Do not ask me why I got there (because i was thinking about a nice festival in a sunny location, maybe), but I stumbled upon this ... A Strictly Dub Mix by the Phlash Man aka Phil Asher from Restless Soul Fame. I have to say I'm amazed that the guy goes reggae, but hey, I love reggae and I like Phil. He is an inspiration even if I only heard him spin once.
As they say yardie style : "Brethren, di set deya fi blazin faya"
1. DJ I ROY – TIGER FROM BENGALIE – SUCCESS RECORDS
2. PABLO ALL STAR – SKANKING VERSION – ROCKERS
3. CARLTON LIVINGSTONE – TALE OF TWO CITIES / DUB – CHANNEL 1
4. PRINCE FARI & CULTURE – MESSAGE FROM THE KING / VERSION – CRY TUFF WISDOM MAN
5. ROD TAYLOR – NO ONE CAN TELL I ABOUT JAH JAH / VERSION - CRY TUFF WISDOM MAN
6. MAYTONES – WHO CANT HEAR MUST FEEL / VERSION – COMMANDA MUSIC
7. MAYTONES – WHO CANT HEAR MUST FEEL – COMMANDA MUSIC
8. TENOR SAW – JAH GUIDE AND PROTECT ME / VERSION – FS001
9. TENOR SAW – JAH GUIDE AND PROTECT ME – FS001
10. TENOR SAW – JAH GUIDE AND PROTECT ME / VERSION – FS001
11. MICHAEL PROPHET – YOU ARE A NO GOOD / VERSION – JAH GUIDANCE
12. MICHAEL PROPHET – YOU ARE A NO GOOD – JAH GUIDANCE
13. THE UPSTETTERS – STRONG DUB – UPSETTERS RECORDS DISCO CORK
14. JACOB MILLER – TENEMENT YARD – INSTRUMENTAL DUB – ARAB RECORDS
15. MIKEY DREAD & KING TUBBY – PARROT JUNGLE – DREAD AT THE CONTROLS
16. BLACK UHURU – DUB OF EGLINGTON – ISLAND RECORDS
17. STEPHANIE SAMUELS – AFRICA WE WANT TO GO / DUB – CHANNEL 1
18. HUGH MUNDELL – ONE JAH, ONE AIM, ONE DESTINY/ VERSION ROCKERS ALLSTARS – ROCKERS INTERNATIONAL
19. AUGUSTUS PABLO – EAST OF THE RIVER NILE / VERSION PABLO ALLSTARS - ROCKERS INTERNATIONAL
20. I ROY – SATTA MASSAGANA – ATTACK
21. KEN BOOTHE - SATTA MASSAGANA – ATTACK
This is the "One Night at Le Bar du Matin" mixes. As always, we are asked to choose a theme for the night. I went for the afrolatin side of things. Salsa dura, cumbia, latin funk, latin breaks, afrobeat, etc ...
I think this fits the wonderful weather we had in Brussels lately.
This are one take tapes recorded live, no editing, no overdubs, or anything like it.
To celebrate the forthcoming release of the next Beastie Boys album (early next month, I believe), I'm giving you this awesome track from the classic "Paul's Boutique". My favourite from the Boys, the most complex, sample filled record they made if you ask me. The record was recorded in Los Angeles after they parted ways with Def Jam and signed with Capitol Records.
"looking down the barrel of a gun" sounds like Slayer on acid doing hip hop and eating burgers. Or something like that.
As I was talking with my beautiful kids about where they are coming from; where my woman and I are coming from (Haïti and Poland, Congo for her), I realised later (while cooking stew) how much we are influenced by our environment. I speak french with a horrible Brussels accent, I eat stews as well as Congolese food. And Brussels is most definetly my hometown even if I feel comfortable with being somewhere else. I may feel at home in Port Au Prince (Haïti), in Cape town or in Switzerland. But coming home is synonymous with Brussels.
So, I thought about this awesome track by 3rd Bass, that infamous and very underrated hip hop band from NYC. Because, yes, we are the products of our environment.
Thanks to Soul Culture for remembering me that today would have been the 78th birthday of the late great Nina Simone. As Mos Def said : "You may dig on the Rolling Stones / But they never could rock like Nina Simone".
Don't get me wrong ! I love Dilla ! I really believe he changed the way peeps are making beats nowadays, but ... there is a "But" ...
February is a month who saw the birth of Robert Nesta Marley and the death of Ray Barretto on february 17th 2006. Those two changed the pace of music in general, especially Marley, and their heritage is not to be discussed if you love music. I think those two are scandalously forgotten in this so-called Dilla Month. May him Rest In Peace. May them Rest In Peace, too.
Ray Barretto is one of the best percussionnist that saw the light of day. He never stopped recording between 1961 and 2006, releasing around 50 (!!) records.
Here is a cover of Stevie Wonder's classic "Pastime Paradise". Recorded and released in 1979 on the infamous CTI label. Not rare, nor expensive ... just brilliant !
This is possibly one of my favourite disco jam ever. Produced by Norman Whitfield, the psychedelic disco jam is just perfect. There is a crazy energy in this song, the vocals, the bass riff, the vocal harmonies, the horns, the strings, ... , all these elements combined make this song very special ... it's not fancy, it's not rare, it's just perfect.
It was Dj Spinna's birthday recently with heavyweight dj's Scratch and Kenny Dope Gonzales behind the decks. Nothing but legends actually !
They had the excellent idea of recording the party and to put it available for your listening pleasure ...
It is now official (we're just waiting for the contract to be signed) that Quantic will spin in Brussels on april 1st. Here is a mix he made that will warm your ears up for that day (more info very soon).
Will Quantic is a gentleman, an outstanding dj and a fantastic producer.
As we will be spinning together tomorrow night at KVS for Bal In De Box, i take the opportunity to share this mix made for the good peeps at Sloth Boogie. Whether you know it or not, Dimitri is a master behind the decks. And a very friendly guy.
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 ...
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.
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 ...
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
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 ...
Starting with 3 unmixed songs from the late Michael Jackson who changed the face of popular music forever, then back to average ... meaning your weekly dose of feel good music ...
+/ THE JACKSONS : Bless his soul (Epic) +/ MICHAEL JACKSON : off the wall (Epic) +/ MICHAEL JACKSON : I can't help it (Epic) +/ RAPHAEL SAADIQ : Skyy do you feel me (Universal) +/ OCOTE SOUL SOUNDS : revolt of the cockroach people (ESL) +/ LEE FIELDS & THE EXPRESIONS : money is king (Truth&Soul / Stones Throw) +/ STICK MANOEUVRES : hot wax (Here & Now) +/ MOS DEF FEAT. SLICK RICK : auditorium (Downtown) +/ BUSTA RHYMES FEAT. COMMON, JAMIE FOXX, MARY J BLIGE : decision (Motown) +/ WAJEED : jeedo suave (Bling 47) +/ ERIC LEGNINI TRIO : trippin high (B Flat) +/ JAZZTRONIK : heat (Mukatsuku) +/ ANTIBALAS : ROC (Purpose) +/ MAW feat. WUNMI : Ekabo (MAW) +/ RON TRENT : jazz funk freedom (FVR)
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