Archive for July, 2006

The Urban Landscapes Radioshow 9.27

Friday, July 28th, 2006

The Urban Landscapes Radioshow 9.27
Thursday July 27, 2006

Song – Artist – Title – Label
Wild Is The Wind – Dwight Trible – Living Water – Ninja Tune promo
Circles – Elizabeth Shepherd Trio – Start To Move – Do Right
Cross Country – Archie Whitewater – Jazz Travels – Hi Top
Love To Be – Mummer – SoulOrganismState – Klein promo
Suave – Nu Tropic – EP – Soultronik
Special featuring Thesis – Strange Fruit Project – The Healing – Om Hip Hop
Al Is Dead – Travis Blaque – The Many Facets Of… – Unique
Hollywood – Sa-Ra – EP 12″ – G.O.O.D./Sony
Save A Prayer (Acoustic Version) – Colonel Red – Blue Eyed Blak EP – People CD-R
Dancing Feet – Geriba – What? EP 12″ – Citrona test
Body Music (Ambient Body Reprise) – Miquifaye and Cafe All Stars – Alma Tropical EP 2×12″ – You white
J.J.D. (Afrodisiac Soundsystem Remix) – Rhythm Roots All Stars – EP – Scion A/V
Starlite (Nuspirit Helsinki Remix) – Grand Pianoramix – The ObliqSound Remixes Vol. 2 – ObiqSound
The Return of Sleeze – Anthony Nicholson – The Sinister EP 12″ – Clairaudience white
Harmonize – Herbert – Scale – !K7
Boom Clicky Boom Klack (Mr. Scruff’s Vocal Mix) – Jazzanova – Jazzanova Presents Broad Casting – Sonar Kollektiv promo
Minka (SiBot Remix) – Felix Laband – Whistling In Tongues EP 12″ – Compost
Together – Shortbread – EP – Curl Curl CD-R
Comerte (Daniel Stefanik Remix) – Jobim’s Cousin – EP – Cargo Edition CD-R
Met Harvey In A Bar – Luna City Express – Crazy Planet EP – Moon Harbour CD-R
Buscando – Madrid de los Austrias – Mas Amor – Sunshine Enterprises/G-Stone
Peace – Dwight Trible – Living Water – Ninja Tune promo
END BROADCAST

The Urban Landscapes Radioshow 9.27 (2 of 2)

Friday, July 28th, 2006

Velanche’s July 2006 Soundscapes Chart

Sunday, July 23rd, 2006

This was already mailed out, but thought I’d post it here. All future monthly charts will be posted on the site. New one coming soon.

Velanche’s Soundscapes
July 2006

(in no particular order)

1. Wagon Cookin – The Week: The Weekend EP – Lovemonk promo/Spain
2. V/A – Jazz Travels: Compiled by Casbah 73 – HiTop/Spain
3. V/A – The Football EP 12″ – Compost/Germany
4. The Nova Dream Sequence – Interpretations EP 12″ – Compost/Germany
5. Swell Sessions – Gonky Girls (includes new Rollin’ Souls Remix) – 4Lux promo/Netherlands
6. Elisabeth Shepherd – Start To Move EP – Do Right promo/Canada
7. Bodycode – The Conservation of Electric Charge CD – Spectral Sound/US
8. Colonel Red – Blue Eyed Blak EP – People CD-R/UK
9. Travis Blaque – CD – Unique/Germany
10. Cosmic Groove Transmission – Just Looking EP – Eight-Tracks promo/US
11. Alister Johnson – Like A Star EP – Do Right promo/Canada
12. Barna Soundmachine – Funk For Your Face 03 EP – Blind Test promo/Spain
13. e.deep: Afrika EP – Grooveland/Brazil
14. Tolcha – Gestalt CD – Meta Polyp/Germany
15. Moonstarr – Don’t Sweat It Remixes EP – Groovement promo/Portugal
16. Pepe Link – Notekura EP – Lovemonk/Spain
17. Shortboard – Together EP – Curl Curl promo/New Zealand
18. Madrid de los Austrias – Mas Amor CD – Sunshine Enterprises-G-Stone/Austria
19. Lusine – Emeralds EP – Spectral Sound CD-R/US
20. DJ Enne – Black Label Series #10 EP 12″ – Compost Black Label/Germany
21. Kraak & Smaak – Boogie Angst 2xCD – Quango/US
23. Erik Rug featuring Dynamax – Tribute To My People Remixes EP – Favorite/France
24. Nu Tropic – Suave EP – Soultronik/France
25. Delgui featuring Jenna G. – Let The Music Play EP – 4Lux/Netherlands
26. Georgia Anne Muldrow – Worthnothings EP – Stones Throw
27. Dr. Rubberfunk – Riding With The Ratman EP – GPS/UK
28. Mod X – It Becomes Infectious EP – Ice & Spice/France
29. Quantic – Tell It Like You Mean It/Giraffe Walk EP 12″ – Tru Thoughts/UK
30. Ocifa – Seven Days CD – CD-R/UK

Velanche
Host/Producer, Urban Landscapes Radioshow
Reviews Contributor, XLR8R Magazine

The Urban Landscapes Radioshow 9.26 w/Barna Soundmachine Guestmix (2 of 2)

Saturday, July 22nd, 2006

The Urban Landscapes Radioshow 9.26 w/Barna Soundmachine Guestmix (1 of 2)

Saturday, July 22nd, 2006

Those crazy cats from Spain are back at it again, as Urban Landscapes bring you another guestmix from the Barna Soundmachine. Known to whip out some clever re-edits and remixes, the duo have pulled a few such gems from their collection, as well as other choice tunes. The third EP in the “Funk For Your Face” series has just been released through Blind Test, and two of the cuts from it will be part of the mix. Get ready to cut loose and go with it!

