BEN MONO GIVES HIS ALBUM AWAY

The man called Ben Mono released an album called "Hit the bit" on Compst Records several years ago ... he is now giving it away for free in high resolution mp3 ... Do yourself a favour, go grab it ...

Here is a teaser :

Ben mono - Hit The Bit (FREE ALBUM DOWNLOAD in 320kb) by ben mono

20 YEARS AGO IN EINDHOVEN

Via Hans

Back To Niceness 29/01/11

Another week, another Back To Niceness Show packed with goodies, exclusives and discoveries … We kick off the show with a track from Talib Kweli’s “Gutter Rainbows”, an excellent record that we recommend … Then, some Dilla productions as we enter Dilla month, Owiny Sigoma Band, Mizz Beats, George Fitzgerald, Brian Auger, and many more …

Enjoy the show

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PART 1 +/ Talib Kweli feat. Iron Solomon & Jean Grae : chicken soup (Blacksmith)+/ Common feat. D’Angelo : geto heaven (MCA)+/ J Dilla: make them NV (Stones Throw)+/ J Live : no time to waste (Triple Threat)+/ The Chi Lites : for God’s sake give more power to the people (Harmless)+/ Sarah Vaughan : inner city blues (Cobalt)+/ Brian Auger’s oblivion Express : happiness is just around the bend (MIG)+/ Mongo Santamaria : o mi chango Joe Claussel rework (Fania) +/ Dennis Ferrer : the red room Kyle Hall remix (Objektivity)+/ Owiny Sigoma Band : Odero Lwar (Brownswood) +/ Africa Hitech : how does it make you feel DVA’s Emotions remix (Warp)+/ Actress : hubble (Honest Jon’s) +/ Ramsey Lewis Trio : wad in the water (Chess)+/ Marvin Gaye : I’ll be doggone (Motown)+/ Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings : she ain’t a child no more (Daptone)

Part 2 +/ Earth Wind & Fire : kalimba story (CBS)+/ Parliament : funkentelechy (Westbound)+/ The Fatback Band : let the drum speak (Ace)+/ Reuben Wilson & The Cost of Living : go to get your own (Cadet)+/ The Afro Soul Tet : oom gowa (Ubiquity)+/ Pete Rock & CL Smooth : anger in the nation (Elektra)+/ Andreas Saag : nobody here (Brownswood)+/ Ruddy Thomas / Welton Irie : shake your body down to the ground (Joe Gibbs) …+/ George Fitzgerald : don’t you (Hot Flush)+/ Mizz Beats : dirty dishes (Eglo) +/ Maelan : feel the heat (Munich)+/ Horsepower Productions : damn it (Tempa) +/ The Ohio Players : pain (westbound)

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LOVE ME LIKE THIS

This is a monster that gave birth to another monster. Real To Reel's jam was edited by Floating Points to create one of the best tracks of 2009. This jam is nothing but a bomb. Recorded and released in 1983, it has that distinctive boogie sound from the era ... just perfect ...


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MEET ME AT THE GOGO

I love Gogo music ... the combined elements of funk, percussion and dope synths always does it on the floor as long as the jam is good. It is fair to say that all the releases of the genre are quality but, when it is, it tears the floor down without a doubt.
This jam by Hot Cold Sweat was released in 1982 and produced by the allmighty kings of Gogo, Trouble Funk. It has everything needed for a good record ... an infamous groove, dope production, great sound.
Tested and approved at Strictly Niceness.

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Back To Niceness 22/01/11

As this period is pretty quiet on the new releases side of things, we take advantage of this show to dig into our crates and display some of our favourite tracks … Think Ray Barretto, The Abyssianians, Freda Payne, Cymande, etc … plus some of the finest moments of 2010 with Pearson Sound, Mosca, Sully, Ebo Taylor, etc …

Enjoy the show.

