Bestival 2017: the DiS review
Despite the rain, the party raged on»
Articles
SamWillis has written the following articles:
King Krule - The OOZ
The record is Marshall’s big artistic statement»
Hannah Lou Clarke - It's Your Love
In little under ten minutes, Hannah Lou Clark has managed to create a piece of work that brazenly carves a distinctive sound from very little»
Tuff Love - Resort
Tuff Love's debut album is an EP compilation – and it's really annoyed our reviewer»
Method Man - The Meth Lab
Any semblance of hope for Wu Tang’s twilight years rests solely in the hands of Raekwon and Ghostface.»
“LHF is a multi-dimensional entity”: DiS meets Amen Ra
Sam Willis taks to Amen Ra about Wu-Tang, the hundreds of songs that never see the light of day, and creative freedom...»
Ghostface Killah - Adrian Younge Presents: Twelve Reasons to Die II
Well-thought through, full of imagination and tightly executed»
Various - Southpaw - Music From And Inspired By The Motion Picture
Southpaw probably won’t go down in the annals as an era-defining soundtrack»
Champion Sound - Maverick Sabre: "Music is the last stand"
Maverick Sabre talks vinyl, politics and being buds with Bada$$...»
Goldie Lookin' Chain - Ravin Crazy - The Mixtape 4
Musically, it is horrible, banal and cheesier than Cheddar Gorge, but it is, undoubtedly, a work of genius»
LHF - For the Thrown
LHF are a rare commodity»
Emily Hall - Folie a Deux
It remains lacklustre in its power»
Champion Sound: Liquid Swords - A Retrospective
Sam Willis revisits GZA's seminal album, Liquid Swords...»
Snoop Dogg - Bush
More successful than his last solo attempt, but there is still something lacklustre»
Lapalux - Lustmore
It bridges a gap between fine art easy listening»
DiScover: We Are Shining
Sam Willis meets the makers of eclectic compositions, that are rooted in hip hop, soul and disco...»
NehruvianDOOM - NehruvianDOOM
DOOM has taken a backseat in an attempt to mentor this young talent and under his guidance Bishop Nehru has put in a spectacular performance.»
King Tuff - Black Moon Spell
The clichés are unrelenting.»
Champion Sound #21 - 20 years on: Notorious B.I.G’s 'Ready to Die'
Sam Willis revisits "Ready To Die" - an album that single-handedly changed the shape of hip hop and created a legend of gargantuan proportions...»
Bestival 2014: the DiS review
It is impossible not to come back without a severe case of the post-Bestival blues.»
Mazes - Wooden Aquarium
In their search for idiosyncrasy, Mazes have landed on a brand of psychedelia that is at its boom»
Trwbador - Several Animals
The Welsh duo still trundle a line between washed electronics and tangled folk; a product of the music tradition left behind in the post-XX nebula of cosmic dust and dim lighting.»
Champion Sound #20 - A delve into the underbelly of Hip Hop
Sam Willis surveys the current state of 'Indie' hip hop...»
Wunder Wunder - Everything Infinite
It is just another psych record.»
The most anticipated hip-hop releases of the summer: Champion Sound #18
Here we take a look at the most anticipated hip-hop releases of the summer - both alleged and definite.»
DiS meets Lola Colt
Named after the female protagonist from a spaghetti western with the same name, Lola Colt are currently rising through the ranks of the London scene...»
Acollective - Pangaea
Acollective are a band whose sound takes from the traditional and modern in equal measure within the fabric of their new album Pangaea.»
DiS meets L.A. Salami
Specializing in delicately strung lyrics and folk musings, his charming storytelling has found support from fashion giants Burberry...»
Douglas Dare - Whelm
If you’re looking for excitement then Douglas Dare is not your man, but his sung prose and poetry are encompassing if simple things are what matter to you.»
A Renaissance in the Old School: Champion Sound #17
The human race are creatures of nostalgia; ploughing forward in the here and now, but continuously gazing backwards...»