While dropping a gem on em, I was listening to my local jazz station and chanced upon a special on bossa nova.

I thought this was going to be the typical white-washed doc focusing on Charlie Byrd/Stan Getz, etc. … Well, did I eat my fair share of crow or what? This 2 hr special was official. It totally blew my mind to hear laaar gloooves like Tenório Jr. on a commercial station. My mind was blown at how thorough the research was, props to Simon Rentner for putting in the work. Hopefully the older white folk demographic tuning in learned more about the music and decided to purchase these obscure works.

The piece featured interviews with folks like Joyce, Carlos Lyra, Cesar Camargo Mariano (Sambalanço Trio, Som Tres, CIA) and featured quite a few rare live recordings from the bottles alley era. The tidbits on João Gilberto alone got me “opin.”

Super duper listen….

WBGO – 50 Years Of The Beat
(scroll down on that page to find the links to the streams, or click below)
— listen to hour one
— listen to hour two

I was doing some catching up on the Strut recently and found this amazing archive of Soul!, a PBS music and interview show in New York from the late ’60s and early ’70s:

This entertainment-variety-talk show was not only a vehicle to promote African-American artistry, community and culture, but also a platform for political expression and the fight for social justice. It showcased classic live musical performances from funk, soul, jazz, and world musicians, and had in-depth, extraordinary interviews with political, sports, literary figures and more. It was the first program on WNET to be recorded with the then-new technology of videotape, and most of the shows were recorded in real-time—not live, but unedited.

Soul ran from 1968 to 1973.

This is a goldmine of incredible performance footage and musical history. You can spend days watching this stuff. It’s an absolute treasure.

The shows include performances by the Nite-Liters, Earth, Wind and Fire, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Ashford and Simpson, Max Roach, and much more.

The ever-knowledgeable Oliver Wang provides some additional context:

The history of the show – and its host – is really, really fascinating. Not only are the performances just incredible but so were the interviews considering the time and place they were happening. Haizlip was an openly gay Black intellectual and Wald managed to find the episode where he’s interviewing Louis Farrakhan – half the audience seemed to be from the NOI – and Haizlip asks him where gays fit into the Nation’s overall mission and membership. It was a fascinating moment, to say the least, especially circa 1970.

I have been watching and re-watching the Latin Soul episode from November 15, 1972 hosted by Felipe Luciano and featuring performances by Tito Puente, Willie Colón and their respective bands. You can watch the full episode below, or for better navigation, you can go to NY’s THIRTEEN PBS site, and follow along with the chapter index they have below the video.

I get chills listening to a young Héctor Lavoe singing “Aguanile” with Willie Colón y Su Orquesta. It’s breathtaking. (That performance begins at the 35:16 mark, or chapter 10, if you go to the navigation on the THIRTEEN site).

Watch the whole episode, tho. Luciano breaks down the history of the New York latin music scene and paints a particularly vivid and colorful portrait of New York in that era.

(If you don’t see the video below, there might be a Flash compatibility issue or some other technical glitch with the embed. Just go to the THIRTEEN site. You can watch it from there.)

The whole archive is like this. It will melt your face. Please check it out.

Now that the gloom and doom of Tax Day is behind us, we can return to the finer things in life, like desperately hoping we stay employed or fed or mobile or just plain sane as the rest of the world crumbles around us. With that in mind, your faithful and loyal representatives here at buhbOmp give you another installment of Welfare. It might not cure your financial troubles, but it will definitely help set your mind free. It’s our own humble little stimulus package. Enjoy.

(Click the song names to take you to the off-site sharing pages where you can download the tunes. For detailed instructions on how to navigate the sharing sites where we host our files, we’ve got instructions at the end of this post)

cashless | Soured and salted 4life (Softhands edition)

Diamond District – I Mean Business
DC’s producer du jour, Oddisee along with rappers X.O. and YU are Diamond District. I first heard Oddisee on Pete Rosenberg’s A Rosenberg Oddiseemixtape (look at that cover artwork, I don’t even need to tell you who’s style that is) and have been checking for him ever since. I kinda picked I Mean Business arbitrarily, but it definitely gives off the boom-bappish feel of the album and Oddisee’s production in general.

