Like The Sound: 01/01/2012

Monday, 30 January 2012

Ikes - The Intermission: Last Call - Out 30th January 2012

North-London rapper Ikes presents his latest project The Intermission: Last Call following on from his last mixtape ‘The Intermission’ in 2010.

The Intermission: Last Call which is primarily produced by long-term collaborator Maleek Berry of Port Mayfair and also includes production by German duo, The Cratez, on the track ‘What’s It Gonna Be’, whom Ikes has been working with from his first mixtape P2P and The Intermission, and also Black Russian, who produced ‘Livin’ The Life’.

Be sure to listen up to The Last Call’ which includes a speech by boxing legend Muhammad Ali.

Also featuring rap artist Scorcher, fellow rapper Bigz and Jermaine Riley.

Girl Talk, has been supported by BBC 1Xtra, premiering exclusively on Ace and Vis’ show as a ‘Fantastic Four’ track and also featuring on DJ Target’s 100% Homegrown Download podcast for ‘Unsigned Track Of The Week’.

Bonus track Tailormade was released late 2011, closes the nine-track project, which Ikes describes as “very layered, nearly always melody driven and high class for the lovers of real music”.

The Intermission: Last call available on iTunes from 30th Jan

Tracklisting as follows :

Hear Me Out
I Want It All
GirlTalk ft Jermaine Riley & Scorcher
Livin’ The Life ft Ms. Jaie
Get Money ft Bigz and Maleek Berry
What’s It Gonna Be
The Last Call
The Game’s Back ft J Warner
Tailormade (Bonus track)

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Ikes - Tailormade [Official Music Video]

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Sunday, 29 January 2012

Trak-o-the-day : Professor Green - Never Be A Right Time

Never Be A Right Time is a velvety side of Professor Green that I really don't mind hearing a lot more of.

It's been getting lots of play today in LikeTheSound's office today so it's only right it makes our Trak-o-the day

Professor Green - Never Be A Right Time - iTunes

Never Be A Right time is taken from the 'Best British Male Solo Artist' Brit Award nominee's latest album 'At Your Inconvenience'.

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Thursday, 26 January 2012

Trak-o-the-day : Mike Skinner - Single Barrel

It's the first of it's kind, everyone's gonna need it, it's the new genre for 2012 and it's inspired by whiskey.
Shift your dancing legs into gear and give it some for the worlds first Sour House record invented
by Mike Skinner - Single Barrel

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The D.O.T

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Secret Cinema Presents The Third Man

The Secret Cinema Club, branched out of the UK for the first time to entertain select audiences in Kabul, Afghanistan.

The Secret Cinema Club is an exciting, growing community of all that love cinema, they organize theatre shows and movies in unexpected locations. In order to maintain exclusive selectivity, guests are invited via Facebook or Text message at short notice.
They have now brought to life Carol Reed's 'The Third Man' at the Farmiloe Building in the secret streets and alleyways of Clerkenwell, London, through to the backstreets of Kabul, Afghanistan.

Over 19,000 people travelled to Vienna becoming part of Harry Lime's Rogue racket, Major Calloway's investigation patrols and Crabbin's British Cultural Office.

A photographer from the Vienna Times documented the happenings. You can see the amazing photo's here on Future Cinema's Flickr page.

Future Shorts London Productions have made this propitious and captivating video.

Secret Cinema presents The Third Man

"Thank you for bringing books, flowers, toys, unwanted clothing and amazing attire into the city. By stepping inside the world of 'The Third Man' you helped create our greatest adventure so far. All the contributions of clothes, toys and props have been donated to our charity partner Save The Children to help children in Afghanistan."

Secret Cinema will return this Spring.

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Remember,

Tell No-one.

P.S. "Harry Lime is alive and well, staging the breakdown of Europe, running an Immigration racket and involved in moving large amounts of fake currency out of Kabul."

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Tuesday, 24 January 2012

Mike Skinner DJ set @ The Social Club Paris 20.01.12

Mike Skinner DJ set @ The Social Club Paris 20.01.12

Much to our pleasure Mike Skinner has been very busy working on The D.O.T's debut album, giving away new tunes along the way which he claims are not good enough for album. This leaves me astounded because these tracks are top quality! You can listen for yourself here on Soundcloud.

The D.O.T on Soundcloud

On Friday 20th January 2012

Mike Skinner did his DJ set with Mike Millrain

The Social Club, Paris.

Earlier today, mike Skinner tweeted

"you can hear me and magic talking about what tune to play next. the screwed sugar daddy is my favourite moment"

Listen to a blinding 46.35 minutes of Mike Skinner's DJ set here ...