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The Delegates Of Rhyme return with their new single “Look At What They Do”. The Bristol and Brixton based team of producer Vice and lyricist Donnie Numeric since 2011, with their release of the mixture version of “Spark” have been busy in the lab, developing a sound that involves a different approach. Basing a number of tracks on live instrumentation, and developing it into original, interesting Hip Hop, the duo have finally completed their highly anticipated album “Assemblage”, which is due for release later this year.
“Look At What They Do” shows the level of musicality and collaboration that they are aiming for. The single features the frankly remarkable voice of BBE signed vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Greg Blackman. Greg has collaborated with a variety of MC’s and producers overtime, crafting an amazing balance of Hip Hop and Soul, that can be seen in projects like Hartley And Wolfe, a collaborative pairing with longterm collaborator DJ Vadim.
The single covers people alluding to things that aren’t true to their personality for the sake of fame or attention. Donnie Numeric as ever manages to paint a picture through humour, personal experiences and a positive yet frank set of verses, intertwined with the classic tones of Greg Blackman, who’s elements set the scene for a cowboy film at points, with 10 piece harmonies and a vintage soul vibe.
For fans of – TY, Homecut, Horndogz, Mystro
Artist: The Delegates Of Rhyme
Release: Look At What They Do
Format: Digital – Bandcamp
Label: Street Soul Productions
ISRC: UK 3JW 13 00054
Cat No: SSP-DOR-S-5
Genre: Hip Hop
RELEASE DATE – 16.02.2015 (single) / 02.02.2015 (video)
The release will be available from Bandcamp on 16th February from:
http://www.delegatesofrhyme.bandcamp.com
The video will drop on 2nd February from:
The DOR Youtube channel
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCivHJ1MRPPv46oc9WuKG8sQ
For more info check out –
http://www.delegatesofrhyme.wordpress.com
Let us take this chance to introduce you to the soulful sounds of Tommy Oliver, a singer/song-writer who has been making noise on the underground live music circuit for the last year. Playing live up and down the country as a solo artist and as one fourth of the Birmingham based crew No Ego, Tommy Oliver has shared stages with numerous well respected UK urban artists. Tommy Oliver has a special talent that has seen him perform at acoustic nights, hip-hop events as well as soul/r&b jams too! Here is a singer who has the passion and the focus to really do big things this year, so our advise would be to get up on the talent that is Tommy Oliver.
Recently he released his debut EP, ‘Champagne Nights’ a six track EP that was released to show the diversity in styles that this talented artist can deliver. The title track features No Ego emcee Plain And Simple as well as K-NiNE and kicks the EP off well, before getting a superb acoustic version of ‘Selfish’. Tommy Oliver shows us his deeper side of his style with ‘Circles’ and shows some artistic attitude on ‘Own Damn Man’, before getting ‘Hometown’ a track that pays homage to his demographic and features No Ego emcee Didge. The EP is rounded off by the superb video track ‘Dreams’ featuring Midlands heavyweights Jae Sosa and Soloman Gehazi.
With work already started on his next project and a string of live dates already planned, 2015 is going to be one seriously busy year for Tommy Oliver and his crew No Ego, don’t say we didn’t warn you…
Tommy Oliver ‘Dream’s Feat. Jae Sosa & Soloman Gehazi #Video
Tommy Oliver – Champagne Nights EP (Track-list):
1. Champagne Nights Feat. Plain And Simple & K-NiNE
2. Selfish (Acoustic Version)
3. Circles
4. Own Damn Man
5. Hometown Feat. Didge
6. Dreams Feat. Jae Sosa & Soloman Gehazi
Download link:
https://tommyoliver.bandcamp.com/album/champagne-nights-ep
Connect with Tommy Oliver:
https://www.facebook.com/tom.wilkes.351
https://www.tommyoliver.bandcamp.com
After a pretty impressive 2014 High Focus Records seem to be continuing the pace in to the new year, and their latest release comes courtesy of new signing Onoe Caponoe, with his latest album ‘Voices From Planet Cattele’.
For those unfamiliar with Onoe and his, shall we say, different approach to the music…. ‘Onoe Caponoe, the Lord Catpissdelic myth is a earthly being possessed by the ghost of Jim Willow the Wizard. A Funkadelic sperm from the sexual organs of the 169 world Onoe Caponoe uses alien technology to record vocal crystals telepathically transmitted by his thoughts’ according to his press release!
This may give you an idea of the vibe that Onoe brings to his music, wildly imaginative, vivid imagery coupled with a tounge in cheek humour and Brothers Grimm style stories.
Entirely produced by Chemo, widely regarded as one of the best producers in the UK, the album owes as much to the psychedelic rock of the 60s and 70s, (with its tales of heroes, dragons, elves and other LSD inspired madness) as it does to Hip Hop. Onoe creates whole worlds, populated by his strange characters, and draws you in to them, all the while keeping one foot (or possibly just one toe) in the real world which he also inhabits (a prime example of this is the simple story of a weed dealer not showing up, ‘Disappearing Jakob’).
The album is best consumed with an open mind and some kind of intoxicating substance, and is suitable for summer days blazing in the garden or 4am post rave twistedness. Its hard to pick favourite tracks as the album works best when enjoyed as a whole, but ‘Goth Bitches’ featuring Jhest is one of the more coherent stand alone tracks, along with the first single ‘Space Bitches’
A truly unique artist who does exactly as he pleases, I am looking forward to seeing the progression of Onoe Caponoe, and what he can achieve with the High Focus camp.
Words; Chris
Onoe Caponoe – Voices From Planet Cattele (Album Snippets)
Onoe Caponoe – ‘Voices From Planet Cattele’ drops January 28th and is available to Pre-order now from
ORDER THE CD: http://bit.ly/16TLpxV
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BUY ‘SPACE BITCHES’ SINGLE ON iTUNES: http://bit.ly/1tlZT40
HF TV – Onoe Caponoe – ‘JELLYFISH GURL’ (EXCLUSIVE BARS)
Onoe Caponoe – Space Bitches (Prod. Chemo) [OFFICIAL VIDEO]
Catch Onoe Caponoe on tour February 2015:
February 3 – Thekla, Bristol – Tickets: http://bit.ly/1BD9tk3
February 4 – Rescue Rooms, Nottingham – Tickets: http://bit.ly/1KoCtzP
February 5 – Concorde 2, Brighton – Tickets: http://bit.ly/1AJEFOr
February 6 – IXIV Nine Four, Manchester – Tickets: http://bit.ly/1s8lWKD
February 7 – The Faversham, Leeds – Tickets: http://bit.ly/1xJn8VG
Onoe Caponoe on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ONOEFUNK
Onoe Caponoe on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ONOECAPONOE169
Onoe Caponoe on Instagram: http://instagram.com/catporn169
Website: http://www.high-focus.com
Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/HighFocusTV
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/HighFocus
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/HighFocusUK
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