Found Grooves Mix

So i actually went into a record store the other day. Its been a minute since i physically set foot in one instead of buying records online, and to be honest i had a blast. It was so much more fun getting down and dirty and flicking through crates and crates of records than thumbing through thousands of online listings on whatever site you use. I was so inspired i deciede to make a mix using the records that i found that day Partially influenced by these guys Diggin For Wax. It was something that i used to do back in the day, record that days finds into a mix and bump into onto Mini Disk ( yeah you remember those things right ? ) for the car, bus and train trips. So here it is. Its mostly on a boogie/disco tip but starts off with some Mary J and Jody Watly.

Broken Stylus Mix

This is short mix on an instrumental beat and hip hop tip. Featuring tracks from Dj Cam, Dj Krush, Hermitude, F & D, Astronomy Class, Black Milk, Menahan Street Band and Curren$y. Enjoy and drop some comments if you dig the sounds or want any more track info.

Why Did You Have To Leave ?

Okay hello all. Here's a selection of tracks that I've got on high rotation right now. Sounds from Atlas Sounds, Seekae, Skream, Dirty Projectors, Real Estate, Memory Tapes and a few more. On a rainy day/ indie electronic vibe. Hope you enjoy. Hit

Thats All Folks !

Well this is my last post for the year and well maybe forever. I feel like the blog has run its course and its time to move on.
I've been really lucky this year to be able to travel to Japan and the States and also interstate to Melbourne, Caught up with many old peeps i havn't seen in ages and continue to be surrounded by friends and family.
Definetly going to keep it moving in 2011 and i wish you and all your family the best.
Going to leave you with Moon Rocks Ill Street Blues. Enjoy

Price Of Silence

Price Of Silence was a Hardcore Punk group from South Australia.
This is their self titled 10" that came out on their own label and distribution company Spiral Objective.
I picked this up from Phantom Records in Pitt Street in 1995 when it dropped for the measly price of $9.
What you get is 9 songs of brutal hardcore. Tackling issues about everything from Homophobia to truth in the media, and protecting the planet.
Back in the day POS and anything with a Spiral Objective stamp on it were like seals of approval. You could happily pick any release unheard and know that it was dope.
Spiral Objective were responsible for distributing both Australian and overseas hardcore, anarchist and punk records,books, and zines all over Australia and in the days of preinternet were instrumental in pushing the scene forward.
I've ripped the whole 10" because this is well out of print and i want to share this piece of history with you.
This is going out for all the hardcore kids i knew back in the day. You know who you are.




Price of Silence ST 10"

Coming Soon...I Hope

So i stumbled across this Australian producers youtube channel the other day (thanks to DOOM) and i was blown away by his music and videos. Julien Love has got the whole italo/modern boogie sound down. He must have a serious synth collection. His videos are amazing as well. I've had these all on repeat all day and still not sick of them. Hopefully M-Division Recordings will be putting out some of this incredible music in the near future.

Rap Video Wednesday

Now that im not doing a hip hop radio show i find im actually enjoying listening to hip hop in my spare time. Here's a few videos that im felling right now.


Illmind is capable of being really boring some times but he kills this beat. Skyzoo comes correct too.


Freeway and Jake One just get better and better.


I always have time for E-40 but the Sade sample just hooked me in.


This isn't new but bangs anyway. Alchemist is underrated if you ask me.

COOL IT DOWN

A music program heavily influenced by the beat digging aesthetics of hip hop. From the sounds of the boogie down Bronx 1979 to the disco edits of today’s blog scene to the experimental sounds of LA’s Future Beat scene of today. From early Detroit and Chicago house to the deeper dubbed out electro sounds of today’s Dubstep and B- more club. Blended with Funk, Soul, Reggae, Brazilian, Afro and Latin breaks from the dusty crates of presenters Lo-D, Sage One, Size 13 and Sandro.

Every Tuesday 3-4pm on 2SER FM 107.3 or streaming on www.2ser.com

So this is whats been taking up my time of late. Were' up to episode 8 and podcasts should be up really soon.
Mean while check the blog site for track lists and you can stream the show from the 7/09/10 below

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Shades Of Green

As summer rolls in what better way to spend a lazy Sunday than listening to DJs, drinkin beer and playing bare foot lawn bowls.
Every second sunday at Petersham Bowling Club. Kicks off this sunday

Shades Of Green

Just Blaze At Tone

Just Blaze, The legendary DJ/Producer who has worked with everyone from Jay Electronic to Jigga hits Tone this friday in a sneak attack on Sydney's shore. Supports come from the UK's Sarah Love, Josie Styles and Cyberthief.

