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, Jun 25, 2008

Episode #063 - Voodoo

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

We start off with some cinematic sounds from Graham Mushnik with a track that reminds me of ‘The Danube Incident’ by Lalo Schifrin. Then we get a library goody from Janko Nilovic under a pseudonym, ambient hiphop from Japan by Bottom Fly, then Flying Lotus-type hiphop from Oogenesis.

We then shift gears a bit with a couple of classic gems before we hear alt-rockers MGMT, hiphop from the Stones Throw camp, and an organ-filled break from Germany circa 1973. Next, UK library heavyweight John Cameron brings some menacing percussion-heavy jazz, which is followed up with a rare track from Eddy “Electric Avenue” Grant.

Random Heroes comes in after that with some funky cut-n-paste breaks from their 2006 EP on the Jack To Phono label, which is followed by a weird 70s French Library track with proto-hiphop beats. I threw in some house music next, and then added my second favourite Spank Rock cut. Next up is some dubstep from the 2007 comp ‘This Is Dubstep Vol 1’. I wish more dubstep sounded like this track.

It all comes to a wrap with more beats: a heavily layered cut-n-paste groove from a good Irish lad on Scribble Records, then a dark library-inspired hiphop instrumental from The Natural Yogurt Band on the Jazzman Label.

Enjoy!
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00::Sounding Out The City Intro
01::Graham Mushnik – Hungarian Babiroussa
02::Daniel J White – Slow De Vacances
03::Bottom Fly – Dreamer
04::Oogenesis – Dream Catcher
05::Blossom Dearie – I Like London In The Rain
06::Doris – Beatmaker
07::MGMT– Electric Feel
08::James Pants – Good Things
09::Klaus Wunderlich – Summertime
10::John Cameron – Mustang (Pt 2)
11::Eddy Grant – Nobody’s Got Time
12::Random Heroes – Roll Call
13::François De Roubaix – Les Poupons
14::Milton Jackson – Ghost In My Machine
15::Spank Rock – Backyard Betty
16::Raw – 6 Blocc
17::Troubleman – The First Phase
18::BDI – Jesus X Clown
19::Natural Yogurt Band - Voodoo
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Big shout outs to Kevin C, Jesse, Migs, Kal, Kyle P, Irish Rob, Richie J, and Helder.

To get in touch with requests, questions, comments, or to submit music, email:

soundingoutthecity@hotmail.com

Till next week, keep sounding out the city.
--Driftwood--

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Wednesday, Jun 18, 2008

Episode #062 - Figured Me Out

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

We start off with some cinematic sounds from Sonar Kollektiv, then a soulful bit from Jamie Lidell--no relation to Chuck, I’m sure. Then we get an unreleased goody from Graham Mushnik (scored from his flat mate and label mate via the web) before moving onto a latin rare-groover by Black Sugar.

We keep on with the rare grooves from Ellipsis (re-issued by Jazzman Records), Newban (needs to be re-issued), Makonde Soseme (off a Kon & Amir comp) and Ray & His Court.

Yosaku comes in next with an unreleased twisted Latin treat before a Rick James re-edit is heard. Next is some rare Afro business, followed by a rare version of a 90s house classic, and then some rock from the Tremeloes.

It all comes to a wrap with A-ko’s amazing 2005 (I think) release on MPM records called “Chessha 23”, which is a psychedelic hiphop trip, and then a very recent release from Graham Mushnik on Catapulte records www.catapulterecords.com.

Enjoy!
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00::Sounding Out The City Intro
01::Sonar Kollektiv Orchester – L.O.V.E & You & I
02::Jamie Lidell – Figured Me Out
03::Graham Mushnik – Untitled
04::Black Sugar – Muevete Muevete
05::Ellipsis – People
06::Newban – Why Did You Desert Me
07::Makonde Soseme – Manzara
08::Ray And His Court – Soul Freedom
09::Yosaku – Untitled
10::Rick James – Give It To Me (2600 King Remix)
11::Peter King – Watusi
12::Soho – More Hot Music
13::The Tremeloes – Instant Whip
14::A-ko – Chessha 23
15::Graham Mushnik – The Human Fry
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Big shout out to Yosaku (www.myspace.com/yosaku) for linking me up with some forthcoming goodies. Watch out for remixes he’s doing for various artists over the summer and an EP early fall.

