MOODGADGET records

Perusing through the new releases on Junodownload earlier today and in so doing started a morning journey to destination lost hope, my speakers indifferently spewed forth shit tunes after shit tunes then came average tune after average tune then more shit ones . A break in the audio clouds came when I happened upon an artist called Charles Trees. Charles' big bummed off kilter beats and cut up stuttery atmospheres started pulling me down from a retail no shop. There's something sunny, warm, nostalgic and forward looking about Charles' music that made me put my hand into my digital wallet and fork out some not so hard earned cash. I then went on to listen to other artists from Charles' home label Moodgadget. I have to thank Charles for both making his music and introducing me to Moodgadget.

Brooklyn and Los Angeles based Jakub Alexander and Adam E hunt set Moodgadget up in 2004 originally only distributing through BitTorrent and have since then racked up a nice sized roster of artists with a really diverse and high quality output of content .

Take a look and listen here Moodgadget@junodownloads

More info on Moodgadget artists here.

LES' NON MCCARTNEY'S BIRD'S LEG OFF

I'm having a listening to The Beatles phase at the moment. I'd recommend one to anyone.

I put this mix together in Ableton. It ain't just them Beatles lads though. It's a ton of stuff. Some familiar to most some not so. So if you ever wanted to hear 'You Never Give Me Your Money' blended with some 4hero this could be a right nice day for you.
ELEVENTHIRTYEIGHT

LES' NON McCARTNEY BIRD'S LEG OFF MIX- Download here

Mix done by Stu Eleventhirtyeight live in Ableton live April 2009 contains loops,sections and sounds from the following artists.
0:00
THE BEATLES-come together, cut up and programmed beats, DOCTOR QUANDARY-the forest
7.44
THE BEATLES you never give me your money,4hero-Our own place.Lewis Taylor-lucky-various programmed bits.DJ HELTA SKELTA- midnight madness instrumental
16.45
GHOST-42 instrumental
19.20
ALGORHYTHMS- kiss of death,THE BEATLES-Lucy in the sky with diamonds,SHAWN LEE cut up drums
25.40
SUPER SMOKY SOUL AND GUILTY SIMPSON-Knockout kings instrumental,THE CLONIUS-Valediction instrumental,programmed bass synth modulation
28.15
DOCTOR QUANDARY-Masks,MINNIE RIPPERTON-here we go,WORDSMITH-The Cro Debate instrumental,AIR-Alone in Tokyo,BiLL WITHERS-Lovely day,GROVER WASHINGTON JR-Inner city Blues,PORTISHEAD-Sour times,THE DAP KINGS-Tell me,Programmed dub drum Loop
38.45
CHANNEL TWO-Universal King,SHAWN LEE cut up loops and various programmed bits
42.05
GEORGE DUKE-Smooth,TONY ALLEN drum loop,cut up rhodes chords
44.27
THE BEATLES-Tomorrow Never knows, within without you,4HERO drums cutup,programmed beats and synths, rhodes sample outro.

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Norman Connors ~ Once I've Been There

Started my latest show with this beauty, so thought I'd share with you (but feel free to splash out on the £200 12" if you like)

Norman Connors ~ Once I've Been There

4/4 - 60:07

Here's an hour (and seven seconds!) mix that I did for Jez's excellent Throbbing Couch show (7 'til 9 fortnightly Saturday evenings, you know where)

I very rarely play more than three 'house' records in a row these days (despite being a proper househeads when it was once acceptable for men to wear leather strides without owning a motorbike), so it was a real pleasure to string some 4/4 stuff together for a change.

Cheers to Jez for hosting the mix - don't forget 7-9 Saturday's fortnightly! - and I hope you enjoy the tunes.

Tracklist:

Williams ~ Bubble Jam
Mudd ~ 54B
Holy Ghost ~ Hold On (Instrumental mix)
Grizzle Hands ~ Its Disco Dub
Sugardaddy ~ Stripped To The Bone
City Reverb ~ City Of Lights (Larry Fives Dub)
Maxim Samos ~ Alpha Storm (AN-2 mix)
Amplified Orchestra ~ Moon Voyage
Mutant Disco ~ Musica
Faze Action ~ Space Disco
Underworld ~ Dirty Epic (Jori Hukonen mix)
Kariya ~ Let Me Love You Tonight
Povar Pavel Khaleev ~ Wait For Me
Deep Space Orchestra ~ City Streets

4/4 - 60:07

Double Exposure ~ My Love Is Free

Top notch dancefloor action from the mighty Salsoul label, which already has me questioning my 'favourite disco record' claim below, haha.

Ripped at a fat-as-you-like 320 kbps; fill your boots.

Cheers

Blackie

Double Exposure ~ My Love Is Free

Rufus & Chaka Khan ~ Live In Me

Taken from the excellent Masterjam album (which you can find on Discogs, etc. for no more than a fiver), Live In Me is essential listening for anyone who's ever been moved by what we call 'disco'.

Produced by the living legend that is Quincy Jones and written by Heatwave's Rod Temperton - who, along with QJ, was responsibly for some of the high points of Jacko's Off The Wall and Thriller albums, amongst a ton of other great records, some of which will feature on this blog, no doubt - its definitely my favourite Chaka Khan song and maybe even my favourite disco track too. (although ask me the same question again tomorrow and I'm sure you'll get a different answer, haha)

Anyway, download, enjoy and wonder how you ever made it this far without this record in your life.

Cheers

Blackie

Rufus & Chaka Khan ~ Live In Me

Beat Mining with the Vinyl Hoover

Great feature on the history of crate digging this week on Radio 4 (of all places)

Can't remember the last time I bothered my arse to go to a boot sale/charity shop, etc., as the pickings have become slimmer and slimmer over the years (and what with t'interweb whatever you want you can pretty much have) - but this is a great listen all the same so dive in.

Cheers

Blackie

Beat Mining with the Vinyl Hoover