Decca Schallplatten & CDs

Review: Sizzling-hot hip-hop duo Blue Lab Beats are on everybody's lips now, thanks at least in part to the announcement of their latest full-length album, Blue Eclipse. Heralding an exciting new era for the duo, these 12 songs reveal the depth and breadth of producer NK-OK, and multi-instrumentalist Mr DM's musical ambition. Throwing back to their debut EP 'Blue Skies', which even pre-dates their involvement with record labels, Blue Eclipse signals a circling back to their origins while also embracing the new; the pair's usual jazztronica remit is lent the utmost contemporary spin, with notes of drill, neoclassical, trap and Jersey bounce - all still prevalent styles - peeking through in these latest productions.

Review: If you like the idea of recreating the magic of Bond in your living room then this reissue of the soundtrack to the epic Spectre should get you excited. The OST to the twenty-fourth James Bond film arrives here via Decca on double white vinyl and Thomas Newman's electrifying orchestral score from the 2015 blockbuster as never sounded better. It amplifies the adrenaline-fuelled action as Daniel Craig takes on the iconic role of 007 for the fourth time and the album also includes an instrumental rendition of Sam Smith's Bond main title song, 'Writing's On The Wall'.