If summer is officially winding down, you wouldn’t know it here in California, where in San Luis Obispo (which is 12 miles from the ocean) the temperature has reached triple digits three days in a row. Luckily on the day that I’m typing this, there’s a bit of a sea breeze that’s cooling the air down a little, affording me the time to finish up the post-production for this week’s show so that you can listen to your heart’s content.

It starts off in a non-standard Urban Landscapes way, so stay with it. By the end of this special three-hour broadcast, hopefully you will savor the experience for what it is…some of the finest music out there for your listening pleasure.

Right now, there are a bunch of people at my place, as my housemate/landlord whips up copious amounts of food. My stomach is grumbling, and I’m going to join them now. So have at it, and I’ll be back atcha next week. Enjoy!

Peace…oh, and Happy Birthday MJ!

Song – Artist – Title – Label
Pressure – Slowcream – And – Nonine promo
Andover – Francesco Tristano – XVI Reflections on Classic Music – Point/Decca promo
Temperature – Slowcream – And – Nonine promo
Untitled Suite – Jazz Chronicles – Jazz Chronicles – Futuristica promo
Ticked Zinc (Opolopo Remix) – Sugar Beats – Beyond Jipangu – Swedish Brandy promo
The Skeleton – Positive Force – Impossible Ark/Unfold
Back Street Lust (Azaxx Remix) – Kinny – Tru Thoughts
Hole in My Pocket (featuring Fallon Williams) – Cookin’ on 3 Burners – Soul Messin’ – Freestyle
Fumando – Captain Planet – Nuyorican EP – Bastard Jazz promo
Put Your Hands Up for Detroit – TM Juke & The Jack Baker Trio – Tru Thoughts promo
Rescue Me – BadboE – Break the Funk – AuditoryDesigns promo
The Original Groover – BadboE – Break the Funk – AuditoryDesigns promo
Don’t Cost You Nothing (Leftside Wobble Edit) – Ashford & Simpson – promo
The Latest featuring Capital A (Extended Boogie Version) – Sygaire & Defcon – EP – Om promo
Close to Paradise featuring Karl Wagner (Opolopo Remix) – Bennson – Beyond Jipangu – Swedish Brandy promo
Southern Soul (Jay Shepheard Remix) – Glimpse and Martin Eyerer – EP – Buzzin’ Fly promo
New Breed (Dobie Remix) – Elan Mahler – promo
Choice (Marconi de Morais Piano Mix) – Christos Kedras – EP – Kapa promo
Pack Yo Bags (Diem Remix) – Alexander East – EP – Chillin
My Name Is – Franck Roger – The Fall EP – FR Productions promo
In Memory Of… (Amit Shoham Remix) – I-Van and Jason Howell – Once Wounded EP – Tarantic promo
Friend With the R – Evan Rhodes – Community Vol.1 EP – Viva! promo
This is How it Is ?? – South of Roosevelt – EP – Blueplate Global promo
Weekend (Zad’s Deep Dreams Remix) – Jesse Saunders – EP – Broken promo
Lifestyles (Mark Farina Remix) – Mike Disco – EP – Full Flavor promo
London Groove – Circle of Funk – Slapped Up Soul
Dream is Real – Patrick Turner – EP – Sowat
Parables featuring Excentral Tempest (Ramadanman Remix) – Landslide – EP – promo
Neighbourhood 09 (Roska Remix) – Zed Bias – EP – Biasphere
Free – The Deadbeats – Made in the Shade – Wax On
Lay the Sex – St-Liquorish – EP – promo
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 Show 12.30 [178:06m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

It’s great to once again give you a full-on show with loads of newness. I’ve been eager to give them to you last week, but once again equipment problems at the station forced my hand. But all went well last night, and now you’ll be the beneficiary of the results.

So without further ado, I give you this week’s broadcast. Enjoy, and I’ll be back next week!

Peace.

