Seventy Seven (Feat. Thomas Koening)

Latin Bubbles (Feat. Ronald Baker)

Mr Thing aka Mark Bowles is a member of the original Scratch Pervert crew who, along with Tony, Joel and Paul, won the World DMC team championships in 1999. 

Mr Thing since went on to form the Extended Players with Harry Love and became an acclaimed producer in his own right, working with most of the UK's best MCs. From the early years, Mr Thing has always been as into collecting and playing records as he is into making beats.



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Following the passing of jazz legend Yusef Lateef in December, Gilles went through the innovator's extensive back-catalogue going all the way back to the 1950s, pulling out some of his personal favourite tracks. Here is part one of Gilles' tribute mix, celebrating the life and music of the mighty Yusef Lateef.

Photography by Peter Williams, 1994. 

Tracklisting
Morning  (Jazz Mood, 1957, Savoy)
Before Dawn (Before Dawn, 1957, Verve)
Anastasia (Other Sounds, 1957, Prestige)
Taboo (Other Sounds, 1957, Prestige)
Hapology (Jazz For The Thinker, 1957, Savoy)
Chang Chang Chang (Before Dawn, 1957, Verve)
Titora (The Centaur And The Phoenix Bonus Track, 1960, Riverside)
Moon Tree (The Fabric Of Jazz, 1959, Savoy)
Night In Tunisia (Prayer To The East, 1958, Savoy)
Abana (Jazz Around The World, 1963, Impulse)
1984 (1984, 1965, Impulse)
Plum Blossom (Eastern Sounds, 1961, Prestige)
You’re Somewhere Thinking Of Me (The Complete Yusef Lateef, 1968, Atlantic)
Like It Is (The Blue Yusef Lateef, 1968, Atlantic)
Woodward Avenue (Yusef Lateen’s Detroit, 1969, Atlantic)
Eboness (The Diverse Yusef Lateef, 1970, Atlantic)
Technological Homosapien (The Doctor Is In….And Out, 1976, Atlantic)
Hellbound (The Doctor Is In…And Out, 1976, Atlantic)
Love Theme From Sparticus (Eastern Sounds, 1961, Prestige)
Hold Your Light (Yusef Lateef And Adam Rudolph Live In Seattle, 1999, Meta)
Brother John (Live At Peps Vol 2, 1964, Impulse)
Passacaglia (Suite 16, 1970, Atlantic)

 

Yusef Lateef Tribute Mix Part 1

Sugar Honey Iced Tea!

Tonight (feat. Kamaal)

Ash Walker was in the studio with Audrey Powne celebrating the release of her new project. Lock in for an hour of selected gems. 


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Ash Walker w/ Audrey Powne - March 2024

recorded live at Blackbear Lodge, Meanjin Brisbane for Ron Trent's 2024 Australian tour.

Ron Trent Warm Up Mix - March 9, 2024

New and forthcoming music on BBE from musclecars, Audrey Powne & The Brkn Record.

Sweet Nothings w/ Jeff - April 2024

The first thing you might realise during a MUSCLECARS set is the sheer musicality of the duo's selections. Vocals glimmer at the centre, unfolding into enchanting, soulful coos, while drums strike captivating rhythms and gilded synths reach towards the sky. It's a jazzy New York house sound mythologised by pioneers like Joe Claussell, Carlos Sanchez and Timmy Regisford (whose songs all make it to this RA Podcast). For years, New York natives Brandon Weems and Craig Handfield have run their Coloring Lessons party as a way to introduce a younger generation to this vital piece of dance music history. In a city that prides itself on fast walking, fast talking and, as of late, fast BPMs, their music is an invitation to ease into a more relaxing pace.

This RA Podcast comes at a golden time for MUSCLECARS. In May, they released their RA-recommended debut album, Sugar Honey Iced Tea!, whose sultry (and undeniably catchy) lead single "Tonight" has gotten the stamp of approval, and a remix, from New York legend Louie Vega. And this Sunday, they hosted their annual Juneteenth block party outside the Lot Radio, where scores of Black dancers latched onto one another during sets from a multigenerational crew of Black DJs including Ron Trent, Lovie, Shawn Dub and MUSCLECARS themselves. This two-hour-plus mix takes us through the spiralling jazz of Herbie Hancock, the flashy disco of The Originals and lands us, finally, in "Water," the track that also closes out Sugar Honey Iced Tea!.

