Dedication A, B & C - Eric Lau by First Word Records published on 2015-04-09T14:48:59Z Running an independent record label in 2015 is a tricky, (and some would say foolish) task. It is of course, a privilege to be given the responsibility to get an artist's music out into the world, but the label's side of the job is more about spreadsheets and sales ledgers than champagne and cigars. That is why last year's Record Store Day was genuinely one of the most memorable and important days in the life of First Word. We released our first RSD release - Nothing Leaves The House, a project that was dreamt up on RSD 2012, and finally shared two years later. Unlike most records we release, we were able to be there as music fans discovered the record in the shops - an experience that was inspiring, humbling and ever so slightly addictive. So we were always going to return with part two in 2015, this time with a twist. A year on from the day the trio of Eric Lau, Tall Black Guy and kidkanevil visited Mr Thing's collection to sample his records (where nothing could leave the house), we gathered them at London's Love Vinyl record shop where he had brought one record from his collection for each producer. Their challenge was to make a beat from the individually chosen records: the results massively exceeded our expectations. Originally Mr Thing was going to make a track from something in his collection too, but the three producers decided that he should go through the same process as they would. They picked a record from the racks of the shop (they had to find one he didn't already own first) and his beat was created from that. The result is 4 tracks that truly capture the personalities of each producer, and a record that is born out of a heartfelt love of records - we hope you enjoy listening to it as much as we enjoyed making it. We'll be back for round 3 in 2016... DJ Gilla, April 2015 Genre RSD Comment by tzelun daaamn 2020-02-08T22:04:08Z Comment by Rick Smoove 1 hmmm...🤔 nice 2019-12-11T07:28:55Z Comment by Plush The Nightclub the moment my life changed 2019-11-23T19:46:58Z Comment by 🔈🎶BEAT APURADO👌🏼 wow!!! 2019-07-09T03:55:07Z Comment by Aki So Groove 2019-05-08T07:27:55Z Comment by MANDO #ForTheCulture 2019-04-16T18:49:32Z Comment by Maximus Rapturous Pure fiyah 2017-10-27T12:29:27Z Comment by Muuse this groove 2017-05-27T11:31:31Z Comment by DJ ROWDY BOUT IT UNNNGGGG this thaaaa good ish for real 2017-02-04T17:35:26Z Comment by CocoaCutie yoooo 2016-04-17T00:09:26Z Comment by SD Yes 2016-04-16T03:05:24Z Comment by Schwalinski come on.... 2015-11-21T15:42:01Z Comment by majesticgent well that escalated rather quickly! 2015-10-11T05:51:39Z Comment by JCLea25 dope 2015-10-04T04:29:13Z Comment by topstons Hit me! Gilles Winner!!! 2015-08-10T02:42:08Z Comment by Ye Stepper really excellent! 2015-07-30T11:11:46Z Comment by Universal Practices fuckkkk 2015-07-19T17:13:04Z Comment by Craig Yamey BREATH TAKING MUSIC! WOW! 2015-07-13T21:17:24Z Comment by Sounds Familiah this sounds very familiar 2015-06-15T15:23:05Z Comment by Inspired Soul Society my goodness! 2015-06-03T17:54:36Z Comment by KxngApollo DAMN!!!! 2015-05-25T07:59:00Z Comment by daverb nice 2015-04-30T10:26:49Z Comment by To_Be_Eclectic Yeeees!!!! Feeling these vibes big time. Much love & respect 2015-04-20T13:17:35Z Comment by χAAмΕ ❀ I LiKe that !!!! :) 2015-04-17T07:52:22Z Comment by pabloeseko hmmmmmmm! 2015-04-16T04:28:05Z Comment by DRAAGEN mmmmm 2015-04-15T12:41:21Z Comment by Mesmerist OOOOHHHH 2015-04-13T20:18:06Z Comment by Locke yo nice! ;) 2015-04-13T20:04:03Z Comment by Tolu'lope This dude! 2015-04-12T22:02:24Z Comment by INTRICVTE tones 2015-04-11T07:24:38Z