DJ Day – Still Ray

DJ Day – Skyy (Can you feel me)

Ok, this is a 2-parter from one of our favorite dudes in the game, DJ Day.
These are both haunting interpolations and anything I could say about them would do them no justice whatsoever, so I’ll let the dude, Day, break it down in his own words. Via Like a Throttle

Tuesday, April 7, 2009
This is all Cosmo Baker’s fault. I mean, I’ve always loved Saadiq going back to the TTT days, but hearing Cosmo’s mix of his work really put it all in perspective. Raphael Saadiq is a genius. Period. Just listen and you’ll see. From Tony! Toni! Tone! & Stevie Wonder to Q-Tip & DJ Quik, he is just that dude.

So, without jumping further on his nuts…fast forward a couple days later and I’m driving around town bumping this CD. “Still Ray” came on and stayed on and that’s when I knew I had to re-do it (now I know how Dre must’ve felt). I came home and listened to it, figured out the piano part and played everything else from there. Once I was finished I called my man Miles Bonny to lay down vocals and trumpet like only he can and here it is, free for you. …

This was going to (and still might) come out on vinyl with another Saadiq cover I did that’s an instrumental. I’ll keep you all posted and I might just post it on the strength*.

*That track, “Skyy (Can you feel me)” is linked above.

Dãm-Funk – Kill Dat aka Kill Dat Muthafucka
Snoop Dogg, DJ Quik, Kat Williams, Suga Free & Dãm-Funk. What do these hood certified men have to do with each other? All have fabulous, silky, luxurious, bitch perms! I gotta get my shit did soon so I can show out on Butt Nekkid Wednesdays!

B.o.B. – I’ll Be in The Sky (Astronote Remix)
Fact: B.o.B. is just straight up corny. Since Haterz Everywhere, B.o.B. has been on some after-school special shit. One more feelgoody two-shoes joint outta this dude, and I’m officially classifying him as a gospel rapper. Producer Astronote allows me to temporarily forget this.

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empanadamn | Skinnier than hip-hop

U.N.K.L.E. “Bloodstain”
This weather got me ag and reverting to my leave-me-be, emo skull thuggery. Here’s a personal favorite, moody track with sad girl lyrics from DJ Shadow-produced UNKLE.

Junior Boys “Parallel Lines”
Junior Boys is not only Michael Jackson’s favorite department to hang while at JC Penny’s (just kiddin’, homie), but a gleaming Canadian export implementing live instrumentation, production and vocals. This is the lead track off their most recent album Begone Dull Care.

Camera Obscura “Careless Love”
This Scottish outfit is a breath of fresh air / palate cleanser for a lot of stuff that I’ve been subjected to recently. It’s musically clean without being sterile, inflecting light to heavy-heartedness throughout. Chicks (like me) really dig this stuff. Also, just to clarify, there’s no bag pipes in this so don’t get your hopes up, McScrooge.

Depeche Mode “In Sympathy”
Gotta give it up to these dudes. They’ve been putting out music, performing and touring for close to 3 decades. Their sixty-11th album Sounds Of The Universe, dropping later this month, continues the tradition of their later albums with the darknesses prevailing over their shiny-happy new wave beginnings. This one accomplishes being depressing and uptempo at the same time.

Prince “Let’s Pretend We’re Married”
I went to DJ Spinna‘s Soul Slam party last Saturday with my friend Minuette and while dancing Diddy pulled me into his circle of fun ( || ). After extinguishing my dancing shoes, I opened a Twitter account just to thank @iamdiddy, then filmed a live video blog on the spot to tell my friends around the world the news about Cassie’s new half-shaved head. SIKE! (about the Twitter / v-blog part)

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dj lil tiger | tax-free

Estelle f. Kardinal Offishall – Magnificent
This song is catchy as hell, and I can’t stop listening to it. I’ve also been a long time Kardinal fan, so that helps. Ronson got the touch.

Black Milk – Mo Power (right-click and save as)
Detroit’s Black Milk are really doing it for me lately, and this tune is sick as hell. Short, but sick as hell. Dudes got the drum game down solid. (Proppers to Rappers I Know (as usual) for showing me the way.)
[audio:http://www.rappersiknow.com/media/blackmilk/Mo%20Power.mp3|titles=Black Milk – Mo Power]

JP ft Ash Man & Xei – Jungle Skank
This tune epitomizes everything I love about Funky House right now. Got the Afro-Caribbean tribal vibe. Got raw, sexy club feel with the proper low end. Got the change-ups. All kinds of unusual shit going on here, and I’m all about it.

