Song – Artist – Album – Label
Estrella – Lopazz – Black Label Series #03 EP (Compost CD-R)
Minotaur (Crusho Locomotiv Mix) – Porkswatch – EP (Q-Tape CD-R)
Funkalicious – Michael DeVellis – It’s Work EP (Citrona CD-R)
And Then Patterns – Four Tet – Everything Ecstatic (Domino)
Rhinestone Cowboy (Four Tet Remix) – Madvilian – Madvilliany: Four Tet and Koushik Remixes EP (Stones Throw promo)
Donaueschingen (Swell Session Remix featuring Atradies) – Re:jazz – EP (Infracom)
Dead Disnee – El-P – Fantastic Damage (Definitive Jux)
Mind On The Road – Rev Run – 12″ (RSMG)
No Other Love But You (Nick The Record Re-Edit) – Clarice Labbe – Version Excursion sampler (Counterpoint)
10,000 Leagues Deeper (Trickski’s Weather Report Mix) – Mustang – EP (Compost CD-R)
Is It Because I’m Black? – Blakfire (CD-R)
Comin’ For Ya (Phuturistix Remix) – M’pho Skeef – EP (Phuture Lounge)
Biomba (Masoul Remix) – Son de Batey (Amalgama CD-R)
Time To Feel – Trio Exklusiv – International Standards (Klein)
Endless Bow (Fauna Flash Remix) – Hajime Yoshizawa – Worx: The Remixes (Defend/Compost)
Living My Life Underground (S.U.M.O. Rebounce) – Mind Readers featuring Malik Hart
S.U.M.O. Rebounces (Heya Hi-Fi)
What Comes To Ya? – LTA – EP (Phuture Lounge CD-R)
The 25th Chapter (Ski Oakenfull vs. Para:Diso Broken Funk Mix) – Incognito – EP (Dome)
Shamed – Eddy Meets Yannah – Just Like… (Compost)
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This week’s show is a continuation of the annual Halfway Rewind Special, looking back at the music of the year so far that I recommend that you check out. Part One, aired two weeks ago, focused on the albums. This week, Part Two shines the spotlight on the singles/EPs.

Song – Artist – Album – Label
Chi-Town Strut – First Floor Brothers – EP 12″ (Citrona)
I’ve Heard It Through the Grapevine (The Randy Watson Experience Sympathy For The Grapes Mix) – Gladys Knight and The Pips – Motown Remixed EP: Hip-Hop 12″ (Motown)
Funky Nassau – The Juju Orchestra – 12″ (Audiopharm)
1974 – Jukka Eskola – EP (Ricky Tick)
Beauty (Eddy Meets Yannah Adria Mix) – DWH – EP (Counterpoint)
The Way We Are (No Comply Remix) – Choi – EP (Equatorial)
Bubble Drop – Jumbonics – EP 12″ (Tru Thoughts)
Do You Love Me Too? – The Solar Apple Quarkette – EP 12″ (Further Out)
Mediocre – Voice – EP 12″ (Public Transit)
Let’s Eet Out – Hearin’ Aid – EP (Jugglin’)
And I (Yam Who Remix) – Break Reform – EP (Abstract Blue)
Freeze The Cut (Opolopo Remix) – Comfort Fit (Tokyodawn)
Guitar Soldiering (Lightning Head Remix) – Up, Bustle and Out – City Breakers Remixes Vol. 1 EP 12″ (Routes)
In The Sun – Phuturistix – EP (Phuture Lounge)
Written In The Stars (Atjazz Remix) – Motorcitysoul – EP (Infracom)
Hormony – Trickski – Compost Black Label 001 EP (Compost)
Brainstorm (Hint’s Future Boogie Remix) – Uptown Felaz – EP (Wah Wah 45s)
It’s Your Time – Tominaga – EP 12″ (Diaspora)
Hype Up (featuring Lickle Bit) – Surra (Amalgama CD-R)
It’s Gonna Be Alright (Gerd’s 4Lux Mix) – Delgui featuring Colonel Red – EP (4Lux)
We Love – Hipster Wonkaz – EP (Flyin’ High)
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I’ve woken up early in the morning last Thursday for a brief period. While checking my email messages, I’ve read one from the mailing list of Ninja Tune’s Solid Steel radio show. The subject reads “Solid Steel Tonight is CANCELLED.” Within the body of the message, it stated the following:

Tonights Solid Steel in London at Ruby Lo is cancelled due to the events in central London this morning.

Please keep safe and spare a thought for those that have been caught up in this terrible situation.

Peace.

Events in London this morning? Terrible situation? My first instinct was to open up a web browser and go straight to the CNN web site. Then I saw the headline:

TERROR ROCKS CENTRAL LONDON

At that point, the official toll was that 2 people were dead, with more fatalities expected. I’ve then scanned through other news sites–BBC, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, the Guardian.

