Lady Chann’s ‘Sticky Situation’ has had the royal refix treatment by two producers at the top of their game; Seiji and Toddla T. This is the first refix I’ve heard of this record and I’m fervently awaiting the release of the ‘Sticky Situation’ EP which drops on the 12th of April. Go cop that.
Toddla was also in the building for the first Download This! at Plan B on Saturday night to see Seiji tear it up at the end of what was a great night and hopefully the first of many by Alex Phountzi.
Check out this footage of Lady Chann merkin Yo Yos a little while back. She absolutely killed it that night, providing vocals alongside Maxwell D over Sticky’s set.
With the release of the lead single ‘Emotions’ out today on itunes taken from the forthcoming album ‘Special Kind of Fool’, Ty has dropped a great mixtape to wet the appetite for the release of the album this Spring. With a range of features and remixes including the likes of Falty DL, Blak Twang, Anthony Mills and Tony Allen, it’s a great way to really get to know Ty if you’ve been living in a UK Hip Hop abyss for the last decade.
Ty is one of those MC’s not confound by the parameters and boundaries that have been imposed on UK rap acts over the years. Always refreshing, his voice and style just flow effortlessly over rhythmic records which take you to a place far further afield than dreary London town. London isn’t always dreary, but if you would have listened to a lot of Ty’s “peers” over the last decade you would have struggled to rationale a city with cheer and cadence.
Ty’s back catalog speaks for itself and he released classic records on the seminal Big Dada, and his new home of BBE is more than worthy for an artist who has developed a lane all of his own in the UK music scene. A conscious effort to delve deeper than most, his production seeks lineage from Afro-Beat and Jazz, with the likes of A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul and Camp Lo all obvious influences. Yet Ty has taken his own route, crafting a sounding distinctly British and incredibly refreshing.
Oneman has been celebrating the launch of his first and Rinse FM’s 11th CD over the last week and climaxed with a b2b set with Joy Orbison at DMZ in Brixton on Friday, which they kindly followed up live on air for everyone who missed it. *hangs head in shame*
DJ Oneman vs. Joy Orbison Live on Rinse FM (Right Click to DOWNLOAD or Click to LISTEN)
Greenmoney are at it again. The best DJ duo in the country right now, the selection is so on point, as we’ve become far too accustomed to over the last 9 months. It’s guys like Alex and Leo who make me feel incredibly lazy, yes, I do dig out great mixes, hunt for interesting sounds, but as a non-DJin blogger I find that the endless search for something news falls at the first hurdle, which tends to be people like Greenmoney. They have a far better ear to whats happening and it helps that they get stuff before anyone else does! Really enjoying this mix and if you can, make sure you reach Alex’s night ‘Download This!’ at Plan B in Brixton this Saturday.
Performing on the night will be Greenmoney (Fools Gold NYC) man of the moment; Roska (Rinse) Seiji, Redlight (1xtra/Lobster Boy) Photomachine and Kobe 1 (yOyO). It’s going to be an absolute banger. Hope I can make it!
Stones Throw Records have sanctioned leaks from the forthcoming Madlib ‘Beat Konducta in Africa’ album which drops on the 23rd of March. It’s sounding incredibly nice as I’m sure you can imagine, can’t wait to cop this, Stones Throw is easily the best Independent label in the World. I defy anyone to say otherwise.
The West London Bass Heavyweights Greenmoney have put together a wicked remix of New York group Cubic Zirconia’s latest offering ‘Josephine‘.
They’ve classed this one as Trancestep, a brilliant tongue-n-cheek subgenre. with so many spawned and morpherd osmosis’ happening in Music right now, it’s only right that those blurring the boundaries have a bit of fun with the title.
I know very little about Cubic Zirconia, other than the odd track that Alex & Leo have been playing on their wonderful radio show. I’m sure I’ve mentioned that once or twice on the Twitter or here before, if I haven’t then you should head on over to the Ministry of Sound Radio Station on a Sunday evening for your weekly fix.
This is probably my favorite remix of the year thus far. The infectious vocals of the lead singer and the rhythmic, hypnotic drum loop and psychedelic feel, aided by the husky voiced hook, this is a cracker.
Another fantastic XLR8R City Guide, this release focuses on Boston and the pretty damn awesome Soul Clap. I featured the series before, you should check that post out.
Jamangle has come through with an absolute banger of a mix. A good friend and an ally of the White Horse bass and beers massive, has put together an incredibly dirty and dark mix for your mash-up pleasure. A monster on the decks, this one is pure filth. The tracklisting is testament to that. I hope you enjoy this one as much as I am.
Cooly G, she’s just dropped her own online TV show (see above) and a rather banging XLR8R podcast. You can download that with the tracklisting after the jump. So Cooly G, probably the most exciting thing happening in London’s underground world of hybrid Funky-esque, Techy, Minimal, Vocally Great, Running Out Of Superlatives Awesomeness. Gotta catch her playing out sooner rather than later.
Mad Decent even do promo videos for free downloadable podcasts. Now isn’t that something. Labels, step yo game up. Dirty South Joe & Flufftronix have put together a rather melodic, dare I say it “sensual” Dubstep mix for Valentines Day. Normally the memory of St. Valentine is treated as a cash cow for Clinton Cards and Florists up and down the country cashing in on Milk Tray, loveable Gorilla bears and crap cards with corny copy. Mad Decent though have taken it upon themselves to give you the best in “wobble” why you sit at home waiting by the phone for that special someone to call. Rave your lonely hearts away.
This is quite easily the best thing to happen in radio so far this year. Gilles Peterson invited Radiohead’s Thom Yorke to join him on his Worldwide Radio 1 show, and a phenomenal musical journey ensued. Thom always strikes me as someone quite aloof and a little out of touch perhaps, but this is certainly not the case. I’m not the biggest Radiohead fan in all honesty, I never quite grasped why they were so important, and why I should conform to the status quo of ‘OK Computer’ being the greatest album ever made. More than likely it was my naivety as a youngster; wanting to shun the pseudo-musical intellects. Those that saw themselves on a higher plateau at 13 for loving the Oxfordshire group’s distinct brand of melancholy.
This radio show has gone on to banish any self-perpetuated myths I held about Thom Yorke and whatever tastes he may or may never of had in terms of music (I haven’t really ever thought about it until now). he truly astonished me with his selection, and going back to back with Gilles seamlessly transgressing genres and boundaries, it was a joyous moment. Playing everything from people of the moment Floating Points and Jay Electronica to Blaqstarr and Los Silvertones. With some Trip-Hop and bits and pieces thrown in for good measure. From the conversations in between tracks you get the notion that this is just two good mates flinging records on, testament to their genius.
Gilles is a musical hero of mine, and anyone who knows anything about music in London will be duly aware of the influence and incredible ear he has. If tickets are still available I would make sure you try and get to the Worldwide Awards, his annual event celebrating the best of what he has played over the last year. Floating points are set to perform with the full string-set, with Lee Fields, Theophilus London, Darkstar and numerous others performing it should be incredible. I’ve been wanting to attend the Awards for several years now as a long time listener of the show. This will be my 1st on february the 6th and I can’t wait.
Download the show alongside the tracklistings after the jump.
Check out this great mix by Mick Boogie taken from his recent set at Liv Nightclub in Miami.
Late Night with Mick Boogie is a new mixtape series, in which Mick takes the live experience from his sets and condenses it to an hour for your home listening pleasure.
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