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Modern Soul Records
by john
on Nov 21, 2011 • Comments Closed
There seems a fair amount of hype around contemporary takes on boogie and 80′s funk these days. Truth be told it’s great reference point; there are a seemingly endless supply of obscure and unknown artists / tracks for inspiration and it’s a scene that has never been quite as over-done as disco (or even ‘golden-age’...
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Drive Me Home- Fast Life
by john
on Nov 7, 2011 • Comments Closed
Can’t believe it is just over three months since we sat down with Dominik to chat about his forthcoming Fast Life EP. Since then Summer has turned to Autumn, problems with the vinyl production have been overcome and now one of our favourite releases of the year is finally available to buy. It’s testament to...
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TIDAL MOTIONS
by john
on Oct 25, 2011 • Comments Closed
This month’s show features an interview with one of our favourite artists; AD Bourke. A couple of years ago we were lucky enough to have the opportunity to remix one of his tracks. Opening the source files, the incredible depth and complexity involved Adam’s music-making quickly became apparent. That depth is equally obvious on his new release (for...
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Quaid — The Nitewatch (Metropolis interlude) Demo
by john
on Sep 1, 2011 • Comments Closed
One of the great things about having a radio show is the excitement of getting new tracks to play for the first time. Whilst we are still waiting for an “exclusive, exclusive, exclusive” jingle, the joy of being ‘first’, especially in this age of digital impatience, remains as intense as ever. I still remember the...
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BENEDEK-That’s My Jam! Feat. DāM-FunK
by john
on Aug 22, 2011 • Comments Closed
Love this track.. LA native Benedek has been making music since he was nine years old, his latest jam with modern funk crown prince, Dam-Funk takes it to the next level. We featured one of his tracks Glidin on show 5 but this has raised the game again. With a full length LP on the...
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Bobby Tank-On II You
by john
on Jul 20, 2011 • Comments Closed
‘Bobby Tank‘ makes music he describes as ‘like Rick James riding a flying unicorn along Orion’s belt whilst smoking a crack pipe!’. It’s a big claim…but (unbelievably) he *almost* has the tunes to back it up. We played a ‘On II You‘ on our last show, it’s kind of cut-up, twisted take on what boogie...
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Jellphonic & Zacky Force Funk — 100 Snakes (Bounce Mix)
by john
on Jul 14, 2011 • Comments Closed
This is the first track the machine people mix which quaid put together for Episode 5. It wasn’t till I was trying to track it down to buy it that I realised that he had made this mix himself. (exclusive…exclusive..exclusive) It’s the flip side to all the rampant negativity you hear (especially on certain scenes)...
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2000 AD
by john
on Jun 9, 2011 • Comments Closed
We first met Adam when he was in London for last year’s Red Bull Music Academy. It was before ‘Mirage‘ had hit, but it was clear that guy was on verge of great things. The subsequent reaction to the EP and the snippets I’ve heard of his forthcoming material point to a man with incredible...
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THE TIME-THE STICK [EQUIPE ULYSSES 'WARP' VERSION]
by john
on May 30, 2011 • Comments Closed
I wonder if ‘The Time’ are the band Prince thought he would end up in, when he was hustling his way through the Minneapolis music scene, before that insatiable ambition kicked in (if there was a ‘before’). In the end they became a product of that ambition instead. The first of a series of bands...
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James Otis White Jr- Baby Come On (Ulysses82 Dub)
by john
on May 25, 2011 • Comments Closed
I have happy memories of this track. It was one of our early attempts at an edit and one of the first we were really happy with. We played it out a few times and it sounded okay;it helped to move our sets from an eclectic mix of soul, funk, disco and hip-hop into something...
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Flying Lotus — Tea Leaf Dancers (Deep Range jackin’ mix)
by john
on May 22, 2011 • Comments Closed
Flying Lotus needs no introduction. The last few years have seen his reputation cemented as one of this generation’s leading beat makers. But as this *exclusive, exclusive, exclusive* edit by firemusic prime mover quaid goes to show, even the greats sometimes need a tweak sometimes. As with many successful remixes it’s all about keeping the vibe...
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Gifted & Blessed
by john
on May 12, 2011 • Comments Closed
In this manic age of information/cultural overload, sometimes it feels good to get back to the things that really matter. For me that increasingly means finding music that moves me, emotionally or spiritually. Music that reaches me in that way is much more likely to continue to resonate, months and years into the future. Maybe...
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