Today’s premiere comes from Ugly Mac Beer, who shares the bossa meets boom bap instrumental “Dolce Vita” with us. 

French producer Ugly Mac Beer, known for his contributions to the breakbeat scene and for founding Beatsqueeze Records, is releasing a new solo album titled ‘The Valley of the Kings’. 

Set for release on January 27, 2023, the album features a collection of obscure samples from around the world, repurposed into heavy boom bap instrumentals. 

With inspiration from 90s productions by genre masters such as Madlib, DJ Shadow, and RZA, the album's concept centers around the search for the ultimate and perfectly heady loop. 

A concept album, ‘The Valley of the Kings’ tells a story of a journey back to the time when the pyramids were built, and is described as Ugly Mac Beer's own "old movie about Egypt".

The Valley Of The King

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Exclusive Premiere: Ugly Mac Beer "Dolce Vita" (X-Ray Productions)

Producer and composer Adrian Younge's Worldwide Family Mixtape of rare 7s for Gilles' Worldwide radio show. 

There's an exclusive video interview over on Gilles' Youtube, where Adrian talks through the mix, as well as discussing being sampled by Timbaland for Jay Z's Picasso Baby, and his projects with Ghostface Killah, Souls of Mischief, Snoop, Raphael Saadiq, Ali Shaheed Mohammad, Delfonics and CeeLo Green! 

You can find the tracklisting over there as well.

http://youtu.be/I2GRUNzvAS0

 Plus, for the production nerds Adrian discusses his old school approach to making records!

Adrian Younge Mix On Gilles Peterson Worldwide (GPWW881)

look what I found on my hard drive. This was a little 30 min cdr Marc Mac did for Radio promo a few years back, has a few studio out-take versions, makes a nice Friday night 'get down' tape.

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After learning the sad news of Richard Evan's passing we've dug out Marc Mac's 2007 podcast celebrating Richard's great arrangements. Rest easy brother...
"If you have music running through your head when you wake up in the morning, when you brush your teeth, and all day . . . well, that's the kind of thing we should be trying to help you with. But we'll show you what others did, too, so you can use them as role models." 
quote... Professor Richard Evans.

Track List:

Windmills Of Your Mind - Dorothy Ashby 
California Soul - Marlena Shaw 
Never Gonna Give You Up - Soulful Strings 
My Loves A Monster - Clea Bradford 
Lancaster Gate - Woody Herman 
Hello Goodbye - Soulful Strings 
Within You Without You - Soulful Strings 
Elevate Your Mind - Linda Williams 
Capricorn Rising - Richard Evans 
My Music - Samuel Jonathan Johnson 
Too Soon Youre Old - Penny Goodwin 
Annie Mae - Natalie Cole 
Ahmad Blues - Marlena Shaw 
Soul Vibration - Dorothy Ashby 
Joyful Grass And Grape - Dorothy Ashby 
It Sure Is Groovy - Marlena Shaw


The Soul Arranger (Part two) - Richard Evans

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FOURTH KIND | Omniverse Records | OMNILP05
Audition | Time Flies By | Life Cycle | Take Me To Your Sky | Peaceful Sundown, | Afterglows | Synapse | The Star Of A Story | Light Of My Soul | Sky Reprise

Well, this is different… Fourth Kind the self titled mini album on Omniverse Records. It’s hard to pinpoint a genre with records like this; produced by Marc Mac of 4hero and similar to some of the 4hero output, it defies genre and fits somewhere in-between many. The production is heavily reliant on synthesisers and vintage drum machines in places but is full of real life and organic movements, this is partly down to the signature drums played by Luke Parkhouse. The only other guest spot is filled by Nu Jazz Funker Pascal Strauss aka Luman Child who plays bass guitar on “Take Me To Your Sky” which along with “Afterglows” are the closest we get to dance tracks, in most parts a 70s fusion feel is present. The short interlude type tracks are just as important and I would go as far as to say vital to telling the story.  Moogs, Arps and Solina strings weave patterns throughout, all in all, across the 10 tracks the album is a journey of mood and emotions.  Limited Edition 180g Pressing. Released 17th September 2018.

PRE ORDER: - https://fourthkind.bandcamp.com/album/fourth-kind

Fourth Kind

A remix of a tune Haile Ali and I did a few years back. 
Just having fun playing with some Loops from Dorothy Ashby's 'Come Live With Me'.
Not the first to do so but just let me have fun. 

Enjoy.

Haile Ali - When She Wakes Up (Setwun's Afro Harping Remix)

Melbourne outfit @karate-boogaloo flip Mtume's 80s hit into a wonky, mellow synth jam. Out on @hopestreet-recordings.

Read More & Buy: http://www.stampthewax.com/2019/08/21/premiere-karate-boogaloo-juicy-fruit/

Karate Boogaloo - Juicy Fruit (STW Premiere)

Kamaal Williams DJ-Kicks is coming in November

pre-order ⟶ k7.lnk.to/KamaalWilliams

Game-changing multi-instrumentalist Kamaal Williams has put together the latest DJ-Kicks mix. Due for release on November 8th, it features four of his own brand new and exclusive tracks and hints at the wide world of influences that have made him one of the most prominent artists of the last few years.

Williams has taken his long standing love of seventies jazz fusion and mixed it up with the contemporary sound of the London underground to devastating effect. House, broken beat, grime, soul, funk, hip hop and jazz all permeate his work, which has seen him evolve from one-man producer Henry Wu to acclaimed live band Kamaal Williams, backed by talented drummers and bassists. His pioneering work in the studio and live arena has influenced a whole new generation of like-minded musicians that have helped make the capital one of the most musically exciting and quickly evolving cities in the world, with Williams' own virtuoso drumming and percussion right at the heart of it all.

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Kamaal Williams - Snitches Brew (Live In Atlanta)

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In the name of spreading good, and maybe undiscovered, music during these trying times, here is Episode 70 of Mike D's "The Echo Chamber". It's the Zamrock Special with guests Egon & Madlib.
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Also, don't miss the Now Again Records X Vinyl Me, Please Zambian Rock Anthology: http://bit.ly/32T06zn

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