With a big shout out to Nocturnal who came onto the forum this week to gather opinion on his instrumentals for an EP. We ran a vote on his beats to determine which the forum felt were best for an EP. We can now reveal the results.

If you’ve not heard the beats yet, go to www.myspace.com/thenocturnalist and have a listen. I’ve personally listened bare over the last couple of days, some absolute bangers on there.

Stop 20
Dun Your Dance 18
Ina Corner 17
Keep it 14
Follow the square leader 14
Really Over 13
Wont stop 12
Unseen 11
Run The Streets 10
untitled 9
Best Music 9
Gangsta Man 9
Hard 9
Barberic 8
Lost Your Mind 6
I’m sure Nocturnal will be up here when hes decided what to put on his next EP, so watch this space. Also while we are on about watching spaces, GrimeStore will soon be stocking Nocturnal’s older vinyls- so watch out for that!

Hij

THE AM90 SOUND - LONDON

THE AM90 SOUND IS A TRIBUTE TO A TRUE ICON. LEGENDARY PHOTOGRAPHER SHAWN MORTENSEN TRAVELED ACROSS EUROPE, INTERCEPTING THE FREQUENCIES OF 8 YOUNG MUSIC TALENTS WHO SHARE THE AIR MAX 90 ATTITUDE IN A GENUINE AND PERSONAL WAY.

Artist name: MANIAC featuring CHIPMUNK
Track name: MAN DEM
Courtesy of ADAMANTIUM MUSIC
Brandon “Maniac” Jolie is an 18 year old Grime producer from Bow, East London.

Whilst growing up, Maniac was heavily involved in football; at age 13 he was part of West Ham Youth Academy and Tower Hamlets & Hackney district’s squad. He also had trials for London u14’s football team. Maniac’s love for football slowly faded away as music grabbed him by the scruff of the neck.
Maniac is known for his angry, hype-inducing yet technical beats; and is one of the most highly rated producers in the Grime scene.

Maniac’s productions have featured in films such as “Adulthood”, and he has also received television airplay, on BBC drama “Eastenders” and various programmes on Channel Four. Maniac has recently completed a project with Tinchy Stryder entitled “Tinchy Stryder vs Maniac”

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Safe, Hij

Here it is, exclusively from Committee Recordings, the 2nd installement of Faction G’s Matter of Facts mixtape series. Part 2 features 10 tracks of unreleased material with production courtesy of DVA, JME, Skitz Beatz plus more. Is Grime MCing all about hooks and one liners? Is there room for more? You be the Judge!

Also, exclusively from Committee Recordings, Snipe.Dot.Gee’s Off The Rooftops album sampler. This 5 track freebie gives a you a little taste of whats expected from the fiery SE6 resident. An introspective look at life through the eyes of a south london hustler, expect real talk and hard beats.