Quick link to the mix that Dâm-Funk did for Mary-Anne Hobbs’ show last week on Radio 1. We’re told that he put this together in the middle of an earthquake. Impressive. It features 7 (unreleased?) original tracks by DF and one by 1980s funk band L.S. Movement. Perfect for a sunny bank holiday in London town.
It’s been too long since I last posted.
I’ll make up for it now.
First of all, over the past few days I’ve heard two tracks which I can’t get enough of, but annoyingly can’t listen to outside of iPlayer and MySpace.
Another disciple of the ‘purple sound’ pouring out of Bristol, Silkie makes deep, soulful dubstep. ‘The Horizon’ is beautiful and sounds like something from a futuristic Streets Of Rage soundtrack. This tune will be on his new album ‘City Limits Vol 1’ coming in June on Mala’s Deep Medi label. Last week’s Mary Anne Hobbs show is the only place I can find it at the moment, and that’s only got a couple of days left on it before it expires. The show is a great one, but do yourself a favour and fast forward to the 16min mark. (Then again, Kito’s ‘LFO’ is the first track played and it’s also a winner)
*edit* Mary Anne’s new show has replaced it now…
Floating Points, property of Eglo and Planet Mu, played a couple of sets with his live band this past weekend in London. Unfortunately I didn’t make it to either. It’s more unfortunate that I can’t get his track ‘K&G Beat’ out of my head since hearing it at work the other day. It’ll be released on Planet Mu July 6th (so far away!), but until then I’ll just have to keep his MySpace page open.
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Alongside my usual intake of Benji B and Mary Anne Hobbs, I like to spend my time listening to the other radio shows lurking around on BBC iPlayer. Sarah Love holds down the hip-hop pretty well, and DJ Q gives you four hours of bassline every week. If I’m in the mood I’ll check out G Child’s R&B show because there’s always something on there that’ll surprise me. In amongst all the day-to-day filler there’s always a guilty pleasure to be found. For the past couple of weeks, Ray J’s “Sexy Ladies” has caught my attention. The lyrics are pretty unimaginative, but there’s a certain throwback feel to the production and the melody that I can’t shake off. The video’s got a real 90s vibe to it which, for a song so brash, is surprisingly subtle. Give it a few listens and let it sink in.
On the subject of the 90s, I’ve spent most of today listening to New Jack Swing. If you’ve been sleeping on it, then hit up my Spotify playlist. Oh yeah, it’s a collaborative one too, so if you want to add tracks then go ahead.
Here’s R Kelly’s ‘She’s Got That Vibe’ to get you in the mood. Much love goes to Dailymotion.com for being better than YouTube for music vids.
If a Ray J video and a New Jack Swing playlist isn’t enough to kill this blog outright, then this next track will be. T-Pain and Lil’ Kim have a new track called ‘Download’. It’s pretty unremarkable, but it samples ‘Computer Love’ by Zapp & Roger. Fuck it, here’s the original performed live by Zapp & Roger (before they started shooting), if you want the the second rate Lil’ Kim track then go find it yourself.
Last night’s Mary Anne Hobbs show saw a selection of the UK’s hottest female musical talent providing the entertainment. This really isn’t one to be missed. Mini-mixes from Cooly G, Nadsroic, Ikonika, Subeena and more.
REAL BAD 