WOON

New material from Jamie Woon and his band.

Tit

Such a tit.

They're Back

Machine Dreams due out soon...

Boom Bap Of The Month

Devil Dancer

Loved this video as a kid and watching it now it's quite cool to see how the dancing style was heavily informed by MJ himself. The best bit comes just after the 4 minute mark. Amazing.

Tussle

The above track is Transparent C by a band called Tussle, comes highly recommended from earfworm Jim. Worth staying with all the way to the end. Also, Tron's back...



And for some reason, the new film about Sherlock Holmes with Robert Downey Junior contains loads of apocalyptic kung-fu shenanigans? What would Watson think!? Still.. looks prettay good.

I Am Love

From the "Dancing Machine" LP.

RIP MJ

Reflection Eternal- Back Again

I couldn't help picturing the sunniest of summer days every time I heard this tune on Benji B's show. So naturally the video takes places in a daylight-deprived studio setting. Ah well. Anyhow, this is the lead single of the long-awaited new Reflection Eternal album.

Honkytonk

Great song.

June 23rd / Warp Records

Album of the Summer?

Double OUCH

Credit has to go to BeyondBody&Soul who is uploading these beasts on to youtube. Enjoy.

OUCH

I'm going to do an 'OUCH' every month from now on. It's the word that corresponds closest with a certain look I've noticed on the faces of people who like music so much that when they hear something they really like and there are no words, their faces crumple up, and it looks like they're suffering. Also known as the pleasure/pain principle. Anyway, I hope you can see why this song deserved the OUCH gong.

Mos Def/Zack Morris/The Roots collabo

Live performance of 'Casa Bey' by Mos Def from the new album The Ecstatic. He's backed by The Roots who are the house band on the Late Night with Jimmy Fallon show.



I was more impressed though with the appearance by Zack Morris from everyone's favourite yesteryear show, Saved By The Bell (shout out to my Channel 4-on-a-Sunday-morning-back-in-the-day crew). He talks about what he's been up to since leaving Bayside High, his divorce from Kelly Kapowski and even brings out his brick mobile phone before getting down with ?uestlove and co.

DumboSex

Tough Tough Tough. A Two Tits and Count Chocula mix...

FRIENDLY FIRES - IN THE HOSPITAL
HOLY GHOST! – HOLD ON (TWOTITS EDIT)
THE JUAN MACLEAN – HAPPY HOUSE
ZOMBY – NEED UR LOVIN’
ZINC (FT. NOLAY) – KILLA SOUND
STANTON WARRIORS – GET WILD (BASSBIN TWINS REMIX)
DON RIMINI – LET ME BACK UP (CROOKERS TETSUJIN MIX)
BENGA & COKI – NIGHT (GEENEUS REMIX)
/ JANET JACKSON – GO DEEP (DUBBEL DUTCH BMORE DISCO EDIT)
THE PRODIGY – BREATHE (NUMBER NIN6 REMIX)
KID SISTER – PRO NAILS (RUSKO REMIX)
CHASE & STATUS – EASTERN JAM
/ LIL WAYNE – A MILLI
BURAKA SOM SISTEM – KALEMBA (WEGE WEGE)
/ BURAKA SOM SISTEMA – LUANDA LISBOA
SOLO – CONGOLOID (MINIMOW REMIX)
/ LOCO DICE – PIMP JACKSON IS TALKIN NOW (DUBBEL DUTCH BOOTLEG)
SOLANGE – SAND CASTLE (MACHINE DRUM REMIX)
KREON – CLORPE
NB FUNKY – RIDDIM BOX
HARMONIC 313 - CYCLOTRON
DORIAN CONCEPT – THE FUCKING FORMULA

Catch them live at Cargo this Saturday:

Natural Cleanse

James Yuill

Heard this on the new Prins Thomas live at the Robert Johnson mix (RATED.) and can't get enough of its sickly sweet stench. Enjoy/Vomit.

Dark Star. May 30th at Cable

Üdio on warm-up control and very much looking forward to it.

Casa Bey

After the non-event that was his third album in 2006 (yeah, it exists) it's just nice to get some new Mos Def material in a visual form. This is taken from the new album The Ecstatic; out next month (apparently).

Proto Techno (and some serious moves)

I'm sure some people have seen this before but for those who haven't it's footage from a Detroit TV dance show in the early 1980s (82 i think) when the hyped up and enthusiastic crowd show off their moves to Sharevari's classic 'A number of names'. The mood of the crowd is kind of infectious.

Cosmodelica

Back in the Gramaphone basement on Friday May 1st with a serious party on our hands after jam-packed parties with Greg Wilson, Trevor Jackson and Bill Brewster! Expect: Cosmo to bring down the house with her choice selection of Electronic Dub, Cosmic Disco, Acid House and Psychedelic Rock; Kato to showcase some low-slung beat therapy from his new album which is garnering massive praise on electronic forums all over the world; Ali Gudgeon to warm things up with the tastiest discofunk around and udio residents to fill the gaps with their trusty formula > LightsDownDiscoCosmicFunkAcidHouseBoogiePsych + Beyond!

