Wow. It's hot out there. How about some Latin heat to finish off the summer? Aaron Jerome's remix of Pete Rodriguez' "I Like It" gets all the female tails wagging, and not just the tanned kind. pump this up. Then turn your computer off and treat yourself to a margarita in place that plays the music too loud for conversation. Got a hot tip for a Throwback Classic? E-mail your parched editor: dan@brooklynradio.net.
Back in March when I spun at The Do Over in Miami I think the second or third record I played was one that a whole grip of people kind of flipped their wig about. It was an instrumental version of The Ambassador's "Ain't Got The Love (Of One Girl On My Mind)" which is probably best know to our generation as the basis of Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth's "I Got A Love." Yeah, Ambassadors is a hot record, and definitely a heavy piece, but c'mon son...the INSTRUMENTAL?
Wife Material always considered herself an 80s baby, but when brainstorming ideas for the latest episode of "I Love My Wife" with Tough Love, the 70s seemed to interesting a choice to ignore. Although many aspects of contemporary music are in adoration over the last two decades of the 20th century, some of the most provocative, groundbreaking, and foundational music that the women of "I Love My Wife" love today, was influenced by the 70s. With classic rock, jazz fusion, funk, and a whole bunch of other unclassifiable gems, there's a little bit of everything on "AM/FM."
Earlier, we told you about a late '80s documentary on the Washington, DC funky go-go scene. Our Throwback Classic today is probably the most popular jam from that era and genre, Chuck Brown's "Bustin' Loose." Many people mistake it for the Godfather of Soul, James Brown. But if you're a keen listener--and we know you are, dear reader--there's a real difference in the drums JB used and the go-go style of multiple percussion. And speaking of bustin' loose...We can't wait to bust loose from this office! Have an idea for a Throwback Classic? E-mail your shackled editor: dan@brooklynradio.net.
Well this is what we like to see: The Brooklyn Radio family scoring hits together! The Midnight Lab Band, a project by the Trustus League's Oneman and E's E, have a chart topper over at Juno with DJ DRM of Bastard Jazz, who did a rework of their track "Twilight Reprise." (No vampires to be heard here.) Make sure to pick up the white label wax or download the mp3 goodness at Turntable Lab.
Today marks the second installment of Digging Deeper with a special guest and I'm extremely privilege to have this person come through and drop some heat. You could say that the very term "Breakbeat" was solidified into our lexicon by the release of the Ultimate Breaks & Beats compilation series from 1986 to 1991 by Street Beat Records. This collection was compiled by two legends - Lenny Roberts and Breakbeat Lou. So it is my sincere honor today to present Digging Deeper with Breakbeat Lou...
Soulstatic gets ready for his gig under the stars tonight at Brooklyn Bridge Park, for the screening of the movie Blues Brothers, with some classic soul. This episode of The Dope Spot is a 2 hour power punch, featuring Motown, Stax, Atlantic Records and James Brown in the first hour, followed by a mix of new joints and some '80s guilty pleasure pop in the second.
I've been collecting records for a long time now and have amassed a pretty sizable collection at this point. Currently I own approximately over 15,000 records, across genres and formats, and it's spread out over my apartment here in Brooklyn, my storage space about 2 blocks away, and the basement of my mom's house in Philly. Thankfully my mom has put up with my obsession, as well as my wife - who actually encourages me to have vinyl in the house (she finds it aesthetically pleasing.) Truth be told, when we moved into our new home last year, I put all the rest of my vinyl into storage but around January or February of this year I started pulling pieces because honestly, as a DJ, my house just felt naked without any black wax around. Here's a photo of what my house USED to look like (just a slight angle...) from a piece called Dust & Grooves that my man Elion Paz did in early 2009.
It's Monday, so we're feeling a bit disorientated from this weekend still. It's time to call up the doctor. Doctor John that is! He knows all about being in the right place at the wrong time. As do many a reality celebrity we covered today. Have an idea for a Throwback Classic? Make sure to tip your editor, who is constantly in the wrong place, if not the wrong time, too: dan@brooklynradio.net.
