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As always, the Something Else! Intro starts us off. \”Pools\” by Steps Ahead is a song I\’ve loved for a long time. All amazing musicians on this track–Eliane Elias, talented brazilian jazz pianist (and vocalist,) her brother-in-law (legendary saxophonist and studio musician Michael Brecker,) bassist Eddie Gomez (another legend with credits too long to list,) vibraphonist Michael Mainieri and drummer Peter Erskine (Weather Report, Jaco Pastorius Big Band, singer/songwriter Prema, etc.) Although Eddie gets plenty of chances to show his chops, I like that the initial melody is played by the bass, recalling the Miles Davis signature tune \”So What.\” It\’s jazzy & funky with interesting textures and the only electric instrument in sight is the vibraphone… \”Respiration (Flying High Mix)\” by Mos Def & Talib Kweli as \”Black Star\” continues the jazz & funk vibes adding a bit of vocals, both singing and rapping–Talib Kweli provides the main rap and Mos Def accentuates with sung vocals and rapping a bit later in the tune. After that, we hop \”across the pond\” to Bristol in the UK for the rest of the show. \”Angel (Blur Remix)\” is brought to us by one of Bristol\’s most famous groups, Massive Attack. Although Jon Kennedy is not as well known as the Massive crew, he\’s not exactly obscure either having recorded for a few labels well known to fans of this show: Tru Thoughts and Grand Central. He started out in Manchester, but now lives in Bristol.

\”Suck My Sound Mix\” by Jon Kennedy

Beastie Boys \”Can\’t Won\’t Don\’t Stop\” (iced coffee) new version instrumental (white)
Jon Kennedy – \”Anything you choose\” (tru thoughts)
Tokimonsta – \”Let Me Trick You\” (ramp)
Jon Kennedy – \”Lovesick\” (organik recordings)
Jimmy Screech – \”Let\’s Get Moving\” (banana clan)
KRS Jon vs Bob Marley – \”Mr Brown\” (organik recordings)
Beatsy Collins – \”Holler\” (white)
Jon Kennedy – \”You\’re My Millions\” (organik recordings)
House Of Pain – \”Heart Full Of Sorrow\” (tommy boy)
Jon Kennedy – \”Sit Tight\” (organik recordings)
D Bridge – \”Reversible Top\”(exit)
Calibre – \”Can\’t Stop This Fire\” (bassbin)
Calibre – \”fire & water\” (soul:r)
Chris Energy – \”music is\” (unknown)
General Electrics – \”facing that void\” (compost records)
Placebo – \”Balek\” (cbs)
Jon Kennedy – \”Boom Clack\” (organik recordings)
Manzel \”It\’s Over Now\” (dopebrother)
Brothers Johnson – \”strawberry letter 23\” (a&m records)
Madkap – \”Proof Is In The Pudding\” Proof Remix (rca)
Jigmastas – \”Dead Mans Walk\” (beyond real recordings)
Jon Kennedy – \”Demons\” (organik recordings)

Enjoy and more soon…

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Recently I have been in caught in a bit of a \”musical avalanche.\” I\’m not complaining at all, I\’ve just been astounded at all the promos & new releases that have found their way to me in the last month! Some of those made it into past shows, a few are in today\’s show and expect to hear even more in follow shows. I got a new promo today that I\’m really digging and I think you all will find interesting as well–it was too late for the show, but remember the name Telepath…

