Playlist - 28th January 2012

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Robert Lee - Meltdown - Tuff Scout
Black Ark Players – Dreadlocks – Black Ark International
Kenny Knots - Love light (Manasseh mix) - Reggae Roast
X.O.Dus – See them a come – Factory
Big Youth – Dread in a Babylon – VP Records/17 North Parade
Meshell Ndegeocello – Oysters – Naïve
Woodcraft Folk – Blokflute – Ear Worm Records
Praguedren – Helical – Dank Disk
Roy Harper – On summer day – Salvo
Portico Quintet – Ruins – Real World
Lal - Live your Light - Public Transit Recordings
Nat Johnson and the Figureheads - Track 6 - Sheffield Phonographic Corporation
Victor Caka Orchestra - Trail in the forest - Trikont
Raffertie - Mass Appeal - Ninja Tunes
Dick Wood - And Now - pfMentum -
Earth - The Corascene Dog - Southern Lord
The Howling Hex - Brunette Roulette - Drag City
Mr Graceless - Mr. Li - Maybe Mars
Guided by Voices - The Unsinkable Fats Domino
Takeshi Terauchi – Jirocho sangokushi – Big Beat
Blues Control & Laraaji - Light ships - RVNG International

On the Wire 21st January 2012

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Impressions of Jamaica On the Wire Pt.3

“Curtis Mayfield… the Godfather of Reggae” David Rodigan MBE

1. East of Java – The Impressions – ABC Records
2. Java passion – Augustus Pablo & Bongo Herman –Impact
3. Rainbow – Vernal Wentworth – Studio One
4. Rainbow – Gene Chandler – Charly
5. Ten to One – The Impressions – ‘The Never Ending Impressions’ - ABC Paramount LP (USA)
6. I’m Still Waiting (Version One) – The Wailers – Coxsone
7. I’m Still Waiting – Delroy Wilson & The Wailers - Coxsone
8. I’m Still Waiting (Version Two) – The Wailers - ‘The Wailing Wailers’ – Studio One LP
9. I’m Still Waiting (Version Three) – The Wailers ‘One Love At Studio One’ – Heartbeat LP
10. I’m so proud – The Impressions – ABC Records
11. I’m so proud – Joe White with Glen Brown and Trevor – Blue Cat
12. Ten to One – The Mad Lads - Studio One
13. Ten to One Part Two – The Mad Lads & The Sound Dimension – Studio One
14. Ten to One – Dillinger – ‘Ready Natty Dreadie’ – Forward LP
15. Ten Against One – Big Youth – Negusa Nagast 7”
16. Idi Amin – The Big Youth Orchestra – Negusa Nagast 7”
17. Ten to one – Bunny Wailer – Solomonic

* I’m Still Waiting’ is the best Impressions song that Curtis Mayfield never wrote! The third version appropriates “my pardon to you ma’am for being what I am” quoting directly from ‘Ten To One’

Sun Araw & M. Geddes Gengras meet The Congos - Happy Day - RVNG International
Thomas Traux - Family & Friends (December Song) - SL Records
DJ Food - Prey feat. JG Thirlwell - Ninja Tune
PSI - DRWS -
MJ Hibbett & the Validators - Please Don't Eat Us - Artisit Against Success
The Rolling Stones - Good Times / Bad Times - ABKCO
Jeb Loy Nichols – Hard times – Decca pre (Necessary Mayhem mix white label)
The MGs – Sugarcane – Decca
Jeb Loy Nichols – People like me – Decca
George Faith & the Upsetters – Conscious guide – Black Ark / Pressure Sounds
Debashish Bhattacharya - Raga Kamaj Aalaap - Tugboat

Johnny Otis RIP

R&B singer-songwriter and bandleader, the supercool Johnny Otis, died last week at the age of 90. Johnny produced and played on the first version of "Hound Dog," recorded by his discovery, Willie Mae "Big Momma" Thornton. Otis is also credited with discovering the Robins, Sugar Pie DeSanto, Hank Ballard and the Midnighters, Jackie Wilson, and Little Willie John. He also played with Johnny Ace, Charles Brown, Big Joe Turner, Gatemouth Moore, Amos Milburne, Richard Berry, Joe Liggins, Roy Milton, Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson, Charles Brown, Illinois Jacquet, Lester Young, Louis Jordan, Roy Buchanan, Lionel Hampton, and the Count Basie Orchestra, and produced some early Little Richard
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Playlist - 14th January 2012 - Funkology

