The Bird House

Author: djtbird

  • Travels & Such (Something Else! for 5/17/12 on Wtnr Radio.com)

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    This set is a bit of a mixed bag (kind of normal for me, actually.)  Some of it is from my recent trip to Madrid, others are tracks that have come about from recent music sessions with collaborators (Maxey Blaze, my partner in Los Chicos Altos, and Voodoofunk, our friend and fellow producer here in Barcelona.)  There\’s promos from different record labels, other tracks I\’ve come across recently, some hiphop breaks (i.e., source material for samples,) poetry and a sort of tribute to Charles Stepney, the subject of a documentary \”Interrupted Greatness\” and major influence on musicians I dig.  Hope you enjoy…

    The Fight Is In The Streets (15 M) [DJ Floro & Oscar Martos Mix] – Alma Afrobeat Ensemble feat Krukid
    Union Station Blues final – Voodoofunk & Los Chicos Altos
    Joy And Pain (LCA Edit2) – Maze Feat. Frankie Beverly
    Let\’s Dance – Pleasure
    Ballerina (The  Auto Charm Fantasy Mix) – Nyree and The Auto Charm
    Tigerskin (Original Mix) – Terry Grant feat. Carrie Manning
    Phuture Bound (Shur-I-Kan remix) – Joey Negro presents Akabu
    Maleele – Etran Finatawa
    When Gamble and Huff Ruled – Nikki Giovanni
    Skain\’s Domain – Wynton Marsalis
    Impressions – McCoy Tyner
    You Can\’t Hide Love – Creative Source
    Drum Song – Earth Wind & Fire
    Les Fleur – Ramsey Lewis

  • May DJ mixes!

    Just posted 2 new mixes for May on Mixcloud.com.  First is a house mix which includes tracks by some friends and another that\’s a work in progress…

    Mayday House Mix by T-Bird on Mixcloud

    Track List: 
    Love on a Real Train (Uptown Express Mix) – Steven Garcia                 
    Mi Rumba (Genius Of Time Remix) – Kyodai                      
    Stellita (Rex Leon Madness) – Irfan Rainy And Rex Leon                  
    We Are Connected (Ricky Ryan And Ucleden Remix) – Jondi & Spesh
    Late Night Blues – Jimpster
    Moscow Traffic (Beep Yeah mix) – Luckystars
    Berim-Bass – Los Chicos Altos
    Real Thang (Manuel Tur remix) –  Replika
    Thats Right (extended version) (feat. Imagine This & Cherie Mathieson) – Jason Eli
    And Her Too (Clean) – speakers
    I Love the Music (Manuel de la Mare & Alex Kenji Remix) – Seamus Haji & Cevin Fisher    
    Hold On (He\’ll Be Right There) [12 Mix] – Sarah Dash
    Birthday Song (Original Mix) – Chaos In The CBD

    A mix done as a \”Thank You!\” to DJ Floro of Radio 3 (Spain) program \”Sonideros.\”
    He compiled 3 discs called \”RepublicAfrobeat\” and all of the tracks in this mix are drawn from the series–GO BUY THEM!! He is based in Madrid, so check him out if you\’re there!
    His site is here: http://djfloro.net
    You can listen to Sonideros here: http://www.rtve.es/alacarta/audios/sonideros/

    Track List:
    Missing Link- Femi Kuti
    Love Ritual (Bwana Mix) – Al Green
    How Real (Can A Real, Real Be) – Bantu Feat. Ayuba
    Ilegal – Couscous Party
    Elephants – Karl Denson\’s Tiny Universe
    Funky In The Middle – Nickodemus Feat. Jay Rodrreiguez & Ticklah
    Afrobeatnik – Gecko Turner
    Woman To Man – Tony Allen
    Docking In Outer Space (pseudo afro beat-o version) – Cultural Mambo
    Platypus Strut (Extended Strut) – Ohmega Watts
    JJD (Remixed By Afrodisiac Soundsystem) – Rhythm Roots All-Stars

  • Walk Like An Egyptian (Something Else! on Wtnr Radio.com for 5/3/12)

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    Something Else! Intro – Dj T-Bird                           
    Future Retro – MR. Bird                            
    Game Seven – Chuck Brown & The Soul Searchers    
    Oulutche (DJ Adish Remix)  –  Alaev Family                        
    Walk Like An Egyptian (Pytter mix) – Wilman De Jesus                     
    Dude (Punjabi Hit Squad remix) – Beenie Man
    Bas Kar Bas Kar – Sukshinder Shinda                   
    Idle Time (Lack Of Afro Remix) – The New Mastersounds                
    Change Feat ?The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan & Blu (CHANGEDAPELLA) – Afronaught                          
    The Path (Part One) – Ralph Macdonald                     
    Dread Reckoning Dub – Dubmatix                            
    Cautious Careless – Siyoung                             
    Lion In The Hall [Beats Edit] – Monkey Mafia                        
    Here Comes The Lick (Zed Bias Vocal Mix) – Suburban Lick                      
    Our Heroes – Ed Robinson

