Mister Swing Easy flew solo for this month's Camberwell Connection Show. He brought a stack of rocksteady, lovers and funk from the likes of Alton Ellis, Rosalyn Sweat and Eddie Harris. Highly reccomended listening.

Camberwell Connection w/ Mister Swing Easy - February 2022

This month, Ahu's guest is DJ, producer and film maker, Mari Rossi from São Paulo, Brazil. Ahu kicks the show off with an hour of selection before Mari takes over.

Hour of Light: Ahu with DJ Mari Rossi

First Word Records are back with recent finds and favourites.

First Word Records - September 2022

Jacques Renault LIVE until 2pm EDT / thelotradio.com

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Jacques Renault @ The Lot Radio 09 - 18 - 2022

Finally back after a several-week hiatus due to my move. Definitely some hard losses these past weeks, with absolute legends Pharoah Sanders and Ramsey Lewis passing away. Ramsey Lewis's records were some of the first jazz and funk records I purchased, and I highly recommend his catalog - it's still pretty affordable, and just as beautiful and funky as many of the "rare" and pricey records from other artists. Pharoah Sanders' records are getting a bit more pricey these days, but most are still attainable - and there are some good represses out there. Absolutely beautiful music. Rest in Power to both these legends, I'm eternally grateful for what they brought to all of us.

I tried to intersperse some interview clips of each of them within this mix, which I did live on Twitch a few days ago.

September 28 2022

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Pullin from the Stacks - Episode 207 (Pharoah Sanders + Ramsey Lewis Tribute)

In honor of our 5th release with Jacques Renault, he did an all 45's mix! Check out the release here: https://bumpngrindwax.bandcamp.com/releases

Track List:
1 JR. Walker & The All Stars “Groove Thang” [Soul]
2 Sound Experience “J.P. Walk” [Shield]
3 Os Devaneios “A Beleza É Você Menina” [Mr Bongo]
4 Blue Feather “Let’s Funk Tonight” [Tempesti]
5 Jackey Beavers “Mr. Bump Man Part II” [Seventy Seven]
6 Brothers Scott & Comp. Band “Midnight Party People” [BSC]
7 Funk Junction “What Will I Be” [Epsilon]
8 Funkhouse Express “Disco Kid” [Disko]
9 Pino Presti “Funky Bump” [Atlantic]
10 Special Touch “This Party is Just For You” [Brackett]
11 Krystal “Body Dance” [Magic Touch]
12 Bessie Banks “Don’t You Worry Baby The Best is Yet to Come” [Quality]
13 Willie Tee “Concentrate” [Gatur]
14 Bal Masqué “La Fille De Rio” [Ibach]
15 Brother Soul “Feelin Funky” [Elmcor]
16 Ann Sexton “You’re Losing Me” [Seventy Seven]
17 Jacques Renault “My Love is Guaranteed (JR edit)” [Bump n’ Grind]
18 Direct Hit “Make The Most of What You’ve Got” [Hits]
19 Miki Matsubara “Stay With Me” [See Saw]
20 Makonde “Manzara” [EMI]
21 Tyrone Davis “Get On Up (Disco)” [Columbia]
22 Brooklyn People “Peace and Love” [Cheri]
23 Must “Sado Maso Disco (Instrumental)” [Epic]
24 The Summits “It Takes Two” [DC International]
25 Black Gorilla “Funky Jungle” [Response / PYE]
26 Jambonne “Touch Down” [Space Grapes]
27 P.G. & P. “Mandingo” [Crystal]
28 Funkhouse Express “Music Makes You Move (Part 2)” [Buddah]
29 Brief Encounter “I Just Wanna Dance” [Family Groove]
30 Julius Brockington & The Magic Force “This Feeling” [Burman]
31 The First Family “Control (People Go Where We Send You Part II)” [Polydor]
32 Demis Roussos “Midnight is the Time I Need You” [Big Tree]
33 Jacques Renault “That’s What You Are” [Bump n’ Grind]

Jacques Renault Bump N Grind 45s Mix

As part of the celebrations to launch Miche's 'With Love Volume 1' compilation; four of us (post-club night)crammed into the back of a Mini Cooper for a road trip from East London to Manchester for a 5-hour listening-bar session. A relaxed and carefree set, saw us selecting recent finds and old favourites across the soul, disco, gospel, AOR, Brazilian, and jazz-funk genres. 

NAM, is a wonderful Vietnamese restaurant set in the heart of Manchester. It boasts some of the best food we've had in a while and features an awesome Hi-Fi system with an Isonoe mixer situated in a cosy basement. 

Big thanks to Nam, Christos, and the team for letting us loose to share our music with their customers.

https://www.nammcr.com

NAM - Listening Bar Session with Miche & Mr Bongo

We are delighted to share an eclectic mix from Glyn “Bigga” Bush, a musician, DJ and producer based in the UK, originally half of Rockers Hi Fi, now making music as the Magic Drum Orchestra and BiggaBush on the Tru Thoughts label.

This selection complements the Bigga’s Fave Reworks playlist not least because it includes some tracks that aren’t on Spotify - possibly for legal reasons….
 
We open with the Robot Riddims remix of Black Swan Revival from BiggaBush Freevisited.  I have seen Duck (aka Robot Riddims) DJ with Bam Bam many times and love his exploration of 8-bit sounds and heavy bass under his Robot Riddims alias.

Next up is a track from the MDO’s DNA of Rhythm album which was inspired by the track that follows, Burning Spear’s dub of Invasion from the Marcus Garvey LP.

An early influence on Rockers Hi Fi was Renegade Soundwaves’ In Dub record,  so we go with their Black Eye Boy next before a short interlude from 45 Prince leads us into the Shoes rework of the Roy Ayers classic.