As always the Something Else! Intro starts us off before a fond look back to the 90s with \”Cruise (Don\’t Stop)\” by Nightmares On Wax from the classic acid-jazz/trip-hop album Smoker\’s Delight. Courtesy of the compilation Gilles Peterson in Brazil we are treated to the smooth as silk voice of Brazil\’s 80s jazz-pop superstar Djavan on \”Serrado.\” Next up is another superstar that gets the occasional spin here, Prince. \”7 (Acoustic Version)\” by Prince & The New Power Generation is another \”throwback\” to the 90s, from the same album as \”Sexy M.F.\” A newer artist, Oceana brings us \”Cry Cry (Deichkind Remix)\”–this is a track from my \”musical avalanche.\” \”Bwana He No Home\” by Michael Franks is from his classic album Sleeping Gypsy, most known for \”Lady Wants to Know.\” Turns out part of the album was recorded in Brazil, in addition to featuring some of L.A.\’s finest studio musicians: Larry Carlton (guitar,) Joe Sample (keyboards) and Wilton Felder (bass)–who also form the backbone of the Crusaders. Going from latin-influenced jazz to jazz (and dub) influenced latin music, \”Dog With Rope\” by Quantic Presents Flowering Inferno is from the same single as \”Dub y Guaguanco\” featured a few weeks ago. Another track inna dub stylee is \”Forward Dub\” by Abassi All Stars meets Marta. The man like Dubmatix is keeping me current with his associates. As you probably know by now, I\’m a bit of a sucker for a good soul-based track and for music by Lewis Taylor in general. \”Waves\” by Lewis Taylor is one of those tunes I just can\’t get \”over.\” I was recently introduced to the talent of Alex Cuba and he\’s got some more new music coming out! \”Caballo\” is one of the new ones by Alex Cuba and there will be more featured on upcoming shows. I guess I\’d consider him a bit of \”latin soul.\” \”Hold On\” featuring Lynden David Hall & Andrew Roachford by Michael Olatuja is courtesy of another Gilles Peterson collection, Brownswood Bubblers 5. I\’m still trying to figure out the history of this song since Lynden David Hall passed away a few years ago… Dipping back in the past we encounter \”Are You Ready For This\” by Rhythm, a great boogie-oriented track, \”Voodoo Child (Slight Return)\” by Earth Wind & Fire from a tribute album called Power Of Soul, \”Get Into Something\” by The Isley Brothers and finally \”Spanish Fly\” by Van Halen. The last three tracks are linked by one person, also long since passed away–Jimi Hendrix. \”Voodoo Child (Slight Return)\” is a cover of one of Jimi\’s tunes, The Isley Brothers are a former employer (Ernie Isley\’s guitar tone and style of dress on stage were heavily influenced by his big brothers\’ former colleague) and Eddie Van Halen was an 80s guitar hero, obviously influenced by Jimi, who seemed almost as iconic as Mr. Hendrix for a while.

I hope that you enjoy this eclectic (as always) set and hang on to your hat for next week\’s show with even more new stuff!

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As always, we start with the \”Something Else! Intro\” before diving headfirst into a few jazz cuts, \”Sun Touch\” from Herbie Hancock\’s classic album Manchild and \”Night Passage\” the title track from a Weather Report album that sees them looking back toward the big band sound as evidenced by their cover of Duke Ellington\’s \”Rockin\’ In Rhythm\” and the title cut as you\’ll hear. These albums feature some amazing musicians who also show up on the next track \”So Right\” by Prema, a great vocalist who also writes her own songs and plays acoustic guitar on them as well. A couple of the musical heavyweights who contribute to her album, In Fusion, are guitarist Wah Wah Watson (featured on the Herbie Hancock track) and drummer Peter Erskine (on the Weather Report.) Both have resumes too long to mention here–let\’s just say they\’re both real good and I\’ve featured them before on the show in various contexts. I can\’t say I\’m the biggest fan of the next artist, but he does tracks every now and again that I dig. I kind of like the word-play of the title, \”Communism\” by Common Sense, the MC now known simply as \”Common.\” This track goes back a while for him as indicated by the name change (there was a legal case brought by a California reggae band with the same name) and I\’ve heard bits of it used in other tracks. I just found out that the next track is on Nu Jazz Bistro which just came out a few months ago. \”Give It My All\” by Sumsuch feat Matty Eeles is from the same Will Sumsuch who I featured in the last two shows. Speaking of new compilations, \”Calypso Blues\” by Calypso Rose is from Gilles Peterson\’s Brownswood Bubblers 5. Two tracks in a dub style set us up for a dub-step take on \”One Bright Night (Scuba\’s Broken Window Dub)\” by Way Out West. Another person who\’s been on the scene for a while and hasn\’t always made music that I\’ve championed is Satoshi Tomiie. An original member of the Def Mix crew (including Frankie Knuckles and David Morales) Satoshi\’s track \”Back To Basics\” reminds me of why he was put on early in the game–he\’s got talent. It\’s not an amazing track in terms of complexity, but it feels good and isn\’t that what dance music is supposed to do? \”When I Look Into Your Eyes (Quinten 90 mix)\” by Fred Falke is another \”feel good\” house track that leads us into a reworked floorfiller, \”Ooh La La (Ursula 1000 Rework)\” on new label Muscletracks. This track definitely carries its weight in a set! A classic that\’s always given me a bit of a chuckle as a navtive of the Golden State is \”Take California\” by Propellerheads. A driving dance track from the \”big beat\” era (late 90s) all sorts of fun samples show up, including the one from which the track gets its name–by the late President Richard Nixon, himself a native of Whittier (a working-class area not far from Los Angeles.) Speaking of dancefloor smashes, the next and closing track is remixed by a couple of guys familiar with what I\’d call \”techno-funk\” and written by another guy who is known for having lots of fun behind the turntables and making the crowd enjoy themself as well! \”Demons (Stanton Warriors Mix)\” by Fatboy Slim will hopefully send you on your funky way and keep you smiling until next week\’s show!

