Lugares de interés (POIs) del Mapa
1: Matthew Halsall - I've Found Joy / Together
Mancunian trumpeter from Manchester.
Gilles played more of his Maida Vale session in February 2010 including his track "John Coltrane" featuring Roger Robinson.
Tracks published on Gondawa.
www.matthewhalsall.com
Más sobre Matthew Halsall - I've Found Joy / Together3: Daru and Rena - Happy
Daru & Rena are two brother and sister from New York
Track extract from the album "Feel The Love", out on Rustic.
www.myspace.com/renasongs
www.myspace.com/darubeats
Más sobre Daru and Rena - Happy 5: Dam Funk - Mirrors
From L.A.
Dam Funk also featured in the All Winners Show with Killdat.
Track extract from the album "Toeachizown", out on Stones Throw records.
www.myspace.com/damfunk
www.stonesthrow.com/damfunk
Más sobre Dam Funk - Mirrors6: James Pants - Thin Moon
James Pants is from Washington.
Track is on the album "Seven Seals" released on Stone Throw records.
www.myspace.com/jamespants
www.stonesthrow.com/jamespants
Más sobre James Pants - Thin Moon7: Scuba - Asonic
From the album "Triangulation", out on Hot Flush
Reppin a great new sound from right here in the UK
Gilles also played a Joe remix of his track "So You Think You’re Special" on 27/10/2010.
www.myspace.com/paulhotflush
Más sobre Scuba - Asonic8: Trusme - In The Red
Trusme AKA David James Wolstencroft is from Manchester.
This tune is from the "In The Red" LP, out on Fat City recordings.
www.myspace.com/trusme
Más sobre Trusme - In The Red9: Andreya Triana
Andreya was born in South London and is now based in Brighton.
She is signed to very respected Ninja Tunes.
She came in to the show for a live session last 7th October 2010.
Más sobre Andreya Triana10: Jack Penate - Didn't I
This is a cover of Darondo Pulliam and Al Turner's track of the same name. It features on his album "Spit At Stars" released on XL Recordings.
Jack Penate was born in London in 1984.
Más sobre Jack Penate - Didn't I11: Shuanise - Baggage For Sale
Shaunise is a bright young rising star, set for big things in the coming years.
Track from the "Voice of Reason" EP out on Up My Alley recordings.
Gilles also played the track Wide Eyes two weeks after playing this one.
www.myspace.com/shuanise
Más sobre Shuanise - Baggage For Sale13: Geeneus - Get Low ft. Miss Dynamite
Miss Dynamite (originally called Lady Dynamite) was first known for her vocals on the UK garage underground track "Booo!", which was regularly played on London pirate radio stations and was later released as a single. She is today the well known "British Princess of Black Music".
This track features on the album "Rinse 11" mixed by Oneman
Más sobre Geeneus - Get Low ft. Miss Dynamite15: Gil Scott Heron – Spirits
This track is from the album of the same name, released on TVT Records.
"Me & The Devil" was played on Gilles's Christmas special in December 2009.
His latest album "I'm New Here" is out now on XL Recordings
gilscottheron.net
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Más sobre Gil Scott Heron – Spirits 16: Lil Wayne – Dr Carter
Great track taken from Lil Wayne's 6th studio album "Tha Carter III", released in June 2008 on Cash Money Records.
Más sobre Lil Wayne – Dr Carter 17: Mr Beatnick – The Fourth Day
Repping the London style Mr Beatnick on fine form.
This track is available on Futuristica recordings.
www.myspace.com/futuristicamusic
Más sobre Mr Beatnick – The Fourth Day 23: Ramiro Musotto - Flyby
Ramiro Musotto was born in La Plata, grew up in Bahía Blanca and at age 18 moved to Brazil, where he spent most of his professional career, although he made frequent trips back to Argentina. In Brazil, he lived in Sao Paulo, Bahia and Rio de Janeiro.
First played 30/09/09
Más sobre Ramiro Musotto - Flyby25: Keziah Jones - Lagos New York [Sinbad Remix]
This one is multi national! Keziah Jones hops between Brooklyn, Lagos & Paris. Simbad who is on remix duties hails from France, but is based in East London.
First played 30/09/09
Más sobre Keziah Jones - Lagos New York [Sinbad Remix]36: Unknown - Soy Sexy
Although we're not too sure who this cover is by. It's a cover of Rod Stewart's - Do You Think I'm Sexy. Though the original credits should go to Jorge Ben of Brazil.
Más sobre Unknown - Soy Sexy44: Speech Debelle ft. Wiley - Better Days
Mercury Prize 2009 winner Speech Debelle with Wiley guesting on this remix.
Gilles was amongst the first to be playing Speech Debelle on Raido 1 (along with Huw Stevens, back in 2008, so was very happy when she won the Mercury Prize!
Más sobre Speech Debelle ft. Wiley - Better Days46: Basement Jaxx - Stay Close / Ascension
London duo - Felix Buxton and Simon Ratcliffe.
They started in Brixton, South London in 1994, where they held a regular night club called Rooty.
They have released 5 albums between 1999 and 2009. Scars is their latest, which came out on 21st September.
The new album features collaborations with Keils, Sam Sparro, Santogold, Chipmunk amongst others…
This is a new track from the duo and on XL Records.
Más sobre Basement Jaxx - Stay Close / Ascension47: Portico Quartet - Lines (Subtract Remix)
They use the hang, a 21st Century percussion instrument, on all tracks.
Members are: Jack Wyllie, Duncan Bellamy, Milo Fitzpatrick and Nick Mulvey.
They regularly busked outside the National Theatre in London before being signed.
Check out Portico Quartet's new album, Isla.
Portico Quartet featured in our All Winners Show. Track played: Lines (SBTRKT Remix) TX: 16/12/2009
Más sobre Portico Quartet - Lines (Subtract Remix)52: Joy Orbison - Hyph Mngo (Andrea Saag Remix) / J.Doe
Played his new single, Once In A While on 25/11/09.
On Hyperdub.
Joy Orbison also featured on our All Winners Show on 16/12/2009.
Track played: Hyph Mngo
For more info check out his Myspce:
http://www.myspace.com/joyorbison
Más sobre Joy Orbison - Hyph Mngo (Andrea Saag Remix) / J.Doe53: Jonathan Jeremiah - See / Same / Happiness
Jonathan was our studio guest on 14th October 2009. He chatted about traveling around America and getting inspiration for his debut album.
He worked night shifts for 7 years to afford to use Questlove, James Brown’s band The JBs and Bernard Butler on this album. Not bad going!
"Happiness" EP available on Island Records.
www.myspace.com/jonathanjeremiah
Más sobre Jonathan Jeremiah - See / Same / Happiness54: Nailah – Transcending
Nailah was once an attorney from North Carolina, but not anymore.
She's still from North Carolina, but Nailah made a conscious decision to walk away from her previous career in order to focus on her first love... music!
Her "Life In Session EP" is out on NaiMuse
www.myspace.com/nailah3
Más sobre Nailah – Transcending55: Edu Lobo - Zanzibar
Born in California in 1970, Edu Lobo is a guitarist, vocalist, conductor and co-arranger.
His Zanzibar 7" is available on Universal Jazz
www.edulobo.com/index_eng.shtml
Más sobre Edu Lobo - Zanzibar57: Four Tet - Love Cry
Four Tet aka Kieran Hebden are an Experimental band from London, UK.
Track available on Domino Recordings and featured in our December 2009 "All Winners Show".
www.fourtet.net
www.myspace.com/fourtetkieranhebden
Más sobre Four Tet - Love Cry58: Theophilus London - Cold Pillow / Enjoy the sun
Theophilus London is from Brooklyn, NYC.
His album "This Charming Man" is out now on CDR.
To download his "Charming Mixtape" go to http://zshare.net/download/699010983f66548b
theophiluslondon.comwww.myspace.com/theophiluslondon
Más sobre Theophilus London - Cold Pillow / Enjoy the sun59: Las Ondas Marteles - Love in Outer Space
The two Parisians Martel brothers, Sebastien and Nicolas, created the band Las Ondas Marteles with Sarah Murcia in 2000.
This track is out on Corida records.
www.myspace.com/lasondasmarteles
Más sobre Las Ondas Marteles - Love in Outer Space60: Julien Dyne - The Jung & Fine
Julien Dyne is a multi-talented artist – a top New Zealand drummer, producer and visual artist.
Best known for his work as the drummer for Opensouls and Tyra and the Tornadoes, Julien has also worked with the likes of Verse Two, Nathan Haines, Fat Freddy’s Drop and Ladi6.
His debut album "Pins and Digits" is available on BBE records.
www.myspace.com/juliendyne
Más sobre Julien Dyne - The Jung & Fine61: Michelle Shaprow - Back Down To Earth
Michelle is from L.A and has produced and performed on tracks for Om Records and King Britt’s FiveSix label whilst studying at Yale Uni.
She is currently working on her first full-length album, which will be out on Warner.
This track is on Warner and you can listen to it on soundcloud.com/michelle-shaprow.
www.michelleshaprow.com
Más sobre Michelle Shaprow - Back Down To Earth62: Zed Bias - Two Sides feat. Tawiah
Zeb Bias is a Dubstep/Garage artist from Manchester who runs the Sidestepper record label.
His track Two Sides is released on this label.
myspace.com/zedbias
zedbias.podomatic.com
Más sobre Zed Bias - Two Sides feat. Tawiah63: Me’Shell Ndegeocello - Die Young
Me'Shell was born in Berlin, Germany and raised in Washington DC.
She landed in New York in the 90's armed with a demo recorded in her bedroom. She joined the Black Rock Coalition, and was soon signed to Madonna's label. Her latest release is on Mercer Street Records
She has just released her 8th album, "Devil’s Halo".
www.meshell.com
www.myspace.com/officialmeshellndegeocello
Más sobre Me’Shell Ndegeocello - Die Young64: Rockwell - Underpass
Bristol producer Rockwell is starting to create a buzz in the Drum & Bass world with his new original Techy/Dark/Minimal sound. He has just signed on to the DJ Friction's Shogun Audio label.
This track is out on Critical Music, Kasra's dark Drum & Bass record label.
www.myspace.com/rockwelldnb
Más sobre Rockwell - Underpass65: Sa Ra Creative Partners - Rosebuds / Love Czars 2
The group is composed of Om'Mas Keith, Taz Arnold, and Shafiq Husayn two New York producers.
The name translates roughly to "the children of God." The group's name, style and creativity are allusions to the similarly named Sun Ra.
These two tracks are from their 2004 Maida Vale session.
Album "Nuclear Evolution: The Age of Love" out on Ubiquity Records.
www.myspace.com/saramusic
Más sobre Sa Ra Creative Partners - Rosebuds / Love Czars 266: Ryan Leslie - Something That I Like Feat. Pusha T
Ryan Leslie is a rapper/producer from Harlem, New York.
Three singles were released from the album: "Diamond Girl", "Addiction", and "How It Was Supposed To Be". The album was entirely self-produced.
Track extract from his album "Transition", out on Casablanca Records.
Más sobre Ryan Leslie - Something That I Like Feat. Pusha T68: Stanton Davis' Ghetto/Mysticism - Space-A-Nova
Davis's only major release as a bandleader is 1988's Manhattan Melody, released on Enja Records.
There was an earlier LP called Brighter Days released in 1977 on Outrageous Records by his group Stanton Davis' Ghetto/Mysticism.
This track came out on Soul Jazz.
Más sobre Stanton Davis' Ghetto/Mysticism - Space-A-Nova69: GP Havana Cultura Band - Chekere Son
Gilles Peterson's Havana Cultura Band is composed of Cuban artists.
Their album "Havana Cultura" is out on Brownswood. "Havana Cultura Remixed" is also out now.
www.havana-cultura.com/gillespeterson/en
Más sobre GP Havana Cultura Band - Chekere Son70: Matias Aguayo - Juanita
Matias Aguayo lives between Buenos Aires and Paris.
He is a DJ/Producer who plays alone but also with his friend Marcus Rossknecht for their project "BROKE!"
Track out on Kompakt Records.
www.myspace.com/musicacomeme
www.kompakt.fm/artists/matias_aguayo
Más sobre Matias Aguayo - Juanita71: United Vibrations - Ra
United Vibrations is a London-based band composed of Yussef Dayes, Wayne Francis, Kareem Dayes and Ahmad Dayes.
Track out on 12 Tone label considered as a "malgamation of an infinite number of inspirational sources"
19/01/2011 United Vibrations took part in a Maida Vale session for the Gilles Peterson Show. During the session they played 'I know Who I Am.' 'Ra!' and 'Oh What Giant Steps.'
www.myspace.com/unitedvibrations
www.12tone.co.uk
Más sobre United Vibrations - Ra72: Eddy Meets Yannah - So Into You
The duo are from Zagreb, Croatia.
This track and their new album "Fiction Jar" are both available on Compost Records.
www.eddymeetsyannah.com
www.myspace.com/eddymeetsyannah
Más sobre Eddy Meets Yannah - So Into You73: Floating Points - Vacuum / Love Me Like This
Floating Points aka Sam Shepherd is a DJ/Producer who co-runs the label Eglo.
He cites Theo Parrish, Dorothy Ashby and Stravinsky as major influences.
The track "Vacuum" was made on a train journey from Manchester to London.
Both tracks are available on Planet Mu.
www.myspace.com/floatingpoints
Más sobre Floating Points - Vacuum / Love Me Like This74: Alicia Keys - Dreaming
Following Empire State Of Mind, with Jay Z, here is another new track from her.
Track out of the album "Element of Freedom", out on J Records.
www.aliciakeys.com
Más sobre Alicia Keys - Dreaming75: Eska - Breathe
As well as hearing Eska's beautiful vocals on the Zero 7 session last week, this week we played her version of "Breathe" out on Accidental records.
www.accidentalrecords.com/eska
Más sobre Eska - Breathe77: Harmonic 313 - Lion
Harmonic 313 aka Mark Pritchard is from Sydney, Australia.
His album "When Machines Exceed Human Intelligence" is out on Warp.
www.harmonic313.com
Más sobre Harmonic 313 - Lion79: Carlos Nino - Fall In Love
Carlos Nino is from Los Angeles, California. Carlos Nino has done many collaborations with Miguel-Atwood Ferguson
Track out on Stonethrow records.
http://www.trsrhnt.com/carlosnino
Más sobre Carlos Nino - Fall In Love80: Robert Glasper - All Matter Feat Bilal
Robert Glasper is a Jazz/Hip Hop singer/producer from Brooklyn, NYC.
His album "Double Booked" is out now on Blue Note.
www.robertglasper.com
www.myspace.com/therealrobertglasper
Más sobre Robert Glasper - All Matter Feat Bilal82: Hudson Mohawke - Fuse / 3.30
Hudson Mohawke is an electronic music producer/DJ from Glasgow, Scotland, affiliated with the LuckyMe collective.
He released his debut album on Warp, called Butter in October 2009
www.myspace.com/hudsonmo
Más sobre Hudson Mohawke - Fuse / 3.3083: James Blake - Cmyk
James Blake is a South London producer, keyboardist and live vocalist.
This track features a sample from Timbaland and is out on R&S.
On 12/01/11 Gilles played 'Unlock' which is the opening track from James Blake's self-titled debut album released in February 2011 on ATLAS.
19/01/2011 'Wilhelm's Scream' the second track from James Blake's self titles album was played on the Gilles Peterson show.
www.myspace.com/jamesblakeproduction
Más sobre James Blake - Cmyk85: Paul White - Alien Nature
Paul is from London, UK.
This track features on the album "One Eye Open" out on One Handed Music.
paulwhitemusic.co.uk
www.myspace.com/paulmw
Más sobre Paul White - Alien Nature87: Dorian Concept - Tropical Hands
Dorian Concept is a "modest megalomaniac" who creates music. He is originally from Austria.
His track is on Affine records.
sopor.us/dorian-index.shtml
www.affinerecords.com/artists/dorianconcept
Más sobre Dorian Concept - Tropical Hands88: Cooly G - Love Dub
Cooly G is a DJ/Producer from London, UK.
Love Dub is out on Hyperdub.
www.myspace.com/coolyg
Más sobre Cooly G - Love Dub89: Untold - Palamino
Untold is from London, UK.
Palamino was released on 9th Novemeber 2009 on Hemlock.
www.myspace.com/untolduk
Más sobre Untold - Palamino90: Darkstar - Aidy's Girl Is A Computer
Darkstar, two producers based in London, UK, are made up of James Young and Aiden Whalley, originally from Cheshire and Yorkshire respectively
This track was released on 18th October 2009 on Hyperdub and came about from them trying to get their Apple to sing to them!
Their debut album "North" is out on Hyperdub in October 2010.
Gilles also played Dear Heartbeat from this album on 27/10/2010, he also played Gold, released on Hyperdub, on 24/11/2010
www.myspace.com/darkstar001Más sobre Darkstar - Aidy's Girl Is A Computer91: Pangaea - Router
Pangea is a Dubstep producer from London, UK.
This track is out on Hessle Audio.
www.myspace.com/journeytopangaea
Más sobre Pangaea - Router92: Jose James - Blackmagic (Joy Orbison's Recreation)
Jose James is a Jazz/Soul artist from New York, USA.
His new album "For All We Know" with Jef Neve is out on Verve.
Blackmagic is out on Brownswood.
www.josejamesmusic.com
www.myspace.com/josejamesquartet Más sobre Jose James - Blackmagic (Joy Orbison's Recreation)93: Martyn - Elden St
Martyn is a Drum & Bass/Dubstep producer, originally from Eindhoven in the Netherlands.
Elden St is out on 3024 records.
www.myspace.com/martyndnb
Más sobre Martyn - Elden St94: Pearson Sound - Wad
Pearson Sound are a Soul/Jazz band from London, UK.
Their track is out on Hessle Audio.
www.myspace.com/pearsonsoundz
Más sobre Pearson Sound - Wad95: Kode9 - Black Sun
Kode9 aka Steve Goodman, originally from Glasgow, is a London-based electronic music artist, DJ, and owner of the Hyperdub record label.
Black Sun is available on Hyperdub.
www.myspace.com/kode9
Más sobre Kode9 - Black Sun96: Donae'o - Riot Music
Donae'o is a North West London Soul/Dubstep artist.
