This is the flyer for the next Dirty Canvas on Saturday 3rd February 2007. The night is being taken over by Stratford's Aftershock label home of producer Terrah Danger, Bruza and with many R'n'G affiliates like Sadie Ama, Gemma Fox and Sway. The label was very quiet in 2006, but is looking to become major players in the scene once more in 2007. Terrah in particular has scene his position as grime's top producer usurped by Ruff Sqwad's Rapid, so he has ground to make up. From what I've heard of his (and the label's) forthcoming 'shock to the system' album though, Terrah will indeed be making his mark again.
Last Saturday saw Dirty Canvas in a little soundclash with promoters 7 Year Glitch at a new venue in Soho. Though the whole thing had to finish at 12 midnight, we crammed in plenty of DJs and the final hour saw an energetic performance from Ruff Sqwad, a swinging set from Tempa T and some conscious bars from Purple and G Double.
Dan Hancox has penned a piece about grime’s struggle to get a foothold in London’s live circuit in Dazed and Confused…where I contribute with a couple of quotes.
The Eel Collective have also been busy. The Winter edition of the Eel is out, plus da Collective have put together an exhibition of album covers at the Art Vinyl shop on Broadway Market. Showing for the next couple of weeks, the album covers have been chosen as their favourite (albums and covers) by various local people, each with a current polaroid of themselves, a picture circa when they bought the album and a typewritten piece on the reasons for their choice. It's a great idea (nothing to do with me!) and works a treat.
Finally, we’ll soon be talking about how blogging killed the tv star, with this new blog-on-the-tv site from Woebot, which is fantastic.
7 Year Glitch have sent for Dirty Canvas so we're having a soundclash thing on Saturday 13th January at a new venue in Soho called Everything Must Go. The night, which finishes at 12 midnight but is free, will feature, Tempa T, Ruff Sqwad and Purple plus the Glich's and DC's DJs.
The next Dirty Canvas proper is on Saturday 3rd February at the ICA. It will br an Aftershock label launch party with Bruza, Triple Threat, Terrah Danger, Shola Ama and others (including special guests). If it is anything as good as the Skitz launch party....it will be worth a visit.
This is my music round up for 06. It was another slow year where nothing new blew, lots of small scenes just continuing to bumble along slowly.
No particular order but I’ve tried to group into three or four categories. The only record that really blew me away was Side 1 of Bonnie Camplin's 'heavy epic'. Lots of funsize youtube clips too so you can listen for yourselves.
Hauntology headz:
Albums
Bonnie Camplin -Heavy Epic Brightblack Morning Light - s/t Burial - s/t Ariel Pink – House arrest Colleen - Et Les Boites À Musique
Grime survivors:
Albums/mixtapes Various - Logan Sama’s War Report JME - Derkhead, Shh Hut Yuh Muh, Poomplex Wiley – bits of 2nd Phase & Tunnel Vision Vols 1-4 (maybe 2 great albums in that lot) Neckle Camp – Straight Necklin Ruff Sqwad – Guns and Roises 2 Also bits of mixtapes by Scorcher, Frisco, Slix, Tinchy Stryder, Statik
Singles
Buss it up - Kano & Vybz Kartel Chance us – Scorcher Shangooli - Scratchy Heard what i said - Prez t and JME Beef with T – Terminator Spun a Web - P Jam f Big narstie, Solo & Demon Never see me fall - Bashy Good Old Days – Mercston Kick off – Danny Weed I’m from a place - Ruff Sqwad ft Maxwell D Dead – Skepta No base - Slix You and I - Shola Ama feat Wiley Clack Riddim - Virgo ft B Live & Flirta D Duppy – Skepta
Rock, folk, post:
Albums
Alasdair Roberts - No Earthly Man Camera Obscura - Let's get out of this Country Joanna Newsom – Ys Espers - espers II Benoit Pioulard – Précis Grizzly Bear – Yellow house Hawk and Hacksaw – Delivery Room TV On The Radio - Return To Cookie Mountain
Singles
Let's Call It Off - Peter Bjorn & John
Houston, hyphy, crunk & rap:
Albums
Clipse - Hell Hath No Fury Da Backwudz - Wood Work Dead End Alliance – Scewed for life Trae – Restless Pimp C – Pimpalation OG Ron C - After Da Kappa J Dilla - Donuts E-40 - My Ghetto Report Card Z-Ro - Still livin
Singles:
Superhyphy - Keak Da Sneak Chunk Up The Deuce (feat. Paul Wall And UGK) - Lil keke Yeen Know - Lil Scrappy Get Stupid - Mac Dre New Oakland - Mistah Fab Go Ignant - The Mossie ft. The Federation & E40 Grapes - Nump feat. Federation & E-40 Hell Yeah - San Quinn feat.E-A-Ski Go dumb – The Federation Northern Califoolya ft San Quin, Messy Marv, B-Legit, Ea-Ski, Keek Da Sneak & James "Stomp Down" Bailey Money in the Bank - Young Srappy feat Young Buck Do Ya Bad - Yung Joc Fuck Yo Couch - Bailey Hustlin – Rick Ross
No rave:
Albums
Junior Boys - So This Is Goodbye Hot Chip – The Warning Mapstation – Distance told me things to be said
Singles
Darko - Booka Shade Pop The Glock - Uffie
One drop dancehall:
Singles
Ganja Farmer - Marlon Asher Gash Dem - Chuck Fender Nuh Badda Mi – Perfect Serious Times - Gyptain Jah Time - Fantan Mojah
Scott:
Scott Walker – The Drift
Top of the pops:
Singles
Yeah yeah - Bodyrox feat Luciana Put your hands up for Detroit - Fedde Grande Me & You Cassie Cure and the cause Fish Go Deep Sexy back – Justin Timbalake
Old stuff:
Comus, C86, Diplomats, Le Orme, Franco Battiato, Jack Nitzsche, Fairport Convention, Neutral Mil Hotel, Blue Nile, Takagi Masakatsu, Moondog, Van Der Graaf Generator, Bill Fay, Bruce Haack, Beat Happening, Exuma, Fad Gadget, Germs, Kim Fowley, Klaus Shulze, Tones on Tail, The Motels, Venom, Wendy Carlos.
Here's my own video mash-up with some hackneyed off-cuts...
