The Mates’ Crates book has been a five-year labour of love which I’m so excited to share with you. Starting as a column on Melodic Distraction, the book brings together the stories behind a hundred of my favourite records. From funk, soul and disco to latin, city pop and more…

You can buy a copy of the book on Bandcamp. All proceeds from the print edition go to Music Venue Trust and Doctors Without Borders. 

Support from Colleen ‘Cosmo’ Murphy, Mr. Scruff, Greg Wilson, Luke Howard (Horse Meat Disco), Antal (Rush Hour), Charlie Dark, DJ Gilla, Zag Erlat (My Analog Journal), Andrew Ashong, Mr. Bongo, Kay Suzuki, Charlie Bones, and more – don’t hesitate to share with the music lovers in your life.