29/03/2007
Coffee Breakz #1-10
26/03/2007
#18: A dinastia do chili
1 Kaleber Throw Back
2 {Secret Love 3: Not a Secret Anymore}
3 Rara Avis {Shaktified EP 1}
4 Mario Biondi and the High Five Quintet {Handful of Soul}
5 MoShang {Chill Dynasty}
6 British Intelligence Gravity
emitido a 13 e 17 Março
25/03/2007
Various - Weapons Of Hope EP 01
Little-D Soundlab
This is when the water breaks for Little-D Soundlab, a small label where producers and DJs work together as mates. The "Weapons of Hope" EP is its first release, a five-track compilation that kicks off in a cinematic, futuristic way. Akida & Jolynn's "Flim Flam (inst.)" is a sparking magnetic field that really sets the mood for the rest of this abrasive, yet mellow piece of work.
40 Winks is featured twice and back-to-back. The first appearance is the relaxed "Past Expressions", which deftly bridges lo-fi electronics and jazz. When the track fades out "Wake Up" comes in, and thus starts a slowed-down rollercoaster that includes a female, gentle choir, some hip-hop sprinkles, and the path of redemption is drawn.
JLS (Jazzy Listening Sucka!)'s "Room For Error" is a fine treat for anyone with a short attention span. It's a repetitive number with some dissimilar twists that only maximize its density and focus. But this EP's most histrionic sonic spray has to be the great finale.
Estroe's "To Decide" is a fluorescent, dreamy and dementia-induced track, which spreads out along the lengthy banks of its five minutes. The track has a snakelike, curving shape but evolves like a snail with a pair of headphones tossing out minimal techno. It's an adjustable track to close the curtains with. But my heart is back there, precisely where 40 Winks' second entry left me. "Wake Up" should either open or close this compilation.
With that said, I can only add that Little-D Soundlab has some great, impulsive sound scientists at work who don't just spread graffiti in their sonic collages, they moisturize the whole painting by mixing colors and infusing new life into what could otherwise end up merely as a still life picture.
http://www.properlychilled.com/music/release/profile.php?view=396
This is when the water breaks for Little-D Soundlab, a small label where producers and DJs work together as mates. The "Weapons of Hope" EP is its first release, a five-track compilation that kicks off in a cinematic, futuristic way. Akida & Jolynn's "Flim Flam (inst.)" is a sparking magnetic field that really sets the mood for the rest of this abrasive, yet mellow piece of work.
40 Winks is featured twice and back-to-back. The first appearance is the relaxed "Past Expressions", which deftly bridges lo-fi electronics and jazz. When the track fades out "Wake Up" comes in, and thus starts a slowed-down rollercoaster that includes a female, gentle choir, some hip-hop sprinkles, and the path of redemption is drawn.
JLS (Jazzy Listening Sucka!)'s "Room For Error" is a fine treat for anyone with a short attention span. It's a repetitive number with some dissimilar twists that only maximize its density and focus. But this EP's most histrionic sonic spray has to be the great finale.
Estroe's "To Decide" is a fluorescent, dreamy and dementia-induced track, which spreads out along the lengthy banks of its five minutes. The track has a snakelike, curving shape but evolves like a snail with a pair of headphones tossing out minimal techno. It's an adjustable track to close the curtains with. But my heart is back there, precisely where 40 Winks' second entry left me. "Wake Up" should either open or close this compilation.
With that said, I can only add that Little-D Soundlab has some great, impulsive sound scientists at work who don't just spread graffiti in their sonic collages, they moisturize the whole painting by mixing colors and infusing new life into what could otherwise end up merely as a still life picture.
http://www.properlychilled.com/music/release/profile.php?view=396
Gecko Turner - Afrobeatnik
Quango
Gecko Turner is a Spanish songwriter, who relishes in a certain African sound without being overtaken by it and this single is a taste of what's to come in his forthcoming sophomore album "Chandalismo Illustrado". "Afrobeatnik" has a sly take on jazz, funk, downtempo, and Afro-beat music. It's as if that beautiful African vibe had bathed in lounge waters before coming to the spotlight for its story to be told by Turner's self-assuredly deep and soulful – if not at times slightly menacing - voice.
Seiji is well known as a champion of the West London broken beats scene, and here, the "Seiji remix" is a clever take on the track's raw standards, driving all funk elements to the broken beat/afro-house dance floor. But when it comes to the "Seiji dub", things go all hazy and numb. This rendition takes the African jungle to a greenhouse, and delivers it in a cup of tea. And do I hear a cowbell back there? Tasty!
If you are already familiar with any his previous works, notably last year’s "Guapapasea!", you are most definitely knee-deep in Gecko Turner, and this serves as an appetizer for what's to come. But if you are a newcomer, don't get sidetracked by all the fuss and noise, this man easily stands above all the talk.
http://www.properlychilled.com/music/release/profile.php?view=395
Gecko Turner is a Spanish songwriter, who relishes in a certain African sound without being overtaken by it and this single is a taste of what's to come in his forthcoming sophomore album "Chandalismo Illustrado". "Afrobeatnik" has a sly take on jazz, funk, downtempo, and Afro-beat music. It's as if that beautiful African vibe had bathed in lounge waters before coming to the spotlight for its story to be told by Turner's self-assuredly deep and soulful – if not at times slightly menacing - voice.
Seiji is well known as a champion of the West London broken beats scene, and here, the "Seiji remix" is a clever take on the track's raw standards, driving all funk elements to the broken beat/afro-house dance floor. But when it comes to the "Seiji dub", things go all hazy and numb. This rendition takes the African jungle to a greenhouse, and delivers it in a cup of tea. And do I hear a cowbell back there? Tasty!
