Magpie Music was originally aired on May 25th on the pop up station Altar Ego Radio but was made with the Lunar Festival in mind, anticipating my set there on June 6th. 
Magpie Music is a concept I dreamt up with 2econd Class Citizen for a track of the same name: a blend of psychedelic, electronic, drum-heavy rock and a second hour by him can be heard here: http://www.mixcloud.com/aaronthomason9/magpie-music/

David Holmes & Carl Hancock Rux - Living Room (Kevin Shields remix) from 'The Dogs Are Parading' - the best of D. Holmes - digital only
The Group Modular - Acid Wheels (unreleased - forthcoming on Rush hour comp)
The Soundcarriers - Boiling Point (Ghost Box - 'Entropicalia' LP)
Pond - Fantastic Explosion of Time (Modular Recordings)
Mophono - Collected (demo1)(unreleased)
Giallos Flame - untitled LP trk 1 (private CDR - unreleased?)
Cut Chemist - Outro feat Black Byrd (A Stable Sound)
The Osmonds - Gotta Get Love
Mophono - Snotz (demo2)(unreleased)
 tUnE-yArDs - Water Fountain (4ad)
Working for a Nuclear Free City  - Innocence (Melodic)
Working for a Nuclear Free City - Troubled Son (Melodic)
The Soundcarriers - This Is Normal feat. Elijah Wood (Ghost Box)
Mophono - Percolectronique (demo3)(unreleased)
Spectrum & Tim Love Lee - Words May Shatter (The Great Pop Supplement)
Four Tet & Rocket no.9 - Metropolis (Text) 

Magpie Music Mix for Altar Ego Radio / Lunar Festival 2014

London's cab-drivers demonstrated against the licensing of a smart-phone app that effectively works as a taximeter, something that, by law, only genuine cab-drivers who have passed a series of rigorous examinations (known as The Knowledge) are allowed to use. They did this by converging on Trafalgar Square and Whitehall in their thousands and gumming up the traffic for the afternoon. This is just a part of the aural chaos that ensued. Free to download, folks.

Taxi Jam 2

Taxi Jam

Alessandro Cortini - Dell'influenza

From the 2014 re-release of Wire infamous early 80's live album "Document & Eyewitness". The release comes as double vinyl in a gatefold sleeve, double album (CD & digital) plus 3 additions to the Legal Bootleg series


It's All In The Brochure

12XU (RFH Version)

First you'll hear a baby Blackbird's cry, recorded at 96kHz using DPA 4061s & a Sound Devices 702. Then the same cry, slowed down 500% and reverb added. The image is a spectrogram of the original sound. From tiny bird to wild beast in a few steps and why I record at high sample rates.

BirdHowl 48kHz

The Dollar Deal for July: celebrate with this mixed bag of fireworks, close-up and distant. 

DD7 Mix

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, North West London.

Woodpecker

Some Front Line Assembly Required

Solid Steel in association with Serato (31st August) 3 years ago Solid Steel DJs Cheeba, Moneyshot and Food had the idea of collaborating on a version of the Beastie Boys‘ ‘Paul’s Boutique’ album made entirely from the original sample sources, shortly after Moneyshot aired his mix of their ‘Check Your Head’ album in the same way. 

Finally the result is here, titled ‘Caught In The Middle Of A 3-Way Mix’ - each of them have taken a third of the album to work on and combined their efforts into a mix that will make you hear it in a new way. Aside from the original sample sources they’ve included commentary from the Beasties, vintage interviews, demo versions and much more.

The mix was over half way completed when they heard the tragic news of MCA‘s death in May so the impetus to finish it was instantly doubled and new meaning given to the project. It goes without saying that this is also a tribute to Adam Yauch and the legacy he left behind and we hope it will be embraced by Beastie fans around the globe.


Caught In The Middle of A 3-Way Mix - a tribute to The Beastie Boys' 'Paul's Boutique' album

Artwork - http://www.djfood.org/djfood/pauls-boutique-remade-by-cheeba-moneyshot-food

The presented version on Strongroom Alive can be found here;
http://www.mixcloud.com/StrongroomAlive/300812-solid-steel-caught-in-the-middle-of-a-3-way-mix/
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DJ Cheeba:  https://twitter.com/djcheeba

To All The Girls:
Mike D - Pauls Boutique Audio Commentary (Dialogue) - YouTube Rip
Idris Mohammed - Loran's Dance - Kudu
Beastie Boys - Triple Trouble (Accapella) - Capitol Records
Beastie Boys - Paul Revere - (DIY Accapella) 
Fatboy Slim - The Weekend Start Here - Skint Records
Beastie Boys - 3 MCs and 1 DJ (Accapella) - Capitol Records
LL Cool J - Rock The Bells - Def Jam  Recordings
Beastie Boys - Ch Ch Ch Check it Out (Accapella) - Capitol Records
Beastie Boys - Shake Your Rump (Accapella) - Capitol Records
David Berman - Pauls Boutique Release Party (Dialogue) - YouTube Rip

