Rough Trade Essential: Electronic
“…it might rely heavily on electronics, tapes. I can kind of envision one person with a lot of machines, tapes and electronics set up singing or…
Rough Trade Essential: Britpop
"If punk was about getting rid of hippies, then I’m getting rid of grunge!" Damon Albarn Regional accents, a new upbeat form of…
In Profile: De La Soul's 3 Feet High and Rising
"De La Soul told you the nineties were going to be very different to the eighties." Bob Stanley Psychedelic, undeniably funky and underpinned by…
Rough Trade Essential: Jazz
"Jazz is the big brother of Revolution. Revolution follows it around." - Miles Davis Words by Michael Appouh, Rough Trade East. A bold counter-culture…
Rough Trade Essential: Debut Albums
Let's take it back to the start. One of the most significant moments of any music career, a debut album is the first opportunity…
Rough Trade Essential
The most influential, seminal and timeless releases, transforming the boundaries of genre, paving the way for artists to come. Rough Trade Essential [https://www.roughtrade.com/…
In Profile: Isaac Hayes' Hot Buttered Soul
“I felt like what I wanted to say, I couldn’t say it in no two minutes and 30 seconds, because I wanted to speak through…
Rough Trade Essential: East Coast Hip Hop
"Now honeys play me close like butter play toast / From the Mississippi down to the East Coast" A mix of slick rhymes, conscious lyrics…
In Profile: William Onyeabor
"He always made sure he got the outcome he wanted, whether it was by asking something outright, or by playing these invisible chess moves. It…