The Urban Essence Show – 2017 Roundup

January 12, 2018 | Adam Tiran

‘Twas the season to do round-ups so, in keeping with tradition, messirs Adam, Jack and Rhemayo gathered only the finest musical gifts from throughout the year for a sonic summary of sorts featuring Thundercat, Vels Trio, Jack Peoples, Objekt and … Read More

Digging Deep: Tenderlonious

March 27, 2015 | Jack Smith

As you’ll have seen from our recent review of Henry Wu’s Negotiate EP, the tight-knit Peckham-based collective drawn together under the banner of 22a Records have really been catching our fancy of late. Musically speaking their sultry organicity is becoming … Read More

South London’s Henry Wu delivers a quintet of outstanding modern-day soul in the Negotiate EP

March 15, 2015 | Alex Rennie 1

Negotiate, the latest release from Peckham-based beatsmith Henry Wu, is a sophisticated collection of grooves designed to indulge your ears.

As we touched on in last month’s State of Play, the five-track EP on Alex Nut’s new HoTep imprint is … Read More

State of Play – February: House

February 9, 2015 | Jack Smith 1

Let’s dive straight in eh?

On a personal crusade to unearth all those rare grooves you’re never likely to find tucked away underneath the ladies jeans’ rack at your local charity shop is everyone’s favourite distributor Rush Hour Music. Their … Read More