Melodee is back from holiday, and also 2 of our favourite DJ’s are making a comeback. In the first hour Boye (Kindred Spirits) plays a selection of jazz, soul, B52’s and Theo Parrish, and in the second hour DJ Lefto (Studio Brussel / Gilles Peterson Worldwide) gives an update on what’s happening in Brussels and plays exclusives by Flying Lotus, Mayer Hawthorne and many others. Also make sure to check out Lefto’s own radioshow, that he’s doing for 11 years already. PS: Here’s Dimlite live on Viral Radio playing his remake of Diana in the autumn wind.

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Despite the great amount of podcasts nowadays, I sometimes do miss the experience of live radio. Not out of nostalgia, but mainly for that feeling of live broadcasting, of knowing that something is happening in the now – and you’re not able to skip. Recently live radio makes a comeback trough ustream. “You’re On”, it says, and that’s exactly what the website does: making it very ease to broadcast live.

There’s a lot of crappy webcam talkshows, but there are some great radio gems to find. My favourite ustream moment thusfar was the night when Mamiko was broadcasting live from London with James Pants and Hudson Mohawke, while Ras G, Lukid, Lorn and people from all over the world were listening and commenting in the chatbox – live.

Some recommendations, got more? Please comment.

Mondaynight: Lukid

Tuesdaynight: Office Jam

Wednesdaynight: Hepcat Radio (10PM CET)

All these shows are London based by the way. If you enjoy this, also take a look and sign the petition to save legendary London club Plastic People from closing. It’s a homebase for the music scene there, so please show support.

When exploring unknown territory of music, a DJ mix is often a good starting point. For me, jazz is still a bit distant and abstract (although I do have some jazz records, go to concerts and am in the middle of reading Sun Ra’s biography). It might change, also because Aardvarck just payed tribute to John Coltrane by sharing a one hour selection on RMBA Radio.

His choice for John Coltrane is maybe a surprise for those who know him from his techno and beat related productions, but Aardvarck has an encyclopidiac knowledge of music – and I’m happy he shares that with us. Oh and while your at it, please also check out the classic Sun Ra tribute by Max Cole & 1.1.

Aardvarck – Tribute to John Coltrane

Max Cole & 1.1 – Tribute to Sun Ra

The studio is working again! Because the annual 5 days off festival is around the corner, we already played some favourites by artists that will perform in Amsterdam, such as MF Doom, Floating Points and Linkwood. But first we’re looking forward to Disco3000 feat. Theo Parrish, IF and Anthony ‘Shake’ Shakir this Friday. You can even win 2 tickets for that, if you e-mail the correct answer to our improvised question before Thursday. We’re not talking much, Melodee is still on holiday, so it’s just Radna & Reinier playing proper music, future vintage style.

PS: as promised in the show, a link to more music by Baths.

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Herbie Hancock – Textures
Baths – Lovely Bloodflow
Fatima – Soul Glo
MF Doom – Gas Drawls
Madvillain – Rhinestone Cowboy
Sun Ra – New Horizons
Postfoetus – All of the world
Bonobo – Eyesdown
Erykah Badu – Window Seat
Dam Funk – Passion
Arthur Russell – Springfield (detail)
Truth is Light – Stayed Away
Andres – Step Pattern
Dynooo – Fuh Real
Linkwood – Hear the sun
WITCH – strange dream
Love – A House is not a motel
Das Ding – Reassurance Ritual
Sebastien Tellier – L’amour et la Violence (Floating Points remix)
Busy Signal – Nah Ansa
Last Electro-Acoustic Space Jazz & Percussion Ensemble – One for the Monica Lingas Band
Joya Mooi – Doctor
Shuanise – Abdullallim Commotion
Towa Tei – Ch. galaxy
Quiet Village – Pacific Rhythm
Burning Spear – Gharvey’s Ghost
Van Dyke Parks – John Jones
Last Electro-Acoustic Space Jazz & Percussion Ensemble – Cold Days and Rainy Nights
Truth is Light – Out of Blue

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Like every year around February 14th, the web is full of Valentine mixes. Although I still enjoy KC the Funkaholic’s Quiet Storm (which is quite sexy, and quite funny, since both Marvin Gaye and Borat are involved) I also have to recommend the latest podcast by Stones Throw.

It features all the looks of love: the new, the forbidden, the unanswered, the one at first sight and the neverending. Also, the line-up of this mix is amazing: Dam-Funk, J.Rocc, James Pants, Peanut Butter Wolf and Mayer Hawthorne all play 10 minutes of love tracks. Happy Valentine!

