Global SoulJah & BBE Records - April 22, 2011

So this is the last Global SoulJah & BBE Records Radio Show after getting on for 200 shows, I can't quite believe it. But fear not the radio show is continuing it's just changing identity to Audio Texture for purely selfish reasons. I've got to say a big, big thank you to BBE Records for allowing me to jump into bed with them the last three years, it's been a wonderful thing, cheers boys.

So on with this weeks show which kicked off with a little 4/4 mix and new wonder kid producer. Norway's Mathisas Stubo is only 19 years old with an unhealthy obsession for black music history and disco and boogie in particular and an uncanny knack of taking those classic sounds and giving them a really unique twist and dragging them screaming into the new millenium. The forthcoming debut album, 1979, is great and the start of a promising career for sure. Neon Jung, the first non Lone production to grace Magic Wire records followed with some classic yet futuristic purple house vibes before Joe provided some more classic sounding, bassline updated, stripped down house from the new Hessle Audio comp which celebrate 3 years of their existence, congratulations and thanks are due.

The Workshop releases of late have been pure fire and Kassem Mosse's latest effort, 'Untitled 2' is absolutely no exception. Grey Matter then snapped the mix out of it's deep hypnotic vibe with another classic inspired house effort, though this time aimed to rip up the stiffest of party, expect to hear this on all discerning house dance floors at peak time for the rest of the year and more. Nacho Patrol rounded off the house mix with some of that pysched out cosmic house shizzle which makes me snap up all of what he does.

So the Blitz The Ambassador is set for release and the short little 'instrumentalude' is another example of the quality within this great African hip hop album. fLako is about to maintain Project Moon Circle's growing reputation for picking the right beat makers with an album called The Mesektet in the not too distant future and the stripped down, less is more beats of 'YeahYeahYeah' led me nicely into new Chakra Sounds signing Jon Phonics which in turn warmed up for 'Sacre Cour' a taster for one of the freshest album of beats this year courtesy of Young Montana. The album is called Limerence and it really is a lovingly crafted album of complex beats and dense layers of samples but without losing that soul and head snapping funk - hot!

Mongo Santamaria then changed the vibes via a nice little Joe Claussell remix which is part of a larger remix project he has taken on where he takes the Fania back catalogue on a journey from Africa to Latin New York, all fed through his mixing desk and undoubted afrolatin sensibility. Fredericks Brown then provided the slow soul jazz vibes with a tune that just grows and grows on you, thank you Jazz and Milk. Big Dada new girl Elan Tamara then kept the vocal flavours rolling but in her very unique way, don't ask me just check her out, she's special and on her way to bigger and better things. Barcelona musical maverick Guillamino then closed proceedings with a dreamy slice of abstract vocal loveliness, look out for his new album coming later this year.

Mathias Stubo - Diskorama (BBE promo)
Neon Jung - Just Can't Leave It Alone (Magic Wire promo)
Joe - Twice (Hessle Audio promo)
Kassem Mosse - Untitled 2 (Workshop)
Greymatter - Tesla (Wolf Music promo)
Nacho Patrol - Stars Over Africa (M-Division)
Blitz The Ambassador - Instrumentalude (Jakarta promo)
fLako - YeahYeahYeah (Project Moon Circle)
Jon Phonics - The One (Chakra Sounds)
Young Montana - Sacre Cool (Alpha Pup promo)
Mongo Santamaria - Mambo Mongo, Joe Claussell rmx (Fania promo)
Fredericks Brown - Land Of Plenty (Jazz and Milk)
Elan Tamara - The Ones Who (Big Dada promo)
Guillamino - Viratge (Bankrobber promo)

Global SoulJah & BBE Records Radio Show - April 15, 2011

The lovely future soul of Si Tew's 'Solhouette' starts this weeks musical ramble and it's a sweet little taster of the musical delights from his new album about to drop on R2 records. Jonwayne then swaggers into earshot with a cut from his new album from 'on the button' label Alpha Pup, what have they started putting in the water on the West coast?? I then finally dropped Mathew & Toby's 'Rocketnumbernine' on Kieran Hebdens label, something I've been meaning to do for ages, there's not many tracks that are 13 minutes long that I don't want to end. Burial disciple Aviance then dropped the tempo and upped the suspense with his 'Desolate' track from his great The Invisible Insurrection LP - deep and dark.

