This is Mark Christopher Lee frontman of indie band The Pocket Gods and whom your very own Tom Robinson calls a "Wilful Maverick" and whose tracks have been featured over the years both on Fresh On The Net Listening Posts, and on Tom's BBC Introducing shows since 2009. We've just finished making a film about the band and our 20 years of the highs and…
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Demerara Records is promoting its first ever label showcase at the beautiful Cafe 1001 opposite Rough Trade East on Thursday 20th June. The gig, in the fairly new upstairs venue, sees four bands and artists in action. Two of them, Blu:m and Cholly, have been recent Fresh Faves. Pixi Ink has had support from BBC Introducing and Environmental Sound Foundation were on last week’s BBC…
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WE NEED MUSICIANS TO HELP SAVE THE WORLD We're currently going through the sixth Mass Extinction Event in the history of our planet. Two hundred species are disappearing a day. At best we're on course for a 3 - 5°C rise in global temperatures above pre-industrial levels. This means climate chaos, hundreds of millions of refugees, societal collapse and potentially the extinction of humanity itself.…
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Three Artists with Fresh on the Net connections play a new live event in South London. Three artists with connections to Fresh on the Net are appearing at the inaugural Demerara Records Presents… event at The Ivy House on the borders of Nunhead, Peckham and East Dulwich in South London on 2nd August 2018. The gig is the first in a bi-monthly series on the…
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These Fresh Faves were picked by our readers over the weekend - and reviewed by Shorts from First Tiger this week. You can hear all these tracks in a single Soundcloud playlist here. BLACK MIRROR - You’ve Got It This is a beautiful song. The whispered vocal is delivered so close to the mic that you can just about hear the singer’s lips as she…
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Today's guest blog post comes from Stephen Gilchrist of Brixton Hill Studios and founder of new label Brixton Hillbilly Records. "...tracks arrive hotfooted from Brixton Hill Studios – perhaps the funkiest creative hub to be found anywhere in South London." Tom Robinson - BBC 6music Not our words, but the words of hero and musical mentor Tom Robinson. What a brilliant endorsement to get -…
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Turning our attention towards BBC Introducing Manchester, our free downloadable BBC Introducing Mixtape is curated this week by Michelle Hussey and Natalie-Eve Williams featuring a selection of their favourite artists from the BBC Introducing Uploader: BRAHMA-LOKA, KASHMERE, YOUNG WAR, LUNGS, LUISANT, SLOW HAND CLAP, FAMILY RANKS, VITAL SIGNS, KAT, NIHILISTS, SIXTY MINUTE MAN, GOOD FOXY, LARKINS, CRUDE OIL INC and CHINA LANE. The BBC Introducing Mixtape…
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Turning our attention towards BBC Introducing: The South, our free downloadable BBC Introducing Mixtape is curated this week by Melita Dennett featuring a selection of her favourite artists from the BBC Introducing Uploader: MASSMATIKS, PENELOPE ISLES, DOPEDEMAND ft EWAN HOOZAMI, TEMPLES OF YOUTH, DELTORERS, ALCATRAZ ELECTRO, MONROZE, ANNABEL ALLUM, FOLDED LIKE FABRIC, GRIS-DE-LIN, BENTCOUSIN & PUREGOLD ft NOMAD, MAID OF ACE, KUDU BLUE, ELF AND…
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Turning our attention towards BBC Radio 3's Late Junction, our free downloadable BBC Introducing Mixtape is curated this week by Max Reinhardt featuring a selection of his favourite artists from the BBC Introducing Uploader: VULA VIEL, OLIVER HOARE AND THE LATE GREAT, SOUND BOOK PROJECT, KONGO DIA NTOTILA, BELLE CHEN, VINCENT BURKE, VYAMANIKAL, TITUS MONK, PERHAPS CONTRAPTION, YAMA WARASHI, ELLIOT GALVIN TRIO, F L DUNKIN…
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Palestine Music Expo 2017
This email arrived today from Martin Goldschmidt - the founder and chairman of legendary UK indie label Cooking Vinyl "Last November I went to Israel for the first time to see the industry showcase Tune In Tel Aviv. Jeremy from Tune in Tel Aviv kindly also hooked me up with some Palestinian musicians who took me around the West Bank. We met their fellow musicians…
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