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Statistics Mix June 22, 2021

Solid Steel (16th May)This week the show has a distinct 80's feel about it starting with a mix from Cut Chemist featuring remixes and songs from 'Funk Off', a compilation of music by 1980's French post punk, industrial, minimal collective Vox Populi! and Pacific 231. Cut Chemist discovered their material in 2004 while on tour/record digging in Milan where he picked up a compilation featuring their track “Megamix”. Originally released in the 80s, the track was not rooted in disco, hip hop & DJ history but rather post punk and industrial influences. Music Concrete is what the collective would have perhaps described their approach at the time. “Wild Style on dust” was how Cut’s collaborator Tom Fitzgerald described it on hearing it 20 years later. Finding this record ultimately led to Cut Chemist tracking down the group, bonding over shared aesthetics and getting their blessing for this collection, which includes unreleased tracks, photographs and little-seen flyers and art from the group. The vinyl and CD are released in the UK on 9th June through A Stable Sound.
 
DK picks up the reigns in a similar vein, but starting with Illum Sphere's industrial edged Spectre Vex and then it's strictly 80's, including music from the UK that directly influenced Vox Populi, with tracks from Throbbing Gristle, Cabaret Voltaire and A Certain Ratio. Music from New York also features with Liquid Liquid and Death Comet Crew featuring Rammellzee and Italy's version of Delia Derbyshire, synth wizard Doris Norton, plus the Francois Kevorkian produced collaboration between Jah Wobble and Holger Czukay.


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PART 1 	-	Cut Chemist	 https://twitter.com/Cut_Chemist	
				
Cassette Culture                   -Cut Chemist/Vox Populi!
Relyoun Remix                     -Cut Chemist/Vox Populi!
Metal Storm Dub                  -Cut Chemist/Vox Populi!
Mystere Moyo                      -Vox Populi!
Megastorm featuring Edan   -Cut Chemist/Vox Populi!
Mind Remix                         -Cut Chemist/Vox Populi!
Alternative Fresh Club Mix  -Cut Chemist/Vox Populi!      
Les Des Copenhague           -Vox Populi!
Satyriasis                              -Pacific 231
Funk Off                              -Vox Populi!
Madman                               -Cut Chemist
Chabman Remix                  -DNTL         
Chabman Remix                  -Mumbles
War In Pieces                       -Cut Chemist/ Pacific 231 featuring Deantoni Parks on drums
Try Again                            -Gone Beyond
Feet On The Ground           -Cut Chemist featuring Omas Keith on piano and Mia Doi Todd on guitar.

				
PART 2	-	DK	   https://twitter.com/DK_SolidSteel	
				
Illum Sphere	_	Spectre Vex	_	Ninja Tune
23 Skidoo	_	Coup (Version)	_	Illuminated Records (1983)
Liquid Liquid	_	Lock groove	_	99 Records (1981)
Doris Norton	_	Norton Apple Software	_	Durium (1984)
Hard Corps	_	Dirty	_	Survival Records  (1984)
Death Comet Crew with Rammellzee	_	Exterior St.	_	Beggars Banquet (1985)
A Certain Ratio	_	Knife Slits Water	_	Factory (1982)
Crash Course in Science	_	Flying Turns	_	Press Records (1981)
Flying Lizards	_	Steam Away	_	Virgin (1981)
Throbbing Gristle	_	Hot on the Heels of Love	_	Industrial (1979)
Royal Family And The Poor	_	Art On 45	_	Factory (1982)
A Certain Ratio	_	Do the du (casse)	_	Factory (1981)
Cabaret Voltaire	_	Black Mask	_	Rough Trade (1981)
Francois Kevorkian presents Jah Wobble, The Edge, Holger Czukay	_	Snake charmer (reprise)	_	Island (1983)

Solid Steel Radio Show 16/5/2014 Part 1 + 2 - Cut Chemist + DK

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1) Tell us a bit about yourself and your record collection.

I'm Strictly Kev aka DJ Food, I've been DJing for over 30 years now and collecting vinyl for longer. I've no idea how many records I have but it's probably in the region of 10,000 7", 12" and LPs plus lots of other odd formats that I collect as well as just the music. It's housed in my studio in custom built shelves that include drawers for 45s, cassettes and CDs. There's a fairly extensive article with photos on the Dust & Grooves website with a special mix of my musical influences http://www.dustandgrooves.com/djfood/


2) 45/7 is all about celebrating the 7". Can you tell us a bit about what you love about the format.

I like that the songs are short and sweet, there's no chaff so the track says what it needs to and then it's done, which is essentially what a DJ needs in today's ADD society. I like the size and weight of them compared to 12"s and LPs because I've used digital means to DJ for 8 years now and, when I do go back and play vinyl, I don't want to break my back like I used to lugging a 30 kilo record box around. 

3) One hour of vinyl goodness... can you talk us through your selection for your 45/7 mix?

