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Point of interest - Track 5 in the mix is "Ishould tell your mama on ya" by Red (some guy out of LA, who seems to be riding out a wave of interest right now), I fucking love. Strange looking cat, but definately onto something. Here's the Youtube vid, with some extra remixed bits:
Now I know I Said MTLM are my favourite band this decade, and they are, but I'm allowed more than one right? Wait, I don't need your approval. My Blog, my rules. Losers.
But, I digress...
A few months/years/unspecified time ago i saw a band called The Speakers Corner Quartet (SCQ) at the Jazz Cafe. And they were fucking dope. Then more recently I saw United Vibrations perform in the Vibe Bar for Heads High. They were fucking dope too. As it turns out, both groups are part of a musical extended family called 12Tone, which incorporates them both and contains more stuff I haven't had a chance to look into yet.
I've been doing a little internet research, and pooled some of their best videos on-line for my blog.
Speakers Corner Quartet @ jazz re:freshed 26.02.09
Speakers Corner Quartet - OneTaste's Festival Video Collection
United Vibrations - Maya
If you've been paying attention, you'll notice the bassist from UV (Kareem) is the Cellist from SCQ.
UNITED VIBRATIONS (SUN) RA!
United Vibrations play sunrise set at Festa Junina '09
Its fucking typical, that the night they're both playing (tonight) I have to be somewhere else (Jazz Cafe with the Furious 5), but for those of you not going to Camden ...
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.
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