Barna Soundmachine
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The Urban Landscapes Radioshow 9.26
Thursday July 20, 2006

Ununified – Urbs – Toujours Le Meme Film – G-Stone
Licensed To Dream. – Urban Jungle – Basement Freaks – Music Chicken
Wagadooga Shake – Watch TV and The Primetimes – EP – Hi Top CD-R
What? – Geriba – EP 12″ – Citrona test
Snowflakes – Ronnie ’s Positive Energy – Jazz Travels – Hi Top

THE URBAN LANDSCAPES
GUESTMIX PRESENTS:

Barna Soundmachine
(Blind Test, Spain)

Artist – Title – Label
Barna Soundmachine – I Love Ping Pong – InEdit
Brass Construction Meets Keni – Physical Attraction – InEdit
Michael Jackson – I Wanna Be Where You Are – Motown
Patrice Rushen – Remind Me – Elektra
Rhian Benson featuring Slum Village – Say How I Feel _ V2
Barna Soundmachine – It Goes Like This – InEdit
Kimiko Kasai – I Thought It Was You – InEdit
Moodyman – I Can’t Kick This Feeling – Peacefrog
Jesse Rose – A-sided – Dubsided
Mathew Herbert – Mr Oizo – M-Seq
Les Visiteurs – Pharell’s Acid Drop – White
Outlines – Just a Little Lovin (original) – Sonar Kollektiv
Barry White – Change – Blindtest

END OF BARNA SOUNDMACHINE
GUESTMIX

Disco Demons (Christopher Just Dub) – Bunny Lake – EP – Klein CD-R
Love Show (Tom Novy Club Mix) – Skye – What’s Wrong With Me EP – Cordless
Near Sight – Lusine – Emeralds – Spectral Sounds CD-R
Tomorrow Never Dies – Reel People featuring Vanessa Freeman – Kyoto Jazz Massive: 10th Anniversary – Compost

END BROADCAST

The New Urban Landscapes Website Is Live!

Friday, July 21st, 2006

vel-pictureThree months of work…damn! But it was worth it.

The Urban Landscapes site finally shifts into its fourth incarnation, simply known as Urban Landscapes Site 4.0.

I’ve more-or-less have been a hands-on sort of guy. The one crutch of having to depend on others both to help create and maintain the previous web site was that when they’ve left for other endeavors, they were no longer around to help fix things, or make them better.

So last spring, I’ve decided to take matters into my own hands. I’ve learned more about blogging, photo galleries, plugins, CSS, PHP, spamming, and other wonderfully nerdy business than I’ve ever intended. Out of all of that learning, though, comes what you see today.

Thanks to some great software and a lot of back-and-forth communication to get through heaps of nagging technical issues, I’m very pleased to bring you the new site. As I’ve alluded to earlier, it’s been months in the making. I’ve toyed with lots of ideas and dozens of tools to bring everything together in one location, as opposed to four separate ones (the main website, the podcast site, the site where a mailing list for the podcast is stored, and the seldom-used blog site).

All the work I’ve put into creating the site will not only cut down significantly on my work, but will also allow me to focus on bringing you content that I’ve had to put off due, in large measure, to time constraints. There will be exclusives to supplement the radio show, such as reviews of music and gigs, an ever-growing photo gallery, past exclusive guestmixes, interviews and profiles, and of course news either from me or from the many labels, artists, and sites representing the Urban Landscapes family.

Many of you are receiving this message by email. One of the neatest things that I’ve found that was possible is the ability to post a blog entry, which in turn sends out an automatic email to list subscribers. The issue that can become bothersome is when too many postings in a week can cause some peeps to tune out. I can certainly appreciate that, and will do my best to make the info sent to you worth your while.

There will be at least, on average, about three postings a week. One will come when the playlist is posted with the audio links, another with one, maybe two, news postings of goings on. Still another will be reviews of new and forthcoming music. My charts will go out once a month, as well.

Labels and list subscribers will get both the playlists and the charts automatically upon posting. Most of you that have been on my old lists have already been transferred to the new system. Remember that each playlist will include the podcasts and download links. All the other content, including news and reviews, are separate. If you’d like to subscribe to receive the goods, send me a reply or visit the web site to submit your email address.

Conversely, please send me a message if you do not wish to be informed and I shall remove you…no sweat.

If you visit the Photo Gallery, there is a new album with pictures from the Coachella Music and Arts Festival in California from April 2006. A lot of them All hail the lioncame out nice, but some I’ve had to really work with. Please be kind to me because I’m trying to learn to take more professional pictures with digital cameras. I’m going to work on that…really, I am! But if you have free advice, I’m willing to listen. Overall, though, I think there’s something for everyone. Have a look!

Yes people, I’m just getting started. There’s going to be so much here in the coming weeks and months. Do tell your friends about the new Urban Landscapes site, and I hope to hear/read from you soon.

Best Wishes,
Velanche
Host/Producer, The Urban Landscapes Radioshow