Monday, June 29, 2009

Kidz In Space
Ocean of drugs is the name of the song - vid is bugged the eff out. Nuts.

Saturday, June 27, 2009

Ring The Alarm playlist, Basefm June 27
Derrick Laro and Trinity - Dont stop til you get enough
Jackson 5 - ABC (Tokyo ska paradise orchestra remix)
Prof OZ - Waves and skank (Grant Phabao version)
Ghostface Killah - Chechez la ghost
Overproof sound system - Watch what you put inna
Dennis Bovell - Rowing version
Toots and the maytals - Treating me bad

Remembering Big Matt... with a tune or two...
Skatalites - Collie bud, Beardsman ska
Brentford allstars - Racetrack
Morpheus unlimited meets King tubby - Morpheus special (Kid Loco remix)
Kitachi - Raise it up
Scrappy - Off the lead

King tubby - King tubby in fine style
Jay Z at studio one - Dirt off your shoulder
Lightning head - Afro spot
Naomi Shelton - Trouble in my way
Lee Fields - My world
Bill Withers -Use me
Henry and the revolutionaries - Skanking
PD Syndicate - Ruff like me (Shy FX and T-Power remix)
PD Syndicate - Ruff like me (Artful dodger remix)
Noiseshaper - Moving together
Shinehead - Billie jean/Mama used to say
Michael Jackson -Don't stop til you get enough
Jacksons -State of shock

Thursday, June 25, 2009

Buzzrock
"Jahdan and frequent BK collaborator 77Klash have a go at Drake's "Best I Ever Had" beat, and as if that's not enough, they incorporate the melody from Radiohead's "Climbing The Walls" into their rapidfire dancehall toasts. "

Grab it here - Jahdan Blakkamoore feat. 77Klash- "Best I Ever Had" Freestyle
(zshare) (mediafire)

Jahdan's album Buzzrock Warrior out September 15th.

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Local DJ's story - The night I DJed for Ghostface Killah
It's not every day you get to DJ at an afterparty following a gig by one of your musical heroes, and then get to meet him. But this story has something more than that. Easily one of the coolest tales I've read in ages. Link.

"... At this point Ghost was standing in front of me and I was about to tell him that I enjoyed his show earlier, maybe grab a photo, and then go and have a piss, but he just started to have a conversation with me.

I can’t remember or don’t know how he worked out that I was DJing next but he began asking me if I had particular songs...

...At first I thought he was just requesting some songs that he wanted to hear me spin and that maybe he’d jump on the mic briefly before he jetted. But after asking me for about four or five songs it became apparent to me that he had more than just a brief appearance in mind.

He was naming too many songs for me to remember off the top of my head, so I pulled out my laptop and created a virtual crate for Ghost in my Serato Scratch Live. Ghost wasn’t so good with song titles, so he’d rap the joints that he wanted to hear to me and I’d have to work out what the joint was and see if I had it on my laptop..."

Respect to DJ Mouli.

Monday, June 22, 2009



Conch Sunday Grill says Make It Reggae!

This Sunday evening at the Ponsonby Social Club from 5pm, Peter Mac, Selecto, Mikey Sampson, Megan and The Chaplin play the music that Big Matt loved.

Come join us and the Conch Records crew and celebrate the music of the big guy.

There's tasty organic treats grilled on the BBQ and fine beverages available too.
Ponsonby Social Club (152 Ponsonby Rd), Sunday June 28 from 5pm-11pm, free entry.

Thanks to Conch Records, Havana Club, Pure Blonde & Westmere Butcher
More Bill Withers
Recent interview with the legendary soul singer from the LA Times.

So you have no interest in a comeback?

You know, this whole music thing for me was something that came into my life after I was formed socially. So it was fun, it served its purpose, I still like it, but it's not my main focus. In fact, it hasn't been for a long time. There are other requirements.

You're somebody's father, you're somebody's husband, you're somebody's friend. And for me, it was important that I not neglect those other requirements just to satisfy some personal need that I might have for approval or attention from people that I don't even know.

When "Ain't No Sunshine" was a huge hit back in 1971, my father and I had a competition going about who could count the number of times you sing "I know" during the bridge. Once and for all, how many was it?

