High Focus 8th Birthday Party: Competition Time

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.

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Lee Scott: Interview Pt. 1

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.

High Focus Bristol Roadblock: Review

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.

Broken Poetz: Soul Searching

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.

Fliptrix: Vultures

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.

Fliptrix “Circulated Stanzas”

More thought provoking hip hop from Fliptrix, with the next track to be taken from his highly praised album “The Road to the Interdimensional Piff Highway”. As with the rest of the album, the beat comes courtesy of Runone and Molotov.

Fliptrix “Something’s Going On”

Trippy visual from Fliptrix for the next joint to be taken from his new album “The Road to the Interdimensional Piff Highway”. Runone and Molotov cook up another neck snapper for “Something’s Going On”, with Fliptrix lacing some more mind-expanding lyrics. The album is available to buy now from High-Focus.com.

Fliptrix “Sounds”

Check out the next track from Fliptrix’s new album, which is dropping on 12/12/12. “Sounds” is another laid-back offering from Runone and Molotov – who produced the whole album – with Fliptrix dropping some double-time bars. Pre-orders for “The Road To The Interdimensional Piff Highway” are available at High-Focus.com now.

Fliptrix “Cycles”

Fliptrix just dropped this video for “Cycles”, the first track to be lifted from his forthcoming album and it is well worth a watch.