If you are already familiar with any his previous works, notably last year’s "Guapapasea!", you are most definitely knee-deep in Gecko Turner, and this serves as an appetizer for what's to come. But if you are a newcomer, don't get sidetracked by all the fuss and noise, this man easily stands above all the talk.
http://www.properlychilled.com/music/release/profile.php?view=395
24/03/2007
#17: A escola do groove
1 Roy Ayers Holiday (DJ Spinna vocal rmx)
2 Ror-Shak {Deep}
3 Ed Royal & Enne {The Groove Collage}
4 Kidda {Feel Too Good}
5 Âme {...Mixing}
6 Eluvium {Talk Amongst the Trees}
emitido a 6 e 10 Março
#16: O lado mais experimental do downtempo
1 Luz Mob Ella Se Fue
2 Tor Lundvall {Empty City}
3 Tipper {The Seamless Unspeakable Something}
4 Zaman 8 & Hafez Modir {Suryaghati EP 1}
5 {Warp Works And 20th Century Masters}
6 8 mm Stunning
emitido a 27 Fevereiro e 3 Março
22/03/2007
#15: Discos saídos do forno
1 Novalima {Afro}
2 Caural {Mirrors For Eyes}
3 {Freshly Composted Vol. 2}
4 4hero {Play With The Changes}
emitido a 20 e 24 Fevereiro
Fat Jon The Ample Soul Physician - Lightweight Heavy
Exceptional Records
Alrightie, so this has been done more than a thousand times ever since DJ Shadow introduced "Endtroducing..." to the world, right? Right. So what? These opulent tracks feel so good and tight it would be a crime to dismiss them merely as trivial beats. Fat Jon's quality delivery is no surprise to those familiar with Five Deez, a Cincinnati-based crew that tosses beats in an old-school way, and the encyclopaedic dub declinations of Pole.
If anything, "Lightweight Heavy" is an appropriate title for an album that is protein-rich without containing all the nutrients an instrumental hip-hop devotee needs for their daily diet. This record is like a feather waiting for anyone to press the play button to start levitating in the smoke-saturated air for the next 45 minutes.
"Body Language" is a nice appetizer for the album: it's charming and mellow. The male voice all over it is like a piercing needle that sedates your ear and makes your brain feel like a numb, senseless sponge. At the end of the album you'll find a couple of quite different tracks; "Space Man" and "Point A 2 B" which almost sound like they don’t belong here. By adding these alien numbers to the whole deal, Fat Jon shatters a recurring theme. It's a shame he didn't explore this kind of diversity earlier in the record.
Nevertheless, once you enter Prefuse 73 baker's shop to buy a small loaf of bread and end up with a tasty birthday cake, you don’t care for muffins anymore. Fat Jon has clearly been shopping at Harrods for nice, juicy beats, but he lacks the haunting, miasmic feel of his peers. He lacks the overdubbed, austere, tortured laments of MF Doom and Nobody.
Maybe it's because of its background-sound qualities that I find "Lightweight Heavy" so...light! It doesn’t shake you by the shoulders. It doesn't defy your senses. But it will definitely make a joyful companion and a feel-good record for late summer nights.
http://www.properlychilled.com/music/release/profile.php?view=390
Alrightie, so this has been done more than a thousand times ever since DJ Shadow introduced "Endtroducing..." to the world, right? Right. So what? These opulent tracks feel so good and tight it would be a crime to dismiss them merely as trivial beats. Fat Jon's quality delivery is no surprise to those familiar with Five Deez, a Cincinnati-based crew that tosses beats in an old-school way, and the encyclopaedic dub declinations of Pole.
If anything, "Lightweight Heavy" is an appropriate title for an album that is protein-rich without containing all the nutrients an instrumental hip-hop devotee needs for their daily diet. This record is like a feather waiting for anyone to press the play button to start levitating in the smoke-saturated air for the next 45 minutes.
"Body Language" is a nice appetizer for the album: it's charming and mellow. The male voice all over it is like a piercing needle that sedates your ear and makes your brain feel like a numb, senseless sponge. At the end of the album you'll find a couple of quite different tracks; "Space Man" and "Point A 2 B" which almost sound like they don’t belong here. By adding these alien numbers to the whole deal, Fat Jon shatters a recurring theme. It's a shame he didn't explore this kind of diversity earlier in the record.
Nevertheless, once you enter Prefuse 73 baker's shop to buy a small loaf of bread and end up with a tasty birthday cake, you don’t care for muffins anymore. Fat Jon has clearly been shopping at Harrods for nice, juicy beats, but he lacks the haunting, miasmic feel of his peers. He lacks the overdubbed, austere, tortured laments of MF Doom and Nobody.
Maybe it's because of its background-sound qualities that I find "Lightweight Heavy" so...light! It doesn’t shake you by the shoulders. It doesn't defy your senses. But it will definitely make a joyful companion and a feel-good record for late summer nights.
http://www.properlychilled.com/music/release/profile.php?view=390
05/03/2007
#14: "Gotta Stop Smokin' Emcees"
1 Herbie Hancock Wiggle Waggle
2 Amsterdam Klezmer Band Sadagora Hot Dub (remix by Shantel)
3 DJ Shadow This Time (I'm Gonna Try It My Way)
4 Arsonists Blaze
5 Spank Rock Sweet Talk
6 Non Phixion Refuse to Lose
7 Hot Chip And I Was a Boy From School
8 Fujiya & Miyagi Ankle Injuries
9 Radio Citizen El Cielo (feat. Bajka)
10 Soul Searchers Blow Your Whistle
11 Visioneers Replay (feat. Voice)
12 Blue Mitchell Dorado
emitido a 13 e 17 Fevereiro
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