DJ Oneman of Trustus League Radio--right here on Brooklyn Radio!--hits us off with our Fresh Cut of the day. It's a re-edit of our favorite nose candy addict's cut "Merry-Go-Round." According to Oneman: "I thought this groove was pretty cool, but sounded so...sing-songy. No offense, Rick, by why don't you sit this one out. A little editing work and a little "modern love" and I was able to create an instrumental version of 'Merry-Go-Round' that's dancefloor compatible." Indeed. Download it now.
Welcome to the first entry of the Little Dynasty Record Shack. It's a new bi-weekly feature on Brooklyn Radio written by E's E of NYCTrust and Trustus League Radio aiming to explore the plethora of potentially seldom heard independent releases on vinyl that still manage to flood the record store shelves in 2010 and beyond. That's right folks, people still buy records! Even CNN agrees so it must be true. WAMP! Up first:
So it just happened by chance that the past two Digging Deeper columns were with songs featuring one of the greatest drummers of our time, Bernard "Pretty" Purdie. So this week I decided to dedicate solely to this man who is one of the greatest of all time and without a doubt one of the godfathers of the breakbeat.
J-Boogie’s mix recorded live at the Scoot Inn in Austin, TX for the Wax Poetics Issue 42 release party. Beatsauce explores the soul classics from Curtis Mayfield, Skull Snaps, Bill Withers, Al Green, Shalamar, The J.B.s and more.
Highlights from the Texas Tour were stopping at a street Carnival in Dallas, BBQ from Ruby’s at the gas station, Scoot’s Inn patio party & Vietnamese hospitality in Houston. Shouts to DJ Sun, Chicken George, Jeff Strange, Papa Chop and all my Texas peoples!
Melvin Bliss has died and I don't know what to say about it because I barely know anything about him. And, while it's sad when anyone passes on it's not like Mr. Bliss had a personal effect on me or on the world in the way that someone like MJ or Biggie Smalls did. Or did he?
After watching The Big Lebowski last night at Brooklyn Bridge Park, we just had to throw this pop nugget from the movie up. Instead of the original, by Kenny Rogers and the First Edition, we decided to to funk it up with Brooklyn's own Miss Sharon Jones, accompanied by clips of dancers from Soul Train. Let's get the weekend started.
Today's Throwback Classic comes all the way from Guatemala, via Brooklyn Radio's Chucky Brown, who is fighting the insurgency and DJing. At the same time! Booker T's "Melting Pot" is a breakbeat staple, fusing the jazz funk juice with that signature downtown organ. Some of my favorite times of the night to DJ is the early hours, where I can play ish like this. Later, I have to deal with the sloshy cheesebreath people asking me to play a song off their iPhone or humming a request in my ear. Do you think I can hear you? Or want to understand you? I'm drunk. Kill yourself.
The most inspiring part of the World Cup were the stories and views of Africa coming through my tv set. Some friends of mine returned from the games in South Africa with tales of Brai (BBQ) and Castle. 2011 I will step foot in the motherland. Here’s some of my favorite African beats from all tempos. Enjoy!
Today's Throwback Classic comes to us from Encyclopedia de Musica DJ Greg Caz. We were looking for a song to accompany Spain's victory in the World Cup yesterday. As Greg pointed out, Resaca means hangover. And we're sure the entire country of Spain has a huge one this morning. Calderon's nice and groovy nugget is perfect for siesta-ing the rest of the day away. You can find Greg rocking cuts like these and all kinds of other good music in Brooklyn and Manhattan. Recently, he's been doing his thing at NuBlu in Alphabet City.
Tru Thoughts Records keeps the quality high with this release from producers Belleruche. The soundtracky slice in the video above is from their upcoming album, 270 Stories, which drops October 11th.
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