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This week on Mary Anne Hobbs we get drum&bass vibes from Klute and Amit.
My fave track is Venetian Snares - ‘Gentleman’ from the LP ‘Detrimentalist’. Looking forward to his new album on Planet Mu!!
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Mary Anne Hobbs - Experimental with Klute and Amit part 1

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Another great set from Hoonboy. This time it is a recorded set from the Audacious club in Edinburgh 18/04/08. A little bit of dubstep in this one, but mostly ragga jungle/raggacore and breakcore love
Hoonboy live @ audacious club, edinburgh 18/04/08
Tracklist:
01. vex’d - lion VIP
02. rusko - cockney thug
03. drumcorps - this time
04. rcola […]

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This week on Mary Anne Hobbs we get a mix from Rustie showcasing tunes on the Wireblock label.
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Mary Anne Hobbs - Experimental with Rustie part 1

Mary Anne Hobbs - Experimental with Rustie part 2

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Tracklist:
Flying Lotus - ‘GNG BNG’ […]

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Bad Ratio is out with a breakcore, metal, raggacore release on the free net label Memory Format.
If you are into the harder stuff, this release if for you.
Bad Ratio - Zoundz Ov Ze Apocalypze EP
Tracklist:
1. No Sunshine
2. Bootykilla
3. Slippin’ Into Darkness
4. Moongod
5. Distort Dem
6. No Sunshine (Pridon remix)
Press release:
artist: Bad Ratio
cat.no: mfm06
released: 10 April 2008
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The Finnish dubstep master Tes La Rok got a set for us on this weeks Mary Anne Hobbs.
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Mary Anne Hobbs - Experimental with Tes La Rok part 1

Mary Anne Hobbs - Experimental with Tes La Rok part 2

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Tracklist:
Vex’d […]

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This week on Mary Anne Hobbs we get a great dubstep and drum&bass mix from Untold. Also a wicked recording of a dancehall clash with David Rodigan (UK) Vs Bass Odyssey (Jamaica).
Fave tune for me is Tes la Rok – ‘Up In The VIP’ (Dubplate). What a happy tune! It makes me want to head […]

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This is not the kind of music you usually see on Core News, but I really love Radiohead. Here is a recording of Radiohead playing live on BBC Radio 2 on April 1st, 2008. It’s a selection of both new and old, wicked tunes.
Radiohead live on BBC Radio 2 - 01/04/08
Tracklist:
1) Bodysnatchers
2) All I Need
3) […]

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Here are some recorded sets from Goatlab rave number 6, 15th February 2008.
Stivs set is a mixture of ragga jungle and breakcore. The Doubtful Guest set is more acid, techno stuff.
Haven’t had a chance to listen to the other sets yet.
Exillon live @ Goatlab - 15 Feb 2008
The Doubtful Guest Live @ Goatlab - […]

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This week on Mary Anne Hobbs features interview and freestyle grime MC’ing from Ghetto and a mix from the Japanese soundsystem Mighty Crown.
Great to hear my fave ragga artist Sizzla with a tune on MAH.
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Mary Anne Hobbs - Experimental with MC Ghetto and Mighty […]

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Wicked set from Hoonboy playing live at DNB Impact in Cork 22/03/08
. Lots of nice drum&bass, ragga jungle and breakcore tunes. Even a tune from my favorite new school ragga jungle producer Krinjah.
Hoonboy live at DNB Impact Cork 22/03/08
Tracklist:
01. rusko - cockney thug
02. aaron spectre - say more fire
03. nkogliaz - soundbwoy killa
04. krinjah - […]

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