A Musical Guide To Instanbul.....

BBC Radio 1 had a recent series of Music/Travel Documentaries, including Salvador, Sydney, and Oslo but it was Gilles Peterson's visit to Istanbul that hit the spot.....



In addition to this docu, Gilles Peterson's weekly Worldwide show on 26th March 2009, included a 'Turkish Delight Mix' featuring Okay Temiz, Burhan Tonguc and Erol Pekcan ...



Tracklisting for Mix

Orient Expressions – ‘Intro’ (Double Moon)
Arif Mardin's – ‘Forms’ (Atlantic)
Aksu Orkestrasi – ‘Bermuda Seytan Ucgenie’ (Bosporus)
Baris Manco – ‘Lambaya Puf De’ (Yavuz)
Okay Temiz – ‘Denizalti Ruzgarlari’ (Yonca)
Okay Temiz – ‘Dokuz Sekiz’ (Yonca)
Yeni Bir Gun – ‘Ham Meyvani Kopardilar Dalindan’ (Yavuz)
Erol Pekcan – ‘Senlik’ (Bosporus)
Ferdi Ozbegen – ‘Kopruden Gecti Gelin’ (Bosporus)
Erol Pekcan Orkestrasi – ‘Gel Sevgilim’ (Diskotur)
Erkin Koray – ‘Magarada Dugun’ (LM)
Mustafa Ozkent – ‘Zeytinyyagli’ (Finders Keepers)
Burhan Tonguc – ‘Ritm Grubo Ve Ismet Siral’ (Test)
Paddy Steer – ‘Loufoque’ (Red Deer Club)
Mulatu Astatke & The Heliocentrics – ‘Cha Cha’ (Strut)
Oumou Sangare – ‘Lyo Djeli’ (World Circuit)
Wynton Marsalis – ‘Girls’ (Blue Note)

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The Art Of Beat Digging Radio Documentary......

Caught this radio documentary the other day on the modern pastime of beat digging titled.....'Beat Mining With The Vinyl Hoover'...check it....its good stuff.....



"Broadcaster Toby Amies digs into the archives to discover the value and significance of old vinyl. He uncovers a network of dealers and buyers, supplying a community of 'crate diggers' and 'beat miners' and a world in which samples from records bought for a few pence in a car boot sale can provide the basis for a million-selling hit".

TOP 20 FUNK RECORDS .......

Just came across this Top 20 written up by Gerald Jazzman of Jazzman Records, courtesy of FACT MAGAZINE....Thought I'd share the article - and the link to the original piece.



"Of all places, it was the John Peel Radio 1 show back in the mid-‘80s where I heard my first proper funk 45. The rare groove scene in London was blossoming and Peel chose to play Alvin Cash's ‘Keep on Dancing’ amongst the usual selection of Napalm Death, Suicidal Tendencies and (inevitably) The Fall. “How refreshing”, I thought, and my journey into the music of black America began.

In those days funk 45s were viewed almost like novelty records, the odd one sneaking into the DJ record box amongst the more standard fare of LPs and twelve-inches. I remember thinking to myself, “why buy a single 45 for £8, when I can have a whole LP for £8?”

Throughout the ‘70s and ‘80s the Northern Soul dealerships imported American soul 45s en masse. Funk 45s by the likes of Lee Fields, African Music Machine and Eddie Bo etc were hidden among them. Most of these 45s found their way into the collections of the mostly southern-based rare groove collectors and DJs via dealers such as Soul Bowl, Des Parkes, Des Toussaint, Gary Dennis and ‘Pop Beat’ Bernie. Funk 45 collectors as such didn’t really exist - there wasn’t really much of a selection to choose from, there was no network of funk collectors, and too few people cared about them for dealers to seek out new titles.