Shake Your Rump:
Alphonze Mouzon - Funky Snakefoot - Blue Note
Beastie Boys - Shake Your Rump (Accapella) - Capitol Records
Rose Royce - 6 O'Clock DJ (Let's Rock) - MCA Records
Rose Royce - Born To Love You - MCA Records
John King - The History of The Dust Brothers (Dialogue) - YouTube Rip
Mike D - Pauls Boutique Release Party (Dialogue) - YouTube Rip
Diana Ross & The Supremes - No Matter What Sign You Are - Tamla Mowtown
The Sugar Hill Gang - 8th Wonder - Sugar Hill Records
Rose Royce - Daddy Rich - MCA Records
Alan Moorhouse - Soul Skimmer - KPM Music
Afrika Bambaataa & James Brown - Unity Part 2 (Accapella) - Polydor
Funky 4+1 - Thats The Joint - Sugar Hill Records
Bob Marley & The Wailers - Could You Be Loved - Island Records
Rose Royce - Yo Yo - MCA Records
Mike D - Pauls Boutique Release Party (Dialogue) - YouTube Rip
Black Oak Arkansas - Hot and Nasty - ATCO Records
Paul Humphrey - Super Mellow - Inner City Records
Harvey Scales - Dancing Room Only - Casablanca Records
Ronnie Laws - Tell me Something Good - Blue Note 

Johnny Ryall:
Kurtis Blow - AJ Skratch - Mercury
Paul McCartney - Momma Miss America - Apple Records
Beastie Boys - Johnny Ryall (Accapella) - Capitol Records
Jean Knight - Mr Big Stuff - Stax
Chris Stein - Military Breakbeat - 360 Records
Pink Floyd - One Of These Days - Harvest
Donny Hathaway - Magnificent Sanctuary Band - ATCO Records
MCA - Pauls Boutique Audio Commentary (Dialogue) - YouTube Rip
David Bromberg - Sharon - Columbia
LL Cool J - Discusses the Beastie Boys (Dialogue) - YouTube Rip
Mike D - Pauls Boutique Release Party (Dialogue) - YouTube Rip

Eggman:
Lightnin' Rod - Sport - United Artists Records
WYFF News - Which Came First...? (Dialogue) - YouTube Rip
Beastie Boys - Eggman - (DIY Accapella)
Curtis Mayfield - Superfly - Buddah Records
Tower of Power - Drop It In The Slot - Warner Bros. Records
Elvis Costello - Pump it Up - Radar Records
John Williams - The Theme From Jaws - MCA Records
Public Enemy - You're Gonna Get Yours - Def Jam Recordings
Bernard Herrmann - Suite For Strings - Sony Classical
Mike D & MCA - Pauls Boutique Audio Commentary (Dialogue) - YouTube Rip
Sly and The Family Stone - Dance To The Music - Epic
The Commodores - I'm Ready - Tamla Mowtown
Public Enemy - Bring The Noise - Def Jam Recordings

High Plains Drifter:
Interview with The Eagles introduction (Dialogue) - YouTube Rip
The Eagles - Those Shoes - Asylum Records
The Fatback Band - Put Your Love (In My Tender Care) - Polydor

DJ Moneyshot Outro

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DJ Moneyshot:  https://twitter.com/DJ_Moneyshot

DJ Moneyshot - "Can't Stand DJ Cheeba Intro" - mp3

Sounds Of Science:
The Beatles - The End - Apple Records
Beastie Boys - Sounds of Science (DIY acapella) - Capitol Records
James Brown - Get Up, Get Into It, Get Involved - Polydor
Paul's Boutique - Audio Commentary - Capitol Records
Beastie Boys - Sounds of Science - Capitol Records
The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise) - Capitol Records
BDP - My Philosophy - Jive
The Beatles - When I'm 64 - Capitol Records
Issac Hayes - Walk from Regio's - Polydor

3 Minute Rule:
Paul's Boutique - Audio Commentary - Capitol Records
Beastie Boys - 3 Minute Rule - Capitol Records
Fancy - Feel Good - Big Tree Records
Sly & The Family Stone - Brave And Strong - Epic
Beastie Boys - 3 Minute Rule (DIY acapella) - Capitol Records
Sly & The Family Stone - Poet - Epic
Loggins & Messina - Your Mama Don't Dance - CBS

