MUSHROOM JAZZ PARTY :: SAN FRANCISCO

The City needs this right now. Big up to Manny (M3) over at Monarch..


In 1992, Mark Farina found a welcome place for his collection of downtempo tunes accompanied by a small run of mix tapes entitled "Mushroom Jazz". Originally launched as a cassette series, the Mushroom Jazz tapes grew from the first Chicago run of 50 copies each…on to the next stage, where 500 copies of several volumes were easily distributed and sought after. As the Acid Jazz boom began, he perfected his sound and fused the newest tracks from the West Coast's jazzy, organic producers with the more urban sounds he had championed in Chicago. While the predominant musical force in SF was still dark, dubby House and Wicked-style Breaks, the city embraced the downtempo movement with a healthy bunch of live bands and DJs generating the tunes.

Monarch
9pm -2am
Monarch
101 6th Street San Francisco
21+

BASTARD JAZZ VOL. 2

Big up the Fam over at Bastard Jazz. My Boy Jugoe of (Bastard Jazz) hipped me to there latest project "Hear No Eveil 2" set to be release mid October. Equipped with all the Boom Bap, and Future Claps this EP is no joke. Below is the album preview mixed by Jugoe.. Check back with Hear The Sounds for more info on this project. If you cant wait there's more tracks on there Sound Cloud page.

Hear No Evil V. 2 Sampler - Mixed By Jugoe by bastardjazz

LAMBENT

REMEMBER THE NAME = LAMBENT. Taking it back to when Down-Tempo was King!!! Although he's doing it his way, 22ND CENTURY SOUNDS!!!. More to come... Til then here's a sneak.


PMC047 - Lambent - Smoothness Extract snippet by Project Mooncircle

BOOKA SHADE

A different side from the Berlin Outfit known for creating up-tempo, dance-floor, semi techno tunes. Paper plans is a nice stoney down-tempo groover, with a wicked bass synth, along side soothing strings. I'm not really a fan of there music, but I dig this track.

BOOKA SHADE - PAPER PLANES

REWOUND & REWORKED

YOUNG-HOLT UNLIMITED GETS A NICE REMIX FROM THE REWOUND & REWORKED COMP FROM 2006. A GREAT COMP THAT WAS OVERLOOKED. HERE IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE CUTS FROM THE ALBUM

YOUNG-HOLT UNLIMITED - WACK WACK (TRIO ELECTRICO REMIX)

TENSNAKE

FEELING THIS TRACK FROM TENSNAKE OUT OF GERMANY. WAS ON ROUTE DOWNTOWN LISTENING TO SOME NEW TUNES ON THE IPOD. REMINDS OF SOME OLD SCHOOL MARK FARINA (MUSHROOM JAZZ DAYS)...

TENSKANE - HOLDING BACK (MY LOVE)

REDNOSE DISTRIKT

Rednose Distrikt started out as a collaboration between two Amsterdam based artists, Kid Sublime and Steven de Peven. Kid Sublime left Rednose Distrikt and his place has since been taken by Aardvarck.

Soundwise the change in the group has had no effects, they still experiment with everything that ranges from broken-beat, off-side techno, cut-up soul or sample-slapstick-jazz.

FYI - Scumbag is a remake of Keni Burke's 'Risin' To The Top'.

REDNOSE DISTRIKT - SCUMBAG 2006

SIMBAD - SLEEPER

PULLED THIS NUMBER OUT THE OTHER DAY, BLEW MY MIND. THERE SOME EXPERIMENTING GOING ON HERE WHICH IS A NICE LOOK. WICKED ANALOG AND SNYTH STABS, COMPLIMENTED BY A HEAD NODDING DRUMS AND A GROOVY BASS LINE. POINTS FOR THE LITTLE BUBBLE FX'S GOING ON HERE, REMINDS OF A SCIENTIST LAB FROM THE YEAR 2090...

SIMBAD - INTERLUDE 106, 2006

THE AVALANCHES

THE AVALANCHES - STAY ANOTHER SEASON 2001

THE DEAD BEATS ARE BACK !!!!