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Issac Hayes - Love Can't Turn around (Madhatter Re-edit)
Nkengas - Jungle Funk (Madhatter Re-edit) - Orbitone
Lee Dorsey - Night People (Madhatter Re-edit) - Raven
Panache - Sweet Jazz Music - BBE
Tommorrow's Edition - You Turn Me On (Madhatter Re-edit) - Atlantic
DD Sharp - Easy Money - Harmless/Philly International
Byron Lee and the Dragonaires - Who Dunnit - Trojan
Tamlins - Skin Tight - State Records
Moody Scott - (We Gotta) Bust Out of The Ghetto (Pts 1+ 2) - Harmless
Betty Wright and the Roots - Old Songs - S-Curve -
Big Jim "H" & His Men of Rhythm - Jungle Fever - Stereo Gold Award
Brandford Marsalis - Fight the Power (Instrumental)
Jacob Miller - I'm in Love - Auralux
Linval Thompson - Whip Them King Tubby - Auralux
Cuban Jazz Combo - Do I Do
T Ski Valley - Catch the Beat - Grand Groove

SPOEK MATHAMBO - CONTROL

James Ferraro

Topping The Wire's writer's charts at Number One for 2011 was James Ferraro's "Far Side Virtual";
such was the furore at this outcome that publisher Tony Herrington had to explain the voting system.
All good stuff - as is this new mixtape

Playlist - 7th January 2012

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Sun Ra present the Qualities – Happy New Year to You – Norton
Octa - Pitch Black - 100% Silk
Mystica Tribe - Flowers - http://soundcloud.com/tkfmnd
RP Boo meets Shangaan Electro - Honest Jons Records
Plug - Feeling so special – Ninja Tune
Lego Feet – Track 1 – Skam
Pampidoo – Ghetto rock – Meeuw Muzak
Devon Russell - Rat and Bat - Globe International
Devon Russell - Race Track Riot version - Globe International
Bobby Ellis – Tension – Afrajam / Digikiller
Watmon Cultural Group - Lweny Dong Pe - Nascente - nasce001
Carlos Orozco - A la Suegra - Nascente - nasce001
Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers - Pablo Picasso - Castle - SELCD521
Morphine - Dawna - Modern Classics Recordings
Morphine - Miles Davis Funeral - Modern Classics Recordings
New Age Steppers – Death of the trees – On U Sound
Bim Sherman – Over the rainbow – On U Sound acoustic unedited master
Jeb Loy Nichols - Hard times – Decca pre-release
http://soundcloud.com/hear-this/jeb-loy-nichols-hard-times-new/s-sGOZM
Simone White - Worm was wood - Honest Jons Records
Carlos Paredes – Cancao - Drag City
Carlos Paredes - Melodia No.1 - Drag City
Joewi - I don't like anybody else - http://joewi.bandcamp.com/
Son House – Shetland Pony Blues – Document
Kiddo & ChaCha - If I give you everything – mp3 pre-release (Broken Sexy EP)
The Fire Beneath The Sea - Chopper clobber (Barkerchop production):
http://soundcloud.com/barkerchop
http://www.youtube.com/Barkerchop
http://barkerchop.bandcamp.com
Kana TNT - Kod Hang Kam (The Circle of Karma) - Light in the Attic lita076
Soonthorn Sujaridchan Krongthong Tussanaphan - OudTaLud Bump (Hurtle
Bump) - Light in the Attic
Black Bananas - RTX Go-Go - Drag City
Julia Holter – The falling age – Leaving Records

Baloji - "Karibu ya bintou" (with Konon No.1)

Played On On the Wire's New Year's Day show

BALOJI with KONONO N°1 - KARIBU YA BINTOU from BALOJI on Vimeo.

Every Front has a Back

9th Jan 2012 for 3 weeks - Darwen Library Exhibition Room, Knott St., Darwen. Opening times vary. Closed Tuesday.

everyfront.blogspot.com

Playlist - 1st January 2012

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Peaking Lights - Laid Back (AMS mix) - Weird World
Maria Minerva - Kyrie Eleison - 100% Silk silk013
Bo & the Metros - Buttered Out - Numero Group
Fantastic Lightingaires - Jesus you are my Shining Star - Numero Group
Ural Thomas - Fade away - MRP Records
Guiding Lights - Lost in Sin - Numero Group
Duppy Gun Productions - Earth - Duppy Gun Productions d
Mark Stewart - Children of the Revolution -
Black Notes - African style - Black Art
Tom Reeves - Primitive love - Mississippi Cassettes
The Nightriders - Pretty Plais skirt - Mississippi Cassettes
Gin Gillette - Train to Satanville - Mississippi Cassettes
The Crystals - He hit me (It felt like a kiss) - Philles
The Ronettes - How does it fell - Philles
Grouper - Alien observer - Yellowelectric
Chris Watson - El Divisadero (the Telegraph) - Touch
Michi Sarmiento y su Combo Bravo - El Sonerito - Soundway
Baloji - Karibu ya bintou (with Konon No.1) Crammed Discs
Windy & Carl - The smell of old books - Kranky
Neville Grant - Sick and Tired - Ace
Dub Colossus - Uptown Ranking - Real world
Owiny Sigoma Band - Here on the line - Brownswood Recordings
Amadou Ballake et l'Orchestre Super Volta - Bar Konou Mousso - Analog Africa
The Bent Moustache - Hey Mate (I've got plenty to spare) - Wormer Bros
Low Anthem - Ghost Women Blues - Bella Union