After about a month of juggling with a million different things, you are now up-to-date with all the most recent shows. It’s taken awhile to do, and I hope you have been enjoying the goods.

So now have some more! C’mon, you know you’re hungry for good music. Savor the flavor, and take the music all in. You’ll feel better after the show ends, or at least that’s what I strive for you, the loyal Urban Landscapes listeners.

To start off the show this week, a tip of the hat to yet another talented musician. This one, however, is perhaps far less known to the general public and mostly known more by fellow musicians, as well as the rarest of record collectors and tastemakers. Until last week, I have never heard of Andrew Hill. Yet after spotting his name in several places, the Beyondjazz site among them, I’ve used what limited time I’ve had to poke around. In talking with the jazz host before me,

I was told that even though Andrew Hill was a master at composing, arranging and playing, he’s been largely ignored or unknown to to the public. Alfred Lion, one of the founders of the esteemed Blue Note label, said that Andrew Hill was his last great find. It’s a shame that it takes him passing on for people, including me, to notice the contributions he’s left to the music world. Just like the Funk Brothers from Motown, Hill has had his history relegated to a top talent overshadowed by others. I’m certainly going to find out more about his music, and I hope you do too.

Enjoy the sounds, and raise your glass for Andrew Hill…peace.

Song - Artist - Title - Label
Refuge - Andrew Hill - Point of Departure - Blue Note
A Beautiful Day - Andrew Hill - A Beautiful Day - Palmetto
The Boss - Domu - Discotech EP - Treble O
Keepingitup (Henrik Schwarz Remix) - Slope featuring Desney Brady - Slope Is Dope - Sonar Kollektiv
Held Him First - Deyampert - Homecooking: Soulfood Served by Jazzanova and Friends - Sonar Kollektiv
Stoke Up The Fire - 4 Hero - Play With The Changes - Milan/Raw Canvas
Remains (Bob Henzell Remix) - Jose Gonzalez - promo
Conundrum (Danny Krivit Remix) - Landslide & Don Freeman - Sick Trumpet promo
Inna Blink (Remix) - OK_Ma - promo
Gravity (Simbad Remix) - S.U.M.O. featuring Ayesha - EP - Heya Hifi
Dirty Groove - Aroop Roy - promo
Stressin’ - Yellowtail - EP - Bagpak promo
Dream 3 (DJ Yellow Remix) - The Nova Dream Sequence - Interpretations EP #2 - Compost promo
Solar Winds - Matt Flores - EP - Compost Black Label
Stomp (featuring Seasunz) - Bassnectar - Underground Communications - Om
Agua Y Luz - Sasso - Sick Trumpet promo
Praoxala - Jazzconductor - EP - Dicey
Day Job (Alister Johnson Remix) - Sunshine State - EP - Do Right!
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It’s been awhile since the last Urban Landscapes Guestmix. So it’s my pleasure to bring you an exclusive all the way from Moscow, courtesy of Ilya Rasskazov. He’s very much the point man there in terms of all things nu-jazz, broken beat, jazz, soul and related styles. In addition to DJing and organizing events (pulling top talent such as Jazzanova, Bugz in the Attic, and Mad Mats among many others), he’s a journalist and a tastemaker in all respects. His current project, alongside some like-minded friends of his, is a forthcoming Internet radio station in Moscow called Heads FM.

Ilya was kind enough to offer a broken-tinged mix exclusively for Urban Landscapes, so get your dancing shoes on and get ready to boogie!
That’s all for now, except to say that more pictures from my trip to Miami during the Winter Music Conference are online via the Photo Gallery of the show’s site. Don’t forget to read the blogs, too. Just type “Miami 2007″ in the Search field on the upper right of the web site to hunt them down.

Be good!

