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A selection of interviews from legends who have passed through the Brownswood Basement for a catch-up.

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Miss Cheila

Giles P

Flava In Ya Ear [Remix]-Craig Mack Feat. The Notorious B.I.G., LL Cool J, Busta Rhymes, and Rampage

Diablo (prod. Larry Fisherman)

April 21st sees the release of the Chatterbox EP on Exit Records:

A1 Award Tour
A2 Eazy Boy
B1 Chatterbox
B2 Fragile

As with the Matchsticks EP, this will be released on one piece of 33rpm transparent vinyl (2 tracks per side), in addition to digital.

Pre-order the vinyl now from the Exit Records Surus store and receive free mp3s: www.surus.co.uk/exit-records/chat…box-ep-24584.aspx

Pre-Order

Stray - Award Tour [clip] (EXIT051 A1 - "Chatterbox" EP)

Pre-order Fated on iTunes and get "Cold Stares" now hyperurl.co/NTfated

Cold Stares ft. Chance The Rapper
Additional Vocals: The O'My's

Nosaj Thing
3rd studio album Fated 
Out May 4, 2015 
Innovative Leisure / Timetable Records

nosajthing.com
innovativeleisure.net
timetablerecords.com

Fated

Cold Stares (feat. Chance The Rapper & Maceo Haymes)

Buy A License

"Just Might Be" Young Thug X Migos X Rich Homie Quan / Type Beat

Despite hailing from East London, DrumTalk's eponymous EP for Huntleys + Palmers possesses sounds from around the globe; Detroit techno-style synth lines riding over more off-kilter rhythms, drawing comparisons to early Daphni and Four Tet with its use of African influences. This is much the same route he's taken on his killer 30 minute mix for GPWW. Enjoy!

Tracklist at: http://www.gillespetersonworldwide.com/wws-guest-mix/gpww-940-drumtalk/

Tracklist

Drumtalk on Gilles Peterson Worldwide (GPWW940)

Ahead of Monday's 'Red Bull Music Academy Presents Cosmic Expansions', Gilles puts together a mix of his favourite Lonnie Liston Smith-related selections. 

And to round things off, here's the first play of the full un-edited interview between Lonnie and Gilles, recorded in November 2012.

ll smith - rejuvenations (astral travelling 1973)
roland kirk -now please don’t cry beautiful edith (now please...1967)
pharaoh sanders - astral travelling ( thembi 1971)
leon thomas - echoes (spirits known and unknown 1969)
ll smith - shadows (expansions 1975)
ll smith - sunbeams (reflections of a golden dream 1976)
gato barbieri - tupac (fenix 1971)
ll smith - in the park (love is the answer 1980)
ll smith - bright moments (loveland 1978)
ll smith - space princess (exotic mysteries 1978)
ll smith - mardi gras (renaissance 1977)
ll smith - naima (cosmic funk 1974)
oliver nelson - in a japanese garden (skull session 1975)
miles davis - ife (big fun 1974)
ll smith - space lady (renaissance 1975)
ll smith - a chance for peace (visions of a new world 1975)
marvin gaye - what’s going on (live in montreux 1980)
ll smith - visions of a new world (live! 1977)
expansions - expansions (1975)
ll smith - cary paul and louisa (make someone happy 1986)
ll smith - a song for the children (a song for the children 1979)
ll smith - colour my love (magic lady 1991)

http://uktour.redbullmusicacademy.com/events/cosmic-expansions

Lonnie Liston Smith Mix & In Conversation

Heaven Only Knows ft Chance The Rapper
Prod. by Lido
Additional Vocals by Eryn Allen Kane 

.Wav Theory 


Heaven Only Knows (Ft. Chance The Rapper, Lido & Eryn Allen Kane)

Wiz Khalifa & Curren$y Feat. SAYITAINTTONE - "Weed Nap"

California singer/songwriter/raconteur, and member of the AOR/yacht rock scene of the 70s and 80s, Ned Doheny swung by the basement during his European tour, to chat about his days on Asylum Records, his infamous grandfather, and the recent releases/reissues of his work, out on Numero and Be With Records.