As the hours wore on, more fatalities were confirmed, and the extent of the tragedy continued to unfold. Eyewitness accounts were being told; pictures were telling even more than words can fanthom.

I’ve originally wrote most of this entry on the day of the event. Since then, the official fatality count has risen to 50. Another 700 people were injured.

I imagine that Londoners, and the whole of the UK, have been glued all day on the day of the explosions, just as I was glued during both the unfolding and aftermath of the attacks in the United States on September 11, 2001. The similarities seem to be there–transportation infrastructure during the start of the business day were targeted in crowded locations; numerous horror stories of the dead, the missing, and desperate people looking for answers about their loves ones; people banding together to help out one another in need.

I know of many of you who work in and around London, and it is for this reason that I, too, share your concern and pain.

I was in London in early 2003. I remember the Liverpool Station, being one of the main hubs that I’ve used to get around the city. I also remember the Kings Cross station, as I was meeting Chris from Zero dB upon my arrival. I also marvel, in general, of how orderly the crowds of people stream through and about the various stations…something that has to be seen if you are not used to such things. It’s an efficient system, it’s a familiar system.

But somebody has violated that space. And though they’ve done so, it hasn’t seem to have shaken the resolve of people who needed to get to work, tour the city, see loved ones. The explosion has taken lives, and may change many for years to come, perhaps forever; yet, the city goes on. Life goes on. And a determined resolve ensures that the people of London will pull through this, just as the citizens in this country have done.

Brothers and sisters of London, my condolences to you and yours.

I don’t suppose I’m going to have a clone of me made to keep the blog updated, will I? Well, of course not. For better or worse, there’s only one me. I’ve kept you waiting for awhile as I’ve meandered in and out of this-and-that. So hopefully, this will catch you up to speed on the goings-on.

As you might have noticed, the July chart has been posted for all to see. In the near future, I’m going to really try hard to do mini-reviews of the picks in question. After all, many of you out there really don’t have a clue as to what you’re being asked to check out. But rest assured that if you are a fan of the radioshow, then the picks I put out there for you are worth your time.

Thanks a plenty for checking out the music of late. Many of you are, and I hope that you’re enjoying the music. Hope, too, that you’ve enjoyed the Bugz In the Attic interview/profile. It was a great deal of fun, and I’m pleased to share it with you.

There are still some loose ends from Miami. My interview with Jurgen from Jazzanova, which was originally slated to air on the radio show, will instead be transcribed and published in an upcoming edition of the online zine Mundovibes. Keep your eyes open here on when the article will be published. The Loue Vega interview is presently still a question mark, as I’ve yet to receive the raw interview footage that was recorded. I hope to have more details coming soon.

Part One of the Halfway Rewind Special is now online. The focus is on albums I recommend that were released during the first six months of 2005 thus far. Soon, I’ll have brief writeups on each album that was aired. There are also a few others that weren’t allowed to fit into the show due to the obvious limitations of time, but I will list those too. Some choice reissues and compilations will also be included.

KCPR is a cool place to be, as there’s always an eclectic blend of interesting music and fine shows to catch. One show of note that you should check out when you have a moment is called Global Grooves. For about three years, Jennifer has been mixing some of the finest in world fusion and downtempo sounds from around the globe. “No passport required” is the motto, and indeed the musical journey is well worth it from those who have appreciated her blend. No beatmatching here…just a wondrous flow to make you happy. Check her show out before mine, live on Fridays from 8-9pm on KCPR. You can also listen via the station’s livestream. Don’t sleep!

Another show on the station that may be worth your time is a live dance mix show that we do called Club 91. Co-hosted by DJ Loco and yours truly, we do our best to play different styles and beats to keep things interesting. It’s a cool thing, as I get to go back to my vinyl/CD collection, as well as drop music that normally wouldn’t fit on Urban Landscapes. You may hear a bunch of Detriot-influenced glitchiness one week, Latin house the next, and then maybe drum n’bass the week after that. You never know what I’ll spin, because frankly I don’t know myself until a mere few hours before airtime. We’re on Saturday nights from 9-midnight Pacific. Check us out either on-air at KCPR 91.3 FM in San Luis Obispo, or via our livestream.

While my turntable skills aren’t entirely flawless, I think it’s good enough that I’m comfy with putting some of the recent mixes I’ve done online for you to listen to. So feel free to check this one out, and send me your feedback. I’m going to do my best to have at least two mixes a month for you to check out.

That’s it, for now. Check Part Two of the Halfway Rewind Special later this week. Until then, be good!

