Check out our brand new singles by Weekend Sun and Mash & Munkee

Out now on limited 7" and digital download from Hero Records Online Store, iTunes (here and here), Juno, Juno Download and all good vinyl and digital retailers.

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Get your name on the next Weekend Sun single

Weekend Sun have a bit of a problem; they don’t know what to call the A side of their next single on Hero Records!

So, they have decided to hold a little competition, and the winner will receive a free copy of the single, and a credit on the label of the seven inch.

The closing date of the contest is midnight 31st March, 2012. You can either enter on our FaceBook page, tweet us, or email the competition address weekendsuncontest @ herorecords.co.uk (remove the spaces from the address. Unless you are a spam bot, in which case don’t).

You can get a flavour of the song below:

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Hear Roots of a Hero on DJ Format’s mix for Ninja Tune’s Solid Steel radio show

So, DJ Format put together a mix to promote his cracking new album, Statement of Intent, for the Ninja Tune Solid Steel Radio show, and he played Hero No.7′s – Roots of a Hero on it. And he followed it with an obscure old DJ cut-up track just to make Colin happy!

You can check it out here:

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Hero Records mugs now available

Those nice people at Dizzyjam are now helping us to produce a nice range of Hero Records and Hero No.7 mugs. Click on the picture below to go the Hero Records Merchandise Store and have a look at the range of colours and styles available and buy one (or two or three or more). It’ll make your tea and coffee taste so much better * and you’ll get a free mp3 thrown so you can listen to some good music while sipping on the beverage of your choice.

* please note that your tea and coffee may actually taste exactly as the same.

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London Posse Remix

Have a listen to Hero No.7′s remix of ‘Gangster Chronicle’ by the London Posse (please note that this track and the others below contain some extreme language and is not suitable for listening to at work or in front of children) :

London Posse – Gangster Chronicle (Hero No.7′s Roughneck Lesson) by Hero Records / Hero No.7

This track was made for Tru Thoughts’ Rodney P/London Posse remix competition. Check out some of the other entries below:

London Posse – Gangster Chronicle Remix Competition (101bpm)

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Funk Against Facism out now

Hero Records are proud to announce that the amazing Funk Against Facism charity compilation put together and released by the excellent tOtAlcULt and featuring Hero No.7′s “Never Ever Had A Hero” is out now and available to buy exclusively from Juno Download.

More info can be found at tOtAlcULt’s Funk Against Facism page

Various Artists – Funk Against Fascism by tOtALcULt

‘Funk Against Fascism’ is a charity compilation raising money for ‘Love Music, Hate Racism’. Artists from Birmingham to Brazil have come together to create an eclectic album representing the broad spectrum of breakbeat sounds, from chilled out funky hip-hop to fierce, bassline-driven acid.

Every penny of the artists’ and label’s royalties will go directly to the charity, which supports anti-racist and anti-fascist activity and runs campaigns urging people to vote against fascist candidates in elections.

No other charity celebrates cultural differences like ‘Love Music, Hate Racism’ and no other music genre revels in sonic diversity more than the breaks scene. It’s a match made in heaven.

“Funk Against Fascism features both grizzled commandos like Fort Knox Five and Badboe as well as young guns like Ewan Hoozami and Totalcult himself. You also get an array of funky artillery covering all angles from the dub-breaks of Timothy Wisdom, to the p-funky grooves of Totalcult, to Ewan Hoozami’s ghetto funk ‘Manhattan Project’ Boob Job. And if that’s not enough to persuade you to get your money out, you’re either in the EDF or tighter than a Tory government in a recession.” From Monkeyboxing’s review of the album: HERE

Tracklist:
1. Fort Knox Five – Funk 4 Peace ft. Mustafa Akbar & Shunda K (Deekline & Ed Solo Remix)
2. tOtALcULt – One World
3. Super Combo Funk – I Don’t Need No Dope
4. BadboE – Stop, What’s That Sound?
5. DJ Soo – Feelin’ Sanctified
6. Ewan Hoozami – Boob Job
7. Geriba – Dancin´ Feet ft. Quincy Jointz
8. Timothy Wisdom – Check The Living Dub
9. Johnny Pluse – A Breakdown Anthem ft. MC Kawasi & Dan Man
10. PulpFusion – Rocking Kids
11. Zamali – Funky Kasbah (No Flip Flop Mix)
12. Hero No. 7 – Never Ever Had A Hero

Check out tOtaLcULt’s exclusive promo mix below :

tOtALcULt – Funk Against Fascism Promo Mix by tOtALcULt

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Hero Radio Show #9

The latest installment of the Hero Records’ Space Invader Radio Show featuring your mild mannered radio bosses Manzo and Colin playing some tunes and talking nonsense is now available to listen to on the link below.

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Bill Brewster’s DJ History Podcast

Listen to Hero No.7′s remix of Weekend Sun’s Figo on Bill Brewster’s DJ History pocast here. The track is 28 minutes into the mix but you should really listen to the whole thing and also check out more of Bill’s podcasts while you are at it as well as the excellent DJ History website.

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Weekend Sun “Figo” video

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Weekend Sun “Keep Running” video

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DNA Zone Magazine

Big thanks to DJ Badger from the British B-Boy Association for the nice review of the new single from Mash & Munkee in the latest issue of DNA Zone Magazine which you can also check out on Facebook.

Hero Records – 100% Guaranteed B-Boy & B-Girl Friendly Beats!

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