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se liga na preta

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Tássia Reis

Som bom!

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To celebrate 25 years of Solid Steel radio DJ Moneyshot has pieced together what he calls his Selector's Commentary mix. This extra special hour-long set weaves together a host of classic Electronic, Dub, Ambient, D&B and Hip-Hop tunes with the added bonus of having the men behind the music providing insight and anecdotes on the tracks at hand. Moneyshot has scoured through four years worth of interviews to get the stories behind some of the Broadest Beats...Hear Jason Swinscoe from Cinematic Orchestra talk about guest vocals from Roots Manuva, Photek breaking down his approach to chopping up respected drummers like Max Roach for his epic Jungle workouts, James Lavelle discussing the pressure of press over UNKLE and The Orb's Dr Alex Paterson talking about the classic 'Adventures Beyond The Ultraworld'.

PART 3 + 4	-	DJ Moneyshot		https://twitter.com/DJ_Moneyshot
				
Cinematic Orchestra	_	All Things To All Men	_	Ninja Tune (Jason Swinscoe speaking)
UNKLE	_	Main Title Theme	_	Mo Wax (James Lavelle speaking)
Herbert	_	I Know	_	Studio !K7 (Matthew Herbert speaking)
Sabres Of Paradise	_	Planet D	_	Warp (Jagz Kooner speaking)
Smith & Mighty	_	Higher Dub	_	Studio !K7 (Rob Smith speaking)
Wink	_	Young Again	_	Ovum (Josh Wink speaking)
Photek	_	KJZ	_	Science (Rupert Parkes speaking)
Faithless	_	Reverence	_	Cheeky (Rollo Armstrong speaking)
DJ Format	_	Little Bit Of Soul	_	Genuine (Matt Ford speaking)
Skitz	_	The Junkyard	_	Ronin (Joe Cole speaking)
Freeland	_	Burn The Clock	_	Marine Parade (Adam Freeland speaking)
Red Snapper _ I stole your car _	Warp (Richard Thair speaking)
FreQ Nasty	_	2 Females	_	Skint (Darin McFadyen speaking)
The Orb	_	Little Fluffy Clouds	_	Big Life (Dr Alex Paterson speaking)

Solid Steel Radio Show 12/7/2013 Part 3 + 4 - DJ Moneyshot

Solid Steel (12th July) Kormac returns to Solid Steel with an uptempo mix, kicking off the first hour with 'Pinnacles' by Four Tet and into Jesse Rose, Todd Terje and the Martyn remix of 'She sleeps' for Falty DL. Then it's a couple of tracks on Monkeytown Records before switching up the pace to Sub Focus, Congo Natty and Calyx & Teebee. 
In the second half it's Neuropol who has appeared many times on the show, but in a different incarnation. Here he's showcasing his new music alongside other bass heavy beats from the likes of EAN, Danny Scrilla, Om Unit, Dawn Day Night and Dub Phizix.


PART 1 	-	Kormac	https://twitter.com/djkormac	
				
Fourtet	_	Pinnacles	_	TEXT
Jesse Rose	_	Love The Feeling (Acapella)	_	Play it Down
Todd Terje	_	Bonysh	_	Balance Music
Jesse Rose	_	Love The Feeling	_	Play it Down
Falty DL	_	She Sleeps (Martyn Remix)	_	Ninja Tune
Anno Stamm	_	A Triangular Patch of Lip	_	All City Dublin
Kormac	_	Superhero (feat. MC Little Tree)	_	Scribble
Mouse On Mars	_	They Know Your Name	_	Monkeytown
Siriusmo	_	Einmal in der Woche Schreien (Kormac’s Faster, Faster Edit)	_	Monkeytown
Sub Focus	_	Timewarp [Snippet]	_	RAM
Congo Natty	_	UK Allstars	_	Big Dada
Calyx & Teebee	_	Pure Gold	_	RAM
										