Song - Artist - Title - Label
Everything - Georg Levin - Homecooking: Soulfood Served by Jazzanova and Friends - Sonar Kollektiv
L’amour et l’eau Fraiche - Eddy (la) Gooyatsh - Le Pop 4 - Le Pop Musik
Rivoli Shuffle - Herbert - Score - !K7
Secousee Soukous - The Souljazz Orchestra - Freedom No Go Die - Do Right!
Filibuster X - Antibalas - Security - Anti
Miami Theme - Raw Artistic Soul - You Got Rhythm Too - GoGo Music
Shades of Grey - Nubian Minds featuring Ahmad Larnes - Bagpak promo

Song - Artist - Label
World Hurt - Bugz In The Attic - V2
You Ain’t Really Down - Jazzanova - Sonar Kollektiv
Keep Me Home (4 Hero remix) Kraak & Smaak - Jalapeno
So Into You (Bugz in The Attic remix) - Roisin Murphy - white
Namby It Ain’t (I Ain’t Sorry feat. Motet, Andrea Clarke, Daz-I-Kue) - Phil Asher - Restless Soul Records
I Know You feat. Lyric L & Motet - Cirkus - Sunshine
Switch (Spiritual South mix) - OK-Ma - Still Music
Twyst This - Karizma - white
Little Bit Patchy - Switch - Oxyd
Havanna Strut - 7 Samurai - GAMM
S.O.S. - Wunmi - Documented
Beautiful Sadness - Shuya Okino feat. Domu & Carleen Anderson - Geneon

Select Frequency (featuring Seasunz) - Bassnectar - Underground Communication - Om
Hit The Bit (featuring Yo Majesty) - Ben Mono - Hit The Bit - Compost
Lazise (Main Mix) - DJ Enne - Compost Black Label Series Vol. 2 - Compost
Can’t Get Through - Miguel Migs - Those Things - Om
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It’s time to do it again with another show chock full of good music all around. Not much to spring on you this time around, so please enjoy the phat sounds that this show has to offer you…and do tell your friends! Peace.

Song - Artist - Title - Label
Funeral - Herbert - Score - !K7
One More Step - Wet Cookies - Earthling - Collision
Eastwind - Nostalgia 77 -Everything Under The Sun - Ubiquity/Tru Thoughts
Big Herm - LAPD - Super Cool: California Soul 2 - Luv N’Haight/Ubiquity
Awakening (Revolution Mix) - 4 Hero - Raw Canvas
Side Dish - Soultourist - EP - Drumpoet Community
Nomad (Radio Citizen Mix) - Micatone - Homecooking: Soulfood Served by Jazzanova and Friends - Sonar Kollektiv
African Warriorz - Franck Biyong & Massak - Hot Casa
Traffic (Patchworks Remix) - Greyship Daviz - EP - Past Due promo
Believe (Jazzanova Remix) - Paul Randolph - EP - Still Music
For Those Who Know - Future Beat Investigators - Raw Fusion
Pura Vida (Fred Everything Remix) - Brian D’Oliviera - Canciones De Mis Viajes - demo
Gravity (Simbad Remix) - S.U.M.O. - EP - Heya Hifi
If I Can’t Have You (Daz-I-Kue Remix) - Loretta Heywood - CD-R
Lightspeed featuring Ayro - Surra - Hype Up EP 12″ - Amalgama
Broken Slang (Atjazz Astro Mix) - Clyde featuring Capitol A - EP - Mantis promo
No Only In Sweden - Markus Enochson - EP - Still Music promo
Fred’s Bells - Audion - EP - Spectral promo
People Be Happy/Rhythm Dance (Audion Remix) - Kieran Hebden & Steve Reid - Domino
?? - Miguel Migs - Those Things - Salted
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About time, innit?? Technical glitches followed me during recent shows, causing setbacks in terms of promptly loading them online.

Now, though, things are in good shape. So expect to be inundated with shows to make up for lost time. This show was the last before my trip to Miami, and I was a bit disappointed that it had to be re-recorded. I ran out of time before I had the chance, but now it’s here for your listening pleasure.

Enjoy the good tunes; more shows are in the pipeline very soon.

