SOUL FOOD
Breakbeat’s biggest stars weigh in for charity
ARE grimy basslines and hyper-speed drums good Tagg was inspired to put the compilation together
for the soul? The biggest producers in breakbeat, after losing his mother to cancer and seeing his
drum & bass and dubstep certainly think so friend’s son severely affected by leukaemia.
and have come together in aid of cancer charity “The Elenor Lions Hospices foundation supported
Elenor Lions Hospices for a special double digital my best mate’s little boy who has had leukaemia
compilation. twice in the last six years, and I realised what a
‘It’s Good For The Soul’ is the brainchild of breaks great foundation they were,” said Tagg.
DJ/producer Kouncilhouse (Simon Tagg), and “Also my mum died before Christmas of lung
collects 45 exclusive tracks from the cutting-edge disease, so I thought it was a good idea to try to do
beats elite. my bit to fi ght cancer.
Featuring Rennie Pilgrem, Deekline & Wizard, “The foundation isn’t government funded at all so
Meat Katie, Mickey Finn, Rico Tubbs, Cut La Roc, they don’t get any money, it’s all from Joe public,
Krafty Kuts, Justin Robertson and many more, the and they were about to go under, so it was a bit of
compilation will also feature a special collaboration an emergency.”
between Kouncilhouse and Brian Douglas of Future
Sound Of London on a remix of the latter’s rave The compilation is out 1st June through ADHD
classic ‘Stakker Humanoid’. Digital, available in both mixed and unmixed
format from
trackitdown.net. All proceeds from
Rico Tubbs
compilation sales go directly to Elenor Lions
Hospices.
There will also be a launch party at Londons Rhythm
Factory, featuring DJ sets from many of the names
who feature on the comp, including Soul Of Man,
Brookes Brothers, Cut La Roc, Slipmatt and Jay
Cunning. Advance tickets are priced at £7 from
wegottickets.com.
Support a good cause and get involved. Further
Kouncilhouse
info at
itsgoodforthesoul.com and
myspace.com/
kouncilhouse.
LITTLE
WONDER
Moments in dub!
Soul Jazz Records move into movies
Acid house designer
returns to the fray WITHOUT DUB, we arguably wouldn’t have hip-hop, house, techno, drum & bass…
the list is endless. In recognition of this Jamaican music form’s vast infl uence on
Dave Little, the graphic designer and
modern electronic genres, Soul Jazz has teamed up with fi lmmaker Bruno Natal for
artist whose outlandish and ultra stylish their fi rst foray into celluloid, entitled Dub Echoes.
images have graced fl yers, album sleeves Out now, the fi lm charts the history of dub and its musical and cultural resonances,
and T-shirts associated with the acid from its beginnings in Jamaica in the early ’70s and the works of King Tubby and
house generation, has seen his designs
Lee Perry, to its evolution and continuing infl uence today in the music of everyone
become in high demand all over again,
from Roots Manuva to 2ManyDJs, Howie B and Rhythm & Sound.
thanks to a new hook-up with Defected,
Junior Boys Own and German clothing
Featuring appearances from a parade of luminaries from dub reggae, house and
shop Firmament.
techno, Basement Jaxx, U-Roy, Adrian Sherwood, Lee Perry, Kode 9 and Peter
The designer behind the classic Spectrum Kruder all wax lyrical on the subject of dub’s enduring relevance, making for a
club fl yers, sleeves for JBO and clothing highly illuminating and enjoyable overview of the genre. The fi lm is available on
styles for Michiko Koshino, Little’s classic DVD now from
soundsoftheuniverse.co.uk.
sleeves have been resurrected as T-shirts,
with new ones designed for good U-Roy
measure, all of which will be exclusively
available at Berlin’s Firmament.
Little has also affi liated himself with Lo
Recordings, designing a poster for their
new ‘Milky Disco 2’ release, and ongoing
projects will see him w
Release
orking with
Japanese clothing label Perks and Mini.
For mor
valve!
e info on the JBO t-shirts, click
onto am-fi
rmament.com. Mad Professor
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