Time for one last go-around before definitely packing it in for the summer. Between the time I took the impromptu summer break and now, the good music has been piling up. Just as I was planning out the Isaac Hayes tribute special last week, I realized that it would have been a cryin’ shame to have the new music pushed aside due to time limitations and the like.

So to make up for the wait that you, the passionate Urban Landscapes listeners, have patiently endured, I’ve decided to drop by our fine radio station and present a three-hour edition of the show. I wasn’t able to get everything I wanted to into the show; for instance, the Stacy Epps album whose promo I’ve just gotten hold of mere hours before the show (and that I said that I’d play later during this week’s broadcast) will have to wait until I return. But there’s plenty, and I do mean plenty, of quality music from all around. You want funk, reggae, house, hip-hop, or jazz? It’s all here, and then some.

Gotta fly, but will be back atcha you again come mid-September. And please, spread the word about the show to whomever you feel will dig the sounds. Peace.

Song - Artist - Title - Label
I.N.T.R.O./Hollow - Soil and Pimp - Planet Pimp - Brownswood CD-R
Master of the World - J.A.M. - Just A Maestro - Brownswood CD-R
Storm - Soil and Pimp - Planet Pimp - Brownswood CD-R
Jazzy Joint (featuring Jose James) - J.A.M. - Just A Maestro - Brownswood CD-R
Blue Gold (featuring Invincible) - Grand Pianoramax - The Biggest Piano In Town - ObliqSound
Put It Down (Domu Remix) - Replife - Futuristica Music promo
Many Such Suns (Blackjoy Remix) - Beatspoke - In|Phusion promo
Jesus Was A B-Boy (Marlow Co-Remix with Commixxx) - Ben Mono - EP - Compost
We Are The Ones (Natural Self Remix) - The Hot 8 Brass Band - The Hot 8 Brass Band Remixes - Tru Thoughts
Sexual Healing (Club Mix) - The Hot 8 Brass Band - The Hot 8 Brass Band Remixes - Tru Thoughts
Freedom - Carlos Nino and Lil Sci Presents What’s The Science - Elevation - Shaman Work
The Dream - Carlos Nino and Lil Sci Presents What’s The Science - Elevation - Shaman Work
Turn Your Lights On - Emanative featuring Ahu - Brownswood Bubblers Three - Brownswood
In The Middle - Dennis Jr. - Akustikk
Parkdale (The London Session featuring the Nostalgia 77 Quartet) - Elizabeth Shepherd - Do Right promo
Meu Samba Torto - Clara Moreno featuring Celso Fonseca - Far Out promo
Spread It On (featuring Alice Russell) - TM Juke and the Jack Baker Trio - Boto and the Second Liners - Tru Thoughts
Be Ready - Ed Meme and The Forms - EP - Straightup promo
Anything You Want (Not That) - Belleruche - EP - Tru Thoughts promo
Dream Bossa - Richard E - EP - Further Out promo
This Is What You Are - Mario Biondi & The High Five Quintet - Handful of Soul - Schema
Stardust From Tomorrow (Gerardo Frisina Remix) - Sun Ra - Notebook: A Journey In Sound (The Remixes) - Schema
Blue Night In Africa (Crossing The Land) - Pedro Fedreghini & Marco Bianchi - Several Additional Waves - Schema
United States of Africa (Me&You Remix) - Fela Kuti - promo
A Better View (Opolopo Remix) - Sascha Williamson - promo
Shame (Q-Burns Abstract Messages Funk Dub) - Q-Burns Abstact Messages - EP - Eighth Dimension promo
Rubberbands - BradElectro featuring Marwan Kalafani - EP - Taranfic promo
Movements - Sebastien San - EP - Rush Hour promo
At Night - Under Pressure - EP - promo
Bem Ma Mi - Anane - Ananesworld EP - Vega
Remote Area (Alif Tumble Remix) - M.A.R.S. - EP - Heya Hifi
The Camel (featuring Alice Russell) - Fat Freddy’s Drop - EP - Kartel promo
Whatever U Want (DJ Fase’s Lover Rock Mix) - Ivana Santilli featuring Jamaica To Toronto - Do Right promo
Getting Up (Remix) - Q-Tip featuring Doitall & The Jersey Boyz - promo
END BROADCAST

 

 Show 11.25 [178:17m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Well the audio player/download links combo worked so well, I’ve decided to spend a surprisingly short amount of time adding them to all of the previous 2008 shows (11.01-11.24).

The quickest way to find the previous shows is to use the Search box at the top of the right sidebar on the show’s home page, and enter the show number (or whatever helps to make it easier for you). Please make sure that you use the Search feature from the home page; otherwise, you may get stuck with a page error.

Hope this helps you out; enjoy the shows! I will keep you posted on adding the goods at the bottom of the playlists for 2006 and 2007.

Greets.

I’ve sorta been working on this on and off for awhile, and until tonight haven’t been able to figured out how to make things play nice. It’s funny sometimes how I can leave something I’m stuck on alone for a few months, return to it and then make everything work smoothly. Well such is the case tonight, and I’m pleased to let you know about this.

From this point forward (including the last two shows), scrolling to the bottom of the page of each playlist will allow you to view an audio player, as well as some download links, for each show. These are additional features for your convenience. If you use iTunes, Feedburner, or Feedblitz, things should work fine. If you experience issues relating to either listening or downloading the show, please let me know.

Also, I will add the player for all of the 2008 shows, as well as the 2007 and 2006 shows when time permits.

Please enjoy, and comments are welcome.

