This week I was super lucky to have Unkle Ho and Senator Jim to come into the studio and play a live set! What a way to celebrate the new album, Circus Maximus, out on Elefant Traks. Unkle Ho’s music is something really fresh and special to experience and it was sonically divine to have the two guys jamming on their computer, mpc, theramin, trumpet and melodium! With multicultural musical influences working in harmony across a range of genres, it isn’t to hard to envisage world peace when listening to this music!

Also, I caught up with Taz Arnold of the mighty Sa-Ra Creative Partners to talk about making your music successful, their debut album, (pretty strange for a famous production crew), and what it takes to become hip hop royalty.

1. A live set from Unkle Ho and Senator Jim (esq.)
2. edseven: Drag Your Feet
3. Sa-Ra interview with Taz Arnold
4. DJ Krush: Only the Strong Survive feat. C.L. Smooth
5. Ming & FS: Back to One
6. Danny Breaks: Oh, What, Yo, Yeah, C’mon, Word
7. Dizzee Rascal: World Outside
8. Jimmy Edgar: No Guest List
9. Tom Burbank: Cracked
10. DJ Rylo: Countless Sleepless Nights
11. Gaiya: Freak
12. The Free Design: Where Do I Go? (Madlib Rmx)
13. Bogenschutzer: Short Rule

 Patent Pending 25/06/07 [88:36m]: (Protected Content)

Disjunction came in to play some tunes, Limpet styles.

We were delighted to catch up with Wax Tailor for a chat. A sample based hip hop wizard who was the Cannes Film Festival dj this year, his music is detailed and cinematic.

1. edseven: Boots be Steel Kapt
2. Disjunction: A mix from the last Limpet party
3. Wax Tailor interview
4. Four Tet: Sun Drums and Soil (Sa-Ra Rmx)
5. Daedelus: The Third Degree
6. Ark: Sucubz (Shalark Rmx)
7. Sa-Ra: Fly Away feat. Erykah Badu & Georgia Anne Muldrow
8. Wagon Christ: Thick Stew
9. DJ Kentaro: Free feat. MC Spank Rock
10. Unkle Ho: Hiroshi Waltz
11. Amp Fiddler: If I Don’t (dubstepped)
12. Neptunes: Nike Ad

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1. Rastawookie: Deep Bass Thrombosis
2. Bus: Middle of the Road
3. Kaman Leung: Let Go
4. DJ Rylo: My Mojo Back
5. Boom & Birds: Estaba
6. DJ Shadow: What Does Your Soul Look Like?
7. ED209º: Showdown
8. Yohimbe Brothers: Transmission xxx
9. Saddleback: Dance Card
10. Ammoncontact: Positive contact feat. Sol Uprising
11. Pest: Heard Yer Bird Moved In
12. K-Delight & the Voodoo Guru: The Real Thing
13. Peeping Tom: Kill the DJ feat. Massive Attack
14. DJ Krush: Song for John Walker feat. Anticon (Sticky Mix)
15. Vae: Possible to Rue
16. Braintax: Anti Grey (Inst.)
17. Fat John & Styrofoam: Nervous Inaction
18. ?: Afta Lafta (Comes Tearz)
19. Wax Tailor: Damn that DJ Made My Day
20. Wax Tailor: Where My Heart’s At feat. The Others
21. DJ Rubbish: Chomsky Beat
22. Sa-Ra: Trilla feat. J Dilla

 Patent Pending 4/6/07 [87:43m]: (Protected Content)

Semper-Fi came in to the studio to chat about his sonic ventures, his debut album and to smack down a killer mini-mix.