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PART 1

+/ Ray Barretto : right on (Fania)
+/ War : me and baby brother (United Artists)
+/ The Afro Soul Tet : oom gowa (Ubiquity)
+/ Moodymann : the day we lost the soul (KDJ)
+/ J Rocc : boogie Party Man remix (Stones Throw)
+/ Freda Payne : you brought the joy (Harmless)
+/ Bobby Byrd : sayin it and doin it (Funky People)
+/ J Live : no time to waste (Triple Threat)
+/ NAS : represent (Columbia)
+/ Cocoa Brovas : won on won (Wreck)
+/ James Brown : blind man can see (polydor)
+/ Yvonne Fair : tell me something good (Motown)
+/ Fontella Bass : Rescue me (Chess)
+/ Frootfull : fish in the sea (Freestyle)
+/ T Williams feat. Terri Walker : heartbeat Mosca remix (Local Action)
+/ Pearson Sound : blue eyes (Hessle Audio)
+/ Sully : black projects (Fat City)

PART 2

+/ The Abyssinians : Mandela (Soul jazz)
+/ Johnny Nash : you got soul (Major Minor)
+/ Title feat; Delvis : sidechain reaction (On Point)
+/ The Roots feat. Erykah Badu : you got me (MCA)
+/ Cymande : bra (Janus)
+/ Ebo Taylor : aborekyair (Strut)
+/ Shawn Lee : flight of the bumblebee (Ubiquity)
+/ Grimelock : deliver us (Stainage)
+/ Cooly G : gritting (Brownswood)
+/ Classic Beatz : the nigerian hi-life (CDR)
+/ Marijata : no condition is permanent (Soundway)
+/ Lyn Collins : mama feelgood (Funky people)
+/ Johnny Hammond : shifting gears Dj Day remix (CDR)



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INNER CITY BLUES

Sarah Vaughan singing Inner City Blues is just a magic moment of music that needs no further explanation ...

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AL NAAFYISH (THE SOUL)

Back in the mid 80's, movies like "Beat Street" or "Break Street" would definetly transform me into what I am today. A hip hop fanatic. I remember asking this guy called Stéphane (who had a pair of turntables) to record a tape for me with the hip hop and breakdance from that time, and he did. I still have that tape somewhere, it was my first ever mixtape. Steph has to be thanked because I never had the chance to tell him how much that tape had a crazy effect on me. Thanks, man ... a lot !
Anyway, this track, that was on that precise tape, is a breakdance classic that still works to this day. I broke my neck 251 times trying to headspin while it was in the tape deck as we would try to catch the phases we were seeing in "Beat Street". This is an "historical" electro track. A classic. On the same level as "Looking for the perfect beat" by Bambaataa or "Time Space Transmat" by Model 500.

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BAMA LOVE SOUL PRESENT : A FUNKY SITUATION (THE REMIXES)

Please allow me to relay this dope post (and release) by the good people at Bama Love Soul. Bama stands for Alabama. They run a blog I've been following for a minute now, they've got dope free dl's, nice interviews; all in all, a dope blog with fantastic content. Big up to Rahdu & Friends.

Greetings everyone, it is finally here, our first project of the NEW YEAR! We proudly present to you a project that showcases many interpretations of songs from Wilson Pickett’s 1978 a funky situation album.
Wilson Pickett, an icon and Alabama native, has been so influential to modern music but with the growing amount of microwave talent, it has become so easy to forget the pioneers. With the assistance of producers and emcees from across the globe, we’ve created a compilation that will place Wilson Pickett on the tip of your tongue and encourage you to research the man that even James Brown gives up the stage to.
We ask that you not only download and listen, but also pass on and share this compilation to others, not only because we’re immensely proud of it, but because our musical history is in jeopardy and our youth have no idea who came before Usher.
Enough of waxing poetic! For all my finnicky downloaders, we’ve included several download options of 320 bitrate mp3s and even a one track download for my podcasters. Enjoy!