We'll have to take the word of someone who counted it. And the most consistent number that has come up is 26.
Jahdan Blackamoore
"Gold Dust has teamed up with the Brooklyn-based Dutty Artz crew to present the debut album Buzzrock Warrior from Jahdan Blackamoore. A vocalist extraordinaire, Jahdan is as comfortable over classic roots-style reggae as he is over cutting edge dancehall and tropical dubstep riddims. Hip-Hop heads might recognize the Boot Camp affiliate from his verse on Smiff N Wessun's "Sound Bwoy Burreill."

He features on the Major Lazer album (new project from Diplo and Switch). Also see these...
Jahdan's Full Hundred podcast mixed by Matt Shadetek for free download via XLR8R: Fader's feature on Dutty Artz in issue 61: Go Round Payola (Bye Haters Rmx by Matt Shadetek) on RCRDLBL


Jahdan Blackamoore drops his album Buzzrock Warrior in late 2009 on Gold Dust / Dutty Artz http://www.myspace.com/jahdan1

Sunday, June 21, 2009

Carl Craig interview
"If Moritz Von Oswald suggests something cool, we do it."

How did the Re:Constructed [Craig's collaboration with Moritz Von Oswald, in which they "reconstructed" the classical work of Ravel and others] project come about?

“Well, I’ve known for Moritz for a long, long time; I love the guy. So if he suggests something cool, we do it. Moritz has a classical background, and we’d been talking about Versus for a while, so when he asked me to get involved with this Deutsche Grammophon project, it was a no-brainer." Link.

Ring The Alarm playlist, Basefm June 20
Beat conductor -Caribbean path
Horace Andy - Mr Bassie dub
Mungos hifi and Top Cat - Herbalist
Glen Brown - Wicked tumbling version
Lee Scratch Perry - Broadcaster version (Moody boyz remix)
Rodney Hunter - Vampire
Churchill stage band -Superstition
Kool and the gang - Jungle boogie
Roy Ayers - We live in Brooklyn, baby
MAW - MAW expensive
Oddisee - Chocolate city dreaming
Naomi Shelton and the gospel queens - What have you done?
Miriam Makeba - Ibande
King tubby - slow motion dub
Noel Ellis - Marcus Garvey
Bronx river parkway - Donde
Chanch via curcuito - Zorzal
Specials - Ghost town (DJ G mix)
Dub colossus - Shem city steppers
Orgone - Hambone
Edwin Bridsong - Rapper dapper snapper
The ReBelYell cover Wham.
What?
The ReBel Yell
- "Everything She Wants" (Wham Cover) (mediafire) (zshare)
Exclusive Unreleased Track, Love & War out August 4th on Rapster
http://www.myspace.com/therebelyellrevolution
Cafes go silent in Oz
Fees for playing music in restaurants will rise from $125 a year to $19,344 a year. Link.

"Cafe and restaurant patrons could soon be eating in silence, after a proposal by Australia's largest record labels to increase the cost of background music by up to 2000 times.

The push to raise the cost of playing recorded music could also make gym membership more expensive unless fitness classes use artists excluded by Australian copyright laws, including Elvis Presley and Beethoven.

The bid by the Phonographic Performance Company of Australia, which represents more than 750 record companies, follows a decision by the Copyright Tribunal to approve an increase of 15 times the music costs for the nightclub industry, which was recently endorsed by the Federal Court of Australia.

The Australasian Performing Right Association, which collects licensing fees on behalf of composers and artists, has launched a separate action for a tenfold increase in the fees paid by nightclubs for recorded music.

Buoyed by the nightclub ruling, the PPCA is now targeting eateries. It wants to increase licensing fees in a 120-seat restaurant to $19,344 a year — up from $125. Small cafes would be slugged with a 4729 per cent yearly increase from $124 to $5860.

The vinyl revival is here! (Story #260)
There's two stories that the news media love repeating endlessly about the music industry. One: music retail is dying, cos of digital downloads and piracy, and Two: Look, vinyl is making a comeback [it never went away - you just stopped paying attention].

