NEED THIS 2 !!

Various - Tru Thoughts Black Gold 7" (Tru Thoughts TRU7189P)



Press Release :
"The second installment in Tru Thoughts' Black Gold series of limited edition vinyl DJ weapons features two killer cover versions set to become Tru Thoughts classics: Quantic And His Combo Bárbaro give you their spin on "Wandering Star" by Portishead, and Nostalgia 77 hooks up with the Fiction Trio to take on Eminem's "My Name Is".

Both tracks on this double A side 7" are taken from the upcoming ‘Tru Thoughts Covers' album, which is coming out later in 2009 (on the Unfold imprint) and features some of the label's biggest covers from over the years as well as a number of other exclusives from Jamie Woon, Bugz In The Attic and Lizzy Parks amongst others.



This Black Gold 7" is the first ever release to feature the sound of Quantic And His Combo Bárbaro, the new band that Will Holland has assembled in his current home of Cali, Colombia. More from them soon... Both tracks are totally exclusive for several months!

THEIR ALBUM TO BE RELEASED IN 2009 - "Traditions in Transitions" (2009)

The Black Gold 7" is limited to 500 copies Worldwide". (TRU THOUGHTS) To be released on March 23rd 2009.


Tracklisting

A1. Quantic and his Combo Bárbaro - Wandering Star
B1. Nostalgia 77 - My Name Is

West Coast Rocks.....Mary Anne Hobbs Travels to the States.....

"Mary Anne Hobbs went on a mission out to LA and San Francisco to check out the fast emerging, new electronic music scene, headed up by Flying Lotus. We hear from West Coast DJs and producers, including Glitch Mob, Daddy Kev, Kid Kamelion,Samiyam, DJ Tomas and The Gaslamp Killer. Along with sets from LA hotspot, Low End Theory and San Francisco's 103 Harriet Club." (Radio 1 Website) LINK.


Tracklisting from Wednesday 11 February Show

0200

Mono/Poly - 'Red & Yellow Toys' (Dubplate)
12th Planet - 'Smokescreen' [Jack Sparrow Mix] (Dubplate)
Exile - 'We're All In Power' From the 'Exile Radio' (Plug Research)
Bookworms - 'How Can I Remix' (Dubplate)
Samiyam - 'Bricks' (Dubplate)
Teebs - 'WLTA' (Dubplate)
Alice Coltraine Ft Pharoah Sanders - 'Journey in Satchidananda' from the EP 'Journey in Satchidananda' (Impulse)

San Francisco’s DJ Tomas Interview

Flying Lotus - 'Auntie's Harp' from the LP 'Los Angeles' (Warp)
Architeq - 'Sleeping Bear' [TAKE Remix] (Dubplate)
Jega - 'Soul Flute' (Planet Mu Dubplate)
Daedelus - 'Touchstone' [Jimmy Edgar mix] from 'For Withered Friends' (NinjaTune)
Vaccine - 'Radiate' (Dubplate)

Glitch Mob Interview and Live Set, Low End Theory, LA
Dam-Funk - 'Killdat* (Stones Throw)

0300
Ras_G & The African Space Program - 'Crazy Alien' (Dubpate)
Madlib - 'J.D. & J.B.' from 'Beat Konducta Vol 5-6 Bonus 45' (Stones Throw)
EPROM - 'Zoning' (Dubplate)

Kid Kamelion Interview
Lazer Sword Live Set, 103 Harriet Club, SF

Bassnectar - 'Boombox Sketch’ (Amorphous Music)
Ghosts On Tape - 'Mogadishu Nightlife' (White label)

Clubroot - 'Sempiternal' (Lo Dubs dubplate)
MIA & Rye Rye 'Tictok' [Ant-Ten-Nae remix] (Dubplate)
Nobody presents Blank Blue - 'Blank Blue' from the LP 'Western Water Music Vol II' (Ubiquity)

Daddy Kev Interview & Mix, Low End Theory, LA

Nosaj Thing - 'Coat Of Arms' (Alpha Pup)
Sonido Del Principe - 'Cartagena' from the compilation album 'Bersa Discos 4' (Bersa Discos)

The Gaslamp Killer Interview & Live Track, Low End Theory, LA
Dorian Concept – ‘Yorktown Recreation’ From ‘Maximized Minimalization’ (Affine Records)
Legion Of Two - 'And Now We Wait' (Planet Mu)

Download here for mp3.

Ones for February

Nik Weston presents GRANT GREEN/ORQUESTA DE LA LUZ - Funky Instrumentals Volume 4 12" (Mukatsuku MUKAT 012)

"Mukatsuku Records kick off 2009 with another dose of hard to find Japanese super rare funkiness + two dance floor bombs pressed on a limited edition heavy 180 gram vinyl 12 inch for the London based strictly vinyl only label. A side is legendary Blue Note guitarist Grant Green getting the remix treatment from Japan´s most famous DJ….Muro for a super rare remix. This is the first time the track has been made commercially available on vinyl anywhere.

On the flipside is the Japanese latin band Orquesta De La Luz remixed by Kyoto Jazz Massive. The edit on the Mukatsuku 12 is a brand new unreleased edited version never heard before with most of the vocal parts removed to allow the fantastic instrumentation to shine through". (Fat City Records)

Side 1 Grant Green - Let The Music Take Your Mind (Live at Inside Out Studio mix by Muro).

Side 2 Orquesta De La Luz - "Carnaval" (KJM edit by Kyoto Jazz Massive).


Madlib AKA Beat Konducta - The Electric Zone 7" (Stones Throw Records STH 4031)


Beat Konducta Vol. 5-6 Bonus 45 by Madlib...."Incredible stuff! (For a limited time this comes with a bonus Stones Throw Fan Club 45 with the tracks "Electric Zone" and "JD & JB")" (Dustygroove Website)

This bonus 7" is given away FREE with purchases of Madlib AKA Beat Konducta Vol. 5-6: A Tribute CD (while stocks last)...OR HERE TO PURCHASE.

"Beat Konducta Vol. 5-6: A Tribute to... is a 42-track piece dedicated to the late J Dilla. Madlib and J. Rocc – arguably Dilla’s closest musical compatriots during his time spent in Los Angeles – lovingly remember their friend and reflect on his boundless influence.

