On January 12th, there was a posting on the Beyondjazz website, something like Alice Coltrane, R.I.P. (??) The posting apparently came from the blog of L.A. based producer Flying Lotus, who I’d learn later on was a nephew to Alice Coltrane. Hours had passed by, and a few overseas music news outlets had picked up the story. It wasn’t until nearly the next day that the major U.S. news outlets confirmed her death.

I honestly have not listened to a great deal of Alice Coltrane and her music, but the hat was tipped to her from radio and jazz luminaries worldwide. She was very much known far more than just being Mrs. John Coltrane, even though they were only married for two years. Her talents have amazed many, and her spirit has been felt by many who have not only listened to her work, but have been lucky to have seen her live. The piano…the organ…the harp….she’s proven herself again and again, so says those who followed her work. To start off this week’s show, Urban Landscapes, too, tips the hat off to the one and only Alice Coltrane.

A bit of a shift happens shortly thereafter, with the week’s Urban Landscapes Guestmix coming from Jean-Paul Bondy. He’s released a full-length album last year for Compost Records called The Path of Most Resistors, which was on my recent Most Recommended list of albums for 2006. He’s come up with a dark, bass-and-beat heavy mix of spacey sounds and broodling vibes. Check it.

And toward the end, some cool new music to be had. So enjoy the show, and will catch you next week!

Song - Artist - Title - Label
Isis and Osiris - Alice Coltrane - Journey In Satchidananda - Impulse
Om Supreme - Alice Coltrane - Eternity - Warner Brothers
Mantra - Alice Coltrane - Ptah the El Daoud - Impulse

Song - Artist - Label
Those Pills - Jeff Taylor - Unreleased CDR
Centered Within Chaos - Shapeshifter
Odd Jobs (album mix) - Phoenicia - Schematic
Outer Spaceways Inc - Sun Ra & His Intergalactic Solar Oarkestra - Evidence
Lydian and The Dinosaur - Hi Fi Bugz - CDR
Gifts of Forgiveness - Bill Hicks
Tweak Sauce - Tipper - Tipper Music
Beatbox - Ben Mono (Feat. Capital A) - Compost Records
Ruck - Tipper (Feat. Epcot) - Tipper Music
TR Workout - Volum
Monochrome - Jean-Paul Bondy - Compost Records
Dementia - EVAC - (Totally Gross National Product)
Angels - Vexed - CDR
Jebem Ti Sunce - Limbertimbre - Spacebar Sentiments
Let Me Out of This Box - SINistar - Unreleased CDR
Paradigm - Silicon Scally - Satimile
Abstract Power - Cybrid - Belief Systems
Cold Reformer - Jean-Paul Bondy (Feat. Carl A. Finlow) - Compost Records
Vicious Exit (Volum Remix) - Product01 - Zero One
Cash Paradise Identity - Bolz Bolz - World Electric Records
Mental Malfunction - Bass Kittens - Unreleased
Big Bang Broadband - Bass Kittens & Volum - Spacebar Sentiments
Click Pop Bot - Volsoc - Spacebar Sentiments
8 Bit Mix#1 - Squarepusher - Warp Records
Back and Forth - UNKLE - Global Underground
Stars From Aircraft - Pieter K - Breakbeat Science
Void Memory One - Steve Roach - Hearts of Space
Slur - Lusine - Ghostly International
Delia’s Temptation - Jean-Paul Bondy - Compost Records
Identify - Volsoc - Temple of Boom
A Low Bite Riddim - Eight Frozen Modules - Planet-Mu
Can’t Think 28 - the wee djs - Unreleased
Come With Us - Bitstream - Modern Love
Life Me Lord - Bill Hicks

Bontelabo (featuring Myrna Braza) - Kahuun - EP - Bagpak White Label promo
Runaway (featuring Cherie Mathieson & No Comply) - Lanu - This Is My Home - Tru Thoughts
Good Feelin’ - Rephrase - Little Victories - Knowfoowl promo
The Theme (Cisco Bay - Lounge Version) - Soul Basics - EP - Grooveland promo
Nightwalking - Sheila Landis - Parenthe-Seizure - Counterpoint CD-R
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Okay, the final list of 2006 is now here. It’s been awhile and took some time to put together, but in the end I’m cool with it.