Then in 1994, DJs Keb Darge and Snowboy started the long-running club night Deep Funk. The club was unique in the fact that it was the only club in the world that exclusively played funk 45s. The collectors soon flocked to the spot where they would find that they were not alone in their love of this music. Knowledge began to be shared, and the heightened interest in the music meant many new discoveries were made. Money is a great motivator, and as the prices began to rise, so more rare records were uncovered. The records in this list are funk 45s (mostly from the period 1969-1971) that have garnered a healthy respect amongst funk DJs and collectors in this time. Out of the millions of 45s out there, here are 20 of the very best." Words: Gerald The Jazzman (Fact Magazine).

Click Here for Complete Article.

Video from Cargo Tony Allen meets Hypnotic Brass Ensemble...KILLER

Tony Allen meets Hypnotic Brass Ensemble from Ben's Films on Vimeo.

AFTER PARTY - Q-TIP on the 1 & 2's

Brownswood & Need2Soul present

Q-Tip Show Afterparty

Saturday 14th March

Qtip DJ set
Gilles Peterson
DJ Lefto
the bpm
Work It DJs

Introducing an exclusive and rare DJ set from Q-Tip after his Renaissance show at the Roundhouse, kicking off Gilles Peterson's Worldwide live series.

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 & Whitney Houston.

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.

The Show sold out 3 weeks in advance so this is a chance to catch Q-Tip at a very special jam (his only UK DJ-gig). I'm sure we're all aware of what a special one-off event this will be. We hope you can join us.

11pm-6am

Advance tickets: £10 + bf from www.ticketweb.co.uk / 08700 600 100

£10 with show wristband

£15 on the door

Welcoming a new & underground venue in the heart of Shoreditch //

Black Lotus Karate Club
73 - 75 Scrutton Street,
Shoreditch,
London
EC2A 4PJ

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Click here for TICKETS.

March Purchases

FLOATING POINTS - For You / Radiality 7" (EGLO)



Tracklisting:

1. For You
2. Radiality

"Highly talented young producer Floating Points pays his dues to the legendary Sun Ra with the first release on his promising Eglo Records with two full fat and crunchy hiphop head nodders for fans of Bullion, Onra or Dabrye. 'For You' is far too short for it's own good but equally sweet in it's 3 minute lifespan, morphing from craftily cut samples into a heavy bumping crunch-beat paying respect to the lineage from Ra to Madlib and onwards. 'Radiality' on the underside offers more for your hard earned and is our pick of the two, electrifying a slow 'n low bumpbeat with squirts of synthfunk and swimming into glorious psyched atmospheres on a par with the likes of Mike Slott or Hud Mo. Like eating some Baclava, this is sticky-sweet, exotic and very satisfying". (Boomkat Records)


SOOPASTOLE - 'Get On Up' On-Sided 7" (Supa UK)




Tracklisting:

1. Get On Up

"HUGE! A masterpiece in cut up funk, this is a lesson in DJ history from a man who can create the funk not just carve it up. The breaks here are all well known - some JB business, The Jackson Sisters are all in effect but the fact that the man behind Soopastole can make something fresh from tunes that spend a lot of their time propping up golden oldies shows prove that he really has got it goin' on. This limited one sided 7" is a must". (FAT CITY RECORDS)


THE SIMONSOUND - It's Just Begun/ Bad Love 7" (Project Blue Book PBB001)




Tracklisting:

1. It's Just Begun
2. Bad Love


"HUGE!!!!! Debut single from the space age influenced duo. The A side is a switched on moog cover of the classic B-Boy funk anthem Its Just Begun originally recorded by The Jimmy Castor Bunch. In putting their own brand on the tune The Simonsound have replaced the originals soulful vocals , gritty rhythm and horn section with heavy Moog synth and electronic sounds that place you , as the Simons would have it, 'firmly in space'. This is bound to destroy the dancefloor". (FAT CITY RECORDS)


MOCAMBO - The Next Message (Keny Dope) 7" (Kay-Dee Records)



Tracklisitng:

1. The Next Message (Kenny Dope Mix)
2 The Next Message (Kenny Dope Version)

"What started as a jam session project 12 years ago has turned into Germany's most prolific deep funk formation. The raw old school funk sound of Mocambo has caught the attention of many DJs and funk enthusiasts worldwide. The group's interpretation of the Furious Five's "The Message" - released under the pseudonym Mighty Mo & The Winchester Seven – and the wicked sister funk tune "Working Woman" both sold extremely well without any promotion and proper distribution. Kenny Dope got hold of the scarce 45s and decided to do some fresh remixes and re-edits of both tracks which are now being released on Kay-Dee Records". (PICCADILLY RECORDS)

"The Mocambo combo gets the Kenny Dope treatment -- in a wicked cover of the hip hop classic "The Message"! The tune's an instrumental here, and the groove is played live -- but it's got a nice similarity to the Grandmaster Flash original, complete with that vamping bit on the chorus! Drums are nice and hard -- mixed up strongly by Kenny -- and there's an extended break near the end!" (DUSTYGROOVE RECORDS USA)


FLYING LOTUS/CARLOS NINO - INFINITUM/HOT HEAVY HEAT (DIMILTE REMIXES) (ISH 0151201)



Tracklisting:

1. Infinitum (Dimlite s Re-finitum)
2. Hot Heavy Heat (Dimlite s Hot Air and Thick Plastic Remix)


"New label Ish Records open their account with these two remixes by Swiss resident Dimitri Grimm, aka Dimlite. You might remember his excellent "Runbox Weathers" album on Sonar Kollektiv from a few years back. Here he continues with his 'sample, slice and reconstitute' hiptronic sound, fragmenting the original tracks (Carlos Nino's "Hot Heavy Heat (A Chase Theme)" from his digital EP "Space Hammock", and "Infinitum / Auntie's Lock" from Flying Lotus' "Los Angeles" LP) and coming up with something new". (PICCADILLY RECORDS)


JOKER/200F & J KAMATA - Digidesign/You Don't Know What Love Is 12" (Hyperdub HDB018)



Tracklisting:

1. Digidesign
2. You Don't Know What Love Is

"Wicked new split 12" on the ever-excellent Hyperdub labe!

Joker is one third of the mighty bristolian colective alongside Gemmy and Guido! Joker doesn't let the crew down with 'Digidesign', you can hear the influences from Dr Dre's 'The Chronic' album on this one with its p-funky hip hop swagger. 'Dgidesign' connects the dots beween dubstep, hip hop, beats and swing-LARGE!

On the flip 200F & J Kamata make their debut on Hyperdub! 200F & J Kamata use synths and voice vocoders to ride the slo mo riddim! Bringing up the erection section of the dubstep dancefloors-these boys are definately ones to watch in 2009!!!

Highy Recommended!!!" (SOUNDS OF THE UNIVERSE RECORDS)

Truth & Soul Sampler.....available for FREE DOWNLOAD...

Various Artists - An Introduction to Truth & Soul Sampler (2009)



For a limited time, Emusic and Truth & Soul are offering a free sampler that includes various tracks from the T&S catalogue. From El Michels Affair to Lee Fields, Bronx River Parkway to Quincy Bright, there is something for everyone, and the best part is....it's free!!! Pass the link along to your friends and family and spread the love. Go here to download all 12 tracks.



01. Problems - Lee Fields 3:18
02. Black Out - The Original Brothers 2:33
03. Come On Home - Tyrone Ashley's Funky Music Machine 2:50
04. Feeling Good - Bama and The Family 2:46
05. Ghetto Down - Cosmic Force 4:49
06. Nora Se Va - Bronx River Parkway 3:19
07. Honey Dove - Lee Fields & The Expressions 3:43
08. Detroit Twice - El Michels Affair 3:02
09. Odyssey Revisited - The Fabulous Three 4:08
10. An Earthquake's Coming - Black Velvet 3:04
11. Donde - Bronx River Parkway 3:27
12. Stay The Night - Quincy Bright 1:21

12 Total Tracks, Total Length 38:20

CLICK HERE FOR TRUTH & SOUL WEBSITE..

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.

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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...

Click here to download

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.