As was the case with Donuts and in keeping with the Beat Konducta’s all-embracing musical bent, this album does not settle into one groove for too long. The result is a transfixing, sometimes jarring, and always soulful homage to the man Madlib crowned “King Of The Beats.” (STONES THROW RECORDS)

Side 1 "The Electric Zone" (long version)
Side 2 "JD & JB" (long version)


SOOPASOUL - Hot & Cold 7" (Jalapeno JAL 73)

"Former rave pioneer and now worldclass funksta, Soopasoul (aka Danny Hybrid ) unleashes the third single from his incredible forthcoming album ‘Twin Stix’ on Jalapeno Records.

Recorded with a full live band, Soopasoul’s brand new 7 inch single ‘Hot & Cold’ is a floor-shuffling, hip-swaying, jazzfunk party monster packed with Hammond slaying, funky beats and some hefty brass action. “Hot & Cold” features a mind blowing soul-sista vocal from Brighton belle Dionne Charles who oozes with as much soul as greats such as Lyn Collins and Marva Whitney!

On the flip, Soopasoul turns out the nu-funk extravaganza ‘Hustlin’, a Blaxploitation-esque gem, riddled with booty shakin funky breaks and an infectious retro brass hook." (JALAPENO WEBSITE)

Side 1 "Hot & Cold" (feat Dionne Charles)
Side 2 "Hustlin'"


Paikan - Dancefloor Fight / Detective Pandit Rey / Afro on the Rocks 12"(Jazzman JM12.018)

"A debut release from a new French talent with an ear for Indian soundtracks and funky grooves. But there’s no wishy washy Bollywood nonsense here, this is the real deal - three slamming pieces of hardcore sitar funk! Toulouse-based sitar maestro Païkan has been on a musical journey ever since he entered the conservatory at the precocious age of 5 to study violin, singing and music theory. Since the end of his formal studies, his experiments and collaborations have touched pretty much every far-reaching corner of the popular music underground. More recently Païkan began to lend his mastery of the Sitar to more a acoustic-led funk and jazz sound, which is where we find him here on his debut release. As you know, our area of speciality is in finding and reissuing the lost and forgotten treasures of yesteryear, so it takes something pretty unique to pique our attentions away from that mission. Put simply: any new material has to stand up to and not feel out of place with the quality of those cherished original, vintage recordings. It should also stand alone as a piece of forward thinking music, not be mere retro-tribute fodder. Those are our guidelines, and we definitely believe that Païkan's three track 12" ticks all those boxes - and then some! Païkan's sound could be described as a four-way meeting of the minds between Shankar, Schifrin, Kuti and Hendrix. Sounds good, right? Well take a listen to the lead track 'Dancefloor Fight' and see if we're wrong. With the slinky, heavy bottomed 'Detective Pandit Rey' and the sneakily laid back Afro-frenzy of 'Afro On The Rocks' making up the rest of the E.P. this isn't only the best Sitar Music we've heard in 30 odd years or so, it's also a record which defiantly stresses the 'fun' in Funk. A1 ‘Dancefloor Fight’."(JAZZMAN RECORDS)

Side 1 Dancefloor Fight.
Side 2a Detective Pandit Rey.
Side 2b Afro on the Rocks.

Mayer Hawthorne and The County - “Just Ain't Gonna Work Out/When I Said Goodbye”, Limited 10" (STH7028 Stones Throw)

"Hawthorne’s hanging-by-a-string falsetto and breakbeat production on the a-side, "Just Ain't Gonna Work Out," are simultaneously Smokey Robinson and J Dilla – equal parts “The Tracks of My Tears” and “Fall in Love.” (Stones Throw Records)

Finally managed to bag myself a copy of the very limited heart shaped 10 inch from Mayer Hawthorne. For a repectable price from Jazzman (unlike other sellers who are selling for inflated prices £20.00 and upwards)...big up Jazzman and thank you sir.

Side 1 Just Ain't Gonna Work Out.
Side 2 When I Said Goodbye

New Gilles Peterson Residency......About Time !!

'GOING DOWNSTAIRS' at a Japanese bar 'Life', 2-4 Old Steet, London.....EVERY WEDNESDAY...with Gilles Peterson, Dom Servini, the bPm and guests..



£2 on the door.

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James Pants Promo Mix

Here is a new 'Promo Mix' for the upcoming Stones Throw/Carhartt tour.

Click here to Download.

Tracklist:
1. Gary Wilson - Shauna Made Me Cry
2. Peanut Butter Wolf & Charizma - Keep on Rockin' It
3. Captain Funkaho - My 2600
4. Oh No - Wawa
5. Madvillain - Eye (Koushik Remix)
6. MF Doom - My Favorite Ladies (Madlib Remix)
7. Mayer Hawthorne - Maybe So, Maybe No
8. J Dilla - Signs
9. The Roe-O-Tation - Special Category
10. James Pants - Aqua Sun
11. The Free Design - Umbrellas (Peanut Butter Wolf)
12. Franklin Thompson - My Money's Kinda Funny
13. Dam-Funk - Black
14. Peanut Butter Wolf - T Shirts
15. Baron Zen - The Bridge Is Over
16. Madlib - Lifetime
17. Madlib - Part Six feat. Kazi
18. Koushik - Macabula
19. Quasimto - Don't Blink
20. Dudley Perkins - Separate Ways
21. James Pants - Crystal Lite
22. C. Henry Woods - The Stranger
23. Ellis & Cephas - Heaven
24. Dam-Funk - Could I Be Losing Another Lover?

Carhartt presents Stones Throw Europe Tour 2009 with Peanut Butter Wolf, Dam-Funk, James Pants (performing live with Royal Zodiac) and Mayer Hawthorne.

Different poster color in each city.

