back in the middle of the last decade, there used to be some cool record shops in bristol on park street.
i used to do the mad lunch hour dash to these places in the hope of finding all sorts of weird and wonderful sounds.
now, for reasons i cant recall, in one of these shops, replay i think, i somehow befriended one of the aspects crew, ian.
at the time they were on the upward groove having just signed to the ireallylovemusic friendly dj yoda affiliated label, antidote, and with their combination of twisted loose wordplay, deeply sourced samples, and radio friendly vocal harmonies, were perfectly on course to hit hard.
the last time we chatted, ian told me them hanging out and working with the bees, and generally having fun with dj format.
despite some radio play for the single, off the lip (feat. the bees) the album, mystery theatre, came and went, antidote hit the wall, and apart from a self released mixtape i thought it was game over for the crew.
not only that, but this was probably the same time that me and hip hop began to go our separate ways.
however, once in a while, i find myself craving a head thumping beat and some non-thug rhymes, and today is one such day.
so, imagine my surprise when i spotted hidden in my twitter feed mention of a homecoming gig by the aspects later on today, a facebook page, and even a new track.
not only that, but i like the track : a lot.
could this be the start of a new era, in which i end up excavating my long buried hip hop mixtapes from the archive ?
only time will tell.
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