Full Line-Up

C o s m o (Bitches Brew / Cosmodelica)
http://www.cosmicmusic.co.uk/
- you can normally find David Mancuso's protegé Cosmo rocking out loft parties in New York with psychedelic disco sounds, or destroying Plastic People with acid house bombs and electro breaks.. suffice to say we are massively excited to see what she can do at udio!

K a t o presents T h e 3 9 S t e p s (Bad Sneakers)
http://the39stepsmusic.co.uk/media
- we have great memories from both of kato's previous DJ sets at udio but this time around we're looking forward to hearing his new live show which showcases some tracks from his forthcoming album and also some stomping new material. If this video is anything to go by we are in for a treat..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uvmtzu9lLRs&feature=player_embedded

A l i G u d g e o n (Kapüt)
http://www.myspace.com/aligudgeon
- ali has been seen lurking behind the udio decks for a while now, casually waiting for a chance to slip one of his own records on to the turntables. We're fed up of watching our backs so we've invited him down to show us what he can do!

plus the udio residents > Earthworm Jim and the Desi Punk Contingent

Also, we're going to double the soundsystem in the basement and there will be an exhibition from our friends at Rogue Photography (http://www2.clikpic.com/bencole29/section213428.html)

£5! Free entry before 11pm!!!!!!!!!
We're expecting a healthy turn-out once again so be sure to arrive early.

Friday May 1st Üdio

Live mix from electric boogaloo!

“Colleen Murphy aka DJ Cosmo has never been one to play safe. Her sets are a reflection of her geographical and musical roots that find themselves standing somewhere between the post-disco of New York and the sharp-edge of London. Cosmo's skill at linking the past with the present to create something altogether more edgy is not completely uncanny given the fact that she remains a protégé of both David Mancuso and François Kevorkian, being one of the few guests at both the renowned Loft and Body & Soul parties. Her appearances across North America, Asia and Europe have crystallised her reputation as being a DJ who is as comfortable with the cutting-edge as she is with the rich musical heritage of her East Coast upbringing. Her instinctive leaning towards eclecticism rather than short-sightedness is again borne out by her Bitches Brew record label - itself named after the ‘difficult' Miles Davis album that crossed the boundaries of rock and jazz.”
Rob Wood, Jockey Slut

As well as Cosmo, we have a wicked live show from Kato with his 39Steps showcase:

J Rocc

J Rocc's Stones Throw podcasts are definitely worth a listen (specifically the 2099 mix).

Geek to the Beat

Sick video for 'Geek to the Beat' from The Takeover by Zion I.


Zion I "Geek To The Beat" from Okayplayer on Vimeo.

Being the music video junkie I am, I always wished they made a video for 'Boom Bip' which is my favourite song of theirs.

The World is a Ghetto

Finally picked up Loft Classics 2 on CD and have found myself going back and back to the first track, 'The World is a Ghetto' by War. An instrumental funk track with a slightly melancholic, insanely catchy horn thing going on (kicks in about about two and a half mins). There is another version of the track with a vocal but for me it's all about the horns. Enjoy.

La La La. Ho.

Jack Peñate - Tonight's Today


Sun's out.. cue summer tunes. This one was apparently produced by Paul 'Phones' Epworth and is currently getting a fair bit of radio-play and rightly so. The single's out today and there's a really strong edit by Leo Zero which is tasty as a muhfugga. Enjoy.

The Art of the Documentary

High Tech Soul: The Creation of Techno Music from Plexifilm on Vimeo.

Plenty more to be found here including Punk's Not Dead, Marvin Gaye, Bill Bailey, Just For Kicks and Wildstyle amongst others! Nice work On-Point.Be.

Sample Spotting 2

OZO

Anyone who heard our most recent podcast probably heard my lacklustre recital of a poem taken from the back of an Ozo compilation cover. Here's a much better rendition of that poem!

Deodato

I got into Deodato through listening to his gorgeous 'Love Island' LP because I heard that 'Whistle Bump' was a Loft classic (what disco song isn't?). Enjoy.

You Better Watch Your Soul

The Wire is as good as they say so believe the hype! You can start watching it from the beginning tonight on BBC 2 around 11pm, and here's a teaser..