DOWNTEMPO LEGENDS:

The Deadbeats are back releasing material at their new home, Wax On Records after nearly a decade hiatus since their last full length release “Lounging”. Damian Stanley and Ged Day have been busy, traveling, working in television and the online music industry. Now, we find the two joining forces once again with Emma Hyde to create more downbeat vibes for their upcoming release, “Made in the Shade”, due out later this year.


THE DEAD BEATS - MADE IN THE SHADE ALBUM 2009

BU BIZNESS - THE LOST TRACKS EP

I'VE BEEN GOING THROUGH OLD TRACKS AND COMPILING SOME OF MY FAVORITES TO SHARE WITH YOU. IF YOU LIVE ZERO 7, AIR, THEN YOU WILL DIGG THIS. PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ASKING "WHAT HAPPENED TO BLUBIZNESS" AND ALL THAT D-TEMPO YOU'VE BEEN MAKING. WELL WERE STILL TOGETHER BUT FOCUSING ON DIFFERENT PROJECTS AT THE MOMENT. YOU WILL BE HEARING MORE FROM US IN 2009. ENJOY THE TRACKS.

BLUBIZNESS - GHOST TRACK 1
BLUBIZNESS - GHOST TRACK 2
BLUBIZNESS - GHOST TRACK 3

J-Boogie @ Overtime at: The Office Bar (San Diego)

Friday July 31st

Special guest DJ:
J-BOOGIE (Om Records, SF)

w/ resident dj's Beatnick & Mr Mention

join us for eclectic selections

The Office Bar
3936 30th St.
San Diego, CA
92104
info:
619.450.6632
guestlist:
info@hearthesounds.com

looking forward to this session with J-Boogie, check his recent release on the Sol Selectas Label below:




Sabo & Zeb feat. Andrea Monteiro "Sanguebom (J-Boogie RMX feat. Iggy Mon)"

you can buy the rest of the EP on Turntable Lab

SAINT ETIENNE

SAINT ETIENNE - SPRING

SAN DIEGO INVADES DEEP | SUNDAY

LEGENDARY DEEP LOS ANGELES OVER 10 YEARS. COUNTLESS SPECIAL GUESTS, EVEN PRINCE PARTIES HERE.

SUNDAY JUNE 14TH
SAN DIEGO INVADES DEEP

DJ'S: DUANE / LIL RYAN / DJ ALA

SOUL LOUNGE DJ'S: BEATNICK & JOPLIN

@ THE VANGAURD

$20 ALL NITE

LIMITED GUESTLIST:
INFO@HEARTHESOUNDS

DEEP-LA.COM FOR MORE INFO

INSPIRED FLIGHTS

HOME GIRL JACKIE OF "MINT COLLECTIVE" EMAILED THE OTHER DAY AND MENTIONED I SHOULD CHECK OUT THIS GROUP "INSPIRED FLIGHT" OUT OF SAN DIEGO. WHATS COOL IS THAT I GET EMAILS FROM FRIENDS ALL THE TIME EXPOSING ME TO NEW GROUPS WHICH ALSO MEANS FREE MUSIC. SOME GOOD, SOME BAD, BUT I'M ALWAYS OPEN TO NEW SOUNDS. I'M FEELING THIS REMIX AND I THINK YOU'LL DIG IT TO.



AHMAD - BACK IN THE DAY (INSPIRED FLIGHTS REMIX)

MR. SCRUFF THIS FRIDAY AT MIGHTY ( SF ) DJ SET

MR. SCRUFF
Mighty: 119 Utah Street
10:00pm - 4:00am

Don't miss an exclusive Dj set with one of the most unique and eclectic producer/djs on planet Earth, the legendary Mr Scruff. Scruff will begin his set promptly at 10pm and will play all night, probably from 4-6 hours straight in a marathon of genre bending joy. In his last performance at Mighty, Scruff dropped dub, hip hop, acid jazz, drum and bass and of course his own peculiar brand of musical breakbeat. There is simply noone that quite compares to Mr Scruff for his impeccably uncompromising taste and his exceptional ability to mix the rarest vinyl flawlessly. Mr. Scruff's DJ name was inspired by his spotty facial hair, and his trademark loose-lined drawing style. He has been DJing since 1994, and is known for in marathon sets (often exceeding six hours), his eclectic musical taste, his love of a "nice cup of tea" and the quirky home-produced visuals and animations that are projected on large screens during his gigs.