David Minor then beamed in a pleasing little leftfield transmission from the musical outer reaches via the Nonine control center before Channel In Channel Out's marriage of subtle glitches and pastoral vocals from his stylistically scizophrenic album due out very shortly on Karaoke Kalk. Grey Reverand then kept the vocal flavours flowing with some singer songwriter sweetness and a little taster of the delights to come from his forthcoming Motion Audio album. Matthew Halsall then displayed why he is one of the UK's most exciting jazz prospects and an old head on young shoulders with the most spiritual cut from his new album, On The Go, on his own Gondwana label.

Murcof then changed the vibes with his revision of the soundtrack for the Mexican film La Sangre Illuminada before new Ninja Tune signing Slugabed dropped some 'Nu Krak Swing' and T.R.A.C. followed up with some classic sounding hip hop courtesy of some super soulful Marc Mac produced beats. I then dropped a little reminder of how good Will.I.Am was before he went over to the cheesy pop dark side which led nicely into a super soulful slo-mo bassline beat workout from Shlohmo.

Mono/Poly then did more of the same before I dropped a little taster from the musical freshness meets man and machine sound of Boxcutter and his forthcoming album on Planet Mu. The new Wiley joint 'Numbers in Action' is gonna be all over everywhere this summer but personally I'm liking the great, simple but effective Sticky remix the mostest before IKE ended the show with some Detroit disco vibes..

Si Tew - Solhouette (R2 promo)
Jonwayne - Featuring Mndsgn (Alphapup)
Matthew & Toby - Rocketnumbernine (Test)
Desolate - Aviance (Fauxpas Musik)
David Minor - Honey Cr Reprise (Nonine promo)
Channel In Channel Out - Kind Euphemisms part B (Karaoke Kalk promo)
Grey Reverand - Mistaken For A Martyr (Motion Audio promo)
Matthew Halsall - The Journey Home (Gondwana promo)
Murcof - Como Quisiera Decirte, Murcof mix (Infine)
Slugabed - Nu Krak Swing (Ninja Tune promo)
T.R.A.C. - Somn, For Your Ears (BBE promo)
Will.I.Am - Lay Me Down featuring Terry Dexter (BBE)
Shlohmo - Places (FoF Music)
Mono/Poly - Glow (Brainfeeder)
Boxcutter - Panama (Planet Mu promo)
Wiley - Numbers In Action, Sticky rmx (Big Dada promo)
IKE - Supernatural (Philpot)

Global SoulJah & BBE Records Radio Show - April 8, 2011

Off on a jazz vibe this week from Finn Peters and his ground breaking Music Of The Mind project where he literally thought music into being utilising a BCI (Brain Computer Interface) and then produced an amazing album from the results, amazing stuff. My new discovery of the week, multi-instrumentalist, Charles-Eric Charrier, followed with a track from his latest album Silver, (which got sent to me, got lost and has only just resurfaced after my recent move!) and thank god I found it as it was on repeat all day Saturday. Snorkel made another appearance on the show with another track from their about to be released album, Stop Machine, fans of Red Snapper look out for these guys, I can't wait to see them live.

Co.fee is another of the seemingly endless supply of boundary pushing LA beatmakers on the brand new My Hollow Drum label and his new EP dropping soon is essential listening for the Low End Theory crew. Ekoplekz then kept the boundary pushing pressure with another one of his analogue, all to tape, trademark dubwise workouts from his slightly more accessible recent Fountain Square EP. Tommy Tempa is another interesting beatmaker that has caught my ear and 'Rejoin Rejoice' should let you all know why.

