VA - Essential Mix: Francois K

Been back on the headphones again and for the few who may not already have it. "This amazing album depicts the deck craft of one of dance music's founding fathers. Kevorkian, a French jazz drummer who migrated to America in 1975 was one of the first DJs to mix and edit disco records into 12" cuts, prolonging the grooves and creating dynamic workouts for adventurous dancers. Yet this is much more than disco, it's a journey from funk filled 1970s New York City when breakbeats and disco edits were emerging from the primordial sonic soup through to electro, early garage, house, hip-hop, techno and drum & bass. Familiar names such as D Train, Chaka Khan, Kraftwerk and James Brown sit alongside rarities from Akwaaba, Adonis, Willie Hutch and Level 42. This isn't a mix album in the conventional sense, there's not much blending or cutting, but it is a beautiful and thoughtful exploration of dance music's many moods by someone who understands and can integrate them better than most. --JB"

Tracklisting CD 1
01 Maurizio - M 4.5 Basic
02 Funk Masters - Love Money
03 Jephté Guillaume - La-Kou-A
04 Akwaaba - Phlox/ Just Pilau/ Afro-Burger (Francois K Mix)
05 Level 42 - Starchild
06 T-Connection / Tower of Power - Squib Cakes / At Midnight
07 James Brown - There Was A Time
08 George Benson - Song For My Brother (MAW Mix)
09 Earth, Wind and Fire - In The Stone
10 Chaka Khan - I Know You, I Live You
11 Kyoto Jazz Massive - Nacer Do Sol
12 Virgo - Free Yourself
13 Kim English - Learn 2 Luv (Mood II Swing Vocal Mix)
14 Love Committee - Law & Order

Tracklisting CD 2
01 Bob Holroyd - African Drug
02 Wally Badarou - Mambo
03 Renegade - Dark
04 Billy Cobham - Storm
05 Kerri Chandler / Sinnamon - Atmospheric Beats / I Need You Now
06 Adonis / Sinnamon - No Way Back / I Need You Now
07 Willie Hutch - Sure Know How To Love Your Man
08 Paperclip People - Throw
09 Kraftwerk - Home Computer
10 A Tribe Called Quest - Award Tour
11 De La Soul - Say No Go
12 D-Train - Keep On
13 Lisa Taylor - Did You Pray Today
14 Jazzanova - Caravelle
15 Francois K - Groovin'
16 Lil' Louis & The World - Jazzmen
17 St Germain - Percussion
18 Exodus- Together Forever
19 King Tubby - Dreams Of Dub

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Randoms

Pearson Sound - Wad

El-B - Son De Cali

Hudson Mohawke - Rising 5

Pepe Bradock - Cu @ Minna & Lafayette

Gulda

Friedrich Gulda - The Air From Other Planets

Haven't posted any jazz on here for ages it seems. A personal favourite which sounded great to hear again

Y-T

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Sampha - Rainstars

VA - Ten (Vol. 3)

Tracklisting

01 David Joseph - You Can't Hide Your Love (Larry Levan Remix)
02 Affinity - Don't Go Away (Dimitri From Paris Instrumental Take)
03 Omar - Feeling You (Henrik Schwarz New Mix)
04 Kashif - Help Yourself To My Love (The Revenge New Jersey Soul Mix)
05 Social Disco Club & Maia - The Way You Move (Greg Wilson Version)
06 Rahsaan Patterson - It Aint Love
07 Andres - Learn To Love (feat. Monica Blaire)
08 Theo Parrish - Chemistry
09 Walter Jones - I'll Keep On Loving You
10 Stratus IV - Lovin' You
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Joy Orbison

Joy Orbison - Hyph Mngo

If you ain't heard about him already, I urge you to check out all his productions. The above is a taster but believe the full single release is out next month on Hotflush Recordings. Also check out the two excellent mixes below, definitely a name to watch

DLDRMS001 Mix
Pearson Sound "Indelible" (Aus)
Karizma "Drumz Nightmare" (R2)
Nu-Birth "Anytime" (Locked On)
Tonya Renee "About You" [Karizma Boucha Remix] (Home Recs)
Altered Natives "Rass Out" (Fresh Minute Music)
Joy Orbison "Smother" (DOLDRUMS)
Efdemin "Acid Bells" [Martyn Remix] (Curle)
Shed "Selection One" (Soloaction)
Ultramarine "Hooter" [Carl Craig Remix-Joy Orbison Edit] (Real Soon)
Joy Orbison "Tentative Bidding" (DOLDRUMS)
Martyn "Hear Me" (3024)
Joy Orbison "J. Doe" (DOLDRUMS)
Joy Orbison "Hyph Mngo" (Hotflush)