Fri, 6 Mar / Paris, France @ Bataclan / Stones Throw x Ed Banger night
Sat, 7 Mar / London, England @ Cargo - GET TICKETS HERE
Sun, 8 Mar / Prestatyn, Wales @ Detonate Weekender
Tue, 10 Mar / Amsterdam, Holland @ Paradiso
Wed, 11 Mar / Antwerp, Belgium @ Trix
Thr, 12 Mar / Zurich, Switzerland @ Rote Fabrik
Fri, 13 Mar / Lyon, France @ La Plateforme
Sat, 14 Mar / Lausanne, Switzerland @ Le Romandie
Sun, 15 Mar / Vienna, Austria @ B72
Tue, 17 Mar / Cologne, Germany @ Luxor
Wed, 18 Mar / Copenhagen, Denmark @ Rust
Thr, 19 Mar / Leipzig, Germany @ Conne Island
Fri, 20 Mar / Stockholm, Sweden @ Hornstall Strand
Sat, 21 Mar / Madrid, Spain @ Sala Caracol

Q-Tip coming to London

LOOK OUT.... Q-Tip is coming to London on the Saturday 14th March at The Roundhouse in Camden.



"Gilles Peterson presents the first in his 2009 series of Worldwide 10 events to celebrate 10 years of his groundbreaking Radio 1 show. Q-Tip is the man who first came to public attention with the seminal Tribe Called Quest and has since released 3 solo albums and worked with J-Dilla, Erykah Badu, the Chemical Brothers and even Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston. This is his first UK live show for 10 years and is hot on the heels of the release of his new album ‘The Renaissance’, widely reckoned to be his best solo album yet. Gilles invited him to play at the first of his WW10 events as a result of Q-Tip winning the Single of the Year at the recent Worldwide Awards." (Roundhouse Website)

Latest reports are that the line up will consist of Q Tip, Gilles Peterson, Benji B, Little Dragon, DJ Semtex and more to come....

Here's a recent performance in the US to wet our appetite !

Q-Tip - Conan O'Brien - 1/19/2009
by 3030fm

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Just bagged myself some tickets

DJ Lefto jumps onto the podcast ting and flips a few Q Tip joints to serve up a preview to the first in the Worldwide 10 series at Roundhouse on March 14th...

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Tracklisting:

mos def: make it all better ft. q-tip
a tribe called quest: verses from the abstract (jive)
a tribe called quest: like it like that (jive)
a tribe called quest: jazz (jive)
janet jackson ft. q-tip: got till it’s gone (emi)
a tribe called quest: midnight (jive)
q-tip & words: makin’ it blend (rawkus)
a tribe called quest: start it up (jive)
a tribe called quest: one, two, shit ft. busta rhymes (jive)
a tribe called quest: find a way (jive)
slum village ft. q-tip: hold tight (goodvibe)
q-tip: gettin’ up (motown/universal)
a tribe called quest: footprints (jive)
a tribe called quest: oh my god remix (jive)
a tribe called quest: oh my god (jive)
q-tip ft. norah jones: life is better (motown/universal)
a tribe called quest: excursions (jive)
a tribe called quest: award tour (jive)
q-tip: vivrant thing (jive)
a tribe called quest: steve biko (jive)
a tribe called quest: separate/together (jive)
q-tip: won’t trade (motown/universal)
a tribe called quest: check the rhyme (jive)
a tribe called quest: hot sex (jive)
a tribe called quest: jam (jive)
a tribe called quest: luck of lucien (jive)
the chemical brothers ft. q-tip: galvanize (astralwerks)
q-tip ft. amanda diva: manwomanboogie (motown/universal)
can: aspectacle -holger czukay edit (harvest)

HEADS UP....Nathan Davis '65-76 (Jazzman Records) released 09/04/2009

Description Of Music

A modern master of the tenor and soprano saxophones, Davis's own albums are true gems of modern jazz, but astonishingly much of his work never saw general release in the US or the UK. Less still has been re-released, and until now there has never been a representative compilation or career overview. And so it is with great pride that we at Jazzman present the first ever anthology of Nathan Davis.

"An anthology of one of the greatest unsung jazz pioneers of the 20th century, carefully selected tracks from each of his LPs includes everything from deep spiritual jazz, haunting modal melodies, ethnic Turkish jazz and '70s funk. An 8 page colour CD booklet with in-depth liner notes from our original interviews and with previously unpublished photographs and original album artwork pictures

"Deluxe double gatefold LP limited to only 1000 copies worldwide!" (Boombox Records)

The liner notes contain biographical detail and also details of the recordings themselves, as gleaned from our interviews with Nathan Davis and his professional colleagues. We include pictures of and information on the original LPs which are now coveted collectors items. We also answer questions as to why he turned his back on the US to develop a career in Europe, his love of ethnic music, and why he spurned the limelight and opportunity to achieve fame. We also reveal his current interests and reflect upon his life as professor of Ethnomusicology at the University of Pittsburgh, and we hope this album will be the first step toward the wider recognition that his contribution to jazz so richly deserves.

Background

Nathan Davis has been an internationally significant figure in jazz throughout the latter half of the 20th century, but to many his musical legacy remains little known. This album presents the music of Nathan Davis as it developed through the '60s and '70s, from bop through modal to world sounds and funk.

Having turned his back on the US he spent the '60s living in Europe, regularly playing and recording with jazz luminaries such as Kenny Clarke, Art Blakey, Donald Byrd and Eric Dolphy, before returning at the end of the decade to take up a career in teaching in Pittsburgh. This collection includes recordings from his most significant albums as recorded in France, Germany, Turkey and the US. The tracks encompass a variety of styles, with performances on tenor saxophone, soprano and flute. The CD booklet/LP liners contain previously unpublished photographs and detailed biographical information, documenting a career which has seen him forge an individual path through the history of postwar jazz and help to pioneer jazz education in the US at the University of Pittsburgh.

Artist Nathan Davis
Title '65-76
Format CD/LP
Label Jazzman
Cat JMAN026
Barcode CD 5036468200268 LP 5036468000264
Release Date 09/04/2009
Tracklist

1 Theme from Zoltan
2 Sconsolato
3 B's Blues
4 A5
5 Mandingo's Pad
6 Up Jumped Spring
7 Uschimaus
8 Cecen Kizi
9 Atlanta Walk
10 Makatuka
11 New Orleans
12 Tragic Magic
13 A5 (alternate version)

Interview with Mulatu and The Heliocentrics Video

"Watch the interview with Mulatu / The Heliocentrics about their forthcoming album "Inspiration Information 3". (Stones Throw Website)



Bring on the Collab !

