The chat room was the busiest I have seen it for a long time, which gave a good vibe to the show. The mix was by DJ Eleven this week,spinning the best in 91 rap for 2 hours solid. Shout out to Cosmo D of the world famous Jam On Production crew and Dave G this week who both finally made it into the chat room.
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radio show: 30 may 08 (90s series:1991)
Saturday, 31 May 2008
Mode2 exhibition: never too late.
Monday, 26 May 2008
Held at the Laz Gallery, Greek Street,LDN 4 April – 2 May 08, there were a number of themed canvas on display. If you were expecting Modes usual character display of curvy party girls, bboys and the like..that went out the window, and in came a show with a politcal and eco -friendly message. The Laz gallery had hung the works on very stark walls, with peeling paint giving it a very back alley feel.. My fave canvas is the middle one pictured below. "Seig Heil," uses pastel, acrylic and canvas like all the works in this show, depicts a street scene on a cold shadow-less day with a pair of down and out street drinkers giving a nazi salute to an apparently middle-class couple with child in a pram, the backdrop being a shop called Kaisers – the title of German emperors up to the first world war, and which is also the name of the chain of stores in Germany famous for having street drinkers outside most stores.
Also for Mode2 completists like myself, there was a very limited edition book to accompany the show. These were limited to a run of 500 and cost £45.
I have compiled a .rar file full of pics and also of the earlier "party and bullshit" exhibition late last year.
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spraymasters
Saturday, 24 May 2008
The film features interviews with seminal graffiti artists Futura 2000, Lee, Lady Pink, and Zephyr, plus rare footage of painted trains from the late 1970s and its original soundtrack from Studio Chill includes Mark Shine, J-Illa, The Cultures of Rhythm, Ezekiel, Al Street, and Matt Ray. The film, made by Manny Kirchheimer
(an award-winning independent filmmaker based in New York) is a follow-up to the underground classic “Stations of the Elevated” (1980)..
request: Sindecut LP.
The Sindecut had just signed a six figure deal with Virgin in 1990 after three years of vigorous promotion, with two singles behind them on Baad Records. It helped that they had great response in the UK from a 'live to air' on Capitol Radio. MC Crazy Noddy, DJ Fingers, Louise Francis, Lyn E Lyn, Don't Ramp and Spikey Tee signed to Virgin and released their first album 'Changing The Scenery', with first single 'Live The Life'.
A bit of trivia for you.
Crazy Noddy and Fingers are good friends with UK producer Insane MacBeth who is one of the UK's first generation old skoolers (influenced by pirate radio DJ Tit Westwood and Deckmasters - , and aided them between '86 until they were signed.
For Cheech.
sindecut- change the scenery
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radio show: 23rd may 08 (90s series:1990)
Friday, 23 May 2008
The first "look back at the 90s" show, starting with 1990. The show is a 2hr mix of the best tunes of that year, added with the usual drunken friday bizznizz! The show went down really well with all the live listeners, and thanks to all those clockin the download also!
enjoy.
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fetish bubblegirls
Tilt is a writer from Toulouse, southern France. He has embarked on a project to travel the world and get his Poscas out and scribble all over willing women from all over the world. Fans of graff may not find this book covered with intense wildstyles, just Tilts very basic throw up style..and shitloads of bubbles as the surround to the tags. If your a fan of really skinny bitches with no tit, you will love this book. Myself? I like women with more meat on em. And bigger tits.
Enjoy this book which I lovingly subtitle: Writers Wives.
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look back at the 90s
Sunday, 18 May 2008
Starting next week on The UnderGround Strikes Back radio show, I will be running a short series , based on the music produced from 1990 to 1995 -maybe 1996 depending on how well the series goes down, but theres very little good quality rap in the years that followed, as Biggie, 2pac, , Juvenile ,Jay-Z, DMX, and Lil Kim came to the forefront. This for me was the start of the guns and bling bling, and saw rap go rapidly downhill. Sure there where groups still makin the type of tunes I like to hear, but they were few n far between.
So, as a bit of a look backto the decent days- not the golden days as these are 83-89- I will start a look at the American side of rap.
Im not going to include any UK stuff as there are shows strictly dedicated to this music called Britcore which I have done before, and will do again.
I suppose its cool to reflect over the shows as they are played out in a row, and see the slow and painful death of decent tunes, as real rap went back underground, while the money was being made on the surface.
I have given my version of when rap died but when did rap die for you?!!
Ultimate Lessons Lps
In the vein of the Ultimate breaks n beats, heres a new series for yer, inspired by Double Dee and Steinski (Doug DiFranco and Steve Stein)
In 1983, Tommy Boy Records held a promotional contest, in which entrants were asked to remix the single Play That Beat, Mr. D.J. by G.L.O.B.E. and Whiz Kid. By day, Double Dee (DiFranco) worked in a professional music studio, while Stein (Steinski) was a copy supervisor for Doyle Dane Bernbach. Although the two were older than most of their peers in the Hip-Hop community, they were both enthusiasts of the genre; Steinski, in particular, had been attending downtown rap clubs for years and had an extensive knowledge of Hip-Hop's history (although the first Hip-Hop records didn't appear until 1979, DJing was a phenomenon that had been around since 1973).
