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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 […]
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, […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Trick or treat? it’s neither…
hot blood - soul dracula (mp3)
halloween brings back fond memories. what, with all that trick or treating, free sweets, the occasional bit of ‘dollar’ and of course lots of mischievous behaviour…
however, as you get older you realise that the young whipper snapper that you once were, has now turned into a right little annoying […]
Feeling introspective? take a look at your life …
bright spark - take a look at your life (mp3)
there’s very little i can say about this record that will add to the transcendent experience that will fall upon you after listening to it, so i’ll just fire a few things you need to know now …
1) this might be the strangest record you hear […]
Leave those kids alone…
snatch - another brick in the wall (mp3)
pink floyds ‘another brick in the wall’ has been covered more times than i care to remember. however, one of the better versions comes in the form of snatch and their superb slice of 80’s disco boogie…
released back in 1980 on millennium records, the snatch ‘team’ add […]
Communication throughout the (drexciyan) nation
japanese telecom - japanese animation (mp3)
we’re fans of drexciya side projects here on the beef blog and this is something from the only other confirmed member gerald donald (although this particular project is in fact uncredited and unconfirmed, but the scarily thorough drexciya research lab says it’s by him and i think it’s probably safest […]