				
PART 2	-	Neuropol		https://twitter.com/neuropolmusic
				
Neuropol	_	Dusky Brights	_	White
DECiBEL feat. Flowdan	_	Skanks (LoL Gurlz Remix)	_	four40records
Nasha Experience	_	Qawli Dub	_	Nasha
Aotoa	_	Silent Chapters	_	White
Ticklish	_	Miscommunication (Original Mix)	_	Loose Squares
123Mrk	_	Invisible Colors (Deft Remix)	_	Infinite Machine
EAN	_	Just Beat	_	White
Koast MC	_	Live Freestyle	_	White
Danny Scrilla	_	Street Sound	_	Cosmic Bridge
Neuropol	_	12th Round	_	White
Krampfhaft	_	All Front	_	SATURATE!
813	_	Erotica (Om Unit Remix)	_	92 Points
Aaliyah	_	Don't Know What To Tell Ya	_	Blackground
S.Maharba	_	Nice To Meet You (Sweatson Klank Remix)	_	BTS
Ivy Lab	_	Afterthought feat. Frank Carter III 	_	Critical Music
Om Unit	_	Dark Sunrise (feat. Tamara Blessa) 	_	Civil Music
Dawn Day Night 	_	Big Booty Girls 	_	Astrophonica
Alix Perez	_	Villains 1 Heros 0 Ft They Call Me Raptor 	_	Shogun Audio
Sam Binga & Om Unit 	_	Electric Riddim	_	Exit Records
Dub Phizix	_	Rainy City Music	_	Ingredients
Atu	_	What You Like	_	Soulection

Solid Steel Radio Show 12/7/2013 Part 1 + 2 - Kormac + Neuropol

In Hour 2 it's Memory9, another artist playing at Soundwave Festival and someone who has featured many times on Solid Steel. For his 25th Anniversary mix it's a personal panoramic view of tracks played on the show that have influenced his musical interests over the years. Starting with music from Ninja Tune artists in the 90's from Amon Tobin, his previous incarnation Cujo, Coldcut, DJ Toolz and Clifford Gilberto, before moving forward into the 00's with Jurassic 5, Prefuse 73, Luke Vibert and Four Tet. Then it's more recent tracks from Flying Lotus, Silent Dust remixed by Om Unit, Teebs and more from Bonobo, plus a whole heap of Solid Steel references. The Memory9 12" 'The Abyss Within'  is available on July 22nd on Mnemonic Dojo with remixes by Om Unit and H-SIK.

PART 3 + 4	-	Memory9		https://twitter.com/Memory9
				
Amon Tobin	_	Easy Muffin	_	Ninja Tune
Skalpel	_	Fairy Tale Form A Dusty Crate	_	Unknown
Coldcut	_	Sign	_	Ninja Tune
Clifford Gilberto	_	Restless	_	Ninja Tune
DJ Vadim	_	Terrorist Intro	_	Ninja Tune
DJ Toolz	_	Uncle Bob	_	Ninja Tune
Guru	_	Take A Look At Yourself (Instrumental) 	_	Chrysalis
Blackalicious	_	Back To The Essence (Instrumental)	_	Mo Wax
Jurassic 5	_	If You Only Knew (Instrumental)	_	Up Above
Cujo	_	Cat People	_	Ninebar
Aphex Twin	_	Ventolin (Deep Gong Mix)	_	Warp
DJ Food	_	Stop Fink	_	Ninja Tune
Clifford Gilberto	_	Soulbath	_	Ninja Tune
Prefuse 73	_	The Colour Of Tempo	_	Warp
Luke Vibert	_	Funky Acid Stuff 	_	Planet Mu
Nightmares On Wax	_	Ease Jimi	_	Warp
Four Tet 	_	Hands	_	Domino
Edit	_	Laundry	_	Planet Mu
Heralds Of Change	_	A Muse	_	All City Records
Flying Lotus	_	Tea Leaf Dancers	_	Warp
Silent Dust	_	The Giant (Om Unit Remix)	_	None60
Bonobo	_	Jets	_	Ninja Tune
Teebs	_	King Bathtub	_	Brainfeeder
Brother Jack McDuff	_	Obblighetto (J Dilla Remix)	_	Blue Note

