what a brilliant interview- i never knew the sample sources from that first record. so bugged

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

TRUCD223 Wildcookie - Serious Drug, Cookie Dough

Wildcookie - Serious Drug

Murkit Gem

Hotline Bling

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

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


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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

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

Melbourne nine-piece exploratory soul collective @thirtyseventy create an an aural bloom of Fender Rhodes, soft horns, fluttering melodies and counter-counter-harmonies. Out now via their Bandcamp.

Read more & buy: http://www.stampthewax.com/2016/05/09/premiere-3070-collective-the-strut/
Listen on Youtube: http://bit.ly/3070collective-strut

Official Video

30/70 Collective - The Strut (STW Premiere)

Rye Lane Shuffle

SumoChief ft OthaSoul
Prod: Ben Hayes @BenHayes
Artwork: InSitu - https://www.facebook.com/insitulondon/?fref=ts

First single off SumoTreats, available to download from bandcamp here https://sumochief.bandcamp.com/

A 4-piece instrumental act with a plethora of talented, rotating guests, SumoChief blend influences from J Dilla to Robert Glasper in stunning style. SB-TV called them “absolutely insane...amazing” and they have brought their raucous love show to the likes of Tramlines Festival, Jazz Cafe, Bussey Building and Tom Robinson’s 6Music show.

In the single Chilliflake Honeysap clever rhymes from fellow London duo OthaSoul lace this slick groove, all snappy beats and supremely funky bass. Tight production from master beat maker Ben Hayes take SumoChief's jazzy instrumentation from hard hitting boom bap to a spacey half time groove with ease.

This is the first release from their upcoming EP 'SumoTreats' dropping on October 19th. Be ready for more soulful and funky grooves to get your head bopping.

OthaSoul: https://www.facebook.com/othasoulofficial/?fref=ts
@OthaSoul
Ben Hayes: https://www.facebook.com/benhayesmusic/?fref=ts
@benhayes

ChilliFlake HoneySap

ChilliFlake Honeysap Ft OthaSoul (Prod Ben Hayes)

* Read more: https://boltingbits.com/abase-gbe-ra-nie-get-off-di-floor-cosmic-compositions
* Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/qQgNxY4cBgU
* Pre-order: https://abase.lnk.to/invocation

“Invocation” is the debut EP of Budapest born and Berlin based producer, pianist and multi-instrumentalist Àbáse. Seven pieces of instrumental artistry, each one channeling a musical journey of its own, inviting the listener to a personal trip of emotions. Àbáse recorded most tracks with two drummers and two bass players playing simultaneously, a flute player, a percussionist and himself playing Rhodes and synths. Along the “base” band, there are several guest artists from different continents and backgrounds, adding their majestic contribution.
The first track of Invocation, which goes by the same name as the record (“Invocation”) has Brazilian percussionist Roque Miguel as a special guest, with whom Àbáse worked on new material during his stay in Rio de Janeiro and Salvador de Bahia. 

“Get Off Di Floor” is a afro-funk track which has a brass section and a guitarist, as an addition to the core band. It’s a take on the classic afrobeat “big band” arrangement, an environment different than the rest of the EP, where Àbáse proves again his artistic versatility.

This record was created in a live recording session set up with Àbáse’s home-band in Budapest, with a few overdubs from the guests which he encountered during his journeys in Brazil, Ghana and Europe. Each track carries a personal input from the culture of every musician and it blends in beautifully with Àbáse’s ideas of mixing jazz and hip-hop in it. There is a strong West-African and Brazilian influence that is especially to be felt in the percussion and a lot of experimentation with jazz and hip hop.

PREMIERE: Àbáse - Gbé Ra Nlè (Get Off Di Floor)

Gloria - Fingers

Funky Broadway - Suda Chuenbarn

Respect - Googoosh

Sid Redad - Fadoul

Du Si - Don Sornrabeab

Hazlo Como Quiras - Enrique Lynch

Vytahuj Se Radši Míň - Marie Rottrová

Kent Yaşamı - Senay

What You Won't Do for Love - Michael Boothman

Drive My Car - Cristina

Ho Gayi Meri Jaan - Sharon

For the Love of You - John Holt

Pagibig na Lubus-lubos - Celeste Legaspi

Snům Tváří V Tvář - Petra Janů

Don't Let Me Down - Marcia Griffiths

Je T’aime - The Traces

Smoke Gets In Your Eyes - Serge Gainsbourg

On ví - Naďa Urbánková

The Gambler - Busy Signal

INTERNATIONAL VERSIONS Vol 1

Multifaceted musicians Alfa Mist and Richard Spaven announce identities behind their 44th Move project and drop their debut self-titled EP on Black Acre.
Vinyl / DL / Stream : https://fanlink.to/44thMove

The pair are two of London’s most hotly tipped Jazz artists, and both have a broad range of influences. Alfa Mist is a self-taught piano player with his early album ‘Antiphon’ becoming an international fan-driven success, receiving more than 6 million streams on youtube alone. Since then he has continually moved on to straddle many genres with recent projects such as ‘Structuralism’ and ‘On My Ones’, both experimenting with solo piano, neo-classical and hinting at his roots in Hip Hop.

Meanwhile, Spaven’s accolades includes three studio albums, such as the acclaimed ‘Real Time’ LP on Fine Line, working with The Cinematic Orchestra, Guru’s Jazzmatazz, Flying Lotus, Jose James, Jameszoo and Jordan Rakei, not to mention selling out venues like Camden’s Jazz Cafe with Richard Spaven Trio. The pair now team up together for a poignant debut release as 44th Move.

44th Move

44th Move - Hope feat. Takuya Kuroda

The influence of Jamaican music - across the globe - is staggering. Here we present a modest selection of  Ska, Rocksteady, Roots & Dub from outside the Island.

Hold Me Tight - Johnny Nash (USA)
Time Waits For No One - Christy Essien Igbokwe (Nigeria)
The Back Stabbers - Professionals (Belize)
Algo Muy Profundo (feat. Combo Lulo) - Ralph Weeks (Panama/USA)
Je t'emmène - Boule Noire (Canada) 
Baltimore - Nina Simone (USA)
Goro City - Manu Dibango (Cameroon)
Hoobeya - Shimaali & Killer (Somalia)
Ya Hussad - Ahmed Fakroun (Libya)
Experience - Bro David (Belize)
Femmes Pays Douces - Raphael Toiné (Martinique)
Dağlar Dağlar - Sezen Aksu (Turkey)
Loga - Girma Wolde Michael (Ethiopia)
La Nostalgie Camarade - Serge Gainsbourg (France)
Gaj - Maryla Rodowicz (Poland)
Kenya Hakuna Matata (Jambo Bwana) - Them Mushroom (Kenya) 
Fresa Salvaje - Camilo Sesto (Spain)
Poi E - Patea Maori Club (New Zealand)
At The Club - Victor Romeo Evans (UK)
Leaving Babylon - Bad Brains (USA)
The Vision (alt version) - No Fixed Address (Australia) 
German Luf - Taugenixe (Germany)
Let Me Rock You Now - Love Joys (USA)
Mystical Cosmic Vibrations - Pecker (Japan)
Asylum Revisited - Mad Professor (UK)
La bataille de neige - Domenique Dumont (Latvia) 
Kakashi - Yasuaki Shimizu (Japan)
Bohemian Idol (feat. Toby Laing) - Lord Echo (New Zealand) 
Magic Love - Fishmans (Japan)

STRICTLY EXPORT: Reggae Branches

Without You (Featuring Steve Spacek) - Troubleman - Farout recordings 2004

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