This track is an extract of his debut album "Party Hard", out on My Ish records.
www.myspace.com/donaeo
Más sobre Donae'o - Riot Music 98: Thom Yorke - Feeling Pulled Apart By Horses
Thom Yorke is an English musician who is the lead vocalist and principal songwriter of the alternative rock band Radiohead.
In 2006, he released his debut solo album "The Eraser". He is cited among the most influential figures in today's music industry.
“Feeling Pulled Apart By Horses” is an updated version of a Radiohead song that started appearing in their live shows around 2001. It is out on Beggars Banquet.
www.myspace.com/thomyorkemusicMás sobre Thom Yorke - Feeling Pulled Apart By Horses99: SBTRKT & Sampha - Colonise
SBTRKT Is an anonymous producer from London who wears various masks when DJing. He has been on remix duties for Portico Quartet and Basement Jaxx.
He came in to the studio on 6th Jan 2010 and did an amazing live set with long time vocalist, Sampha.
www.myspace.com/subtractone
Más sobre SBTRKT & Sampha - Colonise100: Kaidi Tatham - He Laughs She Cries
Also known as Agent K, Kaidi is from London. He started playing the flute at the age of nine and then moved on to keys.
He was in a funk band called Propheteers and then has been part of The Herbaliser and Bugz In The Attic.
This track is on Freedom School.
www.myspace.com/kaiditatham
Más sobre Kaidi Tatham - He Laughs She Cries102: Jay Electronica - Retro Electro
The unconventional rapper from New Orleans is a much hyped MC and producer.
He produced the first track, "Queens Get the Money", on the 2008 Nas album "Untitled"
He was best known for the piece of music "Act 1: Eternal Sunshine (The Pledge)" until the release of the Just Blaze-produced track "Exhibit C" in late 2009.
Retro Electro is out on Deviation.
Gilles also played The Announcement (ft. John F Kennedy) on 17/11/2010.
www.myspace.com/jayelectronicaMás sobre Jay Electronica - Retro Electro103: Jake One - Get Er Done ft. MF Doom
Jake himself was previously part of the G-Unit production team but has been working with Dr Dre since the end of 2008. His work has been featured in the soundtracks to "Get Rich or Die Trying" as well as "The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift"
Get Er Done is taken from the 2008 album "White Van Music" which is out on Rhymesayers.
Más sobre Jake One - Get Er Done ft. MF Doom104: Aloe Blacc - Femme Fatale
Aloe Blacc is a rapper and multi-instrumentalist hailing from Southern California. His debut album "Shine Through" effortlessly blends hip hop with jazz, RnB and soul.
Femme Fatale is a remix of the original Velvet Underground track and is out on Stonethrow.
www.aloeblacc.com
www.myspace.com/aloeblaccmusicMás sobre Aloe Blacc - Femme Fatale105: Volume 10 - If At Last
Volume 10 did many collaborations with Roni Size.
This track is available on Grande.
www.myspace.com/volume10music
Más sobre Volume 10 - If At Last106: 24-Carat Black - I Want To Make Up
The now defunct 24-Carat Black released their only album "Ghetto: Misfortune's Wealth" back in 1973 and it went largely unnoticed until the 90's.
Artists such as Heal and Digable Planets sampled the album and it developed a cult hip hop status. "I Want To Make Up" features on their 2009 compilation album "Gone: The Promises Of Yesterday" out on Numero records.
Más sobre 24-Carat Black - I Want To Make Up107: Lloyd Miller Trio - Electric
Dr Lloyd Miller played in several sountries in and around Eastern Europe throughout the 1950's.
From 1963 he settled in Utah where he has continued to play Jazz at most major hotels, resorts, festivals, company parties, weddings and several times during the 2002 Olympics.
Electric is out on Jazzman.
jazzscope.com
http://jazzscope.com/LM%20Trio.htmlMás sobre Lloyd Miller Trio - Electric108: Jonathan Richman - Egyptian Reggae
Jonathan Richman is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist. He is famous for founding The Modern Lovers, an influential proto-punk band.
This track, released on Beserkley, is a version of Jamaican musician Earl Zero's reggae song "None Shall Escape the Judgment" and was released on his 1977 album "Rock n Roll With the Modern Lovers". The album was seen as a progenitor of the punk-rock scene.
www.myspace.com/pablopicassowasnevercalledanasshole
Más sobre Jonathan Richman - Egyptian Reggae109: Soul Fantastics - El Mismo
Soul Fatastics are a Funk band from Panama, USA.
This track is on Sound Way records.
www.myspace.com/thesoulfantastics
Más sobre Soul Fantastics - El Mismo110: Los Silvertones - Carmen
Los Silvertones is a Classic Rock band from Madrid, Spain.
Their track Carmen is off the compilation album "Panama! 3" out on Soundway.
www.myspace.com/silvertonesrockandroll
Más sobre Los Silvertones - Carmen112: Marcia Aitken - I'm Still In Love With You
Marcia Aitken is a reggae singer from Hannah Town, West Kingston, Jamaica.
She is best known for her recordings in the late 1970s
This track is out on Trojan records.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcia_AitkenMás sobre Marcia Aitken - I'm Still In Love With You113: Axel Krygier - Husares Al Ataque!
Axel's Music is a fusion between the characteristic sounds of South America (cumbia, merengue, chacarera, tango…) with jazz, groove, dub, psychedelia and countless other styles.
"Husares Al Ataque!" comes from his 2006 album "Secreto Y Malibu" out on Los Anos Luz Discos
www.axelk.com
Más sobre Axel Krygier - Husares Al Ataque!114: Virginia Rodrigues - Afrekete
Virgínia Rodrigues is a Brazilian singer who learnt her songcraft through singing in church in her native Bahia.
The track is from her second album "Nos" released in 2000 which comprised spiritual music from the African-religious tradition in Bahia.
Más sobre Virginia Rodrigues - Afrekete115: Quiet Village - Pacific Rhythm
The group take their name from an old movie and their music is inspired by classic soundtracks, vintage TV adverts and long-forgotten BBC programs.
They brand themselves as "sophisticated exotica for adults".
The track is taken from their solo album "Silent Movie" released in 2008 on Studio !K7.
www.quietvillage-silentmovie.com
Más sobre Quiet Village - Pacific Rhythm116: Su Kramer - Magic Dance
Su Kramer is a German singer who started her career, alongside Donna Summer, as a cast member of the first German musical production of “Hair” in 1968.
The track was on the 1978 release "Die zwei Gesichter" on Telefunken. It was also sampled by German hip-hop act Deichkind for their hit single “Bon Voyage” (2000).
www.su-kramer.de
Más sobre Su Kramer - Magic Dance117: The Jones Girls - Nights Over Egypt
The Jones Girls were a 70's band originally from Detroit. They served as backup singers for Lou Rawls, Teddy Pendergrass, Aretha Franklin, Le Pamplemousse and Diana Ross between 1975 and 1978.
At the time of release, "Nights Over Egypt" was less successful than their previous singles. However more recently it's become a cult classic and is now bigger than any of their previous works. It was released on GM Records.
Más sobre The Jones Girls - Nights Over Egypt118: Outkast - Prototype
OutKast are the famous American hip hop duo based in East Point, Georgia.
They consist of Atlanta native "André 3000" and Georgia-born "Big Boi".
This track is out of "The Love Below", the 2003 double album which has now gone platinum 11 times and is officially the best selling rap album of all time. It was released on LaFace.
outkast.com
Más sobre Outkast - Prototype119: Twilite Tone - Let's Do It Again
Anthony Khan, AKA The Twilite Tone, has been electrifying dancefloors since the early 90's in Chicago where he walked the well defined lines between House Music and Hip Hop.
He is credited as bringing a wide variety of music as well as Hip Hop to the mainstream Chicago clubscene which was dominated by House and Techno.
Let's Do It Again is released on Do-Over.
www.myspace.com/twilitetone
Más sobre Twilite Tone - Let's Do It Again121: Funkineven - Kleerr
"Kleerr" is taken from an EP of the same name and is released on Eglo. It marks the first release for Funkineven.
Recently signed to Eglo Records he's also featured heavily on Benji B's show on 1Xtra.
www.myspace.com/funkineven
Más sobre Funkineven - Kleerr122: Osunlade - Break It Down
As a teenager in the 70s, Osunlade joined the cast of Sesame Street and later began producing music for the show. An ordained priest of the African religion of Ifa, Osunlade’s spirituality can be heard in the tribal percussion and even latin and brazilian rhythm influences of his music.
The track is on Yoruba records.
www.osunlade.net/osunlade.net/Welcome.html
Más sobre Osunlade - Break It Down123: Terry Callier - Silent Night
Terry Callier's career didn't take off until long after he'd initially retired from music.
In the late 80's his music made a comeback on the UK club scene. Since the 90's he's made a major comeback, working with the likes of Beth Orton and Massive Attack as well as winning the United Nation's Time for Peace award for his 1998 album Timepeace.
Silent Night is on the label Mr Bongo.
www.myspace.com/terrycallier
Más sobre Terry Callier - Silent Night124: Doug & Jean Carn - Higher Ground
Doug & Jean Carn was a duo composed of keyboard player and singer Doug, along with his singing wife Jean.
It was released on Ovatio, which was the friend company of Black Jazz Records.
Más sobre Doug & Jean Carn - Higher Ground125: Stalley - Slim Return
Born in Massillon, Ohio, Stalley (AKA Kyle Myrick) is famous for opening shows for hip hop heavyweights such as Mos Def, Ghostface Killah, Method Man & Redman.
myspace.com/madstalley
Más sobre Stalley - Slim Return126: Zara McFarlane - Yesterdays / Until Tomorrow
Zara attended the Brit School of Performing Arts followed by the London College of Music and went on to became a scholar at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
She described her sound as "jazz with a hint of Caribbean flavour".
These tracks are on Soulheaven Records
Más sobre Zara McFarlane - Yesterdays / Until Tomorrow128: Rozzi Daime - Beautiful
Rozzi comes from the SA-RA camp and is on some super glammed-out, velvet-smooth, electro-soul.
Beautiful is out on Raw Candy
myspace.com/rozzidaime
Más sobre Rozzi Daime - Beautiful129: Herbie Hancock - Succotash
Herbie Hancock is regarded not only as one of the greatest living jazz musicians, but also as one of the most influential jazz musicians of the 20th century.
He has released a massive amount of albums including Blow-Up, the soundtrack album for Michelangelo Antonioni's film Blow-Up released in 1966.
His 2007 tribute album "River: The Joni Letters" won the 2007 Grammy Award for Album of the Year, only the second jazz album ever to win the award after 1965's Getz/Gilberto.
The track Succotash features on "Inventions and Dimensions", the third album by Herbie Hancock, originally released on August 30, 1963 by Blue Note Records.
herbiehancock.comMás sobre Herbie Hancock - Succotash130: Sam Dees - Child Of The Streets
Sam Dees is famous for his landmark album "The Show Must Go On" in 1975.
Dees recording career moved to the back burner while he wrote hits for other singers, such as "Am I Dreaming" (Atlantic Starr), "One in a Million You" (Larry Graham), "Save the Overtime (For Me)" (Gladys Knight), "Love All the Hurt Away" (George Benson and Aretha Franklin), and "Lover for Life" (Whitney Houston).
Child Of The Streets came out on Atlantic.
sdees.com
Más sobre Sam Dees - Child Of The Streets131: Caston and Majors - I'll Keep My Light In The Window
Leonard Caston was a member of The Radiants before joining Motown in the late 1960's. He wrote for the Four Tops, The Jackson 5, Bobby Taylor and Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye.
Caston's wife Carolyn Majors is a singer. Caston & Majors only recorded one album together in 1974, featuring guest vocals by Syreeta and Essence of Capricorn.
I'll Keep My Light In The Window was released on Motown.
Más sobre Caston and Majors - I'll Keep My Light In The Window132: East Of Underground - Smilin' Faces
East of Underground were an amateur sevenpiece of U.S. Army soldiers. They recorded their debut album at the height of the Vietnam War in Frankfurt, in 1971.
It was unearthed by Dante Carfagna and issued as the first ever album on Wax Poetics Records.
The track is out on Wax poetics.
Más sobre East Of Underground - Smilin' Faces133: The Independents - Lucky Fellow
Chicago soul featuring productions by Tom Tom, Richard Evans.
This track is a cover of Leroy Hutson's famous song. It's out on Wand records.
Más sobre The Independents - Lucky Fellow134: Erykah Badu - Window Seat
Erykah was born in Dallas, Texas in 1971 and now splits her time living there and in New York.
Her music includes elements of R&B, hip hop, and jazz.
`Her ne
w album called "New Amerykah Part Two (Return of the Ankh)" is released on Universal Motown.
www.erykahbadu.com
www.myspace.com/erykahbaduMás sobre Erykah Badu - Window Seat138: Santana - Song of The Wind
Carlos Santana was born in Autlan de Navarro, Jalisco, Mexico in 1947. He founded the band Santana in the late 1960.
His famous music combines rock, salsa, and jazz fusion.
This track is on Columbia.
www.santana.com
Más sobre Santana - Song of The Wind142: Billy Stewart - Cross My Heart
Billy Stewart was born in Washington, DC in 1937.
He had much success during the 1960s and was well-known for his scat style singing.
This track is released on Chess.
Más sobre Billy Stewart - Cross My Heart143: 16Bit - Eye Call
16Bit consists of two West London dubstep producers named Eddie Jeffreys and Jason Morrison.
This year their song "Jump" has been featured in a Nike commercial.
"Eye Call" is The Clock is Ticking records
myspace.com/16bitmusic
Más sobre 16Bit - Eye Call144: Octa Push - Doctor Bayard
Octa Push started out as a live project in the beginning of 2008, when Portuguese pioneers of bass music, Conspira, challenged these two brothers from Lisbon to join forces and booked them for a show.
Doctor Bayard is out on Elavator Music.
www.myspace.com/octapush
Más sobre Octa Push - Doctor Bayard150: Opa - Montevideo
Urguay based act who with the support of Brazilian percussionist Airto (Ay-yeto) Moirerra (Mo-yehrah) had moderate success in the latin jazz dance scene.
Más sobre Opa - Montevideo151: Epik High - Map The Soul
South Korean indie hip hop group from Seoul, South Korea. The group is composed of Tablo, Mithra Jin and DJ Tukutz
mapthesoul.com
Más sobre Epik High - Map The Soul153: Gotan Project - De Hombre A Hombre
Paris based trip hop act who have performed multiple sessions on the show.
They were back on 27/10/2010 in the studio!
Gilles played their tracks Triptico, Triptico (Frikstailers Remix) and De Hombre a Hombre (Nicolas Repac Remix) that evening. All on the label Ya Basta.
www.gotanproject.com
Más sobre Gotan Project - De Hombre A Hombre161: Nat Birchall - Keep The Light Shining
This year Nat Birchall celebrates 30 years of playing the saxophone.
Following the success of Nat's 'Akhenaten' release in June last year, he will be releasing 'Guiding Spirit' on Gondwana Records on 24th May 2010.
natbirchall.com
myspace.com/natbirchallmuzik
Más sobre Nat Birchall - Keep The Light Shining162: Donso - Dire
Donso is a collaboration between four musicians coming from France and Mali:
- Producer Pierre Antoine Grison
- Malian vocalist Gedeon Papa Diarra
- Guimba Kouyate on Guitars
- Djele N’Goni on traditional malian string instruments
- Thomas Guillaume on percussions
Their debut album is out on Comet Record.
Más sobre Donso - Dire164: Konono No1 - Nakobala
The band's full name is: L'orchestre folklorique T.P. Konono N°1 de Mingiedi.
The group collaborated with Björk on the song "Earth Intruders" and have also recently recorded with Herbie Hancock and will appear on his new album.
Their 6th album Assume Crash Position is out now on Crammed Discs.
myspace.com/konononr1
Más sobre Konono No1 - Nakobala165: Seu Jorge - Everybody Loves The Sunshine
Seu is considered by his fans a renewer of Brazilian pop samba and is the singer with the band Farofa Carioca.
He was raised in a favela in the city of Belford Roxo in the Baixada Fluminense region of Rio de Janeiro.
seujorge.com
myspace.com/seujorgemusic
Más sobre Seu Jorge - Everybody Loves The Sunshine166: Kyle Hall - Kaychunk / Body Of Water
Kyle Hall is an 18-years-old DJ and producer from Detroit.
These tracks are out on Hyperdub / Third Ear Recordings.
www.myspace.com/kylehalldetroit
Más sobre Kyle Hall - Kaychunk / Body Of Water167: Doble Filo - Tu Vida
Cuban hip-hop band formed in 1995
Doble Filo can be translated to “double-edged” in reference to blades but also the idea of metaphors.
Más sobre Doble Filo - Tu Vida168: Lisandro Meza - Shacalao
Lisandro Meza played an important role in the evolution of Cumbia, the traditional big band dance music of Colombia.
Meza initially attracted attention as a founding member of Los Corraleros de Majagual. One of Colombia's most popular bands in the 1960s, the group served as the breeding ground for such influential artists as Fruko, the "Godfather of Salsa."
Más sobre Lisandro Meza - Shacalao169: Pursuit Grooves - Pressure
Pursuit Grooves is a Producer/MC/Vocalist
She has four albums Fun Like Passion, Wild Art Forestry , Sustainable Movements for A New Age and Fox Trot Mannerisms.
This track is released on Tectonic.
myspace.com/vjsmith
Más sobre Pursuit Grooves - Pressure170: Ogris Debris - Miezekatze
Ogris Debris recently joined Affine Records.
Their Ep Bobohemian Phatsody EP is available now on Estrela records.
myspace.com/ogrisdebris
Más sobre Ogris Debris - Miezekatze172: Cee Lo Green - Georgia
With singing, rapping, producing, songwriting and a couple of Grammy's under his belt, Cee Lo Green is an all round musical genius.
Starting in the hip hop group "Goodie Mob", Cee Lo left in 2004 to begin a solo career and released two albums. He then turned his attention to his next project, a collaboration with producer Danger Mouse to create Gnarls Barkley.
After 2 successful albums with Gnarls Barkley, Cee Lo is back to his old tricks with his third solo album "Lady Killer" embracing the funky, soulful sounds of the 60's and 70's.