Just found these details and confirmed tracklisitng:-

"The original Ethio-jazz legend enters the fray. The Ethiopiques album series has steadily gathered steam in recent years, culminating in two huge shows during June 2008 at Barbican and Glastonbury. Raiding the archives of small studios and radio
stations in Addis Ababa from the ‘70s, the series has been a revelation, unearthing a true fusion of funk, soul and jazz with fivetone Ethiopian scales and traditional instrumentation and vocals. The ringleader of those recordings, vibesman and percussionist Mulatu Astatke, now embarks on his first studio album for over 20 years. The collaboration follows a sell-out gig at Cargo and a Gilles Peterson Maida Vale session earlier this year with The Heliocentrics (Stones Throw Records). Responsible for backing DJ Shadow, laying down beats for Madlib and Yesterday’s New Quintet and for fusing influences as diverse as Sun Ra, Axelrod, James Brown and Morricone on their debut album, the Helios, led by drummer Malcolm Catto and bassist Jake Ferguson, have fast become a unique powerhouse of free-thinking beatsmithery.
At Cargo in London, they backed Mulatu on a full set of his Ethiopiques classics, brought together and presented by Karen P’s Broadcasting and Red Bull. Since then, the process around the new recordings has been in full flow with Mulatu now back in
Addis Ababa armed with a Heliocentrics CD of groove ideas and riffs. As well as writing his own vibes and keyboard parts, Mulatu is using the project to build in some of the stunning indigenous sounds from Ethiopia, inviting tribespeople to record
local instruments and vocal parts for the sessions. “I have always wanted to involve Ethiopian cultural instruments in Ethio-jazz, playing Western 12-tone music,” explains Mulatu. “We’ll be experimenting – the musicians in The Heliocentrics are so great and I think we will make a wonderful album.” The project culminates in a full recording week at Heliocentrics studio in London during the first week of September and a full live tour during Spring 2009". (Strut)

Strut/!K7 (2009)

1. MASENQO
2. CHA CHA
3. ADDIS BLACK WIDOW
4. MULATU
5. BLUE NILE
6. ESKETA DANCE
7. CHIK CHIKKA
8. LIVE FROM TIGRE LOUNGE
9. CHINESE NEW YEAR
10. PHANTOM OF THE PANTHER
11. DEWEL
12. FIRE IN THE ZOO
13. AN EPIC STORY
14. ANGLO ETHIO SUITE

NEED THIS !

Madlib AKA Beat Konducta Vol. 5-6 Bonus 45 7-inch (STH4031)



Tracklist
1. The Electric Zone (Long Version)
2. J.D. & J.B. (Long Version)

Two tracks off the Beat Konducta Vol. 5-6 album, long versions.

This 45 is available free with purchase of Madlib's Beat Konducta Vol. 5-6: A Tribute to... while supplies last.

When Madlib followed J Dilla’s now-classic Donuts with an instrumental concept-album of his own, a series was born. “Beat Konducta,” the alias he often scribbled on the beat CDs he handed to friends and potential collaborators, left the realm of the unknown and entered the record-buying public’s conscious as Madlib’s latest nom de plume. His unedited CDs often wove quirky narratives, served as obsessive listening material to those lucky enough to hear them, and became raw working material for Madvillain, Jaylib, Ghostface, De La Soul, Talib Kweli and Erykah Badu.

The concept of the Beat Konducta series was simple: put Madlib’s raw beat tapes into album form – one by one on vinyl, with two volumes at a time appearing on sporadically released CDs.

The first two volumes of Beat Konducta, Movie Scenes, were a soundtrack to a movie that existed only in Madlib’s mind. It’s score ranged from Blaxploitation soul to African-psychedelia, from Tropicalia to moody progressive rock. The second installment took its listeners on a tour of Bollywood, circa 1975. Beat Konducta In India paid sincere tribute to musical giants largely unheard of by Western ears. And kept the funk levels up all the way.

Beat Konducta Vol. 5-6: A Tribute to... is a 42-track piece dedicated to the late J Dilla. Madlib and J. Rocc – arguably Dilla’s closest musical compatriots during his time spent in Los Angeles – lovingly remember their friend and reflect on his boundless influence. As was the case with Donuts and in keeping with the Beat Konducta’s all-embracing musical bent, this album does not settle into one groove for too long. The result is a transfixing, sometimes jarring, and always soulful homage to the man Madlib crowned “King Of The Beats.” (Stones Throw Website)

EARLY 2009 PURCHASES

Been putting my hand in my pocket over the last 3 weeks and bought myself a bounty of 7"s and a couple of 12"s. The standard of releases so far has been very high and i've really enoyed visiting Sounds Of The Universe in Soho while uptown....

Lenny Williams - I Couldn't Find Nobody (SOUL 45-005) 7"



The Royale VII - It's An Explosion Parts 1 2 (SOUL 45-004) 7"



Binky Griptite - One Time You're Mine b/w Your Gonna Cry (Dap-1042) 7"




Eddie & Ernie - Bullets Don't Have Eyes b/w In These Very Tender Moments (Ever Soul 102) 7"



Fella Cutie - Water No Get Emeny b/w Mr Brown - There Was A Time (KD Mix) (Killer Funk001) 7"



The Killer Funk Allstars Big Band - New Begining b/w Home Cookin (The Unreleased Mama's In The Kitchen Edit) (Killer Funk 002) 7"



Nostalgia 77 Sessions feat. Keith & Julie Tippett - Film Blues b/w Rainclouds (TRU7182) 7"



Kinny feat. Quantic Soul Orchestra - Enough Said b/w Kinny feat. Nostalgia 77 - Desire (TRU7171) 7"



Taggy Matcher - Ain't Hard To Tell b/w Ain't Hard To Tell (Version) (STIX 010) 7"



Bullion - Funnybones b/w Tranquill - Payroll (Paul White's Clean Dub) (HAND7004XX) 7"



Scott Down and DJ Cutler - Lesson 716 Parts 1 & 2 (LD-004) 7"



Mr Cour Eiffel vs Wu Tang Clan - Le Hipe Hope b/w Made In France (TER 002) 7"



Fat Freddys Drop - Pull The Catch (Vocal) b/w Instrumental (KART028) 7"



The Detroit Sex Machines - The Stretch Part 1 & 2 (ST 1085) 7"



Byard Lancaster - Saint John Coletrane (Byrad Lancaster Meets Le Professeur Inlassable) b/w Blue Train (HS013VL) 7"



Hudson Mohawke - Polyfolk Dance EP (WAP 261) 12"



Harmonic 313 - Dirtbox (WAP 262) 12"

Dâm-Funk @ 'NO CULTURE' party on 140108 at Echo Park (L.A.)