MPM have been firmly rooted in the golden years of hip hop and classic soul and funk vibes but the new Karlmarx album is about to change all that with it's leftfield future bass vibes, well worth a listen. I had to give you another little taste of Blitz The Ambassador as it's probably my favourite African hip hop album since Emmanuele Jal's debut - real Afro vibes, nice production and considered, well delivered lyrics - coming soon on Jakarta records. Femi Kuti then kept the Afro flavour with a new track from him before pan Afro inspired Cacique 97 from Lisbon brushed away the bailout blues with a great uptempto dancer.

The Rhythmagic Orchestra is the brain child of Ben Lamdin and Hugo Mendez utilizing the cream of the UK's jazz musicians playing a whole host of great Afro Cuban jazz originals and classic covers, look out for this really soon. Under the production (not very) alias Prommer & Barck, Christian Prommer and Alex Barck (from Jazzanova) have been huddled in a studio recently and they've produced what is one of the best house albums I've heard in a while. No fillers all killers, well produced, full of great musicality and some pleasing twists and turns, deep is the word. The Savile's K-Huse remix of Eskmo's, 'Moving Glowstream' trailed the show off into deep hypnotic house space. I'll be back on planet earth next week.

Finn Peters - One State Of Mind (Mantella Records)
Charles-Eric Charrier - Echoes Short (Experimedia)
Snorkel - Loophole (Slowfoot records)
Co.fee - Kali (My Hollow Drum promo)
Ekoplekz - Arkrite (Mordant Music)
Tommy Tempa - Rejoin Rejoice (Somethinksounds promo)
Karlmarx - Futuro (MPM promo)
Blitz The Ambassador - Akwaaba (Jakarta promo)
Femi Kuti - Dem Bobo (Knitting Factory Records)
Cacique'97 - American Cop (Footmovin Records)
The Rhythmagic Orchestra - Mary Lou (Impossible Ark promo)
Prommer and Barck - Lovin (Derwin promo)
Eskmo - Moving Glowstream, Savile's K-House mix (Ninja Tune promo)

Global SoulJah & BBE Records Radio Show - April 1, 2011

The evergreen Wagon Christ kicked off the show this week with his personal brand of machine funkery from his new album before Venetian Snares then twisted reggae into new forms with his excellent 'Ever Apparent All Being Shoulder', the rest of the forthcoming EP on Planet Mu is more than worth checking as well. Things then went all organic and 'tropical' as The Creole Choir Of Cuba unleashed their unique fusion of choral vocals and Afro Cuban rhythms. I've got to be honest I was slightly disappointed by the album but was fortunate to catch them live last year and they rock it BIG time. Strut carry on their great artist album series by getting Orchestre Poly Rythmo back in the studio after far too long for some Afro niceness before Azymuth, who have never been far from the studio, start the warm up to their new release which celebrates 35 years of recording. An amazing milestone especially since the years haven't diminished their hunger and quality of output.

The tropical vibes then continued but got all 2011 first with some great new MC talent in Blitz The Ambassador and his pyschedelic freestyle beats - can't wait to get my hands on the album. Mo Kolours then followed with his unique take on global fusion, twisting his Mauritian roots and black music leanings through the world of plug ins and computer screens to more than pleasing effect.

I can't believe that I had never heard of Caural before last week and for that I have to thank Eat Concrete records and their re-issue EP of some of his classic material including the lovingly executed concept track, 'Sorry Underground Hip Hop Happened 10 Years Ago' - YO!! I then had to drop a track from the EXCELLENT Slim Line Mutha album coming soon on Broadcite which is full of golden age hip hop and soulful vibes start to finish not to mention a whole host of great vocalists and MCs - I'm telling you look out for this project..

Twit One then dropped a great little slice of beat splice cheekiness from his new 10" LP before I mellowed things out with some wonderful nu-soul courtesy of the LA residing trio, King. Now due to my moving woes I haven't been supporing Amalia and her new album and I hope the taster on this weeks show will serve as an introduction to this great new soul talent and her 80's synth soul.

Robot Koch either spends far too much time in the studio or works double quick style. His latest project is a team up with the vocal alchemy of John Robinson which has brought out the soulful side of this prolific knob twiddler, I'm excited. Peaking Lights are one of the bands du jour but seem to have bit more depth than your average blogosphere 'here today gone tomorrow' fodder and I particularly the dub version of 'Birds Of Paradise'. Gagarin then upped the tempo with a taster of their new album and some ultra deep two step vibes to end another weeks musical joyride..