There's a lot of guitars, fuzz and distortion in this one, lots of solid drums too, I'm really digging a lot of the funkier side of rock and psyche in my 45 sets and this comes out here.  Some of it is where rock and electronica cross over though so you'll have DJ Shadow remixing John Spencer Blues Explosion, Brendan Lynch's dub mixes of Paul Weller or Graham Massey's Toolshed project. There's also straight up rock by The Zutons, The Go! Team or Primal Scream and more diggers delights like The Protein Bros, Chaps and Alan Copeland. I try and have a good mix of contemporary stuff in there too, the 45 format shouldn't always be about old, hard to find stuff from the 60s and 70s, there's plenty of great new music around, just as hard to find too.

4) Where can people catch you / listen to your music? 

My Mixcloud is a good place to start https://www.mixcloud.com/strictlykev/ and I've also contributed to Coldcut's weekly Solid Steel radio show for over 20 years now, some of which are archived here on Soundcloud https://soundcloud.com/ninja-tune/sets/dj-food
You can find out where I'm playing by checking my dates on www.djfood.org

5) Top 5 all time fave records

Hahahahahahahahahah! Impossible

45/7 #20 ARTIST: STRICTLY KEV aka DJ FOOD

Superb 1998 underground hip-hop mixtape from DJs Vadim and Prime Cuts, highly highly recommended. 
I really can't do this justice but there's a worthy write-up here http://witness-this.com/sound/vadimprimecuts-architects-of-the-great/ - to paraphrase, "DJ Vadim & Primecuts did not just record a mixtape. They delivered a sound sculpture."

Side B here https://soundcloud.com/selectabwoy/prime-cutsdj-vadim-architects-of-the-great-side-b?in=selectabwoy/sets/uk-hip-hop-djs

Prime Cuts/DJ Vadim: Architects Of The Great (Side A)

For more info visit: http://bit.ly/2GnCojk

https://soundcloud.com/the-herbaliser-1

EGLO.023 The Herbaliser

In the second hour it's the return of Powercut with reggae flavours and cheeky bootlegs. On the decks we hear tracks from The Dynamics, JSTAR, Mr Benn and Rodney P, sliced and diced with The Nextmen, Mos Dub and Black Grass.

PART 3 + 4 -	Powercut		

Taggy Matcher 	_	On & On	_	Stix
Powercut	_	Terror To You	_	FFTT
The Dynamics	_	Whole Lotta Love	_	Groove Attack
Alice Russell	_	Seven Nation Army (Grant Phabao Remix)	_	Tru Thoughts
JSTAR	_	(Still) Passin' Me By	_	JSTAR
Taggy Matcher	_	Rapoors Delaaght 	_	Stix
Me & You	_	Brown Paper Bag	_	Tru Thoughts
Harvey K Tel	_	Boops Apocalypse	_	Music For The People
Mr Benn 	_	Long Time 	_	Square One
JSTAR	_	TEMPOByeBye	_	JSTAR
Rodney P 	_	The Nice Up (Yam Who Re-edit)	_	Promo
Western Roots	_	Rockers Galore 	_	High Noon
The Nextmen	_	Piece Of The Pie	_	Antidote
Mos Dub	_	In My Math	_	MP3
Black Grass 	_	Stormy Weathers	_	Cat Skills
Mato vs Public Enemy	_	Bring The Noise	_	Stix
Nice Up! 	_	Jah Wish	_	Nice Up!
Mr Blennd	_	A Message To ODB	_	Rhythm 'n' Booze

Solid Steel Radio Show 20/8/2010 Part 3 + 4 - Powercut

DJs Vadim and Woody team up for - borrowing from the liner description - a musical journey through Greek Rock to Malaysian easy listening, Bulgarian Jazz to Southern blues and more. Essential for fans of eclectic/leftfield hip-hop; if you liked Vadim and Prime Cuts' Architects Of The Great mix - https://soundcloud.com/selectabwoy/prime-cutsdj-vadim-architects-of-the-great-side-a?in=selectabwoy/sets/uk-hip-hop-djs - you'll love this. No tracklist available.

More mixes here https://soundcloud.com/selectabwoy/sets/random-mixes-and-live-shows

DJ Vadim featuring DJ Woody ‎– Lettuce Propelled Rockets (2005)

One hour mix dedicated to the legendary Mo'Wax label.

Bangers & Mash (Mo'Wax Edition)

"Funk The World 13"
by The Gaff

Premiered Worldwide by Magnetic Magazine:
http://www.magneticmag.com/2013/04/exclusive-download-the-gaff-presents-funk-the-world-13/

