoreditch. Break heavy dancefloor funk & soul all night… DJs: Chris Read (BBE / Music of Substance) / Nick Armitage (Droppin Science / Classic Material). Soulbrew band downstairs.
Facebook event page here.
Join our brand new Facebook Group here.
General info, mixtape download etc at www.somuchsoul.co.uk
This Thursday Whack It! is back at Vibe Bar. Expect the usual mixed bag of funk, soul, beats and treats. Entry as always is FREE!
All good things must come to an end and the Classic Material exhibition at City Arts and Music Project is no exception. This week will be the final week that the exhibition is on display, so if you’ve not yet had a chance to check it out, take yourself along to the City Arts and Music Project for a look while you still have the chance. The work will be taken down on 28th of February so we’re extending an open invite to friends anyone else who like to come along to pop in for a beer or two on the evening of Monday 27th to say goodbye to the exhibit and also offer a few bargains on Classic Material products as a thanks for everyone’s support. Hope to see you there…
I’ve mentioned this forthcoming release for BBE a few times of late and had quite a lot of people asking what it’s all about so thought I would give a little preview by posting the artwork package for the promo CD up here for all to see. Released via BBE Records on April 23rd, ‘Latin Concrete’ is a percussion heavy mix of modern DJ / producer led Latin styles featuring the likes of Quantic, Oddisee, DJ Center, DJ Monk One’s Greenwood Rhythm Coalition, Beat Fanatic and Captain Planet. If you’re on BBE’s mailing list you may be lucky enough to receive one of these mix CD promos … the full release will be a double CD: one mixed / one unmixed (also available digitally of course).
Release details, launch party and all that good stuff to follow. Watch this space!
It’s been a while since I posted anything on here other than my own projects, but I’ve always got love for the superb read that is Wax Poetics, so when I saw this gem this morning, I decided to break cover. Issue 50 of Wax Poetics (their 10th Anniversary too) is to be their ‘Prince’ issue. They celebrate with an exclusive DJ mix from none other than Dam Funk featuring, amongst other things, some of his own edits / reworks of Prince material.
Read all about it and stream / download the mix here.
www.musicofsubstance.com the online home of UK DJ, producer, remixer and promoter Chris Read.