1. Sage Francis: Midgets and Giants
2. El-P: Lazerfaces Warning
3. DJ Kentaro: One Hand Blizzard
4. Unknown
5. Nextmen: Mashup
6. Semper-Fi: Aurora w/ Koda
7. Semper-Fi: Koto Sound
8. Semper-Fi Mini Mix
9. MORGAN HERITAGE - Reggae Music (Massive B)
10. SKREAM - Dutch Flowers (Tempa)
11. MASSIVE MUSIC - Find My Way (Kode9 Rmx) (Hyperdub)
12. THE OTHERS - Africa (Dub Police)
13. RSD (SMITH & MIGHTY) - Pretty Bright Light
14. (PunchDrunk)
15. HOODZ - Kong (TribeSteppaz)
16. TES LA ROCK - Ritual Murda (NarcoHz)
17. THE BUG - Jah War (Loefah Rmx) (Ninja Tune)
18. SIZZLA - I Got Too (MRK1 Mix) (Contagious)
19. Cinematic Orchestra: Time & Space
20. Team Shadatek: She
21. 7 Hertz: Electroleum
22. Outputmessage: Bernard’s Song
23. Download: Sorcear

 Patent Pending 28/5/07 [86:19m]: (Protected Content)

Bec was tucked away safely in bed, recovering… to aide that healing
process, Dr Al stepped out of the shadows to provide a tonic
comprising of some funk, some hop, some mash and a sprinkling of
drum’o'death…

1. Tha Blue Herb – 1 way 2 win (Hitman Walking)
2. Deltron 3030 – Virus
3. Amon Tobin – Verbal (Boom Bip remix)
4. Dardalus – Lights Out
5. Exile – Dirty Robots
6. Tim Exile – Deathface
7. DJ Aristocat – Make You Feel Wicked
8. Smalltown DJs – Mama Said Hip-Hop
9. DJ Eleven – Queen vs MOP
10. Nas vs The Cure – the Bboy Lullaby
11. Granufunk – Formatenfruehstueck
12. Hermitude – Gusto’s Theme
13. J-Zone – Funky Child
14. Unknown - words work best when they don’t mean much
15. Pharoahe Monch – Hell (feat Canibus)
16. Prefuse 73 – Hide Ya Face (El-P mix)
17. Ninja High School – It’s Alright To Fight
18. DJ Format – I’m Good
19. Yoko Solo – Pigbucket Blam Blam
20. Hereldeduke – Widescreen (feat Kool Keith)
21. Dabrye 73.3 – Prefuse 73 Megamix
22. Boot - Dissident

 Patent Pending 21/5/07 [88:36m]: (Protected Content)

Regal came into the studio to chat about his new album, travel plans and tograce us with a devine mini-mix.

1. Regal’s Mix
2. Sage Francis: Got up This Morning
3. DJ Spinna: Rock (The grand finalé)
4. Marco Polo: Nostalgia feat. Masta Ace
5. Uffie: Dismissed
6. Dymaxion: Where is the Product!
7. Regal: Loop Dreams
8. Regal: The Village
9. Regal short mix
10. Spoonbill: The Regal Red Carpet
11. o||o: Phobegone Days

 Patent Pending 14/5/07 [88:57m]: (Protected Content)

1. El-P: EMG
2. Nas: Nas is Like
3. Fernandinho: Beatbox Samba
4. Kid Koala: Single Emporer’s Main Course
5. Murder: JVox
6. Unkle Ho: Hiroshi Waltz
7. Wax Tailor: Que Sara
8. Amon Tobin: Always
9. Aesop Rock: Original Run
10. Thes One: Montage Juicy

 Patent Pending 7/5/07 [86:31m]: (Protected Content)

