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Episode 005

Doug — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 01:10:56 +0000

Back once again! It is my great pleasure to present the latest installment of fresh new beats for a fresh new year.

We have another mixed bag of tricks this month, and slightly more dancefloor oriented than normal. There’s another cut from the Waxolutionists, new releases from Mos Def and Boozoo Bajou, and a tasty new remix from DJ Vadim. Get stuck in!

Tracklisting

Divers – Boozoo Bajou (Modernsoul)
Quiet Dog – Mos Def (Downtown)
Revolution (DJ Vadim remix) – J Boogie’s Dubtronic Science (Om)
I’m Not a Thug – Plastic Little (Virgin)
I Can’t Give You Up (A-Skillz remix) – Smoove & Turrell (Jalapeno)
The Day – Aquasky ft. Blu Rum 13 (777)
Flashlight (original) – Waxolutionists ft. Hygher Baby (Sunshine Enterprises)
Count To Ten (radio edit) – Ben Onono (Jos)

Episode 004

Doug — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 18:08:19 +0000

Here’s the last installment for 2008. To finish off the year in fine style I bolted together a tough selection of head-nodding, boom-bap hip-hop.

Brand-new joints from RZA, Austrian crew Waxolutionists (I just discovered their stuff, but will be keeping track of them for sure), and a bangin’ remix from mein Deutsche freund fLako.

Towards the end of the mix I wanted to soften things up and space the beats out a bit. So I wound down to an older track I’ve admired for a long time from Xela. Floaty stuff to round off proceedings nicely.

I’ll be posting again before the end of the year, but musically that’s it till 2009. Have a good festive period folks!

Tracklisting

Danger Modo – Mister Modo / Ugly Mac Beer (Favorite)
Drama (mix 1) – RZA as Bobby Digital (Bodog)
Do Yo Thang – Jneiro Jarel (Ropeadope)
Feet Don’t Fail Me – Waxolutionists ft. Dave Ghetto, Hezekiah & Mystic (Sunshine Enterprises)
Space Water Babies – The Astronotes ft. Kissey Asplund & Replife (4 Lux)
Real Thing (fLako remix) – Erykah Badu (unreleased)
You’re Listening To The Worlds – Belleruche (Tru Thoughts)
Bobble Hats In Summer – Xela (Type)

Episode 003

Doug — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 16:23:42 +0000

It’s nearing the end of another month so here’s the November dosage.

It’s varied mix of beats this time starting at the down-tempo end of the scale with a recent Flying Lotus remix and a new cut from King Midas Sound on Hyperdub (cheers to J for the tip-off on that one). Steadily cranking up the BPM through the 7 Samurai on German imprint, Poets Club and an older, but timeless jam by Boxcutter.

I decided on a DnB rush for the finish line with a smooth number from top Californian beathead, Tyler Straub (many thanks for that, buddy. Keep up the good work!), an epic from Apex and to wind things up one of my favourite records of 2008 from London Elektricity.

Hope y’all dig it

Tracklisting

Woebegone (Flying Lotus’ Luckiest Charm) – The Long Lost (Ninja Tune)
One Ting (Dabrye remix) – King Midas Sound (Hyperdub)
Jah Music (Panoptikum Dancehall mix) – 7 Samurai ft. Blue Eyez (Poets Club)
Sunshine V.I.P. – Boxcutter (Planet Mu)
Dindi – Tyler Straub (unreleased)
Emo Funk – Apex (Cyanide)
All Hell Is Breaking Loose – London Elektricity (Hospital)

Episode 002

Doug — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 21:45:36 +0000

It’s the end of the month and about time for another episode. I was feeling like a broken-beat, nu-jazz affair this time around so I dug out some more up-tempo beats – some new, some old, all slick.

Tracklisting

Read between the lines – Ursula Rucker (Five Six)
Listen To The Drums (Clignancourt edit) – Outlines (Sonar Kollectiv)
Wait For My Turn (Yam Who remix) – Azymuth (Far Out)
Lucy Said (Landslide remix) – Fenomenon (HiFi Terapi)
When I See You (Bugz In The Attic Remix) – Macy Gray (V2)
Good Life (Crate Soul Brothers mix) – Kaori (Disorient)
Bed Of Roses – 4Hero ft. Jody Watley (Raw Canvas)

Now with embedded-player action

Doug — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 20:54:39 +0000

I finally fathomed out the issue of embedding a player on this here blog. You’ll be happy to see the convenient wee interface for streaming episodes direct from their pages.

I spent a while wrestling with PodPress, but it just wasn’t playing ball so I went back to the drawing board. After a bit of browsing through the WordPress plugins directory I found the excellent Podcasting plugin from Ronald Heft, Jr.

No messin’, it’s clean, simple, quick and highly recommeded from me. Any other WordPress bloggers/podasters out there should check it out.

Episode 001

Doug — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 22:32:49 +0000

So here’s the debut mix. To kick things off it’s an early-autumn, hip-hop, nu-jazz mash-up. The end result is a varied mix of tracks – some new, some I’ve had for a while. A laid-back mix and a low-key launch – no fuss, just good beats. Enjoy…

Tracklisting

Nommo – Replife (Futuristica Music)
Carajillo (Jazzanova remix) – Truby Trio (Compost)
Donaueschingen (original version) – Truby Trio (Compost)
Everything Is Alright – Unconventional Science (Token Recluse)
Let It Ride (vocal mix) – Unforscene ft. Epcot (Tru Thoughts)
Mish Mash (Unforscene remix) – Hot 8 Brass Band (Tru Thoughts)
Sweating For Your Salary – Ty, Wumni & Dele Sosimi (Big Dada)