SOUNDHEALERS

A 14 track compilation featuring laid back hiphop productions, compiled by UK producer Bambooman, has just been released on the net. Bambooman's aim was to shed a light on some of the worlds finest up and coming electronic beat producers, and according to Lock it Down he passed the test with flying colors. 

Apart from John Phonics  and the compiler himself, I haven't heard of any of these producers before, making it all the more impressive that the overall sound of the compilation is very coherent. The ambient vibes and chilled out beats on SoundHealers bring back the days when Morr was king and the gordian knot of idm was loosened. Although getting fed up with that sound back in the day, this set of tracks sounds remarkably fresh. The main reason for that is, although the producers clearly take influence from their older peers, they've managed to timewarp it into the now. Taking as much from the old days as from current events such as dubstep and the LA beat scene, these soundhealers created a niche of their own. One I hope to hear more from in the near future.

Tracklist

1. Danaet-If I get Iced

2. Blank and Kytt-Same Old

3. S.Maharba-Nice to meet you

4. Crewdson-Metal and Wood

5. Bambooman-Drips 

6. Sina-One I Love

7. Soosh-Stay Ft. Sarah H 

8. Kashmere-Astro Crunch 

9. Option Command-Sunday Sausage 

0. Zack Christ-Fox Prawns 

1. Deft-Last Night 

2. Jabu-Can't See 

3. Jon Phonics - 5 stax Max 

4. Roof Light- Shut in a box

5. Grouphums-Words 

Download (free): http://soundhealers.bandcamp.com/album/sound-healers-vol-1

Anikulapo digs Barcelona aug 2011

 Last month anikulapo visited the beautifull city of Barcelona again, as usual had a great time, discovered a new recordshop with lots of interesting stuff (Discos Juando check here) and visited the Rototom reggae festival in Benicassim. Back in Spain everyday sunshine, lots of records......rumba of course by people like Chacha, Teresiya (the child gipsy), El Gitano Portugues and more....the Herbie Man Version of Summertime as used by Sublime... catalan salsa by La Trinca...soul by James & bobby Purify, a splendid Joe Cocker tune sampled by Dr Dre, and some brazilian stuff...the sound of the Costa Brava in the seventies......



1._   Herbie Mann  ...  "SUMMERTIME"
2._   Amina  ...   "MOJAMACHIS"
3._   Chacho ..." TU CABALLO"
4._   James & Bobby - PURIFY ... "DO UNTO ME"
5._    Trigal    ... "GOL"
6._    La Trinca ...  "L'HOME VÉ DE LA PATATA"
7._    Los Amaya ...  "BAILEN MI RUMBITA"
8._   The Pretty Things ...  MAMA, KEEP YOUR BIG MOUTH SHUT"
9._    El Payo  ...   "SOLA, SOLA ESTÁ "
10._  Los Chichos ... "ÉSTO SÍ QUE TIENE GUASA"
11._  Joe Cocker ...  "WOMAN TO WOMAN"
12._  Teresiya ...   "MALAGUENYA"
13._  La Chunga ...  "CUANDO QUIERA DIOS DEL CIELO"
14._  Elmore James ... "IT HURTS ME TOO"
15._  Dolores Vargas "LA TERREMOTO" ... "EL DESGRASIAO"
16._  El Gitano Portugués ... " EU FOI NA BAIA  
17._  Tonyo ... " SOMOS NOVIOS "
18._  Argentina Coral  ... " BEBO PARA OLVIDAR "
19._  Los Amaya  ...  " VIVE LA VIDA HOY "
20._  Antonio Carlos & Jocafi ... " OPUS 2 "

SUPERWOLF VS SMARTIN: CHINA EXPRESS BOMMIE TRIBUTE

Yes people, sheer vinyl madness...from countryfunk to dutch 80ties wave, all recorded from black wax at the Elephant HQ by Superwolf and Smartin in dedication to our beloved and far-away friend BOM (the guy next to him is also pretty famous). This one goes directly from Utrecht to Bejing, CHINA. Enjoy the music.


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Vernon Wray - Prison song
Rodriguez - Silver Words
Link Wray - Fire and BrimStone
Tony Joe White - Stud Spider
Bobby Gentry - Mississippi Delta
Country Joe & The Fish - Love
Dale Hawkins - Back Street
The Nerves - Hanging on the Telephone
The Romantics - What I like about you
Talking Heads - Psycho Killer
The Clash - The magnificent 7
Lene Lovich - Lucky Number
Jesus & Mary Chain - You Trip Me Up
Velvet Underground - Here She Comes
Ike Turner & His Kings Of Rhythm - The New Breed
Ike Turner & His Kings Of Rhythm - Thinking Black
John Hammond - Cross Cut Shaw
Carole King - I Feel the Earth Move
The Kinks - Victoria
Caterina Casselli - Nesuno Mi Puo Guidicare
Blood Sisters - Ring My Bell
Black Uhuru - Guess Who's coming to dinner
Black Sabbath - War Pigs
Kid Koala - 100%
Roxanne Shante- Bite This
Bill Withers - Grandma's Hands
Muddy Waters - Tom Cat
Dorothy Ashby - Soul Vibrations
Professor Longhair - Big Chief
Cyril Diaz & His Orchestra - Taboo
Serge Gainsburg - Ballade De Melody Nelson
Jean Pierre Mirouze - Sexopolis
Herbie Hancock - Water Melon Man
Azteca - Azteca
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird

COLD SWEAT - LIONS & CUCUMBER

If you're into sexploitation, funk, hiphop, glitch, beats and a bit of dubstep be sure to check out these lions and cucumbers by Cold Sweat. Enjoy your trip!

ColdSweat- Lions & Cucumber by Coldsweat on Mixcloud

ANIKULAPO - A FEAST OF FRIENDS

EXCLUSIVE NEW MIX FOR THE NEW WORCK:

ANIKULAPO - A FEAST OF FRIENDS

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smartin vs KC mix

Last wednesday our friend KC out of Antwerp visited the Olyphant HQ and this b2b session was created. Strictly vinyl, of course, lots o turkish grooves, rocksteady, brasilian stuff and some good ol' country (straight from the original 10 inch 78RPM record)... check it out...

Listen below or download here....

Hypnotic Brass Ensemble - war

Ray Wun - Way Run

Tandy Love - vachina-vabham

Arif Sag - osman pehlivan
Sixto Rogriduez - sugarman
Hildegard Knef - Von Nun an Gings Bergab
Harold Alexander - mama soul
James Royal - House of Jack
Gaylads - Joy in the Morning
Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrel - Aint No mountain high enough (Lords of All Riddim remix)
Los Chunguitos - dame veneno
Cut Chemist - Povo De Santo
Jorge ben - mas que nada
Hiroshi Fukumara - Hunt Up Wind
Gang do tagalera - rappers delight
Leon Haywood - Don't Push It Don't Force It
Afrique - House of the Rising Funk
Chamber Brothers - Time
3 Hur-el - doner dunya
Benali Selman ve arkadaslari - kasap havasi
Oh Ho - All Over
Locomotiv GT - Megvárlak Ma Délben
Mustafa Ozkent - Dolana
Herbie Mann - Dance of the Semites
Herbie Hancock - Wigge Waggle
Talking Heads - Burning Down The House
Lefty Frizell - If you got the money

Invasion Of The Mysteron Killer Sounds

 

Wow, the mighty SoulJazz have pulled it off once again. I just love how the label is always on top of things, but go about their business with a different angle. With the current explosion of the genre most commonly known as "wotyoucallit?" (in which hiphop, reggae, dubstep, house, steeldrums, 90's dance and whatnot are beautifully amalgamated into something new) the label decided to release a compilation of their own. Not with the biggest, newest and illest tracks of the moment. Anyone with an internet connection and a guide to Soundcloud can do that. No, Souljazz started digging their crates and came up with a selection of tracks from producers from all over the world, who were far ahead of their time (Jamaican producer Dave Kelly of Madhouse was actually aeons ahead of his time) and who (might have) influenced the craftsmen of today. And by doing that, they actually did come up with the illest, baddest and dopest beats around. Which the label gratefully stacked onto a compilation with a million dollar name. Cop it, listen to it, use it, learn from it and start digging some more. Mix 'em with anything new and your set will never be same...

1.	Steely & Clevie — Street Sweeper			PLAY
2.	Redrose — Now Thing			PLAY
3.	Roots Manuva — Doogoo Dub			PLAY
4.	Dave Kelly — The Return			PLAY
5.	Harvel 'Gadaffi' Hart — Summer Bounce			PLAY
6.	Max Glaser — Flatlands Dub			PLAY
7.	Steven 'Lenky' Marsden — Diwali			PLAY
8.	Matt Shadetek — Yoga Rhythm			PLAY
9.	Stereotyp — Alleycat			PLAY
10.	Da Grynch and Tippa Irie — Agony			PLAY
11.	Fresh Ear Productions — Hummer			PLAY
12.	Diplo — Diplo Rhythm			PLAY
13.	Mark Pritchard — Bazooka Riddim			PLAY
14.	Marlon Williams — Pitbull			PLAY
15.	Redlight — MDMA			PLAY
16.	The Bug — Aktion			PLAY
17.	Fat Eyes — Clothes Pin			PLAY
18.	Steven Ventura — Throw Your Hands Up			PLAY
19.	Sly Dunbar and Christopher Birch — Corners Boy			PLAY
20.	David Jahson — King of Kings			PLAY
21.	Fat Eyes — Steel Plate			PLAY
22.	South Rakkas Crew — Red Alert			PLAY
23.	Parara and McCoy — Them Can't Hold Yuh Girl			PLAY
24.	King Tubby — Fat Thing			PLAY
25.	World Beat — Goldmine			PLAY
26.	Andre 'Suku' Gray — Sign			PLAY
27.	Henfield and Shadowman — Babatunde			PLAY
28.	Firehouse Crew — No False Hair			PLAY
29.	Computer Paul — World Talk			PLAY
30.	Fat Eyes — Overdose			PLAY
31.	Prince Jazzbo — Great Dub			PLAY
32.	Kickin' Productions — What You Gonna Do			PLAY
33.	Pliers — I'm Your Man Dub			PLAY
34.	Wiz Kidz Team — In My Heart Version			PLAY
35.	Jammys Jam2 James — Peenie Peenie			PLAY