Their contest entry, Lesson 1 — the Payoff Mix was packed with sampled appropriations from other records -- not only from early Hip-Hop records and from Funk and Disco records that were popular with Hip-Hop DJs, but with short snippets of older songs by Little Richard and the Supremes, along with vocal samples from sources as diverse as instructional tap-dancing records and Humphrey Bogart films. As critic Robert Christgau noted, [1] "[the record] was pieced together in DiFranco's studio in 12 or 14 hours over two days. What was most striking about it wasn't the plethora of quotes, 24 in all. It was the specificity and catholicity of their references." The jury, which included Afrika Bambaataa, Shep Pettibone, and "Jellybean" Benitez awarded Lesson 1 the first prize.
Double Dee and Steinski followed up this success with Lesson 2 — The James Brown Mix in 1984, which began with a sample from The War of the Worlds before quickly running through a montage of memorable breaks from classic James Brown records, with sampled appearances by Dirty Harry and Bugs Bunny.
In 1985 came Lesson 3 — the History of Hip-Hop Mix which attempted a survey of the great breakdancing favorites, along with snippets from Johnny Carson and Hernando's Hideaway.
and so the tradion has continued, with even our own DJ Format gettin in on the English Lesson.
Dj master mixing at its best. If you love lesson 3, you need these. Respect to Henry Krinkle for these lps.
Lesson 1: The Payoff Mix
Lesson 4: The Radio
Lesson 6: The Lecture (Original Unedited Version)
Lesson 2: The James Brown Mix
Lesson 3: The History Of Hip Hop Mix
Lesson 4
Live Lesson A
Live Lesson B
Live Lesson C
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1. Double Dee & Steinski:Lesson 4 (Solid Steele Edit- COldcut remix)
2. Coldcut: Say Kids (What Time Is It?)
3. Cut Chemist, Nu-Mark, DJ Shadow: Live Lesson D
4. TD: Feelin' James
5. DJ Bombjack: Lesson 7
6. Coldcut:Beats & Pieces
7. Double Dee & Steinski: Jazz
8. Big Apple Productions: Genius At Work
9. Double Dee & Steinski: Sugar Hill Suite
10.Coldcut: Coldcut Vs The Godfather
11.Coldcut: Payback
12.Cut Chemist: Live Lesson E
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downlad part2
download both parts and unrar them for the full LP.
1 DJ Format - English Lesson (6:01)
2 Z Rock - Scratch Party 3 (7:12)
3 DJ Bombjack - The Lesson (5:44)
4 Peter Duff - Big Apple Productions 2 (8:21)
5 Kid Koala - Scratchappyland (8:15)
6 Mr. K - Rock The House Part 1 (7:23)
7 Chuck Chillout - Hip Hop On Wax Volume 1 (6:52)
8 DJ Red Alert - Hip Hop On Wax Volume 2 (6:09)
9 Fatboy Slim - It Began In Africa (5:45)
10 Coldcut - Hot Plate 1 (5:57)
11 DST - Why Is It Fresh (8:09)
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beastie boys: the in sound from way out.
"In Sound" is a album of all instrumental music (as in "no rhyming at all!") from the Beastie Boys. Part funk, part bluesy jazz, and part Beasties experimentation, it's all good. There's a track with some Tibetan monk chanting, some vaguely Zepplin tracks, and mostly funky hip-hop. It's got this "secret recording" feeling to it, because the album seemed to slip under the radar of many beastie fans. This is the perfect album. You can play it for any occasion. It's got soul if you just want to hang with your friends and talk, it's got groove if you want to put it on during a hoppin party, and it's got funk in spades. Mad money mark on the keyboards is all over this thing like white on rice and it just oozes funky coolness. You could say it sounds a little like if Curtis Mayfield had done porn soundtracks in the 70's. smooth, funky, cool with a nice soulful edge. completists will buy it anyway, but if you dig instrumental grooves, this disc is a must-have. These are tunes taken from other Lp's, with some older rarities: Son of Neckbone (which was also released in 1996 on the In Defense of Animals, Vol. 2 compilation) and Drinkin' Wine (from the 1992 Jimmy James single/EP) Check Your Head tracks (Grove Holmes, Namaste, POW, In 3's, Lighten Up); Ill Communication tracks (Sabrosa, Eugene's Lament, Bobo On the Corner, Shambala, Ricky's Theme, Transition). Funnily enough, this LP was only available as an import bootleg. They have tried to recreate this LP recently with the release of The Mix Up, which I didnt think was as funky as this.
Deffo worth it for lovers of breaks, funk and smooth ass groovage. Dig it.
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radio show: 16th may 08
Friday, 16 May 2008
Nice laid back feel to this weeks show after last weeks marathon. The time really flew by, and it was alot of fun to do as always. This weeks mix was by DJ Moneyshot, a real eclectic mix of funk, breaks, hip hop beats and some obscure records like the small faces and the goodies!
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subway art book
Wednesday, 14 May 2008
old school NYC trains in their prime. This link will only be up for so long as its on megaupload.