VELANCHE’S JULY 2005 SOUNDSCAPES CHART
(in no particular order)

1. Surra – Hype Up (featuring Ms. Lickle Bit) – Amalgama CD-R
2. Comfort Fit – Freeze The Cut (Opolopo Remix) – Tokyodawn
3. Juju Orchestra – Funky Nassau 12″ – Audiopharm
4. Felix Laband – Dark Days Exit CD – Compost
5. V/A – Compost Black Label 002 EP – Compost CD-R
6. Blakfire aka Bloodfire #2 – Is It Because I’m Black? – CD-R
7. M’pho Skeef – Comin’ For Ya – Phuture Lounge CD-R
8. Porkswatch – Minotaur – Q-Tape CD-R
9. Son de Batey – Biomba (Masoul Remix) – Amalgama CD-R
10. Madvillian – Madvillany: Four Tet and Koushik Remixes CD – Stones Throw promo
11. Fauna Flash – Worx: The Remixes CD – Defend/Compost
12. re:jazz – Donaeschigen (Swell Session Remix) – Infracom
13. Comfort Fit – Forget and Remember CD – Tokyodawn
14. Eddy Meets Yannah – Just Like… CD – Compost
15. Tominaga – It’s Your Time EP – Diaspora
16. V/A – Der Frankfurt Sound CD – Infracom
17. V/A – Motown Remixed 3xEP 12″ – Motown/Rhino
18. RTB Big Band – RTB Big Band with Guests CD – Cosmic Sounds
19. LTA (Love The Action) – EP – Puture Lounge CD-R
20. S.U.M.O. – S.U.M.O. Rebounces CD – Heya Hifi
21. Voice – Mediocre EP 12″ – Public Transit
22. Ben Human – The Out of Towner CD – Unique
23. Hipnosis – Carrousel CD – Perfect Toy
24. V/A – Creative Musicians 2 CD – Perfect Toy
25. Delgui featuring Colonel Red – It’s Gonna Be Alright EP – 4Lux
25. Die Fantastischen Vier – Geboren EP – Stir15
26. V/A – Raw Fusion Bass-ment Classics CD – Raw Fusion
27. Flowriders – Starcraft CD – 4Lux
28. Michael Devellis – It’s Work EP – Citrona CD-R
29. Robert Strauss – Quasars and Phasars CD – Freerange
30. Four Tet – Everything Ecstatic CD – Domino

This week’s broadcast features the Urban Landscapes Guestmix from Eddy Ramich of Eddy Meets Yannah. Originally from Switzerland and now living in Zagreb, Ramich (along with partner Dus) was responsible for the Kontrapunkt club nights that features some of the world’s finest nu-jazz artists, DJs, and producers. Eddy and Dus have worked on a number of remixes over the years. After parting ways, Eddy collaborated with vocalist/producer (and now girlfriend) Yannah. After some esteemed remixes have been released under the “Eddy Meets Yannah” banner, the pair drops its debut long-player for Munich’s Compost Records called “Just Like…” In coincide with the release, Eddy has put together a one-hour mix featuring tracks from the album, as well as remixes of some of the tracks. There are other choice tunes and remixes in the mix, as well. Respect to the folks at Compost for providing the mix.

Song – Artist – Album – Label
Destination- Suphala – The Now (Rasa)
Aganju (John Beltran Mix) – Bebel Gilberto – Bebel Gilberto Remixed (Six Degrees/Zuriguiboom)
Freeze The Cut (Opolopo Remix) – Comfort Fit (Tokyodawn)
I Won’t Race You – Caural – Raw Fusion Bass-ment Classics (Raw Fusion)
Club Trois – Albert Mangelsdorff Quintett – Der Frankfurt Sound (Infracom)
Funky Nassau – The Juju Orchestra – 12″ (Audiopharm)

THE URBAN LANDSCAPES
GUESTMIX PRESENTS:
Eddy Ramich (Compost Records, Zagreb)

Come With Me (Eddy Meets Yannah Adria Dub) – Tania Maria (Victor)
Shamed (Domu Remix) – Eddy Meets Yannah (Compost)
Oba Awon Oba (Misanegra vs. Afronaught Mix) – Lekan Babalola (Lex 51)
Another Day (Yoruba Soul Mix) – Fertile Ground (Counterpoint)
Can’t Hide Love – Eddy Meets Yannah (Compost)
Let Me Be – Ski Oakenfull featuring Amp Fiddler (Rice)
Reach The Sky (Reel People Remix) – Eddy Meets Yannah (Compost)
The Way We Are (No Comply Remix) – Choi (Equatorial)
Are U That Someone? – Eddy Meets Yannah (Compost)
Mishaps Happening (Prins Thomas Edit) – Quantic (Tru Thoughts)
END OF EDDY RAMICH GUESTMIX

Mediocre – Voice – EP 12″ (Public Transit)
Throughout Your Years – Kurtis Blow – Kurtis Blow (Mercury)
Blepharospasm – Nery Bauer – EP 12″ (Fluid Ounce)
Young Americans (for Luther Vandross…R.I.P.) – David Bowie – Young American (Ryko)
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