1. FreshNerd – TheNight
2. Byron the Aquarius – The Wicked
3. Illastrate; Amdex; Boog Brown – It’s Fine
4. DJ Rahdu; Thed Weller – I’m Ready
5. SHEN 07 – Dancewitme
6. J Finesse – Call It A Day
7. Tall Black Guy – She Too Nice
8. Sawandi – Groovin’ (Sawandi Rework)
9. King Boom – Disco Groovin’
10. Junior Star – Dance With Me (Junior Star Rework Part One)
11. Average Thought – So Loose
12. SoFoReal – Time to Let the Sun Shine (SoFoReal Remix)
13. SHEN 07 – Outro
14. Tall Black Guy; Shaheed – Blastmatazz (Bonus)
Artwork by James Gates for Art Haus Design


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STRICTLY NICENESS LIVE MIX

Photo : Bernard Rosenberg

We recorded the last edition of Strictly Niceness, which took place at La Bodega (as usual) on january 8th. It was a resident night. Bernard Dobbeleer and I had great fun, there was a crazy vibe. People left with a smile on their face and so did we ...
Here is the mix we did, it's almost complete ... it goes from Chuck Brown & The Soul Searchers to Ramadanman, from Masters At Work to Teena Marie (RIP); from The Budos Band to Snoop Dogg, ... and back.

4 hours and 45 minutes in 2 parts. Raw, uncut, and no overdubs of course.

Thanks to James Brenkley aka Decknologist for splitting this.

Enjoy.

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YOU GOT SOUL

As I was in London in september, I obviously had to tear down some recordstores. I went to Rough Trade, to Honest Jon's, People' Sound and more ... They all offered me flowers went I had to leave, haha ... I found this dope rocksteady jam in the basement at Rough trade. Johnny Nash hails from Houston (Texas) and was the first non-jamaican singer to ever record in Kingston. He even recorded and produced a then struggling local act called The Wailers. This jam went in the UK Chart at number 6. I particularily enjoy the vocal harmonies in the chorus.

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Back To Niceness 15/01/11

As we kick off the show with ... a blank ... the dangers of going live ... then Public Enemy, new releases from Tony Cook, Morgan Zarate, J Live, Dimlite, Title feat. Delvis, etc ... add some classics like Cameo, Bill Withers, Moodymann and more ... Back To Niceness takes care of your expectations regarding timeless classics and discoveries in funk, soul and beyond ...

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PLAYLIST


PART 1

+/ Public Enemy feat. Ice Cube and Big Daddy Kane : burn hollywood burn (Def Jam)
+/ Tony Cook feat. Tavell : what's on your mind (Stones Throw)
+/ Cameo : cameosis (Casablanca)
+/ DJ Nobody vs CON : keep on (re-edit) (Stilloveformusic)
+/ The Rah Band : messages from the stars Atjazz remix (Tokyo Dawn)
+/ Moodymann : sunday morning (Planet E)
+/ Floating Points : people's potential (Eglo)
+/ J Live : no time to waste (Triple Threat)
+/ Slum Village feat. Q Tip : hold tight (Barak)
+/ Dela & The Headless Hunters : London town (Brownswood)
+/ Esther Philips : home is where the hatred is (Kudu)
+/ Dimlite : loins (Now Again)
+/ Pedders : hankuri (GAMM)
+/ ClassicBeatz : kampala hustle (CDR) from the NTale Grooves project
+/ Portformat feat. Dudley Perkins & Georgia Ann Muldrow : mothership Opolopo remix (Tokyo Dawn)

PART 2

+/ Title feat. Delvis ; sidechain reaction (On Point)
+/ Strong arm steady: get started (Stonethrow)
+/ Maddslinky feat. Tawiah : further away Falty Dl remix (Tru Thoughts)
+/ Dusk Creator : after the fire (Stainage)
+/ Morgan Zarate : hookid (Hyperdub)
+/ P Money & Sukh Knight : slang like this (Defenders)
+/ Tha Alkaholiks : make room (Loud)
+/ Mos Def : universal magnetic instrumental (RAWKUS)
+/ Marvin Gaye : i want you (Motown)
+/ Al Green : all because (Hi)
+/ Ray Barretto : a deeper shad of soul (Fania)
+/ MIchel Cleis feat. Toto La Mompisina : la mezcla (Strictly Rhythm)
+/ Martyn & Mike Slott : all nights (All City)
+/ Frootful : Fish in the sea (Freestyle) new !
+/ Bill withers : railroad man (Sussex)


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YOUNGBLOOD (LIVING IN THE STREETS)

War is one of my favourite bands ever ... I was working in a record store at the time, and my boss offered me the album "The world is a ghetto". What a blast. I just discovered the extraordinary musicianship, the infamous groove, the beautiful vocal harmonies, the mix between jazz, funk, soul, latin influences, etc ...