KC the Funkaholic – Quiet Storm mix

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Stones Throw Podcast 56: Valentine’s Jams

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New music by American Men, Jose James, Dimlite and Erykah Badu – it’s all in this show that alsmost didn’t happen. Arriving at the studio we found out the server exploded (!) and all the equipment has to be fixed. So we postponed our special guest for a later show, but to didn’t leave you empty-handed, we still made a one hour Future Vintage selection. No Melodee (she’s on holiday), no good mic (it’s Radna who speaks in her crackling laptop after just waking up), but simply great music (thanks Reinier). So, tune in!

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After the first hour with new music from London, Brussels and Amsterdam, we welcome our special guest Thomas Martojo from the Dekmantel crew. In 3 years time Dekmantel evolved from small parties at club NL to sold out events at Paradiso, a booking agency and a recordlabel. With a focus on the underground of house, disco and techno, Dekmantel booked a lot of legendary artists such as Moodymann, Maurice Fulton and Rahaan. This friday they host a party with Lil’ Louis from Chicago. Hear more about it in the second hour of the show, when Thomas Martojo, one of Dekmantel’s founders, is playing a strictly vinyl set.

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This is a bit overdue, but I think the video interview with Dutch producer Martyn, made by Alex Deforce of On-Point, deserves some extra attention. For a while now, On-Point.tv presents video’s on artists such as Dam Funk, Trus Me and Jose James. In a recent episode, Alex meets with Martyn in his former hometown, Eindhoven. Martyn, who currently lives in Washington DC, talks about how the Philips history influenced the Eindhoven music scene and how different generations shaped the development of techno, drum ‘n bass and dubstep. Martyn himself is influenced by all of these genres. On March 3th Martyn will play at the 5daysoff festival in Paradiso, together with Four Tet, Floating Points, Nosaj Thing and Flying Lotus.

Martyn – Interview from alex deforce on Vimeo.

It’s still cold and snowy here, so we thought it was time to warm you up with soothing soul, melancholic songs and dreamy instrumentals. But also some uplifting disco vibes and energetic tracks by Lone and Joy Orbinson. And ofcourse, we can’t forget a little tribute to Willie Mitchell, producer of classic Al Green tracks and much more soul released on Hi-Records.

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Track list
Al Green – Glad your mine
The Roots – Can’t keep headphones on my head
The Roots – Choir Fire
Nicholas Kopernicus – Brisa
Solange – Stillness is the move
J*Davey – Get Together
Bibio - Lovers’ Carvings (Letherette Remix)
The Goodtime Guys – Is That You God? (Dabrye Remix)
Nite Funk – Am I Gonna Make It?
Suzilla – SpazzyJort
Hong Kong in the 60’s – Footsteps
Little Dragon – Swimming
James Pants – A Chip in the hand
Edan – Echo Party
Liquid Liquid – Cavern
The Aggrovators – Kaya Dub
Freschard – i must be a loony
The Roots – Woman
Jay Electronica – Victory is in my Clutches
Strong Arm Steady – Best of Times
Reflection Eternal – Just Begun (Ft. Jay Electronica, Mos Def & J. Cole)
(presentatie) Andrés – Mysical Bush
Killerfunk Disco Allstars – Indecision
Trusme – In The Red
Lone – Joy Reel
Theo Parrish – U forgot
Four Tet – Love Cry (Joy Orbinson remix)
Rednose District – NY Boom
Javaanse Jongens – Raw Material
Shlohmo - Antigravity (Low Limit Remix)
Womack & Womack – Conscious Of My Conscience
Billy Cobham – Stratus
Slum Village – Money Right

The LuckyMe family from Scotland, home of artists such as Hudson Mohawke, Rustie & Mike Slott, brings music, art and parties the D.I.Y way.  ‘We are here to fuck with genre and sensibility.’ Since 2002 the collective is throwing parties at clubs but also the Glasgow School of Art, where southern hiphop easily blends in with futuristic beats or classic house music.

Now there’s a label, clothing line and also a great collection of mixtapes. The latter is even for free, since you can all download them over here. I really enjoyed the LOVE LOVE mix my friend Mamiko aka Wednesday Nite did recently, and also Dorian Concept added a new mix. With that much quality, I’d recommend to subscribe to the LuckyMe Podcast.

Wednesday Nite for LuckyMe:

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