Sounding Out The City

Where the sounds are "light on the attitude, heavy on the beat." You'll hear rare grooves, hard jazz, heavy funk, broken beats, library grooves, house, deep soul, Latin flavours, Brazilian vibes, left-field hiphop, rock, drum n bass, afro-beats--all these sounds and more, hand picked and blended fresh into 30-minute mixes, Wednesdays at noon.

Wednesday, Apr 25, 2007

Episode #017 - Purification

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Welcome to another episode of Sounding Out The City...

This week, we start you off with source material from Mr. Scruff's best known track Keep Moving : Bird's Lament by Moondog, then we get into some instrumental action--first a funky disco track followed by a blues-y funk number by Little Sonny.

Next, we get into some familiar territory with Hudson County's Bim Sala Bim, some old school hiphop withA Tribe Called Quest before a party shaking tune by The Project gets things moving.

We then get into a broken beat remix of Michael Jackson's classic Billie Jean before The Apples and The Brooklyn People bring some funk to the party.

It stays funky 'til we get to a couple ofdusty nuggets in John Sangster's Hair, and the closer Ain't No Sunshine by Gregory James Edition.
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Moondog - Bird's Lament
Secret Squirrels- Acapulco Gold
Little Sonny - Eli's Pork Chop
Hudson County - Bim Sala Bim
A Tribe Called Quest - Luck Of Lucien
The Project - Yeah
Michael Jackson - Billie Jean (Opolopo Remix)
The Apples - Attention
Brooklyn People - Peace And Love
Dr Delay - Rock Relax
Funk Shone - Purification (Part 1)
Miroslav Vitous - New York City
Konk - Baby Dee
Wicked Lester - Redd Funk
John Sangster - Hair
Gregory James Edition - Ain't No Sunshine
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Shout outs to all my listeners near and far. A special shout out to my man Richie in Reading, Helder in Toronto, and 'Sweetieyep' in France. Thanks for listening!

'Til next week, peace and best wishes.
--Driftwood--

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Wednesday, Apr 18, 2007

Episode #016 - Just Be Cool

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Welcome to another episode of Sounding Out The City...

This week, we get straight into some hiphop by the likes of J-Live and the Crown City Rockers before things get shook up with some Bollywood beats and John Klemmer's classic Free Soul.

Next up is DJ Spinna's cut 'n paste job of the Stone Alliance's neck-breaker Sweetie Pie, some downtempo bits and a dubby hiphop track from the GAMM label.

We get into some rare business by Joe McPhee and Olli Ahvenlahti before turning up some 60s go-go versions of jazz classics Comin Home Baby and Feeling Good.

We finish up with a brilliant Quantic production, a lush french library groover by Phillipe Sarde, and a dope afro-funk track by the Kelenkye Band.
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J-Live - Them Thats Not
Crown City Rockers - Weekend Soul (DJ Mitsu Remix)
Sapan Jagmohan - Meri Aakhon Mein (Edit)
John Klemmer - Free Soul
Chopp Master Flopp - Peetie Swei
Bsides - Yeah Sucka
Shawn Lee's Ping Pong Orchestra - Kiss The Sky
Ralph Myers - Savannah
Dancing Djedi - Body Surfin'
Joe McPhee - Shakey Jake
Olli Ahvenlahti - Grandma's Rocking Chair
Les Fire Exit - Just Be Cool
Beatphreak - Lil' Hammond
Ray Wirtz - Comin' Home Baby
Jean Dushon - Feeling Good
Quantic (Ft Alice Russell) - The Sound of Everything
Phillipe Sarde - Jukes Boxes Chez Saidani
Kelenkye Band - Jungle Music
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Much love and repsect to A-ko who's prepping for an album drop sometime soon. I'm a big fan of his sound--check it here www.myspace.com/akompm

Shout outs to Helder, my man Tan and my #1 supporter, Cathy L. Thanks for listening this week and keep an ear out for more goodies in the next episode.

'Til next week, peace and best wishes.
--Driftwood--

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Wednesday, Apr 11, 2007

Episode #015 - Go For Broke

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Welcome to another episode of Sounding Out The City...

This week's mix starts with a groovy Polish jazz track with dreamy female vocals on it, followed by a head-nodding bigband jazz number by the Plumstead Radical Club.

Sharon Jones comes in next with one of the funkiest protest songs I've ever heard. Things get funky and then dubby after that before Deee-Lite kicks it into gearwiththe party-themed I.F.O.

We then head to the Carribean where the Lever Brothers supply a funky uptempo steelband tune, followed by a new twist on Tito Puente's old classic Ran Kan Kan.

We close it out with a Charlie Parker jazz-dancer tweaked by the supremely talented Quantic.

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Krystyna Pronko - Oto Przyczyna
Plumstead Radical Club - The Coast is Clear
Sharon Jones - What If We All Stop Paying Taxes
Melvin Bliss - Synthetic Substitution
Bo Diddley - Go For Broke (Instr)
Visioneers - Funkbox
Lydia Pense & Cold Blood - Kissing My Love
Beatconductor - Hottest (Dub)
Little People - Inutile Et Indispensable
Kutiman - No Groove Where I Come From Deee-Lite - I.F.O.
Lever Brothers - Blackmans Cry
Tito Puente - Ran Kan Kan (FK5 v Thunderball Remix)
Random Heroes - Come On and Get It (Flow Dynamics Mix)
Ben Westbeech - I Feel So Good Today
Charlie Parker - Moose the Mooche (Quantic Remix)
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Shout outs to all my listeners near and far. Thanks for listening! Next week is sure to be another funky, soulful, groovy affair.

'Til next week, peace and best wishes.
--Driftwood--

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Wednesday, Apr 04, 2007

Episode #013 - Seeing Is Believing

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Welcome to another edition of Sounding Out The City...

This week, we dabble in some bass-heavy, psyche-fused classics by the likes of Rita Lee, the Superimposers, and Broadcast.

You'll hear plenty of disco: from the dark and twisted sounds of ESG, to the exotic style of Tito Puente. Along the way, you'll catch a nufunk stomper by Soopasoul, a dash of samba, and a catchy glitch-bomb by Beck called Clap Hands.
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Blossom Dearie - I Like London In The Rain
Doris - Beatmaker
The Superimposers - Seeing Is Believing
Rita Lee - Vamos Tratar
Broadcast - Man Is Not a Bird
Sergio Mendes - Zanzibar (DJ Spinna Edit)
John Gibbs - Trinidad (Disco-X Edit)
The 19th Whole - Slippin' Into Darkness
Soopasoul - Soopasoul (Pt.2)
Sapo - Been Had
E.S.G. - Parking Lot Blues
Guadaloupe Reflections - Samba Arawak
Montana - I Love Music
Tito Puente - Watu Wasuri
Original Tropicana Steel Band - Spanish Hustle
Beck - Clap Hands
Neighbour - Hard Chocolate
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Shout outs to Helder AKA 'Kid Bangala' and congratulations to Liv--you're gonna love Montreal, kiddo :)

'Til next week, peace and best wishes
--Driftwood--

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