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Gil Scott Heron

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A lament  about the state of affairs at the beginning of the Reagan years. 

With respect, I cut and rearranged it extensively, keeping what I felt were still the most relevant lyrics for 2013.
Although there were a number of short instrumental parts later in the track, there was  literally no clean loop for the introduction so I had to create one by cutting and splicing small grabs from the main body of the tune and reconstructing a series of instrumental loops for this purpose. 

The structure of the original is introduction _ poem _ song. 
I rearranged this using the song parts as a chorus with the selected poem parts as a form of verse in between, and attempted to keep true to the flow and build of the original. Not too heavy but still to the point. 

Added some extra drums for more stomp, some subtle effects and layering of bass sections. Moved the tempo up to 107. Hope you enjoy it!

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Gil Scott-Heron - B Movie (Lac's give em hell edit)

Rain Or Shine

Keyboards & Bass : SEDJI aka 7J
Drums ROKASOUL

Rokasoul & Sedji-7J vs Gil Scott Heron - Blusology (ROKASOUL DRUM SHED)

Edit of a live 1976 classic by Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson.
Also sampled by Kenlou (aka Masters At Work) in "Moonshine" (1995)
I used a bit more of the original..

A long but fine 8 minute ride.. enjoy !!! 


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Gil Scott-Heron - Home Is Where The Hatred Is (Ronny Hammond's IS THAT J.A.Z.Z. Edit) (FREE DL)

Includes excerpts from "The Bicentennial Blues", a track which I was none too fond of as a relative youngster, as it seemed to me then that The Blues was something older people invoked whenever they wanted to make you feel like you didn't know anything. I was also irritated by the very specific and (and to my very young self) seemingly meaningless political references in this track. For me back then, it was all about "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised", "Home Is Where The Hatred Is", "The Bottle" or "It's Your World".  

Well, time passes and I went on to become a huge GSH fan, so much so I would probably have been happy to sit and listen to him reading from the phone book, let alone recite the Bicentennial Blues, and what seemed to me almost passé then has proven to be remarkably prescient today: the names have changed, the culprits haven't. 

Let's hope that he achieves the artistic and cultural position he really deserves, and soon.  People like Gil don't come along very often, he will be sorely missed.

Gil Scott-Heron - Angola, Louisiana (Casbah 73 Tribute Edit)

Plays by Francois K, Alex From Tokyo
Eddie C: "I love that tune!"
Mr K 'Alexi Shelby: "Thanks - Really Cool..."
Abe Duque: "Very cool mix"
Brendon Moeller: "Whitey On The Moon Remix is superb"

Gil Scott Heron - Whitey On The Moon (The Munk Machine Remix)

Real Eyes

The Klan

Gil Scott-Heron - The Klan (Daddy Lovebone Bleeding Razor Edit)

Psychic Mirrors - Midnight Special (EMIL INDIANA edit)

K Gee

It Only Takes A Minute Girl

Lonnie Smith - It's Changed - 1977

In advance of their upcoming live jazz fusion album comes a re-release of 2 original songs from the band’s now hard-to-find 2010 album, Kindred.
The first side features legendary saxophonist, Wen- dell Harrison, who is best known for his work on De- troit’s renownedTribe record label. ‘Kindred’ is a dark and heady composition reminiscent of Miles Davis’s fusion-era material, which despite it’s abstractions, is underpinned by a heavy, head-nodding groove.
On the flip is ‘Polyester People’, an explosive, up- tempo jam which shows off the keyboard skills of Jeremy Ellis. Despite being best known for playing the drum machine alongside the Roots, Ellis is an incredible keyboardist in his own right.
His contribution on the Fender Rhodes calls to mind Herbie Hancock’s best work with the Headhunters, and the band never lets up under him!

WSS005

Kindred b/w Polyester People

Kindred (featuring Wendell Harrison)

Gil Scott-Heron - A Legend In His Own Mind (Dasboy Edit)

*** FREE D/L *** Gil Scott Heron - Lady Day and John Coltrane (Andy Buchan Edit)

Konstantin Bessonov and Simon Roessler straddle classical composition, free jazz improvisation and minimalist aesthetics as uon duh.

'EUROPE' is out December 6th on Muscut.

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Premiere: uon duh - Hotel Verdi [Muscut]

Winter Mood: Evening Lounge Bar Jazz - Mulled Wine, Hot Coffee, Perfect Time, Restaurant Background Jazz Music

Fly with Me

Art Direction – Myron Polenberg, Steve Feldman 
Co-producer – Larry Fallon, Tom Wilson 
Djembe, Congas, Bongos, Shekere, 
Triangle – Barnett Williams
Drums – Josef Blocker
Guitar –  Marlo Henderson
Illustration – Stan Zagorski
Producer, Keyboards – Brian Jackson
Producer, Vocals – Gil Scott-Heron
Tenor Saxophone, Bass Clarinet – Bilal Sunni-Ali
Timbales, Percussion – Tony Duncanson
Trumpet – Delbert Taylor

Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson - Racetrack In France - Related Forms Edit

Fly me to the moon cover?

Fly Me To The Moon

Ruler Of Hearts

Don't Mess With My Man

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After a massive year for the Reggae Roast, we are back inna Brixton to mash up Plan B yet again! We have enlisted the services of everyone’s favourite UK Bashment sound, ‘The Heatwave’ and 1Xtra’s Dancehall specialist, Chris Goldfinger, to lend a hand in our 5th Birthday celebration!

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The Heatwave Promo Mix - Jamdown @ Plan B, 9th Feb 2013 - 5th Birthday Bash

I feel a real disconnect to Independence Day for many reasons and this song is always with me on this day.   I made a very simple edit for my DJ friends with the hope that they share it with their audiences.

Gil Scott Heron "Home Is Where The Hatred Is (CASAMENA EDIT)"

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