Look out for his new album "Lady Killer" out now!
myspace.com/ceelogreen
Más sobre Cee Lo Green - Georgia173: Matthew Herbert - Symphony X
Matthew Herbert is best known for his avant-garde electronic work but his new album takes on a whole new perspective of music.
Herbert takes Gustav Mahler unfinished 10th symphony and remasters to create his new album. Death is a central theme in Mahler unfinished symphony, something that Herbert wanted to capture. He fitted a coffin with a car radio, played the Tenth on it and recorded the result, but to this Herbert said “my version is not intended to just be fascinated with death though, it is supposed to be an amplification of that unsettling balance he creates between light and dark. I want to relish the friction of the fearful with the glorious".
Matthew Herbert's new album "Recomposed" is out now.
magicandaccident.com
Más sobre Matthew Herbert - Symphony X 174: Meklit Hadero - Feeling Good
Meklit Hadero is a vocalist, songwriter, cultural activist and Resident Artist at the Red Poppy Art House -- an interdisciplinary arts and performance space in San Francisco.
Born in Ethiopia and raised in the US, her musical explorations span genres and geographies and also has a BA in Political Science from Yale University.
'Feeling Good' taken from her debut album " On a Day Like This", available now on Porto Franco.
Más sobre Meklit Hadero - Feeling Good175: Lloyd Miller & The Heliocentrics - Salendro
Lloyd Miller is a talented jazz maestro and multi instrumentalist. He was born in Utah where he grew up learning and listening to New Orleans Dixieland Jazz, however in the late 50's his father landed a job in Iran where Miller began to develop his life-long interest in Persian and Eastern music forms.
The Heliocentrics are a UK band who consistently push the boundaries when it come to music. Their style is unable to be categorized into one genre, their style is a unique blend of Hip-hop, Funk, Psychedelic, Electronic, Jazz, Avante Garde and ethnic music.
The track is taken from the Album entitled Lloyd Miller & The Heliocentrics released on Strut Label.
Más sobre Lloyd Miller & The Heliocentrics - Salendro176: Nick Rosen - Ancestral Echoes
Rosen started playing at the age of 13 and he is now a talented upright and electric bassist, as well as a guitarist and pianist.
With his music Rosen hopes to 'inspire joy and hope'. His music consists of a blend of rock, soul and jazz.
The track is off the album 'Into the Sky' off the Porter Record Label.
Gilles also played the track 'For People' on his Worldwide show on 12/1/11.
Más sobre Nick Rosen - Ancestral Echoes177: Kenny Graham, & His Satellites - Utsu
Kenny Graham (1924-1997) is one of Britain's foremost jazz composers and arrangers.
Kenny is best known for his work with his group the Afro Cubists. The track Gilles played was Utsu which featured a new group of his called the Satellites. The track is taken from the album Moondog and Suncat Suites which is released on Trunk Records.
This incredibly rare album was Kenny's tribute to the legendary jazz musician Moondog. Players on the album included Ivor Slaney, Phil Seamen, Stan Tracey and Danny Moss.
Más sobre Kenny Graham, & His Satellites - Utsu178: Jono McCleery - Tomorrow
South London solo artist, Jono was heavily influenced by his brother Stephen who initiated him into singing soul music.
Signed to the record label Ninja Tune, 'Tomorrow' is the first single to be released from his label. This is the followup to his independently released first album 'Darkest Light'.
jonomccleery.com
Más sobre Jono McCleery - Tomorrow179: Anita O'Day - Senor Blues
Anita O'Day (1919 - 2006) was a legendary American Jazz Singer. Anita refused to be stereotyped as a typical female jazz singer, she portrayed herself as a 'hip' jazz musician.
O'Day's considerable skills in improvisation of rhythm and melody put her squarely among the pioneers of bebop.
This track is her cover of Horace Silver's tune and is taken from the album 'All the Sad Young Men' ou on Universal.
anitaoday.com
Más sobre Anita O'Day - Senor Blues180: Wes Montgomery - Movin' Wes Part II
Wes Montgomery (1923 - 1968) was a legendary jazz guitarist whose influence has played a major role in music, inspiring the likes of George Benson, Kenny Burrell and Jimi Hendrix.
Wes started his career with his brothers forming the group the Montgomery Brothers who achieved wide accolade and success. However, Montgomery's incredible talent led him to play with some of the most renowned Jazz artists including John Coltrane and Jimmy Smith.
Más sobre Wes Montgomery - Movin' Wes Part II181: John Blake Jr - Motherless Child
American Jazz Violinist John Blake Jr is one of the most regarded jazz violinists over the last thirty years.
John has toured with Coltrane and most predominantly, he is known for his work in McCoy Tyner's ensemble.
Blake is a deeply educated violinist who began learning as soon as he entered public School. he has earned a postgraduate degree in Virginia and he now spends his time teaching and passing on his musical knowledge.
Motherless Child is taken from the album of the same name, out on Test records.
Más sobre John Blake Jr - Motherless Child182: Gregory Porter - Pretty
American Jazz singer , Porter was heavily influenced by the works of Nat King Cole and has often been compared to him as he shares his talent of having a rich, emotive and soulful tone.
'Pretty' is taken from Porters debut album 'Water', out on Test.
Más sobre Gregory Porter - Pretty183: Jackson 5 - La-la Means I Love you (Hiroshi Fujiwara Dub Remix)
The Jackson 5 are undoubtedly one of the most synonymous groups, having sold 100 million records worldwide.
It was within the group that Michael Jackson blossomed and later went on to achieve a legacy of solo success.
The groups' success in Motown earned them the great accolade that they now have today.
The track was originally released in 1968 by The Defonics but the Jackson's covered it in 1970.
Más sobre Jackson 5 - La-la Means I Love you (Hiroshi Fujiwara Dub Remix)185: Sepulcure - Love Pressure
This US group's sound consists of a mix of tribal dub, house and two-step beats.
The track is on the label Hotflush.
Más sobre Sepulcure - Love Pressure186: FaltyDL - Phreaqaflex
FaltyDL are a group who specialize in a unique blend of Electronica, Jungle and Drum and Bass.
www.faltydl.com
www.myspace.com/faltydl
Más sobre FaltyDL - Phreaqaflex187: MdCL - Truth (Seiji Remix)
MdCL aka Mark e Clive-Lowe is a half Japanese half New Zealander musician and producer based in LA.
He is renowned for his amazing live performances and mixes. He started music at the age of four and is now at the forefront for nu-skool jazz beats.
Más sobre MdCL - Truth (Seiji Remix)188: DJ Madd - Detroit Skank
This Budapest born DJ specializes in Dub Step and Drum and Bass.
This track is off Boka records.
www.myspace.com/djmaddbeats
Más sobre DJ Madd - Detroit Skank189: XxXy - Fela
XxXy are Machester Techno, House, Dub and Garage specialists.
www.myspace.com/xxxydubs
Más sobre XxXy - Fela190: Nas - As we Enter (Nirobiu re edit)
This track is from his joint album with Damien Marley: "Distant Relatives", out on Test.
Fusing Hip-hop and Reggae elements the album was recorded in California and Miami. The album was produced by Damien Marley's brother Stephen.
www.myspace.com/nas
Más sobre Nas - As we Enter (Nirobiu re edit)191: Homeboy Sandman - Parallel Perpendicular
The rapper has gained much accolade in the press and being amongst the 'Best of 2008' honors and achieving Best Album of the Year on RapReviews.
This track is out on Test.
www.homeboysandman.com
Más sobre Homeboy Sandman - Parallel Perpendicular192: Rio Hunuki-Hemopo - Ride
Rio Hunuki has been tearing up the dance scene in Wellington. His skills have allowed him to play with artists such as Lee 'Scratch' Perry.
He graduated from the Conservatory of Music and is pursuing many live projects.
Tune out on The Drop.
www.myspace.com/riohunukihemopo
Más sobre Rio Hunuki-Hemopo - Ride193: Omar Khorshid - Rasket El Fadaa
Omar is known as one of the greatest guitarists to come from the Arab world. Born in Cairo, 1945.
Khorshid was influenced by artists such as the Beatles and Elvis. Khorshid's talent led him to join contemporary Arabic music leader Abdel Halim Hafez's orchestra which earned him instant fame.
He performed with Oum Kalthoum (one of the queen's of Arabic music) and then he began to record solo albums under the record labels Voice of the Orient and Voice of Lebanon.
He enjoyed a prolific career in Beirut between 1973-1977.
This track is on MFP.
Más sobre Omar Khorshid - Rasket El Fadaa195: Laurin Rinder & W. Michael Lewis - Lust
This dynamic duo defined the disco sound coming out of LA in the 1970's.
The two met in 1966 after Lewis had just recorded the keys for Percy Sledge's hit 'When a man loves a woman'.
The two were asked by Ray Harris' record label AVI to experiment with the then new sound emerging, Disco.
This track is from the 1977 concept album that earned them their fame, 'Seven Deadly Sins'. Out on Derby.
Since their final album in 1979, 'Cataclysm' both artists have been increasingly involved in television appearances, although Michael has continued in music, Laurin has branched out and is now a renowned artist.
Más sobre Laurin Rinder & W. Michael Lewis - Lust196: Ish - Faster Than A Speeding Bullet
Ish, whose full name is Ish "Angel" Ledesma, was born in Cuba in 1952.
Ish began his career fronting the Latin/dance band, Foxy, where he was the lead vocalist and guitarist.
Faster Than A Speeding Bullet is from his self titled solo album on the record label Clouds.
Más sobre Ish - Faster Than A Speeding Bullet197: Philippe Besombes - La Ville
Philippe Besombes is now know as a cult French artist from the 1970's avant-garde prog scene.
He began his career showing an interest in electronic synth deposits and in 1976 he opened a recording studio with Jean-Louis Rizet.
This track is from Besombes soundtrack album for the movie "Libra", out on Tapioca. The entire album consists of bizarre ambient soundscapes and electroacoustic experimentations.
Más sobre Philippe Besombes - La Ville198: Geraldo Vandré - Sarabande
Geraldo Vandré is a Brazilian guitarist and singer/songwriter born in 1935.
Vandre led a life surrounded by controversy, in 1968 he entered the International Song Contest, but his song was said to have been controversial towards the dictatorship in Brazil at the time. Vandre was exiled and as a result he moved to Rio in 1951.
Since 1973 Vandre has been living in Sao Paulo and has continued to write music.
This track is from his 1973 album 'Das Terras de Benvira', out on Philips records.
Más sobre Geraldo Vandré - Sarabande199: Jorge Mautner - Maracatu Atomico
Born in January 1941, Jorge Mautner is most well known for writing novels and music.
His works express his views on his experiences of the war and the social revolution.
In 2003 he received the Austrian Cross of Honor for Science and Culture as well as a Latin Grammy Award.
This track is released on Polydor.
www.jorgemautner.com.br
Más sobre Jorge Mautner - Maracatu Atomico200: Erasmo Carlos - Capoeirada
In the 60's Carlos was a core member of the Joven Guarda (Young Guard) scene of Brazilian pop-rock. He also collaborated with fellow teen idol Roberto Carlos.
His most recent album 'Rock 'N' Roll' earned him a nomination at the 2009 Latin Grammy Awards. The album re-discovers the 60's pop-rock sound.
"Capoeirada" is released on RGE
www.erasmocarlos.com.br
Más sobre Erasmo Carlos - Capoeirada201: Os Tincoas - Quem Vem La
Os Tincoas were a popular Brazilian band in the 60's and 70's.
The group released their self-titled debut album in 1973.
The groups only surviving member, Mateus Aleluia is still active in singing and songwriting today.
This track's title translates as 'Who goes there?' in Portuguese. It is released on CID.
Más sobre Os Tincoas - Quem Vem La202: Mensah's African Rhythms - Save Me
Mensah's African Rhythms is a band created by E T Mensah, the "King of Highlife Music".
Mensah was one of the founding fathers of African popular music. He played Saxophone, Trumpet and Organ.
Mensah has led many bands, the most famous being Tempos. Today Mensah is renowned for being the most influential sound of the Africa Independence days.
"Save me" is released on Decca.
www.myspace.com/mensah1919
Más sobre Mensah's African Rhythms - Save Me203: Guy Lafitte - Jambo
Born in 1927 Lafitte was a jazz tenor saxophonist.
He is most notable for his work with Mezz Mezzrow from 1951-1952 and for having toured with Big Bill Broonzy in 1951.
"Jambo" is from the 1968 album of the same name. And is released on RCA.
Más sobre Guy Lafitte - Jambo204: The Jimmy Castor Bunch - It's Just Begun
Jimmy Castor was born in New York on the 23rd of June, 1947. He is best known as an American Pop and Funk musician.
He first started his career a doo-wop singer in New York and wrote and recorded his first single 'I Promise to Remember' in 1956.
He was the leader and creator of The Jimmy Castor Bunch who had two hit singles in the 70's, one of which was 'It's Just Begun', which was also the name of the album released on RCA.
www.jimmycastor.com
Más sobre The Jimmy Castor Bunch - It's Just Begun205: Mombasa - African Hustle
The music of Mombasa could be described as a mixture of jazz, folklore, blues, spirituals & work-songs.
However when asked to describe their music Mombasa said, "I can only answer that I leave it to the audience because I don’t like to give it a label, for me it is simply ours, Mombasa’s music."
You can find African Hustle on various compilation albums such as 'AfricaFunk:The Original Sound of 1970's Funky Africa.' released on Interchord.
Más sobre Mombasa - African Hustle206: Gnonnas Pedro - Okpo Vidca Bassono
Gnonnas Youssou Pierre (Gnonnas Pedro), singer, trumpeter and saxophonist was born Bossa, Benin in 1943 and died in Cotonou, in August 2004.
He achieved world-wide fame when he joined the African salsa supergroup Africando in 1996. But he had been well known in his home town of Cotonou, Benin, since becoming active on the music scene there in the early 1960s.
He had six solo albums including a best of which was released in 2003.
"Okpo Vidca Bassono" was released on Analog Africa.
www.myspace.com/gnonnaspedro
www.myspace.com/analogafrica
Más sobre Gnonnas Pedro - Okpo Vidca Bassono207: Orchestre Super Volta - Renouveau
Orchestre Super Volta was founded in 1968 by To Finley, J.C. Bamogo, and Moise Ouedraogo, the orchestra existed for two years until its instruments were repossessed.
Renouveau is released on CVD.
Más sobre Orchestre Super Volta - Renouveau208: Mala - Body Clock Delay / Mountain Dreadmarch
Last June, Gilles Peterson had a Mala Special, talking to the dubstep heavyweight about his new solo project and album 'Return to Space'
These two tracks are released on iK7.
www.myspace.com/malamystikzMás sobre Mala - Body Clock Delay / Mountain Dreadmarch209: Dadawah - Seventy Two Nations
Dadawah is reggae trio composed of Ras Michael, Tesfa Zion and Michael George Henry.
The track comes from the album 'Peace and Love' from 1974, released on Wadadashow.
www.discogs.com/artist/Dadawah
Más sobre Dadawah - Seventy Two Nations210: Coki - Old Hope / Serious
Coki is a dubstep producer from London who makes up one half of Digital Mystikz with fellow producer Mala.
He is most famous for his track 'Night' which was co-produced with dubstep producer Benga.
"Old Hope" was released on Tempa recordings.
www.myspace.com/cokidigital
Más sobre Coki - Old Hope / Serious211: Grace Jones - Love you to Life (Mala Remix)
Grace was born in Jamaica in 1948 and then moved to New York when she was 17 in 1965.
She has had a hugely successful musical career producing ten studio albums from 1977 to 2008.
The track was released on Wall of Sound records.
www.theworldofgracejones.com
myspace.com/gracejonesofficial
Más sobre Grace Jones - Love you to Life (Mala Remix)212: Digital Mystikz - CR7 Chamber
Digital Mystikz are a dubstep producing duo made up of Mala and Coki.
They started to make music when they were teenagers in South London.
John Peel was an early supporter of their music.
This track is released on Reflex.
www.myspace.com/dmzuk
Más sobre Digital Mystikz - CR7 Chamber213: Quest - Smooth Skin
Quest is a DJ and producer from London, he is part of Anti Social Entertainment along with Silkie, Mizz Beats, Kromestar, Jay 5 to name a few...
Smooth Skin is Quest’s 4th release for Mala’s Deep Medi Musik label and sees him divert away from his regular 140 dubstep productions.
www.myspace.com/conquestrecordings
Más sobre Quest - Smooth Skin214: Lloyd Miller & The Heliocentrics - Electricone
LloydMiller first trained himself in the styles of George Lewis and JimmyGiuffre and cut his first Dixieland jazz 78 rpm record in 1950.
The renewed interest in his music has spawned this new collaborationwith The Heliocentrics, a freeform mix of Eastern arrangements, jazzand angular psychedelics
Electricone is the first track on the album 'A Lifetime in Oriental Jazz', released on Strut.
Más sobre Lloyd Miller & The Heliocentrics - Electricone215: James Rivers - It Ain't Over Yet
James Rivers was born in New Orleans in 1938. He was a saxophone player who was part of Huey Smith’s band, "The Clowns", in the late 50's.
This track is released on Kon-ti.
Más sobre James Rivers - It Ain't Over Yet216: La Logia Sarabanda - Guayaba
This Uruguayan group mixes up the traditional with Latin Funk & Psych influences for a very neat piece of Pop music history of pre-dictatorial Uruguay.
This track is from the album of the same name 'Guayaba', out on Lider.
Más sobre La Logia Sarabanda - Guayaba217: Aloe Blacc - I Need A Dollar
He began his career in 1995 as an MC in and indie rap group called Emanon. His music contains elements of jazz, R&B, soul, and hip hop.
This track is a single from Aloe Blacc's album 'Good Things', released on StoneThrow.
It was commissioned by HBO as the theme music for the series 'How to Make It in America'
www.aloeblacc.com
www.myspace.com/aloeblaccmusic
www.stonesthrow.com/aloeblacc
Más sobre Aloe Blacc - I Need A Dollar218: Gizelle Smith and the Mighty Mocambos - Coffee High
After doing a great album with The Mighty Mocambos, Gizelle Smith is going solo with her new single 'June'.
