Sunday, 19 July 2009
Koast
'The Koast Is Clear'
(Self-Released 2008)
Hot on the heels of our review of Rogue's new mixtape, here's a blast from the past courtesy of Koast. Originally released last year, The Koast Is Clear was the culmination of a labour of love for the MC which saw him pull together beats from local luminaries like Forsaken, Gudio, Joker and more alongside cuts from Snafu, Rogue and Awkward. Lyrical support came from the Central Spillz family as well as Hollie G, Se Fire’s Mistafire, K.Ners, Bubbz, and B’Tol. With a guest-list like that you know this is the real deal. Here's what we wrote up last year on it's release:
"This one has been a long time coming, but well worth the wait...Bristol's Hip Hop heritage is strong and is enjoying a bit of a renaissance at the moment; one of the main MCs pushing things forward is Koast. Simply put this is one of the best Hip Hop releases for a while, forget about local pride or bias...every single track on here in terms of beats and lyrics is pitch perfect - an incredible effort from an artist who has been paying his dues for a long time, surely his time is now."
A year on and Central Spillz are truly dominating the local scene, and Koast himself is so in demand it borders on a monopoly. It's been a genuine pleasure to see them ride out the apathy toward Hip Hop in Bristol over the last few years into a time when the genre has seen a true renaissance, and the community that has stood by the sound through thick and thin are reaping the benefits. Again like Rogue's mixtape, this is a document of the amalgamation of a variety of sounds and styles into something that is uniquely Bristol.
Stand-out tracks Broken and People with B'Tol still astound, but the whole album is a joy - and after many repeated listens across the year one that stands the test of time.
Full Tracklisting:
01. Intro feat Johnston, Rogue & Awkward
02. Put Your Hands Up (beats by Dexter Sosay, cuts by Johnston)
03. Verbally Murderous feat Fusion (beats by JD, cuts by Johnston & Snafu)
04. Closer To Closing
05. Broken feat Mistafire, Mackie Skillz, Fusion & Hollie G (beats by The Mysteries)
06. Do It Right Vip remix feat Con, Fusion, Shadz, C-Strike-Z & Mackie Skillz (beats by Guido)
07. Never Leave Me Alone feat C-Strike-Z & Mackie Skillz (beats by Rockit Productions)
08. People B'tol feat Koast (beats by Jagos)
09. Cold As Me feat Con & Just Jay (beats by Amo)
10. Samuel The Skit (skit)
11. F**k The Industry feat Redskin, Mistafire & Mackie Skillz (beats by Interface)
12. Rum & Ginger (beats & cuts by Lopez)
13. Man or Monster feat Conshus, Bubbz aka Chief, Mackie Skillz, D.Scriptive, Stealth MC, K.Ners, Mistafire, B'Tol & Pike (beats by Pike)
14. So Much More feat Redskin (beats by Amo & Marcovitz)
15. The Koast Is Clear (beats by Forsaken & Joker, cuts by Snafu)
***BONUS TRACKS***
16. Do It Right (beats by Guido)
17. In My Hands feat Balance (beats by The Beat Godz)
Koast - Broken (ft. Mistafire, Mackie Skillz, Fusion & Hollie G)
B'Tol feat. Koast - People
Download : Koast - The Koast Is Clear
FFI: Koast Website
FFI: Central Spillz Website
Tuesday, 24 March 2009
Another week, another bulging B365 inbox so let's take a look at what's popping off round Bristol this week!
Make sure you lock in to Sub FM tonight between 10-12 to catch the latest show from Wedge, this week featuring Komonazmuk (pictured) and Koast too for good measure. These shows are always pure fire so don't sleep!
Italo Disco devil in disguise Antoni Maiovvi has dropped a sickening mix on the Cosmic Disco blog. Sounding like the corpse of John Carpenter being dragged through a hedge backwards for a timely appointment with The Wicker Man, Maiovvi is the future of music as we know it. If you have'nt already picked up his debut album Electro Muscle Cult, then we pity you. So don't miss this!
Tracklist:
- Micheal Garrison - The Black Hole
- Kano - Another Life
- Vitus Von Degen - The Firenze Incident
- Dharma - Plastic Doll
- Klapto - Mister Game
- Lovelock - Love Reaction
- Black Devil Disco Club - The Devil In Us
- Kraftwerk - Tour de France
- Trans X - Living On Video
- Antoni Maiovvi - Untitled Instrumental No. 4
- Claus V - Mystery Man
- Alan Braxe feat. Fred Falke - Rubicon
- Bohren & Der Club Of Gore - Maximum Black
B365 favourite TIME has been amazingly busy these past few months, with a huge amount of his music ready to drop on a multitude of labels. In the meantime he's dropped a mix of exclusive cuts from his Audio Banquet label, and it is firing on all cylinders. Check the details:
Tracklist:
1. TIME - ICE feat Bella
2. Bella - Everything Is Everything
3. Phaeleh - Lockdown (feat. Jut Lew)
4. 1$ON - The Happening
5. TIME - It's On
6. TIME - Paranoid Yute
7. Sickman D - Twilight
8. Apathesis - Funny How Things Turn Out
9. TIME feat Central Spillz - AIM HIGH
10.Superisk - Space Travel
11.B-lam - Spring
12.Wedge vs Aesoteric - Detached reality
13.TIME - Atlantronica
DOWNLOAD : TIME - Audio Banquet Vol 6
Here's something for the budding bedroom DJs out there - on 24th March, 31th March, 7th April, 14th April, 21st April & 28th April Chemical Records will be holding a DJ competition at Timbuk2 with judges including Jamie Anderson, Dave Angel and General Midi. What's in it for you? We'll let the organisers tell you that:
"There will be a prize for the best DJ each night courtesy of Chemical Records.
