Rewind selector for Jewel School's Fat Freddy's Drop On The Couch session from 2005. Recorded with us on the cusp of Based On A True Story setting sail, it's a leisurely korero with Zen & Martin on Freddys origins & inspirations, Ghuznee HQ & bad ass times, matched with a generous slice of Bongmaster & Matterhorn jams to then fresh bites from BOATS album. Chur Jewel School, still broadcasting weekly on Radio Active.
On The Couch: DJ Fitchie, Joe Dukie, Fulla Flash, Suga 2 Tone aka Tony Chang, Dobie Blaze aka Kuki, Hopepa & Jetlag Johnson.

ON THE COUCH (2005)

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Fat Freddy's Drop

Detroit producer and DJ, Theo Parrish, translates Mother Mother with a vocal and instrumental re-wiring of the original soulful, techno-tinged workout off the album Blackbird.

Mother Mother (Theo Parrish Translation)

Mother Mother

Fat Freddy's Drop - Mother Mother Theo Parrish Translation

Fink - Maker (Synapson Remix)

01 Strictly Roots

Wandering Eye 12"

Wandering Eye

11 (6) Audio Track (Wandering Eye)

FFD On The Couch ft The Nod (Active live to air)

FFD On The Couch ft Roady (Live at Sandwiches)

FFD On The Couch ft Flashback, Ernie (instrumental > album bites)

FFD On The Couch ft Cays Crays (instrumental > album version)

FFD On The Couch ft No Parking (Matterhorn), Bongmaster jams ESC, Matterhorn), HOPE (original)

FFD On The Couch ft Ray Ray (instrumental > album version)

FFD On The Couch ft Wandering Eye (instrumental > album bites)

Unleashing Razor from Fat Freddy's Drop new album BAYS, worldwide album release 23 October.  
Pre-order BAYS FFD.lnk.to/Bays
Freddys beatmaster DJ Fitchie said "There's no fucking around on this one. Blaze is on fire...he's on a synthesiser treadmill, struggling to stay in control at times but in the end provides the perfect backdrop for Dukie's angst-ridden words." 

Bays

Razor

01 - Fat Freddy's Drop - Ernie

Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni ba return with a new single, new album and live dates

Mali's ngoni ace returns. After his celebrated debut album Segu Blue and the Grammy nominated follow up I speak fula, hundreds of concerts all over the globe, an appearance headlining the AfroCubism project and, just a few months ago, stunning appearances at the latest Africa Express events performing with Sir Paul McCartney, Damon Albarn and many others, Bassekou Kouyate is back with his new album.

Jama ko means 'a big gathering of people'.  It is the first song to be released from the forthcoming album of the same title. It is a call for unity, peace and tolerance in a time of crisis: no matter who you are, let us come together and enjoy life, and celebrate the true spirit of Mali.

“Jama ko, c’est pour tout le monde”, says Bassekou Kouyate, the celebrated ngoni player, explaining the title of his third album, “There are over 90% Muslims in Mali, but our form of Islam here has nothing to do with a radical form of Sharia: that is not our culture. We have been singing praise songs for the Prophet for hundreds of years. If the Islamists stop people music making they will rip the heart out of Mali.”

The recording of Jama ko took place in March 2012 in Mali's capital Bamako. It was recorded with an entirely new line-up including Bassekou's two sons Madou and Moustafa Kouyate, ngoni ace Abou Sissoko and a number of other young talented musicians from Bamako. It became political by accident. In the afternoon of the first day in the studio the military overthrew the president Amadou Toumani Toure (ATT).  It was a shock for Bassekou as the former president was a great supporter of his music. Somewhere between power cuts, fuel shortages and the uncertainty of daily curfews the recording went on. Meanwhile the situation in the north of Mali was getting worse and worse by the day. In the studio a musical answer started taking shape: Instead of keeping quiet Bassekou plugged in his wah wah pedal, cranked up his amp and let loose: Ne me fatigue pas: don't wear me out. You can hear the heartbeat of Malian music pulsing in this music.

Kasse Mady Diabate is featured on the Latin-flavoured Sinaly singing about Sinaly Diarra, a Bamana king famous for resisting forced Islamisation in the 19th century. Kele Magni is a duet between Amy Sacko and Khaira Arby from Timbuktu, calling for peace in Mali. Zoumana Tereta praises the cotton farmers of Mali in Mali Koori with a voice that takes you back into the time of the great Bambara warriors. Jama ko also features an incredible duet between Bassekou and Taj Mahal (vocals / electric guitar) and ends with the touching song Moustafa by Bassekou’s son Moustafa dedicated to his parents thanking them for all they have done for him.

Howard Bilerman (Arcade Fire, Hotel 2 Tango) recorded the album in Mali and ended up mixing and co-producing most of it back home in Montreal. Andrew Barr (Barr Brothers) and Max Weissenfeldt (Poets of Rhythm) added drums. Mocky Salole (Feist, Jamie Lidell) contributed to the production and played organ and drums.

Jama ko digital single out now 19 November 2012
Jama ko album out in the UK on 28 January 2013
Live in the UK: 26 January 2013 - Barbican, London + 27 January - Glasgow Royal Concert Hall as part of Celtic Connections (Sahara Soul triple bill with Tamikrest and Sidi Touré)


Watch preview video:
http://youtu.be/lfU4rxQL4Dw


Jama Ko
SoundCloud: http://soundcloud.com/outhererecords/bassekou-kouyate-ngoni-ba-jama
YouTube: http://youtu.be/lfU4rxQL4Dw

Bassekou Kouyate online:
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/bassekoukouyate
Twitter: @Bassekou http://twitter.com/Bassekou
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/bassekoukouyate

Out Here Records online:
http://www.outhere.de
http://www.outhere.de/jamako

Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba - Jama ko (Single - Song for Peace)

Blackbird, the opening track from the third studio album by soul pirates Fat Freddy's Drop.

Blackbird

Clean The House single from Blackbird, the third studio album from heavyweight soul providers Fat Freddy’s Drop. Check the grindhouse marionette music video at : http://youtu.be/T2INd9Cjf1U

Clean The House

Clean the House

Fat Freddy's Drop’s pirate soul train, resolutely independent, worldwide.

Formed in 1999 in Wellington, New Zealand our sound draws inspiration from almost every part of the black music lexicon. Soul drenched vocals and jazz harmonies collide with tape delays and echo chambers, underpinned by a rhythm section as comfortable laying down a throbbing, techy soundscape as they are a swampy blues stomp.