1. Rastawookie: Swing
2. SNAFU76: Mana Mathematics
3. Edan: Mic Manipulator
4. DJ Rylo: Heart II Heart
5. DJ Mehdi: Busy Being Born
6. T Raumschmiere feat. MC Soom T: A Million Brothers (Sub Species Rmx)
7. Sixtoo: Boxcutter Emporium
8. Regal: Loop Dreams
9. Brooks + Dani Siciliano: Wandering (Soft Pink Truth Rmx)
10. Benny Sings Rednose Distrikt: B.E.N.N.Y. S.I.N.G.S. R.E.D.N.O.S.E. D.I.S.T.R.I.K.T.
11. Daedelus: Femme Fatale
12. Unkle Ho: Big Band Rag
13. J Dilla: Geek Down
14. Si Begg: Number One
15. Krazy Baldhead: Strings of Death
16. DJ Kentaro: Handmade Gift
17. Wagon Christ: It is Always Now, All of it is Now
18. Neuletoids: To the Rhyme
19. Matthew Herbert: the Apartment
20. Kenneth Bager: Music for Dreams America
21. K-Delight + The Voodoo Guru feat. DJ Kentaro: The Real Thing (Stripped Rmx)

 Patent Pending 30/4/07 [83:43m]: (Protected Content)

An interview with RJD2 about his new album, becoming a muso and singing in the shower…

 

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Today we had an interview with RJD2 about his new album, becoming a muso and singing in the shower…

1. Burial: Southern Comfort
2. Resolved: Afta Lafta Comes Tearz
3. J Dilla: Won’t Do
4. DJ Rylo: Heart II Heart
5. High Priest: Afro Horn
6. Mat Young: Illy Uno (Sixgun Alley Rmx)
7. RJD2: Sweet Piece
8. RJD2: Ringfinger
9. RJD2 vs Diplo: The Mashed Up Mixes
10. Mayday!: 4×4
11. No One Leaves: Get Paid
12. i:Cube vs RZA: Can You Deal With That?
13. Marc Mac: Throwdown
14. DKD: Future Rage
15. Spoonbill: Rubber Sqeegy
16. Elektro4: Three Views of a Secret
17. SNAFU76: C’est what?
18. The Together Brothers: Let it Go
19. Skymark feat. Steve Spacek: How You Gonna Feel?

1. Regal: Capt. Ahab
2. Xingfox feat. Tame One: Da Muzik
3. ? : Norman Shady
4. Bus: Me, Who Me?
5. Caural: transition Suite Pt. 1 - Lady
6. Pharoah Monch: Push
7. Conrad Newholmes: Yohon De Imerzer
8. Malcom Kipe: Exert
9. DJ Vadim feat. Zion: Got to Rock
10. Giant Panda: TKO (Omega Watts Rmx)
11. Machine Drum: New Too
12. Filastine: The Last Redoubt
13. Lusine: Flat for You (Matthew Dear Rmx)
14. Ken Ishii: Extra (Wagon Christ Rmx)
15. Horsepower Productions: Voodoo Spell
16. Andreya Triana, Some Freak & Richard Eigner: The Light
17. Flying Lotus feat. Dreya: Tea Leaf Dancers
18. Natalia Grosiak & Mombus: UFO Has Landed in Murmansk!
19. Munk: Ce Kul feat. DJ Chloe
20. Broken: Click to Move On

 Patent Pending 16/4/07 [87:20m]: (Protected Content)

1. Plastic Little: Rap O’Clock
2. Fannypack: So Stylistic
3. DJ Tamiel: trans Network Express
4. Freaks: Mista D
5. Spoonbill: Half a Lamington’
6. Nick Catchdubs: Party + Fireshit
7. Hollertronix: Missy vs The Clash
8. DJ Shadow: Right Thing (Z-Trip Rmx)
9. Bint: ?
10. Cane Matto: What it Is!
11. Mad Dogs: Better Make Room
12. Stabilizer: What it Takes
13. Tipper: Donut (Wagon Christ Rmx)
14. Bushwacka!: ?
15. The Black Dog: Chiba
16. Krazy Baldhead feat. Tes: Crazy Motherfuxorz
17. Phono feat. Tintin: Pimpin’ Tintin
18. Daedelus: Sundown (Diplo Rmx)
19. Spoonbill: Collective Mass
20. Beastie Boys vs Tiefschwarz: 4 Sure
21. Radar: Anti Matter
22. El-P: Habeas Corpses
23. DJ Food v DK: Now Listen Again