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The \”Something Else Intro\” begins another wild & wooly trip through my music collection, an audio safari, if you will… First up, \”The Beast\” by Palmskin Productions is something I\’d heard remixes of for years, but had never heard the original until unearthing an early Mo\’Wax collection. The following track I knew from an acid-jazz collection on L.A.\’s underground music label Moonshine, but \”Stickman Crossing the Brooklyn Bridge\” is also on Brooklyn Funk Essentials\’ debut album Cool and Steady & Easy along with their great (and much remixed) version of Pharaoah Sander\’s classic, \”The Creator Has a Master Plan.\” Speaking of remixes, the next track is from a remix album by Dubmatix, a great Canadian artist who makes dub, drum & bass and other related styles–\”Blessings of Compassion Featuring Alton Ellis (Dubmatix – 70s Funk remix)\” by Dubmatix Meets Nate Wize. \”Dub Y Guaguanco\” by Flowering Inferno is yet another amazing number from one of Colombia\’s (by way of Brighton, UK) greatest artists today–Quantic. \”Atche?gbe?\” by Michel Pinheiro is another bit of salsa picante, but this time from Africa, not Latin America–thank Akwaaba music for this discovery. \”Boogalow\” by The Gigoletto Brass Band comes to us courtesy of Lovemonk Music, based in Madrid. Motherland of another sort, I\’d say… The next track is a non-guilty pleasure, \”Senorita\” by Justin Timberlake. I can\’t feel guilty for liking Justin, he can sing! Thanks Markman for turning me on to this one.
More blue-eyed soul comes from an old favorite of mine, Lewis Taylor\’s \”Whoever.\” Keeping it classic, the hip-house track \”Let The Rhythm Pump\” by Doug Lazy starts out a house mini-set. Chicago is pretty much agreed upon as the \”birthplace\” of house music. The legend goes that it is named after the music played at \”The Warehouse\” which featured NYC transplant DJ Frankie Knuckles, who was recommended by DJ legend Larry Levan who went on to create the \”garage\” scene (named for his music selection during his residency at the Paradise Garage–the genre UK garage makes reference to this with its name.) Part of the Chicago house scene was a label called DJ International, which featured many tracks of the style which came to be known as \”hip-house,\” that is to say, house music with MCs rapping in place of the usual soul or gospel-styled singers. Given that house and hip-house have a long association with Chicago, I was surprised to learn that Doug Lazy is actually from Washington, DC. We follow up with \”Man With A Jam Plan feat Rubber Johnson (Discofari Remix)\” by All Good Funk Alliance, another act associated with the Washington scene that has house & hiphop elements to their work. The next track was given to me by Will Sumsuch who I also featured last week. In \”Believe in Something (Sumsuch Remix)\” by Greymatter & Heidi Vogel, the vocalist (Heidi) has some of the same vocal qualities I\’ve always enjoyed about acid jazz vocalist Carleen Anderson (former member of Young Disciples and daughter of Vicki Anderson of James Brown\’s group.) Heidi has worked with many groups/artists featured on this show including: Zero dB, Likwid Biscuit, Quango and New Sector Movements. We wrap up this week with \”Flying Pigs\” by Kahuun, a jazzy house number. I don\’t know too much about them right now, but I like some of what I\’ve heard and you can expect to hear other tracks by them here…
Enjoy and catch you next week!

