Sound Way records are re-releasing A.J. Holmes’s excellent remix of Yumbala that we put out last year featuring original guitar parts by legendary Sierra Leonean guitarist Folo Graff. You can grab one of the limited edition 7″ vinyl copies if you’re quick from Sound Way. Its really good and has another great track, ‘N’gongo J’Ami’on …
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La Makina del Karibe – ‘Maki Man’
A few months ago, A.J. Holmes played me his great remix of a champeta track ‘Maki Man’. Its finally been released along with some other banging remixes from our dudes Moroka, Daniel Haaksman and Hat & Hoodie. Like most Colombian champeta tracks it has a strong west african soukous flavour and can’t fail to cheer …
Super Mom – The 4th Episode
This Friday 16th September, join myself Moroka, A.J. Holmes & MC Kastro raising some tropical hell with special guests The Ndote Project live. Info here. SuperMom from GLB on Vimeo.
Dancing Time – Sound Way
Hyped for this one. A very special one off warhouse party hosted by the amazing Sound Way label in Hackney. Featuring a live show by The Cambodian Space Project and DJ sets from Soundway’s Miles Cleret, Chris Menist & Maft Sai (The Sound of Siam), The Quietus DJs as well as myself & A.J. Holmes …
Super Mom – Summer Jam This Friday
This Friday, Super Mom is back! After two riotous parties (sorry) The Very Best are back with an essential carnival warm up summer jam. Join us this Friday at Villain in East london for more FIRE! Get all the details here and on the Facebook page The Very Best have teamed up with Invisible Children …
Secousse Family Mix for Domino Records Radio
Secousse family mix for Domino Radio by Secousse The Secousse crew were invited to do a show for Domino Records on their new radio station launching soon. Everyone recorded a little mix and here it is spliced together, from Balani to screwed & chopped..hosted by Mo Laudi and edited togther by DJ Tron. 00’00 to …
Fraudian Slip Vinyl OUT TODAY
The very first Ghetto Bassquake release is now available on vinyl 7″. Limited to only 300, grab a copy by heading over to the shop to buy. Almost a give away at £4! Preview the tracks here. Side A – Fraudian Slip feat Kastro (7″ Mix) Side B – Fraudian Slip feat Kastro (Uproot Andy …
Ghetto Bassquake Debut Release Out Now!
Sleeve artwork by The Red Dress Its a big day here. I am very proud to present the first release on Ghetto Bassquake by A.J. Holmes & The Hackney Empire. Produced by Radioclit, it’s a raucous piece of High life fun featuring special guest vocals from Secousse’s Mic terror, Kastro. Fraudian Slip feat. Kastro – …
A.J. Holmes – The Fraudian Mix
A little freebie teaser to warm you up for his debut release dropping this Friday. A.J. Holmes has cooked up a palm fringed bass bin melting mixtape. Blending some of his Secousse favourites from the Kwaito House burner of ‘Show Dem’ to some fresh tribal guarachero from Mexico city to some some sweet High life …
In The Studio with The Hackney Empire & Radioclit
Last winter, on January 2nd when they should have been nursing hangovers, A.J. Holmes and The Hackney Empire went into the studio with producers Radioclit to lay some tracks down for their very first studio recordings. Two days were spent laying their New Electric High Life tropical flavours down on record. 6 months later we’re …












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