The third story that they seem to manage to continually ignore, is that live music is the healthiest its ever been, especially in NZ. Shows sell out regularly now - this is not just restricted to international artists visiting our shores, it's even happening with shows by local artists.

Anyways, here's the latest culprits in the second scenario...

"Record players and the paraphernalia that goes with them - stylii, cleaning tools, vinyl records and old-fashioned amplifiers - are making a comeback.

The downloading generation has discovered the tangible benefits of vinyl, and records sales are soaring across the country." From Brisbane's Courier Mail.

And from the LA Times:"Vinyl sales to hit another high point in 2009" Link.

Friday, June 19, 2009



Dillanthology 2: Dilla's Remixes for Various Artists

Out June 23, check the tracks...

1. De La Soul - Stakes Is High ft. Mos Def & Truth Enola (Remix)
2. The Pharcyde - Y? (Be Like That) (Jay Dee Remix)
3. Masta Ace - Sitting On Chrome (Ummah Remix)
4. Slum Village - Fall In Love (Remix)
5. Four Tet - As Serious As Your Life (Jay Dee Remix)
6. Busta Rhymes - Whoo Ha (Jay Dee Remix)
7. Artifacts - The Ultimate (Jay Dee Remix)
8. Moods - Secrets Of The Sand (Remix)
9. Spacek - Eve (JayDee Mix)
10. DJ Cam -Love Junkie (Jay Dee Remix)
11. Brother Jack McDuff - Oblighetto (J Dilla Remix)
12. Brand New Heavies - Sometimes (Remix)

Monday, June 15, 2009

The Heatwave's Early Warming Mixtape
Grab it here - Dancehall fire! More mixtape bizzniz from the Heatwave over here.
Still Bill
Documentary coming about the soul legend, Mr Bill Withers. Hat tip to Crate Kings.

Sunday, June 07, 2009

eMusic's new deal with Sony is bad news for NZ users

And here's why, thanks to Radioscope's Paul Kennedy.

"Popular US-based music subscription site eMusic is to close the door on New Zealand users.

An eMusic spokesperson tells us existing New Zealand customers will continue to be able to use the service, as they "grandfathered" under the current US subscription plans. However, they will soon stop accepting new customers from New Zealand (or anywhere else outside the US, Canada or EU)...

American users faced with price increases will at least be getting access to a raft of new repertoire thanks to the Sony deal. Canadian, British and EU customers won't immediately get the Sony tracks, but their music prices are being maintained. New Zealanders get the worst end of both deals - no new content but increased prices nonetheless.

Full story here.


Saturday, June 06, 2009

DJ Spinna - The Recall mixtape
"An essential download for anyone who takes production seriously, DJ Spinna’s The Recall highlights a successful career spanning nearly 15 years DL it here.

Thursday, June 04, 2009



Smoking Cubans.

"The most eminent stars of Cuban hip-hop take some time to join the country's up and coming talent on this track from the Revolution album which drops next week, produced by Poet Name Life of the Black Eyed Peas.

The Revolution project unites several of the most promising musicians Winfield and Yoshizaki encountered (including members of Cuban groups like Sexto Sentido and AnĂ³nimo Consejo) with producers like Norman Cook (aka Fatboy Slim), Rich File (UNKLE), Poet Name Life (Black Eyed Peas), Guy Sigsworth (Bjork), Marius De Vries (Sugarcubes), and Cameron McVey & Jan Kybert (Massive Attack) for an album which unites Cuban musical tradition with Western production techniques and styles. Guests on the album include Roisin Murphy, Orishas, Lateef The Truthspeaker & more. "

The Revolution feat. Orishas- 14Me (Produced By Poet Name Life) (mediafire) (zshare)
From: The Revolution present The Revolution (June 9th, Rapster)
Watch a short feature on the making of the album.

Tuesday, June 02, 2009

Stink Mix - Musky Moments
DJ Stinky Jim has just posted a new mix for you folks, grab it from his excellent blog over here. Some serious musical murderation going down, worth DLing for this alone... Crying Blood (Andrew Weatherall dub) - VV Brown.
Steady vibes
Free mp3 - N.A.S.A's "Money" gets the remix treatment by French dubmeister Grant Phabao. Get it: http://tinyurl.com/mq246g