JOKER via M.A.H

Heavy sounds from Joker on this video. He's definitely one to check, if you haven't already. His productions are right on the future beat shit that i have come to love so much. Synth loopy with ultra gully beats to match make for maximum skank out. Never seen him live, I have missed him both times he has played at a night i've been to, but Nomad, the MC on this one, made a surprise appearance at Bare Jokes in Brighton last year with Plastician.
Mary Anne Hobbs is most certainly a prominent figure in the promotion of alternative music, and her radio show has moments of absolute genius, but i can't help but find her slightly irritating. Whether its her voice, which is, lets be honest, more suited to a M&S food add, or her weird obsetion with PVC trouser, I don't know. In all fairness though, massive credit goes to her for being the corporate face of the darker side of dance, and holding that title well. And also for pushing many an unsung producer or MC, check her Youtube channel for many more videos of this ilk.

DUB GRUB

Little tune mission turned up some treats today, before bollock sized hail stones rained on the parade.
'DUB IN AFRICA' by Prince Fari and The Arabs is a mystical outing in classic dub. First pressed in 1979, the LP features such adored melodies as 'Cry Tuff + The Originals' (included in the post) and 'Big Fight Dub'. Packed with 10 heavy weight dubbed out classics it is well worth a look. This was his fifth album by the time of release, its obvious that by this period, he had his sound mastered. Its an album to be listened to on some rough duty monitors, this ain't a laptop ting. The copy I got is a repress, Pressure Sounds, to be precise. These guys are on some serious releases at the moment. Another couple by them worth looking at is 'Santic & friends. An even harder SHADE OF BLACK' (Various Artists) and 'Kool Roots' by Earth & Stone (featured in one of the mixes on here). Both 'Dub in Africa' and 'Santic & Friends' are available on itunes for anyone without a record player.
>>>>>>>>>>CRY TUFF MP3<<<<<<<<<<
>>>>>>>>>>PRESSURE SOUNDS<<<<<<<<<<


'Gathering Israel' by Jah Woosh was purchase number 2, another dubbed out, summer cotching riddim for the ear drums. Its a highly vocalised affair, with Woosh making his classic dubbed out anthem 'Walls of Babylon' the closing track.
The track featured below is not one from this album, I failed to find any, so I thought i would include another Woosh rinser 'Peace in the Ghetto'.



ENJOY

STYLUS 1400

Got a new printer at work:

"Jamie can you set it up?"

"Yeh spose, can i use it?"

"Yeh but don't rinse the ink, that shit is expensive!"

"Course I won't, how long will this take?"

"5 minutes!"

"You sure?"

"No!"

(1 hour later)

"Fancy a fag?"

"not finished setting the ball bag printer up!"

"Why not?!"

"Keeps crashing and printing test pages! 53 so far!"

"Shut up!?"

"They look sick though!"

"Is there any ink left?"

"A bit"

FOUNDATION A FOUNDATION

Junior Byles holds, in my opinion, a title that few can claim. An originator in every sense of the word, his music blesses any system its run through. Safe to say the man has a belly of goat an a swagger all the way past the bus stop to match. This particular riddim is a Scratch Perry and Meakel production and is just the kind of tune we all need in the run up to next weekend (St Paul's Carnival). Not Byles' most notorious tune but I would go so far as to say, one of his best. I picked this up at a top little stall open on saturdays in the north lanes in Brighton. The 2 guys who were there were wickedly safe, and it was through their direction i found it.

Its all about these little stores popping up all over at the moment. The day of the independent record shop, unfortunately seems to be passed. The are still a few holding, knuckles white, on to their wares, but the heavy weight pressure of internet phenomenons such as Spotify and such alike seem to be killing of the last few. These little specialist stalls seem to be a bi-product of all of this, and I have to say, I rate it. Personal service, chaps who know what's up. Keep up the good work, and people, support them! Buy music! The crackle of the vinyl is worth a million iTunes downloads!

Anyway, i'm not ranting, enjoy the tune

BLESSINGTON BANTON

THE LUCK OF THE IRISH

DIANA THORNEYCROFT

A photographer that i came accross the other day at work and i thought I would post her up. Diana lives and works in Montreal, Canada. Her work is a satirical look at the woes of living in such a changable envirounment. All's well on first glance but after a little more examination is clear that all is not what it seems in her model world. The actual prints of the pictures are HUGE, which makes more sense, unfortunately all i can offer is these small samples. She isn't exhibiting in the UK at the moment unfortunately, but if you would like to see her work in a better light, there will be 2 prints in the office until wednesday so bell me up innit. Alternitively (a shameless plug here), the next issue of Next Level showcases her work along with some other great Montreal based artists, so go buy!

FOR SOME SERIOUS LOLs

This site is soooooooooooooooooooooooooooo jokes!

http://www.dontevenreply.com/

GWAN BENJI

A little follow on from the DaM-Funk plug i did a while ago (check it out if you haven't already), Benji B is another Jazz/Hip Hop/Funk masher upper, sometimes rocking on 1-xtra. His myspace has a few decent dubplates worth hearing, and he has a string of forth coming dates in the UK and Europe. He is London based and played Brainfeeder this weekend along with my boy FlyLo. Unfortunately dew to my accountant making a few discrepancies is my monthly budget, I had to settle for a yard party with a band in a van, different story.

