Thunderground Magazine

21/02/2023

If Technics made sinks 😍

16/02/2023

One of our favourite Deejays here at Thunderground is DJ Cash Money who was recently part of an all day event on LL COOL J's to celebrate 50 years of and the influence that his hometown of 's artists have had over the years!

As always it was another DJ Cash Money Sure Shot!! And absolute belter of a DJ mix in other words.

The 40 track mix full of classics, new joints & unreleased jams is now available from

https://djcashmoneystreetorchestra.bandcamp.com/album/dj-cash-money-philly-all-city-mix-rock-the-bells-radio

Ca$h would like to thank you all for the support !! Uh-Huh !!

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29/01/2023

Dark and Stormy currently hails from but in fact it was where this / was first exposed to what has now become his passion! That being and this is what we get here, timeless, musical, with a firm foot in while the rest of his body stays put in New York!

His tracks have recently been played / supported by the likes of Laurent Garnier, Claude VonStroke, Ilario Alicante, Michel de Hey (official), Cristian Varela, Moodymanc, Richard Sen & even one John Digweed!!

On top of those "Big Hitters" he's also recently had coverage from Ibiza Global Radio, BBC Radio 1Xtra, Rinse FM, Pioneer DJ Radio and as far afield as Nexus Radio & 5 Magazine, both in Chicago and even DJW Magazine in

That's enough of all that "Trumpet Blowing" how about we just let the music do the rest of the talking!!

Available to download wherever you consume your ear p**n! Just click below :) https://linktr.ee/rejekt_music Our first release for 2022 brings 7 perfect jams to welcome the warm spring months courte

18/01/2023

As it’s “Hump Day” this fits perfectly!

Legendary Ibizan lothario Tony Pike who’s infamous hotel Pikes Ibiza was renowned for it’s wild parties for people like , , & even .

Here we see him enjoying a beach day with then girlfriend Grace Jones

RIP Tony Pike, gone but not forgotten! If you want to see him at his peak, he’s in Wham!’s Club Tropicana, which was filmed at Pikes Hotel. He’s the bloke in the straw hat with the huge moustache at start the of the video 🕺🏻😎

16/01/2023

Now that’s what you call a party!

Andrew Weatherall, Kenny Hawkes, Dj Harvey, Luke Solomon & Tom Middleton Live 🤩🤩🤩🤩

£2 entry was the price of a pint in 1999 🕺🏻

08/01/2023

Banksy doing what Banksy does!

This time it's in

05/01/2023

Big thanks to Greg Wilson for this nugget!

Great to hear that De La Soul’s classic 1989 album, '3 Feet High And Rising', has finally emerged from a quagmire of legal issues, due to the sheer amount of samples the album contains

In '89, Hip-Hop artists rarely cleared samples, so when '3 Feet High' blew-up, they got up caught in a litigation feeding frenzy. Now, 34 years on, it's set for a vinyl re-issue on its original release date of March 3rd, and will also be made available to stream for the first time.

One of the quintessential Hip-Hop releases, it was a breath of fresh air when it first appeared, widening the scope of the genre.

I remember, on first hearing it, being hugely impressed by its seemingly couldn’t care less attitude, summed up by the fact that you could even hear the crackles on some of the records they’d sampled, which I thought was brilliant (later this wouldn’t be unusual, but it certainly stood out then). With its own unique colour and texture, ‘3 Feet High’ ripped up the rule book.

In the UK, along with ‘The Stone Roses’, it caught the mood of the times perfectly, providing a lasting testament to the second summer of love, and instantly evoking those tripped-out vibes of ‘89 for anyone who experienced them directly. The crew, however, rejected the hippie tag they’d been labelled with from the outset (the album was hailed by New York's Village Voice as rap’s ‘Sgt Pepper’s’), taking a more cynical stance subsequently.

17/12/2022

Another "Hot Selection" from our Musical Editor!

If this don't make your b***y move your b***y must be dead 😉

Body heat creating grooves

24/11/2022

**RELEASE OF THE WEEK**

Kozmik Funk - Numbers / Computer World

Bandcamp / Vinyl Only available from
https://reeno.bandcamp.com/album/numbers-computer-world

James started out as a drummer, and ended up obsessed with synths & drum machines. A huge fan of early 80's Funk, Soul, Disco, Electro, & Soundtracks, he started Spazzoid Records in 1998, and now focuses on his imprint NYC RECORDS which he started in 2015 with a 7" single. He calls his sound "Space Disco", as it's largely instrumental, dark, & Atmospheric.”

As many of you may have already realised, this is a cover of the seminal Kraftwerk track of the same name (please note that none of the original parts have been sampled to make this, it's 100% an original production)

Coming of age in NYC around 1981 meant I was exposed to Kraftwerk’s mega opus LP, “Computerworld”, with it’s seminal “Numbers/Computer World" which then inspired “Planet Rock” and virtually all electro/rap to follow.

I wanted to do a mini tribute to Kraftwerk,, and also give a nod to Baker & Robie, so my approach was to include the The most recognizable elements of “Numbers” but give it an overall “Planet Rock” aesthetic.

23/11/2022

** PHOTO OF THE WEEK **

“That’s not a studio! THIS is a studio”

This impressive set up belongs to Portsmouth’s Sousk, a producer & self confessed “Analogue Head” who uses his hardware to produce delightful warm & rich tracks for the likes of International Deejay Gi**lo Records, Tiefschwarz (Official)'s Souvenir Music as well as his own WolfTrap among others.

More info & links on www.facebook.com/IamSousk

20/10/2022

50 years ago this week, the Technics #1200 was born

Talk about a game changer 🕺🏻💃

14/10/2022

this week 30 years ago, the mighty Prodigy were formed!

R.I.P Keith