Singer, songwriter, composer, producer, arranger…these are only a few of the hats worn by Isaac Hayes. Few of us today know how much history he has made before the release of his debut album Presenting Isaac Hayes in 1967 for Stax Recordings, a label that has solidified itself as a formidable competitor to Motown Records. The raw and unadulterated “Memphis” sound would chip away at the smooth and polished “Motown sound” from the mid-1960’s onward, thanks in no small part to Hayes’s long association with Stax. Having started out as a session musician, his successful partnership with David Porter had amassed hundreds of tunes written, some would end up becoming enduring R&B classics.

Most people know those tunes better than that of Hayes’s most creative musical period, from the late 1960’s through the mid-1970’s. On this week’s edition of the show, it’s a commemoration of those peak years in the life and music of Isaac Hayes. Truly one who went on a path that differs from most of his R&B contemporaries, his was a legacy that has endured through today, as evident by the many hip-hop producers who have sampled his work.

There really isn’t more to be said; the music will speak for itself.

R.I.P., Isaac Hayes (Aug. 20, 1942-Aug 10, 2008)

Song - Album - Label
Walk On By - Hot Buttered Soul - Enterprise
I Stand Accused - The Isaac Hayes Movement - Enterprise
By The Time I Get To Phoenix - Hot Buttered Soul - Enterprise
Ike’s Moods/You Lost That Lovin’ Feeling - …To Be Continued - Enterprise
Part-Time Love - Black Moses - Enterprise
Ike’s Rap III/Your Love Is So Doggone Good - Black Moses - Enterprise
Soulville - Shaft - Enterprise
Do Your Thing - Shaft - Enterprise
Joy - Joy - Enterprise
Use Me - Isaac Hayes: Live at the Sahara Tahoe - Enterprise
Feelin’ Alright - Isaac Hayes: Live at the Sahara Tahoe - Enterprise
Theme From “The Men” - Isaac Hayes: Live at the Sahara Tahoe - Enterprise
Hung Up On My Baby - Tough Guys - Enterprise
Pursuit of the Pimpmobile - Truck Turner - Enterprise
Theme From “Shaft” - Shaft - Enterprise
END BROADCAST

 

 Isaac Hayes Tribute Special [152:13m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

There isn’t much to bring me out from my self-imposed time off from the radio show, but this weekend brings about one way of me doing so.

The word is still spreading that vocalist, musician and producer Isaac Hayes has died today at the relatively young age of 65. He was still active in music, and it’s a irony that he was found unconscious next to a running treadmill.

This week, I’ll present a special edition of Urban Landscapes on Isaac Hayes; mostly his music, but also some tidbits on his extraordinary career. Please join me, or find the podcast shortly thereafter.

I’ll leave you with two versions of his groundbreaking classic “Theme From Shaft.” Enjoy, and rest in peace Isaac.

The first version is a live recording back in 1973. I don’t have any info on where this recording took place, so let me know if you do.

The last one is a special version of the theme, as conducted by Hayes during the Conan O’Brien Show just last year.

Artist - Title - Label

1. V/A - Brownswood Bubblers Three CD - Brownswood/UK
2. Soil and Pimp - Planet Pimp LP - Brownswood/UK CD-R
3. Clyde - Hyper Reality EP - Mantis/UK
4. J.A.M. - Just A Maestro LP - Brownswood/UK CD-R
5. Elizabeth Shepherd - Parkdale EP - Do Right!/Canada
6. Ivana Santilli - Whatever U Want EP - Do Right/Canada
7. Hot 8 Brass Band - Hot 8 Brass Band Remixes - Tru Thoughts/UK
8. Jackson Conti - Sujinho LP - Mochilla/US
9. Sabrina Malheiros - New Morning LP - Far Out/UK
10. Quasimode - The Land of Freedom LP - Sonar Kollektiv/Germany
11. V/A - 4 Hero…Mixing LP - Sonar Kollektiv/Germay
12. The One - Superpsychosexy LP - Om Hip-Hop
13. Sepalot - Red Handed LP - Compost/Germany
14. J*Davey - The Beauty In Distortion/The Land of the Lost - Interdependent Media/US
15. o1o - The Undatow 2 EP - Deepblak/US
16. The Stance Brothers - Youth Groove 7″ - Ricky Tick/Finland
17. Emanative - Planet Planete EP - Futuristica Music/UK
18. Lizzy Park - Raise The Roof EP - Tru Thoughts/UK
19. V/A - On The Spot LP - Ricky Tick/Finland
20. Q-Burns Abstract Messages - You Are My Battlestar EP - Eighth Dimensions/US
21. Attias - Organik EP - Rush Hour/The Netherlands
22. Louie Austen - Too Good To Last EP - Klein/Austria
23. Deep Street Soul - Movin’ EP - Straightup/Australia
24. Munk - Cloudbuster LP - Gomma/Germany
25. V/A - Computer Incarnation For World Peace II LP - Sonar Kollektiv/Germany
26. Solange - I Decided EP - Geffen/US
27. Sepalot - Go Get It EP - Compost/Germany
28. Me Raabenstein - The Whip EP - Nonine/Germany promo
29. All Good Funk Alliance - Freedumbs EP - Funk Weapons/US
30. Yellowtail featuring Selma I - Miss 17 EP - Bagpak/US
31. Just Banks - Under The Influence LP - Etage Noir/Germany
32. NOMO - Ghost Rock LP - Ubiquity/US
33. J-Live - Then What Happened LP - BBE/UK
34. Sabrina Malheiros - Connexao EP - Far Out/UK
35. Atjazz - Full Circle LP - Mantis/UK
36. Daru & Reggie B. - Future Music LP - 4Lux/The Netherlands