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BSRkR01 Mix
Thriller - Genie
Floating Points - Love Me Like This
C.O.M.B.I. - It A Late
Eddie C - Make It Better
The Revenge - Night Flight
B.W.H. - Stop
James Pants - We're Through
Alicia Meyers - I Want To Thank You
Fudge Fingas - DinsDins4Dada
Bumblebee Unlimited - Lovebug (DK Edit)
Arthur Russell - Hop On Down
Nite Jewel - Weak For Me
The Samps - Traincummings.....
C.B. Funk - Subway To Cologne
Kate Bush - Cloudbusting

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Veedon Fleece

Van Morrsion - You Don't Pull No Punches, But You Don't Push The River (1974)

Can't stop playing this again. The whole LP in fact. Timeless emotive music

Sun (day)

Woolfy - Two Far Gone (Carlos Hernandez Remix)

DJ Kaos - Love The Night Away (Tiedye Mix)

Band Aid - A Tour In Italy (Dub)

Wally Badarou - Mambo

Singing Statues - Summer Smile

R.I.P

The Jacksons - (This Place Hotel) Heartbreak Hotel (Sasso Re-Edit)

Michael Jackson - I Can't Help It (Tangoterje Version)

The Jacksons - Living Together (Tribute to Ron & Bill Hardy Version)

Michael Jackson - Don't Stop Til You Get Enough (Tim & Tim Edit)

Michael Jackson - Pretty Young Thing (Demo) (U-Tern Edit)

Michael Jackson - Get On The Floor (Holy Ghost! Edit)

The Jacksons - Shake Your Body (Jon Averill Shock Edit)

Michael Jackson - Liberian Girl (Giuliodj Edit)

The Jacksons - Get It Together (4 Hero Remix)

Shinehead - Billie Jean

Michael Jackson - Were Almost There (DJ Spinna Remix)

Michael Jackson - Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' (Whoop Dat Ass Bootleg)

The Jacksons - Ain't No Sunshine (SSY Remix)

Michael Jackson - Rock With You (Frankie Knuckles Remix)

Michael Jackson - Thriller (OOFT Music Phazed Edit)

Michael Jackson - Remember The Time (Siik Remix)

Banzai Republic - Loungin With Jacko

Caetano Veloso - Billie Jean

Dub/step

L.V. Feat Dandelion - CCTV (2008) (Buy)

Carrying on the random nature of posts on here, this just sounded so right/good on the office stereo today had to post it...

'Funky'

Would love to know what other peoples thoughts are on the whole 'funky' scene. Got to admit that I'm actually liking a lot of the stuff coming out, including some of the slightly cheesier stuff as above. Anyway, had to just air that and get if off my chest even if it ain't 'cool' to admit it, ha. Check out a recent Seiji mix here which gives a good little taster

Bukem House Mix (1994)

LTJ Bukem - [BUK13] Yaman Studio Mix - 'Fusion Chill Out II' - Chill Out - No 2 - House Injection March 1994

Been loving this mix recently, no tracklisting unfortunately

Lynwood Rose

Tracklisting
01 Q-Tip, D’Angelo & Raphael Saadiq - Lynwood Rose Intro
02 D’Angelo & Q-Tip - Believe
03 Raphael Saadiq & Q-Tip - We Fight/Love
04 Q-Tip & Raphael Saadiq - Get Involved
05 Q-Tip - Shine All Day
06 D’Angelo & Raphael Saadiq - Be Here
07 D’Angelo - Found My Smile Again
08 Q-Tip - Dance On Glass
09 Raphael Saadiq - Still Ray
10 D’Angelo - Really Love
11 Raphael Saadiq - Make My Day
12 Q-Tip - Lyrics From The Abstract (TDMG Mix)
13 D’Angelo - The Line
14 Raphael Saadiq - Lift The People
15 D’Angelo - A Capella Interlude
16 Q-Tip - Sand Castle Disco
17 Raphael Saadiq- - We Get Down
18 Q-Tip - Midnight Marauders 2008
19 D’Angelo - So Far To Go
20 Raphael Saadiq - A Capella Intermission
21 D’Angelo - Bullshit
22 Q-Tip - Request
23 Raphael Saadiq - Just A Man
24 D’Angelo - Imagine
25 Q-Tip & Raphael Saadiq - Stressed Out
(SaaDiq Mix)
26 D’Angelo - Devil’s Pie
27 Raphael Saadiq - AOL Freestyle
28 D’Angelo - Tell Me
29 Raphael Saadiq & D’Angelo - Exclusive Outro
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Nothing that new in this 'warm up mixtape' but still sounding pretty nice on the stereo today. Hopefully the forthcoming LP collaboration between the three of them will live up to the hype.