Solid Steel Radio Show 19/7/2013 Part 3 + 4 - Memory9

Solid Steel (19th July) It's DJ Bobafatt once again with the second part of his mix for Soundwave Festival in Croatia, which is on right now and all over the weekend. Each track in the mix features an artist playing at the festival, with the Ninja family heavily represented by Lapalux, Bonobo, Illum Sphere and Leatherette. Plus a whole host of great artists including Robert Glasper, Eliphino, Quantic, fLako and DJ Shadow to make you totally jealous at not being there.

PART 1 + 2  -	DJ Bobafatt		https://twitter.com/BobaFatt
				
Lapalux	_	Forgetting And Learning Again	_	Brainfeeder
Capitol 1212	_	Good Feelin'	_	1212 Records
Quantic Soul Orchestra	_	Super 8 (Pt 1)	_	Tru Thoughts
Robert Glasper ft Mos Def	_	Black Radio	_	Blue Note
Stevie Wonder	_	Golden Lady (Scrimshire Edit)	_	unknown
Shigeto	_	So So Lovely	_	Ghostly International
Bonobo ft Grey Reverend	_	First Fires	_	Ninja Tune
Bonobo	_	We Could Forever	_	Ninja Tune
Bonobo	_	Cirrus	_	Ninja Tune
Scrimshire ft Inga Lill Aker	_	Warm Sound	_	WAH WAH 45s
Scrimshire	_	Everything You Say (Dub Mix)	_	WAH WAH 45s
Eliphino	_	More Than Me	_	Somethink Sounds
MF Doom & Daedelus	_	Impending Doom	_	Ninja Tune
Dirg Gerner ft Fatima	_	Rubies & Diamonds (fLako Remix)	_	Ho Tep
Ghostpoet	_	Us Against Whatever Ever	_	Brownswood
Ghostpoet	_	Meltdown	_	Brownswood
Quantic ft Alice Russell & The Combo Barbaro	_	Look Around The Corner	_	Tru Thoughts
Quantic	_	Tell It Like You Mean It	_	Tru Thoughts
Homeboy Sandman	_	The Carpenter	_	High Water Music
fLako	_	Eclosure	_	Five Easy Pieces
Illum Sphere	_	Promise A Secret	_	Tectonic
Letherette	_	Surface	_	Ninja Tune
Submotion Orchestra	_	All Yours	_	Exceptional
Submotion Orchestra	_	It's Not Me It's You	_	Exceptional
Submotion Orchestra	_	Always	_	Exceptional
Submotion Orchestra	_	Sunshine	_	Exceptional
Ondatropica	_	Gaita Tropica	_	Soundway
BobaFatt	_	Swingin' Doctor (Blend)	_	unknown
Mt Wolf	_	Hypolight	_	Two Sisters Records
DJ Shadow	_	What Does Your Soul Look Like Pt. 4	_	Mo Wax
Bonobo	_	Black Sands Prelude	_	Ninja Tune


Solid Steel Radio Show 19/7/2013 Part 1 + 2 - DJ Bobafatt

21 De Junho - Flora Matos

04 Vicio (part. Tassia Reis   Prod. Rashid)

HEMI - DOIN MY THING

Se Liga Na Preta - Trio Ternura

La - Fleur - Jennifer

Rashid - Confundindo Sábios (part. Emicida E DJ Mr. Brown   Prod. Coyote)

Rashid - Vagabundo Qualquer (prod. Dj Max)

Rashid - Bate E Gol (prod. Dj Max)

Produzida, mixada e masterizada por DJ Caique.
Foco na Missão. 2014.