'Coffee High' is from the 2009 self titled album, 'Gizelle Smith and the Mighty Mocambos and is released on Legere records.
www.myspace.com/gizellesmithmusic
www.myspace.com/mocamborecords
Más sobre Gizelle Smith and the Mighty Mocambos - Coffee High219: Homeboy Sandman - Parallel Perpendicular
Homeboy Sandman is a rapper from Queens in New York and has had three albums. His latest being 'DJ BabeyDrew Presents Homeboy Sandman: There Is No Spoon' from 2008.
'Parallel Perpendicular' is the first leak from 2 Hungry Bros and AOK Collective's 'My Crew's All Thinner'.
www.homeboysandman.com
www.myspace.com/homeboysandman
Más sobre Homeboy Sandman - Parallel Perpendicular220: Pleasure - Joyous (Kon re-edit)
"Pleasure" were discovered by Wayne Henderson, who took them to Fantasy Records and served as their producer and mentor, guiding them in both music and business.
'Joyous' is a track from Pleasure's third album 'Joyous' released in 1977. It has been sampled by Janet Jackson.
Más sobre Pleasure - Joyous (Kon re-edit)221: Doble Filo - WW Intro
Cuban hip-hop band formed in 1995 and composed of Yrak Saenz, Edgaro, and more recent member DJ Dark aka Alain Medina.
They won the grand prize at the 1996 Alamar Rap Festival.
Doble Filo can be translated to “double-edged”.
www.myspace.com/doblefilo
Más sobre Doble Filo - WW Intro222: Akale Wube - Ayalqem Tedengo
In October 2008, five musicians got together on a wild project: to delve into the repertoire of the ethiopian golden age
Akalé Wubé is a curious name borrowed from a song by the saxophonist Getatchew Mekurya, which is a bit of an old-fashioned expression which can by translated as “my beautiful” in amharic.
This track is released on Mosaic Music.
Más sobre Akale Wube - Ayalqem Tedengo223: Kode9 - You Don’t Wash (Feat. The Spaceape)
Kode9's, AKA Steve Goodman, was born in Scotland.
Like many dubstep artists, Kode9 comes from a musical background of oldschool jungle, drum and bass, and 2-step garage.
Kode9 started djing and the age of 16, playing a fusion of reggae, breaks, hip hop, jazz, funk and house.
"You don't Wash" is released on Hyperdub.
www.myspace.com/kode9
Más sobre Kode9 - You Don’t Wash (Feat. The Spaceape)224: Linda Clifford - Runaway Love (Kon’s Stripped down Mix)
Linda is an American R&B, Disco and House music artist. She was crowned "Miss New York State".
Linda's also done a spot of acting in the past and appeared in films such as "The Boston Strangler" and "Sweet Charity".
www.thelindaclifford.com
Más sobre Linda Clifford - Runaway Love (Kon’s Stripped down Mix)225: Ned Doheny - Get It Up For Love
Doheny's music defies exact categorization, being variously described as pop, funk, jazz and AOR. He's been compared to Steely Dan and The Eagles among others.
Between April 1990 and September 1993, he hosted a radio programme, "Postcards from Hollywood", on Yokohama FM.
"Get It Up For Love" is released on Columbia.
www.bluedesert.dk/neddoheny.html
Más sobre Ned Doheny - Get It Up For Love226: Pursuit Grooves - Mr Softee
Pursuit Grooves is also known as Vanese Smith, she is multitalented, playing a hand at being a MC, Dj Vocalist and producer.
"Mr Softee" is released on Tectonic records.
myspace.com/vjsmith
Más sobre Pursuit Grooves - Mr Softee227: Take - Only Mountain
The 30-year-old producer describes his music as "rooted in hip-hop but on a space ship headed for a new and better place... somewhere out there."
Track released on Alpha Pup Records.
www.myspace.com/sweatsonklank
Más sobre Take - Only Mountain228: Theo Parrish - Horizon
Theo grew up in Chicago, Illinois listening to jazz musicians like Miles Davis, Nina Simone, and George Gershwin.
He graduated from the Chicago Academy of the Arts and went to study at the Kansas City Art Institute. While at KCAI, Theo concentrated on sound sculptures, creating sonic pieces by combining live instruments, human voices, and looped recordings.
Another aspect of Theo Parrish's productions are his re-edits, often of old disco, funk or soul records. He is almost as renowned for his expansive and genre-hopping live DJ sets as his productions, and plays a monthly residency at the London nightclub Plastic People.
www.myspace.com/soundsignature
Más sobre Theo Parrish - Horizon229: Hugh Masekela - Stimela (Jazzanova Remix)
Musically talented Hugh is a trumpeter, flugelhornist, cornetist, composer, and singer.
Since 1954, Masekela played music that closely reflected his life experience.
www.headsup.com/bios/masekela.html
Más sobre Hugh Masekela - Stimela (Jazzanova Remix)230: Janelle Monae - Mushrooms & Roses
Janelle is a very tlanted singer who considers music as an art form which has the potential to change the world.
After moving to Atlanta, GA, where she met OutKast's Big Boi, Janelle founded the Wondaland Arts Society with like-minded young artists and made appearances on Idlewild, where she is featured on the songs "Call The Law" and "In Your Dreams".
This track is out on Bad Boy Entertainment.
Her first studio Album “The Archandroid” is out now on Atlantic.
www.jmonae.com
www.myspace.com/janellemonae
Más sobre Janelle Monae - Mushrooms & Roses231: Andreya Triana - A Town Called Obsolete (Mount Kimbie Remix) / (Mala Remix)
Andreya is an experimental and self taught singer and songwriter originally hailing from South East London, but now based in Brighton.
She begun singing at age of 7 taking influence from the sights and sounds of inner city London.
Her early passion for music would see her locked in her bedroom for hours on end writing poetry, making homemade mix tapes and recording tracks - utilising two battered cassette decks to record harmonies.
www.andreyatriana.com
www.myspace.com/andreyatriana
Más sobre Andreya Triana - A Town Called Obsolete (Mount Kimbie Remix) / (Mala Remix)232: Kenny Graham & His Satellites - Fog On The Hudson
Back in 1956 the early New York street recordings of the legendary Moondog aka Louis Thomas Hardin had reached Britain.
Kenny Graham assembled a troupe of like-minded players and set about recording an homage to Moondog, resulting in the exceptionally rare album of covers 'Moondog Suite' and Graham's own complimentary compositions 'Suncat Suite'
"Fog On The Hudson" is out on Trunk records.
Más sobre Kenny Graham & His Satellites - Fog On The Hudson234: Sofrito - Soweto Disco (Back To My Roots)
Sofrito is the home of the Tropical Discotheque – rejoicing in the heaviest rhythms from Africa, the Caribbean and South America.
From the legendary Tropical Warehouse parties in East London to the clubs and bars of Brooklyn, from beach parties in Greece to festivals and clubs across Europe, the unique Sofrito sound has been surprising ears and exciting feet for 3 years and continues to grow…
sofrito.co.uk
Más sobre Sofrito - Soweto Disco (Back To My Roots)235: Elmore Judd - Changes Strawging
Judd's style references an array of artists and styles: from between-the-sheets soul and P-funk to art-school disco and rock avant-gardism, Uk hip hop and African roots music, horror soundtracks and jazz.
Elmore Judd recorded there most recent album in a warehous in Camden and used scaffolding to give the sound an industrial edge.
They also toured and worked with Gorillaz and Blur frontman Damon Albarn.
www.elmorejudd.com
www.myspace.com/elmorejudd
Más sobre Elmore Judd - Changes Strawging236: Seu Jorge - Rock With You
Seu Jorge has gained exposure through his work as an actor and soundtrack composer.
He appeared in the critically acclaimed film City of God as Mané Galinha.
As a singer, Seu Jorge was part of the band Farofa Carioca.
"Rock with You" is out on Now Again.
www.seujorge.com
www.myspace.com/seujorgemusic
Más sobre Seu Jorge - Rock With You237: Stereotyp - Trunk Riddim
Stefan Moerth, better known to the music world as Stereotyp, is a hardcore producer.
"Trunk Riddim" is out on Crunchtime.
www.myspace.com/mr.stereo
soundcloud.com/stereotyp
Más sobre Stereotyp - Trunk Riddim238: Miguel Atwood-Ferguson
Miguel is a multi-talented man, he plays an assortment of instruments, although he is best known as a violinist. As well as this he produces, teaches, composes and DJ's.
As a violinist he has appeared with Outkast, Rihanna, Christina Aguilera, John Legend, Shakira, Wyclef Jean, and Gnarls Barkley, a very impressive list of names.
Miguel makes many TV appearences and even has his own segment devoted to him on the Disney Channel.
25/08/10 - Gilles played his track 'Computer Face'.
Más sobre Miguel Atwood-Ferguson239: Abbey Lincoln - Long As You’re Living
Lincoln was unusual in that she wrote and performed her own compositions, expanding the expectations of jazz audiences.
The track is out on Riverside records.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbey_Lincoln
Más sobre Abbey Lincoln - Long As You’re Living240: Trek Life - Everything Changed Nothing Feat Olivier Daysoul
Trek grew up running the streets of Southern California's most notorious areas.
ESPN picked up the lead single of Treks latest album "So Supreme" for their NBA Finals highlights of the Lakers vs. Celtics.
This track is out on Mello Music Group.
www.myspace.com/treklife
Más sobre Trek Life - Everything Changed Nothing Feat Olivier Daysoul241: Moonstarr - Laham Baagine Feat Tony Ezzy
The breakbeats enthusiast began building his record collection at the tender age of 14.
Instrumentals Forever - Moonstarr's latest album, is a 17-track journey through the dusty grooves of obscure drum samples brought back to life through a consistently warm and understated sense of eclecticism.
"I'm a drummer at heart, but technically my skills aren't proficient enough because I was never that kid-drummer guy. So I ended up searching for drums through other things, like samplers, drum machines, breaks on records."
The track is out on Public Transit.
Más sobre Moonstarr - Laham Baagine Feat Tony Ezzy242: Finn Peters - Popcorn Brain
Finn Peters is a highly talented flute/sax player/producer, who began his passion for music aged five and has never looked back.
His musical journey has taken him across the globe, after going to university and then music college his first tour took him to Japan for the first time. Since then I have travelled around the world studying in Africa, Brazil and Europe.
Gilles also played his tunes 'Agitation', 'Sleep Music 2' and 'YellowPurp' when he was live in the Radio1 studios on 17/11/2010 and played 'YellowPurp' again on 24/11/2010.
www.myspace.com/finnpeters
Más sobre Finn Peters - Popcorn Brain243: Distal - Grape Donut
Distal is 2-step/Techno producer from Atlanta, USA.
This track is from the "Future Bass" compilation out now on Soul Jazz records.
www.myspace.com/distaldub
soundcloud.com/distal/distal-grape-donut
Más sobre Distal - Grape Donut244: Gold Panda
Gold Panda is a 28-year-old Essex producer.
He became famous for his remixes for Bloc Party, Simian Mobile Disco and the Field.
“Snow & Taxis” is from debut album “Lucky Shiner”, out on Ghostly International.
Gilles played 'Marriage (Baths Remix)' on 22/3/11
www.myspace.com/goldpanda
Más sobre Gold Panda245: Burial - Profecy
Burial is a mysterious UK 2-step producer.
His latest album "Untrue" was out on Hyperdub in 2007.
He has been featured on the track "Vial", from on Breakage's latest album "Foundation".
“Profecy” is out on HyperDub since last May.
www.myspace.com/burialuk
Más sobre Burial - Profecy246: Wiley & MJ Cole - The Drop
Wiley is a UK Grime producer/MC from London. MJ Cole is an Electronica/Garage producer.
Wiley latest EP "Electric Boogaloo" is out on Back Yard records.
Wiley has recently put all his tracks available for download on the web.
www.myspace.com/eskiboywiley
www.myspace.com/mjcole100
Más sobre Wiley & MJ Cole - The Drop247: Nas & Damian Marley (Distant Relatives) - Land Of Promise
Unlike all previous collaborations between Jamaican and American artists, Distant Relatives is neither a remix nor a featured guest spot on a single track but a fully collaborative effort filling an entire album.
Opening new avenues of musical expression. Distant Relatives traces the direct line from dancehall reggae’s breakthrough moment forty years ago to the rise of hip hop several years later.
"Land Of Promise" is from the album "Distant Relatives", out on Universal Republic.
www.distantrelatives.com
www.myspace.com/distantrelatives
www.myspace.com/nas
www.myspace.com/damianmarley
Más sobre Nas & Damian Marley (Distant Relatives) - Land Of Promise248: Coldcut - Timber [Seiji Remix]
Famous London duo from Ninja Tune, they have been building their DJ reputation on the nascent rare groove/warehouse party scene in the 80's.
Their most recent release in 2006 “Walk A Mile in my Shoes”.
“Timber” has been widely remixed by the likes of Future 3, Darren Knot, Quant.
www.myspace.com/coldcut
Más sobre Coldcut - Timber [Seiji Remix]249: T. Williams - Heartbeat ft. Terri Walker (Mosca Remix)
Mosca has been experimenting with sound since the mid 70’s when his parents bought him his first cassette recorder. His music fluctuates between ambient noise experimentation and downtempo rhythmic drones. He has nothing to do with the London dub step scene.
Gilles also played Moasca's track 'Square One (VIP Mix)' on 24/11/2010. It's released on Night Slugs.
www.myspace.com/deejaymosca
www.myspace.com/localactionrecords
Más sobre T. Williams - Heartbeat ft. Terri Walker (Mosca Remix)250: Sister Sledge - Thinking Of You (Dimitri From Paris Remix)
Sister Sledge is an American musical group from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, formed in 1972 and consisting of four sisters: Kim, Debbie, Joni and Kathy Sledge.
This Dimitri from Paris remix was played for the first time on world radio during Gilles Peterson show on 15th September 2010.
myspace.com/sistersledge71
www.myspace.com/djdimitrifromparis
Más sobre Sister Sledge - Thinking Of You (Dimitri From Paris Remix)251: Eric Lau - What The World Should Be
Eric Lau is a British soul producer known for his works with Lupe Fiasco, Tanya Morgan, Guilty Simpson, Georgia Anne Muldrow / Dudley Perkins, Tawiah and Rahel.
His album "New Territories", out on Ubiquity Records, was amongst Gilles's top 20 albums of 2008.
www.myspace.com/ericlaumusic
Más sobre Eric Lau - What The World Should Be252: The Foreign Exchange - Maybe She'll Dream Of Me
Foreign Exchange is a USA/Netherlands duo consisting of American rapper Phonte Coleman and Dutch producer Nicolay.
They first made contact online, then began recording and sending music to each other.
Their debut album “Connected” was critically acclaimed in 2004. It is out on BBE records.
Their new album “Authenticity” is coming in October on FE Music.
theforeignexchangemusic.com www.myspace.com/theforeignexchange
Más sobre The Foreign Exchange - Maybe She'll Dream Of Me254: The Gaslamp Killer - When I’m In Awe
William Benjamin Bensussen is a Los Angeles-based DJ who releases material through Brainfeeder, the record label of Flying Lotus.
He has just released his new "Death Gate" EP.
www.brandyflower.com/GLK/index.html
www.myspace.com/thegaslampkiller
Más sobre The Gaslamp Killer - When I’m In Awe255: Illum Sphere - One for Dimlite
Illum Sphere is a Manchester producer who's real name is Ryan Hunn.
His first release, the “Incoming” EP created a buzz last year. The latest EP “Titan” is out on 3024 records.
myspace.com/theillumsphere
Más sobre Illum Sphere - One for Dimlite256: Rocketnumbernine - Matthew & Toby
An infectious mix of soul, funk, blues, reggae and English quirkiness, Rocket number 9 have been rattling the rooftiles at gigs throughout London.
The two bothers Ben and Tom Page have worked together musically for the
last 8 years.
Sun Ra's 1965 album is called Rocket Number Nine
This track is out on Text records.
Gilles also played Steel Drummer and Lone Raver from their Maida Vale session on 22nd September 2010. And a great Four Tet remix of Mathew and Toby.
www.myspace.com/rocketnumber9
Más sobre Rocketnumbernine - Matthew & Toby258: dOP - Hard Knock Bootleg
dOP is a House/Experimental/Accoustic band from Paris. The band is composed of Clement Zemstov, Damien Vandesande and Jonathan Illel.
Their latest compilation "Watergate 06" is out on Watergate records.
Their debut album is called Greatest Hits and is out now!
www.myspace.com/dopdopdop
dopyourself.free.fr
Más sobre dOP - Hard Knock Bootleg259: Jyoti - The Language Of The Flame
Georgia Anne Muldrow’s jazz persona is named is Jyoti – a Sanscrit word meaning “light”. It is the name given to her from “the great and masterful ancestor” Alice Coltrane who was a family friend.
This track is extract from her first record composed as Jyoti, “Ocotea“ (the name of an aromatic wood). It is out on SomeOthaShip records.
www.myspace.com/georgiaannemuldrow
Más sobre Jyoti - The Language Of The Flame260: Bilal - Move On
Bilal Sayeed Oliver, also known by the stage name of just Bilal, is an American neo soul and jazz singer, who is also a member of the loose collective, the Soulquarians.
This track is released on Plug Research.
bilal-the-man.com
myspace.com/theonlybilal
Más sobre Bilal - Move On261: Nick Rosen - Ancestral Echoes
23 year old multi-instrumentalist, composer Nick Rosen is on a mission to "inspire joy and hope" the world over, with his unique sound and vision.
He's been realizing his musical dreams since he first picked up the electric bass at the age of 13.
Now an accomplished upright and electric bassist, guitarist, pianist, and natural at most instruments he takes a liking to, Rosen has completed the enlightening journey of writing and arranging while producing his debut album "Into the Sky".
This track is available on Porter records.
www.myspace.com/nickrosenmusic
Más sobre Nick Rosen - Ancestral Echoes262: Gang Colours - No Clear Reason
Gangs Colours is a UK producer who's major influences are Miles Davis and Doc Brown.
His favourite track of the moment is Maybes by Mount Kimbie.
www.myspace.com/gangcolours
Más sobre Gang Colours - No Clear Reason263: Ogris Debris - Miezekatze
Ogris Debris are an Autrian duo signed on Affine Records since January 2010. They have released their debut "Aery" EP last June.