"Youngblood / Living in the streets" in the title track of the album called the same name ... it's the original soundtrack for a movie ...

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LANSANA'S PRIESTRESS

Out of the classic and ever wonderful "Street Lady" by Donald Byrd, "Lansana's Priestress" is a dope jazz/soul/funk jam with lush horns and reeds arrangement. Recorded in 1973 and produced by the Mizell Brothers at the peak of their art of producing, the personnel listed on the liner notes is kind of an all star jazz funk musicians.

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A MIX RECORDED IN SEPTEMBER ...

It was a sunny sunday in september, the day after Strictly Niceness, and I was asked to spin at the WIELS Art Center in Brussels. Here is what I played that day ... 3H45 minutes of music travelling between reggae, jazz, breaks, soul, etc ... You can even download it (by clicking on the arrow) but, to be honest, the sound quality is dodgy ...

Playlist here under ... Enjoy

Sunny Sunday in Brussels Mix by celestobrown

Tracklist :

in the pocket Chuck Brown & The Soul Searchers
Street Ends Errol Parker
SOUL SPACE The Root Source
Freedom (Freedom Zombie Dance Part 1 & 2) Nostalgia 77 Octet
Freedom Ray Harris & The Fusion Experience
Sweet & Sour The Crusaders
Sun Goddess Ramsey Lewis
Keep It Up Milton Wright
THE BOXER cro-magnoN
Calypso Blues Calypso Rose
Hold not thy peace Dub Keith Poppin
Des Laids Des Laids Serge Gainsbourg
Distant Drums Dub The Twinkle Brothers
Running Over King Tubby
Metele Mano Snowboy And The Latin Section
Malembe Yosaku
Chinito Boogaloo Cortijo & Su Combo
Cumbia Sobre El Mar Quantic Presenta Flowering Inferno
People Ames Harris Desert Water Bag Co.
People Make The World Go 'Round Innerzone Orchestra
Nirvana Shafiq
Let Me Show Ya Jazzanova Feat. Paul Randolph
Hey Brother Aloe Blacc
I Need A Dollar Aloe Blacc
Affection (feat. Ahu) grooveman Spot
The ? Remains Gang Starr
Love Ritual Al Green
Better Things Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
Jeedo suave Wajeed
A Town Called Obsolete Andreya Triana
Skyy, Can You Feel Me Raphael Saadiq
Love Confusion Ghostpoet
Electric Relaxation A Tribe Called Quest
Perception Electric Wire Hustle
Return To Gijon (Aiff Remix) The New Mastersounds
New York is killing me Gil Scott-Heron
Sexual Healing HOT 8 BRASS BAND
Stereo Freeze Jackie Mitoo
Every Brother Ain't A Brother Panache
I Need A Man The Pointer Sisters
Mister Magic Grover Washington Jr.
Bar Kays / Holy Ghost The Bar-Kays
Too High The Detroit Experiment
Fresh Noodles (Prime Numbers) Mr Scruff & Kaidi Tatham
I Believe In Miracles SUNLIGHTSQUARE LATIN COMBO
che che cole salsa instru Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra
Every Body Say Yeah The Rebirth
Un Canto A Mi Tierra Quantic & His Combo Barbaro
Acuyeye Pacheco Y Su Charanga
Roforofo Fight (Louie Vega's EOL Mix) MSTR Gilles Peterson's Havana Cultura Band

WIND ME UP

As somebody said lately, I'd better be called Kwak the Ripper, as I very regularily rip records to feed my beast called Serato. This record is quite something. A dope boogie jam recorded in 1980 with a jazzy twist that adds a little je ne sais quoi ... Rj's Latest Arrival hails from the 313rd Detroit City. Yes, the Motor Town.

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NEFERTITI

As I was busy ripping a full box of 45's (not finished yet and by far, so many goodies in there) that belong to TLP / Troubleman, I stumbled upon this massive afrofunk jam by a band called Wisdom ... Infectious keys, dope bass line, great conga work and guitar licks ... Nefertiti is the instrumental version of a track called "What cha gonna du about you" and is much nicer to my opinion than the vocal version ... kinda rare too according to the Troubleman himself ...