DOWNLOAD DA MÚSICA:  "Diário de Bordo parte 4": http://mfi.re/listen/zw2re004t4bs094/Rashid_e_Dj_Caique_-_Diario_de_Bordo_part._4.mp3

Baixe a mixtape "Confundindo Sábios": http://www.rashid.com.br/

LETRA:  DIÁRIO DE BORDO PARTE IV

O ano é 2014

Esse é o quarto capítulo.

Querido diário...

Esse som representa a volta, revolta
Dos farrapos a pinheirinho, barracos do moinho
Venho, pique Django livre, num Saara ferrenho
Botando o dedo na cara do senhor de engenho
Fazendo contas simples, pouca gente entendeu
Eu cantei noiz + noiz num mundo de eu + eu
Pois bem, escolha o que condiz com seu caráter
Que a minha cota é invadir as mente tipo hacker
... Mano, fiz disso meu aproach
Meu caderno traz vida ao contrário do death note
É o novo clube da esquina, sob a luz alva
Função: salvar as vidas que o sus não salva
Sou seu incomodo, que num blefa só truca
Já fui mosca na sopa, hoje sou cano na nuca
É a selva de pedra, num enfeita
Lobos a espreita neguim, e o pior, tucanos a direita
Pressão, todo santo dia sem recreio
Declaração de guerra na sua caixa de correio
Boyzão, tirando num é raro
Arrasta os médico cubano, mas aqui cês nunca pisaram
E meu papel, a lá fidel, é fogo no céu, sou corte no véu
Nos mande um Nobel
Soldado Michel, zera o carretel, vai Maquiavel
Na rua é cruel, é click, clack, blew! Inferno ou céu?

Raiz é cordel, e patativa do assaré
Protegido na guarda do homem de Nazaré
Na fé, sem a mínima confiança nos 'home'
Desses que mata nossos adolescente e some
Seu racismo grita em orgia
Igual essa suástica tatuada na sua ideologia
Meu rap vai do amor ao ódio, incorruptível
Mas a mira'inda ta no seu sistema desprezível
É tipo Sin City, corações num iglu
Aqui onde a terra prometida virou xingu
A luta segue, parça, num tem pausa
Só que sem hashtag, pra vários num é causa
Né? Ao combate, pro seu abate minha diss
Contra a negligência que gera várias boate kiss
O mundo é injusto e a gente não discerne
Heróis tipo Mandela vão embora e por aí tem tantos verme
Meu caso é sério doutô, grudo no colarinho
Deixo os bunda mole em choque, efeito rolezinho
Cês diz que o gigante acordo, to só olhano
Porque o Rap já ta acordado a miliano
E esse tem mais de 140 caracteres
É trending topic na rebeldia dos alferes
Fere sua carne, e faz seu espírito dizer: concordo!
Esse é meu legado... Meu diário de bordo.

Fim...

Rashid & DJ Caique - "Diário de Bordo parte 4"

Produção: Coyote / Baixo: Júlio Mossil / Mix;Master: DJ Caique

Download: 
http://www.mediafire.com/listen/v4cnc3cen2p4dzt/Rashid_-_Gratidão_(prod._Coyote).mp3

GRATIDÃO (Letra)
(Entrevista Sabotage)

