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Colz on 106.4 FM 30/05/2009

Relish today; ketchup tomorrow

“Quick as a flash here’s the audio from Saturday night’s session on 106.4. The studio was hot and sticky, the sun shone till 10pm, and the mixing was sometimes wobbly, but we got there in the end. Thanks to all who tuned in, same time next saturday night when Halfdutch steps up.” – Colz

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Tracklist

01 Mark Force – Gypo (Doasulikey)
02 Dj Mystery feat. Natalie K – Speechless
03 Hard House Banton – Zulu Reign
04 NB Funky – Riddim Box
05 Geiom – Eyl Booty
06 Lee Perry feat. Samia Farah vs Kode9 – Yellow Version
07 Efdemin – Acid Bells (Martyn’s Bittersweet Mix)
08 Dark Knight – What’s Your Name?
09 JK Size vs Crystal Waters – Gypsy Woman (2 Step Mix)
10 Artful Dodger – Movin’ Too Fast (Zed Bias Remix)
11 Pay As You Go Cartel – Know We
12 Martyn – Natural Selection
13 Zed Bias & MC Juiceman – My Sound (Al Brown Remix)
14 Stush – Dollar Sign
15 Sticky – Golly Gosh
16 Harry Lime – Elastic Bass (Break Mix)
17 Live Wire – Gangster
18 Ryuichi Sakamoto – Riot In Lagos
19 Benga & Coki – Night (Geeneus Remix)
20 Kode 9 – Black Sun
21 Zomby – Strange Fruit
22 DJ Dinesh & Kid Deli – Egypt
23 Daluq – Supafine
24 The Bug & Warrior Queen – Poison Dart
25 Fantastic Mr Fox – Plimsoul
26 Emalkay – The Rogue
27 Baby D – Let Me Be Your Fantasy (Trick Or Treat Remix)

Read More Tags: 2Step, 4x4, Colz Radio, DJ, Dublin, Dubstep, electronic, Funky, Grime, House, Irish, Mixes, Radio

The J, The I, The M, The M, The Y….

Here’s the audio from last Saturday’s radio show with DJ Halfdutch and special guest in attendance, Jimmy The Hideous Penguin. Plenty of solo (and otherwise) exclusives from the Galway fader-fiddler and previous Chop Shop contributor.  Check his stuff as one quarter of Vince Mack Mahon too.

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Tracklist

01     count bass d – real music vs bullshit

02    paul white – alien nature

03    hypnotic brass ensemble – flipside

04    stylistics – people make the world go round

05    bobby hutcherson – montara

06    cornell campbell – boxing

07    vince mack mahon – album preview (vinyl available on nozl.co.uk and most shops)

08    grandeurs of delusion – marksmen (vinyl available on nozl.co.uk and most shops)

09    grandeurs of delusion – chestpiece (cd lp available on nozl.co.uk)

10    jimmy penguin & mc mupeid – seoilte gleoite

11    jimmy penguin & mc mupeid – deireann daoine

12    jimmy penguin & mc mupeid – na bac

13    jimmy penguin – ring (new free album available on jamendo)

14    blood 1 – braggin ep track 3

15    deviant – ambiant unfin

16    fidel cutstro – everybody (free album available on jamendo)

17    nozl – idk feat. mala (vinyl available at nozl.co.uk)

18    cavern & sebastian casino – un cri du phonomorph (CSM ‘09)

19    oslo flow & jimmy penguin – stromsvn (CSM ‘09)

20    ventolyn & becotyde (lorn army of fear remix) (CSM ‘09)

21    2 tall & dj clockwork – style catalogue (CSM ‘09)

22    tweek – blazeaway (CSM ‘09)

23    intinn – come away (new album out june 6th) intinnsound.com

24    bitwise operator – madek remix 1 (free download available)

25    jimmy penguin & mikey fingers – durection (new free album available on jamendo)

26    luke slott – strange miracles

27    carlos nino & miguel-atwood ferguson – find a way

Read More Tags: DJ, Dublin, electronic, Funk, Halfdutch, Hip Hop, Irish, Mixes, Radio, Turntablism

Dj Cólz on Raidio na Life 106.4FM – 02/05/09

Here’s a late post (oops) of DJ Cólz set on Raidio na Life from the 2nd of May.   Thanks to all the listeners in Dublin and beyond!   More from Cólz over at the smoke/less/fuels blog…

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Tracklist

01 Rosie Gaines – Closer Than Close
02 Tina Moore – Never Gonna Let You Go (Artful Dodger Mix)
03 Groove Chronicles – Shattered
04 Groove Chronicles – Hold On
05 JME – Pence
06 Cybotron – Clear
07 Lil Silva – Funky Pulse
08 Sia – Little Man (Exemen Works Mix)
09 Cousin Cockroach – Hands Off The Controls
10 4Hero – Vera Cruz (Remix)
11 Altered Natives – Bullet Blade Knuckle Slap
12 Geeneus – Into The Future
13 Lil Silva – Funky Flex
14 DJ Luck & Shy Cookie – Troublesome
15 B-15 Project featuring Lady Saw – Freak Break
16 Fuse – Unknown
17 Sticky featuring Tubby T – Tales From The Hood
18 Horsepower Productions – When You Hold Me (Version)
19 Sully – Duke St Dub
20 Geiom – No More Tears
21 Joe – Rut
22 The Bug featuring Kila P & Flowdan – Jah War (Loefah Remix)
23 Maniac – Salt Fish
24 Loefah – Ruffage
25 Skepta – Rewinder
26 Sticky – Joy Dub
27 R1 Ryders – Rubberband VIP
28 DVA – Nasty Nasty
29 J@kes – 3Kout

Read More Tags: 2Step, 4x4, DJ, Dubstep, electronic, Funky, Grime, Irish, Mixes, Radio, RNL FM

Dj Halfdutch – Raidio na Life 25/04/09

“Here’s the show from last Saturday night on Raidio na Life 106.4FM.