The criteria for the list are the following:

1. This is not a “top” whatever list; it’s way too cumbersome to try and sort out the “best” by ranking. So in lieu of this, what I feel represents what musically did justice for 2006 are on the list. To clarify, each list is not ranked in any order of preference.

2. All the music on the lists have been released either overseas or in the U.S. between December 2005 and December 2006, and were played on the show.

3. Generally speaking, only music that has been submitted to the show by labels, artists and promoters are considered for the list. There are very few exceptions to this rule that are listed at my discretion. Big thanks to those who have lent musical support for the show, which helps facilitate spreading the music to as many listeners as possible.

And now without further ado, here it is…

The Albums
Zero dB - Bongos, Bleeps & Basslines - Ninja Tune
Nostalgia 77 Octet - Borderlands - Tru Thoughts
Nostalgia 77 Octet - Sevens & Eights: Live At The Jazz Cafe - Tru Thoughts
The Elizabeth Shepherd Trio - Start To Move - Do Right
Dwight Trible - Living Water - Ninja Tune
Paul Murphy - The Trip - Afro Art
DWH - Follow Me - Counterpoint
Mummer - SoulOganismState - Klein
Louie Austen - Iguana - Klein
Baucklang - Many People - Klein
Bonobo - Days To Come - Ninja Tune
All Good Funk Alliance - On The One - Sunswept
All Good Funk Alliance - Social Comment - Funk Weapon
The Frank Popp Ensemble - Touch & Go - Unique
Watch TV & The Primetimes - Discolexia - Hi Top
Spanky Wilson & The Quantic Soul Orchestra - I’m Thankful - Tru Thoughts
Matthias Vogt Trio - Changing Colours - Infracom
Kraak & Smaak - Boogie Angst - Quango
Voice - Gumbo - Public Transit
Ursula Rucker - Ma’at Mama - !K7
Herbert - Scales - !K7
Alif Tree - French Cuisine - Compost
S.U.M.O. - The Danceband - Heya Hifi
Jean-Paul Bondy - The Path of Most Resistors - Compost
Bodycode - The Conservation of Electric Charge - Spectral Sound
Stranger To The Ordinary - Low Budget Soul - Futuristica Music
The Nova Dream Sequence - Interpretations - Compost
Plus Device - Puncture - Hefty
Diesler - Keepie Uppies - Tru Thoughts
Marc Mac - It’s Right To Be Civil - Omniverse
Democustico - Democustico - Far Out
Bigga Bush - BiggaBush In Dub - Lion Head
Cecila Stalin - Straighten Up - Firefly
Sound Providers - Going Backwards: 2001-1998 - ABB
Reel People - Second Guess 2xCD - Defected
I:Cube - Live At The Planetarium - Versatile