Era um pivete aos 16, em pé desde as 6
Sonhador, porque não? E amanhã tudo outra vez
Através, da matemática da vida se narra
Ao invés, do 16 assinei 16 barra
Pois é... Hoje 10 anos após
A rua continua sendo noiz
Aos 26, de mão em mão, quantos mil CD vendido?
Tipo a Beats by Dre, meu alvo é o seu ouvido 
E quantos mano perdido
Foram salvo pelo som que cê diz ser de bandido?
Viu? Roubei sua brisa de novo, é tipo Israel e Palestina
Pelo cano ou pelo canto, o fim será platina
No brilho da retina, a luz que desfibrila
Quando cata cada verso que fuzila, dilata minha pupila
Pela plata e pela vila, os vira lata se perfila no front
Quem tem um sonho num cochila, meu bom
Vejo meu dom como um empréstimo maior
Minha missão é aprimora-lo e devolve-lo bem melhor
E no meio desse caminho cada vitória não será só minha
To costurando nossas vida com essas linha
É por cada quebrada sim, por cada mina
Pela rapaziada sim, em cada esquina 
Os manos com seus blunt e os irmão com suas bíblia
Cada semblante pede liberdade igual a Líbia 
Eu? De sol a sol, passando o cerol
Quero buscar o que é nosso sem morder o anzol
Vamo partir pras cabeça, pras rádio, pros lábios
Desde hora de acordar tamo confundindo sábios
Aos mestres com carinho cada nota
Cartola, Tim Maia, Sabota
Abras os olhos, obtenha visão de rua tio
Falo de Dina Di, não de Google street view
Mil e uma noites com os livro da prateleira
Trafico informação e meu produto é de primeira
De alma e coração
O mundo não quis nem me dar emprego, o Rap me deu uma profissão 
Por isso gratidão é o que carrego
Sabe o que é ser luz pra quem se encontra cego?
Desde o santa cruz essa é minha via sacra
Cada som é 1 filho, eu faço mais que o Mr. Catra
Saca? Eu e meus parça pulamo catraca
Deixamo algumas tag numas placa
Viemos da plebe pra deixar a nossa marca
A tropa de Monark vem contra os monarca
Vivendo um sonho, eis o reboliço 
E voce que tá ouvindo também tem culpa disso
Valeu! Por que nada foi fácil pra gente
E pra quem pensa isso: "sabe de nada inocente"
Vamo em frente, quebrando as corrente
Liberdade pra alma, liberdade pra mente
Nossa família é crescente
Minha mãe me disse: "filho, brilha!"
E eu gosto de ser obediente!!!


Rashid - Gratidão (prod. Coyote)

Faixa 06 do EP .
Produzida pelo DJ Zala
Voz Adicional, Tiago MAC
Gravada pelo Diamantee, no Chocolateestudio
Mixada e Masterizada pelo Rodrigo Tuchê .

06 Tássia Reis - No Seu Radinho (prod. Dj Zala)

DRUGS

Pack Dabs & Tabs [Feat. Nell & BrandUn DeShay]

Faixa 01 do EP
Produzida pelo Poska
Gravada pelo Diamantee, no Chocolateestudio
Mixada e Masterizada pelo Rodrigo Tuchê no Comando S

Link para Download - http://www.mediafire.com/download/3di1lng2hxsnb2r/Ta%CC%81ssia+Reis+-+EP.zip

01 Tássia Reis - Primavera - Prod. Poska

Faixa 02 do EP
Produzida pelo D.A.C Beats
Gravada pelo Diamantee, no Chocolateestudio
Mixada e Masterizada pelo Rodrigo Tuchê no Comando S

Link -http://www.mediafire.com/download/3di1lng2hxsnb2r/Ta%CC%81ssia+Reis+-+EP.zip

02 Tássia Reis - Good Trip - Part. Tiago Mac - Prod. D.A.C Beats

Faixa 03 do EP
Produzida pelo Esquina da Gentil
Gravada pelo Diamantee, no Chocolateestudio
Mixada e Masterizada pelo Rodrigo Tuchê no Comando S

Link - http://www.mediafire.com/download/3di1lng2hxsnb2r/Ta%CC%81ssia+Reis+-+EP.zip

03 Tássia Reis - Meu RapJazz - Prod. Esquina Da Gentil

Faixa 04 do EP
Produzida pelo Skeeter
Gravada pelo Cristiano Williams no Estudio Boa Onda
Mixada e Masterizada pelo Rodrigo Tuchê no Comando S

Link -  http://www.mediafire.com/download/3di1lng2hxsnb2r/Ta%CC%81ssia+Reis+-+EP.zip

04 Tássia Reis - Calma Preta - Prod. Skeeter

Faixa 05 do EP
Produzida pelo KibãoBeats
Gravada pelo Cristiano Williams no Estudio Boa Onda
Mixada e Masterizada pelo Rodrigo Tuchê no Comando S

