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Voyager

A branch out and air five to the House and Disco-lovin’ bretheren- Lots of tune digging involved to find those super smooth cuts. Whilst huntting our Collective have found joy in Dirty Bird Label (Claude Von Strokes) and many of the tunes on this mix come from the label.

Tagged:Bass Culture, Dirty Bird, Minimal, Outsider, Tech House
Posted: 22-02-12

Myles Judd – Blog

Myles Judd living in the city, seeing it, skating it, thinking about it, taking photos Recently connected with Myles at CC Collective’s local independent cinema/bar – Shortwave. He has an exhilarating positive, creative perspective and some fresh ideas… plus he rolls on the 4wheeled wooden plank of dreams. Check out his blog… www.mylesjudd.tumblr.com/

Tagged:Blog, Blogging, Photography, Skateboarding, Urban Life
Posted: 21-02-12

Rotate The Transatlantic State

Rotation Stimulation & Education Spin-idge. Fresh beats and rhyming treats.

Tagged:Beats & Rhymes, Funk, Hip Hop, Instrumental Hip Hop, UK meets US
Posted: 16-02-12

OhDub

Latest tracks by OhDub OhDub is a collective connection located on the south coast of the UK, where he has committed to crafting skilfully smooth sounding beats. As his production continues to progress, he is swiftly becoming a master of MPC-Wizardry. You may have experienced the soulful, trippy or epicenes of his flavour already without [...]

Tagged:Badass, Beat Making, Hip Hop, Homegrown, Oh Dub, Trip Hop
Posted: 11-02-12

Herbal Skateboards Welcomes Lloyd Mcleggon

Herbal Skateboards Welcomes Lloyd Mcleggon from Herbal Skateboards on Vimeo. The Herbal Skateboards team is seriously starting to slicken up into a smooth selection of sweet skaters. Herbal was founded by our Collective brother Alex Borton, who is an extremely active and dedicated cultural connoisseur: not just putting hours of his time into building Herbal [...]

Tagged:Herbal Skateboards, Skateboarding, Skateboarding Video
Posted: 10-02-12

Crude Cruising

Crudely Cruising through Raw&Ripe Fresh Funk Flows & Smooth Soul Selections. Photo provided by Harvey Mills (www.harveymills.com)

Tagged:Breaks, Funk, Hard Bop, Soul, Timeless Void
Posted: 09-02-12

Captain Planet – Secret Recipe Revealed!

The secret recipe revealed behind Captain Planet’s “Cookin’ Gumbo” album! One of Culture Cuts favorite albums of 2011, Cookin’ Gumbo features a wide range of flavour that cater for all dancing instances, great album to get you grooving. Out NOW on CD, 2xLP and digital format on Bastard Jazz Recordings . Preview and purchase @ [...]

Tagged:Bastard Jazz, Captain Planet, Music Video
Posted: 07-02-12

Comedy Culture Cuts

A Collection of Cuts from some of our favourite Comedians, crafully crafted together with a bag of blended bass-line and background beats. Featuring Comic Samples (in order of appearance) from: We Can Be Heros – Chris Lilly (TV Series 2005) The Thick Of It (TV Series 2005– ) Tommy Tiernan – Crooked Man (Stand Up [...]

Tagged:Brass, Hip Hop, Laughter, Stand-Up Comedy, Tv & Film Samples
Posted: 03-02-12

Stop the Neo-Net-Nazi’s

I’m sure some of you would have noticed the minor media ripple which erupted the day Wikipedia blacked out last month, and hopefully you all clicked the link on the connecting page and read exactly why the most ‘reliable’ source of general knowledge took a stand and put it’s pages in darkness. Many other websites [...]

Tagged:ACTA, Blog, censorship, current affairs
Posted: 02-02-12

-Stop Motion with Wolf and Pig- (オオカミとブタ)

Stop Motion editing has bloomed some incredibly innovative and beautiful videos since it gave birth to the journey of the moving image many years ago. Even today with the CGI-HD-3D revolution, the simplicity of stop motion still yields some incredibly magical videos. Here is a brilliant example of a dedicated and hard working stop motion [...]