Benji has a hand in running a big night hear in london called Deviation Session, I have included a video below, robbed from his myspace, showing the ultra vibes that lot are pushing down there.

Plop Polo

>>>>>>>>>>MYSPACE LINK UP<<<<<<<<<<

Deviation Session #16 from Deviation on Vimeo.

A WEE PECKER, A FAR

CHOMP

UH OH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! part 2

Just a little update all that is Major Lazer. This may be one of them tunes though, that will be the over kill-festival tune of 009. For now though, whilst it is fresh in my ears, HENCH!

UH OH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

NO BLOODY COMMENT!!

MAJOR LAZER TOUR from Mad Decent on Vimeo.

DANISH BACON

I was lucky enough to see Trentemoller Live last year in August, getting wobbly on the side of a hill in The Mulverns (thanks for the hook ups Dan). It was a moving show, he vibrates between moody, atmospheric sounds scapes and sheer ultra gully brocking out! His music is of the glitchy, squeak and pop, min tech ilk but works on approximately a million levels. Live, with his 'band', is a spectacle i consider my self lucky to have witnessed. Unfortunately they don't play many gigs, he does a number of DJ sets worldwide (clock the myspace below), and is playing Melt Festival in Germany this summer if anyone fancies? He is on point in many respects musically, but also aesthetically.....

WEBSITE: BANGING

VIDEOS: BANGING

LIVE VISUALS: BANGING

Basically, check im! I promise you will be ipod locked and shocking out on a packed night bus within hours! TRUST! Moan is an absolute persie, clock the vid and BUY the music!

LOVE

>>>>>>>>>>TRENTEMOLLER WEBSITE<<<<<<<<<

>>>>>>>>>>TRENTEMOLLER MYSPACE<<<<<<<<<<

WARM AND EASY

A nice vibes selection fi heads this Friday. I have been ultra slack on the Friday mix tip recently, apologies. Two mixes this week though, number one is summer, ladyfied, lovers rock business. Strictly good vibes for some summer time cotching. Look out for track 4 by The Revolutioners, its a banger. Unfortunately there are a few skips and jumps, but some of these riddims are getting worn bruvs,

ENJOY......

1. DENNIS BROWN - song my mother used to sing

2. DELROY WILSON - call on me

3. MIGHTY DIAMONDS - have mercy

4. THE REVOLUTIONERS - jermiah

5. SHIRLEY KAY - make me yours

6. BITTY McLEAN - tell me remix (produced by dub duke)*

7. SYLFORD WALKER - eternal day

8. PABLO GAD - hard times

9. LITTLE JOHN - reggae dance

10. BIG YOUTH - honesty

11. HORACE ANDY - problems

12. FREDDY McGREGOR - how could you leave

13. ISREALITES - come together

14. KOOL ROOTS - false ruler

*THE ULTIMATE GAL TUNE, YA ERD!

Lovers rock by mnemonicle

GIF IM A CHANCE

EXPLOSIVE IN THE DANCE

"BECAZ AM LEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEVIN, AN A JET PLANE, DON'T KNOW WHEN I'LL BE BACK AAA.......PUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUULL UP"

An absolute must watch here peeps. Volcano's Skateland clash from Skate from 1984. They only gone an got Josey Wales, Papa Toyan, Yellowman plus a few more for good measure didn't they! BLOODY NUTTERS!

But in a small bit of seriousness watch this, its a clash (more of a bash) of maximum vibes. Allow the rowdy pull ups every 20 seconds (they have their place, but not on this one) for this one. The place in so pack up, chaps are hanging off the bloody rafters! Also, clock Yellowman's bashy get up.

CHECKED

P.S A bit especially worth watching, is the Mr Yellowman from 7:00 onwards

DREAD NEVER

David Rodigan never ceases to amaze me. With regards to reggae in the UK he is the TOP don. The man has a dubplate of just about every big riddim in existence, check YOUTUBE for more, but one i had to share is this little gem.....

RODIGAN + MARLEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

FUCK A BOUT

NEXT LEVEL

I have just started work for a bloody lovely photographic publication called Next Level. Its one of those irresistible 'Bookerzines' gracing the shelve of many an artsy bookshop and gallery world wide. The current issue is a celebration of photography, art and ideas in the Persian Gulf. The next issue, out soon, 2 weeks i think, is a study of the same topics but this time in Montreal.

In celebration of my new found employment i thought i would have a little photo-based update of some frames that i have been meaning to upload for some time.

DAN HOLDSWORTH




RUT BLEES LUXEMBURG




OSANG GWON PAGE

REMIX COMING SOON

My lovely girlfriend has the illest taste. She linked me this, sooooooooo heavy.

shaka

NEED I SAY MORE

Fair play to chris for doing it, so glad i didn't loose!