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Took a bit of a break there… The station (WTNR) gives us a few weeks off at the end of each season, so I did a show in April, although I could have taken the month off… Back to \”the grind\” starting this week and I\’ve got lots of great stuff to share! Some new stuff, some classics and a few originals! I\’ve been busy in the beat-studio with my buddy Maxey Blaze and we\’re coming up with stuff that we\’ll be sharing with you over the weeks and months…

As always the \”Something Else! Intro\” starts us off before diving into the music new to the show.

\”Days Gone By (Egyptology)\” by Moe Kauffman is a lovely jazz track with luscious strings and and a memorable melody–especially if you\’re a Jill Scott fan as I am. Another group I\’m fond of and have featured before is 4 Hero, an important group for modern electronic music like acid-jazz and especially drum & bass and broken beat. They have worked with Jill Scott as well, but I mention them because one of their side projects is an homage to sample source music and this group, Visioneers, has covered \”Days Gone By\” as well. While we\’re on the subject of familiar music, \”The Love I Lost (DFP Edit)\” by Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes has always been a popular showcase for the vocal stylings of lead vocalist Teddy Pendergrass but the re-edit that Dimitri From Paris done is a taster for his new compilation Get Down With The Philly Sound featuring the Philadelphia disco sound. It is timely in a sad way, as we lost Teddy last year. Keeping it uptempo but getting a bit more \”raw,\” Saravah Soul\’s \”Alforria (Album Version)\” takes us \”back to the motherland,\” musically speaking, with some afrobeat in a Fela Kuti vibe. I am a long-time fan of UK hiphop and am very excited about the release of Special Kind of Fool which includes \”Me\” feat. Eric Rico by Ty! This track manages to be musical and yet display Ty\’s unique sensibility and wordplay. \”Latneiro (Woob\’s Sunrise Dub)\” by Journeyman is a track I was turned onto years ago thanks to the Bud Brothers (Freddy Be & Mick Cole) of Monday Night Social in L.A. who put out a compilation called Stoned, Chilled Groove containing mellow goodness mixed by Coldcut & Strictly Kev, and now most of the tracks can be purchased on iTunes. Keeping it mellow, but upping the tempo a bit, \”Latenight Bypass (Manoo Remix)\” by Will Sumsuch was sent to me by the artist himself. Mr. Sumsuch made a trip to Barcelona and we actually got to meet and hang out a bit! Will is from Brighton in the UK, home to labels Skint, Catskills and Tru Thoughts among others. Turns out, in addition to the deep house sounds featured on this week\’s show, he\’s also done downtempo and has a great love of hiphop! He told me some great stories of working with some of the classic djs and mcs of US old-skool hiphop and here\’s a link to his label Latenite Lounging. The next track is one made by my new production partner Maxey Blaze that he included me on, \”Cool Bring It In\” by Los Chicos Altos. Maxey came in with this bouncy beat and a really cool bassline… Btw, the speaking in the middle is us (me & Maxey, respectively.) This week\’s closer is from a producer in South Africa, who happened to start following me on Soundcloud. I always check out what people who follow me do and fortunately, \”NGIVUMELE\” ft Dj Rude Boy Paul by DJ SBU-1-ZN was something that really connected with me! I hope that you enjoy it as much as I did.

See you next week!