Link - http://www.mediafire.com/download/3di1lng2hxsnb2r/Ta%CC%81ssia+Reis+-+EP.zip

05 Tássia Reis - Agora Que Eu Quero Ver - Part. SÃ - Prod. KibãoBeats

Faixa 07 do EP
Produzida pelo Nelson D
Gravada pelo Diamantee, no Chocolateestudio
Mixada e Masterizada pelo Rodrigo Tuchê no Comando S

Link - http://www.mediafire.com/download/3di1lng2hxsnb2r/Ta%CC%81ssia+Reis+-+EP.zip

07 Tássia Reis - Asas - Prod. Nelson D

CUFF014: Stinner - Nightmare (Original Mix) [CUFF]

Download: www.mokado.com.br 

Produzido por: Bruce Slim Beats
Letra: Slim Rimografia
Voz : Slim Rimografia &amp; Rael da Rima
Gravado e mixado por: Vander Carneiro no estúdio Atelier

O Que Sera part. Rael

Limpe Seu Próprio Quintal

Download: www.mokado.com.br 
Prod. Filiph Neo & Slim Rimografia
Letra e voz: @Slim_Rimografia
Scrath: Dj Willian
Foto: Tiago Rocha
Arte. Cesar Pierri
Gravado e mixado por: Slim Rimografia no Estudio Mokado Records

Slim Rimografia- Só Por Hoje

Intro.
Hahaha é...
Não que a gente tenha, uma noite e nada mais
Porem... é necessário aproveitar cada momento, cada segundo
Já que as coisas nunca voltam vamos guardar na memoria


Refrão:
Só por hoje
Já que a vida é uma só 
Vamos viver o que ela tem de melhor
Só por hoje
Esquecer as dores do mundo
Viver intensamente cada segundo


Ela mete mó marra, mas se amarra 
Vagabundo tem estilo o mundo, é minha casa 
Gosta quando te agarra  diz que ficar junto é mó barra
Mas se me esbarra, a historia narra, outro final
Ela me inspira mais que os beats do Dilla
Um beck do bom dois rap no som 
Três sabe a intenção? Vamos direto ao que interessa
E peça por peça as roupas caem no chão
Sem pressa a meia luz vai desliga o celular
Seu pai pode ligar e atrapalhar nossa missão
Discrição é o que conduz diz que ta com suas amigas
E quando desliga vem cá pra dá continuação
Disposição e muita ação, já noite é uma criança
Hoje minha vizinhança não vai conseguir dormir
Eterno em sua lembrança
Sem medo ou desconfiança
Vive e vamos ser livre...

Só por hoje
Já que a vida é uma só 
Vamos viver o que ela tem de melhor
Só por hoje
Esquecer as dores do mundo
Viver intensamente cada segundo

Acordo sozinho na cama e o relógio marca 11 da manhã
Ela na janela fotografa e posta no Instagram
Na bandeja tem maça, queijo pão e capuchino
Nos dedos um do fino e nem percebe que eu me aproximo
Ela ta linda descalça cabelo solto   
De calcinha e camiseta pretinha você é muita treta
Inspira mais do que letras respira e aproveita
Ela vira e me beija e começa tudo de novo
Minha mão toca sua pele sua boca toca meus lábios
Adele toca no radio na serie toca pro quarto
Nem da tempo o momento é agora 
Sem demora desenrola a cena rola no carpete
Eu sei o que ouve agora só me ouve
Depois dessa sessão pras outras são game over
Sem cover só se envolver
A vida é curta e temos que viver...