Jah Cure – Searching
This is my favorite off the Indiscretions riddim. Jah Cure always brings the true emotion, and this tune makes me want to curl up next to my gal and pretend the rest of the world doesn’t exist.

Mondo Grosso – Now You Know Better
This is off Mondo Grosso‘s MG4 album that came out in 2000, and it still sounds great. I’m also a sucker for anything that showcases Amel Larrieux‘s beautiful and mesmerizing voice.

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We here @ buhbOmp (which means me and only me) have a severe distaste for hip hop revisionists.

Let’s talk about a few:

1) Myth – It was Written was a classic.

Truth – Nas’ It Was Written was widely panned by heads when it dropped. Perhaps if it didn’t follow a fluke/perfect storm of an album it would have been better received.

2) Myth – Reasonable Doubt was a critical favorite.

Truth – Jay’s Reasonable Doubt was a ho-hum album in 1996. ’96 had plenty of dope lps. No one was jocking that record outside of Dame and Biggs. Oh it sounds good now, but nobody that was jansported down and hoodied up had much love for Mary J singing a hook when the rapper wasn’t Method Man.

3) Myth – Beats, Rhymes and Life is as good as Midnight Marauders and Low End Theory. Everybody loved it.

Truth – Beats, Rhymes, and Life by Tribe was underwhelming (i.e. wack) when it dropped. Although I think we could see the elements of fall-off-ittudeness in Midnight, everyone knew Tribe was done when BRL dropped. I won’t even speak on that god-awful contract fulfilling 5th album.

Who does this?

Normally it’s nostalgic, mad @ the South, former backpack wearers (now having moved onto messenger bags and briefcases) complaining about Flo Rida and Plies.

You can understand where they’re coming from. The hip hop rug got pulled out from under them prolly around the time the Lox and DMX were considered top NYC rappers. They’re in a new musical world and probably dealing with some new personal stuff. Their escape from reality, hip hop, no longer allows them to escape.

But what happens when when you get a bonafide hip hop legend lying to you?

D-Nice is definitely doing a public service with his “True Hip-Hop Stories”, but this latest piece featuring Special Ed … I dunno.

I’ll let you watch it first. And my comments follow.

True Hip-Hop Stories: Special Ed from D-Nice on Vimeo.

… cues up sad music ~2:30 …

Mr. “I got 70 some odd Honda Scooters” says, “it’s just like commercials now, not even records.”

Then has the audacity to say “… instead of actually making a meaningful record.”

Meaningful?

What has Ed ever done that was meaningful? (By Ed, I don’t mean Ed O.G. and the Bulldogs. No one can front on “Be a Father to Your Child”).

“I’m the Magnificent”?
“Think About It”?

We love you Ed, but you’re not Chuck D, Brother J, Grand Puba, or Rakim.

Let’s not forget that Spike Lee had to convince him to use his talents to say something more than he had been saying. (I’m not discounting “The Bush”, but bragging about how dangerous your neighborhood is isn’t meaningful the way he wants it to mean).

The real danger here is pretending that we weren’t trying to rock Ballys, Puma Clydes, Jordans then, and it’s only kids of today who spend god knows how much on Jordans, Air Yeezys and Gucci slippers.

We liked gold, cars, chicks, drugs, violence, bass, stupid dances of the week, and pretty much everything old heads hate about young heads.

Never forget where you came from.

Lil Tiger with the play-by-play at Battle of the Legends, the mega-soundclash between David Rodigan, Black Scorpio, Downbeat the Ruler and King Jammys at Club Amazura in Jamaica, Queens.

The night started off in Clinton Hill (Brooklyn) with the curious minds of the Music Nerd Club gathering together to indulge in beverages, pizzas, and discussions of the finer points of all things soundclash. After grubbing and chatter, we made our way 13-deep to Jamaica, ready to witness this historic event.

