This Saturday, the fair city of Brighton once more becomes the epicentre for UK hip hop, as the High Focus gang descend on Concorde 2 for another monumental party.
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This Saturday, the fair city of Brighton once more becomes the epicentre for UK hip hop, as the High Focus gang descend on Concorde 2 for another monumental party.
Continue reading “Competition: High Focus Takeover @ Concorde 2”
One Hundred is the next track to be lifted from Fliptrix’s recent INEXHALE album. The track features a nice appearance from Datkid, as well as some tight production from Molotov. The video was made by Craig Capone. INEXHALE is out now on High Focus.
The Window is the latest track to be lifted from Fliptrix’s recent INEXHALE album. Production comes from Molotov and the video was made by This & That Media. INEXHALE is out now on High Focus Records.
Today saw the release of the next video from Fliptrix’s latest album, INEXHALE. Inside The Ride features fellow HF residents, Ocean Wisdom and Onoe Caponoe, as the trio get busy on some quality production from Molotov. INEXHALE is out now on High Focus.
Fliptrix shifts gears in the latest track to be lifted from his forthcoming album. Catch Banter sees the High Focus don getting grimy, alongside Jammz and Capo Lee, over a heavy beat from Molotov. INEXHALE is due for release on 28 August.
Next month Bristol once again plays host to one of High Focus Record’s legendary parties. In the past the city has given a stage to their summer roadblocks and winter parties, but this time they will be one of two cities taking part in the label’s 8th birthday celebrations. Stepping away from their usual haunt of Lakota for this one, HF are headed to SWX in the centre of town. This means more room, better acoustics and a better sound system, which equals a better night for all involved. Continue reading “High Focus 8th Birthday Party: Competition Time”
Last November I did a late night phone interview with Blah Records founder, Lee Scott. For one reason or another – ranging from my own laziness to my Dropbox being hacked – it has not yet seen the light of day. Until now anyway. Presented to you in two parts, this is one of the more in-depth interviews I’ve done and sees Lee talk about his early memories of his hometown, the making of his Nice Swan album and the birth of Blah. Part 2 will follow next week. Continue reading “Lee Scott: Interview Pt. 1”
A couple of weeks ago the High Focus squad rolled into Bristol en masse, for what looked set to be a day of good vibes, good people and good BBQ. Taking over the legendary Lakota club for a seven hour rampage, the bill boasted a weighty line-up including Dabbla, Ocean Wisdom, Fliptrix and Dirty Dike.
This was a solid release from back in June that might have passed you by at the time. Hailing from Andover, Broken Poetz are two MCs called D.Know and Mystero, who have been putting music out together for the past few years. Continue reading “Broken Poetz: Soul Searching”
Fliptrix is back with a new video and news of his fifth album, Polyhymnia. Vultures is the first leak from the album, which is produced by frequent collaborator, Molotov. The video was shot in Bristol by Bearpit Media. Pre-orders for Polyhymnia are available here.