Bearcraft
Really liking the new single from Bearcraft out last week.
The core backbeat and retro finish is something that got our Mahogany heads nodding this morning despite the video which probably cost a tenner!
Bearcraft – The Werewolf – 
Street Lights
It’s only a couple weeks since we featured new material from our favourite Reggae boy from North London and it looks like Natty’s eager for us to hear more of his recent stints in the studio.
The title hints at a possibly gritty tale of London however it’s light-hearted. We wanted gritty!
Still decent song and look forward to the bigger sounds from the upcoming album.
Natty – Street Lights – download
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Mahogany Minute…Sinden
I grew up…on the crime side, the New York Times side, staying alive was no jive.
It all started when…we were younger, you were mine, my boo.
If I’m not playing music you’ll find me…in the club, bottle full of bub.
I can’t perform unless I have…whiskey and soda. Decent stuff please, no Harry’s House.
My three dream festival headliners would be…2pac, Miles Davis and Fela Kuti. Legends all of em.
You’ll always see me wearing…Visvim, Baseball Cap, Converse and a feminine looking holdall probably.
I wish I hadn’t…sold my Star Wars figures to that kid for £20.
If there’s one thing I’ve learnt it’s…you put in what you get out.
Give me 10 minutes and I’ll cook a great…poached egg, bit of spinach, fresh bread, maybe some salmon if it’s about and black pepper on top.
Buy me a drink and I’ll…big you up on my radio show.
I’m not really into Heavy Metal, but I do like Metallica.
My favourite food is…Italian. I’m trying to cook like Carluccio, I wanna work in his kitchen when I’m not in the studio.
My favourite smell is…fresh coffee or this Comme fragrance I’m wearing.
My next release will be…Sinden & SBTRKT – Midnight Marauder on my new label ‘Grizzly’. Go and buy it or I’ll send the bears round.
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Sinden & SBTRKT – Midnight Marauder –
Guns & Pork
If you’re familiar with the music videos of the UK Grime scene then you’ll be acustomed to avoiding them at all costs.
I saw this video this morning and was going to click straight away but the title persuaded me to click play. And I’m so happy I did.
One of the funniest songs and videos from this genre that I think I’ve ever seen.
Some of the parts (esp. the wheelchair part) are laugh out loud funny.
Shadrack & The Mandem – Guns & Pork
We’ve Got Mail Vol. 1
We feel incredibly privelidged to receive so much music from all the corners of the globe and over the past few months we’ve felt that we may not have exposed enough of it as we should have.
So we’re excited to launch a new section within Mahogany that exposes the best of the best from our inboxes, mailboxes and pigeon holes.
Here’s the first batch.
Savior Adore – Bodies (French Horn Rebellion Remix) - download
Add straight to my DJ set list (that’s if I actually DJed). link.
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Cutty Ranks – Limb By Limb (Tyler Devenuex Remix) – download
Very tasty uptempo dub and jungle remix from the classic Cutty track. link.
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White Hinterland – No Logic (Alan Wilkis Remix) – download
Another remix from the Wilkis camp and there’s no doubt White Hinterland are chuffed. link.
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Breakfast of Champions – Forever – download
Neon sounds and scrambled eggs. Perfect. link.
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We ♥ KCRW
The Middle East – Blood -
Cold War Kids – Audience of One –
Angus & Julia Stone – Just A Boy –
What’s New, Pussycat?
Essex isn’t particularly well known for it’s music scene. All I can think of, off the top of my head is David Essex and that’s not something I say proudly. Blame late night drives home with Heart FM on!
To be honest, the only band that I know to be breaking out of the stereotypically ‘chavvy’ region is Cat House (formerly Captain Kidd) who are as far from ‘chavvy’ as possible.
This is one of the bands that I really, really want to break through and I think the sound and ambition is all there already. As a live band they possess immense energy and breathe life into the dingiest of venues.
They’re receiving a lot of positive love from the BBC (check out their live performance from T in the Park below) and we’re massive supporters of them!
Panda Eyes is their latest single – available through iTunes and you can download one of the remixes below. The rest have to be purchase for the small price tag.
Cat House – Panda Eyes –
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Cat House – Panda Eyes (82nd Avenue Remix) –
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Cat House – Panda Eyes (10 Rapid Dub Remix) – download
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Mahogany Minute…Fenech-Soler
We grew up… in Kings Cliffe in North East Northamptonshire.
It all started when… when we bought our Apple Mac computer. It quickly turned from something we just did at home into something we felt we had to go out and perform.
If we’re not playing music you’ll find us… recording it! We have been on a very tight schedule of playing shows and then when we’re not doing that we are trying to get our debut album done. It’s finished now though so all good.
We can’t perform unless we have… copious amounts of Jagermeister.
Our three dream festival headliners would be… The Whispers, Soulwax Live (still untouchable) and Daft Punk.
You’ll recognise us by… what we wear. Let’s just say there are sequins involved!
We wish we hadn’t… had to cancel our show in Galway last week due to Mr Volcano. We’re sorry Galway!
If there’s one thing we’ve learnt it’s… always press save. Few nightmare situations recording this album.
Give us 10 minutes and we’ll cook a great… toasted sandwich. 10 minutes isn’t very long!
Buy us a drink and we’ll… give you a guided tour of our village. It’s very exciting.
We’re not really into Norwegian Death Metal , but we do like ‘Pig Destroyer’… Actually we know nothing about this band. They just have an amazing name!
Our next release is ‘Stop And Stare’ which came out this week on Moda Music.
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Support the band and buy yourself a copy of the single from the iTunes link below!
Fenech-Soler – Stop and Stare –