Tagged:Photography, Stop Motion, Video, Web Cuts
Posted: 31-01-12

Bathtub IV

Bathtub IV from Keith Loutit on Vimeo. Keith Loutit from Sydney, Australia has utilized the tilt-shift effect for some incredibly innovative and creative videos. “This is a personal project that would not have been possible without the support of the Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service. Thanks to the entire team for their generous access during training [...]

Tagged:Megan Washington, Ocean, Sea, Tilt-Shift, Video
Posted: 29-01-12

Harvey Mills Photography

Harvey Milles has a incredible talent for capturing mesmerising instances of pure beauty. His phenomenal eyes are constantly seeking out near perfect compositions of the world that surrounds us. Weather he’s armed with a vast array of photographic equipment, or just his trusty phone cam, the results of his photographic conquests are always exceptionally stunning. [...]

Tagged:Art, Harvey Mills, Photography, Skateboarding, Skateboarding Photo
Posted: 28-01-12

Reggie Watts: Fck Sht Stack

Hilarious, brilliant, unpredictable – comedian/musician Reggie Watts is a staple of the international performance scene. Reggie’s improvised musical sets are created on-the-spot using only his formidable voice and a looping machine. No two songs are ever the same. An avowed “disinformationist,” Reggie loves to disorientate his audiences in the most entertaining way. You may not [...]

Tagged:Beatbox, Comedy, Hip Hop, Looping, Reggie Watts, Stand Up
Posted: 27-01-12

Smooth Dubber Specturm Switch

Rolling through Riddem’s and Bouncing Pon Bass Booms, Floating through Flavours and Slinding through Styles…. The Specturm of Dub muisc is ever exspanding, switching smoothly through the muscial cosmos.

Tagged:Bottomless Bass, Digital, Dub, Dubstep, Reggae
Posted: 24-01-12

Irina Werning- Back To The Future

A concept that is inspiring to anyone who enjoys old photographs. Irene Werning’s back to the future exhibition shows a number of photographs that are all paired with a current day replica. A time travel piece that looks at the individuals in those photos and how their appearance has changed since the photos were [...]

Tagged:Back To The Future, Irene Werning, Photography
Posted: 23-01-12

Soul BMX- Street and Flatland

SOULBMX are a French BMX magazine who document some of the most interesting scenes in BMX and share footage, photos, and interviews with some of the most talented rider’s there are to offer. With their own team of excellent film makers and photographers it’s always a treat to see BMX from the eyes of [...]

Tagged:BMX, Soul BMX
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Up-Beats for the Cold

As always we begin the year with a lull- brought on by the relentless barrage of festivity that leaves us slightly empty when all returns to normal and the nagging reminder of reality and fiscal buggery ebbs its way back in to everyday life. We say no- none of that please! Lets keep spirits high [...]

Tagged:Bass Culture, Breakbeat, Freestep, Fruity Riddim, Soul
Posted: 18-01-12

Cinema Sounds Episode III The Collective Strikes Back

This season…. Get ready….. In 20-12….. For the Ultimate…. Thrilling Family Cinematic Musical Extravaganza…. IN…. Cinema Sounds Episode III….. The Collective Strikes Back! Featuring Vocal Samples from… Eagle Vs Shark (2007), Trading Places (1983), Waiting for Guffman (1996), BASEketball (1998), Blade Runner (1992), 13 Assassins (2010), Glengarry Glen Ross (1992) and Che: Part One (2008). Here are [...]

Tagged:Cinematic, Film Music, Freestep, Outernational, Soundtrack
Posted: 10-01-12

Best of the Rest – 2011 – Comedy

Continuing Culture Cuts Best of the Rest, today we are sharing some of our favourite comedy from 2o11… Comedy Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle. Stewart Lee, Armando Iannucci If you are not yet familiar with Stewart Lee’s unique style of stand up comedy, his BBC series “Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle” is an interesting place to start. However [...]

Tagged:Best Of 2011, Blog, Chris Lilley, Comedy, Stand Up, Stewart Lee
Posted: 09-01-12

Best of the Rest – 2011 – Films

Continuing Culture Cuts Best of the Rest, today we are sharing a few of our favourite films released in 2011… Films 13 Assassins. Dir Takashi Miike Takashi Miike is one of the most prolific Japanese directors of all time. He is best known in the west for his twisted tales of violence and gore, most famously [...]

Tagged:Best Of 2011, Blog, Cinema, Films, Movies
Posted: 07-01-12

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