Song - Artist - Title - Label
It’s Your Thing (covering The Isley Brothers) - Lou Donaldson - Droppin’ Science - Blue Note
Lights On A Satellite (covering Sun Ra) - 2 Banks of 4 - Junkyard Gods - Sonar Kollektiv
Bitches Brew (covering Miles Davis) - Otis Jackson Jr. Trio - Yesterday’s New Quintet: Yesterday’s Universe - Stones Throw
Arriving Soon (covering Cannonball Adderley) - Guido Manusardi - Romanian Jazz - Sonar Kollektiv
Around The World (covering Daft Punk) - Christian Prommer’s Drumlessons - Drumlessons Vol. 1 - Sonar Kollektiv
The Creator Has A Master Plan (covering Pharoah Sanders) - Bobby Matos - The Best of Bobby Matos - Cubop
Park Bench People (covering Freestyle Fellowship) - Jose James - The Dreamer - Brownswood
Baby, I Love You So (covering Jacob Miller) - Colourbox - I Like It - Compost
Grand Magneto - Night Fever (covering The Bee Gees) - Big Smile
Move On Up (covering Curtis Mayfield) - The Dynamics - Version Excursions - Favorite
Brown Paper Bag (covering Roni Size) - Me & You - Floating Heavy - Tru Thoughts
Funky Nassau (covering Beginning of the End) - Orgone - The Killion Floor - Ubiquity
Superstition (covering Stevie Wonder) - Eddie Mobley and Fresh Taste - Jazz Bizniz - Counterpoint
Mission Impossible (covering Lalo Schifrin) - Big Horns 8 - A Night At The Jazz Rooms - Mr. Bongo
Happy (covering Max Sedgley) - The Bamboos - Shapes 07:01 - Tru Thoughts
Get UR Freak On (covering Missy Elliot) - Shawn Lee’s Ping Pong Orchestra - Hit The Hits - Ubiquity
Fever (covering Little Willie John) - La Lupe - I Like It Like That: Fania Remixed - Mr. Bongo
I Can’t Get You Out of My Head (covering Britney Spears) - Shawn Lee’s Ping Pong Orchestra - Hit The Hits - Ubiquity
My Favorite Things (covering John Coltrane) - Al Jarreau - Gilles Peterson Digs America Vol. 2 - Ubiquity
Feel Like Making Love (covering Roberta Flack) - Ricardo Marrerro - I Like It Like That: Fania Remixed - Mr. Bongo
Inside and Out (covering The Bee Gees) - Feist vs. MaryMary - test
Trans-Europe Express (covering Kraftwerk) - Christian Prommer’s Drumlessons - Drumlessons Vol. 1 - Sonar Kollektiv
END BROADCAST

Time to hit you up with some really fresh goodies, including a new Marcos Valle comp and a terrific new full length by the Ipanemas on the stellar Far Out label. Also got remixes from the Latin-tinged Fania label by way of a new comp put together by Mr. Bongo, and a couple of 7″ singles from Futuristica Music. Among the other goodies that should not be outdone, the long-awaited Soul Designer album from French producer Fabrice Lig is coming soon, and I’ll play you a track from the EP that’ll precede it.

The kicker of the week, though, is this week’s guestmix from Domu. So much has been said about him regarding his productions under his various guises (Sonar Circle and Umod among them), and his TrebleO label has been making waves since its launch not long ago. Given that he has a busy DJ and production schedule, as well as doing some on-air business for BBC’s Radio 1 Xtra, he’s found time to concoct mixes to coincide with the release of Here Comes Treble, TrebleO’s first compilation that should be out in both CD and digital formats by the time you read this. The mix is an exclusive to the show.

Time to move on; back atcha next week.

Song - Artist - Title - Label
Poweride - Marcos Valle - The Best of Marcos Valle: Carioca Soul - Far Out promo
Fonte de Prazer - The Ipanemas - Call of the Gods - Far Out promo
Parabens - Marcos Valle - The Best of Marcos Valle: Carioca Soul - Far Out promo
Mi Gente (Louie Vega’s EOL Remix) - Hector Lavoe - I Like It Like That: Fania Remixed - Mr. Bongo promo

Message To The Architects Part 1 - Rise - Futuristica Music promo
Find Myself - Electric Conversation - Futuristica Music promo
Rising Up (featuring Christine Michaels) - The Roots - Rising Down EP - Def Jam
Reacension - DJ Frane - Journey To The Planet of Birds - DF Frane
I Wonder (with Bajka) - Protassov - Shalina Music - Switchstance promo
Ilu Baje - Lightning Head - EP - Lion Head
Boogaloo de Johnny (Quantic’s Flowering Inferno Dub) - Johnny Pacheco - I Like It Like That: Fania Remixed - Mr. Bongo promo
I Wanna Be With You (featuring Sarah White) - Arch_Typ - Muddy Rhythms EP - Bagpak promo
Kiss of Kali (Nekta Remix) - Mop Mop - EP - Infracom promo
DDNA - Soul Designer - Evolutionism EP - Third Ear promo
I Didn’t Want To Have It (4 Hero Remix) - Raifi Pagan - I Like It Like That: Fania Remixed - Mr. Bongo promo
END BROADCAST

After being railroaded by a technical malady last week, the show’s back on track.