It's called Aery because of an aery sound element which served as the base for the four tracks of the EP.
Miezekatze is out on Esrela records.
www.myspace.com/ogrisdebris
Más sobre Ogris Debris - Miezekatze264: Ramadanman - Work Them
Ramadanman is a London based Dubstep producer and co-founder of Hessle Audio records.
He has recently launched a new Vinyl-only night in Leeds. Named Acetate, this night will be monthly at the Wire club.
This track was released last July on Swamp 81.
www.myspace.com/ramadanman
Más sobre Ramadanman - Work Them265: James Blake - Cmyk
James Blake is a UK-based Dubstep producer who has released Ep's on major record labels like Ramdanman's Hessle Audio.
This track comes from the CMYK EP out on R&S. Ep which features samples from Timbaland.
www.myspace.com/jamesblakeproduction
Más sobre James Blake - Cmyk266: Brassroots - Good Life
Brassroots are a mix of pop and jazz music. The band is composed of Trombone, Tenor Sax, Tuba, Trumpet and Percussions.
They call themselves "An illicit love triangle between Michael Jackson, Gnarls Barkely, and a trombone!"
Good life is released on their label BrassRoots.
www.myspace.com/brassroots
Más sobre Brassroots - Good Life267: Die Vögel - Empire
Die Vögel is a German House artist.
His track Empire has been remixed and remixed many times! It appears on his Blaue Moschee Ep released on Pampa Records.
www.myspace.com/dievoegelvogelfrei
Más sobre Die Vögel - Empire268: Joe - Claptrap
Joe is a UK Dubstep producer who has only released a few Ep's up to date. But quantity does not make quality, certainly not for Joe!
One example is his "Claptrap/Level Crossing" EP out on Ramadanman's Hessle Audio records.
www.myspace.com/joemakemusic
Más sobre Joe - Claptrap269: Dimlite - Can't Get Used To Those
Dimlite is an Electro/Funk mysterious Swiss producer.
Can't Get Used to Those is extract from the album "Prismic Tops" out since May 2010 on Now-Again records.
www.myspace.com/dimlite
19/01/11 Giles plays 'Metal Snake' on his show United Vibrations.
dimlite.ehstrawlogy.com/content
www.sonarkollektiv.com/artists/Dimlite
Más sobre Dimlite - Can't Get Used To Those270: Monsters of Folk - Dear God
The band Monsters of Folk was formed in 2004 when the members were on tour with their respective bands and solo projects.
They played together on-stage and backstage, then started working together on various projects.
Dear God is the first track of their first self-titled studio album, out on Rough Trade.
www.myspace.com/monstersoffolk
Más sobre Monsters of Folk - Dear God271: Sun Ra
Sun Ra (1914 – 1993) was a jazz musician piano and synthesizer player, poet and philosopher known for his "cosmic philosophy," musical compositions and performances. Ra claimed that he was part of the "Angel Race" and not from Earth, but from Saturn.
His band The Arkestra was an ensemble with an ever-changing lineup and name with Sun Ra at the head. His music was extremely varied with influences from virtually the entire history of jazz including ragtime, swing music, bebop and free jazz. He was also a pioneer of electronic music and space music being one of the first musicians to make extensive use of electronic keyboards.
'India' was released on ABC. A good old classic!
19/01/11 Giles played 'Disco 2100'
The album Mayan Temple and Sun Ra’s music is available on the Black Saint Label
http://www.camoriginalsoundtracks.com/site/index.php?site=&path=artist&idartist=7121
Más sobre Sun Ra272: Baths - Lovely Blood Flow
Baths AKA Will Wiesenfeld is a young producer from L.A.
His song 'Lovely Bloodflow' is from his
debut album 'Cerulean' out now on anticon.
www.myspace.com/bathsmusic
Más sobre Baths - Lovely Blood Flow273: The Impressions - Potent Love
Originally formed in 1958. The Impressions repertoire includes doo-wop, gospel, soul, and R&B.
Track from the album "Check Out Your Mind!/Times Have Changed" out since 2008 on American Beat.
Más sobre The Impressions - Potent Love274: Floating Points Ensemble - Post Suites ft. Fatima
Floating Points Ensemble is composed of 15 artists.
This track is released on Ninja Tune who are celebrating their 20 years anniversary in 2010. Happy Birthday!
www.myspace.com/floatingpoints
Más sobre Floating Points Ensemble - Post Suites ft. Fatima275: Orquestra Contemporaneade Olinda - Ta Falado
Latin Alternative band from Brazil.
They were nominated in 2009 for Best Tropical Brazilian Roots Album with their self-titled album.
Track from the album "Oi! A Nova Música Brasileira!" out now on Mais Um Discos.
www.myspace.com/orquestracontemporaneadeolinda
Más sobre Orquestra Contemporaneade Olinda - Ta Falado276: Killer Shrimp - Find A Way
Hard Bop band led by trumpeter Damon Brown and saxophonist Ed Jones.
This track from the amazing album "Whatever Sincerely: Tales From The Baltic Wharf".
www.myspace.com/killershrimpjazz
Más sobre Killer Shrimp - Find A Way278: Os Ritmistas - Samba De Pacto
Os Rismistas is a Brasilian Jazz/Samba band.
Their self-titled first album is out on Dubas Musica since April 2008.
This track is from the Compilation "Oi! A Nova Música Brasileira!", out on Mais Um Discos.
www.myspace.com/osritmistas
Más sobre Os Ritmistas - Samba De Pacto279: Gothan Project - Rayuela Daniel (Hacksman remix)
Gothan project is a French/Swiss/Argentinian experimental group formed in 1999.
Their 8th album tango 3.0 came out in April 2010 on XL recordings.
The track Rayuela Daniel is out on ...
www.myspace.com/gotanproject
Más sobre Gothan Project - Rayuela Daniel (Hacksman remix)280: The Phenomenal Handclap Band - Baby (Architeq Dub)
This band is one of the funky ones of the moment.
The Phenomenal Handclap Band is a tight-knit aggregation of musicians and artists from Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn.
After years of searching and contemplation, through live performance and the manipulation of recorded music, Daniel Collásand and Sean Marquand have finally succeeded in assembling the personification of their holy vision: a 7-people band that will make you groove your socks off!
www.myspace.com/phenomenalhandclap
Más sobre The Phenomenal Handclap Band - Baby (Architeq Dub)281: Jules Chaz - Yes I Do Feat Danuel Tate
Jules Chaz is a Canadian hip hop/reggae artist. His latest and very first release "Toppings" is out on Wagon Repair.
He claims he has over 300 songs already completed and ready to be released so keep an eye on him!
www.myspace.com/juleschaz
Más sobre Jules Chaz - Yes I Do Feat Danuel Tate282: Swede:art - Linguistics (B Bravo Remix)
Swede Art is definitely sharing in future stuff,
especially considering collaborations with other producers and vocalists from Germany and worldwide.
He's signed to Tokyo Dawn Records on which he released his debut album Emotional Colours. It features contributions by Blaktroniks, Pursuit Grooves,
Stray, Duktus, Caits Meissner, Note and Comfort Fit!
B Bravo is from San Francisco and recently released his Computa Love EP on Frite Nite.
www.myspace.com/hrschwede
Más sobre Swede:art - Linguistics (B Bravo Remix)283: Dark Sky - Reflex
Dark Sky is an ambient, 2-step trio from London, two of the producers were previously known as The Boogaloo Crew.
This track is from the Flame EP, out now on Pictures Music.
www.myspace.com/darkskyuk
Más sobre Dark Sky - Reflex284: Sylvia Striplin - Give Me Your Love
Sylvis Striplin has worked with funk, jazz, and soul, vibraphonist Roy Ayers, who helped her release her 1981 album Give Me Your Love on the Uno Melodic record label.
Erykah Badu sampled her song Get Money for her 2010 track "Turn Me Away (Get MuNNY)" on the album "New Amerykah Part Two (Return of the Ankh)."
Más sobre Sylvia Striplin - Give Me Your Love285: Taylor McFerrin - A Place In My Heart Feat Ryat
New Track from Brooklyn-based beatbox master producer Taylor McFerrin!
He’s now released a new EP titled Early Riser and it’s nice music for early mornings!
www.myspace.com/taylormcferrinmusic
Más sobre Taylor McFerrin - A Place In My Heart Feat Ryat286: Submotion Orchestra - Finest Hour (Planas Remix)
Submotion Orchestra is a Leeds-based live 7-piece project They have just released their self-titled EP on Ranking Records.
You can get this remix for free now on www.myspace.com/submotionorchestra
Get on it!
Más sobre Submotion Orchestra - Finest Hour (Planas Remix)287: SBTRKT - Step In Shadows
SBTRKT is an anonymous producer based in London.
He allows music to speak for itself and wares a mask every time he plays out.
He has just wrapped up remixes for Basement Jaxx (‘Scars’) and Franz Ferdinand (‘Send Him Away’), he’s got the airwaves in a stir with Benji B, Mary Anne Hobbs and Gilles Peterson.
He has released on the equally anonymous Brainmath label, Ramp Recordings and Young Turks, on which "Step In Shadows" will be released sometime in October 2010...
www.myspace.com/subtractone
Más sobre SBTRKT - Step In Shadows288: The XX - VCR
Atmospheric English indie pop group the xx formed in London in 2008 around the talents of Romy Madley Croft, Oliver Sim, Baria Qureshi, and Jamie Smith, when the bandmembers were still in high school. The group's signature brand of moody, soulful indie rock first appeared on the public radar in early 2009 with the single "Crystalised," which created a huge buzz among critics and fans alike. The xx released their self-titled debut LP in July of that year in the U.K.; During 2010, the live dates only continued, including spots at several high-profile summer festivals, and in September, their album won Britain's coveted Mercury Prize.
Gilles played their track VCR on the show on 29/09/10.
See their website for more information at http://thexx.info/
Más sobre The XX - VCR289: Ghostpoet - Survive It
Recently migrated from the capital city of the West Midlands – Coventry – to the southerly climes of London, Ghostpoet looks set to make his mark on 2010.
His The Sound Of Strangers EP sidles in to the public domain this summer. It presents an eloquent summary of where the rapper has been… and indeed where he’s going. Four tracks, three original compositions blessed with playful prose, one remix of A Tribe Called Quest’s Electric Relaxation (Relax Yourself Girl)… and a feature from left-leaning pop mastermind Micachu, who also produced the EP… Don’t sleep on this young, inventive, British MC – he’s destined for greatness.
Gilles played his track 'Survive It' on the show on the 29/09/10.
http://www.myspace.com/ghostpoet
Más sobre Ghostpoet - Survive It290: Tricky - Early Bird
Originally, Tricky was a member of the Wild Bunch, a Bristol-based rap troupe that eventually metamorphosed into Massive Attack during the early '90s. Tricky provided pivotal raps on Massive Attack's groundbreaking 1992 album, Blue Lines. The following year, he released his debut single, "Aftermath."
Tricky's debut album, Maxinquaye, appeared in the spring of 1995. Not only did the album receive overwhelmingly positive reviews when it was released, but it entered the U.K. charts at number two, despite the total lack of daytime radio airplay. At the end of the year, Maxinquaye topped many year-end polls in Britain, including Melody Maker and NME.
Gilles played 'Early Bird' a track from Tricky's latest album 'Mixed Race' on the show on 29/9/10.
Más sobre Tricky - Early Bird291: Brasstronaut - Insects
Brasstronaut is a band from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with roots in pop, rock, and jazz. They were formed in 2007.
Gilles played 'Insects' a track from the band's latest release Mount Chimaera on the show on 29/9/10.
http://www.myspace.com/brasstronaut
Más sobre Brasstronaut - Insects292: Kon & Amir (Disco Mix)
New York based producers Kon & Amir met in a chance encounter at Biscuithead Records in 1996 which would lead to one of the best-kept alliances in the beat digging world.
They put together a disco set for Gilles' birthday show on the 29/09/10.
Check out their myspace at www.myspace.com/konandamir
Más sobre Kon & Amir (Disco Mix)293: DJ Shadow - I've Been Trying
DJ Shadow (born Josh Davis) is widely credited as a key figure in developing the experimental instrumental hip-hop style associated with the London-based Mo' Wax label. Inspired by hip-hop's early years, he then grew to absorb the heyday of crews like Eric B. & Rakim, Ultramagnetic MCs, and Public Enemy; groups which prominently featured DJs in their ranks.
Gilles played his latest track, 'I've Been Trying' on the show on 29/09/10. He also played it on 6/10/10, along with 'Organ Donor', '6 Days' and 'This Time'.
http://www.djshadow.com/
Más sobre DJ Shadow - I've Been Trying294: The Jazz Crusaders - Young Rabbits
The Crusaders are an American music group popular in the early 1970s known for their amalgamated jazz, pop and soul sound.
Gilles payed their track 'Young Rabbits' on 29/09/10.
www.jazzcrusaders.com/
Más sobre The Jazz Crusaders - Young Rabbits295: Jamie Woon - Night Air (Ramadanman remix)
Jamie Woon is a singer / songwriter from SW London whose original and bold sound lies comfortably right in between the usually distinct genres of alternative rock and soul music.
Jamie tries to communicate the growing sense of universal change and uncertainty in the world in his words and noises with themes of technology and choice appearing in his lyrics. Where the options are to be scared or to be excited about the uncertainty, Jamie prefers the latter option.
Jamie is in the 4th generation of a line of professional musicians, which includes Hugh and Ted McKenna from the Sensational Alex Harvey Band and his mother, Mae McKenna, a folk/celtic artist and session singer.
Gilles played the Ramadanman remix of Jamie's track 'Night Air'. Night Air
www.myspace.com/jamiewoon
Más sobre Jamie Woon - Night Air (Ramadanman remix)296: Steve Arrington - Mellow as a Cello
Steve Arrington is an American singer, songwriter, drummer, record producer, engineer and minister who grew up in Dayton, Ohio.
Gilles played the track 'Mellow as a Cello' from Steve's album 'Positive Power' released in 1984 by Atlantic Records.
Más sobre Steve Arrington - Mellow as a Cello297: Omar Khorshid - Rasket El Fadaa
Star of the cinema and leading guitarist of the Orient, Omar Khorshid has also composed the music for thirteen ?lms.
He also won the Premier Prix at the Film Festival of Tachkand for his music for the ?lm “Tbnati El Aziza” in 1971.
He is renowned as one of the greatest guitarist of the Arab world.
Gilles played the track "Rasket El Fadaa" on his back to back show with DJ Shadow on 6/10/2010.
www.omarkhorshid.org
www.myspace.com/omarguitar
Más sobre Omar Khorshid - Rasket El Fadaa298: Nick Rosen - Ancestral Echoes
Nick Rosen is a 23 year old multi-instrumentalist on a mission to "inspire joy and hope" the world over, with his unique sound and vision.
This track from the album "Into The Sky" (Porter records) was played on Gilles show with otan Project on 27/10/2010.
www.myspace.com/nickrosenmusic
Más sobre Nick Rosen - Ancestral Echoes299: Gerald Wilson and His Orchestra - Algerian Fantasy
Gerald Stanley Wilson is a trumpeter, big band bandleader, composer/arranger, and educator. He has been based in Los Angeles since the early 1940s.
On his back to back show with DJ Shadow (6/10/2010), Gilles played his track Algerian Fantasy, out on Jazz Factory records.
Más sobre Gerald Wilson and His Orchestra - Algerian Fantasy300: Toldi Maria - Fazom
Toldi Maria is a Hungarian singer born in 1971.
Gilles played her track "Fazom" on 6/10/2010. It's from her Fazom EP out on Qualiton.
www.toldymaria.hu
Más sobre Toldi Maria - Fazom301: Andre Watts - Rise Up
Andre was born in Nuremberg, Germany. He signed a long-term exclusive contract with Columbia Masterworks Records on his 21st birthday.
By 1969 he was on a full-scale concert schedule, booked three years in advance!
Gilles played this track on 6/10/2010. Out on Numero.
Más sobre Andre Watts - Rise Up302: The Meditation Singers - Let Them Talk / Trouble's Brewing
The Meditation Singers are a Gospel band formed in Detroit in 1947. They are better known as one of the hardest singing female gospel groups of the 1960s. Their roster at various times included Della Reese, the Caravans' Cassietta George and the incomparable James Cleveland.
Gilles played these two tracks respectively on Souljazz and Jewel records on 6/10/2010.
www.singers.com/gospel/meditationsingers.html
Más sobre The Meditation Singers - Let Them Talk / Trouble's Brewing303: DJ Krush - Duality (feat. DJ Shadow)
DJ Krush (Hideaki Ishii) is a Japanes DJ/Producer born in 1962 in Tokyo. In 1987, he formed the KRUSH POSSE, which made numerous appearances as a group in late 1992 which gave him recognition for becoming the first DJ in Japan to perform with live musicians. He released his first album ‘Krush’ in 1993.
Duality appears on the album Underground Mix, out on Ninja Tune.
www.sus81.jp/djkrush
Más sobre DJ Krush - Duality (feat. DJ Shadow)304: Impulse - Face From The Past
DJ Impulse has achieved more than most in his field. He got into music at 5 when he started playing the drums.
He has collaborated with many artists such as Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Wu Tang Clan, Common, Lupe Fiasco, 50 Cent, Juvenile, DJ Qbert, DJ Craze, Funkmaster Flex, Rakim, Nappy Roots, De La Soul, Q Tip, T Pain, Mims, Rev Run(Run DMC), Pete Rock, Ludacris, Flava Flav, Cam'ron, and Kia Shine, to name a few!
Gilles played his yet unreleased track 'Face From The Past' on 6/10/2010.
www.myspace.com/impulsetheturntablist
www.myspace.com/deejayimpulse
Más sobre Impulse - Face From The Past305: Doty Gouock - Wouck
This track was played by Gilles on 6/10/2010.
It's from the 70's album 'Musique Mondiale Cote d'Ivoire' out on Musique Mondiale.
Más sobre Doty Gouock - Wouck306: Earl Rodney and his countrymen - Juck Juck
Earl Rodney and his countrymen were Trinidadian musicians on self-imposed exile, Rodney being one of Trinidad's best steel pan players.
This track comes from the album "Friends and Countrymen" recorded and released in New York in 1973, and reissued 35 years later by EM Records.