Boom Bap Of The Month

J5JayDeeUltramagneticMCsBeatnutsEricB&Rakim&MobbDeepCommonNice&SmoothBustaRhymes
Free Download

With Summer just around the corner, fans of old-school hip hop (that's the stuff that doesn't go KERPLUNK WHIRRRR WOW WOW BOOOOOOM - no offence Fly-Lo, you're untouchable) will do well to get on Chris Read's new mixtape opus which serves as a sequel to his Diary of Rap megamix that cleverly went through a gazillion tracks in the space of an hour. Some reviews of The Diary Vol. 1.5 >

"This CD just shows how much Chris Read knows about historic Hip Hop production techniques - It's just a shame he wasn't producing this stuff during the eras that he's covering as we would probably rate the man as being up there with Paul C, Pete Rock, Premier and all! - I can't think of another Hip Hop CD I've played so much in years!" (Andy Smith - Portishead)

"Chris continues the rap anthology concept of his super-dope 'The Diary' megamix in the shape of a remix project, re-lacing acapellas from 89-2009 with historically accurate beats. 'The Diary 1.5' serves as a great platform for Chris to showcase his ample beat-making skills whilst referencing those who've inspired him."
(DJ Woody – Former World ITF Champion)

"Crazy! This is Rap History in the making. Chris proves his production skills on this one to the fullest. A wonderful and refreshing journey through all eras of hip hop. Double thumbs up!"
(Marc Hype – MPM Records / Former ITF Champion)

Footage From March 6th

You can't see much in this video but.. the drop is worth the wait and our old trusty blue siren does us proud. Roll on May 1st!

Mount Kimbie (and Lily Allen)

Mount Kimbie previews here - be sure to listen to 'William'. Also, this is surprisingly good!?

'Two Suns' - out April 6th 2009

Bat for Lashes are back! Fucking A. See FACT magazine or Dazed and Confused for great articles with more interesting reflections on the new album than my own.

Daniel - Bat For Lashes

Oops

This one slipped under the radar! More clips and only a tenner here.

Something Wicked This Way Comes

We've received footage of The 39Steps' debut live performance in Leeds last Thursday and are now really excited about the prospect of them joining us at Üdio in May (fingers crossed). Kato, the beat-geek behind the outfit, can be seen blasting out one of his recent productions in the first video and he's joined by Sarah Johns (of Mr Beasley and Leftfield fame) for a rejigged version of Ghostwriting in the second clip. They are playing their first London gig at the Bad Sneaker's Showcase at Barden's Boudoir on Thursday 26th March along with Mr Beasley and some other talented folks from up north. See you there!

Kôze

Low swung late-night listening:

"Music for nonexistent dance floors? Not really! I think I wanted to do a mix like a good radio show. It's more to listen than to dance, but who's dancing to the internet?"

Mount Kimbie – William – Hotflush
Soulphiction – What's Your Name - Musik Krause
Moodymann - Freeki Mutha F cker - KDJ
NSI - Hassel - Cadenza
Lowtec - I Remember - Playhouse
Syncom Data - Beyond The Stars (Speedy J Remix) - SD
Ben Klock - OK - Ostgut Ton
Modi and Fegiz - El Solitaire - Vinylclub
The Missing Link - 911 - Wagon Repair
Lazy Fat People - Low Profile - Perspectiv Records
AntonZap - Pm Please - Underground Quality
Fail Forever - When Saints Go Machine (dOP Remix) - EMI
Lowtec - Workshop 006 - Workshop
Animal Collective - My Girls - Domino Recording Company

Codebreaker ft. Kathy Diamond

Fire (Jimmy Edgar Remix) from Erik West on Vimeo.
Great video and equally great remix from Jimmy Edgar. Is it real or animated? Hmm.

New Prefuse 73!

Wasn't too sure about his last effort ("Preparations") although his previous collaborations with School of Seven Bells have always been a great listen, for instance the track 'The Class of 73 Bells' which actually gets rejigged for So7B's debut album...



Mark Pritchard left behind a promo copy of Prefuse's new album when he played at the Gramaphone for Deviation on March 4th, and Euan who runs bookings at the venue left it behind for us to gawp over. Thank you Euan! I have listened to the album about three times all the way through now and feel confident enough to say this is a great return to form for the producer behind Prefuse 73, Guillermo Scott Herren. The entire time I was listening I was scratching my head over how he got the vintage sound of the album, and a bit of research on the Warp website provided me with an answer:

For the 29-track Prefuse album, Herren rejected the idea of straight digital recording and instead went the much more intensive route of recording to analog Ampex tape, giving the album the sound of a lost tape of exploratory studio musicians from the not-too-distant past. In addition to the recording process, Ampexian also differs in its composition, existing as a tapestry of tracks of varying lengths and moods, albeit with a remarkable linear flow and, of course, unmatched rhythmic bump.

The album, entitled "Everything She Touched Turned Ampexian", comes out mid-April and will not be posted on this blog so make sure you kop it otherwise you'll turn into a plum.

Trev's AcidFunkDisco antics: March 6th!

Thank u Trevor Jackson and the üdio massiv for another big fun night! We are back in May with something special, butt in the meantime keep checking back for new podcasts and other news, x