Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid Maad CityEvery so often an artist comes along who changes the musical landscape, an artist who brings something different to the game step forward Kendrick Lamar. Hailed as the new face of west coast rap, the 24 yr old Compton native has already been making his mark on the music scene. With the weight and backing of Dr Dre (the two recently had a joint xxl cover), Kendrick is ready to release his highly anticipated major label album Good Kid, Maad City Album

this is the perfect opportunity to revisit some old friends and see how well they’ve grown

producer Seth Applebaum released two EPs that marked the inauguration of the band Ghost Funk Orchestra

Album producers:  Trevor Horn

hip hop bangers and original instrumental funk breaks

“It’s the sound of classic rock as written by a guy who never did get Eric Clapton

The LP version also comes with a free download

A Decade later and Gardner became frustrated by his lack of recognition

It's full of 60s references

Released 22nd February

saxophonist Gary Barts

recorded in a field just outside the town of Byron

Both Martin and myself have been collecting records for well over thirty year and it‰۪s thrilling that we can still find ancient and often quite mind-blowing British music that is fresh to our ears