Soundsweekly Radio Ep. 21 - Space II

From the depths of the deep, deep jungle, we turn our attention towards the final frontier. Space was one of the first ever themed shows we ever did here at Soundsweekly and we felt the time was ripe for a return voyage. As there were simply too many jams to pack into one show, we decided to split it up over two.

Satellite is an ode to the many shades of the vast nothingness of the great beyond, perfect for zoning out if you're ever feeling inclined to do so. Voyager, as its title suggests, is more of an adventure; packed to the brim with galactic oonce and cosmic boogie, you'll feel as if you've travelled a hundred parsecs in the space of a few hours. You don't really have to listen to them in any particular order or together even.

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TRACKLIST
Satellite
Prana-Sun  -  Sven Grunberg
Deer Forest  -  Pierre Dutour
Не будет предано забвению  -  In Spe
Moonset 2  -  Andre Tschaskowski
Limpidite  -  Robert Viger
Blink  -  Hiroshi Yoshimura
Vayan  -  Misha Alpaerin
Trance  -  Steve Kuhn
Penombra  -  Piero Umiliani
Poluicao  -  Cesar Mariano & Cia
Awakening  -  Crypto
Quicksand  -  Starcrost
Star Children  -  Mighty Ryeders
Where Will I Go  -  Brief Encounter
Butterfly Dreams  -  Stanley Clarke
Strings of Light  -  Yussef Kamaal
Per Ulv  -  Terje Rypdal
When There Is No Sun  -  Sun Ra
Elaenia  -  Floating Points
Drifting In Time  -  Paul Williams
Naibu Eno Tukikage  -  Kenso
Synthetic Suspense  -  Sauveur Mallia
Airria (hanging garden)  -  Steve Roden
Nike  -  Pauline Oliveros, Stuart Demspter, Panaiotis
Islas Resonantes  -  Eliane Radigue
data.matrix  -  Ryojki Ikeda
Reflections On Black  -  Alio Die, Raffaele Serra
Semar  -  Roberto Musci
Morphing Cloud  -  Electro Harmonix
Back Into The Great mystery  -  Oophoi
Ocean of Emptiness  -  Echospace

Voyager
Surface  -  Mallard
Temperature Drop  -  Marconi Union
As Longitude  -  Part VI
Tarantella (Black Merlin Remix)  -  Tapan
Nomads (Spazio Palazzo Remix)  -  Yor Kultura
Emergency  -  Structure
Star Furnace  -  The Comet Is Coming
Mirror Society  -  Artefakt
Motor Melodies  -  Jonathan Kusuma
Dub Rise  -  Pulsinger & IRL
Destroyer  -  Audion
Indigo  -  Azari & III
Alarm (Chirp Mix)  -  La-4a
Children of the E (KiNK SP1200 Remix)  -  Radio Slave
I Feel Lit (Alden Tyrell Remix)  -  Alden Tyrell
Twista  -  Zoe Zoe
Slice Of Life  -  Peverelist
Pixel  -  Bambounou
Falling Stars  -  Smith N Hack
Poison Lips  -  Vitalic
Spacer Woman  -  Charlie
Body Mechanic  -  Quadrant Six
Pranian Man  -  Prana People
A Black Man In Space (Sax Mix)  -  Dennis Ferrer
Waiting For A Surprise (Audion's Magic Carpet Remix)  -  Red Axes, feat. Abrao
Timewarp  -  Eddy Grant
Solnechnie Ritmy  -  Mirdza Zivere
Illusions  -  DJ Dove
Situation (Deadline Mix)  -  Yazoo
Don't Stop  -  K.I.D.
Hypnotic (Automatic Piano)  -  Droid
The Mood I'm In (Gameboyz Remix)  -  Panama Disco Lights
Stop  -  B.W.H.
Magic  -  General Lee
Space Talk  -  Asha Puthli

Dança das Cabeças (Part 1) - Egberto Gismonti

Soundsweekly Radio Ep.20 - Jungle

Pack your bags, cos we're headed for this very special 20th edition of the pod/radio show (what ever you wanna call it) to the depths of the jungle. It's been a while since I've recorded a show on my lonesome, however that's not say there weren't some absolutely delish tracks suggested by a couple of lovely people (you know who you are).

Get on it!

TRACKLIST

Sweet Lullaby (Ambient Mix) - Deep Forest

Storm - Rare Silk

Grass, Tree and Stone - Susumu Yokota

Hetrotopia (Young Marco Remix) - Michael Ozone

Hear The Sun - Linkwood

Untitled (003A) - Cottam

Science Fiction - Genius of Time

Un.sub - Mia Dora

Yucatan - Forum

Mi Rumba - Kyodai

Classroom - Traumer

Nondo - DJ Sotofett, Karolin Tampere & Marimouna Haugen

DTMF (Call Super Remix) - Telephones

A New Life (Planet Earth Mix) - S.O.N.S.