Wagon Christ - Accordian McShane (Ninja Tune)
Venetian Snares - Ever Apparent All Being Shoulder (Planet Mu promo)
The Creole Choir Of Cuba - Tande (Realworld)
Orchestre Poly Rythmo - Gbeti Madro featuring Angelique Kidjo (Strut
Azymuth - In My Treehouse (Far Out promo)
Blitz The Ambassador - Dear Africa feat Les Nubians (Jakarta Recors promo)
Mo Kolours - Drum Talking (One Handed Music promo)
Caural - Sorry Underground Hip Hop Happened 10 Years Ago (Eat Concrete promo)
Slim Line Mutha - Pulling Your Card feat Monte Smith (Broadcite promo)
Twit One - Jederliebtihn (MPM promo)
King - The Story (King)
Amalia - Art Slave (Tokyo Dawn)
Robot Koch & John Robinson - Smorgasbord (Project Moon Circle)
Peaking Lights - Birds Of Paradise, Dub Version (Not For Fun)
Gagarin - 3KA-3 (Geo promo)

Global SoulJah & BBE Records Radio Show -March 25, 2011

Disco Love is back!! Volume 2 of the great compilation from Al Kent and BBE is about to drop and it's possibly even better than the first one and that's saying something, not to mention the outstanding disco inspired artwork - essential compilation. This was followed by a deep Fatima and Floating Points taster from their forthcoming EP on Eglo, if that was the B-side, I can't wait for the main cut. Fresh global beats were then the order of the day courtesy of Easy and The Centre Of The Universe and the excellent worldly new Debruit compilation on Civil Music.

The Beat Generation series from BBE is getting a timely re-issue and just to remind you of why I slapped on Jay Dee's 'Pause' and next week I'll give a killer Will.I.Am cut from the good old days before he went more pop than Elton John. DJ Vadim has got a new project called The Electric, the album is finally here and my favourite cut is the afrocentric leaning 'Toot Toot'. There's a wonderfully wide ranging comp out called After The Void featuring obscure multi genre cuts of music you never knew existed and I'm particuarly loving 'Funky Dromedary' along with most of the other tracks.

40 Winks is the latest producer to drop on an album on Project Moon Circle and it's a worthy successor to the great Long Arm LP, the label has come up trumps again. Mar then came through with the vocal jazz flavour from one of his reworks being put out on MPM, beats courtesy of Louis Bordeaux before the sweet vocal vibes continued with a cut from the excellent Nostalgia 77 album on Tru Thoughts. The show then wound up with some uptempo beats kicking off with the jazz flavoured techno of Nicolas Jaar from his new EP, the fresh beats of Falty DL from his excellent new album on Planet Mu before Altered Natives ripped up the dance with a cut from the Danny Native's super fresh new compilation on his own Eye4Eye label.

Aged In Harmony - I Feel Like Dancin (BBE)
Fatima & Floating Points - Redlight (Eglo promo)
Easy & The Centre Of The Universe - Halloumi (Harmonia)
Debruit - Medze (Civil Music promo)
Jay Dee - Pause, 12" Version (BBE)
The Electric - Toot Toot (OGS)
Synthesizers Unlimited - Funky Dromedary (Light Sounds Dark)
40 Winks - Not The Destination (Project Moon Circle promo)
Mar - 1st Session produced by Louis Bordeaux (MPM promo)
Nostalgia 77 - Simmerdown (Tru-Thoughts)
Nicolas Jaar - Materials (Circus Company)
Falty DL - Gospel Of Opal feat Anneka (Planet Mu)
Altered Natives - Ghost Hands (Eye4Eye promo)

Global SoulJah & BBE Records Radio Show -March 18, 2011

Finally! Back on the airwaves after an enforced break due to moving into a new live/work space which involved apart from the obvious nightmare of moving a record collection as well as everything else my Russian builder splitting up with his girlfriend, having an emotional breakdown and going awol, torrential rain which flooded through an old chimney spewing black water on my new floor and having to sleep in a sleeping bag on a mattress on the floor for a week in a building site. So I'm never moving again EVER..

