Competition: High Focus Summer Block Party 2019

As has now become tradition, this month sees the return of the annual High Focus Summer Block Party at, Lakota, the legendary Bristol venue. The label have made big waves in the city over the last few years, thanks to a string of huge parties and this year looks set to continue in similar fashion. Continue reading “Competition: High Focus Summer Block Party 2019”

High Focus Summer Block Party: Review

It was already in the mid-20’s when I rolled down to this year’s High Focus Block Party in Bristol and it was only going to get hotter, given the days running up to the event. Last year’s party had been a smash and this year looked set to at least rival it, if not surpass it. Doors opened at 2pm so I got down there at about 3pm and already had to deal with the huge queue that had formed; a teeming mass of the new generation of UK hip hop fans all fully loyal to the HF brand (and all of whom I’m pretty sure I was old enough to be their dad). Continue reading “High Focus Summer Block Party: Review”

Ramson Badbonez & DJ Fingerfood: Hypnodic

This is the new video for the title track from Ramson Badbonez & DJ Fingerfood’s upcoming Hypnodic album. The album marks a welcome return for Badbonez, following on from his successful 2013 album, A Year In The Life Of Oscar The Slouch. The album is due out on High Focus on 16 June, with a launch party at Birthdays in Dalston that night. You can pre-order the LP here.

Ramson Badbonez & DJ Fingerfood: Verses Eye Spit

Pleased to see the arrival of the first single from the upcoming Hypnodic collaboration between Ramson Badbonez and DJ Fingerfood. Verses Eye Spit sets the bar high for what is to follow, with Badbonez’s inimitable flow fitting Fingerfood’s hard drums and cuts like the proverbial glove. The full album is due out on 16 June on High Focus, with pre-orders available here.