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Remix for Billy Martin's (of Medeski Martin and Wood) Drop The Needle project. the1shanti on raps, ElekTro4 on beats.

Bombay Sapphire - ElekTro4 For President

Dinner At The Thompson's - Rice N Beans (feat. Guilty Simpson)

from "Maniac Meat" out May 2010 on anticon.

TOBACCO - Heavy Makeup

Balkan Beat Box - Adir Adirim (Nickodemus Remix)

Misdemeanor

New album out August 7th on Daptone Records!

Sare Kon Kon (Redux)

The second volume of Danny Krivit's "Edits By Mr. K" series sees the master editor, DJ, and record collector dipping into his extensive crates to put his magic touch on personal favorites and floor fillers from the golden age of disco and soul.  On "(Do The) Spanish Hustle," Fatback Band's breakout hit from 1976, Krivit leads with the break, slowly building momentum until catharsis comes nearly four minutes into the track.  It's a driving, uptempo track which highlights the beginning of funk's evolution into disco, and a terrific slice of dance floor gold.  Edits By Mr. K Volume 2: Music Of The Earth comes out September 14th on Strut. 

Fatback Band- (Do The) Spanish Hustle (Danny Krivit Edit)

Bosq from Whiskey Barons and singer Kaleta join forces on this limited release. Deeply rooted in Afro-Disco with “heavy” grooves as the title track suggests, Bosq’s production complements Kaleta’s vocal stylings bringing the past and the future together to create modern dance-floor classics.

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Bosq of Whiskey Barons feat. Kaleta Teaser

Single off the new EP, 'How You Like Me Now,' by The Heavy!

The Heavy- That Kind Of Man

Erik Truffaz & Ilhan Ersahin - Bosphorus

With globe-spanning influences that touch on some of our very favorite genres and musicians, Ottawa's The Souljazz Orchestra and London's Sofrito make for a complementary pair. Both released incendiary albums this year, and as The Souljazz Orchestra prepares for a string of North American dates, the timing is perfect for a collaboration.

Utilizing the original multi-track masters (one of the benefits of keeping things in the family) Sofrito's Frankie Francis has created a masterful re-edit of "Serve And Protect," showcasing some of the fiercest playing on the latest Souljazz LP <i>Solidarity</i>. 

<b>The Souljazz Orchesra North American Tour</b>
 
Nov 28 - Burlington, VT - Higher Ground
Nov 29 - Boston, MA - Brighton Music Hall
Nov 30 - New York, NY - Webster Hall
Dec 01 - Washington, DC - Jammin' Java
Dec 02 - Philadelphia, PA - World Café Live
Dec 04 - Buffalo, NY - Nietche's
Dec 05 - Columbus, OH - Woodlands Tavern
Dec 06 - Detroit, MI - Pike Room
Dec 07 - Chicago, IL - The Empty Bottle
Dec 08 - Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock

http://www.souljazzorchestra.com/ • http://www.sofrito.co.uk/ • http://www.strut-records.com/

Strut Store

The Souljazz Orchestra - Serve And Protect (Frankie Francis - Sofrito ReWork)

From the album Victim of Love. Out now on Dunham/Daptone Records.  

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Charles Bradley - Strictly Reserved For You

From the forthcoming "World of Funk" album 

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Shawn Lee's Ping Pong Orchestra - "Bina"

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Luv N’Haight presents Lost Soul; a comprehensive collection of material recorded by Geater Davis for the House Of Orange label. The name of the album is an accurate description of the life and career of the legendary blues and soul singer who passed away at age 38 while on the verge of breaking through.

Geater Davis’ career began in Texas but with the success of a few regional hits he was able to go to Shreveport and all throughout the South. He was always on the move looking for a better chance, keeping his career alive and the “big break” so many artists look for. Just weeks after moving to Dallas he suffered a heart attack and a few weeks later died from heart failure on the day he was supposed to record a session. Although he didn’t find the success he sought while he was alive, his legacy is secure as one of the finest blues-soul singers of the 1970’s.

Buy on Bandcamp

Geater Davis : My Love Is So Strong For You

About 
Hard to believe its been about 16 years since I last put a compilation together and nearly 20 years since I was asked to raid my collection to put together a selection of rare hard to find music from days gone by..

The music on this compilation is for me a very personal journey tracing back to my earliest experiences as both a DJ and collector on the jazz dance scene.