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Jeff Higgins returns for another Sweet Nothings show, journeying through smooth and jazzy disco, neo-soul and boogie selects. Listen back to hear exclusive music from Maurice Fulton and musclecars coming soon on BBE Music.

Sweet Nothings w/ Jeff Higgins - June 2024

Host Jeff Higgins returns for another episode of Sweet Nothings, taking you through his current sweet, soultronic favourites. Expect new music from SAULT, Rahaan, El Payo, Maurice Fulton and more.

Sweet Nothings w/ Jeff Higgins - July 2024

DJ & producer Shy One oversees the chatroom nonsense and brings that necessary get-up-and-go vibe every other hump day...  
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/soup-to-nuts-shy-one/episodes/soup-to-nuts-shy-one-31st-july-2024

Soup To Nuts w/ Shy One 310724

Jean-Claude searches through his extensive mountain of records to bring out some of that new new, and some new old as well. It always bangs. 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/ifmusic/episodes/ifmusic-3rd-august-2024

If Music Presents You Need This w/ Jean-Claude 030824

Jeff Higgins returns for another Sweet Nothings show, journeying through smooth and jazzy disco, neo-soul and boogie selects.

Sweet Nothings - August 2024

The brand new exclusive single from Suzanna Choffel.  Produced by Adrian Quesada.

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The JUNGLE FIRE sound digs deep and resurrects classic afro/latin funk music with an approach that is both authentic and highly explosive!. Members have performed with Stevie Wonder, Joe Bataan, Breakestra, Ozomatli, Quantic, Alice Russell, MDCL, Simple Citizens, Celia Cruz, Orgone, The Greyboy Allstars and the list goes on. Keep a watchful eye out as JUNGLE FIRE continues to scorch dance floors and heat up clubs across the nation!

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Founded in 1996 by Peter Adarkwah, Barely Breaking Even (BBE Music) started life as a London club night, taking its name from the eponymous Disco record by the Universal Robot Band.

The label grew from the vibrant early 90's club scene with its first release, Stop & Listen compiled by Dr Bob Jones in 1996, opening the door to iconic series' such as All Back To Mine & Late Nite Tales.

A tonne of releases followed, ranging from Disco to Funk, Jazz to House. In the year 2000, the label celebrated Masters at Work's 10th Anniversary with a mighty box set that featured near 80 tracks.

A year later BBE Music spawned the Beat Generation Series of artist albums, notably introducing J Dilla (Welcome 2 Detroit) & a young Will.I.Am's first solo outing, alongside DJ Jazzy Jeff, Madlib & DJ Spinna, all of whom contributed to this seminal set of long players.

A quarter of a century and well over 500 titles later, having worked with Mark Ronson, Roy Ayers, Questlove, Hugh Masekela, DJ Premier, Dimitri from Paris, Joey Negro, Kon, RZA, Laurent Garnier, Black Coffee, DJ Shadow, David Rodigan and John Morales among many others, BBE Music looks to the future, celebrating its rich heritage while continuing to release a bounty of fresh titles.

The label’s most recent projects include an expansive reissue series from pioneering Nigerian label Tabansi, new imprint ‘Batakari’ in association with Boddhi Satva and the critically acclaimed ‘J Jazz’ Japanese Jazz multi-album project, not to mention the recent landmark 500th label release: a brand new version of 'Barely Breaking Even', featuring Leroy Burgess, Patrick Adams and Louie Vega.

In 2021 BBE Music is celebrating its 25th anniversary. To mark this milestone, the label is offering up some special projects, from the 20th Anniversary edition of J Dilla’s ‘Welcome 2 Detroit’, through David Bowie tribute album ‘Modern Love’, to a special new ‘Worldwide’ compilation from old friend Gilles Peterson. BBE Music will also be looking to the future with more exciting original artist projects, plus merch collaborations events and more...

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