Here is a recent DJ Set from Dam Funk live rom the Echo in Los Angeles..... Check his Myspace here for details of releases and live appearances....Many thanks to No Culture website for the link.



TRACKLIST

1.JOHN TEJADA - "Loose Change" | '04
2.JOHN TEJADA - "Progressive Patterns" | '04
3.DEZ DICKERSON - "Modernaire" (Complexxion version) | '08
4.WAS (NOT WAS) - "Out Come The Freaks" | '81
5.STONE CITY BAND - "Bad Lady" | '83
6.PRINCE - "Controversy" | '81
7.PRINCE - "Sexy Dancer" (UK only Long Version) | '79
8.CHANGE - "Don't Wait Another Night" | '83
9.O'BRYAN - "Be My Lover" | '84
10.KLYMAXX - "Man In My Life" (UK Fred Dove & Froggy Remix) | '82
11.THE CURE - "Let's Go To Bed" | '82
12.SOFT CELL - "A Man Could Get Loot" | '82
13.TRANS-X - "Living On Video" (Dub Version) | '84
14.GOSUB - "Love Like The Past" | '07
15.FINGERS INC.- "Distant Planet" | '88
16.SCOTT SELLARS - "Let's Dance Shall We?" | '91
17.EAST 17 DIVISION - "Textures" | '92
18.B.F.C.(aka Carl Craig) - "The Climax" | '90
19.FIREFLY - "Love Is Coming" (Remix) | '83
20.STONE - "Girl I Like The Way That You Move" | '82
21.DâM-FunK - "Galactic Fun" | '08

Paul White and Floating Points Mixes - Recommended

Mary Anne Hobbs - Experimental Show on 210109 from this week included amazing mixes from 2 of the best UK Beat-makers.....Paul White and Floating Points, plus a telephone interview with the L.A. based Gas Lamp Killer.....check it.

Please support the show by listening to the stream on BBC HERE.

Tracklist:
Mark Pritchard - ‘?’ (Ho Hum)
Pangaea - ‘Memories’ (Dubplate)
Joker & Ginz - ‘Purple City’ (Dubplate)
Squarepusher - ‘Illegal Dustbin’ from the EP ‘Lucent Numbers’ (Warp)
Starkey feat Durrty Goodz - ‘Gutter Music VIP’ (Keysound)
Jamie Vex’d - ‘Junior Walker’ (Planet Mu Dub)
Boxcutter - ‘Sidetrak’ from the LP ‘Arecibo Message’ (Planet Mu)
Martyn - ‘Elden St’ from the LP ‘Great Lengths’ (3024)

Gaslamp Killer from LA, on the Phone
Nosaj Thing - ‘Coat of Arms’ from the forthcoming LP ‘Nosaj Thing - Nosaj Thing’ (Self Titled)

Pan Sonic - ‘Lahetys’ from the LP ‘Katodivaihe’ (White Label)
Claro Intelecto - ‘Thieves’ from the Warehouse Session’ (Modern Love)

Paul White in the Mix
Paul White – ‘Alien Nature’ (One-Handed Music)
Paul White – ‘Sea Life’ (One-Handed Music)
Paul White – ‘Nasty Business’ (Unreleased)
Paul White – ‘Carbon’ - (Unreleased)
Bullion – ‘Are You The One’ (One-Handed Music)
Paul White – ‘Uprising Of The Insane’ (One-Handed Music)
Paul White – ‘Grimy Light’ (Unreleased)
Burning Spear – ‘People Get Ready’ (Island)
Paul White – ‘Floating Free’ (One-Handed Music)
Mort Garson – ‘Let The Sunshine In’ (A & M)
Tangerine Dream – ‘Force Majeure’ (Virgin)

Floating Points in the Mix
Floating Points – ‘Cycle 11 DUB’ (unreleased)
Floating Points - ‘KG beat’ (unreleased)
Floating Points – ‘Peroration feat. Fatima’ (unreleased)
Floating Points – ‘JW beat’ (unreleased)
W Orbit – ‘Optical Illusions’ [Aaron Jerome Remix] (CDR)
Dabrye – ‘Game Over’ [Dorian Concept Remix!] (CDR)
Kona Triangle – ‘AIRLOCK’ (CDR)
Ras G & the Afrikan Space Program – ‘Sign Me Up’ (Poo-Bah)
Floating Points – ‘For You’ (eglo)

Ital Tek - ‘Massive Error’ (Planet Mu Dubplate)
Optikatechiniqua - ‘Rinse It’ (Dubplate)
Tor - ‘Back On The Endz’ from the LP ‘Beatz International’ (Pinch Of Salt)
Bun Zer0 - ‘Psychedlic Flu’ (Bass Tourist)
Reso - ‘Octacon’ (Dubplate)
Sh**mat - ‘Best Before 10-11-1992′ from the LP ‘One Foot In The Rave’ (Planet Mu Dub)
Hyetal - ‘Pixel Rainbow Sequence’ [Peverlist mix] (Reduction Records)
Ghettozoid feat Yolanda - ‘Seeking’ (Dubplate)
Ben Klock - ‘Coney Island’ from the album ‘One’ (Ostgut Ton)
Kryptic Minds & Leon Switch - ‘Six Degrees’ (Swamp 81)

(THANKS TO CORENEWS FOR THE HEADS UP) check the website HERE.

Click HERE for the MP3 Donwload.

D-Nice on Masta Ace and The Symphony

True Hip-Hop Stories: Masta Ace from D-Nice on Vimeo.

Fat Freddys Drop perform 'The Camel' @ The Roundhouse, London December 2008

Merry Christmas To One And All - Here some links to some Festive Goodies...

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all those who have supported my blog over this year......

When starting this blog I never belived there would be so many visitors....so for all those who check back again and again, here are a few links for some festive goodies that have been already been posted......