In the Final (May 12), the winner and runner-up from each of the six qualifiers will be judged by the panel of experts.
The final will include more prizes from Chemical Records (Best DJ, Best DJ for each genre and best DJ and MC team will be judged separately from solo DJs).
Prizes include a DJ (and some MC) slots at Bristol Clubs (see recent news for list) and Bloom Festival (see recent news for prize details). The winner of the UWE v University of Bristol night will also get a slot at Bloom Festival in August."
Full details can be found HERE
Nights out for the adventurous this weekend should start with our very own collaboration with Bodynod this Friday, bringing you a garage and bassline odyssey to knock your socks off!
BYTE & Bodynod present
WIDEBOYS [ Ministry Of Sound / Garage Jams ]
Exclusive 2 hour Garage Classics & Bassline Anthems Set
PLUS
DUNCAN POWELL [ True Tiger ]
BLAZEY [ Bodynod ]
KRUSH [ UKHD ]
EDDY O/S [ Garage Love ]
KOAST [ Central Spillz ]
LIVE VISUALS BY LIQUIDMETRO
10k RIG COURTESY OF URBAN SCRUMPING
10-4am, Friday 27th March @ Native, Small Street, Bristol
Smoking Garden / Free CDs / Sweets / Party Gifts / Rave Banners / Stickers and much more!
GARAGE : DUBSTEP : GRIME : BASSLINE : HOUSE : OLD SKOOL
If that's not enough bass-heavy funtime for you, then head down to Motion on Saturday for Penguin Dance and a stonking line-up of top-notch Dubstep:
Penguin Dance and five|on|one DVD magazine present: Something Filthy!
SATURDAY 28TH MARCH @ MOTION
Ramp Room: DUBSTEP ALL NIGHT LONG!
MARY ANNE HOBBS (Radio 1)
COKI (DMZ)
HATCHA (Kiss FM)
TES LA ROK (Dub Police)
KROMESTAR (Ringo)
KOMONAZMUK (HENCH/Mode)
SPREE (Penguin Dance)
Hosted by: CRAZY D – STAMINA – SP:MC – DREAD – RIDER SHAFIQUE– RAM
Tunnel Room: Hosted by THE BLAST!
TAYO (Cool and Deadly/Fabric)
RADIOACTIVE MAN (2 hrs)
STEVE REDUX (Blowpop)
THE BLAST DJS (The Blast obviously)
Cave Room: MORE BASS!
RESO (Civil Music)
RAFFERTIE (Planet Mu)
LEGO CUT (Massive heads)
ASBO (Penguin Dance)
FRENIC AND FONZ (Penguin Dance)
Hosted by KOAST – C-STRIKE-Z – CARASEL
Live Graffiti on the terrace!
Magicians/BMX Demo/Sexy Surprises!
Visuals by VECTORMELDEW
30K DIRT Soundsystem
Saturday, 17 May 2008
There's been a wealth of amazing material coming through recently from various corners of Bristol so here's a lickle BUG round up of some of the best albums and mixtapes coming through at the moment.
CANOLA TENDERFOOT - "Winning Is For Losers"
No stranger to these pages, and this has been out since late last year, but it deserves another mention as it's such a beautiful album - everything about it is perfect, the atmosphere, the vocals, the production - don't sleep on this gem!
Buy via Malicious Damage Records
Buy via iTunes
KOAST - "The Koast Is Clear"
This one has been a long time coming, but well worth the wait...Bristol's Hip Hop heritage is strong and is enjoying a bit of a renaissance at the moment; one of the main MCs pushing things forward is KOAST. Simply put this is one of the best Hip Hop releases for a while, forget about local pride or bias...every single track on here in terms of beats and lyrics is pitch perfect - an incredible effort from an artist who has been paying his dues for a long time, surely his time is now.
Download via Chemical Records
B'TOL & JAGOS - "Something's What We've Done"
Another artist with a long pedigree in the game has also come good with their long-awaited release, B'Tol & Jagos again prove why Bristol has such a strong reputation in Hip Hop circles. A genuinely engaging album (which is getting rarer in this genre of music), the production is on point and both the subject matter and delivery is constantly impressive. A high benchmark set for others to follow!
AWKWARD - "Atomic Lock"
Absolutely without doubt one of the true figureheads of Bristol Hip Hop, Awkward has been deep in the business for many an year and is still standing tall, still hitting hard with jaw-dropping music. Here he drops latest offering "Atomic Lock" - a totally free download LP which is amazing quality from start to finish. You have zero excuse not to get on this - so click the link and get those beats!
Download it for free!
Another BUG favourite releases his debut effort and it's fundamentally some of the best dubstep you'll hear all year. A producer with a really unique sound, Phaeleh is going to be huge, it's just a matter of time. Bristol is so far ahead of the game in dubstep production it's not even in this century anymore.
Also keep an eye out for the release of the "Emancipation EP" from Grime's best young MC, BUGGSY. We'll let you know when that's dropping....should be soon!
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