Tom Lax on WFMU Brian Turner show
Derek Walmsley
It's about this time of year that I usually point in the direction of Brian Turner's show on WFMU, where they get Siltbreeze's Tom Lax in to do a DJ set. As usual, it's the most crazy screwed up rock tunes, found down the back of the sofa, perfunctorily straightened out and slapped on the turntable. Awesome stuff can be heard here.
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MJ
Derek Walmsley
Amid news that Michael Jackson's death has led to the biggest record company payday in years, we've stumbled across surely the weirdest and most subversive Michael Jackson related compilation. No MJ himself, but all sorts of extraordinary cover versions, hiphop and R&B; namechecks, etc etc. More of a collage than a mix per se, plunderphoning the vaults of the King of Pop. Download here
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British Visionary Jazz
Derek Walmsley
Rob Young has put together an excellent playlist for his British Visionary Jazz primer which was in the August issue of the mag. You can check it out here.
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Derek Walmsley
The excellent Wayne And Wax blog on the RIAA
versus Joel Tenenbaum case. For those not in the loop, Tenenbaum
has been found liable of sharing copyrighted music at a cost of
$22,500 per track. That's not a typo - $22,500 per track. Wayne
Marshall took part in the case as a witness, it seems, and his
insider info is well worth your time.
I wonder if there any tracks I pay that much for? I guess "Fight
The Power" by Public Enemy, Hallogalo by Neu!, "Fisherman" by The
Congoes, "Warpdrive" by DJ Crystl, "Good Morning Captain" by Slint.
Perhaps one of those ultra-long John Coltrane Live In
Japan tracks – at least that might help get my $22,500
dollars worth.
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Happy 15th
Derek Walmsley
What better way to celebrate London radio institution Rinse FM's 15th birthday than with this legendary grime set from 2005? Logan Sama's last show went down in underground history not just because it featured around 20 guest MCs (take that Wu Tang!), but because of the truly incredible amount of special, one-off dubplates Logan cut for the occasion, with dubs of Vibez Cartel over Danny Weed rhythms, and all sorts of mad mash-ups. It's an incredible listen on so many levels - Wiley and Ruff Sqwad unexpectedly appear around half way though, as if drawn to the studio by the subsonic shocks extending through East London. You can also see the set on the extra DVD with the Rinse FM six CD set, but somehow it's better just heard. The set can be downloaded here, and was uploaded by blackdown and forwarded on by Dan Hancox.
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