Só por hoje
Já que a vida é uma só 
Vamos viver o que ela tem de melhor
Só por hoje
Esquecer as dores do mundo
Viver intensamente cada segundo

Só Por Hoje

Versão original do disco "Financeiramente Pobre 2003"

Produção: Bruce Slim
Voz: Slim Rimografia
Refrão: Rael
Intro: Denise Marks

Mixado no Studio Atelier

Por Você Part. Rael (2003)

Projota Feat  Flora Matos   O Golpe

Single 2012

Watch on youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vo9EfzTXcyc

Família Madá part. Flora Matos - Cê duvidou (Prod. Vinicius dos Passos)

Slim rimografia- sol

Flora Matos - Ela me disse assim 2013

Solid Steel (5th July) It's Ross Allen in the 25th Anniversary slot this week taking over most of the show and it's very much a personal selection. Having listened to Solid Steel since it's pirate roots, the well respected DJ picks out tracks played by Coldcut over the years that have 'shaped his musical mind' and be sure to read the full run down in his own words below.
You can catch him playing alongside Jon More from Coldcut tonight Friday 5th in South London details here;
https://www.facebook.com/events/394171807367319/

Join his mailing list at ross.allen@me.com for more about future events and his radio show on Mi-Soul

Follow Solid Steel on Facebook and Twitter 
www.facebook.com/pages/Solid-Steel/175027509192663 
twitter.com/DK_SolidSteel

PART 1 + 2	-	Ross Allen		https://twitter.com/rossallenmusic  https://www.facebook.com/ross.allen.12?ref=ts&fref=ts
				
Oumou Sangare	_	Mousoulou	_	World Circuit 12"
Nusrat Ali Fat Khan	_	Mustt Mustt (Massive Attack Duck Pond Remix) 	_	Real World 12"
Masters At Work 	_	Blood Vibes	_	Cutting 12"
Sexy TKO 	_	Tribe Of Love	_	Major Force 12"
Mickey & The Soul Generation	_	Iron Leg	_	Maxwell 7"
Myra Barnes	_	Message To The Soul Sisters	_	King 7"
MC 900 ft Jesus	_	All The Way To Heaven (Instrumental) 	_	Nettwerk 12"
Fela Kuti 	_	No Agreement	_	No Agreement
Lola	_	Wax The Van (Jon's Dub)	_	Jump Street 12"
Aphex	_	Ageopolis	_	R&S LP
Joe Church	_	I can't wait too long	_	Sleeping Bag 12"
Balil	_	Norte Route	_	Warp LP
Unique 3	_	Digicality	_	Ten LP
Model 500	_	Off To Battle	_	Metroplex 12"
Satin Storm	_	Can't Take No More Of That	_	White label EP
Ragga Twins	_	18" Speaker 	_	Shut Up & Dance LP
Twinkle Brothers	_	Magnetic Enforcer 	_	Twinkle LP
Martin Campbell	_	Wicked Rule	_	Ragadelic 12"


Ross Allen in his own words about Solid Steel;

"Is it really 25 years of Solid Steel ? Jeez, I know I  getting old ! I remember ‘bunking off’ from my first proper job, at the Midland Bank in the City, on a Friday afternoon, not having had a lunch so I could get home to check and tape the impeccable selections (and mixes) of Matt Black and Jonathan More.
 
Whilst at school I had listened to their separate shows on Fridays/Saturdays on,the then totally essential (for any aspiring London trendy), Kiss 94FM.

 I loved their presentation -downbeat, articulate and heavy on the sarcasm,  and their selections. their take on the nascent London Soul Underground, was as fresh and open minded as the original Hip Hop blueprint. And they dug… Deeper and broader than the rest. You could hear anything that was good on there. New, old and more often than not essential !
 
This mix is an homage to the selections (not the mixing !) that shaped my young musical mind. They, and others, warped it in the best way. It’s a burden I have long carried: i am officially (I wont bore you with the details) too eclectic for my own good and it was these two, and that show, that made me this way.
 
I never understand why anyone would want it any other wayThere is too much good music from across the genres to focus on one and, when put together properly, they sound best when woven into a whole new tapestry. This is what Coldcut did and subsequently PC, DK and Strictly Kev continued to do right up to the present day. It’s a good man who knows when not enter the fray,  and with regards to the master mix I am that man. I know my place… For the record this is a blend coz’ I can’t test !
 