Song – Artist – Title – Label
Walking into My Life – Shirley Ann Slaughter – Word on the Kerb
Constellations – Joy Jones – Godchild – Future Soul
Glass Boxes – Joy Jones – Godchild – Future Soul
Done It – Jazz Chronicles – Jazz Chronicles – Futuristica promo
Bologna – Jazz Chronicles – Jazz Chronicles – Futuristica promo
Superposition – Comfort Fit – Polyshufflez – Tokyodawn
Drift to the Center – Comfort Fit – Polyshufflez – Tokyodawn
The Origin – Natural Self – Tru Thoughts promo
Keep on Trying – The Deadbeats – Made in the Shade – Wax On
The Girl (featuring Kylie Auldist) – Cookin’ on 3 Burners – Soul Messin’ – Freestyle
Four N Twenty – Cookin’ on 3 Burners – Soul Messin’ – Freestyle
Ease the Funk – BadboE – Break the Funk – AuditoryDesign
Nothing But the Funk – BadboE – Break the Funk – AuditoryDesign
East from Savanna – GummiHz – EP – Earthrumental
Live in the Summer (Calor Mix) – Bah Samba – EP – Favouritizm
Another Lover (Tony Loreto Master Kev TLMK Remix) – Tortured Soul – EP – Dome
Everybody Shake It (Jay J’s Shifted Up Mix) – Ralph Rosario featuring Shawn Christopher – EP – Blueplate Global promo
I Wanna Be with You (AEB Remix) – Arch_typ featuring Sarah Linhares – EP – Bagpak promo
351 (Rob Slac Remix) – Cates&dpL – EP – Om promo
Parables (featuring Excentral Tempest) – Landslide – EP – promo
Make It Work (featuring Warrior Queen and Hubert Laws) – Stereotyp – Stereotyp
I Wanna Be with You (DJ Don Cuco’s Deep in Love Dub Remix) – Arch_typ featuring Sarah Linhares – EP – Bagpak promo
Cars – Cookin’ on 3 Burners – Soul Messin’ – Freestyle
END BROADCAST

 

 Show 12.29 [123:51m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Some setbacks with station equipment are doing it to me again, so no show this week. Hope to have another for you next week.

If you using the Macintosh, particular those with the Dashboard, then I have a widget for you. Yes, it’s a widget for the radioshow. It’s nice and simple. You won’t have to open up iTunes every time you want to hear the show, and you can have an episode played in the background without cluttering your Mac Desktop or Dock. You can play the most recent shows, and even subscribe to the podcast if you’re not a subscriber already.

Download the widget here. Enjoy it, and let me know if you like it.

Talk to you next week! Peace.

Once again, some equipment problems have put a crimper in my original plans to bring you a bunch of fresh newness. And once again, the show must go on!

So with that, it’s time to bring you another show full of jazz, jazz, jazz. And obviously, not just of the straight-ahead variety. If you’ve listened to this show over the years, you know that “jazzy, soulful club culture” is what I am a big proponent of. There are many different hybrids of what jazz is, to the point that purists may vehemently disagree. Still, it’s really nice to know that the more enlightened jazz lovers tend to embrace the different strands, shades and variants.

Though most of us know that jazz originated here in the states, it reach is truly global. The representation of jazz on this week’s show will come from all around Europe, even in locations where the Iron Curtain was a barrier back in the day. And places like Japan and stateside will get their due, too. Fine labels like Ricky-Tick from Finland, Schema from Italy, Perfect Toy from Germany, and Cosmic Sounds representing Eastern Europe among many others will get some lovin’ here, and those of you who aren’t familiar with the labels (among all the others this week) should get to know and explore their respective catalogs.

If you think that good jazz is just Coltrane, Silver, and Davis, then take some time to have a gander and a listen to this week’s jazzified selection. Hope you’ll dig!

Fingers are crossed that I will give you a full-on show with all brand-new goodies next week. Have a good one, in the meantime; peace.