This album has definitely stood the test of time!
Gilles played the track "Juck Juck" on his back to back with DJ Shadow on 6/10/2010. Track released on Antillana.
Más sobre Earl Rodney and his countrymen - Juck Juck307: Sonny Okosuns - Sound Of The Forest
Sonny Okosuns is a leading figure in Nigerian music. He was it's leading recording artist for much of his career.
He got a wider following between the late 1970s and mid 1980s with US and UK releases and several international tours.
The Independent newspaper wrote a big article about him in 2008.
This track on Soundway records was played by Gilles on 6/10/2010.
Más sobre Sonny Okosuns - Sound Of The Forest308: Brain Train - Me
Brain Train are Renato Moreira and Guilherme Koehler, and both presently live in Porto, Portugal.
This track comes from the album "Take the Brain Train to the Third Eye: Bud Mathis' Sunset Trip" released on Titan records.
This album is seen as a journey through 60's Hollywood Folk, Garage and Psych.
Gilles played "Me" on 6/10/2010.
www.myspace.com/braintrainensof
Más sobre Brain Train - Me309: Brandt Brauer Frick - Bop
This accoustic/techno project is made up of three young musicians:
Daniel Brandt and Jan Brauer, who are a duo named "Scott" and produce club music with a jazz attitude.
Paul Frick, who has studied composition with Friedrich Goldmann at Berlin University of Arts (UdK). He also produces some house music.
This track is from the release "Bop / Paino Shakur". It also includes a great remix of Bop by Losul.
Debut album "You Make Me Real" out in November on !K7
www.myspace.com/brandtbrauerfrick
Más sobre Brandt Brauer Frick - Bop310: Linda Lewis - Reach for the Truth
Lewis is a self-taught guitarist and keyboard player, influenced by Harry Nilsson, Billie Holiday and Smokey Robinson, also drawing inspiration from others such as Joni Mitchell. Her music blends folk, funk and soul, a mix of genres making Lewis a fore runner to artists such as Des'ree and India.Arie.
Gilles played 'Reach for the Truth' from the album Reach for the Truth: Best of the Reprise Years 1971-74 Rhino (2002)
http://www.lindalewis.co.uk/
Más sobre Linda Lewis - Reach for the Truth311: James Tatum - Zoomba Lu
James Tatum is one of these great Jazz artists that has done a lot.
been involved with music education and jazz education in the Wayne County Community College District, Oakland University and in the Detroit Public School System for the past 32 years.
He has also founded the James Tatum Foundation for the Arts, Inc., a non-profit organization whose primary purpose is to to help fund the musical studies of the youth of Michigan.
Zoomba Lu is out on Jazzman records.
www.jamestatum.com
Más sobre James Tatum - Zoomba Lu312: Horsepower Productions - 22
Horsepower Productions are an electronic music duo, initially a trio, who released experimental garage recordings, and helped pioneer the dubstep genre.
Gilles played "22" on his 27/10/2010 show with Gotan Project in the studio.
It's out on Tempa records.
www.myspace.com/nassishorsepowerproduction
Más sobre Horsepower Productions - 22313: Computer Jay - Rare Type
Computer Jay is a Los Angeles-based musician who uses the sounds of dusty old video-game consoles to make hip-hop beats.
This track is from the L.A. Series n7 compilation by Dam Funk and Computer Jay. It's out on All City.
www.myspace.com/computerj
Más sobre Computer Jay - Rare Type314: Owiny Sigoma Band - Margaret Okudo
Collaboration between a handful of London-based musicians two kenyan musicians: Joseph Nyamungo and Charles Okoko.
This track is one of many as they have been sent back to make more!
19/01/2011 Giles played 'Margaret Okudo (Dub).'
Más sobre Owiny Sigoma Band - Margaret Okudo315: Shuggie Otis - Special
Shuggie Otis is an American R&B, soul, rock, blues, and funk singer-songwriter, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist.
He is known for his composition "Strawberry Letter 23", covered by The Brothers Johnson, and his 1975 single "Inspiration Information".
He appears on the soundtracks for Tarantino's Pulp Fiction and Jackie Brown. He also appears on the sountracks of TV series such as Skins or Six Feet Under.
The track "Special" is unreleased but will be here soon!
www.myspace.com/suggieotissoul
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1150363
Más sobre Shuggie Otis - Special316: Orchestra Baobab - Kelen Ati Len
Orchestra Baobab is a Senegalese Afro-Cuban, Son, and Pachanga band.
They are one of the dominant African bands of the 1970s, they were overshadowed in the 1980s and broke up, only to reform in 2001 after interest in their recordings grew in Europe.
The track "Kelen Ati Len" was played by Gilles on 6/10/2010. It appears on the Soundway records 7inch "Orchestre Du Bawobab/Don Isaac Ezekiel Combination - Kelen Ati Len/The Preacher" Great record!
www.myspace.com/orchestrabaobabofficial
Más sobre Orchestra Baobab - Kelen Ati Len317: Chris Turner - Liquid Love
Chris Turner was a member of Reveille, a nu metal/rap metal group from Harvard, Chelmsford, and Shirley, Massachusetts, USA.
He has gone on to make Jazz and R&B music.
His track Liquid Love was produced by The Stuyvesants. Gilles played it his 27/10/2010 show with Gotan Project in the studio.
www.myspace.com/justcallmect
www.myspace.com/christurnerjazz
Más sobre Chris Turner - Liquid Love318: Lunice - Fancy Fourty
Lunice is representing Hyphy & glitch techniques like you wish you could. Can you work an arpegiator with a side chain like that? I didn’t think so. Also his pops would probably hurt your feelings on a dance floor.
"Fancy Fourty" was played by Gilles on 27/10/2010.
www.myspace.com/Lunice
Más sobre Lunice - Fancy Fourty319: Screamin' Jay Hawkins - I Put A Spell On You (Unissued Version)
Jay Hawkins was an African-American musician, singer, and actor.
Famed chiefly for his powerful, operatic vocal delivery and wildly theatrical performances of songs such as "I Put a Spell on You" and "Constipation Blues",
Hawkins sometimes used macabre props onstage, making him the one of few original shock rockers.
This track was played by Gilles on 27/10/2010
www.myspace.com/screaminjhawkins
Más sobre Screamin' Jay Hawkins - I Put A Spell On You (Unissued Version)320: Gregory Isaacs — All I Have Is Love
Gregory Anthony Isaacs (15 July 1951 – 25 October 2010) was a Jamaican reggae musician. Milo Miles, writing in the New York Times, described Isaacs as "the most exquisite vocalist in reggae". His nicknames include Cool Ruler and Lonely Lover.
Más sobre Gregory Isaacs — All I Have Is Love321: Magnetic Man - Flying Into Tokyo
Magnetic Man is a live electronic music project consisting of dubstep producers and DJs, 'Benga, Skream and Artwork'. They perform using three computers, one playing drum samples, one playing basses and the third playing leads and samples.
Magnetic Man have been going on for a while but are now more and more popular with their hits such as "Perfect Stranger" and "I Need Air" all featured on their debut album out on Columbia.
www.magneticman.net
www.myspace.com/magneticman
Más sobre Magnetic Man - Flying Into Tokyo322: Lone - Cloud 909
Lone's music is described as “kaleidoscopic, shimmering hip-hop instrumentals that fill your ears with warm nostalgia and sails you away into a nebulae of opiated psychedelia”.
In 2009 'Ecstasy & Friends' came out on Werk Discs.
Cloud 909 is released on Magic Wire.
www.myspace.com/lonemusic
Más sobre Lone - Cloud 909323: Bullion — Too Right
Bullion willingly describes himself as "Un-cool".
Raised on ‘over-the-top Gangsta Rap’ he also confesses to having been a young fan of some distinctly shady Pop Music (boy-band Five to be precise!)
The track Too Right is out on Young Turks records.
Download all his mixes for free on his myspace!
www.myspace.com/bullionness
www.last.fm/music/Bullion
Más sobre Bullion — Too Right324: Roy Ayers — We Live In Brooklyn
Roy Ayers is an American funk, soul, jazz composer and vibraphone player.
He began his career as a jazz player, releasing several albums with Atlantic Records before his tenure at Polydor Records, during which he progressed a new R&B style, slowly molding the new Disco genre.
This track is an example of what he's done on Polydor, it's on his album 'Destination motherland'
It was played by gilles on 24/11/2010
www.royayers.com
www.myspace.com/royayersubiquity
Más sobre Roy Ayers — We Live In Brooklyn325: Roberta Flack — I Can See The Sun In Late December
Flack performs in the areas of jazz, soul, and folk, and is best known for singles such as “Killing Me Softly with His Song”, which won the 1974 Grammy for Record of the Year.
She and U2 are the only artists to win the award in back-to-back years!
On 24/11/2010, Gilles played her less known track 'I Can See The Sun In Late December'
It's out on Atlantic Records.
www.robertaflack.com
Más sobre Roberta Flack — I Can See The Sun In Late December326: Francesco Tristano — Wilson
Destroying in order to create…
Creating in order to destroy…
14th February 2005, a pianist played some Contemporary Classical and Baroque music in a Paris Venue, and eventually concluded with a hypnotic cover of “Strings of Life”. This concert stands for InFiné’s Founding Act.
Three years and one album later, our pianist is more than ever driven by his desire to smash musical categories into pieces.
'Wilson' was played on 24/11/2010 and it's released on In Fine records.
www.myspace.com/francescotristano
Más sobre Francesco Tristano — Wilson327: Elan Tamara — Frog Song
She's a singer, songwriter, instrumentalist.
In live shows she plays with her band The Bakery.
Her second release 'Shadows EP' is out on Bokkle since 28th October 2010. Check it out!
Gilles played the track off that EP on 24/11/2010
Más sobre Elan Tamara — Frog Song328: fLako — Love Opera feat Shuanise
"i just try to go where the beat takes me and not think too much"
According to Brownswood Recordings he's "A young man who goes by the name of fLako who has way more than his fair share of exquisitely bumpy, soulful hip hop jams under his belt."
He's signed on Project: Mooncircle records.
www.myspace.com/flakomusic
www.projectmooncircle.com
Más sobre fLako — Love Opera feat Shuanise329: Alice Russell - Different / For A While / Breakdown
Lavishly soulful, Alice’s voice is both timeless whilst sounding bang-up-to-date. Live or on record, she always performs with her trademark self assurance and sass.
If you didn’t know what she looked like you’d be mistaken for thinking she was an American diva brought up on a diet of belting out gospel tunes in her church.
But no, Alice is 100% British!
Gilles played 'Different', 'For a While' and 'Breakdown' from her forthcoming album.
www.alicerussell.com
www.myspace.com/alicerusselluk
Más sobre Alice Russell - Different / For A While / Breakdown330: Colonel Red - Rain Of Fall
Colonel Red shows us the perfect fusion of broken beats and soul.
Blue Eyed Blak is the best example for his talent.
But thats not the only good track on his album.
Save a Prayer, Meet me in the Middle or Nightwalker are wonderful songs.
Check them out !
Gilles played his yet unreleased track 'Rain of fall on 24/11/2010
His track 'Blue eye blak' in on the 3CD compilation 'Brownswood Bubblers' out on Brownswood records.
www.myspace.com/colonelred
Más sobre Colonel Red - Rain Of Fall331: Sarah Anne Webb — Keep Movin’
Sarah Ann Webb was the vocalist for the acid jazz group D’Influence. She currently has a solo career and has recently recorded for Gilles’s Brownswood label.
Her track 'Keep Movin' is on Heaven records.
It also appears on the 3CD compilation 'Brownswood Bubblers' out on Brownswood records.
www.myspace.com/sarahannwebb
Más sobre Sarah Anne Webb — Keep Movin’332: Edu Lobo — Aqua Verde
Eduardo de Góes "Edu" Lobo, born in 1943, is a Brazilian bossa nova singer, guitarist, and composer.
He achieved fame in the 1960s as part of the bossa nova movement.
'Acqua Verde' is on Soul Jazz records.
www.edulobo.com
Más sobre Edu Lobo — Aqua Verde333: Panom Nopporn — Sao Ban Pok Pab
From the album "The Sound Of Siam : Leftfield Luk Thung, Jazz And Molam From Thailand 1964 - 1975", out on Soundway Records.
It was played by Gilles 24/11/2010.
Más sobre Panom Nopporn — Sao Ban Pok Pab334: Shawn Lee - Ethio
Shawn Lee is a multi-instrumentalist from Kansas. He has also released work as Shawn Lee’s Ping Pong Orchestra.
In 1995, Shawn moved to London, where he recorded his solo debut for Gilles Peterson's Talkin Loud label.
This yet unreleased track was played by Gilles on 24/11/2010
www.shawnlee.net
www.myspace.com/shawnleemusic
Más sobre Shawn Lee - Ethio335: Scientist - De Materialize / Burn Them
Scientist was a protégé of King Tubby, one of the originators of dub music.
He began building his own amplifiers and would buy transformers from Tubby’s Dromilly Road studio, and while there would keep asking Tubby to give him a chance at mixing.
He and recent collaborator, and Tectonic label boss, Pinch were interviewed for Gilles 24/11/2010 show.
This show featured the tunes "Dematerialized" & "Burn Them" by Scientist alone and some of his collaborations with Guido, Cyrus, Peter Broggs, Mala, Shackleton and Mikey Dread.
These tunes are respectively
-'Korg back'
-'Footsteps'
-'Jah Voice calling'
-'City Cycle'
-'Hackney Marshes'
-'Warrior Stylee'
Más sobre Scientist - De Materialize / Burn Them336: Bob Holroyd — African Doug (Fout Tet Remix)
Bob Holroyd is one of the UK’s leading exponents of ambient/global fusion/chillout music who to date has released 4 albums, including the critically acclaimed ’ A Different Space ’ and ’ Without Within ‘.
His work has been licenced extensively for tv, films, and numerous compilations, and been remixed by various DJs including Coldcut.
On 24/11/2010 Gilles played the Four Tet remix of African Doug, released on Phonica records.
www.bobholroyd.com
www.myspace.com/bobholroydmusic
Más sobre Bob Holroyd — African Doug (Fout Tet Remix)337: Ebo Taylor - Mizin
Guitarist, composer, arranger and producer from Saltpond, Ghana.
Born in 1936, Ebo Taylor's music ranges from Jazz to Highlife to Afrobeat.
This track payed by Gilles Peterson on 24/11/2010 is from the album 'Ghana Soundz - Afrobeat, Funk and Fusion in the 70's Vol.2' released on Strut.
Gilles also played 'Love And Death' on 17/11/2010.
He is to release a new album on Strut so watch this space!
www.strut-records.com
Más sobre Ebo Taylor - Mizin338: Richard Spaven - Rockers Round Window
Richard Spavan has worked with labels such as Brownswood Recordings and Impulse.
He is currently working with Cinematic Orchestra for Ninja Tune.
Other recent projects he has worked on are Guru's Jazzmatazz, 4 Hero, Kaidi Tatham, Platinum Pied Pipers, Mark de Clive Lowe and Freesoul Sessions, DJ Vadim and One Self, Yarah Bravo and Flowriders.
He's a busy man!
'Rockers Round Window' was played by Gilles on 24/11/2010 and is released on Jazz Refreshed records.
www.myspace.com/richardspaven
Más sobre Richard Spaven - Rockers Round Window339: Sepalcure - Fleur
Sepalcure’s combination of love for bass and 90s house acapellas is the culmination of a cathartic two week collaboration between Travis Stewart (Machine Drum) and Praveen Sharma (Praveen & Benoît).
Their mix of tribal dub, house and two step beats works equally well for both late nights in the club and rainy, introspective nights at home. Detroit techno chords cut through wooden beats, neon synths and dubbed out atmospherics.
This track is off the "Fleur" EP, due for release on Hotflush in January 2011.
Watch this space!
www.sepalcure.com
www.myspace.com/sepalcure
Más sobre Sepalcure - Fleur340: King Midas Sound - U (Original)
The roots of King Midas Sound were planted when Kevin Martin, industrial
dance veteran and the brain behind experimental dancehall project The
Bug, set about collecting together vocalists for his 2008 album, "London
Zoo".
Now that was a great album!
This track is on Tectonic records.
There is another version of this track with Scientist, the Dub/Reggae artist from Kingston which was played later in the show.
www.myspace.com/kingmidassound
Más sobre King Midas Sound - U (Original)341: Floating Points - Marylyn
Accomplished pianist since the age of 16.
The variety in influences is mirrored in the diversity of his productions - one week it’s broken, the next a string quartet and sometimes just straight up gritty beats!
This track, played by Gilles on 17/11/2010, is on Eglo records.
He did a great remix of Bonobo's 'Eyesdown' featuring Andreya Triana.
www.myspace.com/floatingpoints
Más sobre Floating Points - Marylyn342: Arthurs Landing — Love Dancing
This track played by Gilles on 17/11/2010 is mixed by Brennan Green with guest vocal by Nomi Ruiz.
It's out on vinyl on Chinatown records.
The LP and cd will be out on Strut soon.
Watch this space!
www.myspace.com/arthurslanding
Más sobre Arthurs Landing — Love Dancing343: Robert Mitchell's Panacea - The Cusp
Nu-Jazz / Experimental artist from London.
Just kaunched a 6th album in September 2010 and is currently touring around the UK & Europe.
The Cusp is on Edition records.
www.myspace.com/robert.mitchell
Más sobre Robert Mitchell's Panacea - The Cusp344: Danuel Tate — Ok Then
The extraordinary jazz pianist Danuel Tate is more commonly known as the keyboardist behind the music of Cobblestone Jazz, exemplifying their free and improvised approach to the creative process.
'Pushcard' Ep, his first release on Wagon Repair, is a bold and accomplished work.
'Ok Then', played by Gilles on 17/11/2010, is yet unreleased.
www.myspace.com/danueltate
Más sobre Danuel Tate — Ok Then345: Sol - Bird Of Beauty
Sol is a Danish funeral death/doom metal band. It consists of one member , Emil Sol Brahe.
He has released ‘Let There Be a Massacre’ in 2007 and ‘I Am Infinity’ 2008.
http://solarmassacre.dk
www.myspace.com/soldoomed
Más sobre Sol - Bird Of Beauty346: Herbie Hancock — Speak Like A Child / etc
Hancock is one of jazz music’s most important and influential pianists and composers. He embraced elements of rock, funk, and soul while adopting freer stylistic elements from jazz.
