I posted the video for their video People Taking Pictures a few weeks back, but now Dizraeli and Tom Caruana are back with their new LP White Man Moves. Inspired by a trip Diz took from Southern India all the way back to the UK by land, via Iran, Pakistan and Turkey, he crafts all the sights and sounds into a cohesive album’s worth of lyricism. Add to this the ever banging beats by Tom Caruana and you’ve got something inspired. Its £5/£7 depending on whether you want a physical copy of the CD, but you won’t be disappointed. Plus you’ll be doing some good, as I’ll let Dizraeli explain:
“I’ve lost contact with a lot of the people who were so good to us in Iran, but I haven’t forgotten. As a small Thank You, we’re offering 50% of the profits from this album to AIWYA, the Anglo-Iranian Women and Youth Association. AIWYA campaign on behalf of the women and young people in Iran and in Camp Ashraf, the threatened refugee camp in northern Iraq, where many Iranians who have opposed the current regime are exiled. Among other things, AIWYA helps to fund Simaye Azadi, a Farsi-language satellite TV station which broadcasts news on the oppression and injustice perpetrated by the Iranian state both within and outside Iran.”
One of the original members of Brighton legends First Down, and producer of fine B-Boy breaks, DJ Format is back with his new LP, Statement of Intent, and here’s the video for Spaceship Earth, featuring Edan, who spits some insane flows on this one. Awesome. • Koaste
New track from fellow Menagerie fam Dizraeli and Tom Caruana. This one is taken from their collaboration LP White Man (Moves), which drops on March 15th. You can pick up a free download of this track HERE. • Koaste
Second video in a few days for the homie Ceezlin as he drops some visuals for the track Bad Trip from the Ceezlin Season LP. Produced by Scizzahz, and featuring a cameo from the 273′s favourite publican, Sam Maddock. Big ups to the Caxton Arms. Those that know, know. • Koaste
In August last year, the Brighton Hip Hop scene lost one of its most charismatic emcees. In memory of my good friend Jake Crockett aka Iris, here’s a must have free download. Big shouts out to 184 for putting this all in motion. Along with the original version of All Day and All Night, this EP includes remixes by big dogs Lewis Parker and Evil Ed, as well as all the instrumentals. Deeply missed, but never forgotten. • Koaste
The Purist has just dropped the Connect the Spdif EP this morning, and its a four track package that you’re gonna be wanting to get your hands on. As well as the Remix featuring Buggsy and Farma G, there’s the full length Jehst only version and instrumentals. Banging. • Koaste
Finally found out how to embed UStream videos on the 273, so what better way to celebrate, than to up this latest edition of SMBozak TV, hosted by the homies 184, Dirty Dike and The Purist. Good music guaranteed, and 273 co-signed. Enjoy. • Koaste
