I’m planning to keep this a bit on the short side, as I’m currently on vacation visiting family in Vegas.

Because last week’s show ended up with a recording glitch, I had to reconstruct the show piecemeal; hence, the delay in posting the show online. It’s now done and ready for you.

Part Two of the Most Recommended Music of 2007 (Part One was last week) is a three-hour broadcast. The first 45 minutes is all about the compilations that were on the show that I think stood out among others, while the rest of the show is on the singles and EP’s of the year.

 The complete list of albums, comps, singles and EP’s that I recommend for 2007 will be posted on the site at a later date. Alos, don’t forget the 10th Anniversary celebration of the radioshow in Los Angeles at the Mountain Bar in Chinatown on Friday, January 4th. Jeremy Sole will headline our DJ lineup, set to be seven strong (including yours truly) taking two floors. It’s a free event from 9am-2pm, 21 and over. More will also be posted on the site very soon.

As I mention, want to keep this short. But I want to thank everyone who has supported Urban Landscapes in their own way this year…the labels, the artists/producers, the promo companies ahd peeps, the the fans. Have a safe holiday season, and we’ll do it again in January.

Peace.
 

The Urban Landscapes Radioshow 10.45
Thursday December 13, 2007
The Most Recommended Compilations of 2007

Song – Artist – Title – Label
Xybaba – Marius Popp – Romanian Jazz – Sonar Kollektiv
Introduction/Lord Have Mercy – James Tatum – Gilles Peterson Digs America Vol. 2 – Luv N’Haight/Ubiquity
Drammma Della Gelosia – Armando Trovaloji – Nouvelle Vague: Coming Home – Stereo Deluxe
L’amour et l’eau Traiche – Eddy(la) Gooyatsh – Le Pop 4 – Le Pop Musik
Cottonwood – State River Widening – Jazzanova & Dirk Rumpff…Broadcasting – Sonar Kollektiv
I Have Changed – HP Riot – Super Cool California Soul Vol. 2 – UbiquityLast Night – Jumbonics – Shapes 2007:01 – Tru Thoughts

Bonjour – Daedelus – Fair Weathered Friends EP – Ninja Tune
Go With My Flow – Featurecast – Music For Fat Kids EP – Funk Weapons
Comeandgetme – Steve&I – EP – Still Music
Free – Sasso – EP – Sing Sing Music
Love Someone (Slope 90’s Mix) – Atjazz featuring Robert Owens – EP – Mantis
Traffic (Markus Enochson Remix #2) – Greyship Daviz – EP – Past Due
Na Oil – Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 – Think Africa EP – Still Music
Wanda Vital – Jazzconductor – Brazilian Love Affair EP – Dicey
Musical Blaze-Up (Rub N Tug Remix) – Wild Rumpus – EP – Bitches Brew
Abyssina Rising – Lightning Head – 7″ – Lion Head
Monday Drive – DJ Sun – EP – Alternate Take
Soul4U – OliverDaySoul – EP – 4Lux White
Fantasy (Think Twice Remix) – Voice – EP – Public Transit
Too Much Talk – Ed Seven – EP – Straightup
Love Won Another (Antena Love Power Remix) – Hawke – The Chill Remixes EP – Eight-Tracks
Bahia 2000 – Freesoul Sessions – EP3 – Antipodean
Dime La Verdad – Aklimatize – EP – Future ElementsGravity (Simbad Remix) – S.U.M.O. featuring Ayesha – Remixes EP – Heya Hifi
Technicalities – Joel Harrison – Future Revolutions EP – Soul Science
A.I.E. (Cobblestone Jazz Remix) – Soil & Pimp Sessions – EP – Brownswood Recordings
Lunatic Fringe – Stefan Goldmann – EP – Macro
Konono – The Pig – Are You Nuts EP – Rush Hour
People Be Happy/Rhythm Dance (Audion Remix) – Kieran Hebden & Steve Reid – EP – Domino
Catch My Soul – Drawbar – EP – Counterpoint
END BROADCAST

 

 The Most Recommended Music of 2008 Part 2 [176:11m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

It’s time once again to go through the music played on Urban Landscapes this year, and narrow the picks down to those that I recommend you add to your music collection.

It’s the Most Recommended Music of 2007, and Part One this week focuses on the albums. As you take a look at the playlist below, bear in mind that these are domestic releases from this year. Some of the albums have already been released the year before in Europe. Others have not made the list simply because they have not been released yet.

In any event, the picks I’ve chosen represent an eclectic crop of sounds. This will perhaps look different than many a radio show of like minds, but sometimes I can even surprise myself.

Next week, the last Urban Landscapes of 2007, will be a three-hour broadcast starting one hour earlier (10pm U.S. Pacific), The first hour will focus on the compilations, while the remaining two hours will be all about the EP’s and singles. It’s Part Two of my Most Recommended Music of 2007, so tune in however way you see fit.

That’s all for now; catch you next week.

The Urban Landscapes Radioshow 10.44
Thursday December 6, 2007
The Most Recommended Albums of 2007

Song – Artist – Title – Label
If At First – The Nostalgia 77 Octet – Weapons of Jazz Desruction – Tru Thoughts
Cold Nights and Rainy Days – The Last Electro-Acoustic Space Jazz & Percussion Ensemble – Yesterday’s New Quintet: Yesterday’s Universe – Stones Throw
Whisper Down The Lane – The Landau Orchestra – Janus Loves Telephone – Milan
Sweet Spot – Timo Lassy – The Soul and Jazz of Timo Lassy – Ricky-Tick
Speedball – Sheila Landis – Parenthe-Seizure – Counterpoint
Marrakech – The Quanitc Soul Orchestra – Tropedelico – Tru Thoughts/Ubiquity
Move What You Got – The Lefties Soul Connection – Skimming The Skum – Melting Pot Music
Crabby Ali – Orgone – The Killion Floor – Ubiquity
Since 1939 – Rephrase – Little Victories – Knowfoowl
Insurrection – The Souljazz Orchestra – Freedom No Go Die – Do Right!
Keep An Eye On Love – Zeep – Chris Franck and Nina Miranda Presents Zeep – Far Out
Your Way Too — The Dragons – BFI – Ninja Tune
Why Don’t You Talk – 4 Hero – Play With The Changes – Milan/Raw Canvas
Rise – Lanu – This Is My Home – Tru Thoughts
The Girl featuring Elsa Esmerelda – Swell Session vs. Jimpster – Swell Communications – Freerange
Hold Me So Tight – Sally Shapiro – Disco Romance – Klein
Daylight – Eddy Meets Yannah – Once In A While – Compost
Sneaker Thief – Me & You – Floating Heavy – Tru Thoughts
Push On – Surreal and the Sound Providers – True Indeed – ABB
Not So OK Corral – Blockhead – Uncle Tom’s Coloring Book – Ninja Tune
Hey (featuring Patricia Marx) – Electric Conversation – Communication – Futuristica Music
Open Doors – Kira Neris – Behind Closed Doors – Futuristica Music
END BROADCAST

 

 The Most Recommended Music of 2008 Part 1 [114:33m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download