(Keep in mind, I am no expert in this music, nor in the overall culture of the clash. I am just a fan of reggae, and as a DJ, an admirer of soundclashes, which for me are one of the most important and inspirational aspects of DJ culture. Sounds are the backbone of the reggae culture, and I am a humble witness with reverence for these legends, whom I am fortunate to have seen in my lifetime …)

• 12:46 AM djliltiger – Finally made it to Amazura for the clash. It’s almost 1am and it feels dumb early. 1am is like noon for Caribbean people.
• 12:58 AM djliltiger – Damn. They’re actually starting on time. New Yorkers always be in a hurry.
• 1:00 AM djliltiger – Rodigan up first. Already killing it.
• 1:04 AM djliltiger – Smells good in here. Really good. Rodigan dropping a Horace Andy dub. Good Lord.
• 1:10 AM djliltiger – I want to grow up to be 1/8th as cool as Rodigan.



• 1:16 AM djliltiger – Black Scorpio bringing us back to Jamaica now. Things are starting to warm up.
• 1:18 AM djliltiger – Whoa. Dennis Brown dub. Revolution!
• 1:26 AM djliltiger – Strong start for Scorpio, but he’s losing the crowd a bit.
• 1:28 AM djliltiger – Nevermind.
• 1:32 AM djliltiger – Downbeat up. Already rousing up the home team.
• 1:40 AM djliltiger – Downbeat letting the vibe dip.
• 1:44 AM djliltiger – Damn. Truth and Rights dub getting no love. Downbeat is struggling.
• 1:49 AM djliltiger – Jammys starts with Johnny Osbourne. Instant murder.
• 2:00 AM djliltiger – Too much to learn.
• 2:02 AM djliltiger – First round done. This is def Rodigan and Scorpio’s show.
• 2:03 AM djliltiger – Scorpio wins the first round easily.
• 2:05 AM djliltiger – Rodigan starts round two throwing Bandolero at Jammys. Then jumps right into Bounty Killer. Serious business.
• 2:06 AM djliltiger – Oh shit. He just took off the jacket and dropped Sleng Teng.
• 2:22 AM djliltiger – Scorpio getting holy on us. Church Heathen dub a dud, tho.
• 2:23 AM djliltiger – He got balls dropping the Alison Hinds dub. Also not working. But damn. That’s bold.
• 2:37 AM djliltiger – Scorpio had his moments, but def not the same crowd connect as round one. Downbeat coming strong right now.
• 2:45 AM djliltiger – Wow. Downbeat on fire. “None of them have tune like me. Them have gimmicks.” Looking at Rodigan and Scorpio.
• 2:49 AM djliltiger – Closed with a whimper tho. Jammys up again.
• 2:53 AM djliltiger – Jammys not connecting at all. Not even Warlord dub helping him.
• 2:55 AM djliltiger – No love for Jr. Gong dub. Tough tough crowd. Legend getting zero love.
• 2:59 AM djliltiger – Painfull to watch. Still, I’m happy to say I’ve seen the man in person. Jammys legend still shine.
• 3:05 AM djliltiger – Boobirds for Jammys. Wow. Just wow. Downbeat wins round two. Tune for tune now.
• 3:09 AM djliltiger – Crowd getting tougher. Rodigan struggling.
• 3:13 AM djliltiger – Splashing Dashing def getting love. Back to back Garnett Silk. Good idea.
• 3:19 AM djliltiger – Scorpio only getting a little response from the Dawn Penn special. Harsh.
• 3:23 AM djliltiger – Gargamel not helping Scorpio. This is Downbeat’s competition to lose.
• 3:28 AM djliltiger – Yeah. Downbeat got this.


Tony Screw of Downbeat getting a massive forward. (Sorry for the crappy sound (and video), but my little digital camera is not equipped to deal with the low end of a real sound system)

• 3:32 AM djliltiger – Dennis Brown is carrying Downbeat to the promised land. This shit is over.
• 3:35 AM djliltiger – Mighty Diamonds to close it out. Jammys is in a rough spot to follow.
• 3:35 AM djliltiger – One Blood dub. One dud.
• 3:43 AM djliltiger – Jammys played some jams, but the crowd just wasn’t feeling him. Sad. But such is the life of the clash.
• 3:47 AM djliltiger – NOW it’s time for tune fi tune. My belly is starting to talk to me. I’m getting old.
• 3:55 AM djliltiger – One for Jammys. Yes!
• 3:58 AM djliltiger – Downbeat! A wah do dem!
• 3:59 AM djliltiger – JAMMYS! Clutch.
• 4:09 AM djliltiger – Four in a row for Jammys. Vindication. Loving it.
• 4:12 AM djliltiger – Jammys is on fire now. Five straight.
• 4:13 AM djliltiger – Rodigan done for the night. Good show, tho.
• 4:23 AM djliltiger – 7 for Jammys. Downbeat vs. Jammys for the championship.