Tracklist:
Ned Doheny - Watcha Gonna Do For Me
Ned Doheny - On & On Demo
Ned Doheny - A Love Of Your Own
Chaka Khan - Watcha Gonna Do For Me
Ned Doheny - To Prove My Love
Ned Doheny - Get It Up For Love Demo
Ned Doheny - Get It Up For Love
Tata Vega - Get It Up For Love (JM Edit)
Ned Doheny - The Devil In You

Ned Doheny's Hard Candy is reissued through Be With Music.
Ned Doheny's Prone is reissued through Be With Music.
Ned Doheny's Separate Oceans is out on Numero Group.


Ned Doheny Words & Music

Singer-songwriter, neo-ragtime vocalist Dessy Di Lauro announces the release of “Let Me Hear You Say Hep Hep.” The track is the latest single from her forthcoming EP that’s slated for release in August 2015. Creating a sound inspired by jazz pioneers, Duke Ellington and Cab Calloway, Di Lauro uses the musical language of the Harlem Renaissance era fused with today’s urban beats, contemporary sounds and catchy R&B hooks.

‘Let Me Hear You Say Hep Hep’ follows their neo-ragtime signature with Pageot’s syncopated stride-piano over funky tight production while Di Lauro swings her soulful melodies and catchy RnB hooks. This new anthem is about people expressing their ”joie de vivre” and letting go of all inhibitions. It’s about feeling good and being happy in the moment and sharing positive energy and having a good time, celebrating life with friend’s and strangers alike.

Upon returning to her native town, Montreal, from a long-standing residency with Cirque du Soleil in the United States, Di Lauro met her now producer/husband Ric’key Pageot (touring keyboardist to Madonna and co-writer for Jill Scott and Earth Wind & Fire). As writing partners, they created original songs for her soulful, latin-tinged debut EP, A Study Of A Woman’s Soul released in 2004. The Di Lauro/Pageot couple later moved to  Los Angeles, where they curated their “neo-ragtime” sound in the L.A. club scene with notable residencies in the Santa Monica and Hollywood circuits. As a result, the release of Dessy’s first full length album, This Is Neo-Ragtime (2013) was inspired.

Di Lauro’s forthcoming five-track EP is a continuation of her 2013 record recreating the dynamics and energy of her live shows. With critical acclaim from several tastemakers in the blogosphere,  Okayplayer raves of Di Lauro’s “…New take on [ragtime] music that has been around since the early 1900s.”AFROPUNK praises the vocalist’s “…Blend [of] hip-hop, soul, RnB, and ragtime into a sound and style that looks back on the last 100 years of black culture while simultaneously looking forward.”Music Connection Magazine remarks Di Lauro as one of 2014’s “Hot 100 Live Unsigned Artists.” LA Weekly states, “Di Lauro’s honeyed vocals wind sinuously through a merry jumble of speakeasy-era stride piano and sophisticatedly modern R&B arrangements. Her original songs are smart, sassy and sensual, layered with funky horn retorts and jazzy harmonies.”December 2014 Di Lauro and Pageot premiered their self-produced stage-production show, ”The Jamboree starring Dessy Di Lauro” at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas inside the Rose. Rabbit. Lie. ballroom with a series of shows leading up to New Year’s Eve.

Di Lauro’s next show will be in New York City for the annual Blue Note Jazz Festival on Friday June 5th at The Blue Note Jazz Club.  Tickets are sold at bluenotejazz.com . Di Lauro is also planning a North American tour this fall. Follow her on social media for more announcements in 2015!

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Let Me Hear You Say Hep Hep feat. Anon

Recently saw the movie "Notorious" and thought I put together a quick mix of Biggie's hits.
  
  24 min /  16 tracks

Track List:
1. Big Poppa - Notorious BIG
2. Can't You See - Total Ft. Notorious BIG
3. Flava In Ya Ear - Craig Mack ft. Notorious BIG
4. Dreams - Notorious BIG
5. Respect - Notorious BIG
6. The Benjamins - Puff Daddy ft. Notorious BIG & Lil Kim
7. Get Money - Junior Mafia
8. Player's Anthem - Junior Mafia
9. One More Chance - Notorious BIG
10. Unbelievable - Notorious BIG
11. Hypnotize - Notorious BIG
12. Juicy - Notorious BIG
13. Real Love - Mary J Blige ft. Notorious BIG
14. Going Back To Cali - Notorious BIG
15. Mo Money Mo Problems - Notorious BIG ft. Puff Daddy
16. Nasty Boy - Notorious BIG

Biggie Smalls "Notorious BIG" Mega Mix

<3 on Hype - http://hypem.com/track/2b9qz/Dart+Party+-+Are+You+In+(feat.+Govales)

Are You In (feat. Govales) - Single

Are You In (feat. Govales)

Spotify

The first track from my upcoming Vancouver EP, out on Sweat It Out, May 29.