Daptone Jukebox Festive Podcast

"Jared Boxx is the co-owner of Big City Records, one of NYC’s top used vinyl record stores specializing in Jazz, Soul, Latin, Funk, Hip Hop, 45’s & LP’s, also carrying various new releases. Read more here

Big City Records 521 East 12th Street | New York, NY 10009 (212) 539-0208 | 12pm-8pm Everyday

You can hear Jared & Friends spin at: The Lost & Found (Every Tuesday @ Savalas, 10pm - 3am, Brooklyn, NY) Bumpshop (along w/Mr. Fine Wine, Chairman Mao & David Griffiths)" (Daptone Jukebox)

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Tracklisting:

1. Jing Jing A Ling ~ Honey and the Bees (Chess)
2. Merry Christmas, Baby ~ Otis Redding (Atco)
3. This Christmas ~ Donny Hathaway (Atco)
4. Stevie Wonder Drop (Motown)
5. Snowflakes ~ Betty Lloyd (Thomas)
6. What Do The Lonely Do At Christmas? ~ The Emotions (Volt)
7. The Gift of Giving ~ Bill Withers (Sussex)
8. Eddie Kendricks drop (Motown)
9. Soul Santa ~ Funk Machine (Creative Funk)
10. Silent Night Chant ~ Rotary Connection (Cadet Concept)
11. Christmas in Vietnam ~ Private Charles Bowen (Rojac)
12. Let’s Make This Christmas mean Something This Year ~ James Brown (King)
13. Without The One You Love ~ The O’Jays (Neptune)
14. Gwendolyn Berry (The Sisters Love) Drop
15. Let’s Get It Together This Christmas ~ Harvey Averne Band (Fania)
16. Gee Whiz, It’s Christmas ~ Carla Thomas (Atlantic)
17. Back Door Santa ~ Clarence Carter (Atlantic)
18. I Wanna Spend Christmas With You ~ Lowell Fulsom (Kent)
19. Mr. Santa Claus (Bring Me My Baby) ~ Nathaniel Mayer (Munster)
20. It’s That Time of the Year ~ The Manhattans (Starfire)
21. Santa’s Got A Bag of Soul ~ The Soul Saints Orch. (Jazzman)
22. Pull My Sled ~ Raindeer Runners (Soul Fire)
23. Merry Christmas Baby ~ Charles Brown & Johnny Moore’s 3 Blazers (Hollywood)
24. Smokey Robinson Drop

Shook Mixtape Winter ‘08 by Welson Creep



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Many thanks to 'creaminal.wordpress.com' for these links.....

Old School Education (5) - 'Freaks Come Out At Night'' by WHODINI

Taken from the classic 12" 'Freaks come out at Night'.....this video use to kill me back in the old days...bring back MTV YO Raps ?



Tracklisting:

A1 Freaks Come Out At Night (4:45)
B1 Grandmaster Dee's Haunted Scratch (3:30)
B2 Freaks Come Out At Night (Instrumental) (4:45)

Biography

"Along with Run-DMC and The Fat Boys, Whodini was among the first hip-hop groups to cultivate a high-profile national following for hip-hop music and made significant inroads on Urban radio. The Brooklyn, New York-based trio consisted of vocalist-chief lyricist Jalil Hutchins; co-vocalist John Fletcher, aka Ecstasy, who tended to wear a Zorro-style hat as his trademark; and DJ Drew Carter, aka Grandmaster Dee. Contemporaries of Run-D.M.C., they were managed by Russell Simmons, brother of Joseph “Run” Simmons. The group signed with London-based indie Jive Records in 1982; they enjoyed a string of hits, mostly charting on Urban/R&B stations. The bulk of production on its releases was done by Larry Smith, a bass player who also handled much of Run-D.M.C.’s early work.

In keeping with 1980s trends, Whodini’s cuts tended to be synthesizer-driven with a heavy electronic drumbeat. The sampling technology that became identified with hip-hop music hadn’t really become prominent during Whodini’s early days, and its works were thoroughly original compositions. “Haunted House of Rock” was its first single, a whimsical Halloween-themed number. Synth-pop pioneer Thomas Dolby produced another of its early singles, “Magic’s Wand,” which was originally conceived as an advertisement for prominent radio jock Mr. Magic, who worked for New York’s WBLS. The group cultivated a female audience with such relationship-themed cuts as “Friends” and “One Love.” Backstage partying was extolled in the mildly controversial “I’m a Ho.” “Fugitive” was guitar-driven funk.

From 1982 to 1986 was the band’s heyday, touring with Run-D.M.C., LL Cool J, the Fat Boys, and other prominent R&B and funk outfits of the 1980s. The group was involved in the first Fresh Fest tour, which was the first hip-hop tour to play large coliseums. The instrumental to its hit record "Five Minutes of Funk" was used as the theme music for WNYC TV show Music Box, an influential early hip-hop music video show. Its albums Whodini (1983), Escape (1984), and Back in Black (1986) were all well-received by hip-hop fans and youthful R&B enthusiasts, but full-fledged crossover fame seemed to elude them.

The group had earned its share of gold singles and albums by 1987, when the hits started to slump. Open Sesame, their release that year, failed to produce any hits. After that point, the band eked out its tenure on Jive by occasionally releasing singles, including “Anyway I Gotta Swing it” for the Nightmare on Elm Street 5 movie soundtrack." (Wikipedia)

Old School Education (4) - 'Follow The Leader'' by ERIC B & RAKIM

Taken from Eric B & Rakim's Classic LP 'Follow The Leader'.....This has to be the best example of Rakim's delivery......just rolls and rolls.....



