From the monthly archives:

April 2009

SOS Band on Soul Train

April 27, 2009

Gilles saw this on the Brownswood Forum (extra large ups to Sid Ford) and forced everybody in the office to watch this morning. It’s a hell of a jam – check the breakdown (which Gilles insists does not feature on the 12″ version) and hang around for the interview at the end too where the [...]

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Follow Brownswood on Twitter!

April 27, 2009

Hey all, just to let you all know that we are now fully fledged Twitter users! You can follow us at http://twitter.com/brownswood to keep up to date with all the latest Brownswood developments.

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Worldwide Festival '09 // 2nd-5th July // Sete

April 20, 2009

The Worldwide Festival rolls into sunny Sete (think Mediterranean sunsets, steak frites, great wine and plenty plenty dope music) from 2nd-5th July. As for the line-up so far… well, the bigwigs are out in force: Motor City legends Carl Craig and Theo Parrish, the mighty Laurent Garnier (LIVE), Mad Decent mastermind Diplo and, of course, [...]

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Dobie @ Jazzy Sport

April 20, 2009

I was hanging at Jazzy Sport Tokyo yesterday and was glad to see they just got the new Brownswood 12″ by Dobie.  I told them to put it on in the shop and this “New Madness” was really bangin’ through the speakers.  So, to all the Japan and certainly Tokyo residents make sure to grab [...]

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Tokyo Day 3

April 20, 2009

Day 3, It’s actually goin’ pretty fast for us over here.  Today, again went very fast, maybe it’s because it’s dark early in Japan, or is it because we move a lot in the city and distances are big to get from one place to another? Anyway, I noticed that every time we got off [...]

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SOIL&"PIMP"SESSIONS in Europe – Summer '09

April 8, 2009

Japanese “death jazz” troupe SOIL&”PIMP”SESSIONS are touring Europe this summer, dropping in on a string of festivals and finishing up with a mini-tour of Germany. London peeps hold tight for the Koko show. DAMN! 3rd July 09 – Worldwide Festival, Sete, France 5th July 09 – Roskilde, Roskilde, Denmark 9th July 09 – Koko, London, [...]

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Tokyo Day 2

April 8, 2009

Wow, I didn’t know today would be all about Sakura, cherry blossoms!  I told you about it, it’s the right time if you want to enjoy this beautiful event. Back in the days it was poets and singers who’d gather and celebrate this event under the blossoms, it’s really a social thing.  During WW2, Sakura [...]

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Dorian Concept Video Interview – On-Point TV

April 8, 2009

Last week’s Dâm Funk video interview is still catching wind on the net, and here we are again with a brand new On-Point TV episode: Dorian Concept.

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Dobie busts back with brand new 12"

April 8, 2009

Ha! OG beatconductor Dobie is back in the game with a killer 12″/digi-download OUT NOW on Brownswood Recordings. Some of you might be familiar with the man and his awesome contribution to the so-called “trip-hop” movement back in the 90s. He built a hefty reputation remixing the likes of Tricky, Bomb The Bass, Salt N [...]

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Jose James @ The Jazz Cafe

April 8, 2009

Awwww shheeeet! The man like Jose James drops by the Jazz Cafe for an intimate session on the 11th April with Gilles Peterson in tow fully armed with assorted club heaters for the afterparty. BIG! You can grab tickets here

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