So now my equipment is out of boxes here we go kicking off with a cut from the new Marc Mac produced T.R.A.C. album, although funnily enough I dropped the only MCless cut just because the sampled spoken words seem pretty relevant to the world today. Do check the album though, the beats are soul heaven and the lyrics great, coming soon on BBE. I then kept the hip hop flavour but with a nice leftfield twist courtesy of Padwriterz and then a track from a great collaborative album between Obba Suba and the Czech experimental musician (not Belgium as mentioned in the show!) Michal Cimala, Bandcamp business...

The Stepkids are a really interesting new group on Stones Throw, hard to pigeon hole but sounding vintage, modern and fresh. I then dropped a track from a great album from last year by Gayngs, lovely stuff before giving you a taste of the new Dorian Concept material who can now be found on Ninja Tune. Shackleton doesn't really put out any filler as his new EPs for Honest Jons testify, forget the remixes it's all about the original cuts for me. Keeping the beats rolling I then veered into the Clonious remix of Take from the new album of Take remixes on Alpha Pup and then dropped the tempo but kept the beats with Adi Dick and his Spacedust tune from the latest in the Project Moon Circle Ego beatmaker comps, this time showcasing talent from Australia and New Zealand.

"Electro-aquatic-kraut-afro-funk-sonic-experimentation-unit" Snorkel then got all rowdy before Exile hit us with some exotic beats and the excellently named 'PCP laced Beedies'. If that wasn't enough I dropped some killer dubwise runnings from Black Chow, aka Kevin Martin and Kiki Hitomi - check Jahtari for the release, essential. Mago Bo with a Filastine twist kept the low end theory but added a global twist before Barbara Morgenstern arrived with a very personal take on Prince's 'Sign Of The Times', you've got to love a good cover version.

The unprolific yet quality Fudge Fingas has finally made an album and it's solid through and through as the downtempo soulful delights of 'It's About Time' testify which led into the latest Owiny Sigoma Band track - watch out for a sprawling Theo Parrish remix on the flipside, coming on Record Shop Day..

T.R.A.C. - Tel-lie-vision Marc Mac Intermission (BBE promo)
Padwriterz feat Juba Zaki - Time Don't Exist (Eklektik)
Michal Cimala & Obba Supa - Building Up, Obba Supa rmx feat Radimo (Chakra Sounds Bandcamp)
The Stepkids - Shadows on Behalf (Stones Throw promo)
Gayngs - Crystal Rope (Jagjagwar)
Dorian Concept - Thank You All The Time Forever (Ninja Tune)
Shackleton - Deadman (Honest Jons)
Take - Neon Beams, The Clonious rmx (Alpha Pup)
Adi Dick - Spacedust (Project Moon Circle)
Snorkel - Stop Machine (Slowfoot free download)
Exile - PCP Laced Beedies (All City promo)
Black Chow - Wonderland Version (Jahtari)
Maga Bo - Ransom, Filastine rmx (Senseless promo)
Barbara Morgenstern - Sign Of The Times (Monika Enterprise)
Fudge Fingas - It's About Time (Prime Numbers promo)
Owiny Sigoma Band - Wires (Brownswood promo)

Global SoulJah & BBE Records Radio Show -February 11, 2011

So a whole heap of new music this week and very few words due to my continuing workload, construction work hell, ongoing moving woes and general sleep deprivation. Two weeks more and I should be fully installed, unpacked and resuming 'normal' service.

Raf Vilar is part of the fresh new sound of Brazil. Mellow beats abound at the start of the show courtesy of Mizz Beats, Taylor McFerrin and Space Invadas. Robot Koch and John Robinson is some keeping it real nu-school hip hop whilst Jeremiah Jae is some keeping it real cosmic, outerspacial hip hop. Sven Kacirek has produced a wonderful Afro fusion album of the highest order. Pangaea is a beat making don and Hizatron and Policy are two new beat making talents to watch out for and thank you to Heavenly Sweetness for the Raphael re-issue.


