Originally aired as just Soulsearching, Michael Ruetten’s long-running weekly show has just hit its 10-year milestone.

One of the pioneering tastemakers of all things jazzy and soulful, Ruetten is in demand at some of
Europe’s most respected club hotspots. So, too, is his show, airing on a number of choice radio and Internet stations, and recorded at the Soulsearching studios in his hometown of Frankfurt.

Along with the great selection of new music, classic jazz, and terrific rarities, the show features guestmixes from top DJ’s, artists and producers from around the globe.

Listening to Ruetten’s show is like listening to a fine-weathered friend every week. He’s truly passionate about music, and he tends to dig deep into the crates admist his vast music collection. It’s an essential weekly destination, and worth adding to your list of shows.

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For this week’s show, once again Wagon Cookin puts it down for a new guestmix. The duo from Spain, whose 2Faces album was released this past summer on Compost, has lent the tunes from the album to others to remix. Some of what you’ll hear are blended in the mix, and will soon be released in EP form.

They’ll be no show next week due to Thanksgiving Day in the United States. The next show will be the last regular Urban Landscapes of 2007. After that, the last two shows of the year will take a look back at the quality music put out this year. It’s “The Most Recommended Music of 2007,” where Part One (broadcasting live on Thursday December 6) will focus on the albums and Part Two the singles and EP’s (Thursday December 13).

If you are in Los Angeles shortly after the New Year celebrations, be sure to mark your calendar for January 4th as Urban Landscapes will be celebrating 10 years on the air. More details on the event are forthcoming.

Back atcha in two weeks.

The Urban Landscapes Radioshow 10.42
Thursday November 15, 2007

Song - Artist - Title - Label
Bump It - OliverDaySoul - EP - 4Lux White promo
Hold On Tight - Sasso - The Free EP - Sing Sing
Saturn (Dimlite Remix) - LAL - The Lost Remixes EP - Public Transit promo
Experimentation (featuring Jenna G.) - Zed Bias - Experiments With Biasonics Vol. 1 - Sick Trumpet promo
Loosing Wings (Koolaide Remix) - Eddy Meets Yannah - EP - Compost promo
Karasu (Crowdpleaser Remix) - Quarion - EP - Drumpoet Community promo

THE URBAN LANDSCAPES
GUESTMIX PRESENTS
Wagon Cookin
(Compost Records, Spain)

Song - Artist - Label
Start To Play – Wagon Cookin (Christian Prommer Remix) - Compost
Let´s Get Over It – Deetron - Musicman
Voodoo Knight – Spirit Catcher (Wagon Cookin Remix) - Moodmusic
Balaton – Pryda - Pryda
Incredible – Wagon Cookin (llorca remix) - Compost
Dawkings – Phonogenic - Moodmusic
Underlined – Atjazz (Wagon Cookin Remix - Mantis
Worked It Out – Phonique (Charles Webster Remix) - Miso
Desejo – Wagon Cookin atjazz remix) - Compost
The Club – Marc Romboy vs Blake Baxter - Systematic
Mallorca – Wagon Cookin (Sasse Remix) - Compost

END OF WAGON COOKIN
GUESTMIX

Memories (Estroe Remix) - Jarno - EP - Rush Hour promo
Once In A While (Simbad Dub) - Eddy Meets Yannah - EP - Compost promo
Riddim Come 4ward (Herve Remix) - Loungin’ Kollective - EP - Loungin’ promo
Domino Dancing (Dub) - Mel Mecio - EP - Klein promo
Do It Like Roger - Soul Vigilantes - EP - Lovemonk promo
END BROADCAST

 

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This show is a “Plan B” broadcast. By that, I mean that it’s what I do when I somehow leave a whole bunch of music elsewhere that I’ve intended to play on the week’s show. Yep, some of what you’ll hear are part of the mix, but there’s more that, well, will now have to wait for next week’s show.

But what was part of the plan was the week’s Urban Landscapes Guestmix from Gerry O’Rourke, also known as the artist Oblique. He’s the man behind the UK-based Foundation Music label. If you’re a fan of the show, you know that the label can veer from broken vibes to deep tech-house, and sometimes throw down other styles. I’ve played mixes from him on the show before, so it’s good to welcome him back with a rather eclectic mix for you to savor and enjoy.

So soak up the music, and I’ll be back atcha next week. Aight?! Aight!

The Urban Landscapes Radioshow 10.41
Thursday November 8, 2007

Song - Artist - Title - Label
Life Won’t Wait - Bev Lee Hardling - Jazzanova & Dirk Rumpff…Broadcasting - Sonar Kollektiv
Complicated featuring Fyza - Zed Bias - Experiments With Biasonics Vol. 1 - Sick Trumpet promo
Hint - Keep Your Shirt On - At The Dance EP 12″ - Tru Thoughts
3rd Element - Clutchy Hopkins- Walking Backwards - Ubiquity

THE URBAN LANDSCAPES
GUESTMIX PRESENTS
Gerry O’Rourke
(Foundation Music, UK)

Artist - Song
Oblique - Homemade Intro
Donald Fagan - On The Dunes (edit)
Roy Ayres - Everytime I See You
Michael Legrand - The Chess Game
Peter Korinek - Down Town
The Free Design - Kites Are Fun
Burnt Friedman and the Nu Dub Players - XYZ (Our Version)
Rachels - Artemisia
Mice Parade - Man On The Beach
David Sylvian - Bamboo Houses
M Craft - Come To My Senses
Stereolab - Brakhag
Devo - Gut Feeling