 Patent Pending 9/4/07 [88:09m]: (Protected Content)

When I was little, 3:33pm was my favourite time - I’d wait for it…

1. Juzzie Smith: Good Music
2. Memory Man: Live From Death Row
3. Si Begg: You Ain’t Got This Shit in Yo Crate
4. Girl Talk: -
5. Mista Savona: Words + Meditation
6. o||o: The Lunatics Have Taken Over the Asylum
7. Conrad Newholms: B-Boy Lilypad
8. Xela: Soul in the Machine
9. Lumifire: Jewel Scarabs
10. Curse Ov Dialect: Curse Ov the Vulk Macedonian
11. Stacs of Stamina: Tivoli
12. Jimmy Edgar: I Hate When People Make Tracks Like This
13. Phono: Pimpin Tintin
14. Macromantics: Scorch
15. Kirstuit Salu: Bland Impair
16. Tes: Change
17. Malcom Kipe: Man’s Vents
18. Tooth: Ultimate Kicks
19. Boom + Birds: Yellow Kite
20. Royal Foxbridge: Bored Break
21. Hermitude: Nightfall’s Messenger
22. Edan: Dope Rhymes For Sure
23. DJ Tr!p: Online Celebrity
24. Machine Drum: Izey Rael (Icy Rail Rmx)
25. Dabrye: Hyped Up Plus Tax
26. Mala: Left Leg Out
27. Boy Robot: Set it for Me
28. Koolism: ‘Oiaue

 Patent Pending 02/04/07 [90:50m]: (Protected Content)

Today Meem came in to natter about his adventures overseas, the future and was kind enought to drop a short set of funk, soul disco and sweetness.

Meem:

1. Meem: Rumpski
2. Meem: Daisy
3. Gina Soccio: Try It Out
4. Patrice Russian: Number One
5. Organized Konfusion: Walk into the Sun
6. RSL Rmx: Sing Sing Sing
7. Bobby Cruise: Bomba Camara
8. Kaygees: Get Down
9. LTD: Back in Love

Bec Stuff:

1. Coco Tea: Informer
2. Loop vs Alvin, Marvin & Tammi: Keep On Climbin’
3. Altz: Jino
4. Benny Sings Rednose Distrikt: ABCDEFG
5. Herb Philosopher: Songs From Setzuan
6. K-Delight & The Voodoo Guru feat. DJ Kentaro: the Real Thing
7. DJ Shadow: Enuff feat. Q-Tip & Lateef the Truth Speaker
8. DJ Yoda: Salaam feat. MC Paul Barman
9. High Priest: Elevation
10. Krazy Baldhead: Apple Juice
11. Ark: AP Day
12. Ghislain Porrier: Off Balance
13. Stevie Culture: turn Up

1. Four Tet: Sun Drums & Soil (Sa-Ra Rmx)
2. Mocky: Soulcentral
3. Mr Scruff: Get A Move OnWagon Christ: Receiver
4. Photek: Smoke Rings
5. DJ Logic: Black Buddha
6. Lemon D: Change
7. Tim Koch: Can You Offer
8. De Vibroluxe: 55$/hr
9. General Patton vs the Executioners: Roc Raider Riot Control Agent
10. Pest: Children of the Deep Freeze
11. Mr Oizo: Monophonic Shit
12. Ming: Wait (Buckfunk 3000 Rmx)
13. NIN: I’m Not
14. Timtim: Atwater CA (Modeselektor Rmx)
15. Jimmy Edgar: Sheer, Make, Serve
16. Quadrille: Quadrille
17. I Am Not A Gun: Move
18. Jesper Dahlback: Trollslanda
19. Skew: El-P is Playing At My House
20. Cannibal Ox: The F Word (RJD@ Rmx)
21. DJ Krush: Kemuri (Untouchable Rmx)
22. TZU: Curse of the Word

 Patent Pending 19/03/07 [90:17m]: (Protected Content)