The Singles/EP’s
Doob - Princess (U-Key and Ishfaq Remixes) - Infusion
Opolopo featuring Amalia - Life’s A Dance EP - Especial
Arch_Typ - Do It (original EP + Remixes) - Bagpak
Yosaku - Future Paradise - Dialect promo
Geriba - What? EP - Citrona
The Bamboos featuring Alice Russell- Step It Up 7″ - Tru Thought
Jazzreloaded - Get Out Reloaded - Taylormade
RKW - Shake It EP (includes Sasso Remix) - Rainy City
Little Dragon - 4Ever/Test - Off The Wall
De Rigueur - Time I Got My Own Thing EP - Citrona
Bum On The Carpet - Are You Down EP - Oriental Source/Dopeness Galore
Dalindeo - Go Ahead, Float - Ricky Tick
The Kashmere Stage Band - I Wish EP 12″ (Todd Terry & Kenny Dope Remixes) - Now Again
Lee McDonald - We’ve Only Just Began EP - Favorite
Break Reform - Maida Vale Session EP - Abstract Blue
Anonymous Twist - Royal Flush EP - Do Right
V/A - The Football EP 12″ - Compost
Felix Laband - Whistling In Tongue EP 12″ (includes Todd Terje Remix) - Compost
Barna Soundmachine - Funk For Your Face 04 EP - Blind Test
Alister Johnson - Like A Star EP - Do Right
Kamara - Rise EP - Futuristica Music
Marcina Arnold - Introducing EP - Counterpoint
Richard E. featuring Jennifer Moore - The Call (Patchworks Remix) - Further Out
Timo Lassey - High At Noon EP - Ricky Tick
Candela All Stars - Brombique - Candela
Erik Rug featuring Dynamix - Tribute To My People (L’Aroye & KY Remix) - Favorite
Spirit Catcher - Rise & Shine EP (includes Pascal Rioux Remix) - Rotax
Luisine - Emeralds EP - Spectral Sound
Daisuke Tanabe - CNST EP - Fluid Ounce
Dogdaze - Raise Your Fist EP - Flyin’ High
The Broken Keys - Sling Shot Parts 1 & 2 7″ - Tru Thoughts
Move D - Compost Black Label #14 EP - Compost
John Hughes - Papercutz EP - Hefty
Foster - Loud Minority EP - Drumpoet Community
Tantan - The Basement Spiritual EP - 4Lux
Landslide and Don Freeman - Conumdrum EP (includes Landslide and Restless Soul Remixes) - Sick Trumpet
Mark de Clive-Lowe - Twilight (featuring Lady Alma) - Antipodean
Mod X - Picture Man EP - Ice & Spice
Nu Tropic - Suave EP - Soultronik
Chronic Sonata - Everyday 7″ - Bastard Jazz
Pepe Link - Notekura EP (includes Jimpster Remix) - Lvoemonk
Swell Session - Gonky Girls EP (includes Delgui & Rollin’ Souls Remixes) - 4Lux
Oblique - Sugar Slow EP (includes Joel Harrison and Mowgly Remixes) - Foundation Music
Dr. Rubberfunk - Riding With The Ratman EP - GPS
Georgia Anne Muldrow - Worthnothings EP - Stones Throw
Frances Faye/Ben et sa Tumba - Night & Day/Cubano Chant 7″ - 2Siders
KC Jackson - All Things Praise EP - Grooveland
40 Winks - Extended Pleasures EP - Escapism
Ok_Ma - Sister - R2 promo
Zwicker - Compost Black Labe #09 EP - Compost
V/A - Weapons of Hope EP - Little-D Soundlab
OK_Ma - Switch (original & Spiritual South Remix) - Sick Trumpet
Jobim’s Cousin - Comerte EP (includes Daniel Stefanik Remix) - Cargo Express
Irfan - Xiame EP - Still Music
Koop - The Swedish Remixes EP 12″ - Compost
Psyco - Butterfly/Fire Dance - Mind

The Compilations
Focus Jazz - Sonar Kollektiv
Party-Keller Vol. 2 - Compost
Four Tet Remixes 2xCD - Domino
Shapes Compilation - Tru Thoughts
Kyoto Jazz Massive: 10th Anniversary - Compost
Jazz Travels: Compiled by Casbah 73 - Hi Top
Jazzanova Presents: Broadcasting - Sonar Kollektiv
Moonstarr Remixes - Public Transit
Tosca - Souvenirs - G-Stone
DJ Cam Revisited By…- Recall
Spain Is Different Vol. 2 - Hi Top
Inside Scandinavia 2 - Raw Fusion
Hot As Hel - Nine2Five
Om 10: A Decade of Future Music - Om
Beyondjazz Vol. 3 - Beyondjazz
The Kings of Jazz - BBE/Rapster

This week’s broadcast features, as always, some of the coolest music on planet Earth. But if that’s not enough for you, then how about a brand spanking new Urban Landscapes Guestmix from DJ Nova?