END OF FOUNDATION MUSIC
GUESTMIX

Lost The Frame - Douglas Greed and Faro - Various Assets: Not For Sale - RBMA
Smile Within (featuring Fyza) - Zed Bias - Experiments with Biasonics Vol. 1 - Sick Trumpet promo
Blackeyedsusan (IG Culture 4 Beat Refit) - Jose James - Brownswood CD-R
Feel The Rush - Ceramic featuring Colonel Red - Acetate - Broadcite promo
How You Gonna Feel - Skymark featuring Steve Spacek - Various Assets: Not For Sale - RBMA
Medusa - The Nostalgia 77 Octet - Weapons of Jazz Destruction - Tru Thoughts
Love of a Woman (featuring Darondo) - Clutchy Hopkins - Walking Backwards - Ubiquity promo
END BROADCAST

 

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Velanche’s Soundscapes
November 2007
(in no particular order)

Artist - Title - Label/Country
1. Sasso - The Free EP - Jazzmin promo/UK
2. OliverDaySoul - Soul4U EP - 4Lux White promo/The Netherlands
3. Etienne Jaumet - Repeat Again After Me EP - Versatile promo/France
4. The Nostalgia 77 Octet - Weapons of Jazz Destruction CD - Tru Thoughts/UK
5. Soil & Pimp Sessions - A.I.E. Remixes EP - Brownswood CD-R/UK
6. Jose James - Blackeyedsusan Remixes EP - Brownswood CD-R/UK
7. Ed Seven - EP - Straightup promo/Australia
8. V/A - Back To Me 2 12″ - Foundation Music/UK
9. Hint - At The Dance EP 12″ - Tru Thoughts/UK
10. The Dynamics - Version Excursions CD - Favorite-Groove Attack/France
11. DJ Marin - Slip Back EP - Treble-O/UK
12. Irfan - Red Giants EP - Still Music promo/US
13. Bangana - On My Mind/Mrs. Moore EP - Heya Hifi promo/Sweden
14. Richard E. and Annabel(lee) - Believe - Further Out promo/UK
15. Steppah Huntah - Things About Us EP - Jazzmin CD-R/France
16. Aklimatize - EP - Future Elements promo/Canada
17. Democustico - Six Sketches EP - Far Out/UK
18. V/A - Jazzanova and Dirk Rumpff…Broadcasting CD - Sonar Kollektiv/Germany
19. Arthur Verocai - Encore CD - Far Out/UK
20. Kira Neris - Behind Closed Doors LP - Futuristica Music/UK
21. Atjazz featuring Robert Owens - Love Someone Remixes EP 1 & 2 - Mantis/UK
22. Amp Fiddler featuring Connie Bailey Rae - If I Don’t EP - Fontana/US
23. Featurecast - Music For Fat Kids EP - Funk Weapons/US
24. Zed Bias - Experiments with Biasonics EP - Sick Trumpet/UK
25. The Young Lovers - Love You Madly EP - Loungin’ promo/UK
26. Joel Harrson - Future Revolutions EP - Soul Science/UK
27. Quantic Soul Orchestra - Tropedelico CD - Tru Thoughts/UK
28. Orgone - The Killion Floor CD - Ubiquity/US
29. Ohmega Watts - Watts Happening CD - Ubiquity/US
30. Cobblestone Jazz - 23 Seconds CD - !K7/US

It’s hard to believe that we’re just about approaching the end of another year; 2007 has moved forward rather quick!

But there’s still new music to be had, and you’ll find new and forthcoming gems here.

Dates for the annual year-end shows are forthcoming, so stay close.

Take in the show as you will, and I’ll catch you again next week.

The Urban Landscapes Radioshow 10.40
Thursday November 1, 2007

Song - Artist - Title - Label
Bliss Like Gold - Harri Kakoulli - Bliss Like Gold EP - Six Degrees
Tabla Base - Alien Chatter - Invasion EP 1 - Six Degrees
Yearning - Tom Middleton - Lifetracks - Six Degrees
Rain - Samantha Jones - Rise - Om
Tudo Do Bom - Arthur Verocai - Encore - Far Out
Musical Slit - The Nostalgia 77 Octet - Weapons of Jazz Destruction - Tru Thoughts
Free - Sasso - EP - Sing Sing promo
Give It (The Quantic Soul Orchestra Remix) - X-Press 2 - Tommy Boy
Fever- The Dynamics - Version Excursions - Favorite/Groove Attack
Banana Split (Polar Pair Remix) - Al-Haca - test
At The Dance - Hint - EP 12″ - Tru Thoughts
Dateline (Tribal Rhymes Remix) - State of Monc - test
Do It - Steppah Huntah - EP - Jazzmin CD-R
Ramaja O (Temo Remix) - Bucky Leo - Acetate - Broadcite promo
Grey featuring Valeria - Aklmatize - EP - Future Elements promo
Red Giants (Soundtrack) - Irfan - EP - Still Music promo
On My Mind - Bangana - EP - Heya Hifi promo
Memories - Jarno - Rush Hour promo
Zip Jumper (Chad Niero Remix) - Formidable Force - Remixes EP - Eight-Tracks promo
Brown - Ed Seven - EP - Straightup promo
Soul4U - OliverDaySoul - EP - 4Lux White promo
END BROADCAST

 

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