Gilles Peterson

This infectious duo jumped onto the radar debuting their dance infused track “Tried & Tried” on Giles Peterson‘s recent Brownswood electr*c 3 album – hinted at the duo’s enormous potential to conquer the electronic-pop realm, and now Anushka are back to prove their evident potential. Set for digital release on April 15 through Brownswood Recordings, their Yes [...]

Kendrick Lamar, fresh off his coronation as The Source’s Rookie of the Year, recently recorded an interview with a rather different section of the media, making an appearance on Gilles Peterson‘s BBC Radio 6 show. [...]

A pioneering dubstep producer being featured as part of the London Jazz Festival might seem strange from the outside. However, Mala has a habit of breaking moulds. [...]

It can be a difficult fact to face, but sometimes the fantasy’s just more tempting than the reality. Emerging South London Hip Hop duo 2morrows Victory consider this very situation – “meeting the dream situation and turning it down for the actual dream” – over cosmic, shifting production on “Rancid Dreamstate.” [...]

Here’s a new project to definitely keep an ear out for this year: jazz-inspired New York-based vocalist Jose James has been in the studio this month finishing off his latest album, No Beginning, No End; with a host of quality, ear pleasing musicians, songwriters and producers on-board for the ride, including Robert Glasper, Chris Dave, [...]

A new ushers in another WorldWide Awards; the annual lovefest of underground appreciation curated by internally renowned radio tastemaker and DJ, Gilles Peterson. [...]

On his Radio 1 show last week, Gilles Peterson dropped this mellow new track from British DJ, remixer and producer Sinden [who I believe also co-produced this addictive remix of Santigold's "Find A Way" from her debut album Santogold], featuring the floaty vocals of Brooklyn-based world soul traveller Jesse Boykins III over a breezy bounce [...]

Radio 1 DJ presenter and all round music guru/producer, Gilles Peterson is cooking up a real Havana treat for his next album, titled Havana Cultura: The Search Continues.  Like his previous compilation CD that sought out the finest, unheard Cuban underground music, Gilles is in his workshop right now to make another contribution – as [...]

It was a hot Autumn afternoon for my meeting with Ben Westbeech; a gifted young musician whose confident nature preyed on my interviewing techniques. “Fucking hell that’s a lot of questions there,” – his eyes bulged out upon witnessing the thick amount of my question cards.  Nevertheless, as he sat in the sun’s heat next [...]

Coventry hailing rapper Ghostpoet unveils the Nick Bentley-directed official video for his third single, “Liiines,” from his 11-track Mercury Music Prize 2011 nominated debut album Peanut Butter Blues & Melancholy Jam [out now through Gilles Peterson's Brownswood Recordings]. The single release of “Liiines” on September 5 will also include remixes by Manchester producer xxxy and [...]