Ossie Gad The Sons Of Africa
Black Roses

Sixteen Love / Sixteen Ton VerJah Woosh / Skin Flesh And Bones

Winston McAnuff has a hearty collection of classics in his back catalogue. Many of them are hard to find or totally out of print, but labels like Roots Vibration have done a fine job of bring them back into the game. This time out it is Hands & Hearts that serve up his 'Ten Thousand Of Them.' It's a timeless roller with fat drums that sit perfectly with the even fatter bass. On the flip 10 Strings Meets Unitone for a collaborative dub entitled '10,000 Dub' that strips it back to the bare essentials.

Queer + Black serves as an introduction to Grove's experience of the world. Tunes to get sweaty in the dance to, as well as contemplate sexuality, class + race.
The range of influences for the tracks span from the power felt in decolonising our spaces (with the toppling of the Edward Colston statue), to the feeling of euphoria during a rave for queer people of colour, to calling for a focus on how landlordism + classism is keeping inequality rife in society. All soundtracked by dark dance, hip-hop and dancehall-infused beats.