There’s plenty of good new music to share with you, as always. To help make up for the lost time, I’ve decided to extend the show this week, and add to the flava an exclusive Urban Landscapes guestmix nearly straightaway. It comes once again from the artist known as Ace:Space:Bass from Japan. He’s shared a mix last year, and he has a pretty chilled on to kick things off. It’s a super-sized mix, but I think you’ll enjoy it.

Brace yourselves come May, because there’ll be guestmixes aplenty that I’m really looking forward to sharing with you. Some I have on wait, and others are being concocted and should be in my hands soon.

Enjoy this extended edition of Urban Landscapes, and I hope to catch you back here next week. Peace.

Feel free to check out Ace:Space:Bass on Myspace.

Song - Artist - Title - Label
Ringer - Four Tet - EP - Domino promo

Song - Artist - Label
Solid Water-Extended Spirit - Sonar Kollektiv
Try Me - J Boogie’s Dubtronic Science - Om Records
Transmission94 - Bonobo - Ninja Tune
Everything (feat.Marc Mac) - Clara Hill’s Folkwaves - Sonar Kollektiv
She Who Dares - Colman Brothers - Wah Wah 45’s
Right Now - Samantha James - Om Records
Keeping It Up (feat.Desney Bailey) - Slope - Sonar Kollektiv
Ketto - Bonobo - Ninja Tune
Shamma Lamma Ding Dong - Mocean Worker - Jazz&Milk Recordings
Plankters Cove - Gil Tamazyan - Om Records
Angel Love - Samantha James - Om Records
Got To Rock - DJ Vadim - BBE
Paperchase (feat. Vikter Duplaix) - Clara Hill - Sonar Kollektiv
Recurring - Bonobo - Ninja Tune
Give it Up (feat.Valerie Etienne) - Isoul8 - Sonar Kollektiv
Love Comes First - Techno Squirrels - Om Records
Our Day - Colette - Om Records
Love Thang - Soulphiction - Sonar Kollektiv

END OF ACE:SPACE:BASS
GUESTMIX

Theme de Yo Yo - The Boogoos - EP - Perfect Toy promo
Wade In The Water - Pipe - A Night At The Jazz Rooms - Mr. Bongo promo
Sweet Power Your Embrace - The Recloose Live Band - A Night At The Jazz Rooms - Mr. Bongo promo
Gotsa Get Me Some - Kylie Auldist - Just Say - Tru Thoughts
In The Morning - Natural Self - The Rising EP - Tru Thoughts promo
All Night Prescriptions - Art Bleek - Urban Watcher EP - Loungin’ promo
The Beat - Scott featuring Bubbz - Sweep EP - Bagpak promo
Get It Together - Opolopo featuring Amalia - test
Lovetoy - Plantlife - Decon promo
She’s Gone (Mark Springfield Re-Jig) - The Politik - test
Sol (Ananda Project’s Valley of the Sun Main Mix) - Pacifika - EP - Six Degrees promo
Nightlife - John Arnold and Jeremy Ellis - Future Soul test
I Like It - Playa - A Night At The Jazz Rooms - Mr. Bongo promo
END BROADCAST

So the new trend is to get as many beat makers on your track as possible and Producers are becoming the superstars now. But so many are compromising their artistic vision to suite artists and we need to counterbalance that. Take me for example, I’m working with an r&b vocalist and also working with some MCs, but at the end of the day when I’m by myself, I make music that is ‘experimental’: no high hats, kicks slightly off, wierd noises.

As producers we need that release. I’m sorry Kanye Lovers, but his old stuff form himself will always be my favorite stuff. This new theory of dumbing it down needs a counterwieght or we’re all gonna be stuck with dumb music full of the same samples our grandma’s used when they were crocheting and making headbanging beats back in the day.

outro!

I was left without a vital component of my show at the very last minute, causing me to cancel this week’s show. Bummer that, because there was some killer music that I wanted to drop and a new guestmix to boot. The guestmix will happen next week, and the music will somehow fill in spots during the next few shows. I’ll catch you next week; enjoy it!