Yes, DJ Nova is at it again with a new mix–this time, to coincide with his first compilation on Prominence called Night & Day. As some of you may know, he holds down some dope late-night programming on Rodon FM 95 out of Serres, Greece on Wednesdays and Fridays during the wee hours. He’s also a very busy DJ who’s built a solid reputation for his own approach to showcasing quality music.

The other news that I’m really excited about is to give big thanks to the newest carrier of Urban Landscapes, the Giant Step web site. Shouts to the New York crew that includes Mehmet, Jay, and Maurice…and I gotta give shouts to Adam, also part of the crew but making his home out-of-state. Of course, a big welcome to those of you picking up the show via the Jukebox.

With that, it’s time to bid you a weekend of warmth and goodness…catch y’all next week!

The Urban Landscapes Radioshow 10.3
Thursday January 18, 2007

Song - Artist - Title - Label
Bhavanyastakam - Loretta Heywood - promo
I Do - Opolopo featuring Amalia - promo
Over It (Silverback Remix) - Yellowtail featuring Jeni Fujita - EP - Bagpak
The Call - Ricahrd E. featuring Jennifer Moore - Further Out promo
The Singularity - Opolopo - EP - promo
Blues For Jean Charles Menzies - Marcina Arnold - Introducing… - Counterpoint

THE URBAN LANDSCAPES
RADIOSHOW PRESENTS:
DJ Nova (Nova Planet/Prominence, Greece)

Song - Artist - Label
Tease Me - Pluff - Your Lips
On A Clear Day - Was A Bee - Schema
Come To Me - Koom.h - Big Sur
Naturally - Slow Train - Murena
Naked Ground - S-Tone Inc./Paolo Redreghini - Schema
Altravessar - Jazz Juice - Freestyle
Lost - Thumbtribe - Irma
Mirandolina - Yosaku - Beyond Jazz
Higher Skies - Alessandro Oliveiro - Further Out
Broken Samba (Electric Mix) - Nature’s Plan - Far Out
Passa (Venom Remix) - Sabrina Malheiros - Far Out
Close - Leo Cecari - Prominence
Agogo - Mazachigno - GB Music
Confession - Malena Perez - Cubanita Groove
I Assim - Carla Alexander - Murena
Chasing Places - Metropolitan Jazz Affair - Dreyfus
Softly As In The Morning Sunrise - Alison Dewer - Schredrew

Close Your Eyes (featuring Saridah Baba Talibah) - Robert Strauss - Mr. Feelings EP - Earth Corporation Enterprises promo
Galaxy (Francois A Remix) - Visions of Tomorrow - EP - Past Due promo
Stay Home & Chill - Headphonism - Om: Chilled - Om
END BROADCAST

Last night’s show is due to be online within the next few days. Meanwhile…

Last week’s show is now online…finally! Technical glitches have been worked out, though you might notice little bits here and there.

Last week’s broadcast features the first Urban Landscapes Guestmix of 2007, an exclusive from Stefan Goldmann. He’s really been making a name for himself in recent years on labels such as Classic, Ovum, and most recently Dixon’s Innervisions label with the well-received Sleepy Hollow EP. The mix is an exclusive to the show, so big thanks to him for doing the deed. Watch out for his new label Macro coming this spring!

Enjoy the show…more coming soon. Have a good weekend!