And a big shout out to Rob from B.D.I. Music who has some treats coming out in early fall. And also a shout out to Luke at Catapulte Records for hooking me up!.

To get in touch with requests, questions, comments, or to submit music, email:

soundingoutthecity@hotmail.com

Till next week, keep sounding out the city.

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Wednesday, Jun 11, 2008

Episode #061 - Go Ahead Bobby

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

We start off with ambient hiphop sounds from Milla, 40 Winks, and a couple more from talented Toronto teenager Jesse Futerman, whose sound is like a cross between David Axelrod and J. Dilla. Check him out at www.myspace.com/supertoastor

The ambience keeps on with a Hipster Wonkaz track, and then we get into some lyrics with Monster Maker and their cut “Pain To The Picture”. Seiji brings the next 2 tracks with his signature breakbeat and wobbly jazz sounds to heat things up.

The heat continues with Kenny Dope’s amazing remix of a James Brown classic. We then get into some samba and a couple of uptempo rare groove tracks before ending things off with some classic sample-fodder in “Found A Child”

Enjoy!
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00::Sounding Out The City Intro
01::Milla – Street Sounds
02::40 Winks – Go Ahead Bobby
03::Jesse Futerman – Warm Inside, Dark Outside
04::Jesse Futerman – So Low
05::Hipster Wonkaz – We Love (Kid Swing Remix)
06::Monster Maker – Pain To The Picture
07::Erykah Badu – Honey (Seiji Remix)
08::G-Force & Seiji – Clear Vision
09::James Brown – There Was A Time (KD Remix)
10::The Real Ax Band – Samba Mortale
11::Sapo – Been Had
12::The Third Wave – Love Train
13::Ballin’ Jack – Found A Child
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Big shout out to Padmo of the 40 Winks crew. I love their sounds and recommend you go to www.40winksmusic.com to check them out. Big shout outs also to Jesse Futerman, and Yosaku www.myspace.com/yosaku

Special shout out to the ‘man of many breaks’, Richie J in the U.K. and to Kevin of the Olde Yorke contingent.

To get in touch with requests, questions, comments, or to submit music, email:

soundingoutthecity@hotmail.com

Till next week, keep sounding out the city.
--Driftwood--

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Friday, Jun 06, 2008

Episode #060 - Request Line

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

We start off with a rhodes-filled hiphop soundscape by Odetta, which then transitions into a choppy-piano breakbeat groover by AYB’s own Bulljun. We then turn to 6 minutes of madness from Gaslamp Killer, who has played along side Flying Lotus, and is taking hiphop to strange new levels.

Next up is a track by the Dynamics doing a dubbed-out ska rendition of Herbie Hancock’s 80’s breakdance classic “Rockit”. We then get into a mashup that fuses the B’more sound with a well-known dubstepper by Skream. After that, I threw in one of my favourite ‘funky 2-step soul’ cuts (if I can call it that) by the Capprells.

A dope Canadian folk-funk cut comes next, and it’s followed up with a bit of B’more from DJ Ayres before Azymuth gets ill with some crazy Brazilian disco. From there, we hit the dirty South with Tone Tank before we hear a chopped up jazz track from Skalpel that my girl was humming earlier in the day.

It all comes to a wrap with a beat-heavy rare groover by Blossom Dearie.

Enjoy!
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00::Sounding Out The City Intro
01::Odetta – Dusty Rhodes
02::Bulljun – Spoony Atmosphere
03::Gaslamp Killer – I Spit On Your Grave (excerpts)
04::The Dynamics – Rockit
05::Skream – Midnight Request Line (Chavy Boys Remix)
06::The Capprells – Close Your Eyes
07::Ellen McIllwaine – Toe Hold (Live)
08::Curtis Mayfield – Move On Up (DJ Ayres remix)
09::Azymuth – Jazzymuth
10::Tone Tank – Ain’t Sh!t Changed?!?
11::Skalpel – 1958
12::Blossom Dearie – I like London In The Rain
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Shout outs to Cathy, Richie, and all listeners near and far.

To get in touch with requests, questions, comments, or to submit music, email:

soundingoutthecity@hotmail.com

Til next week, keep sounding out the city.
--Driftwood--

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I started out making mixes for myself to listen to during drives and subway rides. Somewhere along the way, I thought other people might enjoy the music in the mixes as much as I do, so I began posting them. My wish is simply to share what I consider to be really good yet seldom heard music with others.

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