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break for days mix
Tuesday, 13 May 2008
Paul Nice pressed up a simple little 12 inch entitled Beats Anonymous, which included several of his first instrumental beat making experiments. One of them, the minimalist mid-tempo ditty "Fists of the White Lotus" suddenly became a favorite among the likes of Q Bert, Mix Master Mike and other members of the turntablist elite. Soon, Paul moved to the west coast and began churning out more of these records to help pay the bills. Paul quickly established himself as one of the more sought-after producers of the thriving independent hip-hop scene during the late 90's. Since then he's accrued "production credits to die for" (Spine Magazine), working with such wonderful human beings as Biz Markie, Talib Kweli, Black Thought, Masta Ace, Guru, AG, Lord Finesse, Nightmares On Wax, The Beastie Boys, Foreign Legion, Swollen Members, Grand Agent, Rasco and Planet Asia to name a few.
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Birthday Radio show 7 hour special
Saturday, 10 May 2008
I was supposed to be filling in for Leeroy from 10 till midnight , but the people in the chat room and myself fancied some more tunes, so I did en extended set finishing at 3am! As the night wore on, I foun myself using the mic less as the more drunk I got.
Enjoy a real mix of rap and breakbeat, with a cut short mix by DJ Andy Smith. The people tuned in really werent feelin the mix, so I stopped playing it! Simple as that!
Quick pic of me and Kelv who brought his lino round to Lens.. be rude not to wouldnt it?
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graffiti art from 5 continents
Friday, 9 May 2008
Nicholas Ganz has done a great job at traveling the world to capture in this book the state of street art everywhere. Taking the reader through it by continents (Americas, Europe, Rest of the World), the book takes you on an in-depth, visually-loaded trip that highlights the work of the best street artists around these days.
If you are looking for an in-depth look at the origins of this genre, you won't find much of that in "Graffiti World". However, if you want to compare street art between, say, Denmark and Sidney, or see how the New York style has had an indelible influence in places like Brazil or South Africa, this book will delight you as you learn all about it. It shows graff in its current form, and there are some truly awesome pieces. Downsides for me personally are that there are some people who are in this book instead of people deserve to be in this book who arent, there are some stencil specialists who I wouldnt even consider putting in this book, and i wouldnt mind knowing a little more about certain artists. The good things far outweigh the bad though, and the 113meg download is worth it for anyone slightly remotely interested in what can be done with a spraycan these days. Its been upped to megaupload, so it will only be up for around 30 days if my memory serves me well.
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tony d, droppin funky verses
Tuesday, 6 May 2008
I have quested for this for years. Ok, since 1998 actually, but this mp3 version is the next best thing to vinyl. I loved the title track and also the track called "buggin on a line", which i heard on a tim westwood show on Capitol radio in 1991 i think it was, I just remember buggin on a line being awesome, so I was well happy when I got hold of this.
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funk on film: bullitt
Monday, 5 May 2008
This soundtrack contains both the atmosphere and the sly rhythms of the late sixties. Swaying between cutthroat spy-theme and elevator muzak, it retains the danger of the movie while providing a sensational listen. It's a much more accessible album than Schifrin's "Marquis De Sade", providing a breadth of style that is lacking in Schifrin's pure-jazz output. This album is simply the epitome of sixties jazz: orchestral, latin, bouncy and with an easy listening edge
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Rush Hour EP
Sunday, 4 May 2008
Ok so if your wondering why post the Jackie Chan soundtracks, this is proof of what producers can do with them. Okwerdz from California, has used clips from the films to decent effect. Lyrically and delivery wise, its not fantastic, but you gotta give the man props for a few things. Firstly, its got the best cover I have seen for ages, and secondly, the man is distributing this free over the net, which is a great marketing tool to get your name out there fast. The stand out track for me is armour of god (obviously) mainly down to the great use of the music.
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funk on film series: jackie chan
I have been a huge fan of KC since I first saw Drunken Mater in the late 80s, and I followed up by checking Police Story which was probably the first time I had ever seen people hit the floor from a 30ft drop hard with no crashmat. JC's american films are only worth watching for the stsunts and are terrible compared to his chinese efforts. Why is JC always on the defensive and never attacks anyone full out like in the days of Project A or even Drunken Master 2. Anyways, moaning over. The OSTs have had some funk in them, and some of them have become hard to find, so here they are in mp3 format. The password for all of these is ylow.blogspot.com. Enjoy.
PS. My fave JC film is Armour of God if anyone asks!
The Greatest Fight
themes & songs from: The Protector,Project A,Spartan X,Young Master,Crazy Monkey,The Cannonball II,Dragon Load,The Cannonball,Battle Creek Brawl.
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Snake and Crane arts of Shaolin
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Dragon Fist
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may 02 radio show
Friday, 2 May 2008
First off, a new intro tune by DJ Tones, and some decent music from Braille and Plan B. DJ mix comes from Mr Thing, as well as a birthday tune for regular listner Disco D. Enjoyed playing this selection this week, as I look forward to next week off work!
http://www.globalfunkradio.com/shows/scenes02may08.mp3
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