So today is the end of Blogariddims. Eleven of us have contributed ~6-minute mini mixes to mark the occasion and it all kicks off right here. Thanks again to Droid for asking me to be a part of this amazing series. I know it’s taken a lot of work on his part [...]
An excellent start to the new series from Nick Gutterbreakz. Broken into two sections, the first is dedicated to plumbing the new dub techno from Deep Chord, Substance & Vainqueur, and their ilk. For part two, Nick draws on his clout amongst Bristol Sound luminaries Pinch, Peverelist, Jakes, Gatekeeper and Wedge for an [...]
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The final installment in this stunningly good first series of Blogariddims. A big thank you to Droid for putting it together and to all the Blogamuffins – Droid, Slug, Gutta, Mattb, John Eden, paul.meme, Bassnation, Soundslike, Rambler, Hal, Heatwave, Wayne Marshall, Naphta and DJ Flack – for their excellent contributions. And, of course, [...]
A scorcher from Gabriel at Heatwave…
Like Ini Kamoze sings in the opening track, there’s a world of (reggae) music on La Ola De Calor: sung, rapped and MC’d almost entirely in Spanish, from reggae to soca, dancehall to cumbia and reggaeton to hip hop. Artists featured hail from Panama, Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Argentina, Mexico, [...]
Me and Jas Nasty live tonight at 9PM on the Futurhythm show, CHUO FM Ottawa. Locals can tune in at 89.1 FM or Rogers Digital Ch. 943. Or listen online at www.chuo.fm. We’ll be doing a preview of what you’ll hear at the Shackleton show next week (details to come).
UPDATE: Went well, [...]
Number 22, care of Tim Rambler…
Unlike my previous Blogariddims contribution there was a plan behind this mix. But as I started putting it together I also decided on a different strategy for mixing too. On Voices from Afar the idea was very definitely to keep layering things, filling up the sound space as much as [...]
Look, a proper review this time. Paul specifically wondered what I’d think of this one. I’m fascinated, really. (Thanks to Rayna for nudging me on this)
“Lee Perry? I’ve heard the name but I’m not quite sure who that is”
- George Clinton
One of the basic observations of Afro-futurist theorists like John Corbitt and Mark [...]
Oh they grow up so quickly! Shawantology turns three at Wearie.com. This time, The Fear (Droid), Slug and DC meld together 80 minutes of deep dark spaces for the mind to get lost in. In his usual fashion, Droid provides extensive, meticulous and insightful liner notes for the release:
For a project that began [...]
Yes, I’ve been a shit blogger the last few months. Priorities in the wrong places, etc. Excuses can be found here.
Top boy Arkivist John Eden with an exercise in riddimic microstoria…
Blog: http://uncarved.org/blog/?p=952
Direct: http://www.weareie.com/audio/blogariddims/blogariddims19.mp3
1993 Darkside business on this one from We Are IE’s Naphta…
blurb at wearie / mp3 link
1993, as anyone who knows their history of hardcore music will tell you, was a prime year for breakbeat music in the UK. A mix of Shut Up N Dance-inspired breakbeat and sample-heavy rave was elbowing its influence onto the [...]
This month I’ve done the 17th mix for the mighty Blogaridims podcast series. It’s a load of my favourite dub, roots and dancehall tunes, done “live” on decks and dubbed up using an Access Virus synth as an FX box. I inflicted some serious damage on a few of these tunes with that.
I originally did [...]
Fell behind again. Yes so Droid returns with a massive digital dancehall mix…
http://www.weareie.com/2007/02/blogariddims-16raggamortis-1.html
Before I do though, a few words about how and why this episode was created. Originally planned as a kind of footnote to a couple of dancehall mixes currently in the works (but of course I finished the footnote first!), this mix [...]
This time from DJ Flack of Beat Research, a wonderfully assembled Ableton mashup that’s almost beyond description. 47 tracks running through The Pretenders, Leaders of the New School, Leda, Bad Brains… Yaggfu Front into The Minutemen for Christ’s sake! Get on the case: Blogariddims feed » Smurf Notes.
Via Halvard “Hal” Halvorsen:
1. [00:20-00:42] EMI (unlimited edition, excerpt) – The Sex Pistols (1977)
2. [00:43-01:36] Gjør det sjøl (excerpt) – Johnny Yen Bang! (1979)
3. [01:37-04:59] Folk i gata – Johnny Yen Bang! (1981)
4. [05:00-08:20] De Gale – Johnny Yen Bang! (1981)
5. [08:21-10:40] Block to Block – De Press (1980)
6. [10:41-12:50] Monuments – De Press (1981)
7. [...]
I’m a bit late on this. Number thirteen by Droid and Slug @ WeAreIE: This episode features a mix that I’ve been saving for the right moment. A set myself and Slug recorded way back in May 2000, it features a selection of late 90s electronica tunes, from a time when we were actively [...]
Dec. 18, 4:45 – Blogamuffins let their hair down, xMas-style. (below)
Dec. 18, 5:23 – The secretary slips out quietly to meet her real friends.
Dec. 19, AM – The night’s events are recounted at length on two simultaneous Dissensus threads.
“A festive session featuring divas, teenagers, ice queens and those in between”
1. “Everything I have [...]
Blogariddims 11 traces out another crunk genealogy, seeking the overlap between crunk and clave, reggaeton and ragtime, bhangra and bounce. Connecting the music of the Caribbean, the American South, and the Middle East, the mix winds its way through common grooves and feedback loops.
1. Jelly Roll Morton, “Mamanita”
2. Percy Mayfield, “Louisiana”
3. The Congos, “Congoman [...]
Heatwave presents ‘An England Story’ – a lineage of UK MCs from 1984-2006 covering reggae, dancehall, hip hop, grime, jungle and more…
1. YT – England Story, Sleng Teng remix (Sativa Records, 2006)
2. Kenny Knots – Watch How The People Dancing (Unity Sounds, 1986)
3. Ackie – Call Me Rambo (Heavyweight, 1986)
4. Rodney P – Riddim Killa (Low Life, 2002)
5. Estelle & [...]
Out now at Halvard “Hal” Halvorsen’s private blog, Blogariddims 9:
Poa Alpina — Biosphere
Draumeslagje — Knut Buen & Agnes Buen Garnås
Gjeterlåt – Langsomt Mot Nord
Klokkeringing — Edvard Grieg (Leif Ove Andsnes, piano)
Skog — Bugge Wesseltoft
Alpha Male — Røyksopp
Hey Fabio — Maja Ratkje
Swedenborgske Rom — Jaga Jazzist
Warszawa — Arne Nordheim
Bridge — Holy Toy
Sapphire Eyes — Serena [...]