Tracklisting:

A1 Follow The Leader (5:33)
A2 Microphone Fiend (5:14)
A3 Lyrics Of Fury (4:13)
A4 Eric B. Never Scared (5:19)
A5 Just A Beat (2:05)
B1 Put Your Hands Together (5:14)
B2 To The Listeners (4:30)
B3 No Competition (3:50)
B4 The R (3:53)
B5 Musical Massacre (4:28)
B6 Beats For The Listeners (4:08)

"Follow the Leader is the 1988 follow-up to Eric B. & Rakim's debut album Paid in Full. Like that LP, Follow the Leader spawned no major hits at the time of its release, but is now generally recognized as one of the most groundbreaking and influential hip hop albums of all time. In 1998, the album was selected as one of The Source's 100 Best Rap Albums., and in 2005, it was ranked twelfth on comedian Chris Rock's list of the "Top 25 Hip-Hop Albums".[1] The song, "Lyrics of Fury", was ranked number five in About.com's "Top 100 Rap Songs".[2]

In the track, "Microphone Fiend", Rakim raps a portrait about his growth and addiction to hip hop. In 2000, Rage Against the Machine covered the song for their cover album Renegades. The Fun Lovin' Criminals also did a cover of this track in their 2001 album Loco". (Wikipedia)

Biography

"Eric B. & Rakim began recording together in the middle of the 1980s with "Eric B. Is President" (1986 in music), originally released on Zakia Records in Harlem, New York City. The single, produced by Marley Marl, who incorporated the bassline from the R&B club hit "Over Like a Fat Rat" by Fonda Rae, quickly became a hip-hop anthem. Paid in Full and Follow the Leader were the duo’s first two full-length albums and were hits by hip hop's standards at the time. In 1989 the pair teamed up with singer Jody Watley for the Billboard pop chart top-ten hit "Friends," one of the first collaborations of pop and hip hop artists, featured on Watley's Larger Than Life album. Much of the duo’s initial impetus and influence can be attributed to its now deceased mentor and deejay, FLAME 3 of the TPA graffiti crew. The Coldcut "Seven Minutes of Madness" remix of "Paid in Full" is considered a milestone in hip-hop, remixes, and sample-based music and is arguably the duo’s most-recognized hit. Despite its world wide success which led to the track entering many overseas top ten music charts, the duo claimed not to like the remix during its release.[citation needed]

The duo's last album together was Don't Sweat the Technique (1992). Its single "Know the Ledge" was the theme song of the feature film Juice and was among its most popular hits. During the recording of that album, both members expressed an interest in recording solo albums. However, Eric B. refused to sign the label's release contract, fearful that Rakim would abandon him. This led to a long and messy court battle involving the two musicians and their former label MCA Records. Eric B. did release a solo album in the early 1990s on an independent label, but without much commercial succes. Rakim released two solo albums, and a third has been in the works for many years.

In 2004 "I Know You Got Soul" appeared on popular video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, playing on classic hip-hop radio station Playback FM." (Wikipedia)

Old School Education (3) - 'Livin' In The Jungle' by SCHOOLY D

Taken from Schooly D's classic 12" 'Livin' In The Jungle/Gucci Again'



Tracklisting:

A1 Livin' In The Jungle (Album Version) (3:34)
A2 Livin' In The Jungle (Single Edit) (3:34)
A3 Livin' In The Jungle (Instrumental) (3:34)
B1 Gucci Again (Album Version) (3:55)
B2 Gucci Again (Single Edit) (3:50)
B3 Gucci Again (Instrumental) (3:09)

Biography

"Schoolly D is the moniker of American rapper Jesse B. Weaver, Jr. from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Musically, Schoolly D and his DJ Code Money came up with electronic hardcore beats. Later on, Schoolly embraced the afrocentric style, working together with KRS-One. He contributed songs and music to many Abel Ferrara films, and "Signifying Rapper" from Smoke Some Kill was used in Ferrara's film Bad Lieutenant.[1] Because Led Zeppelin successfully sued due to an uncleared interpolation of their song "Kashmir" in "Signifying Rapper," the song was omitted from the soundtrack of the film and indeed from subsequent releases of the Bad Lieutenant.[1]

Schoolly also wrote "The Player" for Ferrara's film The Blackout, as well as the score to Ferrara's R'Xmas. In addition he also contributed the title track to Ferrara's King of New York starring Christopher Walken. The film also contained the track "Am I Black enough for you?". In 2006, Schoolly D co-wrote the indie film sound track of the Historical Sci-Fi thriller, "Order of the Quest" with Chuck Treece. The project series is produced by Benjamin Barnett, and Jay D Clark of Media Bureau. His last album, Funk 'N Pussy, features guest appearances by Public Enemy's Chuck D, Chuck Chillout, Lady B and a drum and bass remix of the classic Schoolly D track "Mr. Big Dick" (remixed by UK trip-hop crew The Sneaker Pimps).

Schoolly also does the music and occasional narration for the cult animated series Aqua Teen Hunger Force on the Cartoon Network channel in its Adult Swim strand.

Rapper Ice-T, who is often given credit for the creation of gangster rap, credits Schoolly D as an influence on his own music:

“ The first record that came out along those lines was Schoolly D's "P.S.K." Then the syncopation of that rap was used by me when I made "Six In The Morning". The vocal delivery was the same: '...P.S.K. is makin' that green', '...six in the morning, police at my door'. When I heard that record I was like "Oh shit!" and call it a bite or what you will but I dug that record. My record didn't sound like "P.S.K.", but I liked the way he was flowing with it. "P.S.K." was talking about Park Side Killers but it was very vague. That was the only difference, when Schoolly did it, it was '...one by one, I'm knockin' em out'. All he did was represent a gang on his record. I took that and wrote a record about guns, beating people down, and all that with "Six In The Morning". (Wikipedia)

Old School Education (2) - 'Talkin' All That Jazz'' by STETSASONIC

Taken From Stetsasonic's 12" on the Classic Tommy Boy Records.



Tracklisting:

A1 Talkin' All That Jazz (Extended Vocal) (7:00)
A2 Talkin' All That Jazz (Bob-ty-rodd-db-dad Dub) (7:34)
B1 Talkin' All That Jazz (Radio Version) (3:50)
B2 Talkin' All That Jazz (Dominoes Vocal) (3:50)
B3 Talkin' All That Jazz (Dominoes Instrumental) (4:30)

Biography

"Stetsasonic was an American hip hop group formed in 1981 (see 1981 in music) in Brooklyn, New York. It is remembered as one of the first hip-hop crews to use a live band, and their positive, uplifting lyrics have made the group forerunners of alternative hip hop and jazz hip-hop.

Stetsasonic was formed in 1981 in Brooklyn, New York and at the time were known as the Stetson Brothers, named after the Stetson Hats. The group consisted of 3 MCs, Daddy-O (who at the time was called Doctor ON), MC Delite and Crown Supreme. As time went by the group changed their name to STETSASONIC, which meant STYLISH SOUND. Soon the group was going through personal changes. Daddy-O and Delite were still with Stet, however, a change was made with the 3rd MC. As Crown Supreme exited the trio, a new member named MC Del D entered. Although the group was without a recording contract, they continued to perform and delight the audiences that they performed for.

