Leeds-based The Austin Francis Connection release first CD

ONE OF the lynch pins of fondly remembered Psalmistry, rapper Edi Johnston, is one of the members of Midlands/West Country-based The Austin Francis Connection, a new aggregation which with rappers Mark and Hobbit attempt to deconstruct hip-hop with a "turn up, plug in and play" aesthetic. Their six-song EP 'A Bit Of A Shambles' has songs covering topics like cookery and weather forecasting, funerals and self harm and was one of the best selling independent CDs at Greenbelt.