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Let There Be Death [Vol. III]

And so to the final category of the Let There Be Death series – a sideways glance at the making and breaking of the musical legacy. We’ve loitered in the graveyard long enough…

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Let There Be Death [Vol. II Pt. II]

Welcome to part four of this six part series entitled Let There Be Death – a sideways glance at the making and breaking of the musical legacy. In part four, we continue our…

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Let There Be Death [Vol.II Part I]

Although their egos would surely disagree, a musicians greatest gift is mortality. In the second part of our death-triology we deal with the musicians who choose or were chosen to leave when it was just about time. The triumphant, History´s heros – we salute you. Please R.I.P.

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Let There Be Death [Vol. I Pt. II]

Welcome to part two of this six part series entitled Let There Be Death – a sideways glance at the making and breaking of the musical legacy. In the second part of volume…

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Nine – Nine Livez

Released on the majestic Profile Records in 1995, Nine Livez is Nine’s debut album and undoubtly my dearest record ever since. I bought it some 16 years ago at Downtown Record shop in…

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Let There Be Death [Vol. I Pt. I]

The world is governed by destiny. Where some people manage to control their fate and others fuck it up in the worst possible way, there are a select few lucky enough never to have been giving the chance to do either. In the first of this three part series we honour some of the musicians who have without a doubt been taken from us too soon. Here are our top 20. R.I.P.

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MC Serch Return of the product

Imagine storytelling long before the term storytelling was even born; imagine the first white rapper (along the Beastie boys) who shook his ass and spoke his mouth when Hip Hop was in its prime and mainly the channel of the black Ghetto voice. Welcome to the world of MC Serch, the most respected white Rapper of all time.

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Tapemosphere –Tape of the Art

Let’s take care of the little brother of the big, black vinyl record: the audio tape.With its portable small size the tape was enabling us to listen to music on the go for…

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Groove Attack, Cologne

If you are ever in Cologne, you have to visit the breathtaking cathedral, a working class cornerpub and the Groove Attack Record store.

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