Sunset is also holding an all-45's summit on the other soundsystem featuring local legends DJ ZEPH, DJ CENTIPEDE, MOTION POTION and more...

TICKETS HERE

DUB ECHOES (THE MOVIE) FROM SOUL JAZZ RECORDS

Artists featured in Dub Echoes DVD:
Kode9, Lee Perry, Congo Natty, King Jammy, Adrian Sherwood, U Roy, 2Many DJs, Bunny Lee, Roots Manuva, Don Letts, Mad Professor, Peter Kruder, Aba Shanti, Howie B, Adam Freeland, Sly & Robbie and many more!

This film marks both the 40th anniversary of the invention of Dub and the 20th anniversary of the death of King Tubby, the genius legend of this far-reaching musical revolution.

“Dub Echoes” is an amazing newly produced documentary about Dub and its influence on the development of contemporary electronic music worldwide. Three years in the making and featuring an incredible array of artists – both Jamaican legends (U Roy, King Jammy, Lee Perry, Sly and Robbie, Bunny Lee, to name a few), alongside a similarly awe-inspiring array of artists who have taken Dub into new directions in electronic dance music in the 21st Century (Kode9, Roots Manuva, Howie B, Adrian Sherwood) and many more.

Directed by Bruno Natal and released on Soul Jazz Records, this film has already received many awards throughout the world and is hotly anticipated – a killer film that can be watched again and again. The DVD comes with loads of extras and a limited-edition free poster in first 1000 copies.

BUY THE MOVIE

DIGGING AT MOM'S HOUSE

LYRICS:

Don�t look now, we�re branded, we�re the black sheep
Sewn apart and Siamese � the black sheep
When the water seems too deep
The shadows always wait beneath
But laughing loud we brave the role of black sheep

If you see me you�ll be crossing the street
Or kick me and then leave me to bleed
If looks could kill wouldn�t need all the pills
But I take what it needs to be easy we're the black
sheep now

Don�t look now, we�re stranded here as black sheep
Swallowed whole and out of reach � the black sheep
Unsafe enough for now
We�re shepherded from higher ground
But drowned all out we save the role of black sheep

If you see me you�ll be crossing the street
Or kick me and then leave me to bleed
If looks could kill wouldn�t need all the pills
But I take what it needs to be easy we're the black
sheep now

SNEAKER PIMPS - BLACK SHEEP 2002

ROCKERS HIFI PUSH, PUSH / TRANSMISSION

ONE OF MY FAVORITE DUBBY DOWNTEMPO ELECTRONIC GROUP THAT WERE VERY CONSISTENT IN THE MID 90'S. I REALLY LOVE THE OLD SCHOOL TECHNO SYNTHS MIXED WITH THE DUBBY VOCALS AND VINTAGE HOUSE DRUMS. STRAIGHT CLASSIC. IF YOU EVER SEE ANY OF THERE VINYL SNAG IT UP. THIS IS TIMELESS MUSIC. I STILL LOVING PLAYING THESES RECORDS.

1995

TOSCA NEW ALBUM OUT TODAY!!!!!

DOWNTEMPO LEGENDS ARE BACK

Richard Dorfmeister and Rupert Huber better known as TOSCA have produced their most magical and mesmerising album yet. A luxurious tapestry of analogue and digital sounds, submerged samples and live instruments; 'No Hassle' evolves and expands into an hour-long ambient symphony. The title reflects not only the duo's laidback approach to making music but their whole philosophy of life. Check out more tracks from "Tosca"

TOSCA - SPRINGER 2009