Electronic
Sounds From The Ground formed in 1995. Both members Nick Woolfson and Elliot Jones met through their involvement with the underground music scene in London. SFTG released their debut album in 1996 entitled 'Kin' , it was to prove a landmark release, widely acclaimed. 'Kin' merged hip hop, dub and jazz and caught the imagination of hearts and minds worldwide. The... more

Alternative Rock
Electric, bare, straightforward, physical or tribal are some of the adjectives that come to mind when listening to the new Manta Ray record, Torres de electricidad [Electricity Pylons], the natural follow-up to their more conceptual previous album, Estratexa (2003). Having toured Russia, Portugal, France, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Belgium and the US - gaining support from the American label FilmGuerrero (of which released the last record... more

Hip-Hop
Raashan Ahmad has been on the grind since his first release as one of the lead M.C.s in the group Mission , who released the self titled album in 1999 (which quickly became a underground fan favorite) and more recently, as well as most notoriously, as the front man for the live hip-hop group Crown City Rockers who released the album Earthtones in 2004 which garnered both critical acclaim from press (Urb Next 100, San Francisco Weekly... more