As part of Miles Davis’ “second great quintet” Hancock helped redefine the role of a jazz rhythm section, and was later one of the first jazz musicians to embrace synthesizers and jazz funk.
Gilles had 'Words & music' from Herbie Hancock on 17/11/2010.
The tune featured on the show were 'Speak Like A Child', 'Succotash', 'Just Around The Corner', 'Tamatant Tilay' & 'Exodus', all respectively on Blue Note, CBS and Sony records.
www.herbiehancock.com
Más sobre Herbie Hancock — Speak Like A Child / etc347: Breton - Counter Balance
Breton are musicians, filmmakers & remixers.
They began life in a warehouse somewhere in South East London.
Born from the creative force of musicians and filmmakers Roman Rappak and Adam Ainger and expanded recently into a multi-instrumental and visual collective with the inclusion of Ian Patterson, Daniel McIlvenny and Alex Wadey.
This year, the very limited and quickly snapped-up EP 'Practical' floated between eerie and carnival-esque.
'Counter-balance', played by Gilles on 17/11/2010, is out on Hemlock.
www.myspace.com/bretonbretonbreton
Más sobre Breton - Counter Balance348: Arkist — Fill Your Coffee
Arkist have released tracks on Applepips & Decarhythm.
'Fill Your Coffee', played by Gilles on 17/11/2010, is not released yet.
So whatch this space!
www.myspace.com/arkistuk
Más sobre Arkist — Fill Your Coffee349: Kan Sano — Elements Of Notice
Kan Sano is a Japanes Classical Music Pianist & Composer. He plays a lot with Guitarist Masaki Ishikawa.
He seems like a genuine lover of life, he likes and is inspired by simple things.
His hero is Miles Davis.
The beautiful 'Elements Of Notice' was played by Gilles on 17/11/2010 and is released on Listen Up/Art Union records.
www.myspace.com/kansano
http://kansano.web.infoseek.co.jp
Más sobre Kan Sano — Elements Of Notice350: Flashman - Redemption
Flashman is the collaborative work of North London's Fred Deakin (from Lemon Jelly and Airside) and Robin Jones (The BETA Band and Aliens).
Gilles played their track Redemption on his show on 12/1/11. It is taken from their debut album To The Victor - The Spoils! which features performances from jazz pianist Brian Kellock, clarinetist Wally Fawkes and trumpeter Andy Diagram.
The album is out soon on Impotent Fury.
Más sobre Flashman - Redemption351: Plearn Promdan — Wan Maha Sanook
An artist from Thailand. This track is featured on the extensive compilation of Thai popular music called The Sound Of Siam: Leftfield Luk Thung, Jazz and Molam in Thailand 1964-1975. It was released in the UK in October last year by Soundway Records.
www.soundwayrecords.com
Más sobre Plearn Promdan — Wan Maha Sanook352: Plearn Promdan — Wan Maha Sanook
Artist from Thailand. Wan Maha Sanook was played by Gilles on 12/1/11 and it is featured on an extensive compilation of Thai popular music entitled The Sound of Siam: Leftfield Luk Thung, Jazz and Molam from Thailand 1964-1975 which was released in October 2010 on Soundway Records.
Más sobre Plearn Promdan — Wan Maha Sanook353: Dimlite — Loins
Acclaimed Swiss producer Dimlite originally made his name through a series of hip-hop soaked releases through Germany's Sonar Kollectiv label. His more recent output including Loins show a more avant pop sensibility.
Gilles played Loins on 12/1/11 and it comes from his new EP My Human Wears Acedia Shreds, released in January 2011 through Now-Again.
Más sobre Dimlite — Loins354: Ghostpoet - Survive It
A beautiful track from one of the leading voices of UK hip-hop today, this song from Coventry's Ghostpoet comes from his upcoming debut album Peanut Butter Blues and Jam which is released in February 2011 on Brownswood.
Gilles played 'Survive It' on 12/1/11.
Más sobre Ghostpoet - Survive It355: Mataniu — Peel
20-year-old Mataniu and her band are from North London. Together they have formed the currently unsigned dreamy pop outfit Velvet Stream, which we can expect a lot more from very soon.
This track under her own name was played by Gilles on 12/1/1
Más sobre Mataniu — Peel356: Sufjan Stevens - Vesuvias
American singer songwriter and musician Sufjan Stevens hails from Detroit. His music often deals in epic themes both musically and thematically with rich orchestral layers making up much of his output to date. His bold plan to record an album for every one of America's states may have only yielded two albums, one about his native Michigan and another based on Illinois but they are both sprawling masterpieces in their own right.
'Vesuvias' which Gilles played on 12/1/11 is taken from the album Age Of Adz which swells with more of an electronic style than his previous work. It was released in October 2010 on Ashmatic Kitty.
http://www.sufjan.com
Más sobre Sufjan Stevens - Vesuvias357: Maddslinky - Further Away feat Tawiah
One of the pinoneers of dubstep and breakbeat garage, Maddslinky aka Zed Bias, Phuturistix or Ruffcutt Bias hails from Manchester.
His numerous projects have been a huge influence on such big names as Skream who also appears on Maddslinky's recent album 'Make A Change' alongside Mr Scruff, Tawiah, Jenna G, Ghost 1, Mighty Moe and Nile Sugar among others.
Gilles played 'Further Away' on 12/1/11. The album 'Make A Change' was released in October 2010 on Tru Thoughts Recordings.
Más sobre Maddslinky - Further Away feat Tawiah358: Brother Ah
Brother Ah is an American jazz French hornist. He was raised in Bronx and studied classical French horn at the Manhattan School of Music and then at the Vienna State Academy.
Throughout the 1950’s and 1960’s he worked with numerous jazz stars as a session musician among them Donald Byrd, John Coltrane and Sun Ra, among many others.
Brother Ah mixes different style from around the world including African, American Japanese, European and Indian. His fusion style can be heard on his album Move Ever onward released in originally released in 1975 on Divine Records. The album has since be reissued by Ikef. Brother Ah continues to work and record teaching in Washington D.C. He also hosts a weekly radio show which looks at global music and Jazz.
http://www.brotherah.com/
Más sobre Brother Ah359: Hercules and Love Affair
Hercules and Love Affair is a musical project from New York based DJ Andy Butler. Members include Andrew Butler and Kim Ann Foxman.
It’s Alright is taken from their new album Blue Songs which is available on Moshi Moshi Records.
http://www.inlovewithhercules.com/
http://www.myspace.com/herculesandloveaffair
Más sobre Hercules and Love Affair360: GuSHee
GuSHee is a duo of musical storytellers who create folktronic soul. Using their voices through loop machines and effects processors in conjunction with electronic and organic found sounds, GuSHee creates imaginative stage shows that range from educational to political to comical, and above all rhythmical.
Making Babies was taken from Gushee's forthcoming self titled album. It will be available March 2011.
http://www.myspace.com/gusheesound
Más sobre GuSHee361: Seinabo Say
Seinabo Sey is a Swedishs soul singer and musician. She is one half of the musical duo Def Chronic alongside Frank Nobel.
http://www.myspace.com/seinabosey
The song "Outlines" was produced by Trees and can be heard at the below link.
http://soundcloud.com/seinabo-sey/outlines-prod-by
Más sobre Seinabo Say362: Teebs
Teebs was born in New York to parents of Malawi and Barbados origins but is now based in the Southern California suburb of Chino Hills.
Teebs is a painter and artist as well as a musician. Teebs worked with artists throughout the Los Angeles area on the Online radio stream Dubland. After a chance meetng with Flying Lotus he joined the Brainfeeder collective. His latest album "Ardour" was born over two years during which Teebs lost his job and his father passed away.
http://www.myspace.com/teeeb
The track "Why Like This" was taken from the album "Ardour" which was released on the Brainfeeder label.
http://www.brainfeedersite.com/2010/10/19/teebs-ardour/
Más sobre Teebs363: Nicolas Jaar
Nicolas Jaar is an up and coming electronic music producer originally from New York. At the age of 17 he released his debut, the highly acclaimed "The Student E.P.". His first full Length album "Space is Only Noise" has been released on the Circus Company label which he founded.
http://www.nicolasjaar.net/
http://www.myspace.com/nicolasjaar
The track "Variations" was taken from the album "Space is Only Noise" which is available via the Circus Company record label.
http://www.circusprod.com/circuscompany/CIRCUS_COMPANY.html
Más sobre Nicolas Jaar364: dOP
dOP hail from Paris and have been creating their own unique brand of minimal house tracks over the last few years. Their music relies heavily on real instruments and their live shows are infamous for being truly wild.
'U R' was taken from the 'No More Daddy' EP which was released on the Circus Company label
http://www.myspace.com/dopdopdop
Más sobre dOP365: Jamie XX
The Jamie XX remix of 'I'll take care of you' is taken from his upcoming remix album 'We're New Here'. On this album Jamie XX remixes tracks taken from Gil Scott-Heron's 2010 album 'I'm new here'. Gil Scott-Heron's first album in 16 years.
‘We’re New Here’ is available from February 21 on XL/Young Turks.
http://www.werenewhere.com/
http://www.myspace.com/jamiexxlondon
Más sobre Jamie XX366: Discodeine
DISCODEINE is a french duo made up of Pilooski and Pentile. Their music is inspired by their love for sci fi movies, weird club music and south western french cooking style.
The track 'Falkenberg' was taken from Discoeine's self titled album and remixed by Pilooski. They are signed to the Dirty label.
http://www.myspace.com/discodeine
http://www.facebook.com/discodeine?v=info
Más sobre Discodeine367: Deep Space Orchestra
Deep Space Orchestra is the recording pseudonym for a long-standing series of collaborations between Chris Barker and Si Murray.
Each release draws inspiration from classic house and techno as well as film soundtracks, sci-fi flicks, video games and a dark sense of humour.
'Sir Shina' was taken from the 'Riding my Imaginary Jeep' EP, which is available via the Foto Label.
http://soundcloud.com/deepspaceorchestra
http://www.myspace.com/deepspaceorchestra
Más sobre Deep Space Orchestra368: Dabrye
Dabrye is the alias for Chicago based musician Tadd Mullinix. Dabrye's music is best known for its head-nodding beats with saw-tooth bass lines and a keen eye to forward-thinking production.
http://www.myspace.com/taddmullinix
Dabrye is signed to the Ghostly International Label.
http://ghostly.com/artists/dabrye
Más sobre Dabrye369: Teena Marie
Teena Marie, (1956 – 2010) was an American singer, songwriter and producer. Marie was a protégée of funk artist Rick James and is known for her distinctive soulful vocals which initially caused many listeners to believe she was African American.
The song 'Square Biz' was taken from the 'It Must be Magic' album which is available on Motown Records.
http://www.ivoryqueenofsoul.com/
Más sobre Teena Marie370: Seiji
Seiji started in music as a classically trained cellist, but as a teenager in the early 1990s he discovered Hardcore, Jungle and later US House music. His early experiments in electronic music were released on the seminal Jungle/D’n’B label, Reinforced.
Seiji’s influence is now more keenly felt than ever, with myriad UK funky and contemporary garage producers referencing his work. He has now returned to underground dance music, presenting his own fresh and eccentric take on bass heavy music with remixes including Erykah Badu, Crookers, Florence & The Machine and Gorillaz, and releases on Numbers, Fools Gold, Ninja Tune, Mad Decent, to name a few.
http://www.myspace.com/seijimusic
http://seiji.co.uk/
Más sobre Seiji371: Gucci Mane
Gucci Mane is an American rapper. He debuted in 2005 with Trap House and followed with albums such as Hard to Kill in 2006, Trap-A-Thon and Back to the Trap House in 2007. In 2009, his second studio album The State vs. Radric Davis was released. Gucci Mane has released many other mixtapes as well.
While serving a six-month jail term for assault in late 2005, Davis was charged with murder, though the charges were later dropped due to a lack of evidence. In 2009, he served a year-long prison term for violating probation for his 2005 assault conviction.
Davis was born in Birmingham, Alabama, and later moved with his single mother to Atlanta. He enjoyed writing poetry as a child, and began rapping at age 14.
http://www.guccimaneonline.com/
http://www.myspace.com/guccimane
Más sobre Gucci Mane372: Gerry Read
Gerry Read, is already lining up to be a key player in the 2011 bass scene. “Patterns EP” showcases his skills across three tracks, each a different lens on his sound. Gerry shows his ability to pull apart the sounds and patterns of ghostly 2-step, house, techno and electronica – and create genuinely original, warm and emotive music.
19/01/2011 The track is 'Spines' by Gerry Read and is available via Dark Arx Recordings.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Gerry-Read/185908838101934
Más sobre Gerry Read373: Matthewdavid
L.A beatmaker Matthewdavid makes tangled up soundscapes based on lo-fi recordings, warped samples and various other abstract sonic elements.
Matthewdavid is known for his love of unusual releases, whether it be limited-run cassettes with custom-made artwork or hand-painted floppy disks.
He also runs the inventive, leftfield label "Leaving Records".
Gilles played Matthewdavid's track 'International' on 02/02/2011
Más sobre Matthewdavid374: Homeboy Sandman
Hailing from Queens, New York Homeboy Sandman left university in his final year of studying law to pursue a career in Hip Hop.
It proved to be a good decision as Homeboy Sandman went on to make a name for himself on the New York Hip Hop scene, particularly for his impressive live performances.
He's released 3 studio albums, with the most recent being 'The Good Sun' released in June 2010.
Gilles played Homeboy Sandman's track 'Core Rhythm' on 02/02/2011
Más sobre Homeboy Sandman375: John Barry
The legendary, multi oscar award winning composer John Barry is best known for composing 11 Bond themes.
John who was born in York, England lived for most of his life in Oyster Bay, Long Island. John sadly passed away aged 77 on the 30th of January 2011
Gilles played "The Midnight Cowboy Theme" in his memory on 02/02/2011
Más sobre John Barry376: Buddy Mativa
Buddy Mativa describes himself as a "kind of shaolin monk whose main skill is to create music and preparing the "pho" soup".
He's been in active in music since 1994 and is currently signed to Favourite Recordings out of Paris.
Gilles played his track - 'Marejeo ya Bakari' on 02/02/2011
Más sobre Buddy Mativa377: United Vibrations
United Vibrations are a group out of London who got together in 2004.
Originally labelled a "ska, funk band", they've since coined their own genre, 12-tone. Which combines the intelligence of jazz with the rawness of punk.
Gilles played their track 'No Space No Time (Sound Species Remix)' on 02/02/2011
Más sobre United Vibrations378: Al Quetz
Al Quetz is signed to French E-Music label Stillmuzik.
Set up in defiance of the state of the modern music industry, the label lets listeners choose how much they want to pay for each track they download.
Gilles played the Al Quetz track 'Somalian Pirates' on 02/02/2011
Más sobre Al Quetz379: Ninjasonik
Brooklyn based Hip Hop trio, Telli, Jah-Jah and Roofeeo,
They claim Slick Rick and The Sex Pistols as influences which gives you an idea of how their punk/hip hop infused music may sound.
The group are signed to New York label Green Owl.
Gilles played their track 'Global', which features Spank Rock, on 02/02/11
Más sobre Ninjasonik380: Dillinger
Dillinger, who was born Lester Bullock, grew up in Kingston, Jamaica.
He used to hang around with the El Paso sound system and began performing under the name 'Dennis Alcapone Jr'.
His first studio recordings were with legendary producer Lee'Scratch' Perry. Perry suggested that he should change his name toDillinger, after gangster John Dillinger.
Dillinger released his first album on the famous Studio One label in 1975.
Gilles played his track 'Flat Foot Hustlin' on 02/02/2011
Más sobre Dillinger381: Jamie XX
Jamie XX is one third of the 2010 mercury prize winners 'The XX'.
Not content with winning awards, having his music featuring in all sorts of tv commercials and tv theme tunes, Jamie has been producing and remixing tracks for artists such as Adele, Jack Penate, Glasser and most significantly Gil Scott-Heron.
Jamie has received rave reviews for his remix of Gil's 2010 comeback album 'I'm New Here'.
Gilles played Jamie's remix of Gil Scott-Heron's 'Home Is Where The Hatred Is' on 02/02/2011
Más sobre Jamie XX382: Nicolas Jaar
Nicolas Jaar has been making electronic music since the age of 14.
He was born in New York, raised in Chile and now finds himself back in New York, studying at Brown University, Rhode Island.
His music has been described as slo-mo house and he's been credited as mixing Ethiopian Jazz with South American Rhythms.
Whatever want to you call it, it's good enough for Gilles to play! The track 'Too Many Kids Finding Rain In The Dust" was featured on the 02/02/2011 show.
Más sobre Nicolas Jaar383: Austin Peralta
Austin Peralta is a piano player coming out of Santa Monica, California.
He made his name for himself at the Tokyo Jazz Festival in 2006, he's since released two albums on Sony Japan.
Think you recognise the name Peralta? That's probably because he is the son of Stacy Peralta, the legendary skateboarder of Dogtown and Z-Boys fame.
Gilles played Austin's track "Epilogue: Renaissance Bubbles' on 02/02/2011
Más sobre Austin Peralta384: Ink Project
Vocalist/producer Melanie Dymond and producer/keyboardist Jez Lloyd make up London-based electronic/alternative/soul duo Ink Project.
The met in 2007 on the London clubbing scene and have been taking the Ink Project live to place such as The Dogstar in Brixton, Cargo in Shoreditch and Audio in Brighton.
They've recently hooked up with James Blake and are currently in the studio working on their own new material to be released later in the year.
Gilles played the track 'Eye of Glass' on 02/02/2011
Más sobre Ink Project385: Boxcutter
Dubstep/2-step/IDM artist Boxcutter AKA Barry Lynn likes to "jam with basses and guitars over tracks as well as messing around with other electronic stuff."
Boxcutter named his 2009 album "Arecibo Message" after the sound that was broadcast into space to try and find aliens!
Gilles played his track 'Allele' on 02/02/2010
Más sobre Boxcutter386: Cubic Zirconia
Cubic Zirconia are from New York City and they like to call their music 'Ethnic Disco'.