Song – Artist – Title – Label
All Things to All Men (featuring Roots Manuva) – The Cinematic Orchestra – Everyday – Ninja Tune
The Satellites Are Spinning (Zero dB Remix) – Sun Ra – Zero dB: Reconstruction – Ubiquity/Fluid Ounce
Theme de Yoyo – Art Ensemble of Chicago – Bande Original Du Film “Les Stances A Sophie” – Universal Sound
Afloat (featuring Yukimi Nagano) – Sleepwalker – The Voyage – Village Again
Take It Slow – Fleur – demo
Summertime – Sheila Landis – Parenthe-Seizure – Counterpoint
Straight Life – Grupo Organowa Krzystofa Sadowskiego – Holding Hands: Rare Jazz/Fusion from Polish Vaults Vol. 2 – Cosmic Sounds
Krug – RTB Big Band – Jazz Orkestar Radio-Televizije Beograd (1948-1978) – Cosmic Sounds
B’s Waltz – Bent Jagdig – On The Spot: A Peek at the 1960’s Nordic Jazz Scene – Ricky-Tick
A Different View – LTC – A Different View – Ricky-Tick
Trading Eights – The Five Corners Quintet – Jazzflora – DNM
Zunja – Gerardo Frisina – Notebook – Schema
This is What You Are – Mario Biondi – Handful of Soul – Schema
Babarabutiri – Beny More – The Best of Mr. Bongo – Mr. Bongo
Bossa So – Sansa Trio – Nicola Conte Presents Viagem 2 – Far Out
Positive Energy – Ronnie April – Jazz Travels: Compiled by Casbah 73 – HITop
Stars – The Nostalgia 77 Octet – Weapons of Jazz Destruction – Tru Thoughts
The View from Her Room – Weekend – Gilles Peterson and Patrick Forge Presents Sunday Afternoon at Dingwalls – Ether
Faery Song – Hipnosis – Jazz – Perfect Toy
Fuoco Fatuo – (Koop Remix featuring Earl Zinger) – Nicola Conte – Jet Sounds Revisited – Eighteenth Street Lounge/Schema
END BROADCAST

 

 Show 12.28 - The All-Jazz Special [125:09m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Time for me to descend on your musical world and give you a fresh, new set of beats and vibes. Unlike last week, where I had to rely on some dodgy equipment at home, which got you a show sans voiceover, it’s a full-on session at the radio station. The result: another fine batch of dope sounds for you to savor and enjoy.

Not much else to say. As I type this from one of my favorite cafes here in San Luis Obispo, I am working at keeping my energy in a good direction, as I had very little sleep over the last few days. Still, it’s all good as things move forward.

It’s out of July and into August for the next show. Until then, have a great week ahead!

Peace.

Song – Artist – Title – Label
Sort of Revolution (Cinematic Orchestra Remix) – Fink – EP – Ninja Tune
Circles (Richard E and Annabel(lee) Vocal Suite) – Nova Tempo – Further Out
Solstice – The Voices of Time – Impossible Ark – Unfold promo
Angel Lady featuring Andreya Tiana (Mr. Windmill & Jay.Soul ReTouch) – Aaron Jerome – demo
Breathe – The Deadbeats – Made in the Shade – Wax On promo
Supernova – Joy Jones – Godchild – Future Soul
Banyana – Damon Bell – Kush Music EP – Deepblak
See The Light (Sun Circle Remix) – Masirah – EP – Futuristica promo
Hanham vs. Steinz featuring Klangslab (Blitz Chess Edit) – Comfort Fit – Polyshufflez – Tokyodawn promo
Seen Not Heard (featuring NOTE) – Comfort Fit – Polyshufflez – Tokyodawn promo
Flowin’ – Wa-Chu-Ku – T Times Too EP – Drumpoet Community promo
Hooked – Bleep Control – Duck – M8MC promo
Step Up (909 Mix by Moonstarr) – Sarah Linhares – Messages from the Future EP – Public Transit promo
Digital Connection (Recloose Remix) – Shake Aletti – EP – promo
High on Beats – GummiHz – EP – Earthrumental promo
High on Percussion – GummiHz – EP – Earthrumental promo
Live in the Summer (DJ Meme Havaianas Mix) – Bah Samba – EP – Favouritizm promo
Sunshine (Sona Mix) – Mario Dujic featuring Marie Craven – EP – Nosa
Pusherman – Redeyes – EP – Bingo Beats
Human Nature (Makoto & The Specialist VIP) – Michael Jackson – unreleased promo
Soon (Morgan Geist Remix) – Patrick Cowley and Jorge Socarras – EP – Macro promo
Manteca – Cesar’s Salad – The Latin Beat – Tramp promo
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 Show 12.27 [116:05m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download