Tryna Shake It

Ahead of his forthcoming 'FORMAT' album, dropping May 18th on The Vinyl Factory, Trevor Jackson came by the Brownswood Basement for an in-depth chat.

A decade in the making, Trevor discusses how 'FORMAT' came about, his graphic design career, growing up as the London club scene emerged, his role in Output, releasing early Four Tet and LCD Soundsystem, right through to talking about the state of club culture and his beloved London, today.

Tracklist and podcast

Trevor Jackson Words & Music

Ahead of their first live show at St Pancras Old Church on Friday,  here's a chat I had with the two boys from LV, Will and Simon, discussing their beginnings, their D&B period, linking up with Keysound and Hyperdub, working with Joshua Idehen, Omkalumkoolkat, and the new project featuring Armenian pianist, Tigran Hamasyan. 

Ancient Mechanisms’ is the fourth album by globetrotting London production duo LV. It traces a train of thought that was sparked by a live session with Tigran Hamasyan back in 2012: two and a half years down the line and a trip to Belgium later, the finished record is as much about the workings of musical artefacts as it is about putting the virtuoso pianist into new contexts.

http://lvlvlv.bandcamp.com/album/ancient-mechanisms
https://dice.fm/lv-30th-oct-st-pancras-old-church-london-tickets

TRACKLIST
LV - Transition
Ian Pooley - What's Your Number (Jazzanova Remix)
Bad Company - The Nine
Les Voleurs - Cabin Fever
DJ Vadim - Got To Rock
LV - Globetrotting
LV & Joshua Idehen - Never Tired
LV & Okmalumkoolkat - Boomslang
Tigran Hamasyan & LV - Rain Shadow
LV Ft Tigran Hamasyan - Jump & Reach
LV - Carillon
LV - Quick Return
LV - Broken Moment
LV - Dansaertstraat


Buy The Album!

LV Words & Music

Blue Note recording artist and jazz drummer Otis Brown iii swung by the Brownswood Basement back in May, and discussed his background including fellow New School graduates Bilal and Robert Glasper, and his links to legends like the most recorded drummer in history Bernard Purdie and Donald Byrd.

Plus, Otis discusses his favourite drummers of all time, and the process behind his debut album from 2014, 'The Thought of You'. 

Thanks to Jack Milas on production, with co-production from Lauren Champion Carter.

Otis Brown iii Words & Music

Back from Brazil with a bag of goodness on vinyl....here's a mix I did straight off the plane....Rainy season in São Paulo mix with thanks to Kassin, DJ Nuts and Josean....

Follow the link above for the tracklist.

Rainy in São Paulo Mix

In intercontinental affair from Family Atlantica, taken from their second album ‘Cosmic Unity’, released on May 13th via @soundway-records. 

Read more & buy: http://www.gillespetersonworldwide.com/gpww-premiere-family-atlantica-enjera/
Listen on Youtube: bit.ly/fam-atlantica-enjera

Listen on Youtube

Family Atlantica - Enjera (Worldwide Premiere)

Miss Sheila - Event Horizon (Original Mix ) Digital Waves

Label heads @detroitswindle step up for the first @heistrecordings release of the year, with a characteristic vibrant house jam.

Read more & buy: http://bit.ly/gpww-detroit-swindle

Detroit Swindle - Future Imperfect (Worldwide Premiere)

South London drummer, producer and composer @moses-boyd launches his Exodus Records with a 12" of vibrant dancefloor-oriented jazz, mixed by mentours Four Tet & Floating Points. 

Moses Boyd - Rye Lane Shuffle (Worldwide Premiere)

One of Germany’s most celebrated DJs, former Panorama Bar resident and all-round nice guy recently relocated to sunny Edinburgh. @prosumer has dug deep on this one to deliver 30 minutes that touch on the more soulful and jazzy side of his record collection.