Hip To The Hop Part 3

Apologies for the lack of posts recently but other things have taken priority. Cheers for all the emails & messages have been getting recently too, glad people are enjoying the music. Noticed I hadn't posted any hip hop stuff for a while so here's some random bit's & pieces been feeling recently, some a bit older but most 'new-ish' I believe.

Tracklisting
01 Mos Def - Casa Bey
02 Kanye West & Malik Yusef - Magic Man Feat. Common & John Legend
03 Slum Village - Cloud 9 Feat. Marsha Ambrosius
04 Pacific Division - On Off Switch Feat. Dom Kennedy & Mykel
05 Dom Kennedy - It Was Beautiful
06 Phat Kat - Lovely (Mr. Beatnik Edit)
07 Daru & Rena - Lonely Nights (The Roots Dilla Spirit Mix)
08 Daru & Rena - You There Part 4 (Dilla Tribute)
09 Theophilus London - Aquamilitia
10 Elucid - Birthright Feat. Che Grand
11 New Look - Everything
12 Santogold - Anne (King Britt Moody Mix)
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Future Boogie

Been on this sorta vibe this week, particularly feeling the recent Dam-Funk EP a lot, in fact all of his stuff- can't wait for the LP. Silkie's forthcoming 'Purple Love' tune on Deep Medi is also massive with me at the mo. Quite a few other bits in fact but will wait for 'proper' release dates so can do a slightly bigger/better post, these three will have to do for now. Turn 'em up.

2000f & J Kamata - You Don't Know What Love Is (Buy)

Dam-Funk - Hood Pass Intact (Buy)

First Touch - Pleasure For Your Treasure (Download LP)

Inside Is Love

Leon Ware - What's Your Name (1979)

Another that's been sounding good again.

Sun+House

Here's three which have been sounding big on the office stereo + put me in a good mood for the forthcoming (hopefully sunny) weekend here in London town. Hope everyone has a good one planned.

Downtown Party Network - Days Like These (Radio Edit) (Buy)

Tony Lionni - Found A Place (Buy)

The Detroit Experiment - Think Twice (Henrik Schwarz Remix) (Buy)

James Mason

Coincidentally recently heard both of these again after a very long time and they still blew me away, just as they did the first time I heard them years ago. Most people who read this blog are probably already well familiar but for anyone who hasn't heard them in a while or never even...music rarely gets much better than this in my humble opinion.

James Mason - I Want Your Love (1996)

James Mason - Sweet Power Your Embrace (1977)

We Are Family

The below also reminded me of this badboy that's been getting repeated plays by me lately, especially sounding extra good in this great weather for some reason. 'You're A Friend To Me' from the same LP (& as most famously sampled by Quiet Village) has also been sounding particularly good again too. The don's Bernard Edwards & Nile Rodgers on production duties.

Sister Sledge - Easier To Love (1979)

Nicole - New York Eyes (1985)

For all the soul pirate crews. Sounded amazing in the sunshine today.

Saskamodie

Mocky - Birds Of A Feather (2009)
Buy

VA - Ten (Vol. 2)

Tracklisting
01 Seiji - Ravin A
02 Fare Soldi - Dolo Boys
03 Friend - Secret
04 Atlantic Conveyor - We Are
05 Balihu - Free Lovin' (Housedream)
06 Osborne - Fire
07 Lukas Nystrand And The Ageema Blues - Knivar
08 Black Science Orchestra - Philadelphia (Party Mix)
09 Charles Webster - Ready (Herbert's Steady Dub)
10 Rufus & Chaka Khan - Ain't Nobody (Hallocinogenik Version)
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Minimal Banger

Benny Rodrigues - I Like

Another heard on Deviation recently, not gonna be for everyone this one but I really like it. In the right setting + on the right system = massive tune in my humble opinion.

Kwes

Here's another promo track that I'm admittedly very late on posting but better late then never eh. Get quite a few through but this stood out from the pile when I first heard it. He's already been getting plenty of hype everywhere and impressed by everything I've heard from him so far. Here's a link to a decent interview, not too sure about his choice of Fifa & Arsenal though, ha. Also check out his myspace page for more info & tracks. Very much looking forward to his LP.

Kwes - Hearts In Homes

Tonight's Today

Jack Peñate - Tonight's Today

Now that Benji B & a few others are playing it I suppose it's 'acceptable' to post :p Should've gone with my gut instinct when I first heard the promo. Check out the extended mix which is pretty easy to find online. Best 'pop' tune of 2009 so far?