Hey Ladies:
Kool & The Gang - Jungle Boogie - De-Lite Records
Disco Dave & The Force Of the Five MC's - High Powered Rap - Mixmaster Mike and Disco Dave Records
Afrika Bambaataa - Jazzy Sensation - Tommy Boy Music
Jeanette Lady Day - Come Let Me Love You - Prelude Records
Beastie Boys - Hey Ladies (acapella) - Capitol Records
Cameo - Shake Your Pants - Chocolate City
The Bar-Kays - Holy Ghost - Stax
Kurtis Blow - Party Time - Mercury
Zapp - Dancefloor - Warner Bros. Records
James Brown - Funky President - Polydor
The P-Funk Allstars - Pumpin' It Up - Epic
The Commodores - Machine Gun - Motown
The Sweet - Ballroom Blitz - Capitol Records

5 Piece Chicken Dinner:
Eric Weissberg & Steve Mandell - Shuckin' The Corn - Warner Bros. Records
DJ Moneyshot - Rinse Out Jungle ish - mp3

Looking Down The Barrel Of A Gun:
Tougher Than Leather dialogue sample - New Line Cinema
Ocean - Put Your Hand In The Hand - Kama Sutra
Paul's Boutique - Audio Commentary - Capitol Records (dialogue)
Beastie Boys - Looking Down the Barrel of a Gun (acapella) - Capitol Records
Pink Floyd - Time - Harvest
Mountain - Mississippi Queen - Stateside
Incredible Bongo Band - Last Bongo In Belgium - Pride
Beastie Boys - Looking Down the Barrel of a Gun - Capitol Records
YouTube Audio - MTV 1998 Beastie Boys Biography - MTV (dialogue)

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DJ Food:     https://twitter.com/djfood

Car Thief:
Funk Factory - Rien Ne Va Plus (ATCO Records)
Boogie Down Productions - The Bridge Is Over (Instr.) (B-Boy Records)
Trouble Funk - Drop The Bomb (Jamtu Records)
Beastie Boys - Car Thief (acappella) (Capitol)
The Jackson 5 - I'll Bet You (Motown)
Donovan - Hurdy Gurdy Man (Pye Records)
Led Zeppelin - Moby Dick (Atlantic)

What Comes Around:
Gene Harris - Put On Train (Blue Note)
Alice Cooper - It's Hot Tonight (Warner Bros. Records)

Shadrach:
Sly & The Family Stone - Loose Booty (Epic)
Funky 4+1 - That's The Joint (Sugarhill Records)
Rose Royce - Do Your Dance (Whitfield Records)
The Sugarhill Gang - Sugarhill Groove (Sugarhill Records)
Trouble Funk - Say What? (D.E.T.T. Records)
Ballin' Jack - Never Let 'Em Say (Columbia)
The Fatback Band - King Tim III (Personality Jock) (Spring Records)
James Brown - Funky Drummer (King Records/Polydor)

Ask For Janice:
Paul's Boutique radio ad (cassette) (dialogue)

B-Boy Bouillabaisse -
59 Christie Street:
Burundi Black - Burundi Black (Barclay)
Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced? (Polydor)
Run DMC - Here We Go (Live At The Funhouse) (Profile) 
Cerrone - Rocket In The Pocket (Live) (CBS)
Fab 5 Freddy - Change Le Beat (Celluloid)
Boogie Down Productions - My Philosophy (Jive)
Stop That Train:
Southside Movement - Save The World (20th Century Records)
Beastie Boys - Stop That Train (acappella) (Capitol)
Scotty - Draw Your Brakes (Trojan Records)
A Year And A Day:
Tower Of Power - Ebony Jam (Warner Bros. Records)
The Isley Brothers - That Lady (Epic)
Led Zeppelin - When The Levee Breaks (on 45 rpm) (Atlantic)
Disco Dave & the Force of the Five MC's - High Powered Rap (Mixmaster Mike and Disco Dave Records)
Hello Brooklyn:
Led Zeppelin - When The Levee Breaks (on 33rpm) (Atlantic)
Beastie Boys - Hello Brooklyn (demo version)
Johnny Cash - Folsom Prison Blues (CBS/Columbia)
Dropping Names:
The Meters - Hey Pocky A Way (Reprise Records)
The Sweet - Into the Night (RCA Victor)
The Crusaders - The Well's Gone Dry (Blue Thumb / ABC Records)
Bob Marley interview with the BBC (dialogue)
Lay It On Me: 
Kool & The Gang - Let The Music Take Your Mind (De-lite)
Mike On The Mic:
Love Bug Starski - Starski, Live At The Disco Fever (Fever Records)
A.W.O.L.:
Chic - Good Times (Atlantic)
Beastie Boys - A.W.O.L. (Capitol)
Trouble Funk - Good To Go (4th & Broadway)
Idris Muhammed - Loran's Dance (Kudu)
Beastie Boys - Sureshot (acappella) (Capitol/Grand Royal)
Rakim - Dedication (mp3) (dialogue)

Solid Steel Radio Show 31/8/2012 Part 1 + 2 - DJ Cheeba + DJ Moneyshot + DJ Food

Sound Designer, Maker, Teacher, Dad.
Trying to live where the pyramid meets the eye.

Some Front Line Assembly Required

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