Two Syllables Volume Five

January 28, 2011

Happy New Year one and all! We hope you’re all having a fantastic 2011 – all is going well here at First Word, we’ve got some great new music and exciting new artists coming soon, as well as some fantastic live shows. Keep em peeled for those, and in the meantime grab this fantastic free [...]

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Souleance – Soupape EP

December 9, 2010

Souleance are back! Following last year’s massive Le Monde EP and January’s Le Plaisir 7”, the French duo return with the sublime Soupape EP. For those not familiar with their previous work, check out their artist page here. Over the 6 tracks on this release the duo explore a wide range of styles. The moody, [...]

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New Releases from Mike-L & Andy H

November 9, 2010

We’re very excited to have the new Mike-L album now available from the First Word shop. You can pick it up as a download, CD or special limited edition vinyl – have a listen below and spread the word about this gem of an album. There’s also another new single from Andy H – A [...]

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First Word Live ft Ariya Astrobeat Arkestra & Mike-L

November 4, 2010

After last month’s killer show from East Park Reggae Collective, First Word is back at Vibe Bar for another great session this Sunday. Ariya Astrobeat Arkestra release their eponymous debut album this month and are jetting in to Vibe Bar for an exclusive London date to celebrate. Expect driving afro-funk mixed with tripped-out space-jazz – not [...]

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The Haggis Horns & Ariya Astrobeat Arkestra Live!

October 29, 2010

Don’t forget that tomorrow night is the double album launch for The Haggis Horns & Ariya Astrobeat Arkestra at The Wardrobe in Leeds – 2 fantastic bands for a bargain price – pick up tickets from The Wardrobe or at Jumbo Records. See you down the front!

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Five Years of First Word for Free!

October 29, 2010

A little bit of Friday freeness for y’all – we’re giving away the mix that we put together to celebrate five years of First Word. 16 Tracks mixed and cut together by Andy H & Gilla – just click the player below to get involved:

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New Music on First Word!

October 5, 2010

First up, big thanks to everyone who came down to Vibe Bar on Sunday for the East Park Reggae Collective show – a fantastic night all round – make sure you check for EPRC in the coming months. Right, on to business: we have two cracking new releases out this week in the shape of [...]

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First Word Live!

September 30, 2010

First Word returns to Brick Lane’s Vibe Bar this Sunday with the fantastic East Park Reggae Collective. A firm stable of the music scene in our hometown of Leeds, their contagious heavy reggae-soul sound is not to be missed. Proceedings kick off at 6pm with DJs Gilla and Ali Gudgeon with the band hitting the [...]

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Andy H Interview, Herma Puma on the radio and more…

September 13, 2010

A selection of cool things going on in FW land this week – label boss Andy H was interviewed for Mista Jam’s website on the noble art of the warm-up DJ. A great read for anyone who’s ever DJ’d or been DJ’d to! Full interview here. Anyone in London can listen to Herma Puma being [...]

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Live At The Jazz Cafe

August 31, 2010

We’re back! As the bank holiday weekend signals the beginning of the end of the summer, FW returns with a huge show at the legendary Jazz Cafe. We’ve got The Haggis Horns celebrating the launch of their ‘Keep On Movin’ album with an exclusive live show featuring the sublime vocals of Nia Saw. Also on [...]

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