Just Good Music 12/16/09 - Best Of 2009 Pt.1
Thursday, December 17th, 2009 | Podcast, Sounds | 2 Comments
2009 saw a tonne of great music in many different genres. Here are some of my favourite artists, tracks and labels from the past 12 months. Hopefully, I’ll have a part 2 together before the end of the decade!
1. Radiohead - Reckoner (Fascinating Rhythms) Info
I was fortunate enough to hear Balearic Mike play a couple times over the summer and was blown away by his selections. One of the tracks that really stood out for me was this Johnny Miller remix of Radiohead’s ‘Reckoner’, which Mike subsequently used as the debut release for his Fascinating Rhythms label.
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2. Cottam - Cottam#2 (Cottam) Info
3. Rainer Trueby - Ayres Rock (White) Info
Just Good Music 11/17/09 - Ain’t It Time
Monday, November 16th, 2009 | Podcast | 4 Comments
Artist - Track (Label)
1. Moodymann - I Can’t Kick This Feelin’ When It Hits (Planet E) Info
2. Queen Yahna - Ain’t It Time (P&P) Info
3. Karizma - Necessary Maddness (R2) Info
4. Ron Trent - Jazz Funk Freedom (Future Vision) Info
5. Deetron vs. Nick Chacona - Untitled (Stilove4music) Info
6. Lovechild - Sweet Ambience (Strictly Rhythm) Info
7. Motor City Drum Ensemble - Raw Cuts 6 (MCDE) Info
8. Trus’ me - Sweet Mother (Fat City) Info
9. Aybee - Shadows Of Moments (Underground Quality) Info
10. Floating Points - K&G Beat (Planet Mu) Info
Direct download: Just_Good_Music_11_17_09_-_Aint_It_Time.mp3
Interview - Daniel Wang (Balihu Records)
Tuesday, October 20th, 2009 | Sounds | 5 Comments
Daniel Wang’s leftfield disco label Balihu, laid the groundwork for what was to come 15 years later, with artists/labels like Hercules & Love Affair and DFA citing Wang’s works as influences on them. Daniel provides us with his thoughts on modern production techniques, Nu Groove and life in Berlin.
Q: What was your first exposure to disco & house and what were some of the first tracks that blew you away?
A: I’m quite sure I was exposed to disco in my childhood, in the late 70’s. I remember going to a laser light show with my parents in an almost-empty stadium in Taipei, and the background music was ‘The Chase’ by Giorgio Moroder. Read More and listen…
Just Good Music 10/13/09 - The Sound
Tuesday, October 13th, 2009 | Podcast | 4 Comments
1. Wareika - Kings Child (Motivbank) Info
2. Charles Webster - Your Life (Peacefrog) Info
3. Fred Everything - Mercyless (Om) Info
4. Horseshoe - Collage (Cabinet) Info
5. Reese & Santonio - The Sound (Incognito) Info
6. Chez Damier - Sometimes I Feel Like (Mojuba) Info
7. Chris Perez Project - Singularity (Coco Soul) Info
8. JAY-line - High Life (Track Mode) Info
9. Dana Byrd - Your Love (Wave) Info
10. Bobby Konders - Version (Nu Groove) Info
11. Black Jazz Consortium - Watching You Vogue (Soul People Music) Info
12. Omar-S - Flying Blind (FXHE) Info
13. Sven Weisemann - Winter Tale (Essays) Info
Music I’m Feeling
Sunday, September 13th, 2009 | Sounds | 2 Comments
There’s been a tonne of great music released recently that I’ve been feeling - here’s just a few. First up is the latest offering from Omar S, “Still Serious Nic”. 2009 has been the year that Omar S has finally got the wider attention that his music deserves. The new 12″ doesn’t deviate too far from the raw, analogue, jacking sound that Omar is known for; “Flying Blind” reminds me of “Psychotic Photosynthesis” and “Still Serious Nic” a lot like the Omar S produced “Space Station” by Theo Parrish. Speaking of Theo Parrish, his remix of LCD Soundsystem’s “45:33″ is finally being released - completely dope. Also, forthcoming on Sound Signature is a new double 12″ from Leron Carson, “Red Lightbulb Theory” - 5 tracks of raw techno on a similar tip to his “China Trax” from 2001. Fellow Detroiter Reggie Dokes, also seems to be set for another year of stellar releases. The “Chicago Pimp” 12″ was a fine way to kick-off Clone’s Loft Supreme Series. Treading a similar path is Reggie’s latest, the “Spectacle of Deepness” on We Play House; both releases build on the distinctive sound that Reggie has crafted over the years. Quality stuff from some of Detroit’s most consistent producers.
Just Good Music 9/6/09 - In A Vision
Sunday, September 6th, 2009 | Podcast | No Comments
For the 50th podcast episode I went a similar route to Placid’s mix from last month and dusted off some house classics. There’ll be some newer material next episode, but in the meantime enjoy these jams.
1. 2 Puerto Ricans, A Blackman And A Dominican - Do It Properly (Grooveline) Info
2. The Endless Pokers - The Poke (DJ International) Info
3. A Guy Called Gerald - Voodoo Ray (Warlock) Info
4. Tyree - I’m Free (West Madison Street) Info
5. Kym Mazelle - Useless (Syncopate) Info
6. Quest - Mind Games (Sound Pak) Info
7. E.S.P. - It’s You (Underground) Info
8. Kareem Smith - To The Motherland (Saber) Info
9. Mondee Oliver - Make Me Want You (Gherkin) Info
10. Bang The Party - Rubba Dub (Warriors Dance) Info
11. Virgo Four - In A Vision (Trax) Info
12. Lil’ Louis - Music Takes U Away (Dance Mania) Info
13. Six Brown Brothers - Battery Acid (Needle) Info
14. The Rude Boy Farley Keith - Give Yourself To Me (Trax) Info
15. Jeanette Thomas - Shake Your Body (Chicago Connection) Info
Direct download: Just_Good_Music_9_6_09_-_In_A_Vision.mp3
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