Pre-order here: http://www.soundsoftheuniverse.com/releases/index.php?id=23718&ao=yes

Take a stroll in your mind .... Cold Sweat meets Anikulapo

This mix is a live session showcasing the two dj's drawing from their own collection, answering each others records. Expect a mix between idm, world music, sitar beats, glitchhop, freejazz and everything in between. Take a stroll in your mind... 

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STRUT IS ON A ROLL

Re-launching the mighty and influential Strut label back in 2008 might have been the best decision K7 ever made. Not only because the demise of the quality label was a terrible loss for the revive market, but also because the releases under the guidance of the new mothership are equally high quality compilations. In this day and age there seem to be more labels re-releasing afrobeat than there are tunes available, so it is quite refreshing to. Coming out soon on Strut:

Following his recent studio album ’Love And Death’, his first international release, Ghanaian highlife guitar legend Ebo Taylor gets a long overdue compilation of his seminal 1970s recordings. 

‘Life Stories’ revisits the heyday of Taylor’s work, focusing on his solo albums and some of his lesser known side projects including the dynamite Apagya Show Band and short-lived Taylor-led combos Assase Ase, Super Sounds Namba and The Pelikans. The selection also touches on his writing and production work for C.K. Mann and a collaboration recording with fellow member of early ‘70s nightclub band Blue Monks, Pat Thomas. If anything, this makes my afrobeat heart tick again. A superb compilation.
















Formed during the late’60s, Orchestre Poly-Rythmo soundtracked the years following Benin’s independence under Kerekou’s Leninist - Marxist regime, whipping up a groundbreaking fusion of traditional highlife, Afrobeat, soul, funk and the indigenous styles and voodoo-led traditions of their homeland. Their songs touched on all of their national languages – the mina French dialect, Fon and Yoruba – and confidently referenced a broad range of international music from James Brown to Johnny Halliday. As well as forging their own success, they were the first port of call to back many of West Africa’s greatest artists, from Gnonnas Pedro to Manu Dibango and Bembeya Jazz.

The band’s reputation began spreading to Western audiences in 2004 through a breathtaking Soundway compilation of archive classics and rarities followed by two sumptuous collections on Analog Africa. Around the same time, French radio producer Elodie Maillot (Radio France, Vibrations, Mondomix) began seeking out the original band members in Benin. After a memorable radio interview, the musicians asked her to achieve their dream - to play once in a lifetime outside of Africa.

Since then, the band has reformed, now a 10-piece featuring five original members from the very first ‘60s incarnation, two from the mid-‘70s line-up and three new members. They have played many high profile concerts, bringing the infectious Poly-Rythmo sonic melting pot to a whole new generation of fans.

Recorded in Paris and produced by Maillot, ‘Cotonou Club’ is the band’s first new album in over 20 years, a celebration of the Poly-Rythmo sound with new versions of the band’s classics and a host of new compositions. Guest appearances include African superstar Angelique Kidjo, who began her career in Poly-Rythmo’s backyard, new World Circuit signing Fatoumata Diawara and Paul Thomson and Nick McCarthy from indie favourites Franz Ferdinand.

I'm  a huge fan of the band's early work, which indeed I discovered through aforementioned labels, and this album too makes for a fine listening experience.  It's quality music as ever. That said: I kinda miss the humidity, rambling equipment and low cost recording atmosphere of the early days. Like reggae, afrobeat thrives on a certain sound which can only be caught on tape if the circumstances are right, so it seems. I'm not going to complain though. Although the sound and songs on this new album are too neat and clear for my taste, the story behind it is just too beautiful to dismiss this for a reason like that. Cotonou Club is a dream come true and well deserved break for the Orchestra. With many more to come, I hope. Go catch 'em on stage if they're anywhere near you.

And last, but definitely not least, Strut announces a new chapter in the Nigeria 70's series. It was the first release in this series that got me hooked on Nigerian afrobeat, so it is quite safe to say I'm more than looking forward to this new installment.