The group is made up of Tiombhe Lockhart, Nick Hook and Daud Sturdivant.
Gilles played 'Night & Day' on 02/02/2011
Más sobre Cubic Zirconia387: Julio Bashmore
Bass heavy house bristol boy Julio Bashmore is a young up and coming producer.
Gilles played his track 'Batty Knee Dance' on 02/02/2011
Más sobre Julio Bashmore388: Philogresz
Philogresz' style has been described as arrogantly arranged techno with a focus on melody and organically composed Jazz.
For those of you working out what that actually means, check the video below to hear the track Gilles played on 02/02/2011
Move Me (Ron Deacon’s Piano Club Mix)
Más sobre Philogresz389: Hercules and Love Affair
Hercules and Love Affair is the brainchild of New York DJ Andy Butler.
People that have worked on the project so far include Kim Ann Foxman and Anthony Hegerton, of Anthony and The Johnsons fame.
Their contemporary take on disco and house has received rave reviews.
Gilles spoke to Hercules and Love Affair and played tracks from their latest album on 02/02/2011
Más sobre Hercules and Love Affair390: Sterling Void
Sterling Void hails from the "capital of house music" Chicago, Illinois.
He's been spinning the tunes since the late 80's and is still going strong!
Gilles played the track 'It's all right' on 02/02/2011
Más sobre Sterling Void391: Freeez
Freeez were a British jazz-funk band in the 80's.
Created by John Rocca, the group's first single featured Jean-Paul 'Bluey' Maunick who would later form 'Incognito'.
Freeez' biggest hit was Southern Freeez and Gilles played it on 02/02/2011
Más sobre Freeez392: Prommer & Barck
Christian Prommer and Alexander Barck have joined forces to explore the roots of their musical influences.
Eclectic as they come the pair have dabbled in Disco, Kraurtrock, Deephouse, Folkmusic, SpiritualJazz, Rock, Worldmusic, Chicago House, Detroit Techno and Ambient Sounds.
Gilles played their track 'Sleeping Beauty' on 02/02/2011
Más sobre Prommer & Barck393: Lucky Paul
Lucky Paul regularly improvises music on the streets of Berlin with his car battery powered set up and a bunch of different vocalists.
Gilles played the track 'Thought We Were Alive' on 02/02/2011
Más sobre Lucky Paul394: Kurt Elling
Kurt Elling is a Jazz vocalist hailing from Rockford, Illinois.
A baritone with a four octave range, Kurt has been releasing albums on Blue Note and Concord for over 2 decades.
Gilles played his track "Steppin' Out" on 02/02/2011
Más sobre Kurt Elling395: Rashaan Ahmad
Rashaan Ahmad first broke onto the west coast hip hop scene in 1999 as part of the group 'Mission'. Since then he's gone on to be the front man of live hip hop group 'Crown City Rockers'.
Rashaan released his latest album 'For What You've Lost' in Jan 2011, with a sound that touches on soul, jazz and funk as well as his native hip hop.
Gilles played the track 'Understanding' on 02/02/2011
Más sobre Rashaan Ahmad396: Amp Art Recordings
Amp Art Recordings are a small label based in Dorset, England. They're dedicated to releasing high quality electronic music with soul.
In Jan 2011 they released an album entitled 'One Off One' which was a project for their artists to release a one off track under no name.
Gilles played the track 'Trouble in Space' on 02/02/2011, who was the artist? You'll have to track it down and listen to find out!
Más sobre Amp Art Recordings397: Wagon Christ
Electronic producer Luke Vibert first released music under the Wagon Christ name in 1993. Along with his other main project 'Plug', Vibert has continued to record groundbreaking electronic music.
Gilles played the track Mr Mukatsuku on 16/03/11. It is the final track on Wagon Christ's recent album Toomorrow.
Más sobre Wagon Christ398: Fumio Itabashi
Fumio Itabashi is a jazz pianist and composer from Tokyo.
Born in Tochigi, Japan, Fumio began playing jazz while studying classical piano at the prestigious Kunitachi College of Music.
Since 1993 he has been releasing music through his own label 'Mix Dynamite' .
Gilles first played the track 'Watarase' on 16/3/11.
Más sobre Fumio Itabashi399: Soil & PIMP Sessions
Soil & PIMP Sessions are a six-piece Brownswood-signed Japanese jazz band made up of Shacho ("agitator"), Tabu Zombie (trumpet), Motoharu (sax), Josei (keyboards), Akita Goldman (double bass) and Midorin (drums).Gilles gave the band their first ever UK gig when he invited them to play at Cargo in London in 2005.
The track 'A Wheel Within A Wheel' was played by Gilles on 16/3/11 and can be found on their 2005 album 'Pimp Master'.
Más sobre Soil & PIMP Sessions400: Cubic Zirconia
Self-proclaimed 'ethnic disco' 3-piece Cubic Zirconia are made up of Tiombe Lockhart, Nick Hook and Daud Sturdivant.
In January 2011 the band performed live at Gilles' Worldwide Awards at KOKO in London.
Gilles first played the track 'Night and Day' on 26/1/11.
Más sobre Cubic Zirconia401: Sam A La Bamalot
Sam A La Bamalot is from Uden, Netherlands and makes Fly-Lo inspired beats. At the end of 2010 Sam released his first mixtape Expression Crash.
The new track 'A Bird's Leg' was played by Gilles on 16/3/11 and on 22/3/11 Gilles played 'Keep Walking' as part of his 'That's What I Call Bumps' series looking at the most exciting new producers and beatmakers from around the world.
Más sobre Sam A La Bamalot402: Jeremiah Jae
Jeremiah Jae hails from Chicago, Illinois where he split his time between art school in the North and the gang culture of the South. His sound is a brooding mix of experimental beats and traditional rap.
Currently signed to Flying Lotus' Brainfeeder label, Jeremiah drops his EP Rappayamatantra on 21/3/11.
Gilles played the track 'Seasons' on 16/3/11.
Más sobre Jeremiah Jae403: Rahul Dev Burman
Rahul Dev Burman was an indian film composer. After composing music for over 50 films in India his influence is keenly felt, with many of his most popular works being remixed. Rahul died in 1994.
The track 'Freak Out Music' was played by Gilles on 16/3/11.
Más sobre Rahul Dev Burman404: Joe Morello
The legendary violinist turned Jazz drummer Joe Morello hails from Springfield, Massachusetts.
Throughout his musical career which involved performing, writing and teaching, Morello constantly experimented with time signatures and style.
He died in March 2011, aged 82.
Gilles played the track 'Church Key' on 16/3/11.
Más sobre Joe Morello405: Four Tet
Kieran Hebden aka Four Tet is one of the finest producers and remixers around at the moment.
As well as producing his own breed of electronica, hip-hop and jazz Four Tet has produced superb remixes for the likes of Aphex Twin, Radiohead, Bonobo, The XX, Explosions in the Sky and Anti-Pop Consortium to name but a few.
Hebden has also recently collaborated with the late jazz drummer Steve Reid, Rocketnumbernine as well as a recent single with Thom Yorke and Burial.
Más sobre Four Tet406: FaltyDL
FaltyDL is the project of NY-based producer Drew Lustman. with sounds that are loosely based around a jungle/two-step/house style indebted to UK dance.
Drew has released two full length albums under the Falty DL name - 'Love Is A Liability' released in 2009 and 'You Stand Uncertain' in 2011.
The track 'Mean Streets PT 1' which Gilles played on 16/3/11 features on 'You Stand Uncertain.
Gilles also played the track 'Moonshine' on 22/03/11
Más sobre FaltyDL407: Nova Nova
The work of Marc Durif and Michel Gravil, Nova Nova were one of the original leading acts of the French electronic music scene.
They formed in 1992, originally signing to the now defunct French techno label Rave Age and went on to become one of the best known live electronic acts in France.
Gilles played the track 'Prisoners Song' on 16/3/11.
Más sobre Nova Nova408: Cloud Boat
South London duo Sam & Tom make experimental ambient sounds under the name of Cloud Boat.
They are currently unsigned but have already made a fine impression supporting the likes of James Blake and Mount Kimbie.
Gilles played Cloud Boat's track 'Lions On The Beach' on 16/3/11.
Más sobre Cloud Boat409: Quadron
The Danish electronic soul duo Quadron is the work of singer Coco Maja Hastrup Karshøj and musician / producer Robin Hannibal.
Both Coco and Robin are part of the soul collective Boom Boom Bachelors which formed 2008, and Quadron formed out of this in 2009.
Gilles played the track 'Average Fruit' on 16/3/11, and it can be found on the duo's self titled debut album released in 2009 on Plugresearch.
Más sobre Quadron410: The Stepkids
LA 3-piece The Stepkids are yet another strong fresh signing to Stones Throw Records.
The band is made up of guitarist Jeff Gitelman who has previously played with Lauryn Hill, obby Brown, Jaheim, Pharoahe Monch and then Alicia Key. Along with Dan Edinberg (bass and keys) and drummer Tim Walsh, together The Stepkids create a mix of funk, psychedelic and folk.
Gilles interviewed The Stepkids on 16/3/11 and played their tracks 'Shadows On Behalf', 'La La' and 'Suburban Dream':
Más sobre The Stepkids411: J Rocc
The man who along with Melo-D and Rhettmatic founded the legendary hip-hop crew Beat Junkies in 1992. The group greatly contributed to the rise of instrumental hip-hop throughout the 90s.
Since the formation of Beat Junkies J Rocc has collaborated with Madlib and is now working on a solo album for LA's Stones Throw Records.
Gilles played 'Track 7' from J Rocc on 16/3/11
Más sobre J Rocc412: Tom Scott
Tom Scott is a jazz saxophonist and composer from LA. He is a member of the Blues Brothers and the band leader for jazz fusion band LA Express.
Born in LA in 1948, Tom followed in the footsteps of his film-composer father Nathan Scott with several compositions for TV including the Starsky and Hutch theme. He has also collaborated with the likes of Quincy Jones, Joni Mitchell, Blondie, Steely Dan and Pink Floyd.
Gilles played the track 'Today' on 16/3/11. The song was sampled by Pete Rock & CL Smooth's for their 1992 track 'They Reminisce Over You'.
Más sobre Tom Scott413: Radiohead
Radiohead are one of the most consistently interesting and groundbreaking acts in music today.
Formed in 1985, the Oxford quintet started out as a guitar-heavy outfit before gradually experimenting with more ambient electronic sounds with their album 'Kid A' in 2000.
Their eighth studio album The King Of Limbs was released online in February 2011 a mere five days after anyone knew of its existence.
Frontman Thom Yorke has recently collaborated with Four Tet and Burial and is currently recording with MF Doom, while lead guitarist Johnny Greenwood has branched out in to film composition.
Más sobre Radiohead414: Rocketnumbernine
Jazz/Electronica outfit Rocketnumbernine is the work of brothers Ben and Tom Page from East London.
Originally starting out as an improv duo, Rocketnumbernine have caught a great deal of attention particularly through their affiliation with Four Tet, whom the duo performed live with at Gilles' Worldwide Awards night in London in January 2011.
'Rocket number nine' is the name of a Sun-Ra track.
Gilles played the track 'Black and Blue' on 16/3/11
Más sobre Rocketnumbernine415: Raphael Saadiq
Raphael Saadiq is a renowned R&B singer, songwriter and record producer.
As a producer Raphael has worked with the likes of John Legend, Mary J Blige, TLC and D'Angelo who along with Raphael Saadiq was also part of the production collective The Ummah with J Dilla and members of A Tribe Called Quest.
The track 'Good Man' is taken from Raphael's recent album Stone Rollin and was played by Gilles on 16/3/11.
On 22/3/11 Gilles played Raphael's track 'Moving Down The Line'
Más sobre Raphael Saadiq416: Breakwater
Breakwater was a funk and soul band active between 1971-80.
Over their nine years together as a band Breakwater only released two studio albums - Breakwater in 1978 and Splashdown in 1980.
From the album Splashdown, the track 'Say You Love Me Girl' was played by Gilles on 16/3/11.
Más sobre Breakwater417: Matthew Halsall
Manchester-born jazz trumpeter Matthew Halsall is currently making waves as one of the most talented jazz musicians in Britain today. Gilles himself has cited Matthew's band as one of his favourite jazz groups around at the moment.
Having played trumpet since he was 6, the 26 year old has also been touring for almost half is life having played in such far reaching places as France, Italy, Spain, Russia, Holland, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Australia and America since he was just 14.
Matthew Halsall released his debut album 'Sending My Love' on the independent Jazz label Gondwana in 2008.
Gilles played the track 'The Move' on 22/3/11
Más sobre Matthew Halsall418: Photek
One of the most respected players on the drum n bass scene as well as an acclaimed film composer, Rupert Parkes a.k.a Photek hails from St. Albans and is currently based in Los Angeles.
Photek first released music in 1992 however it wasn't until 1997 that he released a full length album. Modus Operandi featured ambient sounds, complex jazz-inspired drum patterns and perfect synth melodies that would become typical of Photek's sound.
Most recently Photek released his Avalanche EP through his own label Photek Productions in February 2011.
Gilles played 'The Rings Around Saturn', both the original and Breach Remix on 22/3/11.
Más sobre Photek419: Elaquent
Kicking off the That's What I Call Bumps series, Toronto-based Elaquent is one of the most exciting hip-hop beatmakers around at the moment.
The producer describes his work as "Upbeat. Smooth. Laidback. Eclectic. Off Kilter. 8 Bit. Swinging."
You can find out more about Elaquent at http://www.myspace.com/elaquent and http://www.elaquent.bandcamp.com
Gilles played 'Falling Star' on 22/3/11
Más sobre Elaquent420: Darkhouse Family
Producers Don Leisure and Metabeats make up the Cardiff-based Darkhouse Family who make dub-soaked, Fly-Lo style 8-bit beats. They are signed to Fat City Recordings who released Darkhouse Fam's first EP 'Family Trees' in 2010.
Gilles played the track 'Red Leather' on 22/3/11.
http://www.myspace.com/darkhousefam
Más sobre Darkhouse Family421: Morgan Zarate
Morgan Zarate is a producer, drummer and beatmaker from London. He has so far made a name for himself as a remixer and a great purveyor of the future soul sound.
In between working on his own material, Morgan has produced beats for Benji B and collaborated with the likes of Raphael Saadiq and Slum Village.
Gilles played the brilliant flute-soaked track 'Satin White' on 22/3/11.
www.myspace.com/morganzarate
Más sobre Morgan Zarate422: Ta-Ku
Reggie 'Ta-Ku' Matthews is a very exciting future beatmaker and producer.
Big on samples, soul and hip-hop, the Perth-based producer released his album Different Spaces in 2009 through indie label Paper Chain after participating in the Red Bull Music Academy in 2008.
www.myspace.com/reggietaku
Más sobre Ta-Ku423: Exile
Hip-hop producer Aleksander “Exile” Manfrediis hails from Los Angeles. The son of a musical family (His father, Albert Trent Manfredi and grandfather Alberico Manfredii were both musicians), Aleksander went from learning accordion in his grandfather's garage to teaming up with Aloe Blacc who was only 16 at the time.
Since then Exile has gone on to produce beats for the likes of Mobb Deep, Jurassic 5, Akon, Snoop Dog, Ghostface Killah and Slum Village.
Exile released his first instrumental album 'Radio' in 2010 on All City Records.
Gilles played 'Distopian Utopia' on 22/3/11.
Más sobre Exile424: EPROM
San Francisco-based electronic producer Eprom pulls together elements of hip-hop, 8-bit video game sounds and dance music, wrapping it all within a melodic framework.
Gilles played the track 'Chroumium Decay' as part of his 'That's What I Call Bumps' series on 22/3/11.
www.eprommusic.com
Más sobre EPROM425: Mono/Poly
Mono/Poly is another fine addition to Brainfeeder's roster. His schizophrenic output as showcased on his Manifestations EP released in March 2011 takes in sounds typical to the streets of Los Angeles, while other tracks display a real urgent groove.
Gilles played 'Glow' on 22/3/11
Más sobre Mono/Poly426: Bullion
Although often labeled under the tired 'chill-wave' banner, Bullion is a lot more than that.
One of the finest up and coming producers around, the West-Londoner first caught a great deal of attention with his mash up of Beach Boys' Pet Sounds with J Dilla.
His more recent releases have seen Bullion sample old folk tunes, use tribal beats and create a strange hybrid that is always danceable.
Gilles played 'Magic Was Ruler' on 23/3/11
Más sobre Bullion427: Zara McFarlane
A very talented jazz artist on the Brownswood roster.
Zara is an alumni of the Brit School and has so far collaborated with, to name but a few, Denys Baptiste, Soweto Kinch, Omar Puente, Guy Barker and Kit Downes.
The track 'Thoughts' was played by Gilles on 30/3/11.
Más sobre Zara McFarlane428: Mic Newman
Australian DJ and House producer who's really making a name for himself and being touted as one to watch in 2011.
A big name in Australia, Mic has been making waves overseas since 2009 when a series of high profile remixers for the likes of Booka Shade caught a great deal of attention.
Gilles played the track 'The Fidelity' on 30/3/11.
Más sobre Mic Newman431: Leila
A fantastic talent who when she started out was way ahead of her time.
Leila Arab was born in Iran but moved to London in 1979. She started out releasing music on Aphex Twin's label Rephlex Records including her hit 'Don't Fall Asleep' before releasing further stuff on Warp and XL.
As of early 2011 she is working on her fourth album.
Gilles played 'Don't Fall Asleep' on 30/3/11
Más sobre Leila432: Yann Tomita
In 1992 pioneering Japanese exotica/electronic artist Yann Tomita released the album Music For Astral Age, an experimental album that conbined electronics with steel pans.
In the late 80s and early 90s, Yann Tomita was a member of the bands Tiny Exotica Boys, Rude Flower and Water Melon.He has also collaborated with Grandmaster Flash.
Gilles played the track 'We Travel The Spaceways #1' with music by Sun-Raa on 30/3/11
Más sobre Yann Tomita433: Jacques Greene
Jacques makes wonderful ethereal dance music from Montreal. A big lover of UK Funky, techno, R&B and chicago house, Jacques has released a couple of EPs so far on the LuckyMe label.
Gilles played the track 'Another Girl' on 30/3/11
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