One from the archives, and certainly a Brownswood fave, this week's guest mix is brought to you from synth magician DÉbruit. Musician and producer, from the Atlantic shores - expect surrealist grooves coming to life between space and time, playing with or combining elements that haven't existed together.

Enjoy!

Débruit & Alsarah - Jibal Alnuba (Soundway Records)
Sa-Ra Creative Partners – Hollywood (Badygrande Records)
Latyrx - Lady Don't Tek No (Solesides)
Hugh Masekela – Mahlalela (BBE)
Trio Ternura  - A Gira (Polydor)
The Funkees – Mimbo (EMI)
Serge Gainsbourg – Marabout (Mercury)

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DÉbruit Mix on Gilles Peterson Worldwide (GPWW 872)

Eine Dr Heinz Funkenpumpe Kreation! Marvin Gaye, Bob Marley & The Wailers. Credit to Nuffwish for the original concept & Blueblood for playing it!

A Healing Dub (Funkenpumpe Remix)

This dedication mix is long overdue. In 1996, my friend Dave played me "Journey to Satchidanada" and I was blown away. A year or two later, I recovered a weathered copy of the record from a book and record store on East 7th Street in Manhattan while digging around with the same friend and it became a prized possession. Over the coming years I educated myself on more of her music, digging up copies here and there, and feel a bit lucky to have grabbed most of her records before the "craze" hit sometime in the late 2000s. It's truly unique and beautiful music - I admit that I can't totally stomach some of the more free-leaning cuts she recorded, in the same way I can't get into the late work of her also-legendary husband, but when I put these albums on the turntable it truly is a bit of an "inter-dimensional" experience, like the cover art of her "World Galaxy" album.

Belated happy birthday to Alice Coltrane! Besides the first track, which is a clip from a seminal session she did with Marian McPartland for NPR's "Piano Jazz" series, these are all from my personal copies of her albums.

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Pullin from the Stacks - Alice Coltrane Dedication

A Trip To The Moon

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L'aura

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Pellegrino & Zodyaco - L'aura [EASerie7-04D]

We all dream sometimes, but unrealistic dreams don't always bring us happiness.

Nightmare

From the 1973 original tune by Zap Pow
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Sandy B - Qhum Qhuaks

All good things must come to an end.. & we hope we have saved the best till last!

Sampling one of my favourite tracks of all time - Syd Dale's "Lucky Seven" and layering it with some Wiffle and a smidge of Vanessa too.. Ladies & gents.. Zoom Zooooom!

Hope you enjoyed listening!

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Skeewiff, Syd Dale & Vanessa Contenay - Jet Set Zoom Zoom

Ritratto di Toto Cutugno, Vol. 1

Africa

"Matasuna Records" is delighted to reissue one of their absolute highlights and favourite songs of "Nico Gomez And His Afro Percussion Inc". As well as the original version, which was released on a 7inch by "Mr. Bongo" a few years ago and is completely sold out, they've included a rework by the restless and well-known US producer & Dj "Bosq". His version, which became a DJ weapon as a digital promo, is now officially licensed on vinyl for the first time. For this release his version was revised once again for the best possible sound quality on an essential 7inch with the newly mastered original song.

"Joseph Van Het Groenewoud", who would later become known as "Nico Gomez", was a musician & composer from the Netherlands. He spent his youth in the Antilles, Cuba and other islands of the Caribbean, which had an unmistakable influence on his music. As a passionate musician and skilled guitarist he was familiar with the typical rhythms and melodies of this region. Later he returned to the Netherlands, before fleeing from there to Belgium in 1946 to escape from serving in the Dutch army in Indonesia. From then on he called himself "Nico Ooms". It's said that he was so obsessed with Cuban music that he changed his name to "Nico Gomez" - in any case, the name fit better with the Latin American music he brought to the stage. He had made a name for himself as a composer and arranger for various artists and orchestras – e.g. he wrote for "Los Chakachas", a well-known Belgian Latinsoul combo. But he also conducted the "Nico Gomez Orchestra".

One of the most sought-after recordings was the 1971 album "Ritual" by his band "Nico Gomez And His Afro Percussion Inc". It is considered one of the best Afrolatin albums of the 1970s - especially once this masterpiece was (re)discovered by Djs and its popularity soared. The album is a tasty mixture of Latinfunk grooves, deep Afrosoul and Chicano rock influences like fuzzy guitar and heavy organ.

"Lupita" on the A-side is a cover version of the song by "Perez Prado", the Cuban-born King of Mambo, who has legendary status in his adopted country of Mexico. In contrast to Prado's elated original, Nico Gomez's version is an absolute funk monster, driven by heavy percussions, psychedelic organ grooves, fuzz guitar, exciting brass and a deep bass line. A truly extraordinary song!

Bosq's version on the B-side takes the original even further, adding more percussive elements and killer beats and breaks. His DJ-friendly rework has proven itself on dance floors around the world, always turning the mood into a hot melting pot.

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Ghost Funk Orchestra

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