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Profiling graphic designer Andy Gilmore

CULTURE GRAPHIC DESIGN

ANDY GILMORE UNDER THE SPOTLIGHT

For a while, this designer/illustrator from Rochester, New York, has been creating ripples in the art world. Many of his complex, geometric images resemble etches produced by Spirograph toys from >>>
Album review of Higher by Michelle Amador

MUSIC SOUL / JAZZ / BROKEN BEAT

MICHELLE AMADOR ALBUM REVIEW

Roy Ayers. Roy Ayers. Roy Ayers. That's the name that springs to mind when listening to Higher. >>>
Album review of The After Suite by Elan Mehler

MUSIC JAZZ

ELAN MEHLER ALBUM REVIEW

This New York pianist looks like a jazz man, sounds like a jazz man, and yet makes music >>>
Profiling French graffiti artist Blek le Rat

CULTURE ART

BLEK LE RAT UNDER THE SPOTLIGHT

With Bristolian graffiti artist Banksy fetching a whopping £322,900 at Sotheby's in 2007 for >>>
Album review of When Planets Explode by Dorian Concept

MUSIC ELECTRONICA / HIP HOP

DORIAN CONCEPT ALBUM REVIEW

With his floppy blond locks and second-hand T-shirts, Dorian Concept personifies nerdiness >>>
Album review of In Search Of Hope by Kaidi Tatham

MUSIC JAZZ / BROKEN BEAT

KAIDI TATHAM ALBUM REVIEW

Kaidi, like other broken beat practitioners, shuns the limelight. But if you've been paying >>>
Profiling Japanese artist Takashi Murakami

CULTURE ART

TAKASHI MURAKAMI UNDER THE SPOTLIGHT

It's a cliché to call Takashi Murakami "Japan's answer to Andy Warhol", but there are some >>>
Album review of The New Continent by Lars Bartkuhn

MUSIC NU JAZZ / CHILL

LARS BARTKUHN ALBUM REVIEW

Some say material on this album sounds a bit like Pat Metheny. They're mistaken. There's >>>
Album review of A Next Set A Rockers by 2000 Black

MUSIC BROKEN BEAT / SOUL

2000 BLACK ALBUM REVIEW

Major labels make it painless for fans to buy their wares anywhere in any format. Wanna >>>

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ALBUM REVIEWS


Soul / Jazz / Broken beat
Michelle Amador
Higher Higher album cover

Nu jazz / Chill / Folk
Lars Bartkuhn
The New Continent The New Continent album cover

Acoustic jazz
Elan Mehler
The After Suite The After Suite album cover

Electronica / Hip hop
Dorian Concept
When Planets Explode When Planets Explode album cover

Jazz / Broken beat
Kaidi Tatham
In Search Of Hope In Search Of Hope album cover

Hip hop / Neo soul
Q-Tip
The Renaissance The Renaissance album cover

Broken beat / Soul
2000 Black
A Next Set A Rockers A Next Set A Rockers album cover

Jazz / Neo soul / P-funk
Karen P
…broad casting broad casting album cover

Neo soul
Erykah Badu
New Amerykah Part
One: 4th World War New Amerykah Part One album cover


Acoustic jazz
Soil & "PIMP" Sessions
Planet Pimp Planet Pimp album cover

Nu jazz / Broken beat
Various artists
Jazz Re:freshed Vol. 1 Jazz Re:freshed Vol 1 album cover

Neo soul
Dwele
Sketches Of A Man Sketches Of A Man album cover

Soulful house
Fanatix
This Thing Of Ours… This Thing Of Ours... album cover

Hip hop
J-Live
Then What Happened? Then What Happened? album cover

Nu jazz
Sonar Kollektiv Orchester
Guaranteed Niceness Guaranteed Niceness album cover

Acoustic jazz
The Neil Cowley Trio
Loud… Louder… Stop! Loud... Louder... Stop! album cover

Nu jazz
Two Banks Of Four
Junkyard Gods Junkyard Gods album cover

Hip hop / P-funk / Dub
4hero
…mixing ...mixing album cover

Soulful house / Soul
Reel People
Seven Ways To Wonder Seven Ways To Wonder album cover

Neo soul
Natalie Gardiner
California California album cover

Broken beat
Various artists
Broadcite Acetate Broadcite Acetate album cover

Soul / Funk / House
Opolopo
Rf Presents Opolopo Rf Presents album cover

Broken beat / Neo soul
Flowriders
R.U.E.D.Y. Ruedy album cover

Neo soul
Jill Scott
The Real Thing:
Words And Sounds Vol. 3 The Real Thing album cover


Neo soul
Angie Stone
The Art Of Love & War The Art Of Love And War album cover

Neo soul / Broken beat
The Politik
(Bêmbè Sêguè
& Mark de Clive-Lowe)
The Politik The Politik album cover

Neo soul / Hip hop
Jill Scott
Collaborations Collaborations album cover

Downbeat / Folk
The Cinematic
Orchestra
Ma Fleur Ma Fleur album cover

Broken beat / Neo soul
Brotherly
One Sweet Life One Sweet Life album cover

Soul / Broken beat
4hero
Play With The Changes Play With The Changes album cover

Broken beat / P-funk
Bugz In The Attic
Back In The Dog House Back In The Dog House album cover

Broken beat / Soul
Domu
Return Of The Rogue Return Of The Rogue album cover

Soulful house / Soul
Peven Everett
Power Soul Power Soul album cover



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