Some heavy electro funk and rap edition

(Picture from here)

Track List:

Johnny Chingas - Phone Home
Sounds of JHS 126 Brooklyn - Chill Pill
Air Force One - See the Light Feel the Heat
Low Budget - 2082
Torae and Marco Polo - But Wait
Low Budget - Cool Out
Three Times Dope - Once More (You Hear the Dope Stuff)
Tuff Crew - Wreck Shop
Tuff Crew - My Parta Town
Tuff Crew - Behold the Detonator
The Sleeping Monk - Scientifico
EPMD - Give the People (Jeep mix)
Oh No - Move Pt 2 featuring J-Dilla, Roc C
Beastie Boys - The Skills To Pay The Bills
DJ Sing featuring Def Wish, Tom Thum - Boogie Boy
EPMD - You Gots To Chill
EPMD - So Wat Cha Sayin
EPMD - It's My Thing
Beastie Boys - So What'cha Want (All The Way Live Freestyle Version)

Tony D R.I.P. edition

(Anthony Depula pictured far right)

Ice Cream Tee / Tony D - Keep Hushin'
YZ & G. Rock - In Control of Things
Tony D - Back to the Lab
Blvd Mosse - U Can't Escape the Hypeness

Mic Break

King Sun - The Gods Are Taking Heads featuring Poor Righteous Teachers
Ministers of Black - Step Into My Office
Poor Righteous Teachers - Strictly Mash'ion
Almighty & K.D. Ranks - Trenton Where We Live
King Sun - King Sun with the Sword

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Crusaders for Real Hip-Hop - That's How It Is
Shawn Lov - True Music featuring Big Ooh, Lin Que, Pace Won
Blaque Spurm - Splendid
Shawn Lov - I Can't Complain featuring Tony D
Tony D - Erase the Pain featuring Spikey T

Mic Break

APEX - Mi Hermano (R.I.P. APEX)
Easybass - Simple Starts First

The Sounds The Sounds

Over there, over there

04/04/09
Tracklist:

DMX Krew - Radio Bliss
Fatima Al-Qadri and Brennan Green - Modern Robot Chorus
Shocking Pinks - Dressed to Please (Echospace Reduction)
M.R. - Night Travel (Yam Who? Re-Edit)

Mic Break

Jungle Brothers - Tribe Vibes
Leaders of the New School - Case of the P.T.A
Pete Rock & CL Smooth - Good Life
Troy (Wicked Minds) - Soul Terrain
Zion I - Cheeba Cheeba (remix) featuring Aceyalone

Mic Break

Jackie Osbourne - We Need Love
Jackie Mittoo - Get Up and Get It
Arthur Verocai - Pelas Sombras
Santana - Aqua Marine
Shirley Horn - Return to Paradise (Mark De Clive Lowe remix)
Arbeid Adelt - Death Disco (Todd Terje edit)
Joy Division - Transmission

I Am What I Play

This classic from '79 remains the truth! Catch the drift.



On that note, here is last weeks playlist from a little radio program I steer weekly. You already know what it is:

Heaven 17 - Penthouse and Pavement
Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
Nickel Eye - Brandy of the Damned (Mark Ronson remix) featuring. Wale
Cat Power - Blue
Radiohead - All I Need
Radiohead - Everything In It's Right Place

Mic Break

Incognito - L 'Arc En Ciel De Miles
Chris Whitley - Drifting
Santana - Aqua Marine
Allan Holdsworth - Shallow Sea
Santana - Stormy
John McLaughlin - Don't Let The Dragon Eat Your Mother

Mic Break

Quro - Hunter Gatherer
13th Son - Yo
Good Buddah - Sydney has got the System
13th Son - Our Lives
13th Son - Symphony of Man
13th Son - Ladies featuring Fame
Seekae - ?

Priceless

A DJ Is Not a Jukebox!

Massive shout out to the Paradise Lost collective for throwing another of their AWESOME house, disco, funk, soul sound-tracked party in Inner Sydney last night this morning. There were no requests, no too cool for everybody types, just a monster sound system, heavy tunes, good deejays and a care, stress free crowd who came to let loose. Sydney Needs more parties like this...

Be sure to check out Brut 33 and Mikey (Paradise Lost), radio show Boogie Dance Cafe on....

Madness of the Modern World edition

Sound Shift Eastside Radio 89.7 FM
21/03/09

Track List:

Weather Report - Young and Fine
A Tribe Called Quest - Electric Relaxation
Weldon Irvine - We Gettin' Down
A Tribe Called Quest - Award Tour featuring Trugoy (De La Soul)
Tom Scott & The LA Express - Sneaking In The Back
Donald Byrd - Wind Parade

Mic Break

Gil Scott Heron - The Bottle
Ronnie Laws - Always There
Joe Tex - I Gotcha
Ike & Tina Turner - Cussin', Cryin' & Carryin' On

Mic Break

Sir Joe Quarterman & Free Soul - (I Got) So Much Trouble In My Mind
Bobby Bland - I Pity The Fool
Skull Snaps - It's A New Day
The O'Jays - For The Love Of Money
The Temptations - Ball of Confusion (That's What The World is Today)

Mic Break

Binge Thinkers - One Step At A Time (Remix)
Def Wish Cast - Once More
Junie Morrison - Techno-Freqs
Funkadelic - One Nation Under A Groove

Afrobeat Grand Groove Rap

Here is this weeks track list from Sound Shift on Eastside FM 89.7FM

Tony Allen - The Same Blood
Afro Dizzi Act - The Pilgrim
Femi Kuti - Beng Beng Beng
Afro Dizzi Act - The Drop Off
Kiala - Batumwindu
Afro Dizzi Act - Sunrise Over Merherabad