"Sweet Times: Afro Funk, Highlife & Juju from 1970s Lagos’ is again compiled by series curator Duncan Brooker and features extensive sleeve notes by John Collins, author of ‘West African Pop Roots’. As on the previous Nigeria 70 volumes, all of the featured selections are previously unissued outside of Nigeria. Tracks range from the dynamite big band workout of Alex Ringo’s Moneyman & The Super 5 International to the Congolese guitar-drenched ‘Henrietta’ by the late Ali Chukwumah, former member of Stephen Osita Osadebe’s Sound Makers. Darker psych grooves from Don Isaac Ezekiel sit alongside raw college funk from college band Tabanaku comprising students from the University Of Ife. Highlife legend Victor Olaiya unleashes a slow, languorous Afro jam lifted from a rare Polydor 45 and juju legend Ebenezer Obey cooks up a lilting, deeply beautiful mid-tempo groove from 1970 in a musical plea for peace. 

Track List
1. MONEYMAN AND THE SUPER 5 INTERNATIONAL – LIFE
2. ALI CHUKWUMAH & HIS PEACE MAKERS INTERNATIONAL – HENRIETTA
3. BOLA JOHNSON & HIS EASY LIFE TOP BEATS – E MA S’EKA
4. DR VICTOR OLAIYA’S INTERNATIONAL ALL-STARS – KINRINGJINGBIN
5. ZEAL ONYIA & HIS MUSIC – IDEGBANI
6. ADMIRAL DELE ABIODUN & HIS TOP HITTERS INTERNATIONAL – IT’S TIME FOR JUJU MUSIC
7. EJI OYEWOLE – UNITY IN AFRICA
8. TUNDE MABADU – VIVA DISCO
9. SINA BAKARE – INU MIMO
10. SOKI OHALE’S UZZI – BISI’S BEAT
11. THE DON ISAAC EZEKIEL COMBINATION – IRE
12. ETUBOM REX WILLIAMS & HIS NIGERIAN ARTISTES – AMA MBRE EWA
13. CHIEF COMMANDER EBENEZER OBEY & HIS INTERNATIONAL BROTHERS – AJOYIO

SMARTIN'S SUNDAY SOUNDTRACK ONLY

Just chillin'out this sunday in my soundtrack section ........... check it out down here (or download here)

Michel Legrand – Un Homme Est Mort (1972 UN HOMME EST MORT) Jean-Pierre Mirouze – Sexopolis (1968 LE MARRIAGE COLLECTIF) Serge Gainsbourg – Arabysance (1977 MADAME CLAUDE) Charanjit Singh – Pyar Chahiye Key Paisa (1978 CHHAILA BABU) Lalo Shifrin – Bamboo Birdcage (1973 ENTER THE DRAGON) Taj Mahal – David & Angela (1976 BROTHERS) John Barry – Them from Midnight Cowboy (1969 MIDNIGHT COWBOY) Ennio Morricone – My Name is Nobody (1973 MY NAME IS NOBODY) Angelo Badalamenti & David Lynch – Twin Peaks Theme Instrumental (1989 TWIN PEAKS) Rogier van Otterloo – Moord met Geduld (1973 TURKS FRUIT) Les Baxter – Chainfight (1969 HELL’S BELLS) Serge Gainsbourg & Michel Colombier – No No Yes Yes (1968 MISTER FREEDOM) George Garvarentz - Hashish Party (1970 UN BEAU MONSTRE) The Upstroke - In My El Camino (197x THE BEAVER HUNTER) Johnny Pate – Check In (1975 BUCKTOWN) Dennis Coffey & Luchi de Jesus – Main Theme version 2 (1974 BLACK BELT JONES) Isaac Hayes – Pursuit of the Pimp Mobile (1974 TRUCK TURNER) Booker T & The MGs – Run Tank Run (1968 UPTIGHT) Lyn Collins - Mama Feelgood (1973 BLACK CAESAR) James Brown & Fred Wesley – Transmograpfication (1970 SLAUGHTER’S BIG RIP-OFF) Johnny Jones & The Kings – Purple Haze (1968 SHAFTMAN) Micky & Silvia – Love is Strange (1957 DIRTY DANCING) Shelly Manne – Daktari (1967 DAKTARI)    Outro 1976 WAN PIPEL

ANIKULAPO and PRESSURE BEAT

Sorry for not posting more often. Guess this blog is as dead as can be.

Both me and Smartin have been busy lately. Smart with his great ongoing out-of-the-box mixes under the name Anikulapo : http://www.anikulapomix.blogspot.com/ and me with a new blog called Pressure Beat. If you're into reggae, and more specifically into Joe Gibbs' records, this is your website: http://pressurebeat.blogspot.com/

From the old to the new, everything will be covered. Twentynine 7 inches are now online, some 200 more to come. That explains the time pressure, innit?

Hope you enjoy the new websites.