AFRONAUT :: MOURNING HAS BROKEN VOL. 1

I love me some Electronic music! But in today's scene there is a seperation when it comes to the genre. Kids today have their own scene which is great, Electro, Dubstep aka "Raging"... Not for me... Some of the sounds are okay, but I feel the focus is on Build ups, and drops! My how the sounds have changed.

If you feel the same way, check out this Broken Beat mix from Afronaut.




MOURNING HAS BROKEN vol 1.

• INTRO MEDASI - CHILDREN (ACAPELLA)
• SPACEK - WAKE UP
• BLAKAI FT DEGO & BLU - BRING IT TO ME
• SEAN ESCOFFERY & MDCL - NOTHING COMES EASY
• GRUDGEMONKEY & 2000BLAK FT LAINE - HAUNTING ME
• IVS / LADY ALMA - HOLD BACK
• SOS - SHINE YO LAZER
• MDCL - LOVE IS THE KEY /
• KABUKI - TEMPEST / ANGIE STONE- I WISH (ACAPELLA)
• SIMBAD - COME JOIN IN (ACAPELLA) / BRUK EYE - BRUK WILD
• SEIJI - LOOSE LIPS / QTIP BREATHE & STOP (ACAPELLA)
• PUPA NAS T - WORK (BOOTS)
• BUGZINTHEATTIC - ZOMBIE / IZZI DUNN - FIRE / AMIRI BURAKA - • BOODEEDA (ACAPELLA)
• MEDASI - CHILDREN

MARK FORCE :: BUGZ IN THE ATTIC CREW

I've been in a house mood today, and when I say "House Music", its not the crap you're thinking of - Banging Electro Pop, Bleeps, A.D.D. fidget crap. I'm talking Deep, Funky in the UK tradition. Mark Force is a familiar name with people who know their music.


One of broken beat supergroup Bugz in the Attic, , Mark Force was born and raised in West London and has been producing and DJing for 15 years

One of broken beat supergroup Bugz in the Attic, Mark Force was born and raised in West London and has been producing and DJing for 15 years. He got this first pair of turntables at 11 and started practicing and Djing immediately, playing hiphop and electro. Skip forward to the dawn of the 90s and the young G Force gets his first schooling in how to programme breaks and cut up beats when ILS, king of breakbeat, takes him on as protégée. By seventeen G Force, (as he was known until about 2000) had released his first record on drum and bass label Rugged Vinyl. He began playing drum and bass and jungle on South London pirate Don FM around this time too - holding down the coveted Sunday night slot from ’92 to ’96. More productions followed, including for Good Looking and the infamous Reinforced Records. The album Just Another Number was released on Reinforced in 1999 - a collaboration with Reinforced label-mate Seiji. It was while making this album that Mark first met and worked with Bembe Segue and Kaidi Tatham, and it’s a musical relationship that’s maintained through to current productions and collaborations under various names and on various imprints. Seiji and Kaidi Tatham are fellow members of the nine-strong Bugz In The Attic, and Bembe Segue wrote and performed for the Bugz album. Kaidi and Mark also collaborate with Matt Lord, (another Bug), under the name Blakai, and are the production team behind -classics like the underground hit, Afrospace. Bugz were originally a supergroup of producers that came together to turn out killer remixes.






On the back of their success, V2 released Got The Bug in 2005 - a compilation of their finest mixes. They were then invited to record their own original productions. Dancefloor smash, Booty La La was the first of these, and the recently released Back In The Dog House album is the culmination of that work. Mark continues to split his time between production and DJing. A natural born collaborator and inspired by the talent and soulfulness around, he continues to deliver brilliantly produced, progressive British dance music. As a DJ he still loves playing to the crowd and can tear up any party from broken beat to soulful house.

A LOVE MIX BY BUDGIEFIREBEATS

I take my comment back on my last post. Here is another mix that is sure to get you some action tonight. A super sweet selection of 70s & 80s soul.... Solid mix from homie Ben AKA Budgiefirebeats. Thank you for sending.

Panty Soakers by Budgiefirebeats on Mixcloud

PPU LOVE MIX

PPU deliveries the most important Valentines day mix you must hear. Of course you have a variety of mixes to choose from in Cyberland, but if you read this blog you know we ain't playing when it come to music.

Download and drop this when you roll out with your Hunny Baby tonight!

A PRINCE MIX BY DAM-FUNK

For the Wax Poetics ten-year anniversary and Issue 50 (Prince Issue), DāM-FunK (Stones Throw) creates an exclusive Prince DJ mix, including a new DāM-FunK track!



