Ruby Savill-Downs
- Oct 31, 2020
Iconic Blue Note Tracks Reimagined through New Album
Remembering the iconic residents of Blue Note Records such as Herbie Hancock, Joe Henderson and Bobby Hutcherson, the legendary jazz label have 'reimagined' these classic tracks through upcoming jazz and R&B artists on Blue Note Re:imagined. The album pays tribute to the greats by collaborating with today's leaders in jazz, many of whom are from the UK - creating a link across seas to New York where the label is situated and where many of the icons originally played. The 16-p
BabyStep Magazine
- Oct 31, 2020
England Faces a Second Round of Lockdown as West Yorkshire Moves into Tier 3
As West Yorkshire joins other northern regions in moving to Tier 3, facing even tighter Coronavirus restrictions, there have been recent reports of another nation-wide lockdown looming for early next week. PM Boris Johnson is said to be considering this decision following an exponential increase in the spread of COVID-19, with newly confirmed cases reaching 24,405 on Friday. The change in approach comes despite the insistence from No.10 that regional lockdowns were working, w
Ruby Savill-Downs
- Oct 30, 2020
Organic New Music Friday #7
Another instalment of Organic New Music Friday brings us to these six banging tracks, ranging from supercharged club tunes to some delicate garage. 'Family affairs' (Nasty King Kurl Remix) - Unknown Premiered on Berlin-based group Crude, Family Affairs is the final piece of label Nasty Enterprise's new compilation. This track, originally produced by an unknown artist, has been remixed by Nasty King Kurl - resulting in a super bassy, super breaksy number that will leave your h
Rob Day
- Oct 30, 2020
BabyStep Bandcamp Picks: Adam Pits
Having begun his musical career as a cellist at a young age, Adam Pits' musical career has since led him on to become something of a Leeds staple. His distinct sound and impressive production rate have created quite the buzz in the last year, both within the Leeds scene and across the UK. We first spoke to Adam in September last year at Leeds' day festival Weekend respite. Having just released his debut EP with Holding Hands Records, he discussed how he hoped his next releas
BabyStep Magazine
- Oct 27, 2020
Leeds Events Company's Quick and Heroic Response to Headingley Attacks
This week has seen a huge circulation of information on social media regarding a series of horrific attacks in and around the alleyway linking Headingley to Burley Park. As reported yesterday, 74 cases of sexual assault and violence have been recorded in the area in the past 12 months alone. Following this, a Community Petition addressed to Leeds City Council has been started in a bid to combat these awful incidents, with the hope of implementing tighter safety procedures to
Rob Day
- Oct 27, 2020
Label Spotlight: Skiptrace
'Originality and open mindedness' Newly founded Manchester label Skiptrace aims to provide a range of opportunities to the 'abundance of creative talent' in around around the city. With an exciting array of releases planned for the next few months, Skiptrace hopes to use it audio-visual content to create a welcoming, versatile platform for the creative community of Manchester. Following their debut release from Shifting Spheres' Mystique, we wanted to have a chat with them to
BabyStep Magazine
- Oct 27, 2020
Four Tet and Madlib Collaborate on New Album
Acclaimed hip hop producer Madlib, who has worked with the likes of MF DOOM, J Dilla, and Freddie Gibbs, has announced that his next collaboration will be with British electronic producer Four Tet. During a Youtube stream, he took to the stream chat to state simply 'I'm making an album with Madlib.' Although further details of the collaboration have not yet been released, it will make an exciting follow up to 2005, which saw the duo cross paths when Tour Tet remixes some trac
BabyStep Magazine
- Oct 26, 2020
List Of Leeds Food Donation Points
Artwork By: Kitty Abberton Local pubs, restaurants, cafes and community groups in Leeds are fighting for free school meals for local children during half-term after MPs rejected a campaign started by footballer Marcus Rashford. A vote on the measures was backed by Labour and made its way to Parliament this week but it was defeated by 322 votes to 261. Since then, hundreds of hospitality businesses across the country have shown they “stand with Rashford, not the 322”, by suppo
BabyStep Magazine
- Oct 26, 2020
Petition For Tighter Safety Procedures Following Headingley Assault
A petition has been started calling for tighter safety implementation in Leeds this week, following a series of attacks in and around the alleyway that links Burley to Headingley. The past few years have seen a momentous amount of cases regarding sexual assault and violence - with 74 recorded by police near the area in the past 12 months alone - including cases of gang rape (source: Crime in my Area). In a bid to fight against these horrific incidents, a Community Petition ha
BabyStep Magazine
- Oct 26, 2020
Music Platforms Remove Racist Content Following BBC Investigation
Music streaming sites such as Spotify, Apple Music and YouTube have been found allowing racist, anti-semitic and homophobic content to be released, a BBC investigation has found. Its been revealed that these three major platforms, as well as French service Deezer, include content linked to white supremacy, music glorifying the holocaust and "more than 30 groups associated with organisations classified as hate groups by civil rights groups" (BBC). Previous years have seen Spot