Song - Artist - Title - Label
Din Di Ridon - Lyczacza - ??
Freedom Jazz Dance - Fez Combo - Freedom Jazz Dance Book 3 - Schema
Zane - Sleep Walker - The Voyage - Village Again
BLA (Long Version) - Massak - EP - Big Smile

Beach Towel (I:Cube Cosmix Marathon Remix) - Karma - EP - Compost
Space & Time (Elevations) - Moses Mayer - Second Ring - Fusion 3
Pieces of You (featuring Yukimi Nagano & Dego) - Shuya Okino - United Legends EP 1 12″ - Especial
Superstar (Soopervillian Mix) - DJ Abstract Butta Fingaz - ??
END BROADCAST

Happy New Year to everyone.

As of this week, Urban Landscapes is now nine years running. The show started on the first week of January back in 1998, and has evolved into what you are listening to now. So here’s to another year of good music.

As most of us celebrated the holidays, a huge loss in the world of music occurred. James Brown, who’s been known as many thing…Godfather of Soul being one of them…pass away early Christmas morning at the age of 73. In the true sense of his reputation for being the “hardest working man in show business,” he was scheduled to perform New Year’s Eve at B.B. King’s club in New York.

For good or bad in the mind of those who have worked with him over the years, there’s little doubt that James Brown has left a historical and lasting contribution to the world of music that’s still being felt in modern music. As some of us look back on his life, including yours truly, he’s led a life large in many ways. In his honor, part of the show focuses on some of the music that he’s created during the 60’s and 70’s, including a few from other artists on his label People.

Meanwhile, music old and new are featured on this extended edition of the show, kicking off the new year. I hope you make yours a great one.

Lots more on the way, so stay tuned.

Song - Artist - Title - Label
Summer Fields - Big Bang - Night & Day - Prominence
Afloat (featuring Yukimi Nagano) - Sleep Walker - The Voyage - Village Again
Raise - Incognito - Bees + Things + Flowers - Dome/Narada Jazz
A Bed of Roses - Jody Watley - The Makeover - Avitone
Combining Equations - Nemoy - Beyondjazz Vol. 3 - Beyondjazz
Bis (Eddy Meets Yannah Remix) - Arthur Verocai - Far Out promo
Sound of Everything (Watch TV & Senorlobo Remix) - Quantic - Marula Soulfood
Witchcraft - Watch TV & The Primetimes — Discolexia - Hi Top
Gimme A Bassline - Torpedo Boyz - Headache Music - Sounds From The Roof
Unexpected Delight (featuring Laura Darlington) - Flying Lotus - 1983 - Plug Research
Shunpoudoh - Radicalfasion - Odori - Hefty
Unwind - Trackaddicts - EP - Kraked
They Call Me - Surreal and the Sound Providers - True Indeed - ABB
The PJ’s - El Michels Affair - EP 12″ - Scion A/V

Song - Artist
Intro To Star Time - Frankie Crocker & Sad Sam
It’s A Man’s Man’s Man’s World - James Brown
Bewildered - James Brown
Fight Against Drug Abuse - James Brown
I Got You - James Brown
From The Love Side - Hank Ballard and the Midnight Lighters
Stay In School - James Brown
Hot Pants (I’m Coming, Coming, I’m Coming) - Bobby Byrd
Hot - James Brown
Tour Spot
I Feel All Right - James Brown

Another Skin (Polar Pair Remix) - Black Devil Disco Club - Lo promo
Thank You (featuring Navasha Daya) - Shuya Okino - United Legends EP 1 12″ - Especial
Elias (Jonny Miller Remix) - The Apples - UK Vibe promo
Do It (Masoul Remix) - Arch_Typ - Do It Remixes EP - Bagpak
For You To See (featuring Masayah) - Markus Enochson - Night Games - Sonar Kollektiv
Lovebeat (Dub) - S.U.M.O. - Lovebeat Remixes EP - Heya Hifi
On My Heart (Phil Asher Restless Soul Mix) - ISoul8 featuring Paul Randolph - EP - Still Music promo
If I Can’t Have You - Loretta Heywood - ??
Move On Up - The Dynamics - Big Smile
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