1. Prince & the Revolution – 17 Days (original version)
2. DāM-FunK – 17 Days (D-F Re-Freak)
3. Prince – Irresistible Bitch (Props Re-Edit)
4. Prince (featuring Andre Cymone & Pepe Willie) – One Man Jam
5. Prince – Wet Dream Cousin
6. Prince – Dirty Mind (1981 Live Version)
7. Prince – Soft & Wet (original version)
8. Prince – Ballad Of Dorothy Parker (D-F Extended Re-Edit)
9. Prince – Sticky Like Glue (Props Re-Edit)
10. Prince & the Revolution – All My Dreams

COMPOST RECORDINGS :: BLACK LABEL SESSIONS

Thankfully at Hear The Sounds I try to keep QUALITY music a way of life, and show love to the great labels of Today & Yesterday who continue to deliver high grade music. One of these labels being COMPOST RECORDS who've always lead the way in progressive dance music. Check out this mix and do your ears a favor!



CBLS 113 - Compost Black Label Sessions Radio - guestmix by Phreek Plus One by compost


Compost Records"
14 years, over 370 catalogue releases, 2000 songs and still going strong! Compost is one of the most prolific, highly acclaimed and in demand indie labels in Europe. Compost and it's sublabels Compost Black Label and Drumpoet Community standing for quality music, a sophisticated mixture of electrifying disco, house, techno, soul, jazz and a little bit of pop. XLR8R wrote: "...top address where electronica meets musicality". Besides international respected artist like Robert Owens, Trüby Trio, Koop, Beanfield, Karma, Ben Mono, Kyoto Jazz Massive, Marsmobil, Eddy Meets Yannah, Sepalot, Alif Tree, Shahrokh, Wigald Boning a.o. the label is also well known for its praised compilation series V.A. "Elaste" (Vol.1-2), "Future Sounds Of Jazz" (Vol.1-11), "Partykeller" (Vol.1-2) or "Glücklich" (Vol.1-5). Like Gilles Peterson once said: “With great pleasure I pronounce Compost the most consistent and forward thinking record label of continental Europe.“

LTJ XPERIENCE :: SLOW DOWN BABY :: FUNK & SOUL MIX

Luca Trevisi aka LTJ XPERIENCE, One Man Edit, The Beatdown Soundmachine (small world disco, super value, sleazy beats, irma) out of Italy... Solid mix my friend, tracks are smokin!!!

Treat your ears to this mix...

ltj "slow down baby" by live tapes

LUVSTEP 2 :: DIRTY SOUTH JOE & FLUFFTRONIX

I'm not this biggest DubStep fan, but this little series put together by Dirty South Joe & Flufftronixs is off the chains. Anything that has to do with love requires soul, which I'm not opposed to. When I need a change of pace I usually throw this on. Digging this series.

Soon to be Future Classic!!!

WHAT IS LUVSTEP?

Luvstep 2 is the sound of electronic gruv glide inside lazer guided lullabies. It’s a return to innocence through experience, best expressed with headphones or in bedrooms. It’s melody for the mess we’re in – the love, the lust, the loss, the lies, the light & the life!

Dirty South Joe & Flufftronix are the messengers and Luvstep is the message. Cross over and come inside.

Luvstep 2 Teaser from flufftronix on Vimeo.

FIRME ROLAS :: VINNIE ESPARZA LOW-RIDER MIX

My Dude Vinnie Esparza recently compiled this great mix last month, shocasing the Low & Slow, Oldie Sounds. I personally enjoyed this mix which needs to be shared with our readers.

If you like this music and happen to be in the SF area, check out Vinnie & B.Cause who run "Old Soul" last Thursday of the month at Casanova Bar (SF! You won't be disappointed!

Download - Firme Rolas: A Lowrider Oldies 45 Mix by DJ Vinnie Esparza (65:20)

LETS GO ALL THE WAY :: MIXED BY VINYLRICHIE

Lets go all the way Modern Funk & Soul mix by (Vinylrichie - Sweater Funk Crew) by Hear The Sounds

LETS GO ALL THE WAY :: MODERN FUNK & SOUL MIX BY VINYLRICHIE

Okay folks here it is, the latest Mix/Podcast for April 2011. Some of my favorite tracks at the moment. All new Modern Funk & Soul bass lines and vocals we've grown to love. If you enjoy this mix check out the Archive for previous mixes.

Lets go all the way (Modern Funk & Soul mix) by Vinylrichie (SF) by Hear The Sounds

TRUST IN ME

Don't forget to download my latest mix "Trust In Me" featuring slow & midtempo cuts from 2000-2011. Check out some of the best under played soul music out today.

TOM NOBLE :: BEATS IN SPACE

Thanks to my good friend Tom Noble who laced me up with this Exclusive mix he did for Beats In Space Radio. This mix features Tom's Extensive edit collection with a few hard to find (PRICEY) Gems thrown in for balance. If you are unfamiliar with Tom Noble its time you catch up. Most of Tom's release you can find on the PPU label and has new label Superior Elevation Records formally none as Lotus Land Records.