Mic Break

The Meters - Ain't No Use
Labi Siffre - I Got The...
Bobby Hutcherson - Hello To The Wind

Mic Break
(Sereck - Full-time MC (Eastern Suburbs mix) (Instrumental)

Koolism - Tapes
Powerule - Let The Years Roll
A Tribe Called Quest - Footprints
A Tribe Called Quest - Check The Rhime
King Sun - Sippin' Brandy
Organized Konfusion - Fudge Pudge featuring OC

When In Flight

(Pic: Tiritirimatangi)

Sound Shift 07/03/09
Eastside Radio 89.7 FM

Cashmere - Do It Any Way You Wanna (Instrumental)
Shamwell - Do It On The One (Fun In The Sun)
Raw DMX - Do It To The Funk
Carole Sylvan - Think
Sky Trane - Fox On The Run (Instrumental)
Imagination - Burnin' Up
Rhetta Hughes - Crisis (Instrumental)

Mic Break

The Moon People - Hippy, Skippy Moon Strut
The Meters - Handclapping Song
Gang Starr - DJ Premier In Deep Concentration
James Brown - Payback (The Final Mixdown)
Brand Nubian - All For One
Jungle Brothers - In Time
Beastie Boys - Transitions

Mic Break
(Menahan Street Band - Make The Road By Walking)
(Menahan Street Band - Tired Of Fighting)

Beastie Boys - The Scoop
Steve Miller Band - Fly Like An Eagle
Mahavishnu Orchestra - Hope
Freddie Hubbard - First Light
Michael McDonald - I Keep Forgettin'
J*Davey - No More
Loose Ends - Hangin' On A String (Contemplating)

Sound Shift 27/02/09
Eastside Radio 89.7 FM

Track List:

Stevie Wonder - Higher Ground
Rare Earth - Celebrate
Skye - Ain't No Need
Deluge - Not Easy (To Love)
Big Linda - Glass Onion
Selway - Shake the Snow (Instrumental)

Mic Break

Andre' Lodemann - Searchin' featuring Nathalie Claude
Two Armadillos - Nostalgia
Trus' Me - Good God
Sound Stream - Live Goes On

Mic Break

Bomb the Bass - Bug Powder Dust (La Funk Mob mix)
Extra Prolific - In 20 Minutes
Rek Shit Rebulz - Make Ya Feel Better
Genius - True Fresh MC
Black Sheep - The Choice Is Yours
Organized Konfusion - Who Stole My Last Piece of Chicken?
DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince - Brand New Funk

More and More Hits

To kick off proceedings here is the David Letterman meets Joaquin Phoenix awkward encounter from early Feb 09.
Having not seen it myself, I figure there are also plenty of others who would not have either, forgot about it.



Moving along, check out the back to '88 Western youth culture homage from the Columbus, Ohio wordsmith. Off his album, aptly titled 1988, out now through Rhymesayers.



My radio show Sound Shift on Eastside is going strong, here is last weeks track list.

Hundarna Fran Soder - 10500 bc
DMX Krew - Radio Bliss
Linda McCartney - Oriental Night Fish
Kate Bush - Blow Away
Sister Sledge - Lost In Music
Sound Stream - Live Goes On

Mic Break

Temper - No Favors (Dub)
Faze Action - Hypnotic (Disco Mix)
Liquid Liquid - Rubbermiro (The Loving Hand remix)

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Kurtis Blow - Star Life
Alliance - Get On Down
Kids In The Hall - Drivin' Down The Block
Ice Cube - A Bird In The Hand
Jay Electronica - Whirlwind Pyramid
Def Wish Cast - Once More
Soul Shock - Break the Limits featuring See-Que

Air Waves

I am back on radio and it is great. The show is called Sound Shift on 89.7FM Eastside Radio Friday nights, from 12:30 - 2:00am. Shout out to Lyndon (Meat Skull) for the encouragement.

Thanks to Tony for giving me a show!

Here is the track lists for the last two weeks:

14/02/2009

Caroline Peyton - Just As We
Katalyst - How Bout Us featuring Steve Spacek
John Coltrane - Moment's Notice
Rance Allen Group - Peace of Mind

Mic Break

The Bad Plus - Feeling Yourself Disintergrate featuring Wendy Lewis
Kurt Elling - Oh My God
Nathan Boddy - Vintage Warmer
Ramsey Lewis - Sun Goddess
Krumb Snatcha - Feelin
DJ Cam - Premier

Mic Break

Grassrootz - Grasslandz
Menahan Street Band - Montego Sunset
Red Cafe - So Easy (Remix)
Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
Galapagos Duck - The Emu Dance
Interpol - Rest My Chemistry

07/02/2009

Eli Escobar - Heavenly Break
Pete Rock and CL Smooth - Act Like You Know
Sleeping Monk - Control, Alt, Delete
Zimbabwe Legit - Straight From The Mothership
Menahan Street Band - Make the Road By Walking
High Fashion - Love (DJ Anonymous edit)

Mic Break

OC - Born 2 Live (Bonus CD Mix)
Jimi Hendrix - All Along The Watchtower
Damian "JR Gong" Marley - Khaki Suit featuring Bounty Killer, Eek-A-Mouse
Jackie Mittoo - Get Up and Get It
Santogold - Unstoppable
Aretha Franklin - Rock Steady (Danny Krivit edit)
Sade - Spirit

Mic Break

Janelle Monae - Many Moons (Trackademicks remix)
NSM - The Show
Santana - Aqua Marine
Robert Glasper featuring Bilal - Chant
DMX Krew - Radio Bliss