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As always, the Something Else! Intro starts out the show. As I mention, \”Kulee Baba\” by Steely Dan is from an obscure outtakes album Gaucho Outtakes which I only found online at a site dealing exclusively in outtakes and live recordings not commercially available called T.U.B.E.
\”Gone Baby, Don\’t Be Long\” by Erykah Badu is an official leak in promotion of New Amerykah Pt. 2 – Return of the Ankh. One of the things I really love about the format of my show, musically speaking, is that I can dig in the crates and pull out old gems whenever it suits me… \”4 AM\” by Herbie Hancock from Mr. Hands, \”Blue Sky (Ashley Beedle\’s Ski Fi Dub)\” by Outside and \”Chok There\” by Apache Indian are great examples. As many of you know, I\’m a huge fan of Herbie Hancock and miss few opportunities to play his music when appropriate, especially tracks that feature other musicians I\’m fond of, such as Jaco Pastorius (best known for his bass work with Weather Report) who contributes his unique sound to this tune. Outside is one of my favorite groups from the 90s, primarily, with Matt Cooper at the helm on keyboards and drums (!) and help from many other heavyweights like Andreas Allen and \”Origin\” (aka Cleveland Watkiss, MC/Vocalist for Project 23 & Metalheadz night at The Blue Note in Covent Garden during the 90s.) Apache Indian is someone else who\’s identified with the 90s as well, another UK artist making his name by combining elements in a new way–East Indian culture with dancehall reggae, something uniquely UK at the time. Dwele isn\’t from the UK (he calls Detroit home) but his track gets a touch of the jazzy broken beat vibe courtesy of a remix by English producer Atjazz–\”Money Don\’t Mean A Thing (Atjazz Remix)\” by Dwele. As mentioned in the intro, \”Jam On It (Extra Super Extended Disco Mix)\” by Mos Def is an update of the 80s hiphop classic originally by Newcleus. Electro and electro-house owe a great debt to the original and its sequel, \”Jam On Revenge.\” New track from the Outkast camp, \”Shutterbug Dirty\” by Big Boi continues in the electro-hop vibe before switching gears into classics like \”Same Beat (Pt. 1, 2 & 3)\” by Fred Wesley & The JBs and \”Out Of Order\” by Prince Jammy & The Aggrovators. The reggae dub track I found out about through a compilation by a very important DJ, Don Letts Presents The Mighty Trojan Sound. Don Letts was the DJ at the early English punk clubs–so early, in fact, that none of the groups had records out yet. Since he was a reggae DJ, he played reggae & dub and the punks dug the message and the grooves. If you liked Blackmarket Clash by The Clash, the reggae tunes on that album are a direct result of Don Letts\’ influence. The next track is from another influential person, Leon Ware. Leon collaborated with Marvin Gaye and recently covered one of his own old songs called \”Rockin\’ You Eternally\” with Jazzanova and Dwele. \”Sure Do Want You Now\” by Leon Ware is from the same album as the original of \”Rockin\’…\” called, guess what, Rockin\’ You Eternally. On an earlier show I featured \”Baby Don\’t Stop Me\” from the same album. I close out with a \”live\” version of another classic from the 90s,
\”Gangsta (Live)\” by Dj Cam–the jazzy downtempo master of French hiphop.
Enjoy!

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This one is for the Guru, MC formerly of Gang Starr. Apparently he had a heart attack over the weekend and was in a coma, but he had an operation and a full recuperation is expected. There are a lot of great tunes that came into being because of the one calling himself G(ifted) U(nlimited) R(hymes) U(niversal.) He\’s been in various projects such as the Jazzmatazz series of albums and (earlier) Gang Starr which he started in Boston, MA (USA) with Dj 1-2 B-Down and later hooked up with Dj Premier for the group\’s 2nd incarnation which was based in Brooklyn, NYC. He is responsible for introducing several artists to a wider audience such as frenchman MC Solaar and (jazz guitarist) Ronny Jordan of England. For this show I am focusing on music that Guru was either involved in or used as source material.
After the Something Else! Intro we dive right in with the instrumental version of \”Jazz Thing\” by Gang Starr, featuring Branford Marsalis (saxophone), Kenny Kirkland (keyboards) and Dj Premier. Though Guru isn\’t rhyming on this track, he is still there–Dj Premier cuts in vocal bits from their previous song on the subject, \”Jazz Music.\” Following that is a bit of source material by Kool & The Gang, \”Who\’s Gonna Take The Weight,\” which of course is related to the Gang Starr track of the same name. Next up is \”Keep Your Worries\” is from Guru\’s Jazzmatazz 3: Streetsoul and features the vocals of Angie Stone. \”Time Is Movin\’ On\” is from Red Hot + Cool, a compilation benefitting HIV/AIDS research and features Guru with jazz legend, trumpeter Donald Byrd and the aforementioned Ronny Jordan who were also both on Guru\’s first Jazzmatazz album. \”It Feels So Good\” is the title track from one of Grover Washington, Jr.\’s classic albums from the 70s and Guru used it for his track \”Slicker Than Most\” (also from the first Jazzmatazz.) \”Mostly Tha Voice\” is another Gang Starr number and Guru speaks on the most important quality for a hiphop MC from his point of view. More sample sources up next with \”I Cram to Understand You\” by MC Lyte, a fellow Brooklyn MC. A few choice vocal bits were extracted for \”The Place Where We Dwell,\” a musical guide to life Brooklyn. \”Big Sur Suite\” is Johnny Hammond\’s horn-laden piece about a lovely coastal location in California that was used in \”24-7/365\” by Gang Starr. Guru is a multi-skilled individual as shown by the next tune \”Listen Here,\” pianist Gene Harris\’ cover for Blue Note of saxophonist Eddie Harris\’ (no relation) 60s jazz hit, is remixed by Guru (who also features on vocals) for Blue Note\’s The New Groove remix compilation. \”Espionage (Cutee B remix)\” by french hiphop artist Dj Cam is a pure and simple guest vocal for Guru. The closer is Gang Starr\’s classic \”You Know My Steez (Three Men & A Lady mix) feat. The Lady of Rage and Kurupt. I\’m glad that I could end with this and didn\’t feel the need to play \”They Reminisce Over You\” by Pete Rock & CL Smooth…
Get well Guru!!