Back In The Day

I was reminiscing the other day about bands we used to see back in the day and i found a bunch of clips on youtube.
The Hard Ons were the first band i ever saw live. I think i was 14 and it was on at the local PCYC. It would have been 94 or maybe earlier im not sure. I don't remember much about the show aside from the drummer vomiting on stage. Im pretty sure The Dream Killers supported and The Cosmic Psychos could have been there too.



Lawnsmell was the best band i'd ever seen play. They had two bass players and were heavy as fusk why managing to maintain a pop sensibility without being corny. I had the biggest crush on the bass player (Gina?) for years. Its funny i was at this show that the video is showing. Some great gigs at the Manning Bar in the late 90s.



One Inch Punch changed there name to Mid Youth Crisis for some reason that escapes me. Another great band that i was very happy to be able to catch live a few times. They had a seriously heavy live show. Their debut album was on constant rotation for years.



Gilgamesh was a punk/ska band from the late 90's. The video is from them doing a reunion show with a bunch of other bands like Blitz Babiez. I have fond memories of seeing them play at gigs at the Phoenician Club before Bob Carr and Anna Wood fucked it all up.

RIP Aaron Carl

I was shocked to find out that Aaron Carl one of the legends of Detroit electronic music lost his battle with cancer.
Its weird as i was just pulling out a bunch of Aaron Carl records to listen to, Only to read the news in the music press today.
Mentored by Mad Mike Banks from UR and Ron Murphy from NSC, Aaron was able to effortlessly move between deep house techno, and electro funk. His music was deep, soulful and slamming moving dance floors across the world
You will be missed RIP to a Detroit legend.

Set The Tone

Next Friday I'll be spinning at the night Set The Tone. There will be a an exhibition B-Boy battle, a live set from the jazz/hip hop group 5 Coffees and DJ Sets from Sage One, D-Lect and myself and the Swat DJs. So if your down with the jazz, funk, disco boogie and old school hip hop sounds get on down.

Ghost

So i just picked up the new album from UK producer Ghost. Its his third album and limited to 300 copies available from his bandcamp site and a select few stores in NZ where he now resides.
Im not sure what they put in the water in NZ but it seems to agree with overseas producers who move there.
Postcards From The Edge (Which incidentally is also the title of Carrie Fishers autobiography) is a radical departure from Ghosts previous work on labels such as Breakin Bread. Gone are the jazz samples and the swinging organic drums. Also most of the vocals as well as only three of the thirteen tracks feature Mcs.
Instead they are replaced by dark and sweeping synths that create rich soundscapes akin to something that could have been put out on Warp Records in the late 90s. Hearts and Minds remind me of something Autechre or Black Dog would have produced.
This is not so say Postcards sound derivative, far from it. Ghost has crafted a dark yet uplifting album that conjures up blade Runner like images of the future.

Mexican Summer

Mexican Summer is a label hailing out of Brooklyn that straddles the sounds of psychedelic folk, synth driven electro pop and echo and delayed affected rock.
They have an amazing roster of artists that include the chill wave sounds of Washed Out and the Lo Fi driven rock of Best Coast.
Most of their artists release their albums on vinyl as well as mp3 which is becoming a rarity in this day and age.
The move to vinyl seems to have payed off though with Washed Out's first 12" already in its 3rd press and with OG copies changing hands for increasing large sums of money.

Buying Old Records Is A Habit

Check out the new blog from some homies over in London.
Basically its about records and music and all that good stuff.
One of the most interesting ideas is their Diggin For Wax Mix Series. The premise being that with a $20 (pound) budget they go into a record store and make a mix out of the records that they find. The first mix is up now. Check it out.

Diggin For Wax

Hot Flush

Im loving the down tempo/lo-fi, pych, atmospherics of Mount Kimbie and Scuba.
Hot Flush is definitely one of the more interesting dubstep labels out there right now.

Eli Escobar

Eli Escobar just dropped a new single on Planet Music and what a nice piece of seriously deep cosmic/disco it is.
Love Thing features Amanda Blank who is amazing on this yet managed to turn out a very disappointing album last year.
This track will be perfect for the upcoming summer months.
Props to The Late Show for the heads up.

Jingle Jangle

The Legion were a group from The Bronx who were put on by Dres from Black Sheep and down with Show and AG.
I first heard this on Dj Krush's awesome Code 4109 mix.
Its fairly easy 12" to come by these days but the album is still worth loot.
One of my favourite hip hop 12"s of all time.. .1993 new york classic !

Computa Love

My overactive imagination conjures up pictures of circuit boards, drum machines and synths getting it on in a seedy 70's themed love hotel in Tokyo with this track. But hey that could just be me.
Taken from Giles Peterson's Electric compilation on Brownswood Records this is by far the standout track for me.
San Fransico producer B. Bravo says he likes Soulful chords and melodies and heavy drums and bass in his music. He says sometimes his music is labeled Future Funk but he dosn't really care what you call it.
When its this good i don't think it really matters what you call it either.