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bombay

*Apologies for the short, PR post. Slammed.

TR-One are analogue-obsessed soul assassins from deepest Carlow who try to join the dots between Charlie Parker, Arthur Russell and Juan Atkins. Also known as Broken Audio Movement (when playing records), they get love from the infinitetstatemachine.com crew and the Fine Art Out on POGO Recordings on limited vinyl (w/ artwork by Gaetan Billault) via Rubadub, and on download from June 21st 2010.

Really digging the sounds from these guys and while I didn't know Carlow was in any way deep I'm well impressed with the depth and sophistication of the sounds from my home town.

Loving 'Bombay' in particular.

TR - One - Bombay [POGO Recordings] by pogorecordings

spectacular

DUJEOUS feat. SHARON JONES - "SPECTACULAR" from Dujeous LLC on Vimeo.

NYC-based hip-hop band Dujeous is back with a sizzling summer collaboration. "Spectacular" features the one-and-only Sharon Jones (of Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings), and is slated to appear on their long-awaited LP Day In Day Out, due in Fall 2010.

And, if you are in Dublin and are ready to check out Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings live you can do so courtesy of Choice Cuts in November.

Buy the single on iTunes

spectacular

DUJEOUS feat. SHARON JONES - "SPECTACULAR" from Dujeous LLC on Vimeo.

NYC-based hip-hop band Dujeous is back with a sizzling summer collaboration. "Spectacular" features the one-and-only Sharon Jones (of Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings), and is slated to appear on their long-awaited LP Day In Day Out, due in Fall 2010.

And, if you are in Dublin and are ready to check out Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings live you can do so courtesy of Choice Cuts in November.

Buy the single on iTunes

out of office

currently without internet as we just moved into a new place. looks like at least two weeks with just a 3G connection for the iPhone so no posts coming in the near future. apologies

while you're waiting check out some mixes and tracks getting my attention (in work)right now.

first up, one of the latest additions to the space invader radio family, trust in dust with his tribute to the legendary grand central records. great stuff from a label that is sorely missed.

Grand Central Session by Trust In Dust Radio on Mixcloud

Another addition to the space invader family is tea and cake records so check out the inaugural show.

Free Range Show #1 (02/06/10) by Teaandcakerecords on Mixcloud

next up is the beautiful tune from swedeart with the tune 'lingustics' feat. stray courtesy of mint collective.

Swedeart - Linguistics feat. Stray by TheMintCollective

paulriley played this on last night's 'songs of praise' i think and its a wonderful edit of rthur russell's 'how we walk on the moon' by young edits. special.

Arthur Russell - How We Walk On The Moon (Youth Rerub) by Young Edits

Then of course we have ghostpoet's free EP for you to grab as a teaser before his first release on Brownswood. Super excited about these releases and for the album to come out.

Update: Just checked Charlie Dark's stunning mix for the Nike Tied Together project.

Run Dem Crew Yam And Fufu Nike Tied Together Mix by Charlie Dark on Mixcloud

So, enjoy that bevvy of music. get your ears around that while we sort out mr.BT and our internet. when we come back we'll have more music, guest mixes on 'songs of praise', an update on the charity release, news of some events that myself and confused eclectic will be holding around Ireland this year along with a major announcement.

reggae in your jeggae

Tonight's 'Songs of Praise' was a reggae special to celebrate the amazing sunshine. Had a great time trawling through over 15 hours of my reggae to try and pick 2 hours of the best. Njoy.

Download:

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Play:

Songs Of Praise: Roots-Fi Disco Reggae Special by Cubikmusik on Mixcloud

Tracklist:

Intro: The Sound Of Young Jamaica Radio Show MC Winston "The Whip" Williams

Feel So Good - Denise Darlington Denise Darlington

Please Be True Alexander Henry

Ring My Bell Blood Sisters

Do Your Thing Dave Barker

Tighten Up Lee "Scratch" Perry

Dancing Groove Jackie Mittoo

No No No Dawn Penn

We Need Love Johnny Osborne

Love Up Kiss Up Termites

Sweet Sensation The Melodians

Lovers Question Leroy Gibbons

Pretty Looks Isn't All The Heptones

I'm Just A Guy (Soul Style Featuring Phyllis Dillon) Alton Ellis

Atlantic One (Part 2) Ansell Collins & G.G. All Stars

Simmer Down Johnny Clarke

Copasetic The Rulers

Uno Dos Tres Ken Boothe & Stranger Cole

Capo The Hippy Boys

Henry The Great Jackie Mittoo

Rico & The Rudies - Session Begin Various Artists

Soul Food Lyn Taitt

Soul Remedy Tommy McCook & The Supersonics

Sweet Soul Music The Gladiators

Baby Please Come Home Donnie Elbert

Black Organ Jackie Mittoo

Heatwave Tommy McCook And The Supersonics

The Rude Boy Duke Reid

Rudies Are The Greatest The Pioneers

Tougher Than Tough (Rudie In Court) Derrick Morgan

Dance Crasher Alton Ellis & The Flames

Blam Blam Fever The Valentines

Fat Man Derrick Morgan

Barbwire Nora Dean

23rd Dub The Mighty Upsetter

Mun-Dun-Gu Cedric Im Brooks

Love Mi Stylee Robert Lee

I'll Give It To You The Tonettes

King Tubby - King Tubby Dub King Tubby

Candid Eye 'Im & Dave    

teardrop

 

big up to Leo Zero for dropping this beauty of a re-work of Massive Attack's Teardrop. He calls it 'micro house'. Not sure what that is but its certainly something I'd be dancing to in the wee hours of the morning as the sun rises. 

"This acapella turned up online a few weeks back and I was straight at it as soon as I had a spare minute! - I've been listening to a lot of old Playhouse stuff recently - what a tip top record label that is..... anyway it must have rubbed off - as this has gone all micro house... one for the late night sessions."

Massive Attack - 'Teardrop' ( Leo Zero Re-Work ) by Leo Zero

baloji

gilles peterson announced his top 10 breakout artists of 2010 so far yesterday  and nice to find new artists i've never heard of along with some we've bee watching for a while. 

amongst them was baloji with his beautiful sounds as heard below. 

LE JOUR D'APRES / SIKU YA BAADAYE (INDEPENDANCE CHA-CHA) from BALOJI on Vimeo.

also check Gilles' top 10 songs and albums of 2010 so far.

aphex twin

a video taken at an Aphex Twin show in France on May 15th appeared on Pitchfork the other day with the material being unreleased so anticipation is rising that new releases are forthcoming. sounds bloody nice to me. saw him many moons ago in Belfast when he shared a stage with Spiral Tribe and a few others. In all honesty I can't remember the night.... it was years ago, what do you expect. ;)

under the influence with...ahu

a twist on the usual 'under the influence with...' series this time with all music, no words to describe the influences. just a mix from the wonderful Ahu and when you hear Ahu sing you can tell where her musical loves come from. a beautiful mix of vocalists and jazzy sounds that immerse you in ahu's world for a short time. it's worth it, i assure you.

much tks to Ahu for taking the time.

Download Jazzahu9

check out her appearance with grooveman spot on the beautiful 'affection' which i am totally addicted to.

heritage

 

It is wholly appropriate that an act seeped in musical history such as Hypnotic Brass Ensemble team up with a group of music lovers that dedicate themselves to delivering quality music, such as Choice Cuts, to release an EP entitled Heritage. This release pays homage to just some the music that has influenced all of their musical output over the years with classic sounds re-interpreted with respect and honor while overlaid with the undeniable sound of Hypnotic Brass Ensemble.

"All band members are the sons of legendary Sun Ra trumpeter Phil Cohran. The group began performing together as children (some as early as 3 years old). In 1999 they formed what is now known as the Hypnotic Brass Ensemble and have performed or collaborated with some of the greatest musical stars of the last two decades. From Mos Def to Maxwell, Wu Tang Clan's Ghostface Killah to UK superstar Damon Alburn, Erykah Badu to Fela Kuti's drummer Tony Allen. If you don't know these guys you're missing out.

During one of their many stays in Dublin with ChoiceCuts, Hypnotic decided to shack up in a studio located high in the Dublin mountains to rehearse for a week and write new material. Hypnotic and ChoiceCuts had a bit of down time in between these sessions and with plenty of Guinness and Jameson in tow chose to rework some of their favourite records from other artists that have influenced them both." 