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As always, the Something Else! Intro starts the show off before serving up lots of newness! \”Five Apple-Maples\” by Barrio Jazz Gang from their album 2 has an appropriately jazzy feel to their song in 5/4, the same time signature as Dave Brubeck\’s classic \”Take Five\” (written by his saxophonist at the time, Paul Desmond.) \”The Piper\” by Cheba is a hiphop take on children\’s story \”The Pied Piper of Hamlin\” and I actually remember hearing this song on the radio years ago in Los Angeles. The next two tracks are some of the new tracks I was excited to receive just after I completed last week\’s show,\”New York Is Killing Me\” by Gil Scott-Heron and \”Jump Up In The Air and Stay There\” by Erykah Badu feat. Lil\’ Wayne. I\’ve played a lot of Gil Scott-Heron on my show (including last week\’s \”Peace Go With You Brother\”) and had heard from the man like Gilles Peterson that Gil was coming out with something new this year, so you can imagine how excited I was to hear some of his new album! Gil\’s voice has a rougher edge than in the past and I think that the \”blues-flipped-on-its-head\” approach taken on \”New York…\” where he talks a bit about his current views on city life works to properly convey the message in an interesting way. The album is called I\’m New Here. The Erykah Badu track is sort of a preview of her approach on the second installment of her trilogy, New Amerykah Part Two: Return of the Ankh. As it turns out, this track isn\’t actually on the new album, but is a taste of the direction she\’s moving. \”Da Place I Know\” by Deela feat. Firetongue is from the Everything Counts EP on Switchstance Recordings. A little bit of afrobeat is never out of place with Something Else! and it leads us well into \”Center\’s Groove\” by Dj Center from his album debut, Everything In Time which features him working with Afro-Latin musical themes combined with electronic elements. More on the electronic tip, but still soulful, is \”Constant Questions (Two Banks of Four 40 Degree Rinse)\” by Silhouette Brown. The group is Bembe Segue, Kaidi Tatham and Dego–all stalwarts of the \”West London\” music scene and they have a new album out as well, Two. The remix is courtesy of Demus from Two Banks of Four, check out their site it\’s pretty fun (and quite nice to look at as well.) \”Partytime\” by Roy Porter is one of those tracks that I initially approached as a \”break\” (i.e., sample source material) but I enjoy the original song so much that I\’ve forgotten which song I\’d heard sample it now! \”See The Light\” by Eddie Russ was something I found out about thanks to Gilles Peterson\’s INCredible Sound of mix cd. It is originally from Eddie\’s album of the same name and if you diggers see a copy of it, there\’s a few other nice tracks on there, too. I will be playing more from this album and I\’m not sure if it is still in print. \”Brotha (El-B Remix)\” by Angie Stone is a track I used to play every chance I got! El-B is an underground UK garage producer who tended toward the moody or even spooky sound that is associated with dubstep. Appropriately, some of his original tracks came out his label called Ghost. This track is more on the warm side as is befitting of Ms. Stone\’s soul sound.
While we\’re on the vibe of remixes, some of you know that I produce as well as dj. \”Hallelujah (T-Bird\’s Something Else! Mix)\” by Imogen Heap is a remix I did for a contest, but honestly, I like the track so much that winning (while it would be nice) is immaterial. I\’ve loved drum & bass for a while and frequently play some of it on this show, but I don\’t make as much of it as I used to so it was nice to create a track that was so rewarding. I\’ve got another remix in this same style that I need to polish up and I\’ll lay it on you soon… Cooling down for the closer, I leave you with \”Ladies and Gentlemen: Miss Grace Jones\” from Grace Jones\’ EP/Album Slave to the Rhythm. While I can\’t imagine anyone thinking of Ms. Jones as a great singer, there are some songs she really works on and this is definitely one of them!
Enjoy and see you soon!