  • Happy People (Something Else! for 4/19/2012 on Wtnr Radio.com)

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    Just returned from K

  • Strange… (Something Else! on Wtnr Radio.com 4.5.12)

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    Bobby Caldwell – My Flame                                                   
    Stanley Turrentine – Black Lassie                                               
    DELADAP – KAJ TU SALAS (DJ Panko Mix)                                
    Loophole – A New Loophole (Wax Doctor Remix)                          
    Jessica Lauren – The Name Of Fela Will Allways Stand For Freedom            
    Lewis Taylor – My Aching Heart                                            
    Filastine – Sidi Bouzid                                                
    Sean Paul – Get Busy                                                   
    All Good Funk Alliance – Me and My Crew                                             
    Sabo – Zulu Funk                                                  
    Professor Angel Sound – Oye-como-moom-bah                                          
    K Sabroso & Dave Owen ft Jonny Butter – Cruz Control (DJ FARRAPO Remix)                            
    Mr. Vegas – Tamale                                                     
    The Heatwave – War Dance feat. Serocee (Mat Cant Remix)                   
    Adana Twins – Strange                                                    

  • Trains, Lakes & Moogs (Something Else! for 3.22.12 on Wtnr Radio.com)

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    Jessica Lauren 4 – Happiness Train
    Artful Dodger feat. Robbie Craig & Craig David – Woman Trouble (Original)
    Betty Davis – Shoo-B-Doop and Cop Him
    Glen Brown & King Tubby – Father For The Living (Mr. Scruff Remix)
    Sly & Robbie feat. Black Thought – Sub Zero
    Coldcut – Atomic Moog 2000 (Post-Nuclear Afterlife Lounge Mix by The Herbaliser)
    Dr. John – Gris Gris Gumbo Ya Ya
    Sly & The Family Stone – Africa Talks To You (The Asphalt Jungle)
    Labrinth feat Tinie Tempah – Earthquake (Street Policy Remix by Tom Guy and Sam Longman)
    Nobukazu Takemura – The Lake Of Winter (Wagon Christ Remix)
    Karnataka College Of Percussion – Konnakkol

  • Interview with the crew (Los Chicos Altos)!

    Urban World Records posted a video of Maxey Blaze, Claudia of Palo Q\’sea and I talking about the new Los Chicos Altos EP, Se Va Mamba.  It is available March 16th at Juno!

  • Epistrophic (Something Else! on Wtnr Radio.com 3.1.12)

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    Bicare – Taksim Trio
    Epistrophy – Thelonius Monk
    Cardova – Syd Jones & The Troubadours
    Speak Ya Mind – Estelle
    Erkilet Guzeli (Remixed by Mercan Dede) – Laco Tayfa ft. Athena
    Black Radio ft. Yasiin Bey – Robert Glasper
    Cumbia Salvaje (J-Boogie Remix) – Empresarios
    Soda (Instrumental) – Pitchben
    Lemon Zest (Original Mix) – Dimitry Liss & Nasarawi
    Inside – Weisz/Wagner

  • Pre Carnaval (Something Else! for 2.16.12 on Wtnr Radio.com)

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    Ramsey Lewis – Les Fleur
    Gang Starr – Jazz Music
    Moby – Bodyrock (Rae + Christian Mix)
    Renegade Soundwave – Positive I.D. (Saturday Night In Soho)
    Novalima – Malivio Son
    John Coltrane – Equinox
    Robert Glasper Experiment – Afro Blue feat Erykah Badu
    Badboe – Make It Happen
    Second Sky – Hourglass (Alex H Remix)
    Souls of Mischief – 93 \’Til Infinity
    Billy Cobham – Heather
    Bobby Lyle – Inner Space

  • It\’s Snowing! (Something Else! 2.2.12 for Wtnr Radio.com)

    Things don\’t always go according to plan…  

    The plan was that the show which you can stream/download below would be uploaded and ready to go by Feb 2, the same day I was flying off to do 3 gigs in Switzerland.  That turned out to be a very cold day in Barcelona (possible snow,) Basel, the city I was flying to (definitely snowing) and Biel/Bienne (also snowing,) the city I was playing that evening.  Suffice it to say that there were problems with the show.  I will blame it on the cold, even though the two are probably unrelated.

    What there were not problems with were my gigs–woohoo!!

    Thursday night, I had the honor of DJing at Bier-Bienne\’s bar, Po

    08.02.2012