Dive into the archives.

• Essex on the beach

  David Essex - City Lights (MP3)
  No, don’t run away. This is David Essex, but not as you know it. I’d love to say i found this myself, but props must go to ex-beef guests Quiet Village who played this during their bain marie escapade on Tim Sweeney’s boundary-expanding Beats in Space radio show. Mark (i […]

  Posted by Kev on Nov 29.07 to Music | 3 Comments »  

• Thinking caps on

  happy end - ashita tenki ni naare (mp3)
  who the hell sampled this from happy end’s 1971 album ‘kazemachi roman’?
  i’m sure it’s a circa 2000 jurassic 5/quannum/blackalicious/dj shadow type effort and possibly one of those short interlude-y album tracks that were all the rage back then. seriously, this has been doing my head in since i […]

  Posted by Chris on Nov 27.07 to Music | 5 Comments »  

• Nocturnal jam…

  be - nocturnal jam (mp3)
  experimenting with recording techniques, sampling, direction and writing, be works with music as a dj and artist to express a universal message that can be felt by anyone who listens. it would seem that nocturnal jam is that message. having been likened to the likes of theo parrish and 3 chairs, […]

  Posted by Mark on Nov 27.07 to Music | 2 Comments »  

• Rat a pat pats…

  tobago - pat and pats (mp3)
  tobago’s pat and pats is an awesome italo boogie record from the early 80’s. released on pineapple records this is as rare as it is fantastic. with both a vocal and instrumental version, not only does it sound ace, but it also beholds a fantastic jungle inspired record sleeve. […]

  Posted by Mark on Nov 21.07 to Music | 2 Comments »  

• Jumping jack frost

  rolling stones - gimme shelter (mp3)
  damn, manchester is cold today. black frost was out last night, and now i’m decked out in multiple layers, with gloves, scarves and everything, and i’m still chilled right through to the bone. winter’s here without a doubt.
  and in trying to forge a tenuous link between the weather and what […]

  Posted by Kev on Nov 15.07 to Music | 2 Comments »  

• Don’t look back in bhangra

  unknown - kernkraft 400? (mp3)
  unknown - louie louie? (mp3)
  songs with stories symbiotically attached to them, that’s what i like. the song that played at your friends wedding, the album that was playing when you lost your virginity, the track that reminds you of one perfect summer. this synergy of memory and music elevates something […]

  Posted by Kev on Nov 08.07 to Music | 4 Comments »  

• Low down cowley rhythm…

  sarah dash - low down dirty rhythm (dub version) (mp3)
  not a lot of action on here for the last week, so i thought i would shake things up a bit with some ‘low down dirty rhythm’ from messes dash & cowley…
  released in 1983 this is patrick cowley doing what he did best - producing ace […]

  Posted by Mark on Nov 07.07 to Music | 4 Comments »