Tracklist: http://bit.ly/gpww-prosumer

Prosumer mix on Gilles Peterson Worldwide (GPWW 991)

I recently had the honour of receiving Abdullah Ibrahim as my guest in the Brownswood basement where he shared some fascinating stories and lessons from his amazing life and career. 

Growing up under apartheid in South Africa, meeting and playing with legends in New York's Avant-Garde music scene and helping to shape the culture of a new South Africa have all given Abdullah a unique voice and understanding of the world. In this wide-ranging interview he discusses his philosophy and how it affects everything in his life, from playing music to his community work in the Green Kalahari and his impressions of London.

Track List:

Max Roach (Featuring Abdullah Ibrahim) - Blues for a Hip King (Live)
Abdullah Ibrahim - Kalahari Pleiades
Abdullah Ibrahim - Mannenburg
Abdullah Ibrahim - Kalahari
Abdullah Ibrahim - Did You Hear That Sound? (Dreamtime Improv)
Abdullah Ibrahim - Ishmael
Abdullah Ibrahim - Sathima
Duke Ellington - In A Sentimental Mood
Abdullah Ibrahim - Calypso Minor
Abdullah Ibrahim - Bra Joe From Kilimanjaro
Abdullah Ibrahim - Blues for a Hip King
Abdullah Ibrahim - The Perfumed Garden Wet With Rain
Abdullah Ibrahim - Blue Bolero (Fragment)
The Dollar Brand Trio - Ubu Suku

Produced by Will LV

Abdullah Ibrahim Words and Music

Pharoahe Monch came down to the Brownswood basement ahead of his sold out show at The Garage in Highbury a couple of weeks ago. We talked Hip Hop history, digging for records, sampling and his love of playing in the UK. It was fascinating to hear his stories of the early days of Organized Konfusion and Rawkus Records as well as the plans for his next album.

Track list:

Organized Konfusion - Stress
Pharoahe Monch - Agent Orange
Pharoahe Monch - Simon Says
Organized Konfusion - Why
Pharoahe Monch - Push
Organized Konfusion - Releasing Hypnotical Gases
Miles Davis - Bitches Brew
Heavy D & the Boyz - You Can't See What  I Can See
Skull Snaps - It's A New Day
Weather Report - Non-Stop Home
Organized Konfusion - Releasing Hypnotical Gases
Ezra Collective - Zombie Live at Ronnie Scott's
The Step Kids - La La
Mos Def - Universal Magnetic
Most Def Feat Nate Dogg & Pharoahe Monch - Oh No
Hi-Tek Feat Talib Kweli - Get Back Part II
Talib Kweli & Hi-Tek - The Blast
Company Flow - Linoleum 
Pharoahe Monch - Agent Orange
Pharoahe Monch - F**k You
Pharoahe Monch - Let's go
Ultramagnetic MCs - Ego Trippin'
Souls Of Mischief - 93 To Infinity
Pharaohe Monch - The Grand Illusion (Feat The Step Kids)
Pharoahe Monch - Simon Says
Pharoahe Monch - Push
Pharoahe Monch - Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
M-Phazes - Put In Work
Earth Wind & Fire - Running
Organized Konfusion - Walk In to the Sun
Pharaohe Monch - The Light

Produced by Will LV

Pharoahe Monch In Conversation

Standard tune written in 1924 by Isham Jones.

I found this guitar/bass track randomly on the internet, and added melodies/harmony on Baritone Sax, Chromatic Harmonica, and Clarinet in my living room one day.  Enjoy.

Feel free to make use of this track for creative (non-commercial) endeavors, just please send me a message to let me know what you're doing.

It had to be you

A Tribe Called Quest ft Slum Village - Find A Way (Jay Dee Remix)

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HECTOR LAVOE & WILLIE COLON X BIG PUNISHER - El DíA DE MI SUERTE REMIX

My re-interpretation of the ATCQ classic using the original samples from Weldon Irvine and Charles Earland.  Part of the Midnight Marauders 20th Anniversary Remix Competition on Kevinnottingham.com

Award Tour (Yeah Y'all)

Record collector / DJ / Broadcaster / Producer / Brownswood Recordings boss / occasional remixer