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\”Something Else! Intro,\” our usual beginning goes into the smooth, \”Level Green (Alternate Version)\” by Hefner, a dinner-licious track. In the USA, the French group Air (who legally had to change their name in the USA to \”Air French Band\” since there was a jazz group from the 70s known as Air) domestic debut album was called Moon Safari. It contained some vocal re-workings of tracks from their actual debut, the Premiers Sympt

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Our trip begins with the usual \”Something Else! Intro\” leading us into hiphop classic \”Body Rock (Radio Mix)\” by Mos Def, Tash & Q-Tip from the first Lyrical Lounge collection. Mos Def gets regular love on this show, like Q-Tip (usually, with his former group A Tribe Called Quest,) but this might be a first for Alkaholiks alumnus Tash. The next track is a rather obscure classic that features two famous parties doing things other than what made them famous. The MC is a famous graffiti artist and the support is provided by a famous English punk band: \”The Escapades (Dub)\” by Futura 2000 feat. The Clash. \”Simon\’s Groove\” by Sweet Dick Willy is a French dancefloor rocker that precedes the ascendance of Daft Punk and is a bit more hiphop flavored than \”daft\” filtered-house. Changing it up a bit, we go to a classic reggae track that became the basis for many dancehall tunes later on (and recalls a bit of a groove that The Clash used for their cover of \”Armagideon Time\”) \”Real Rock\” by Sound Dimension. \”Love for You\” by Niko Belloto & Pawel Kobak vs. Roland Clark from Dimitri from Paris In The House makes reference to the next song, \”Dr. Love\” by First Choice. When I discovered it on Salsoul Essentials, I had to hear it and found it to be a soulful disco track in the tradition of the best Salsoul music. \”Angels Never Fall In Love\” by Common Ground I used to own on 10\” single and played it many times in the late 90s. Although I owned Saint Etienne\’s first album Foxbase Alpha, \”Like a Motorway (Chekov Warp Dub by The Dust Brothers)\” was new to me. The Dust Brothers responsible for this remix are the UK guys who (for legal reasons) are now known as The Chemical Brothers (Tom & Ed!) I believe I\’ve mentioned before that I prefer their work made under the earlier moniker (like this one.) When I still lived in LA there was a DJ working around town doing various different Latin-themed projects (nights, productions, etc) known as \”The Mexican Dubwiser.\” I always liked the idea of toying with the name of one of the most famous beers in the world (mostly because I hate that particular beer and think the swapping two letters to form a different word is clever.) He has a compilation of cumbia-themed tracks posted online and made sure that I got one. \”Porra Caguamera (Mexican Dubwiser & Toy Selectah Mashup)\” by Policarpo Calle is an example of what you\’re in for if you download the collection… You know I love dub, right? Enjoy \”Wickedness Increased (Spectre\’s Seven Deadly Sins Remix)\” by Unitone Hi-Fi. The next track is something I\’ve heard sampled a million times and finally discovered the source. \”The Trip\” by Timothy Leary is from an album named after his most famous phrase Tune In, Turn On, Drop Out. Dr. Leary was considered a bit of an LSD guru in the 1960s and is the voice narrating in this piece. \”Intro\” by Ian Pooley is from his album Meridian which features dance smash \”What\’s Your Number?\” More trippy atmosphere from the closing songs, \”Shame (Hakan Lidbo Stockholm Dub Remix)\” by Q-Burns Abstract Message (featuring the amazing vocals of Lisa Shaw) and \”Adios\” by Weather Report from early album Sweetnighter.
This weekend is Carnaval in Sitges, so there are many themed happenings. Don\’t be surprised if next week\’s show is influenced by all of this…
Enjoy the music!