Wednesday, January 17, 2007

aftershock, soundclash, dazed and blog tv



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.

Sunday, January 07, 2007

Dirty Canvas



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.

Best of 006

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...