Downbeat's Tony Screw on the mic going head to head with King Jammy.

• 4:26 AM djliltiger – The streak ends. The crowd starting to turn to Downbeat again.
• 4:38 AM djliltiger – Everybody tired now. Jammys takes the trophy after Downbeat flops his last tune. They rushed the end, but I’m happy for Jammys.


King Jammy getting a forward on his final tune of the night.



Chin giving King Jammy the trophy after Jammy's Sound defeated Downbeat.

• 4:41 AM djliltiger – It’s a wrap, folks. Money well spent. Shout to the MNC for bringing us all together for this.

RECAP: All in all, it was a great night. The rules were a bit suspect, but if the end result is that King Jammy gets a comeback win, I cannot be mad. It was hard watching him get booed in the early rounds, so it was nice to see the crowd give him plenty of love in the Tune Fi Tune segment of the competition. For me, that showed that the crowd was genuine, and not merely playing favorites. They rewarded the sounds when they played well, and denied them when they didn’t play well, regardless of where the sound came from and how much history backed the sound. It was honest on the crowd’s part.

If the structure had been different, Jammys wouldn’t have survived the early stage of the clash. But that is the doing of the promoters (and, in my opinion, not a malicious doing. I think it was merely poorly thought out, but not designed to play favorites). Overall, the theme of the night was to respect the legends and to hear great music in a vintage clash, and to that, it was for me a great success.

If I had my own say (which, honestly, I shouldn’t), I think from beginning to end, overall, Downbeat was the best sound of the night. Rodigan second. Scorpio third, and Jammys fourth. That’s overall. But like any competition, you play to win according to the rules that are laid out, and not according to what one weary Arubian in the crowd is thinking. And Jammys held his best for last, and played the right tunes at the right moment when those tunes counted the most. And THAT is how you win a clash.

I’m sure the more curious among you want the all important details of which tunes were played by which sounds (something I am not knowledgeable enough to offer, especially with the breadth and depth of tunes on display at this clash. I am but a young dude, and these men represent some of the richest knowledge of reggae history on the planet). So for that, I give you the accounting from someone far more informed than I, Puppah Cadbury from the DancehallReggae board:

Mark Cadbury here morning! ….

Ok here is my attempt at Journalism.. King Jammy’s won the clash in the tune fe tune segment. They did not I repeat did not win any other rounds besides tune fe tune there was no elimination until the tune fe tune segment had already began so Jammy’s saved most of their big tunes. This Proved to be great strategy. They actually during some of their juggling rounds got boos earlier.

Ok Clash started 1 am

Rodigan 1st
Scorpio 2nd
DownBeat 3rd
Jammy’s 4th

Rodigan’s 1st round

1st tune Peter Hunnigale-Thank you lord for blessing Rodigan
2nd tune Luciano “Give Rodign strength oh jah”
3rd tune Kaschief Lindo “Kill dem Rodigian”
4th Tune Wayne Wade
5th tune Horace Andy “you trying to conquer Papa Rodigan”
6th tune- Horace Andy and Freddie Mcgregor “Stop that train”
7th tune Carnell Campbell -Gorgon
8th tune Alton Ellis Cry eternally
9th tune- Alton Ellis Rock steady
10th Bitty Mcclean
11th tune Beres hammond- Serious
12th tune Shaggy (not to great of a forward)
13th tune Gregory Love Overdue

End of Rodi first round- Nice round pretty decent.

Next up Scorpio

Mr. Scorpio playd the Jamaica national Anthem then went into
Beres Hammond-Step Aside Black Scorpio come fe tek over”
then played Dennis Brown Revolution
John Holt’s Stealing and Pick up you sound and throw it away
Derrick Morgan- Blazing Fire
Culture- Jah Jah see dem ah come
Bunny Wailer -rule dancehall
2 Michael Prophet
Tristan Palmer
Bush Man pon Sleng Teng segment
Philip Frazier
Capelton
Bounty
Ended round with Bush Man “Fiya pon ah weak heart”

Scorpio was full of vibes opening round!