Starts off with some of my favourite reggae remixes & cover versions, moves into wonky beat territory for a while and finishes up with some uk funky & 2-step…”

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Tracklist

01 Sound Dimension – I’ll Be Around

02 The Dynamics – Green Onions

03 Ini Kamoze – Hotstepper (Rmx)

04 JStar – Reggae Rigby

05 Byron Lee & The Dragonnaires – Live & Let Die

06 Sam Cooke & Sound Dimension – Love Me

07 JStar – No Diggity

08 Marvin Gaye – Whats Going On (Truth & Rights Rmx)

09 Mad Professor & Crazy Caribs – Fifty Pence Dub

10 Sizzla VS UB40 – Red Wine To Gaze

11 Onra – The Anthem

12 Onuma Singsiri – Mae Kha Som Tum (Papaya Salad Merchant)

13 Susumu Yokota – Card Nation

14 The Bug – Living Dub (ft Roger Robinson & Paul St Hilaire)

15 Mr Scruff – Hold The Dub

16 Dorian Concept – The Fucking Formula

17 Bullion – Get Familiar

18 MF Doom – Lightworks

19 Paul White – Alien Nature

20 King Midas Sound One Ting (Dabrye Rmx)

21 Flying Lotus – Tea Leaf Dancers

22 Mr Mathz – Preacher’s Daughter

23 Magic Touch – Take Over

24 Donaeo – Party Hard

25 Roska – Gone To A Better Place

26 Dj MA1 ft Sophia – I’m Right Here (DJ Naughty Rmx)

27 Dj Mystery ft Natalie K – Speechless

28 NB Funky – Riddim Box

29 Zed Bias – Neighbourhood

30 El B – Express

31 El B ft Juiceman – Digital

Read More Tags: 2Step, DJ, Dublin, Dubstep, electronic, Funky, Hip Hop, Irish, Mixes, Radio, Reggae, Wonky

Review: Two Fingers – Two Fingers

Although the artist ‘Two Fingers’ may not ring any bells, the names Amon Tobin and Sway should for any self-respecting electronic or Hip-Hop fan. Tobin is electronic royalty, releasing some of the genre’s finest albums of the past decade, specialising in a spacey, atmospheric brand of drum ‘n bass, while Sway is seen as one of the finest UK MC’s, a playful and charismatic lyricist with rare commerical appeal. Both team up with the lesser known beatmaker Doubleclick on this Two Finger’s self titled debut, an impressive album that shows what can be achieved by experienced talented artists mixing different genres and styles.

The production is exactly what you would expect – dark, sparse and nasty. The title track is the best example, complete with often random beeps and noises, the distorted, warped bass, simple snare and drums are nicely complimented by Sway’s confident and quick-fire flow. There is plenty of variety on display – both ‘Kenan Rhythm’ and ‘Jewels & Gems’ experiment with Middle Eastern sounds without moving too far away from the drum ‘n bass template set by the opening tracks, while ‘That Girl’, with its heavy, pulsating drums is complete with an indie style hook. Finally, ‘Straw Men’ has a multitude of sounds zooming in and out of earshot, giving the spacey, scattered effect that you would expect from Tobin, but his minimal style means that Sway is always the main focus.  Sway’ s style is perfectly suited to the beats he is rhyming over – although his lyrics may not have the same amount of wit and creativity that we saw when he first came on the scene, he is consistent throughout, and offers an essential charismatic foil to what some may see as Tobin’s excellent but souless electronic beats.

Sway isn’t the only MC on show; female rappers Ce’Cile and Ms  Jade, while neither are as impressive or creative as Sway, offer further variety. Ce’Cile’ s energetic flow and Jamaican accent entertain, while Ms Jade just sounds sexy as fuck on the verr simple, very minimal club tracks ‘Doing My Job’ and ‘Better Get That’. The few instrumental tracks are a little less successful, particurly the unremarkable anti-climatic closer ‘Moth Rhythm’, but this is one of  a few small complaints (some may be disapointed by Sway’s more straightforward rhymes which lack much, but not all, of his trademark humour and introspection) that fail to take away from the tight overall product.

More then anything else, one hopes beatmakers and MC’s in both Hip-Hop and electronic notice and listen to this album, and take note. It would be a complete lie to say these kind of electronic/rap albums are something new, but when a couple of high-profile talented artists come together properly like this the effect tends to be impressive and novel. MC’s in particular should notice – we have enough underground rappers rhyming over the same old boom-bap, or RZA style beats, why not more experimentation with the electronic super-genre, and not just with the Techno-lite/electro stuff  ‘pioneered’ by Kanye. This Two Fingers collab suggests its one of the many ways forward for rap.

Ratings: 4/5

Read More Tags: Amon Tobin, Ce'Cile, Doubleclick, electronic, Ms Jade, rap, Sway