In 2016 a group of DJs and producers including Mr. Thing were given access to John Peel’s massive record collection and allowed to grab sound samples in order to build new tracks.  The result was an EP called Nothing Leaves the Archive and the next track is Mr. Thing’s contribution.

This is followed by the Abstract Orchestra on the All Things Analogue (ATA) label doing their version of a Madvillainy track.

Then we go to Coburg - a suburb of Melbourne, Australia - for a tune by the excellent Surprise Chef.

Moody White was an alias of Rockers Hi Fi (a “moody white” being an unidentified white label, often with bootlegged material on it). This date from 1996 features Farda P repurposing a Max Romeo lyric.

Amerigo Gazaway is a master of the mashup and his Bizarre Tribe album combines the music of A Tribe Called Quest with The Pharcyde, as heard on this cut.  Then we get the OG of Stephen Marley’s Traffic Jam before the tempo goes up a notch for another Shoes rework - this time a remix of Sole Sister, also on the Different Style EP.

We then segue into an Opolopo rework of Headhunters God Made Me Funky which mixes into Pedders Akula -  borrowing heavily from the Funkees Akula Owe Onyeara.

The final two tracks also feature on the Different Styles EP - a beautiful rework of This River by Sentinel 679 and the Rhythm & Sound-influenced Rising Dub of Real & Regal.

Out this week, “A Different Style EP” is the remix EP follow up to ‘Biggabush Freevisited’. Highlighting a variety of bass-heavy styles, the release features reworkings from Sentinel 793, Robot Riddims, James Hayford and Gerry Hectic, ranging from 8-bit electronic dub to deep house disco and bruk.

Track list

MIMS Guest Mix: Biggabush (Tru Thoughts / UK)

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Live recording at The Bon Vivant - Edinburgh Nov 2015.

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Scott Proper : Bon Vivant

A 4 hour mix from my 6 hour set at the lovely Kødboderne 18 in Copenhagen on Saturday 19th September 2009. Massive thanks to Jakob, Francis & the K18 crew for making us feel so welcome, to Malene for serving the "Make Us A Brew" tea, and the good people of København for being so lovely!

1. ray frazier 'gonna get your love' (chess 7") 2. timo lassy ft jose james 'the more i look at you' (ricky tick 7") 3. frank wess 'blues for butterball' 4. young david 'the feeling' (universal vibes 12") 5. ooft! 'this sound' (instruments of rapture 12") 6. floating points 'truly' (eglo 12") 7. mr. scruff & kaidi tatham 'fresh noodles' (prime numbers cdr) 8. gwen guthrie '7th heaven' (island EP) 9. skye 'ain't no need' (anada 12") 10. chuck brown 'back it up (dj pharaoh edit)' (funky saturday 12") 11. samson & delilah 'will you be ready' (abc 7") 12. riddimates 'danza del sol' (ska in the world 7") 13. honore avolonto 'na mi do gbe hue nu' (analog africa lp) 14. funky lowlives 'funk construction' (ascension music 12") 15. 'k-dance (frankie francis edit)' sofrito 12" 16. the detroit experiment 'think twice' (planet e LP) 17. mr. scruff 'get on down' (ninja tuna 12") 18. mr. scruff 'cheeky' (ninja tune 12") 19. dmx krew 'motion studies' (breakin 12") 20. motor city drum ensemble 'raw cuts 5' (mcde 12") 21. pepe bradock 'the path of most resistance' (atavisme 12") 22. reggie dokes 'dream catcher' (we play house 12") 23. linkwood 'fudge boogie' (prime numbers cd) 24. lcd soundsystem '45:33 (trusme remix)' (dfa 12") 25. fela kuti 'shakara' (editions makossa lp) 26. the soul fantastics 'el mismo' (soundway 7") 27. vimado wingnan 'el rego et ses commandos' (analog africa lp) 28. kaleta & akoya afrobeat 'the spirit of fela is alive & well (gutnamukat afro boogie mix)' (mukatsuku 12") 29. shawn lee's ping pong orchestra 'lagos calling' (ubiquity lp) 30. mr. scruff 'get a move on' (ninja tune 12") 31. overproof sound system 'afrika dub' (cdr) 32. hughie izachaar 'fever (mr scruff edit)' (cdr) 33. overproof sound system 'watch what you put inna' (different drummer 12") 34. sugar minott 'rome rome' (moll-selecta lp) 35. africa hi-tech 'blen' (cdr) 36. jus wan 'submersive (scuba version)' (naked lunch 12") 37. brackles 'get a job' (apple pips 12") 38. october 'elephants' (immerse 12") 39. ragga twins 'spliffhead (ramadanman refix)' (soul jazz 12") 40. kloke 'aquarius' (entrada cd) 41. mala 'left leg out' (dmz 12") 42. johnny osborne 'rock with me' (digital b 7") 43. ray darwin 'people's choice' (tads 7") 44. taurus & jimmy riley 'pull up selector' (taxi 7") 45. mungo's hifi 'old time dance' (scotch bonnet lp) 46. lenox brown 'my conversation instrumental' (lee's 7") 47. roland kirk 'making love after hours' (atlantic 7") 48. eddie jefferson 'so what' (prestige lp) 49. os ipenemas 'consolacao' (cbs lp) 50. super som lord 'br samba' (strut lp) 51. ronald mesquita 'quatro de dzembro' (barclay lp) 52. kitty winter 'new morning' (intercord 7") 53. ed lincoln 'cochise' (musidisc lp) 54. gil scott heron & brian jackson 'it's your world' (arista lp) 55. fela kuti 'water no get enemy' (barclay lp)

Mr Scruff live DJ mix from Kødboderne 18, Copenhagen, Sat 19 September 2009

Mr Scruff