PAINTILISE

MASSIVE ART POST!!!!!! I was checking some books in the office today, they were catalogues from some old exhibitions that the company i work for did some promotional work with. I was aware of the first artist David Choe, he is one of a new breed of painters taking inspiration from a multitude of sources. He works in a range of mediums but i am on a bit of a painting bender at the moment so check his website (HERE) if you want to see the range for your self. His website is amazing, and along the same sort of vein as Charlie Isoe's that i featured earlier this month.......
'skrunchface'

'neshi'

'bino'

The next artist is an absolute persy that i had never heard of this morning. Antony Micallef's paintings are a mash up of varying styles with obvious touches of graffiti mixed up with brush skills that are second to non. Something that i personally look for in paintings is the sense that the final product has come effortlessly, this is at the forefront of these brilliant paintings. Another banging website to go with these portraits, well worth checking out bruvs!!! (HERE)

MY YOUT

REALLY?! NO, REALLY! BARE JOKES!!!!!!!!

OLDEN BUT GOODEN

Everyone knows the feeling of finding a record that makes you want to throw some serious shapes! The Limp Twins did that (and still do that) for me. I was made aware of them a few years ago. To late unfortunately as they are no longer together. The duo comprised of Quantic, the well known Brighton based producer, musician and founder of Tru Thoughts Records, and Russ Porter, lesser known but by no means lesser talented. Another Brighton based musician and singer. They only made one LP together, a great shame as 'Tales from beyond the groove' is an absolute persy! Serious funky licks mixed up with some ultra inspirational beats and breaks. Apparently they split due to "musical differences" or some shit like that, but, in a weird sort of way i quite like the fact that they only made minimal amounts of tracks as i am left wanting more. I highly recommend getting hold of their record. One of their tracks is featured on an old Breakin Bread mixtape, which is actually where I first heard them. Check their Myspace link below and i have also thrown in a track for your listening pleasure. BLUP BLUP!!!!

limptwins

05 Living Well by mnemonicle

A CUP OF COCOA TEA

This is a breach of probably every copy write law in the world but I am not in the game of caring too much about that sort of thing. Andres, the author of Murkle blog (check the links) has requested a copy of this absolute classic, so I ripped the vinyl onto MP3 to share with the world. Its the outro to the 94 Saxon Studios UK Clash, the video is on here so give it a look. Cocoa Tea has run tings for many years with regards to Dancehall so if you don't no, GET TO NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Cocoa tea saxon sounds by mnemonicle

BACK ON

I am up and running slightly later than anticipated, but BOVERED!!!! alot has happened, I am now Tufnell Park based and and working a crazy amount. Friday's mix, for this weekend only is landing today, sunday. Some serious BASS WEIGHT for your ears. its another short one but there is an extremely exclusive dubplate on there. Its the LV refix of Portico Quartet's song Knee Deep In The North Sea. That shits never hitting the shops peeps so enjoy!!!! I was also in the D&B Arenas HQ on Friday and had a little rinse on their new mixer (picture below), it is the most ridiculous thing have ever used (as far as mixers go), and if you have a spare £1500+ i suggest you go and get yourself one.



Anyway back to the music, its a whistle stop tour of some of the tunes that have been plaguing my headphones for a while. MORE TO FOLLOW BRUVS.......

1. VEX'D - angels

2. BENGA - pleasure

3. BURAKA SOM SISTEMA - blipstream (skreamix)

4. BURAKA SOM SISTEMA - luanda lisboa

5. SOUTH RUKUS CREW - mad again (boy 8 bit remix)

6. SINDEN - town ship funk (remix)

7. UNKNOWN ARTIST - bounce with me (bassline remix)

8. VEX'D - gunman (mnemonicle mash up)

9. PORTICO QUARTET - knee deep in the north sea (LV remix)

Teskow by mnemonicle

LONDON STYLEEEEEE!

There may be a lull in the amount of posts in the next week as mnemonicle has upped sticks and moved to London for a wee bit. Until i can get Internet linked on the mother ship i am unable to supply you with the fresh links and info that, i hope, who ever may be reading these rambles has come to expect. So, hold tight homies more to come.

Large like a barge.