Song - Artist - Title - Label
Electra Glide - Down To The Bone - The Best of Down To The Bone - Verve Forecast
Monday Drive - DJ Sun - EP - Soular Grooves promo
The Way Blood Travels - Dimlite - This is Embracing - Sonar Kollektiv
Pushin’ On - Freddie Cruger featuring Linn - Shapes 2007:01 - Tru Thoughts
Dreamers Dream - Nostalgia 77 - Everything Under The Sun - Ubiquity/Tru Thoughts
I Can No Poet Be - Bajka - EP 12″ - Jazzman
Prussian Blue (Nicola Conte Rework) - Native - EP - Infracom
Vision featuring Bajka - Das Goldenes Zeitalter - EP 12″ - Jazzman
Believer (Jazzanova Remix) - Paul Randolph - EP - Still Music promo
Can’t Get Through - Miguel Migs - Those Things - Salted
Squeezer - Shahrokh.SoundofK - EP - Compost Black Label
It’s All True (Martin Buttrich Dub) - Tracey Thorn - EP 12″ - Virgin
Belugg - Stefan Goldmann - EP - Macro promo
Drumming (Four Tet Remix) - Steve Reich - EP 12″ - Nonesuch
Cyclone Soul - Pepe Link - EP - Lovemonk promo
Revelations - Micah - Secret Love 3 - Sonar Kollektiv
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Leaving the Giant Step Sunset Soiree with Santiago and Rojas from the Amalgama crew, where Gilles Peterson would still be spinning music two hours after its scheduled end time, we walked several blocks to Jazid, where the excellent Co-Op Miami party was held the night before. It was West London/Tokyo/Seattle-style then, but this night would have a Swedish/New York vibe.

The Raw Fusion party, named after the respected club night and the venerable indie record label founded by the man known as Mad Mats, was an eagerly-anticipated event. It was held in Miami last year, but this year would be my first taste of the Raw Fusion madness. It was a complete 180 from the event that Mats was spinning at two years ago at a club called I/O in downtown Miami, where not many knew of the event and, sadly, the inside dance floor was practically empty (while another room and a back patio were quite active with DJ’s and dancers).

The night at Jazid was hopping, with DJ Scribe kicking off the downstairs activity. It wouldn’t be long before the floor was packed with dancers, as Mad Mats took the ones and twos and dazzled both the spotters and the dancers with his turntable wizardry and his dope selection. Sonar Kollektiv’s Markus Enochson also held it down in fine form and keeping dancers on the happy side.

The two chairs blocking the upstairs entryway would soon be removed, and the upper level would find Rich Medina going for a soulful set of songs to get things started there. Back downstairs, New York’s Arch_Typ brought out his keys and gear for a groove-heavy, beat-infused live set alongside vocalist Ahmad Larne…wicked!

Also wicked on the upper level, Simbad getting furious with the music. It wast packed with bodies, and peeps were happy to hear his selection. Later on downstairs, it would be yet another live set from Swedes Freddie Cruger (aka Red Astaire) and vocalist Linn, making their live stateside debut a soul-influenced show that got the joint rockin’. When the set was over, it was back up to a very packed upstairs, where Karizma nearly destroyed the upper level, having peeps packed from the back of the room all the way to the decks.

The overall feel of the night was ridiculous. Even Ubiquity/Tranmat’s John Arnold made it down straight from Detroit just to hang and party with the peeps. Gilles P. was said to have been there after his gig, but didn’t stay for very long. I saw Taylor McFerrin around the decks area. And then there was this guy with this two-toned striped hat that I saw several times at some events this week. Little did I know that it was Daniel Best, managing Clara Hill and Jazzanova while in Miami.
With that, the last full day of festivities is upon me.

Highlights:

• Santiago from Amalgama calling me a party monster…who knew??
• Seeing peeps in awe of Mad Mats’ skillz on the decks.
• Catching Proof and Angelo from Massive Selector and the homies!
• Strutting to Simbad’s set.
• Rockin’ to the heavy beats of Arch_Typ…impressive!
• Freddie Cruger and Linn’s live set…peeps were feelin’ it!
• Feeling Karizma killing it with as packed a dancefloor as I’ve seen in the whole conference…awesome!

See the whole lot of pics from the event, as well as the whole album from Miami 2007 so far.

The last sets of pics are coming soon.

Thanks to Mad Mats, Sarah at Pitch Control, Scribe, Santiago and Rojas at Amalgama, Arch_Typ, Simbad and Red Astaire.