Raf Vilar - Bossa Me (Far Out promo)
Mizz Beats - 2 Bit Road (Eglo promo)
Taylor McFerrin - Awake To You (Brainfeeder promo)
Space Invadas - So Strong (BBE promo)
Robot Koch & John Robinson - The Program (Project Moon Circle promo)
Jeremiah Jae - $easons (Brainfeeder promo)
Sven Kacirek - Paperflowers (Pingipung)
Pangaea - Inna Daze (Hessle Audio promo)
Hizatron - Von Glooperstein, Scrufffaton mix (Fat City promo)
Policy - Lights Over Fort Lee (Rush Hour Direct Current)
Raphael - Archangelo (Heavenly Sweetness)

Global SoulJah & BBE Records Radio Show -February 4, 2011

This week is passing me by in a cloud of dust, concrete and general construction work and all of a sudden years of record collecting doesn't seem like such a good idea, as the new Audio Texture office takes shape, hence a very short and sweet series of musings this week.

Why did it take 6 months to release the Andre Zimma album digitally? If ambience is your thing look out for the forthcoming Emanuele Errante album it's lovely. Rick Wilhite has made a great house music album. Brainfeeder are taking over this year, the new Taylor McFerrin teaser is ace. Jessie Ware & Sampha have just invented 'lovestep'. Andre Solomko is a great Russian multi-instrumentalist. D'eon's debut album is cool. Nonine records are nine and have released a nine track compilation to celebrate - happy birthday and keep up the good work! Alex Dimitri has made a banging raw tribal house track. The Funkystepz 'Fuller' track is going to be ripping up dance floors really soon, ouch!

Andre Zimma - Colors feat Amraah8 (Swedish Brandy)
Emanuele Errante - Hidden Sun (Karaoke Kalk)
Agoria - Under The River (Infine promo)
Natacha Atlas - River Man, Jef Stott rmx (Six Degrees)
Rick "The Godson" Wilhite - City Bar Dancing, Basement rmx (Still Music promo)
Taylor McFerrin - Place In My Heart feat Ryat (Brainfeeder promo)
Reso - Aethra (Civil Music promo)
VIVEK - Roots (Deep Medi promo)
Jessie Ware & Sampha - Valentine (Young Turks promo)
Andre Solomko - I Recall (Favourite promo)
D'Eon - Across The Sea (Hippos In Tanks)
The!She - 01 (Nonine)
Alex Dimitri South Soul - Africa (BBE promo)
Funkystepz - Fuller (Hyperdub promo)

Global SoulJah & BBE Records Radio Show - January 28, 2011

So a cover album of Arthur Russell tunes sounds like a potential train crash but if the cover of 'Love Dancing' that kicked off this weeks show is anything to go by I'm looking forward to hearing the rest of it! The project is helped by the fact that Arthur's Landing, the band doing the covers, is made up of original collaborators with the man. 'Ares' by Karlmarx then followed but don't be fooled they haven't dug up that old German philosopher they are actually a couple of brothers from the increasingly fertile New Zealand beat making scene, look out for their debut album coming out soon on MPM Records. Now one of my EPs of the year is surely going to be the Teleseen EP on Percept, it's a complete mishmash of digi dubbed rhythms and a whole host of musical influences from this Brooklyn bad boy, check it out!!

Boxcutter is back and hitting 2011 hard with his new double A-Side release due out on Planet Mu shortly, always one to watch just check the 'Allele' track on the show. Shackleton shouldn't really need an introduction and I finally dropped the 'Bastard Spirit' track from the debut ep on his nice new record label, Woe To The Septic Heart! That was closely followed by some of the loosest, deepest hip hop beats you are going to hear in a while courtesy of Hey!Zeus - not for the faint hearted or G-Unit fans. Now I'm a big fan of Taprikk Sweezee since I first checked him last year and he's not letting me down this year as his new EP of soulful vocals with forward thinking beats will testify when it drops very shortly on Zoik, German future soul never sounded so fresh.