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LOVERGIRL (SYBERIZED)

You may have heard that Teena Marie, the Ivory Soul Queen, passed away on december 26th at the age of 54.

Mark deClive Low and Sy Smith wanted to pay their homage to the late singer of so many disco boogie classics (think "Square Biz", "Behind the groove", "Sucker for your love", and more). They then recorded, reimagined as McDL would say the song called "Lovergirl". It's a beautiful, yet modern take on a beautiful song.
Mark told us to spread the word, so there you go ... Have a treat, it's on the house ...



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Produced by Mark de Clive-Lowe
Vocal Arrangement/Production by Sy Smith
All Vocals - Sy Smith
Trumpet - Grant Nicholas
Horn Arrangement - Grant Nicholas
All other instruments - Mark de Clive-Lowe
Mixed by Grant Nicholas + Mark de Clive-Lowe

LONG HOT SEXY NIGHTS

As i was ripping some records by the great Kenny Dixon Junior, I thought I'd share this fantastic jam from 1995 and featuring the one and only Norma Jean Bell ... it's sweaty, funky to the bones, hot daaamn sexy ... to cut a long story short, it's the hell of a jam ...

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Back To Niceness 01/01/11

We wish you the best and nothing but the best in 2011 … and deliver the second part of our favourite tracks of last year … Enter the new decade with style and ease … Enjoy the show …

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PLAYLIST :

Part 1
+/ Jay Electronica : exhibit C (Decon)
+/ Reflection Eternazl feat. J Cole, Jay Electronica & Mos Def : just begun (Blacksmith)
+/ Big Boi feat. yelawolf : you ain’t no dj (Def Jam)
+/ Quest : smooth skin (Deep Medi)
+/ HorsePower Productions : mexican slayride (Tempa)
+/ SBTRKT : soundboy shift (Young turks)
+/ Maddslinky feat. Tawiah : hiding place (Tru Thoughts)
+/ Mala DMZ : eyes (Digital Mystikz)
+/ Model 500 : ofi Mad mike remix (R&S)
+/ Ray Harris & The Fusion Experience : scaramunga jazz dance edit (Record Kicks)
+/ Jose James : warrior SBTRKT remix (Brownswood)
+/ The Martinez Brothers : don’t know yet (Objektivity)
+/ Scratcha DVA feat. Fatima : just vybes (Hyperdub)
+/ Cee Lo Green : fuck you (Arista)
+/ theophilus London : calypso blues (CDR)
+/ Colman Brothers : another brother (Wah Wah)
+/ Gotan Project : panamerica Michel Cleis remix (Ya Basta)

Part 2
+/ Lone : once in a while (Werk)
+/ Kode 9 : you don’t wash Actress Negril mix (K7)
+/ Untold: long range (Numbers)
+/ Theo Parrish feat. IG Culture : traffic (Sound signature)
+/ Mosca : square one vip (Night Slugs)
+/ Carlton Livingston : rastaman talk (Heartical)
+/ Jah Mikey & Daddy Shark : tune in (Heartical)
+/ Far East Riddim: kojak (Heartical)
+/ Quantic presenta Flowering Inferno : cumbia sobre el mar (Tru Thoughts)
+/ Mr Scruff feat. Kirsty Almeida : pickled spider (Ninja tune)
+/ Blundetto feat. Budos Horns : mustang (Heavenly Sweetness)
+/ Billy palmier : lift off (citywurl)
+/ Yabba Funk : nyash Olatunde remix (Here & Now)
+/ Black Lillies : cargo (Freestyle)
+/ Yosaku : malembe (Alala)
+/ Maddslinky feat. Omar : special (Tru Thoughts)
+/ Scratcha DVA : schizophrenic (DVA)
+/ Ramadanman : work them (Swamp 81)
+/ Pearson Sound : blue eyes (Hessle Audio)
+/John legend & The Roots feat. Black Thought : hard times (Sony)
+/Gang Starr : the question remains (Virgin)

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