LAW ABIDED

I was lucky enough to attend the opening of 'Crimes of Passion' on friday. Its a celebration of the Bristol street arts scene, set in the not so street (more gentrified) premises of the RWA (a scaled down west country version of the Royal Academy in the Big Smoke). As with many of these things it was hit and miss, with some of the pieces emulating what some may say 'bate vibes' (no names!). Another trend that seemed to settle in nicely at the exhibition was the fact it was sponsored by RedBull. No surprises there. I heard word that they were confirming a deal to be sole supplier of drinks at Jade Goodey's funeral, which again would be no surprise as it seems nothing is out of reach of the big RB nowadays.
Anyway back to the point, yeh, the exhibition is well worth checking out, their is the most incredible SickBoy canvas in it, which is reason to go if nothing else. No pictures of that as i forgot my camera so, unfortunately, the only picture that came out on my phone is the one below of another amazing piece, I don't know who it is by i'm afraid, but its the city of Bristol turned into a Diplodocus.

Tight like a knot, sharp like Sean Bean

WONKY HIP HOP

An other 20 minute teat for your ears. The reason all these mixes are so short is because box.net only allows a maximum of 25mb upload so i am limited to 20 minutes unfortunately. If anyone knows of a better free site to upload get in touch.
This is a mix from 2070 there is a number of producers making this wonky hip hop stuff and i rate it like Michael Barrymore rates hose pipe bans. I have thrown in a couple of older beats for good measure, but if you've not heard of the likes of Bullion, Hudson Mohawke and such alike, GET INVOLVED MY SON!!!!!

LISTEN OR DOWNLOAD HERE

1. BULLION - are you the one?

2. HUDSON MOHAWKE - monde

3. FLYING LOTUS - roberta flack

4. BULLION - get familiar

5. J DILLA - outro - workinonit

6. THE LONG LOST - woebegone (FLYING LOTUS REFIX)

7. MIKE SLOTT - flunky

8. LE N?KO - akedam

9. LE N?KO - apprende

10. MADLIB - disco dance

Safe like a belt, heavy like lead!

THE GREEN THING

This little animation was done by a guy called Ricky Martin, not the latino pop star unfortunately but a chap i play football with on a wednesday. In fact his house mate who played with us a couple of times is called Neil Young!!!! Anyway, he work for Ardman Animation so the boys got skill, this is for a Green Campaign for the telly box. Thought i would share.

BERLIN NOIR

A little selection of late night post football doodles. I have photoshop again! Thanks Marcroy.

TO BE FRANK

I know tis tune has been rinsed and sodomized by brass US R&B stars but i still love this original, this is a decent video too.

BLU

This guys work is an absolute feast for the eyes. BLU is big in the euro game at the moment, check his website out HERE. Saw a massive wall he did whilst in germany which was baaaaaaaaaaaaaare sick. ENJOY

BANG THAT GONG

TOKYO PLASTIC...CHECK THIS WEBSITE OUT! ITS BIG! It takes a little patients, with regards to navigation, but its well worth it. The drum machine animation is tres cool. well worth a goosey gander.

ONE DREAD

The sun is blazing and for the first time in, well, too long i can smell cut grass!! POW!! looks like summer is finally getting closer. so here is the product of the sun and no job..........

MIX

1. HORACE ANDY - children of isreal

2. SYLFORD WALKER - lambs bread

3. JOHNNY OSBOURNE - fally ranking

4. CULTURE - too long in slavery

5. BIG YOUTH - the killer

6. FLOYD WEST - burn you babylon

7. HONOREBLE - wife

DIGGERS TOILET READ

Wax poetics is hands down my favourite magazine at the moment. Its New york based and is any records collectors must have read for the shitter. The writers in it are amazing and all collectors them selves. The point of the magazine, i suppose, is to re-expose lost or forgotten songs from days old, but as well as that there i loads of information on up and coming release from a host of different genres. Every issue there is a theme such as soul, hip hop etc... also there are stacks of interviews, recently they had an amazing Slick Rick interview which was also full of classic photos of "The Ruler" himself.......

Well worth a look if you are into your records collecting, even if your not, its packed with top articles and alike for all to enjoy.

