Phonica Podcast #9 : Guest Mix Hardrock Striker [Skylax Records]

Phonica Podcast #9 : Guest Mix Hardrock Striker [Skylax Records]

A couple of technical glitches, an unexpected holiday and a (relative) lack of releases in January, kept us away from our monthly podcast rendez-vouz. Better late than never though… We recorded this a couple of weeks back, but a dodgy hard-drive kept it offline since. Featured are the best releases of the year thus far, [...]


Phonica Recommends : Bunker Hill…

Phonica Recommends : Bunker Hill…

Ever since this Bunker Hill release appeared on our radar, we’ve been eagerly awaiting it’s arrival. The wait’s finally over and it’s been on repeat in the office. Wonderfully immersive, dubby electronics that sound like the bastard offspring of Pole & Deepchord… Check out “Come Together” – the third track on this first “Dizzy:Eko:Series“; ‘it [...]


New Release Update: 19th February

New Release Update: 19th February

RECOMMENDED GIL SCOTT-HERON & JAMIE XX : We’re New Here LP XL RECORDINGS : LP : £13.99 In February 2010, Gil Scott-Heron released ‘I’m New Here’, his first album in thirteen years.Produced by XL Recordings head Richard Russell during various studio sessions in New York, the… GIL SCOTT-HERON & JAMIE XX : We’re New Here [...]


Phonica Recommends: Eglo 2nd Birthday

Phonica Recommends: Eglo 2nd Birthday

Tonight one of our favourite record labels, Eglo, celebrates it’s 2nd birthday at The C.A.M.P (City Road, Old Street Tube). It’s been an amazingly productive couple of years for label bosses Alex Nut and Sam Shepherd. These two boys don’t make it easy for themselves – not only do they oversee all Eglo releases and [...]


New Phonica White 12″!

New Phonica White 12″!

So the 4th in the Phonica White series is upon us! Maybe the best so far? And great to be championing British talent again – Luv Jam AKA Andy Cole originally from Wales and Cottam AKA Paul err.. Cottam from Sheffield. Luv Jam’s original mix of ‘Mature Oak’ has been in our inbox for quite [...]


New Release Update: 16th February

New Release Update: 16th February

NEW PHONICA WHITE LUV JAM w/ COTTAM REMIX LUV JAM : Mature Oak (Cottam remix) PHONICA WHITE : 12″ : £6.98 Phonica Records kick off 2011 with the fourth installment of their limited Phonica Whites series, pairing the production talents of Luv Jam with the first ever official remix by the phenomenon that is Cottam. [...]


Phonica Recommends: BleeD with John Roberts, Demdike Stare and Raime

Phonica Recommends: BleeD with John Roberts, Demdike Stare and Raime

Following on from the success that was the last party with Oneohtrix Point Never, Oni Ayhun, Teengirl Fantasy and Veronica Vasicka, BleeD are back with a line-up to match featuring John Roberts of Glass Eights fame, Manchester’s Demdike Stare and Blackest Ever Black’s Raime. Taking place at XOYO, east-London’s turn to venue for the more [...]


Golf Channel In-Store, Saturday 19th Of February + Phil South Interview

Golf Channel In-Store, Saturday 19th Of February + Phil South Interview

Not only do we have an amazing in-store coming up with the legend that is Carl Craig, but also, this Saturday, we’re excited to announce that the awesome Ghost Note and Phil South from Golf Channel NYC will be dropping by to play some records in the shop. Ghost Note’s latest 12″, the awesome “Ghost [...]


New Release Update: 12th February

New Release Update: 12th February

VIRGO FOUR PRE ORDER VIRGO FOUR : Resurrection – [PRE-ORDER] RUSH HOUR : BOX SET : £44.99 Pre-Order, expected soon. Resurrection is the follow up to the reissue of Virgo (Four)’s S/T album, which was released by Rush Hour in 2010. This album is a collection of unreleased tracks that… VIRGO FOUR : Resurrection CD [...]


Wolf + Lamb Valentines Podcast

Wolf + Lamb Valentines Podcast

So just in time for the day of luurrrve, Wolf + Lamb’s “resident slowmo disco connoisseur” Slow Hands has dropped the 82nd installment in The Adventures Of Soul Clap. A seriously smoove compilation of Soul, Disco and R&B, we thought it’d be the perfect thing to share with you all to get you in the [...]