Unmarked Door: Heads High

Etienne is one of those people.

He's that guy that knows everybody you know, except you.

Or, at least, he was that guy, until somebody introduced me to him at a night he was running, with another friend of mine, Cal Jader, in a tiny but perfectly formed bar in Soho called Jrink way back in 2007.

The format has changed a little since then, as has the location (the live events are now upstairs at the Vibe Bar and there are DJ sets all over including the Marketplace and Three Blind Mice), but the musical vision is the same. With fellow DJs Cal Jader and Judge, of Movimeintos and Itch/Sensei.fm fame respectively, and long list of live acts and musicians, Heads High has consistently spotlighted music with soul and substance.

The music you are likely to hear at any of their nights varies from live afrobeat and jazz to digtal soul and dubstep and pretty much everything in-between, making it kind of hard to categorise, but in general its pretty much like my parents soft drink policy when I was growing up:

"No Pop, it's bad for you."

Since the beginning of the year, a few of the HH instigators have been putting up pod casts for streaming and download on Space Invader Radio. I've nicked the player from the site and got the track listings for the two latest from Duke Etienne and Lonerider. Enjoy.

14/05/09 - Duke Etienne

Part One

Flyamsam - The Offbeat

TAKE - Bouncing Cherries

Dam-Funk - Sidewayz

J Dilla - B.B.E. (Big Booty Express)

Newcleus - Teknology

Modeselektor - Hello Mom! (Dabrye Remix)

Untold - Sweat

Martyn - Little Things

Marcus Bernardi - Mystery of Nazureus (2562 Remix)

Jamie Vex'd - In System Travel

Onra - Broken Language

Gary Davies - Super Jake

Guy Cuevas - Obsession

Dinosaur L - Go Bang

Prince & The Revolution - Erotic City

Motor City Drum Ensemble - Raw Cuts 03

Part Two (The Deeper Elements Mix)

Manmadescience - Get Your Head Up (Soulphiction Dub)

Rotating Assembly - Them Drums

Basic Soul Unit - ?????????

Tom Trago - Voyage Direct

Ken Worthy - Moon Dance

Tim Toh - Four

Kenny Larkin - Cirque De Soul

I.G. Culture - Adjusted Perspectives

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Move D - Jus House

Styrax Leaves ??????

Pattie Blingh & The Alkebulan Five - Brother (2562 Remix)

Andy Stott - Drippin

LD - Woodblock

Elemental - Talk

21/05/09 - Lonerider.

Taylor mcferrin - Broken vibes

Pepe Bradock - Deep Burnt.

motor city drum ensemble - raw cuts

Onra - Broken Language.

Dorian - seek when is her

James pants - I choose you

New look - Function of your love

Dam Funk - burgundy city

Pharcyde - Be like that.

Black milk - dreams..

El Michaels Affair - Duel of the Iron mics

Ge-ology - Diurnal Insomnia

Nicolay - Nautilus

Kode 9 - Magnetic City

Yellowtail - Moa

Martyn - Hear me

Martyn - Far away

Nostalgia 77 - Film Blues

Herbie Hancock - on green dolphin street

DJ HEll - the angst & the angst part 2

Plash & friends - Do it up.

There's plenty more stuff out there if you feel like looking. The Heads High web page is now pretty much up and running and has all kinds of good stuff on there - mixes, event details etc.

I also found Duke Etiennes Soundcloud Dropbox, where you can send him tracks of yours, or stuff he might be interested in, but dont send him any wack shit, or you'll get me in trouble.

Anyway here are the next couple of nights

12 Jun 2009