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Thursday, August 27, 2009

Etienne Update


Yes Yes. I lost track of what Etienne was doing for a couple weeks, but I've caught the thread again, and now, I've got some more of that good shit to pass on.

Just in case the fuchsia flyer somehow didn't burn itself into you collective retinas, there's a HH night going on at the MarketPlace next Friday, featuring some of the usual faces (The Duke, Cal Jader, Judge, my boy Lonerider on a rare vynil excursion) and also "Afropean sultry songstress Amacka".

I know Marketplace is one of those random-as-hell venues, but the Heads High collective nights down there have had a nice vibe, plus, its free, so no excuses.

Turns out, during my concentration lapse, Etienne has put up two more podcasts, so I'm reposting them both here.


Audio: Duke Etienne podcasts 16.07.09 & 20.08.09

Heads-High-Radio-16.07.09-Duke-Etienne


Tracklisting

Poem – Bobby Konders ft. Mutabaruka

Arigato – Bodycode

Fall – Blue Daisy

J&W Beat – Floating Points

Dancing On Holiday – Souled

Galaxy – Visions of Tomorrow

Adventures In Success (Dub Copy) – Will Powers

Revelations – Mos Def

Get Dollars – The Beat Konducta

Nirvana – Shafiq Husayn

The Underground Reprise – Amede the Soundsmith

Sole Sweat (Reso Remix) – Debruit

551 Blues – ????????

Sweat – Untold

Emora – The Clonious

Sagittarius Black – Timothy McNealty

Musical Revolution – Carlton Coffie & the Natural Elements

I’m a Levi – Ijahman Levi

Fort Augustus – Junior Delgado

Roots Upon Yuh Corner – Yami Bolo

Oil Ting (Version) – Coco T

Ride Pon De Riddim – Mikey Murka

You Too Good – General Trees

Jah Station – Johnny Lover

Private Life – Grace Jones

Queen Dub – Ticklah ft Rob Simeon

Marcus Garvey – Hypnotic Brass Ensemble

When The Sun Breaks Through – Karl Hector & The Malcouns

Addis Black Widow – Mulatu & The Heliocentrics

Jazz Note – Dj Krust

I Wanna Be There (Waxdoctor Remix) – Model 500

Solar Feelings (J Majik Remix) – Jacobs Optical Stairway

Consciosness – Photek


DOWNLOAD DUKE ETIENNE 20/08/09 PODCAST




Tracklisting

1. Lizzy Mercier Decloux – Hard Boiled

2. Pearson Sounds – WAD

3. Sole Fusion – Bass Tone

4. John Robertson – Blame

5. Reggie Dokes – Walk In Deepness

6. New World Aquarium – Tresspassers

7. Block 16 – Morning Sun (Pepe Bradock Refix)

8. Lightening Heads – Message Beats

9. Nanyo Addo – Wo ba wo ba shue

10. Jimi Tenor & the Kabu Kabu – Fast Legs

11. Silkie – Purple Love

12. Elemental – Braindrops

13.James Blake – Air and Lack Thereof’

14. Build an Ark Remix (Unknown – Help us out!)

15. Amede & The Soundsmith 16. Sa Ra Creative Partners


Once again, its well worth checking out the Heads High website, although don't enjoy it too much, with all the dope shit they're posting up, I'm starting to feel inadequate.

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

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
???????????
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 20:00
MarketPlace ft. AARON JEROME London
3 Jul 2009 20:00
Vibe LIVE ft. TAKE & ARCHITEQ London
8 Jul 2009 20:00
Dingwalls w/DUB COLOSSUS London
10 Jul 2009 20:00
MarketPlace LIVE SESSION London
7 Aug 2009 20:00
Vibe Live ft. AARON JEROME LIVE London


Later