Daedelus is nothing but prolific and his new album is due late Spring on Ninja Tune and the first little taster is about to drop with a nice little Tokimonsta rework, can't wait to hear the rest. Now Hype Williams are living up to their name but I quite like 'The Throning' track from their recent album but even more I like the new Bryant K track 'Stars' out on a little 7" courtesy of Now Again records, great croaky soul vibes.

Roof Light then followed with a nice cut up of Midas Touch before I dropped a track by Kocky from the new Joey Negro compiled The Soul Of Disco 3 compilation on Z Records. Chock full of floor filling soulful disco it's one not to miss. Some Caribbean disco from days gone by then ended the show nicely courtesy of Eddie Hooper and Soundway Records, feel the warmth.

Arthur's Landing - Love Dancing (Strut Records)
Karlmarx - Ares (MPM)
Teleseen - By Many Names (Percept)
Boxcutter - Allele (Planet Mu promo)
Shackleton - Bastard Spirit (Woe To The Sceptic Heart!)
Hey!Zeus - Annunaki Ninja Trials feat Radimo (Chakra)
Taprikk Sweezee feat Busy - Eating At The Void (Zoik)
Daedelus - Tail-Made feat Milosh, Tokimonsta rmx (Ninja Tune promo)
Hype Williams - Stars (De Stijl)
Bryant K - Stars (Now Again)
Roof Light - Midas (MOM)
Kocky - Just Keep On Dancin (Z Records promo)
Eddie Hooper - Tomorrow's Sun (Soundway Records)

Global SoulJah & BBE Records Radio Show - January 21, 2011

Late night dubwise runnings kicked off this weeks show from Benny Tones, Electric Wire Hustle's DJ and producer followed by my favourite track from Resoe's new dub celebration album before the Ital Tek remix of Starkey's 'Playing With Fire' track put the final nail in your bass bin's coffin.

Swedish pysch pop dons, Dungen then made an appearance with a tune from their excellent Skit Alt album which really is a wild musical journey. Austin Peralta, a young widely tipped new pianist from LA, then followed with an uncompromising track from his excellent forthcoming, not very smooth, jazz album, Endless Planets - look out for that on the increasingly diverse Brainfeeder records. Enemy Earth then followed with a cut from his new album which is ditching the beats for a heavily layered cosmic soundscape approach, Sunday mornings never sounded as good.

Eden then followed with a beautiful track full of delicate arrangements, classy strings and lovely vocals before The Hidden Orchestra give the poppy delights of Lanu a dark dramatic and cinematic twist. Now The Jet Age Of Tomorrow have been giving away a perfectly saleable album (I've paid for a lot worse!) although it is now available in higher res via Itunes and I urge you to go out and buy it. It's a great fusion of hip hop, pop, pysch, folk, electronic wonder and deserves to do really well, it's one of the freshest albums of the year so far for sure.

Soul Evidence kept the hip hop vibe rolling and it's a rare non house production outing for Atjazz with production partner Si Tew and Replife on the mic and excellent form. Things then got deep house and hypnotic courtesy of a track from Even Tuell's excellent new ep on the Hardwax affiliated Workshop label before Storm Queen got all vocal and led nicely up to the new classic sounding Rick Howard tune on the ever excellent Rush Hour records.

Benny Tones - Chrysalis, instrumental (BBE promo)
Resoe - Apart From Moorpark (Echocord)
Starkey - Playing With Fire, Ital Tek remix (Civil Music)
Dungen - Soda (Subliminal Sounds)
Austin Peralta - Capricornus (Brainfeeder promo)
Enemy Earth - Ore Accet (Eat Concrete promo)
Eden - Solitude (Batterie Records)
Lanu - Beautiful Trash feat Megan Washington, Hidden Orchestra rmx (Tru-Thoughts promo)
The Jet Age Of Tomorrow - The Finer Things (Odd Future)
Soul Evidence - Soul (AtJazz)
Even Tuell - Untitled 1, Original Mix (Workshop)
Storm Queen - Look Right Through (Environ)
Rick Howard - Do What You Have To Do (Rush Hour promo)