This collection is small selection of the music that I recall hearing on the radio, in or out of the mix, on their show/s. It reflects the open mindedness of two of British Hip Hop’s greatest pioneers.

 For it is a Hip Hop that roots this selection. always looking for the perfect beat whether that be Little Sonny, The Vibrettes, MC 900ft Jesus or Salt N Pepa or looking for the future sounds of Unique 3, Aphex Twin and early Model 500 or scanning the planet for sounds with soul and a groove; from Pakistan’s Nusrat Ali Fat Khan to Mali’s then, cassette only, sensation Oumou Sangare. 

They captured the mood of a very creative time in electronic/black music. A time when the music went from being the underground black alternative sounds of electro funk to the over ground successes that are modern Hip Hop. electronic music too was rapidly evolving then in all its many strands. It is Interesting to note Back then they were often the same thing. The music was the DNA that iginited the revolution and in the middle of it blending all these deep and different strands together were Coldcut and Solid Steel.

The inclusion of Otis Clays modern soul anthem from the late 80’s ‘The Only Way Is Up’ is, apart from it being a genius track in it’s own right, an example of how they could take a cult track, add some acid house, a pop sensibility and take an obscure southern soul gem to the top of the charts around the world. Back when DJ’s first started to take their club based aesthetic into the studio (in this country particularly) Coldcut were leading the charge. Applying all their musical knowledge to the precise and laborious task of making their own ‘Lesson’ (Double Dee & Steinski’s tryptic of cut n paste genius from the mid 80’s).It was when They first came to my attention. when Pete Tong played ‘Say Kids What Time Is it ?’ on his Invicta Radio Sunday night show (actually pretty genius at the time). It blew me, and everyone else who heard it, away. They had the best and broadest beats and unleashed them with Ninja like precision to a London Underground saturated (though nothing compared to now) with import 12’s, long deleted funk obscurities and a small trickle of UK DJ based white labels. Back then this music we are swamped in was hard to trace but elements popped up all over the place. Especially on their show. 

 
They championed the DIY punk ethos of early club music whether it be from the US, the UK, Jamaica or Japan. It was the sound of  drums, bass, samples and delays… Coldcuts on Solid Steel.

As i said earlier I used to love their presentation skills. Always understated and heavy on the irony. it was very reminiscent of John Peels selection/presentation style except blacker.  I had never heard of Fela Kuti, The Twinkle Brothers, Arthur Russell or Oumou Sangare until  here. 

I had heard of an early Boogie Down Productions but was amazed to find out on Jon’s show that Scott La Rock had been shot dead in the Bronx. Jon announcing the terrible news with the rather curt ending of “well if you will sit on your album cover brandishing an Uzi may be you should expect something like that to happen !’’
 
It’s a fair point… I think Solid Steel - ‘the broadest beats in London’ was literally all about the beats, lyrics were great when they were good but were so often a let down when compared to the presenters intellectial and political stance and the quality of many of those early leftfield, beat tastic productions. Who needs lyrics when you have beats as good as Masters At Works ‘Blood Vibes’ or ‘All The Way To Heaven’ by MC 900ft Jesus. You can basically see the birth of Trip Hop here and the birth of their now seminal label Ninja Tune.
 
The reggae influence was always strong and their open minds where the only link I had to early hardcore and Jungle sounds reflected here with Satin Storm’s Babylon sampling “Can’t Take No More” and The Ragga Twins proto Jungle gem “18’’ Speaker”. The original JA sound was always represented whether through all time classics like Bunny Wailers’ ‘Rise & Shine’, The Twinkle Brothers genius in dub ‘Magnetic Enforcer’ or the UK based roots prophet Martin Campbell who’s ‘Wicked Rule’ they helped release.
 
This selection hopes to swiftly glide you through some seminal moments in musical history that were first brought to my attention by a radio show that is now 25 years old but still carrying the same aesthetic as it always has had ‘the broadest beats’ on Solid Steel…"