Tracklisting:
1.) The Gaff-Funk The World Intro (Exclusive)
   Cox Orange 'Week-End' Drums/The Zodiac 'Capricorn'
2.) Grupo Socavon-Homenaje a Justino (Thornato Edit) (Promo Version) ---Unreleased
   with Juan Pablo Torres snippets from 'Algo Nuevo 'Super Son'' LP---Areito Records
3.) Elias Rahbani-Dance Of Maria---(The Gaff Edit/Thornato Drums Exclusive)---Parlophone Records
3.) Greenwood Rhythm Coalition-Regresar a Cali (Snippet)---NYCT 7"
4.) Marcos Valle-Estrelar (Neighbour edit)  ---Unreleased- Original: Som LIvre 7"
5.) Jeremy Sole & His Musaics-Guero Salsero (promo version) ---Unreleased
6.) Dj Numark- Nu's Percussion from 'Canto De Ossanha' ---Up Above Records
7.) Empressarios-Cumbia (Nickodemus Remix)---Fort Knox Recordings
8.) A Bossa Eletrica-Sob A Luz Do Sol (Everybody Loves The Sunshine)---Connective Records
9.) Ricardo Marrero-Babalonia 7" ---Yu Qui Su Records
10.) Sunlight Square Latin Combo-I Believe in Miracles 7" ---SunlightSquare Records
11.) Indigo Jam Unit & Flex Life-I believe in Miracles----Vintage Black Basis Records
12.) GreenWood Rhythm Coalition-Rise UP-NYCT 10"
13.) Kokolo-Soul Power (Lack Of Afro RMX) ---Record Kicks
14.) Tony Allen---Road Close (Dance Dub)---Earthworks Records 
15.) T.N.T.H.---Hippopotamus Pt.1---Barclay Records 
16.) William Onyeabor-Better Change Your Mind (The Gaff Edit Exclusive)---Wilfilms Records
       Blackout Drums/Oscar Peterson DRums
17.) LOVE (Unkown Japanese Band) ---Venus---RCA Japan
18.) Cal Tjader-Borneo (The Gaff edit) Exclusive---Verve Records
      Roger SImard Drums
19.) Tino-Ritmos Latinos!
20.)Mongo Santamaria-CInderella
21.) Tate The Example-You and Me-(Murs Instrumental)


"Wow! When I was asked to contribute to Fort Knox's Epic 'Funk The World' series, I was ecstatic!  Given a month time to work on it, the pressure was on! Taking Fans 'around the world' through a musical journey is one of my favourite ways to flaunt obscure sounds. Within these 45 minutes, you'll hear Funk Drums, Latin Melodies & Rhythms, Lebanese Funk, Afrobeat, Brazilian, Latin Jazz, African Funk, Cumbia,  and of course, since it's 'Fort Knox';  BREAKBEATS!  Much of this is recorded from the original vinyl, and you'll hear a grip of exclusive edits & blends to this mix! Enjoy!"

- The Gaff
Http://thegaff.ca
Http://soundcloud.com/thegaff
Http://twitter.com/mikethegaff
Http://Facebook.com/thegaffpage

THEGAFF.CA

The Gaff presents "Funk The World 13"

This is one of my favourite mixes in recent years, it encompasses so much different music that I love, both old and new. It also finishes a trilogy of mixes that showcase the three EPs that made up 'The Search Engine' album and some of the records that influenced the making of it. Originally aired on Solid Steel in Oct 2011, the 'Magpies, Maps & Moons Reader accompanies the EP of the same name plus much more.

Tracklisting:
A-ko - Chicago (Melting Pot Music)
Murgatroyd Band - Magpie (Decca)
DJ Food - Discovery Workshop (Ninja Tune)
DJ Food feat. 2econd Class Citizen - A Positive No (Ninja Tune)
The Stepkids - Santos & Ken (Stones Throw)
Primal Scream - Xterminator (DJ Food Re-edit) (Creation)
Steinski - excerpt from Some Dreams You Never Forget (Mp3)
The Creatures - Say Yes! (Sioux Records)
DJ Food feat. 2econd Class Citizen - No More Stars (Ninja Tune)
Pete Sasqwax - excerpt from Malapropriated Psychedelia (Six Ton Armour Mp3)
DJ Food - Percussion Map Pt.1 (Ninja Tune)
DJ Food feat. 2econd Class Citizen - Finder's Keepers (Ninja Tune)
Pepe Deluxe - A Night & A Day (Catskills
Eagles Of Death Metal - Chase The Devil (Ant Acid Audio)
DJ Format - Here Comes The Dope Pusher (Project Blue Book)
Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Welcome To The Pleasuredome (Hibakusha Pleasure Dub) (Unreleased)
The Orb - Blue Room (remix 2010) (Mp3)
Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Welcome To The Pleasuredome (DJ Food Re-fix) (Unreleased)
DJ Shadow - Redeemed (Verve)
DJ Food feat. 2econd Class Citizen - Translucence (Ninja Tune)
Goldmund - Turquoise Hexagon Sun (Unseen)
Delia Derbyshire & Barry Bermange - excerpt from Within Dreams (BBC)
The Stepkids - Wonderfox (Stones Throw)
2econd Class Citizen - Carolyne (Equinox)
DJ Food - In Orbit Every Monday (Ninja Tune)
Diplo - Now's The Time (Big Dada)
DJ Food - Prey feat. JG Thirlwell (Ninja Tune)
Foetus - Quick Fix (Ectopic Ent.)

DJ Food - A Magpies, Maps & Moons Reader

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