Next up DownBeat

Half Pint- Play by DownBeat alone
Hopeton lindo – territory
Half Pint – Greetings
Ken Booth- Move away
Gladiators – step right back
Dennis Brown- On trodding though the jungle with chalice riddim
Sluggy- lightnign and thunder
Pincher- enemies pon downbeat borderline
Far East segment featuring
Barrington Levy
Barry Brown
Gregory “I heard you said to me you wanna be the number”
Shabba
Johnny Osbourne- “Downbeat playing in the ghetto tonight
Malibu
Ended first round with Briggy on the Shenk I Shenk riddim
Also a nice round.

Next up King Jammy’s

Johnny Osbourne- Ooooh what a la la Jammy’s in yuh area
Nitty Gritty Good Morning soundboy
Nicodemus
Freddir Mcgregor= Push Come to Shove
Leroy Gibbons
Johnny Clarke
Pad Anthony- ah murder
2 Dennis Walks
Barrington Levy- Sound Killa
Morgan Heritage

Black Scorpio declared winner of 1st round

2nd round David Rodigan

Rodigan I call this round the Bounty Killer round for Rodi he started beating out the Bounty Killers on the sleng teng and also “Kill or Be kill” “Not another word” “Dead this time” then played anthems by Shine Head, Likkle Roy and Johnny Osborune’s “Reasons”. Played Dennis Brown’s “Rodigan gonna get himself together”. Ended the round with 2 Slim Smith that were “specials” but did not call “name”

Good round for Rodi

Black Scorpio 2nd round

Played a tune Hallelujah
then Shaggy’s Church Heathen
Then did something I thought was the turning point for his sound he played Allison Hinds “roll it gyal” in sound style of which DID NOT get a Forward.
Johnny Osbourne No Ice Cream sound
Gregory
Briggy on the Real Rock (nice forward for the tune but the Allison Hinds tune I think messed up his round in the middle)
Scorpio played- Demus Sound Killer
John Holt- Up Park Camp
Freddie Mcgregor- On the Up Park Camp
Buju- Sound fe dead
Bounty Killer – Up park Camp
2nd round for Scorpio was decent but not as strong as his 1 st round

next up DownBeat
DownBeat plays Junior Murvin
Counteracts Rodigan’s Bitty Mcclean
Proceeds to rinse Marcia Griffiths segment HUGE FORWARDS!
Ken Parker HUGE FORWARD!
Luciano-Onward Christians soldiers
ends round with Leroy Smart Ballistic affair

Big round for DownBeat

next up King Jammy’s

starts round off with 2 Garnetts
Admiral tibbett hich got no forward
Taurus Riley
Bounty Killer
Jr. Gong
Courtney Melody
Sanchez on the Vanity riddim
Cocoa t and Josey wales on the vanity
Jammy’s got BOOS!

Downbeat declared winner of 2nd round

3rd round in between rounds Skyjuice from Metro Media makes a cameo appearance and plays “Dem ah go tired fe see we face”..

Rodi 3rd round

Tanya Stevens “What a war”
Barrignton levy- Sound Killa (which he played back but nobody made a stink about
Barrignton Levy- What kind of world
Sanchez
Fred Mcgregor
Gregory Issaces and Louie Culture
Bob and Marcia
Errol Dunkley
Then Proceeds to play 2 Garnett Silk 45’s! Got a nice forward but annoyed some of the clash participates.
This round was kind of shakey for Rodigan

Next up Scorpio

Lloyd Parks “officially”
Dawn Penn “No No No”
Dobby Dobson- Nice forwards
Alton Ellis
Ends round with Buju

Scorpio gwan good this round

DownBeat 3rd round

Played a Dennis Brown Xclusive special but not calling the sound name
Played d Brown’s Revolution
Then went into the Pressure and Slide riddim segment with Johnny Osbourne, Sugar Minott which mashed up the place huge forwards.
played Roy Richards
Morgan Heritage
Keith and Tex – Tonight
d brown- Tonight
Sluggy
Buju
ended 3rd round with Mighty Diamonds “Tear off the roof”
BIG FORWARD!

Jammy’s 3rd round
Jr. Reid
Alton Ellis
Half Pint
Freddie mcgregor
2 robert Lee
Major Christie
Jr. Cat

JAMMY’S flopped this round.

3rd round declared to DownBeat

Tune fe tune ok sorry bout this guys but my phone battery died..

