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JAZZ IS DEAD. ADRIAN YOUNGE & ALI SHAHEED MUHAMMAD IN CONVERSATION

How’s lockdown life on the west coast Adrian? Same as it is over there, boring! *laughs* I guess music is keeping you running through though, right? I guess so, trying man. So, going back to your early days then, you majored in political law and studied entertainment law and obviously … read more

BUNKER BUZZ CHART JUNE

These are the 1BTN DJ recommendations for new music and reissues going into June 2020. There is a Spotify playlist at the bottom of the page.   L-Side & MC Fats Steppa Dub (V Recordings) Brazilian drum and bass don drops a heavy dubwise supersonic heater with legendary UK MC … read more

LUKE UNABOMBER INTERVIEW

A few weeks back 1BTN’s Joel Essex caught up with the legendary DJ, promoter, and everyone’s favourite lockdown instagrammer, Luke ‘Unabomber’ Cowdrey for a good old natter. Here’s the conversation that took place.   From his early days record collecting in Manchester in the 80s, his partnership with fellow ‘Unabomber’ Justin … read more

LABEL FOCUS – ROOTS GARDEN

Roots Garden is a Brighton institution. A legendary midweek club night that ran for 14 years and span off a record label that has released over 150 tracks – including brilliant Nick Manasseh productions featuring the likes of Johnny Osbourne, Cornell Campbell and Johnny Clarke. Roots Garden is also a … read more

BRIGHTON LOCKDOWN CREATIONS

Well, these are tough times for the arts. Tough for professional creators, venues, promoters and everyone connected with the arts, financially at least. But the bright side of isolation and abundant spare time has been a flourishing of virtual or remote creative collaborations, online performances and a deluge of home … read more

Producers Choice: Atjazz on The RAH Band

How you doing, Martin?   I’m very well thank you very much thanks for having me on   My Pleasure. Whereabouts in the world are you right now?   I’m based in Derby. I’m in my studio at the minute preparing some live streaming stuff, just having a bit of … read more

MALIAN MUSIC ON FILM – LOCKDOWN VIEWING PART 1

There is no shortage of films about music from Mali. To accompany a piece about the MUSIC OF MALI, 1BTN DJs Jo Dressler and Ian Lawton offer some suggestions for lockdown viewing that will get you acquainted with the country’s rich variety of music and the socio-political problems faced by … read more

THE MUSIC OF MALI

Mali, the landlocked country of West Africa has a rich, long-lived and deeply embedded musical tradition and has given us numerous musical treasures, a few of which I would like to share with you, along with a brief look at the vibrant music culture which still thrives. At the end … read more

FLORIAN SCHNEIDER OBITUARY

Steve KIW pays tribute to Florian Schneider and the mighty Kraftwerk   It is impossible to overstate the importance of Kraftwerk. Consequently it’s pretty much impossible to describe the legacy of Florian Schneider, their co-founder who, on May 6, 2020, “passed away from a short cancer disease just a few … read more

BUNKER BUZZ CHART MAY

Here are the big quarantine tunes from the 1BTN massive going into the month of May 2020. Incomplete Spotify playlist at the bottom of the page.    Tornado Wallace Mundane Brain (Optimo Music) I could have chosen any of the five tracks on Tornado Wallace’s excellent Midnight Mania mini album … read more