2008 Rewind Part 1

We are back with our yearly round up and although we are a little late this year it is still a classic set of tracks. What was going to be a 2 part series looks like expanding to 3, we will see how it all shakes down. 2008 has sucked in many ways but musically it's been another amazing year of music of all genres and from all over the world. Part 1 of our rewind mix focuses on new music discovered in 2008. As usual we've got jazz, soul, funk, house, hiphop, rock and much much more. We had some minor tech issues so the mix is split into two mp3 files. Listen below, on Soundcloud (pt 1a) or Soundcloud (pt 1b) or download pt. 1a here and pt. 1b here.

1. Sonar Kollective Orchestra "Love, you & I"
2. Miles Davis "So what" (Shoes Re-Edit)
3. Keneth Bager ft. Gisli "Fragment one" (Instrumental dub)
4. Mr. Beatnik ft. Ahu "I know all the bitches" (Atjazz astro mix)
5. Jamie Lidell "Out of my system"
6. The Lions "Think (about it)"
7. Stereolab "Daisy click clack"
8. TV on the Radio "Golden age"
9. James Pants "Finger on the knife"
10. Little Joy "The next time around"
11. She and Him "Why do you let me stay here"
12. Benjamin Herman "Mu calling ca"
13. J.A.M. ft. Jose James "Jazzy joint"
14. Erykah Badu "Soldier"
15. Tawiah "Boy from da ends"
16. Swing Session "You got soul" (Swells power surge mix)
17. Mr. Scruff ft. Alice Russel "Music takes me up"
18. Jose Gonzales "Killing for love" (Todd Terje Brokeback Mix)
19. Ben mi duck "Stepping back"
20. Nostalgia 77 Octet "The grass harp"
21. Nicola Conte "The Nubian Queens"
22. Quiet Village "Keep on rolling"
23. Radiohead "Go slowly"
24. Two Banks of Four "Shadowlands"
25. Portishead "Nylon smiles"
26. Seun Kuti "Many Things"
27. Tettorybad "Eternal freedom"
28. IG Culture "Girl u need a change of mind"
29. The Matthew Herbert Big Band "The Story"

runtime 2:15. Enjoy.

Motion Graphics Awesomeness #3

The Tale of How from Shy the Sun on Vimeo.

Spike, skaters + explosions.

Spike, skaters and explosions.

Jazz Sessions Vol 10

Dusting off an older mix from 2007. Get in the zone from Arcade Fire to Domu and then all the way to Georgie Fame. It's a right mix up fix up. Listen below, on Soundcloud or download here.

1. Arcade Fire "Brazil"
2. Scarface"I seen a man die" (4 Hero Mix)
3. Skeme "Keep it up"
4. Kid Sublime "Worldwide"
5. Charmaine Burnette "Same girl"
6. Asha Puthli "Right down here"
7. Karizma "The damn thing"
8. Domu "Dangerous Times"
9. Unknown "Felicidade A Brasil"
10. Georgie Fame "Papa's got a brand new bag"
11. 4 Hero "Naima"
12. Jose James "The Dreamer"
13. Seawind "He Loves"

runtime 1:09. Enjoy.

Week off!

Been off in Africa for the past 10 days, back and regular postings shall resume next week. Keep an eye out for our end of 2008 rewind selections as well as our special brownswood X'mas mix.

Motion Graphics Awesomeness #2

Globo Logos from Julien Vallée on Vimeo.

Brownswood Basement Hiphop Special

Brownswood Basement has been an ongoing series by Radio One DJ Gilles Peterson who digs through his vaults of records (known as the Brownswood Basement) in North London and produces three to four shows a year where the gems are unearthed and vinyl is the only media permitted. No CDs. No mp3s. Usually the shows are focused on soul, jazz and funk vinyl that costs a pretty penny but last month Gilles opened his collection of hiphop vinyl and blew our minds with an astounding mix of proper hiphop. This is a CLASSIC. Listen to the mix below and check out the bumper 40 song track list. Hit us in the comments section if you want a direct download link.

Check out this little video where Gilles takes you into his basement.



