French Wave

You'll either love it or hate it.

The Mizell Brothers

Had a Mizell Brothers jazz fusion morning today and what fantastic producers these lads were. Here are my highlights:

Ike White - Changin' Times

Many thanks for the introduction Ricky. What better way to start than with some music. This rather excellent and widely undiscovered album has been a permanent feature on my player over the last couple of years. Since hearing the title track on the Sean P guest mix over at sixmillionsteps, I was well and truly hooked by the haunting and addictive vibey echoes prominent in both the intro and outro as well as the laidback but genuinely retrospective lyrics and tone that seemed to eminate so naturally from Ike. 'Changin' times' which was released on L.A International, was the one and only album he released. Considering that it was written at Tehachapi State Prison where Ike was an inmate at the time, the level of sincerity is clear. It was actually Stevie Wonder who wrote the sleeve notes:

"There are many Ike Whites' in this world, let's give these men a fair chance making not the colour of his skin final fate for being behind bars"

Stevie Wonder

The album is probably best known for the more famous 'Love and Affection' which has made the tracklistings of many a rare groove compilation, a real dancefloor burner that will hopefully rock the basement of the gramaphone club in the not too distant future ;)

Anyway, if you see this LP anywhere, do buy and cherish it, it's definitely one of those albums for life.

NonCollective

Earfworm Jim put me on to this nifty website - nicely presented and chock-a-block with interesting mixes:

www.noncollective.com

You can find their tracklists here but my pick of the bunch is Broken Psych. Get involved!

Ladies and Gentlemen, Eddie Roscoe...

Very happy to welcome Mr Roscoe on the udio blog. Anyone who knows him can testify to his extensive musical knowledge and his ability to cook up a storm (and create a mess) in the kitchen, so expect some great links to all kinds of boogie-mischief and perhaps the odd recipe as well. Welcome on board Eddie.

Boom Bap of the Month

Outkast - Bombs Over Baghdad
by lasc35

Kato & Bat Fellatio

Haunting re-work of the opening vocal from Bat For Lashes' Two Suns album by Kato. Proper.

Duke Etienne

I haven't heard many good mixes recently for some reason - but this little opus from Duke Etienne, stalwart over at the Heads-High music website, certainly got my attention. Afro-bump of the highest order!

1. Lizzy Mercier Decloux – Hard Boiled
2. Pearson Sounds – WAD
3. Sole Fusion – Bass Tone
4. John Robertson – Blame
5. Reggie Dokes – Walk In Deepness
6. New World Aquarium – Tresspassers
7. Block 16 – Morning Sun (Pepe Bradock Refix)
8. Lightening Heads – Message Beats
9. Nanyo Addo – Wo ba wo ba shue
10. Jimi Tenor & the Kabu Kabu – Fast Legs
11. Silkie – Purple Love
12. Elemental – Braindrops
13.James Blake – Air and Lack Thereof’
14. Build an Ark Remix (Unknown – Help us out!)
15. Amede & The Soundsmith – Tip Toe ft. Shanazz Dorsett
16. Sa Ra Creative Partners – Soul’s Brother

Andreya Triana

Looks like Bonobo is producing Andreya Triana's debut album. I'm intrigued.

Qlocktwo

Only 885 euros...

I'm just a sucker, looking for some sugar...

20 Years of Warp

20 years and an unbeleivable number of amazing records. Many of which are handily compiled onto the Warp Classics double CD, available at Phonica now along with reduced price back catalogue from the likes of Aphew Twin, LFO, Squarepusher and Boards of Canada (to name but a few).

Here's a taster from the Classics album, Nightmares on Wax 'A Case of Funk'.