Early memories of frequenting clubs like Jaffas above The Horseshoe on Tottenham Court Road hearing Paul Murphy play these amazing records and then going to his shop pick up tracks like Johnnie Walker’s ‘Dipping’ and Jayne Cortez – I See Chano Pozo.

DJ’ing on a Monday night at The Wag in Wardour Street was really special. Working with the likes of Gilles Peterson, Sylvester, Bob Jones and Chris Bangs was a musical education.

The on going friendly DJ competitiveness to break and play recently discovered ‘old tunes’ like Reverie ‘In Every Way’, Irakere’s ‘Chekere Son’ and Olli Ahvenlahti’s dancefloor fusion classic ‘Grandma’s Rocking Chair’ was all part of the appeal.

When Gilles Peterson, Bob Jones and myself originally started the Talkin Loud Sunday Afternoon at Dingwalls sessions little did we know what a major part that would play in the history of jazz dance culture. Again it became a ‘one-stop’ to hear exciting and up until then undiscovered gems from both the jazz and soul scene. Tunes like Kamal Abdul Alim’s head nodding funk ‘Brotherhood’, The Pharoah’s ‘Freedom Road’ and Roy Porter’s ‘Jessica’ all became ‘Camden anthems’ mainly because of the open-mindedness of both the DJs and the Sunday afternoon regulars as well as the hunger to hear new music.

So here is my ‘Private Collection’. I hope the music on it moves you in some way, whether you know the tracks or not, as it still does me.

 

Kev Beadle, 2013



Bio


DJ, radio presenter, music producer and event promoter Kev Beadle’s bio reads like a journey through the halcyon years of the jazz, jazz funk and soul scene in the UK from the early 80s right through to today’s various musical manifestations.

From early DJ experiences working with fellow spinners Paul Oakenfold and Trevor Fung in the early 80's, and then hooking up with Gilles Peterson and playing alongside him at various residencies including Dingwalls, The Wag, Special Branch, The Fez and the legendary Sunday night jazz sessions at The Belvedere Arms in Richmond. 

Through the early nineties Kev put together a serious number of compilations for various labels. These included six albums for the 'Essential Argo/Cadet Grooves' series for Charly Records, which also included two ‘Best Of’s - Terry Callier and Lou Donaldson and also the very successful 'Capitol Rare' series for Blue Note.

After a period of working at Timewarp Records in Croydon he then went on to working at two of the West End’s top vinyl outlets - Soul Jazz Records (now Sounds Of The Universe) and Mr Bongo.

During his time at Mr Bongo he set up the Clean Up Record label – a small independent dance music that specialized in jazz beats, trip hop and drum & bass, releasing music from the likes of Koop, Aquasky, Valerie Etienne and Line Of Flight Productions.
In 1995 the label was then picked up by independent giant One Little Indian and so Kev moved on from Soho record salesman to A&R and Label Manager at OLI right up to 2000.
The Clean Up label went from strength to strength in that period and hit a major high point when original signing Line Of Flight evolved into 1 million+ sales selling indie dance act the Sneaker Pimps. In the five year period at One Little Indian Kev was responsible for commissioning some huge club remixes for both One Little Indian and Clean Up including the anthemic Armand Van Helden remix of the Sneaker Pimp’s ‘Spin Spin Sugar’.

More ‘musical boundary pushing’ compilations also followed in that period including the ‘Nu Jazz Generation’ series for both Clean Up and Vol. 2 for BBE.

Aside from his many DJ residencies and worldwide guest appearances over the years, he has maintained a strong radio presence from pirate radio shows on KJazz and Starpoint in the 80’s right through to his current weekly podcast and show on internet soul and jazz station Solar Radio.

He can also boast to being one of the longest-running DJ residents at the legendary Southport Weekender where he is also the musical consultant for the events most cutting edge room – the Beat Bar and in more recent years the extremely successful SunceBeat Festival In Croatia.

With all this under his belt, Kev is not content to sit on his laurels, preferring to push the musical boundaries, create and showcase innovative new sounds rooted in soul & jazz, and with a DJ career spanning 30 years he is regarded as one of the leading tastemakers in his field.
Kev Beadle – September 2012








Kamal Abdul Alim Brotherhood

New single from Doc Ish called "She Did It Again" featuring Crooked I and Billy Danze, off Doc Ish's debut solo album 'The First Treatment.'

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