What I can tell you is that King Jammy’s took all 6 tunes in the first half of the tune fe tune they played Tenor saw’s, Nitty Gritty which eliminated Rodigan. Then as the tune fe tune progressed Jack Scorpio was eliminated. Then it came down to DownBeat and King Jammy’s. Jammy’s played a Burning Spear which Tony Screw said was a fake which I agree it sounded suspect to me also. Then played something that he said was a Burning Spear intro. Nevertheless King Jammy’s edged out DownBeat and took the trophy. It was a great night of music Jammy’s you used a good strategy to win this dance.

And this from Cadbury further down in the thread:

DownBeat actually won 2 rounds, Black Scorpio won the opening round officially, and King Jammy’s won the tune fe tune. If and I say “If” the format was before the tune fe tune one sound eliminate by all means Jammys would have been eliminated before any tune fe tune but so the rules set up. Jammys even said it himself he made a speech that the other sounds play out dem belly already an nah have nuttin fe tune fe tune.

There you go, folks. Thanks for reading along.

It’s been another shitty, cold, dreary, wintery Spring day in NY, and it’s really harshing my mellow. Luckily, Peter Jay uploaded his latest mix today, and the diverse goodness of it has helped lift my spirits. The Astoria, Queens (by way of BK and L.A.) DJ/producer has put together a great mix of soulful electronic beats and tunes with some classic splashes. Lots of different sounds in there to get into.

¬ DOWNLOAD THE ZIP FILE HERE
(It’s tracked and labeled for your musical organizing pleasure)

Here’s the tracklist:

Trus’me – W.A.R Dub
Clyde – Roll Of The Beast – Original Mix
George Kranz – Din Daa Daa (45 King Remix)
Jesse Rose – Forget My Name feat. Hot Chip – Original Mix
Motor City Drum Ensemble – SMK Pt. 2
Linkwood – What’S Up With the Drums__Underground_
Content (aka Jesse Rose) – The Tribute – Original Mix
Crystal Waters – Gypsy Woman
Shoes – Me and My Diva
Frankie Knuckles – Your Love
DJ Rels – Don’t U Know
Motor City Drum Ensemble – Stripped Down to the Bone

For more on Peter Jay, holler at his myspace, or peruse his twitterings.

Also, here’s an interview he did last year with Soundwaves KPFK‘s Abraham Beltran in L.A.:

Mmmm. Zankou Chicken. That garlic sauce is made from some kind of high-grade narcotic. Damn, I miss L.A. I need some Tarna back in my life.

Texas folks who are fans of any kind of underground electronic/dance music, whether it be house, techno, broken beat, drum and bass or whatever, should already know the name Merrick Brown. Merrick, now a Chicago-based designer, DJ, artist, photographer, producer and recent daddy (phew!), is a legend of the Austin electronic music scene. He was instrumental in bringing cutting edge music to the city, both as a promoter and DJ at various club nights, and through records released by the labels he created and ran, Chalant Music and Teklite Recordings.

I spun with Merrick a few times at Get Broke, his pioneering weekly club night in Austin that brought a remarkable array of creative, forward-thinking dance music to the city during an impressive five-year run. Merrick (and Tyler and Wil) really made me feel at home, and I look back at those gigs as some of the most fun and enjoyable that I’ve ever done.

Way back in 2005, Merrick and Tyler invited me to spin with them at the Get Broke three-year anniversary, and I remember Merrick telling me that night that he was really getting into Dubstep and had been spinning it more and more. So, I was delighted to see that he posted a recording of a live Dubstep clash he did recently with Timid at Bass Goes Boom, Chicago’s first all-Dubstep monthly. Check it out below:

[audio:http://audio.merrickbrown.net/Timid_b2b_MerrickBrown_2009-04-03@BassGoesBoom.mp3|titles=Merrick Brown vs. Timid – Live @ Bass Goes Boom – 04.03.2009]
¬ DOWNLOAD IT HERE (right-click and save as)

Here’s the tracklist:

1. Reso & I.D – Torvus
2. Helixir – Narcotik Dub
3. Basic Channel – Phylyps Trak 2.2
4. Shed – Another Wedged Chicken
5. Pangaea – Mosaix
6. Taz Buckfaster – Marmalade
7. XI – Unfair
8. Ike Release – Modern Mythology
9. Kid Cudi – Day and Night (Widdler’s Dubstep Remix)
10. Caprice – Look Back
11. Martyn – Right? Star!
12. Sully – Heartbeat
13. DJ 2000F – You Don’t Know What Love Is
14. Flying Lotus – RobertaFlack (Martyn’s Heartbeat Mix)
15. Loefah – Root
16. Peverelist – Clunk Click Every Trip
17. Reso – Spooky
18. Elemental – Raw Material
19. DLX – Extinction
20. Emalkay – Explicit
21. Ike Release – Jenova
22. Kode 9 – Black Sun
23. Moderat – No. 22
24. 2562 – Kontrol
25. Coleco – That Feeling
26. Ike Release – Motor City Lights
27. Synkro – Don’t Know
28. TRG – Move Dis
29. Helixir – Helicraft
30. Technician – Get it Boyz
31. Zomby – Aquafresh
32. Joker – Digidesign
33. 12th Planet – Ptera Patrick
34. Skream & Cluekid – Sandsnake
35. Reso & I.D – Engram
36. F – The Untitled Dub
37. Ike Release – Modern Mythology
38. XI – Come Back VIP
39. Snoop Dogg – Sexual Seduction (Chimpo Remix)
40. The Specials – Ghost Town (DJG Bootleg)
41. Hektagon – Running Through (Elemental Remix)
42. DLX – Matter of Fact
43. Harmonic 313 – Dirtbox

You can follow Merrick on Twitter to keep up with his latest activities. He also still has tons of audio (dating back NINE freakin’ years) available for download from his archives. (There’s even a couple of Lil Tiger live mixes buried in there.)

Also, if you dig on Dubstep, check out DJ Suma’s LuvSIK mix that we posted earlier this week.

Thought I’d post up some bits that have been keeping me happy as of late, courtesy Jefre @ Root Strata Blog who gleaned it from Mississipppi Records of Portland, Ore. The dudes that run the store also put records out and have been releasing comp cassettes of all kinds. Apparently these tapes are only available at the shop itself but they encourage the ripping and sharing of the contents. They’ve put out a shit load in the last few months, more than I can keep up with, but all the ones I’ve heard I really like.

Vol. 19 covers jazz on the free/spiritual/cosmic tip and it’s some good shit. My ocd-inspired listening habits turnover fairly quickly and I forget how much I dig on the 60’s 70’s jazz. I’ve been revisiting/discovering Roland Kirk and the first song on side 1 of the comp – holy shit damn!

Grab it over here and while you’re at it, peruse some of the posts – lots of interesting stuffs.

Shouts (as always) to the good dude Tetsuo at nutriot for calling my attention to this.

Seiji, the usually prolific producer/ DJ and key member of the Bugz in the Attic super crew, has been laying low lately, but he’s managed to quietly sneak a 30-minute mix online, and I’m all about it. Peep it here.

[audio:http://www.seiji.co.uk/file_download/3/Seiji+DJ+Mix+March+2009.mp3|titles=Seiji – March Mix]
¬ DOWNLOAD IT HERE

Nutriot also posted a couple of new free tracks from Seiji that you can download. Head there to listen and grab the tunes.

Seiji got a thing for beats that fucking KNOCK. This mix does not disappoint. Not for the sit-stillers or the wall-huggers.

He squeezed some Funky House tunes in here, too. So, you know, I most certainly dig that.

UPDATE: Looks like Seiji posted the tracklist on his site. Here it is, for your convenience:

1. Ravin A / Seiji
2. Party Hard / Donaeo
3. Embrace The Martian (Seiji VIP Dub) / Crookers feat. Kid Cudi
4. Embrace The Martian (Seiji Acid Mix) / Crookers feat. Kid Cudi
5. Calm Down / Skank
6. Dance With Me (Seiji Rmx) / Waxolutionists
7. Juke Dat Girl (Greenmoney Instrum) / DJ Gantman
8. Yo Voy (Seiji Rmx) / Novalima
9. D..D..D..D..JAY (feat. Petty) / Buraka Som Sistema
10. Need U Bad (Seiji Rmx) / Jazmine Sullivan
11. Burnin’ / Coki
12. Tigerstyle (Footsie Rmx) / Tuby & Footsie
13. Spliff Dub (Rustie Rmx) / Zomby
14. Honey (Seiji Rmx) / Erykah Badu
15. Open Your Heart / Bar-Kays