With a free tune, Spottie, given away by Choice Cuts last week as a teaser and the news that the release will be vinyl only, distributed by much respected Honest Jon's I was anxious to get my grubby little paws on the rest of the release and thankfully Mark came through today and I was not disappointed have got to say that Spottie (available below for DL) is my favorite followed closely by the rework of Fela Kuti's 'Water No Get Enemy'.

First off, the video presented to mark the release.

ChoiceCuts presents Hypnotic Brass Ensemble from Loughlin McSweeney on Vimeo.

Next, check the EP snippets for just a hint of what to expect, great sounds.

Hypnotic Brass Ensemble Heritage EP Snippets by ChoiceCuts

Now, check out Spottie, with the gentle headnod to Outkast's Spottieottiedopaliscious.

Spottie - Heritage EP Exclusive Download by ChoiceCuts

A bit about Choice Cuts: When I moved back to Ireland a while back I hadn't heard of Choice Cuts as they had been started after I had left. Upon returning as I started to explore the musical scene in Dublin the Choice Cuts name kept on popping up on my radar and was consistently associated with things that I wanted to see, do and hear. that's impressive when you've returned to a country not having a good feel for whats happening and wondering if the sounds of your city have evolved as you have and then you read an 'about us' page as such...

"Our parties have been blessed with special guests like J-Rocc, Kenny Dope, DJ Krush, Z-Trip, Madlib & Jazzy Jeff. Our concerts have witnessed perfromances by Mos Def, Q-Tip, Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings, Edan, The Poets of Rhythm, Jneiro Jarel, The Breakestra, Build An Ark, Osaka Monaurail to name but few. Labelheads like Gerald Short (Jazzman), Mad Mats(GAMM, Raw Fusion), Rob Luis(Tru Thoughts), Peanut Butter Wolf(Stones Throw), Miles Cleret(SoundWay), Olski(MPM), B+(Mochilla) and Olan(All City) have blessed us with deep sets from their label catalogues and digging escapades.....We also delve a bit deeper into the past and tip our hat to where it all comes from so you may see live shows with artists like Sweet Charles, Marva Whitney, Blowfly, Big Daddy Kane, De La Soul, Candi Staton, Steinski and Qbert."

What impresses me most is not just the musical passion with knowledge that has depth and breath but also their ability to create a successful business while doing so. in times like this and from where I am sitting (in my corporate office job) that's inspiring. 

So, enjoy the freebie, support the release by getting the vinyl, check out Hypnotic Brass Ensemble live for a truly great experience and check out your local listings to see if the name Choice Cuts pops up.

songs of praise: sunday april 4th & sunday may 9th

after a break of 5 weeks from sunday's 'songs of praise' i got to find enough time between changing nappys (diapers) and cooking and napping with ellie to put together this week's show. really enjoyed it as hadn't been digging much the past month or so. much thanks to Paul and his assembled guests for holding things down in my absence. 

also realised i hadn't posted my last show from april 4th either so two shows for download tonight.

April 4th:

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Into My Life    Ron Basejam

Walk On By    The Undisputed Truth

Everybody Loves the Sunshine    Roy Ayers

Upside Down Cake    Johnson & Jonson

Horse    Quadron

Wolf Tone Symphony (Paul White Remix)    Mux Mool

What Now    Aloe Blacc

sunset breakup    dr rubberfunk

Candycanelane    Gonja Sufi

You and I Both Know    Alex B

Constant Questions (Original)    Silhouette Brown

Affection (feat. Ahu)    grooveman Spot

Gone Baby, Don't Be Long    Erykah Badu

I Need You Close (feat. Lorett Fleur)    Dwilt Sharpp

One Love / Onda Sonora Edit    Diana Ross

Just Cause I Got Locks    Tanya Morgan

too many fish in the sea (b.cause OOH edit)    marvelettes

7 day fool (whiskey barons edit)    etta james & the whiskey barons

Fresh And Fair    Mantler

fairy child (ronni vindahl boogie remix)    portformat feat. shuanise

my broken home    bagel boy

Beauty    Silkie

Gravity    Reflections On Creation & Bass

Silikon (Siriusmo Remix)    Modeselektor

Freshest Jam    Southside Break Crew

Small Fry ( Patchworks Disco Mix)    Mr Day

Pata Pata    Miriam Makeba

What's Goin On (Jski Mix-2010)    Marvin Gaye

May 9th:

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Peace Piece    Bill Evans

Cristo Redentor    Donald Byrd

GEORGIA RMX FANTASTIC FINAL    Georgia Anne Muldrow

Sacred    Nailah

Everybody Loves The Sunshine    Soul Village

Slowly Surely (Supreme Remix)    Jill Scott

Is There Any Love    Trevor Dandy

Lights On/Off    Emanative

Golden Apple Pt.2    Galt McDermot

Soul Kiss    Inspired Once

Blend    UpHigh Collective

Step Forward (Mr Frazier's Mix)    Jamie Finlay

moment is gone    7 samurai

Nina Simone reedit    

001 - voices - blundetto w hindi zahra    blundetto w hindi zahra

Too Late (feat. Rio)    Africa Hi Tec

03. Spottie    Hypnotic Brass Ensemble

93 'til Infinity    Souls of Mischief

Wake Up Show Anthem (1994)    Ras Kass

The Life Of A Scholar    3 Titans

A Night Out    LEFTO

wotchagonnado    mr beatnick

001 - eyesdown ft. andreya triana (floating points remix) - bonobo    bonobo

Malin Kpon O    Orchestre Poly Rythmo

Macho Wizard    The Andrew Allsgood Experience

Up From The South    The Budos Band

The Stretch [Edit] - Detroit Sex Machines    Detroit Sex Machines

Wesley Music (Danny Krivit Edit)    RSL

summer dresses

loving this tune and video.

Mr.Windmill & Jay.Soul - Summer Dresses (Feat. Cecilia Stalín) from It Won't Stop on Vimeo.

You can download the song at Bandcamp or in iTunes | Bagpak Music | Beatport | Juno Download | Stompy | SoulSeduction | TraxSource | eMusic | DanceTracks etc.

zen

So it's been a while. 20 years to be exact. 20 years since the sounds started to come out of the Ninja Tune HQ in London. The brainchild of Jon Moore and Matt Black, also known as Coldcut, Ninja Tune has been a key component in the electronic music scene, delivering beats and pieces across genres, from around the world in a consistent and dedicated manner. With artists like  newcomer Andreya Triana to latest signing Toddla T, Mercury Prize winner Speech Debelle to The Herbaliser, The Cinematic Orchestra, Hexstatic, Hint, Bonobo, Blockhead and so many more. And that’s just Ninja Tune and doesn’t include Big Dada or Counter Records with rosters that include Roots Manuva , The Death Set, Ty , Anti-Pop Consortium, King Geedorah and on, and on. Such an influencial label that has delighted us with sounds for 2 decades. Props!

To celebrate Ninja Tune have some plans. First off, go to Ninja Tune XX and start checking out the plans. Exclusive T-Shirt competition (yes, I've entered), 20 tunes being given away (first one is below, register for the rest of them), a box set (going for £80 pre-order price but check what you get), a book (through Black Dog Publishing), a series of shows around the world (must try to get to one of these for sure), video showcase and more.

"Remember – in another twenty years time, we will all be wearing silver suits, smoking liquid ultra-meow through an alloy straw, dancing to jizstep, watching 4 dimensional ocelot and will have just elected the first Labour government in a generation. Don’t miss out now. It’s a fu*k of a long time to wait for another one..."

Thanks to JC for the headsup.

Download Da Sound Of Zen

beatnick

props to the gent Mr Beatnick for dropping this freebie last night. love the bounce in this.can't wait to hear this on a proper system. plastics anyone?  excellent stuff. keep an ear out for beatnick's contribution to the charity compilation that we're getting released in august. can't wait to hear his tune for that coming from all the gear in the picture above! 

Wotchagonnado by mrbeatnick

voices

 

big up to the one they call blundetto on his upcoming release, bad bad things, out at the end of may on lucien entertainment. i can't wait for this to come out, and for his upcoming 'under the influence with...' post. definitely going to be an interesting insight.  blundetto has been kicking around my collection for a while now with his mash up of keelis' 'bossy' being one of my all time favorite tunes. just perfect. along with his excellent blog there's also the series of No ID No Entry selections. always class stuff.

the first single is 'voices' with hindi zahra along with the b side w/ the budos band horns. loving it.

VOICES with Hindi Zahra by blundetto