Mo Wax – Somewhere In Space

Mo Wax – Somewhere In Space

James Lavelle’s Mo’ Wax record label had a huge impact on me in the ’90s. Similar to Ninja Tune, but a bit grungier, darker and cooler. I’d switched on to them when they released the first Headz compilation, just before DJ Shadow’s Endtroducing dropped. Both records...
Radiohead DJ mix

Radiohead DJ mix

Back when a mate gave me a pirated tape of the newly-released first Radiohead album, I really liked it. Unsurprising perhaps, but I wouldn’t have thought for a second that 30 years on I’d still be pretty damn keen on their albums, anymore than I’d be...
Headz Still Ain’t Ready

Headz Still Ain’t Ready

As a kid growing up with my parents’ 10 piece record collection (Andrew Lloyd Webber musicals, Simply Red and Ken Dodd) getting my hands on Mo’Wax’s HEADZ compilation opened my eyes to the burgeoning 90s instrumental hip hop scene (aka trip hop). DJ...
A Hipstory of Hop

A Hipstory of Hop

It’s been a while since I broke out the mixing software (I use Audacity just in case anyone else fancies a go), but thought I’d pull together some bits and bobs with hip hop beats and see how it went. Best you judge for yourself… Credits to all the...