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Dirty Dike’s highly anticipated fourth album ‘Sucking On Prawns In The Moonlight’ featuring guest appearances from Fliptrix, Jam Baxter, Chester P, Verb T, Remus, Ocean Wisdom, Lee Scott & Dabbla.Production handled by Dirty Dike, Joe Corfield, Chairman Maf, Konchis, Klagen, Dr Zygote & Jazz T with cuts from DJ Sammy B-Side. Artwork by Mr Sorn.Limited edition repress on translucent orange double vinyl, full colour 350gsm reverse board sleeve. 14 track LP over 2 discs. Shrink wrapped. Purchase comes with a digital download of the album upon fulfilment of your order.Run of 500 vinyl.

Young Echo: ...Building on the foundations built over years of mutual understanding and musical endeavours as part of the Young Echo team, the London-via-Bristol rapper has been climbing that MC Escher type lyrical ladder for years now, painting pictures with word-sound in the coolest & deadliest ways, and forming his very own style.Somehow he makes it sound easy when these intricate rhymes and words spill across O$VMV$M’s skewed symphonies, dropping slapdash punchlines in the midst of highly real observations about life in the city, lights off, lights on. Manonmars, to us, depicts a lens of someone who isn’t about to conform to any stream, not about to give in to the relentless pace of capitalism, not up for the rat-race, more up for slowing time, and seeing things for what they are, a surrealist take on what could otherwise be a mundane world.I guess it’s fair to say that life can be grey sometimes - so for our own sanity, we need to make sure to add colour. Manonmars does this, with heaps of imagination and witty real-talk, fired off in bullet time, perfectly hitting that fine-line between entertainment, and deadpan seriousness - a balancing act, juggled with verbs & conjunctions, over a backdrop of timeless rhythm & melody.Perhaps a less insular album than the first self-titled record, this LP sees guest appearances from Young Echo’s ‘Guest’ and Bogues (both voices of Jabu) on vocals. Fresh Bristol blood ‘Birthmark’ and ‘Axel Holey’ appear with lyrics too, and there is a special vocal injection from Paulina Korobkiewicz, reciting writings by Polish painter and colour artist Wojciech Fangor, and drawing a connection between the music and the visual aspect of Manonmars’ practice.

Ed Scissor + Lamplighter return with JOYSVILLE.Written in the witching hour of lockdown one, JOYSVILLE represents a distinct shift in process from the duo. Ungoverned by the more meticulous considerations of the past, JOYSVILLE evolved freely from a small zip of instrumental sketches, before taking shape as a fully realised concept in the space of a short few weeks.Ed Scissor’s signature storytelling, accompanied by Lamplighter’s sparse and spacious instrumentals, make JOYSVILLE their most personal and accomplished work to date.Available to order on all formats now, 'Joysville' was released on 15/07/21.JOYSVILLE is available on limited edition 12" clear / red splattered vinyl. Very limited pressing of only 350 units

High Focus Records is proud to present ‘Crimes Against Creation’ a brand new album from Coops, entirely produced by long time collaborator Talos.The 8-track project - which was made in just 4 studio sessions - Was turned around in record time to ensure the music was released during this unparalleled time in history. Highly appropriate for these times, ‘Crimes Against Creation’ shows Coops as one of the stand out voices of his generation, hitting every nail on the head with this powerful release. Featuring singles such as ‘Laws Of Nature’ and the chilling ‘Bring The Fire’, this album serves a poignant reminder that we are living in serious times.Artwork by Coops & Talos.