Global SoulJah and BBE Records Radio Show - October 17, 2010

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DATE : Sun, 17 Oct 2010 17:58:05 GMT
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It's some of that new school old school house vibes to kick off the show this week from N.E.R.D (produced by Daft Punk) and obviously sacking the crap vocal in favour of the instrumental cut. A track from the excellent Philpot label's latest twisted release followed which has been described quite aptly by Boomkat as sounding like 'Bugz In The Attic having a nervous breakdown' - nice! Ninja Tune are keeping up their fine run of form post the release of their amazing box set with a great release from Stateless which is some forward thinking Afro tinged soulful wonkiness with some nice remixes by the like of Rustie and others for good measure. Perhaps my musical find of the week though is Sara Mitra, a lady brimming full of soulfolkjazz goodness, her album is coming out in November on the great Impossible Ark label who are mercilessly holding down the quality control with all their output and long may that continue. Some serious slo-mo action then followed courtesy of boy wonder James Blake who I've been championing since day one and who never fails to disappoint followed by a great little lethargic soulful jazzy electro workout from the in-demand Jimmy Edgar. Nelson Marquez then livened up proceedings with a little latin flavoured slice of soul from an excellent compilation on Brawl records featuring T-Love, the whole Brawl crew and a host of great cross genre musical delights. Ethiopian jazz inspired crew Woima Collective then sent the show off to a shady Addis Ababa club late at night with the wonderful 'The Cave' track, make sure you check their great sub Saharan flavoured album on Kindred Spirits. Sub Swara are back with a new album after their inspired debut and still one of my favourite dubstep albums Coup D'Yah. The production is still tight but the style has now changed and is sounding a bit more mainstream which has thrown me slightly but respect to them for moving on even if it's a bit like losing an old girlfriend. My favourite track is a bit of a throwback to their original sound and the super deep yet rugged 'Vagabond Knowledge'. The new Numbers label offering which is produced by Sbtrkt and utilising the vocal talents of Jessie Ware then followed and is destined to become a bit of an anthem in the world of bass music if you ask me. Slakah The Beatchild is about to drop his new album on BBE and I'm loving the soulful title track 'Something Forever'. I am also happy to report the return of Kelpe moving from DC Recordings to pastures new with a solid new EP and the particularly pleasing 'Taps On' track. A little African section then rounded off this weeks selection with a killer dancefloor cut from the new Alex Wilson cross cultural collaboration Mali Latino, make sure you check the album, it's a marvel and a testiment to Alex's determination, that it ever got made and the world of music is all the better for it. Emmanuel Jal, via a Henrik Schwarz rmx, then closed the show with a killer slice of Afro House blessed by the vocals of one of Africa's finest rappers. N.E.R.D. - Hypnotize U, Instrumental (Geffen/Interscope promo) The Reboot Joy Confession - Funkin Facets (Philpot Records) Stateless - Ariel, Album version (Ninja Tune promo) Sara Mitra - The Old Country (Impossible Ark promo) James Blake - I Only Know What I Know Now (R&S promo) Jimmy Edgar - My Balance, Last Priority (Non Plus) Nelson Marquez - So Fly (Brawl promo) Woima Collective - The Cave (Kindred Spirits) Sub Swara - Vagabond Knowledge (Low Motion promo) Jessie Ware & Sbtrkt - Nervous (Numbers promo) Slakah The Beatchild - Something Forever (BBE promo) Kelpe - Taps On (Black Acre) Madou Sidiki Diabete, Ahmed Fofana, Alex Wilson - Bamako 2000 (Alex Wilson) Emmanuel Jal - Kuar, Henrik Schwarz rmx (Innervisions)

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