Secondo Coro Delle Lavandaie - Roberto De Simone

Running The Voodoo Down - Black Classical

Voices (Original Dub Version) - KC Flightt

Talking About Togetherness - Diskoking Burnhart McKoolski

A Father's Love (Andy's Bristol Mix) - Andy Compton's Sowetan Onesteps

On The Hill (Lodger Remix) - Oliver Sain

Birds of Dub (Architeq Version) - Architeq

One Spliff A Day - Billy Boyo

Double Minded Man - Anthony "Rocky" Ellis

Prima - Chancha Via Circuito

Iyahta - King Tubby

Skylarking - Horace Andy

Baltimore - The Tamlins

Here Comes Trouble - Chronixx

Blastit - Shabazz Palaces

Dejala Corre - Banda Los Hijos De La Nina Luz

Tamborito Swing - Los Silverstones

Omeleble - Dr.Victor Olaiya's International All Stars

Quer Queria, Quer Nao Queria - Tim Maia

Podes Crer, Amizade - Toni Tornado

Jungle Music - Kelenkye Band

Deer Forest - Pierre Dutour

You're going to want to close your eyes for this one. A magical gondola ride through the stars awaits. I absolutely adore how the track gently moves through emotions, introducing elements and tension in a seemingly organic fashion. If meditation were offered in the form of a pill, this is probably the sound that would come out of the bottle when opening a bottle of those babies.

Montezumas Rache - Wu Du Wu

Haruomi Hosono - Strange Love

Baker's Dozen - No Time Like The Prezent

It's been a while. Please accept this offering of the latest Baker's Dozen as a make up gift to do with what ever you heart desires. A little write up for each song can be found below the soundcloud widget.



Kadhja Bonet - Nobody Other
I can't remember the last time I heard a voice this good. Whilst I rarely ever listen to music like this, its hard not to appreciate and enjoy it when it's of such quality. The stuff of lullaby fantasy, Bonet's delivery and tone are angelic, conjuring thoughts of a cosy clearing in a forest, glowing in soft light. If you enjoyed this I highly recommend you also check out this, a darker, yet equally moving bit of story telling.

Matana Roberts - Kersaia
You know when you're in the mood to hear something completely different? Having listened to the same stuff for weeks or even months on end, you crave to once again travel to the furthest reaches of the musical landscape. Sometimes, you don't even realise this until you stumble across someone like Matana Roberts, like I did this very morning. Fans of Kamasi Washington will hear a familiar energy and freneticism in the way she plays the sax, and, to a larger extent, the composition of her work. Once you start listening to a whole album of Roberts' music however, you will begin to realise that she takes this to another level, with some of her songs descending into a musical chaos the likes of which Archie Shepp and Eric Dolphy, amongst others, have explored in the past. This cut from her 2011 Coin Coin release, is one of the more tame offerings; a spiritual journey in the first two-thirds that winds back the clock for the last third, with a big band marching sequence that'll have you shaking your straw boater like you aint got a care in the world.

Aaliyah - Rock The Boat (Butcher Brown Cover)
Cover of an R&B classic that manages to improve on the original (in my humble opinion at least). Whilst the original is built in the image of a great deal of early 2000's R&B that used the lead vocal as the main vehicle for melody, Butcher Brown turns their attention to the rest of the instrumentation to add a new dimension to the track. Using the original vocal as a starting point, new layers, rich in melody, work with the vocal to produce a whole that is greater than the sum of its parts. Only adds to the mystery of how they still have such a small following, when you consider that bands like Hiatus Kaiyote are all the rage at the minute.

Kurup - Gira de Sereias
A nice little Brazilian beat to get the body moving. Unlike some efforts at re-appropriating folk songs that are quite heavy handed in approach when adding a new beat on top of the original track, Kurup here has managed to strike a good balance.

Souleance - Mais Um
It's Souleance, need I say more?

Persian Empire - Ernesto
An interesting blend of jazzy breaks and tech-house that constantly keeps you on your toes; changing moods and styles effortlessly, whilst managing to maintain and build on all that comes before it. Having followed Persian Empire for a while now, I've always felt that there was something missing from their productions, or rather that given time, they would finally manage to nail the sound that you could hear they were going for, but hadn't quite fleshed out.

Matt Deguia - Champion Wrist
Dubby dancefloor killer, only wish it went for an hour longer.

TEK.LUN - Aburoy
See 'Kurup - Gira de Sereias' above.

Persies - Ah Ndiya (K&F Edit)
It seems that now, more than ever, is the golden age of the vinyl only disco/house edit. With new labels of this ilk popping up on what seems like a daily basis, the quality needed to ensure your label gets the necessary attention is also on the rise. Upon listening to their first two releases, it seems that Persie Edits will be around for a while to come yet, with this, the A side from their second release, being a standout. It'll have you moving or your money back!

Dego & Kaidi - Black Is Key
One of the grooviest colabs around, Dego & Kaidi have built quite the repetoire of modern funk jams. Typical of their afro-futuristic aesthetic, everything is centred around the dankest of bass lines. Synths sparkle, stab and whirr whilst the vocals constantly gain new voices, evoking the feeling of an ever growing party on your spaceship headed through galaxies. 

Earth Trax & Newborn Jr. - Flute Track
Hypnotic groove off the always excellent Rhythm Section INTL. One of my favourite releases of the year.

Jubilee - Stingray Shuffle
Rounding things off is a tumper from Jubilee's first album. Bass heavy without being obtrusive, this is definitely one to play in the car if you've got a decent sub.

Sol Monk & Rejoicer - Satla Ville