TOM NOBLE - BEATS IN SPACE MIX 2011


TRACK LIST:

12. LHAS - Beauford's Justice - Vibrations
13. Eddie Hooper - Tomorrow's Sun (Tom Noble Edit)
14. Iyicko - Hung Up (Tom Noble Edit)
15. Down in the Ghetto (Tom Noble Edit)
16. Ronaldo Reseda - Mas Que Nada (Tom Noble Edit)
17. We Buy Gold - Forbidden Lover (Tom Noble Edit)
18. Tomorrow's Edition - Song 4 Everyone (Tom Noble Edit)
19. One Way - Didn't Mean To Break Your Heart (Tom Noble Edit)
20. Together - Teasing Me (Tom Noble Edit)
21. Alfredo de la Fe - Hot 2 Trot (Tom Noble Edit)
22. Flight - Flying High
23. Family of Eve - Having it So Bad (Tom Noble Edit)
24. Make It - Truth Is Jason Lev Edit
25. Sumy - Soul With Milk (Tom Noble Edit)
26. Prince - Just As Long As We're Together (Tom Noble Edit)
27. Hot Chocolate - I Just Love What You're Doing
28. Emerson - Sending All My Love Out

TRUST IN ME :: PODCAST VOL.4

2010 was a great year in Modern Soul music, as I'm excited to bring you MORE underplayed tunes from the last 11 years. For this particular mix I want to start things off MY WAY, showcasing the slower tempos in Modern Music. Guessing from reactions, it seems people like my Dance friendly/up-tempo tracks on my previous mixes which is great, but I also want people to groove and understand the Beauty in slower tempo's. I hope my latest mix changes your thoughts on any music that is slower then 109 bpm.

All tracks on this mix are from 2000-2011 except for D-Influnce - Hypnotize (1997). This is my tribute to Steve Marston of D' Influence who passed away late last year. Enjoy the mix with a loved one, or some one that you would like to get loved by!

Also download available straight to Itunes. click the player

FLUXXX :: RADIO 1730

Sad to see our friend Fluxx leave SF. you will be missed in the basement but the friendship we've made will last a life time. Best of luck in London. I know Fluxx is working on getting the crew out in the UK for gig. Cant wait for that.

Check out this Live recording from Fluxx's going away party at Sweater Funk early this month. Guaranteed Funk

Sweater Funk Fluxxx Mix Only by Radio1730 on Mixcloud

ALMA DOCE :: BRAZILIAN SWEET SOUL MIX

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Where do you find the time Allen?! The expected father, 9-5 hustler, commuter and after school DJ on week nights has put together an amazing, hand picked compilation/mix of Brazilian Sweet Soul music.

Recently, The Love of Sweet Soul Music brought us to San Jose where we met some amazing people and they shared there amazing record collection with us. Big up the San Jose Familia Tommy Siquiero, Arlene Soulera, Margarita Galvan, Moe Arroyo, Jose Valle for re inspiring us.

I think the trip to San Jose influenced Allen to put this rare compilation together. Already the AMBASSADOR of Brazilian music on both coasts, Alma Doce takes the Low-Rider approach where lyrics still matter. At a recent listening session Allen reassured me that all these songs are about Love, Heart Break, Staying together etc. Although the language is Portuguese you can feel the Love, Soul and pain in each hand picked Record. What a great mix.

THANKS ALLEN

On a side note Allen and I working on project that is sure to blow your minds. Details soon.

TAKE A CHANCE - MODERN BOOGIE & SOUL MIX

My Latest mix featuring underplayed Modern Boogie & Soul. Thanks for all the plays/support on my previous mixes. I'm overwhelmed with the positive responses and I will continue to deliver quality music.

Enjoy

TAKE A CHANCE - MODERN BOOGIE & FUNK MIX BY VINYLRICHIE

CHUNGTECH - INDIAN SUMMER MIX

Once again Chungtech come correct with here "Indian Summer Mix" specializing in all things funky. Don't be sad summer is over, let this mix glide you into the fall.

BODY TALK

I wanted to put together a mix showcasing the latest in Modern Boogie & Funk. All tracks from 2000-2010 most you never heard (some of you) or just sleeping on. There is a strong Funk movement happening, so open your ears, turn off MTV and explore Modern Funk

BODY TALK - MIXED BY VINYLRICHIE

DJ BUDGIE

DJ Budgie is not playing. Well rounded mix featuring Boogie down, Steppers, 70s Soul, and even dropping some serious Gospel Boogie. The man has some heaters no doubt. Sounding real nice

Thanks to the friends over at Spine TV for sending this my way.



DJ BUDGIE MIX FOR SPINE TV 2010