Hip Hop Special Part 1

Old Skool
Black Survival – Black Survival (Im-Hotep) 1974
Positive K – A Good Combination (First Priority) 1988
EPMD – It’s My Thing (Fresh) 1987
Queen Latifah – Wrath of My Madness (Tommy Boy) 1988
Boogie Down Productions – Jack of Spades (Jive) 1989
Bizzie Boys – Dope (Instrumental) (Payroll) 1988
Young MC - Know How (Instrumental) (Delicious Vinyl) 1988
Son of Bazerk - Change the Style (SOUL) 1990
Chubb Rock - Treat ‘em Right (Select) 1990
Stik-E and The Hoods - Shake Whatcha Mama Gave ya (Phat Wax) 1991
Public Enemy - Fight the Power (Motown) 1989
The Last Poets – It’s a Trip (Douglas) 1977

Golden Age
Showbiz and AG - Party Groove (Payday) 1992
Jungle Brothers - Straight Out the Jungle (Warlock) 1990
Ultramagnetic MC's - One, Two, One, Two (Wild Pitch) 1993
Gangstarr - Code of the Streets (Chrysalis) 1994
Mad Skills - The Nod Factor (Big Beat) 1999
Lords of the Underground - Psycho (Pendulum) 1992
Organized Konfusion - Stress (Hollywood Basic) 1994
Eric B and Rakim - Untouchables (MCA)1990
Herbie Hancock - Oliloqui Valley (Blue Note) 1964
Gil Scott Heron - The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (Flying Dutchman) 1970
Black Moon - Who's Got the Props (Nervous) 1992
Pharoahe Monch - Agent Orange (Instrumental) (Rawkus) 2003
The Heath Brothers – Smilin’ Billy Suite Pt. 1 (Strata East) 1976
J-Live – A Charmed Life (Coup d’Etat) 2002

Arkestral
Radio Inactive - Spaceways Incorporated (Mush)
Raw - Distant Traveller (Tetrahedron)
Company Flow - Infokill (Independent as ****) 1995
Dr. Octagon - Blue Flowers (Bulk) 1996
GZA - Cold World (Geffen) 1996
Kazi - A.V.E.R.A.G.E. (Stones Throw) (2000)
Dr Doom - You Live at Home With Your Mother (Funky Ass) 1999
Sun Ra - Sounds (Saturn)
Jeru the Damaja - Come Clean (Payday) 1994
Sun Ra - Space is the Place (Blue Thumb) 1973

Poetry and all that Jazz
The Roots - Don't See Us (MCA) 1998
Mike Ladd - Feb 4th 1999 (For All Those Killed by Cops) (Realized) 2000
Slum Village - What is This (Capitol) 2002
Common - New Wave (Universal) 2002
Tha Liks - The Best You Can (LOUD) 2000
Mos Def - Universal Magnetic (Rawkus) 1997
Hi-Tek ft. Mos Def & Vinia Mojica - Get ta Steppin’ (Rawkus) 2001
The Notorius B.I.G. - One More Chance (Bad Boy) 1994
Freeway - What We Do (Roc-a-Fella) 2002
Main Source - Just Hangin’ Out (Wild Pitch) 1991
Main Source – Live at the BBQ (Instrumental) (Wild Pitch) 1991
Tribe Called Quest – ‘Scenario’ (Jive) (1992)

ObamART

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Guest Mix #4: DJ Dani Richmond

The Soundcloud community brings us our next guest mix and a testament to the internet connecting people in new ways. DJ Dani Richmond sent us this mix via Soundcloud a couple weeks ago and we were instantly intrigued right from the moment the Sammy Davis Jr. spoken word intro dropped. A mix paying tribute to Obama's victory on November 4th, this set rocks some politically correct jazz, soul, funk, afrobeat and house! Find him on Soundcloud and check his soulful house "you inspire me" mix, quality. Be sure to check his site for latest podcast action. Listen below or download here.

DJ Dani Richmond "Yes we can" mix.
1. Intro-Sammy Davies Jr Spoken words
2. James Brown-Mind Power
3. Fela Kuti-The Kalakuta Show
4. 100% Pure Poison-Windy C
5. Stevie Wonder-Black Man
6. Theo Parrish-Carpet People Don't Drink Steak Soda
7. Rich Medina-Emancipation Suite
8. DJ Spinna-The Originator
9. Frankie Valentine-Zumbi
10. Urban Soul-My Urban Soul
11. Meikbar-Feelings
12. Moodymann-Don't You Want My Love
13. Gill Scott Heron-Home Is Where The Hatred Is
14. War-The World Is A Ghetto
15. Donald Byrd-Little Rasti

runtime: just over an hour.

Got a mix? Hit us up. We're always looking for guest mixes to keep things fresh. Thx DJ Dani!