In 1983, a new member was introduced to the group through a mutual friend, Wise the Human Mix Machine. On top of the 3 existing MCs, now there was a human beatbox. At this time he was no ordinary human beatbox, he had a lot to offer the group. He was not only the 1st latino human beatbox, but he had very unique sounds that not even Doug E. Fresh or Buff could produce. His human turntable technique made him very unique. This made any upcoming human beatbox want to get more creative with their sounds.

As time went by, personal changes continued. Soon Del D had exited the group and there were only the trio of Daddy-O, Delite and Wise. The latest trio continued on their journey to stardom in the hip-hop world. They entered in a rap contest that Mr. Magic from 107.5 WBLS was hosting. Out of 86 groups that entered the contest, the trio came in 1st place and won a recording contract with Sugarhill Records. The group never signed with Sugarhill Records due to contractual disagreements, however, the group were taken under Mr. Magic’s wing and became part of the Original Juice Crew with featured Roxanne Shante, MC Shan, Marley Marl, Debbie D (Us Girls), Mighty Mike Cee (Fearless Four), LA Sunshine (Treacherous Three) and a variety of other upcoming rap stars.

As time went by the group began to grow in numbers. Frukwan was the next to join, then came Prince Paul, then DBC and finally the Stet funky drummer, Bobby Simmons.

Mr.Magic introduced the group to Tommy Boy Records and the group or rather the band was on their way. In 1985, the band dropped their 1st single JUST SAY STET bw/ Rock de la Stet. Then in 1986 they dropped their debut album ON FIRE, which received mixed reviews. The follow-ups, In Full Gear and Blood, Sweat & No Tears were critically acclaimed. A 1988 New York Times article said that the group mirrored the rise of artistic, profound rap music: "While pop's political commentary often seems secondary to catchy melodies and commercial acceptability, rap's tough sound sharpens its commentary". [2] As a "hip hop band", dependent on instruments as well as turntables, the group was also known for live shows, though sometimes the "rap-show format prevented Stetsasonic from employing the band instrumentation and studio layering that make their records so distinctive." (Wikipedia)

Old School Education (1) - 'Going Way Back' by JUST ICE

Taken from Just Ice's 12" on Fresh Records....



Credits: Co-producer - Just-Ice
Engineer: DJ Doc
Producer: KRS-One
Written: Just Ice and KRS-One. Engineered by Doc at Power Play

Tracklisting:

A1 Going Way Back (Club Version) (5:01)
A2 Going Way Back (Radio Version) (3:49)
A3 Going Way Back (Dub Version) (5:01)
B1 Lyric Licking (Club Version) (3:30)
B2 Lyric Licking (Dub Version) (3:35)


Biography (Discogs)

"Just-Ice (born Joseph Williams Jr.) A former bouncer at punk clubs, Ice was the first of the New York MCs to embrace hardcore rap (although he hardly used foul language), and when he burst out of Fort Greene, Brooklyn, as Just-Ice, he gained instant notoriety. Muscle-bound, tattooed, aggressive—he resembled Mike Tyson in more than just looks—and with a mouthful of gold teeth, which was the style in his neighborhood. His slickly produced debut single "LaToya/Put that Record back On" was an instant hit. However, a more down-and-dirty sound could be found on the 12" B-Side track, "That Girl is a Slut," which, for the time, was relatively profane and owed at least some inspiration to Doug E. Fresh and Slick Rick's "La Di Da Di." Released soon afterward, his debut album Back to the Old School proved he was more than just a pretty face. It came out on the independent New York label Fresh/Sleeping Bag label in 1986 and sounded like no other hip-hop album, thanks to his fast, forceful rhymes, Cool DMX's human beatbox (Not DMX of future emceeing fame), and the distinctive production of Mantronix's Kurtis Mantronik. Ice was also one of the first MCs to embrace the teachings of the Nation of Gods and Earths on a recording, as well as being a pioneer in incorporating dancehall-style toasting into hip-hop rhymes. The album is best known in Hip Hop circles for the single "Cold Gettin' Dumb"; the universally known beat can be found reworked on Redman's single "It's Like That" featuring K-Solo, from the 1996 album, Muddy Waters.

When he was held by Washington, D.C., police regarding the murder of a drug dealer in 1987 ("Murder, Drugs, and the Rap Star," read a Washington Post headline), it gave him an even greater notoriety (he was never charged with the murder). Declaring war on D.C.'s go-go scene and loudly criticizing Run-D.M.C. (very popular in New York at this time), Just-Ice set a pattern for many a future hip-hop feud. Little could halt Just-Ice's ascension to hip hop stardom, though the departure of Mantronik from Sleeping Bag was a bad omen. KRS-One stepped in to produce 1987's Kool & Deadly (Justicizms), an album that swapped Mantronik's hi-tech skills for raw, elemental beats and rhymes. The British and New York public that had so enthusiastically embraced Back to the Old School was indifferent about this one, and 1989's The Desolate One (with KRS-One back in the producer's seat) was no great improvement. Legendary turntablist Grandmaster Flash produced Ice’s fourth album and last for Fresh/Sleeping Bag, Masterpiece.

By 1990, both Just-Ice and Sleeping Bag appeared to be quickly fading as a new generation of MCs and labels overtook them. He continued to release albums at intervals across the 1990s, but they were on tiny independent labels—although one, 1993's Gun Talk, had major-label distribution and had five of the album's 10 cuts produced by Kurtis Mantronik—and were seldom noticed. This was in part due to Just-Ice's gruff exterior. In one instance at the now defunct Chicago hip hop radio station WJPC 950 AM, while promoting the album, Just-Ice went on an expletive-filled rant about the state of hip hop. The station abruptly cut off his mike, stopped the interview, had security escort Just-Ice out of the building, and took the lead single out of its rotation.

Just-Ice was a member of hip-hop super session the Stop the Violence All Stars, which released one single ("Self Destruction") in 1990, which promoted peace in the communities.

In recent years, Just Ice released several white label 12-inch singles with production by hip hop superstar producer DJ Premier
"(Wikipedia)