CHELTENHAM PLACE

A small selection of photo's i took whilst living in Brighton. All the culmination of 7 people living in a U bend of a house and a mountain of Sunday Market purchases.Pat on the back to you all!!

RADEK SZLAGA

Yet another amazing painter that i came across in berlin. This chaps work is spell binding. Its a mash up of various mediums and an absolute treat on the eyes. Being that i am reading Philip Pullman's 'His Dark Materials' trilogy (Northern Light etc...) isaw it most fitting to display what i see as Radek's depiction of the big G, my man (or bear), Iorek Byrnson. MAXI VIBE!!!

PLASTIC SKAG

I had heard of this record shop in St Nic's market in Bristol time ago, and even tried to find it twice. But sod being sod i found it today when my bank balance was definitely saying 'no no no no no' but my head was saying 'damn straight'. The guy that runs it is a top, top boy and the vibes are live in his selection, so as a result, mr natwest is down £30 but my needles are getting their long over due fix of heartical vibes (seeeeeen!)

One complete gem i managed to relocate after not buying it from ebay time ago was the Trojan rerelease of Big Youth's Screaming Target......

FRIDAY VIBES

A short reggae mix LISTEN. Its a bit of a mash up of some old 7's that i haven't been playing recently and also some new little nuggets. I am going to make a conceded effort to upload some sort of a mix every friday. BLUP BLUP

1. SAXON SOUNDS INTRO

2. SYSTEM ERROR - time bomb dub

3. MICHAEL ROSE - stalk of sensimelia

4. BURRO BANTON - better than the rest

5. DENNIS ALCAPONE - 6 million dollar man

6. LEE SCRATCH PERRY - kentucky skank

7. CULTURAL ROOTS - drift away from evil

8. POET AND THE ROOTS - all wi doin is defendin

9. SHABBA RANKS - respect

ERRRRRRRRRRRRR!

OKI-NI are offering this absolute gem of a records. The Street Fighter Battle Vinyl, the fact that its red make it that bit more spesh. But in their words.......

Capcom’s Street Fighter is coinciding the release of its latest installment Street Fighter IV, with original, fully-mastered vocal, FX and music taken from the 2nd and most successful edition of cult game. It has been pressed up on beautiful red vinyl and comes in a transparent plastic sleeve. This is a very limited release with only 350 availbale worldwide to the public - an instant collector’s item.

ST PAULS RIOT

Just finished a late night documentary session which, whilst jobless, seem to take me well into the early hours more often than not. I read quite a lot about the St Paul's riots a while ago, and the fact i all happened on my doorstep (literally) fascinates me more.

FACT OF THE DAY........

....... The riots in St Paul's happened before the Brixton riots. There is one particulars patriotic cockney i can't wait to tell that to (Burrow's)

ISOE TONIC ART

Hadn't heard of this guy before an exhibition i went to whilst in berlin. I rate his work BARE!! His paintings are amazing, proper talented chap. His name is Charlie Isoe and i think he is Danish, not sure, but anyway i want to buy all of his work and do nothing but sing his praises to everyone i come in contact with. BEWARE AND BIG UP!!

WIERD....

3 posts in a day, eager! But this is fucking mental and i needed to post it. Its a kids program from America, banned according to the info. Here it is.....

GERMAN ESCAPADES.........

ALL ABOUT THE SPECS

Saw this little treat a while ago. It left me wondering why the 'step digi guitar' never made it big. its also a shame that the video cuts out before we get to hear Les get funky on his piano, we can but only dream..........

LUCKY DICE

Just returned from a whirl wind tour of Berlin. BIG. Bare orange juice in eyes, techno and meat. Went to a decent market that consisted of some good record stores but with current exchange rates and general over pricing of vinyl in germany i didn't buy too much. I found an amazing Saxon Sounds live LP from '94, some SERIOUS riddims on it. I also found a little Kool Mo Dee treat in amongst the UB40 records*.

*germans seem to love UB40 like Jimmy o'raw on speed, a little too much for my liking. they had at least 2 LP's, EP's, Singles or Compilations in every genre box. My personal favourite being "Black Music", which, of course, had a sub heading of 'reggae, hip hop and soul'