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

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

Greetings to all…

I have before you last week’s edition of the show, featuring a great cross section of fresh new music from here, there and everywhere. It’s up a bit late, but better later than never…so enjoy the show.

For now, it’s time to bid you adieu. Being that I’m on a bit of an overload, it’s time to start to put a few things to bed and get some other things in place. To that end, I find it best to put the show on hold until September. Believe it or not, it does take more than just simply playing good music. I’m very dedicated to what I do, and I believe in the power of touching others through music in my own way. I have a desire to do it 100 percent, or not at all. And at least for the next six weeks or so, it’s time to put 100 percent into other things for now. Fear not, because the show will return as strong as ever. If all does work out, I hope to have some new things in place.

No promises, but I think that I may get away with some surprise podcasts that will feature all-new music during my hiatus. The good music seems to never stop coming, and I’m very grateful for that. I wouldn’t like it to pile up and fall by the waste side, so I’ll find ways to incorporate them.

Thanks for those of you leaving feedback on the site, and for sending me nice messages via Facebook or email. It’s a privilege, and so long as good music keeps being made I will continue to do my best to share them with you. Also, big thanks to the labels, artists and producers, the promoters, and most of all to the fans.

Catch you on the other side come September.

Song - Artist - Title - Label
Emo (Switch Groove Exp. Remix) - MK - Morning Suntouch 4 - Prominence
Last Nine Days - Quasimode - The Land of Freedom - Sonar Kollektiv
Papaia - Jackson Conti - Sujinho - Mochilla
Christmas In The Summertime - The One - Superpsychosexy - Om Hip-Hop
Blackman - Georgia Anne Muldrow - 4 Hero…Mixing - Sonar Kollektiv
Might As Well - J*Davey - The Beauty in Distortion/The Land of the Lost - Independent Media
Lights Down Low (featuring OliverDaySoul) - Sepalot - Red Handed - Compost
Bunny Rabbitz - o1o - The Undatow 2 EP - Deepblak promo
Typo (Diplo’s Hip Hop Remix) - The Truth - The Sunny Side of Truth - The Truth
Magical Amounts (Pete Rock Remix) - The Truth - The Sunny Side of Truth - The Truth
Clashback - Madnus & Scogil - test
Connexao (DJ Venom Remix) - Sabrina Malheiros - EP - Far Out
Scaraboogie - Soul Designer - Evolutionism EP Vol. 2 - Third Ear
You Are My Battlestar (Jacob London Remix) - Q-Burns Abstract Messages - EP - Eighth Dimensions
Cupid - Professor Delacroix - Deepblak test
In The Middle - Dennis Jr. - Akustikk
Blazer - Project Sandro - Computer Incarnation For World Peace Vol. 2 - Sonar Kollektiv
Un Limon En La Cabeza (Quantic Remix) - Gecko Turner - Manipulado - Lovemonk
Youth Groove - The Stance Brothers - 7″ - Ricky Tick
Even Vulcans Cry (Me&You Remix) - Phyllis Dixon - test
Fala Tanto (Instrumental) - Open Foraina - Lovemonk promo
Flo’s Flow - Madnus & Scogil - test
END BROADCAST

 

 Show 11.23 [118:58m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Now that the Halfway Rewind Special is behind us, it’s time to dive into new music territory. The show starts off with more jazz than usual, but trust me when I say that it’s a great stretch of jazz for you to savor. Of course, other styles and blends are covered as well.

One correction I should point out as you’re listening to the show. I’ve erroneously announced a Natalie Walker track. In fact, the tune I Decided (King Britt FiveSix Mix) was from Solange.

That’s all, for now. Enjoy the show; back atcha this week!

Song - Artist - Title - Label
untitled - Auteur - CD-R
Petite Planete (Positive Flow Remix) - Emanative - EP - Futuristica Music promo
The Prayer - Lizzy Parks - Raise The Roof EP - Tru Thoughts
Raise The Roof - Lizzy Parks - Tru Thoughts
Object In The Mirror (featuring Carmen Lundy) - Quasimode - The Land of Freedom - Sonar Kollektiv
Folk Music - Bjorn Kostvold - On The Spot Vol. 2 - Ricky Tick
Dark Beauty - Quasimode - The Land of Freedom - Sonar Kollektiv
Wives and Lovers - Pedro Rider - On The Spot Vol. 2 - Ricky Tick
Too Good To Last - Louie Austen - EP - Klein
Essa Cancao - Sabrina Malheiros - New Morning - Far Out
Sao Paulo Nights - Jackson Conti - Sujinho - Mochilla
Roots Dub - The Ska-Lites - 4 Hero…Mixing - Sonar Kollektiv
Monosabo Blues (Philip Owusu Remix) - Gecko Turner featuring Eska - Manipulado EP - Lovemonk promo
Hi Sun - J*Davey - The Beauty in Distortion/Land of the Lost - Independent Media
Don’t Blame Me - Dennis Jr. - Akustikk
Movin’ - Deep Street Soul - EP - Straightup promo
Hurricane Train - Kind and Kinky Zoo - Straightup promo
Nothing’s Wrong (Parov Stelar Remix) - Aromabar - EP - Infracom promo
I Decided (King Britt’s FiveSix Mix) - Solange - EP - Geffen promo
Little Dark Spot (John Beltran Remix) - Christos Kedras featuring Marconi de Morias - EP - Kapa Music promo
Chill This (John Stuart Remix) - Diem - EP - Chill Music promo
Go Get It (Zed Bias Club Mix) - Sepalot - EP - Compost promo
Solid Ground (Crazy P. Remix) - Eddy Meets Yannah - EP - Compost promo
The Whip - Me Raabenstein - EP - Nonine promo
END BROADCAST

 

 Show 11.22 [119:38m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

It’s high time to put the first half of 2008 behind us. As I was out last week, it’s good to return to give you most of the singles and EP’s from the year so far that I recommend for you to check out and support. It’s the second part of the Halfway Rewind Special, and it turns out that not all that I wanted to get into the show could be accomodated, even if the show stretched once again to three hours.

I hope you enjoy this week’s show. Next week comes a whole lot of fresh new music, so stay tuned.

Song - Artist - Title - Label
The Mighty - Vincent - EP - Music For Collapsing People
Mr. Sneak - Scott - Sweep EP - Bagpak
Ra-Monk - Eval Manigot - Monk Swing EP - Public Transit
Reckonerz (featuring Charli2Na) - AmpLive - Rainydayz: Radiohead Remixed EP - AmpLive
American Dreamin’ - Black Spade - EP - Om Hip Hop
Electric Chair (featuring Elmore Judd) - TM Juke - EP - Tru Thoughts
Giant Pickle - Mr. Scruff - Donkey Ride EP - Ninja Tuna
Get Caught - Cutty Lark - Do Right
Break It Til It’s Broken - Ed Meme and the Forms - EP - Straightup
All Night Prescriptions (Late Night Call) - Art Bleek - Urban Watcher EP - Loungin’
Super Rock Body Shock - Eye Beta Rock - EP - 4Lux
You Do This To Me - Summary - Nasty Depths EP - Bagpak
All Over - re:jazz - Live at Motion Blue Yokohama - Infracom
Brisk (Omegaman Remix) - Onur Engin - EP - Straightup
This Journey (Ghana ‘74) - The Boogoos - EP - Perfect Toy
Kept On Runnin’ (Domu Remix) - Ashley Thomas - Remixes EP - Counterpoint
I Wanna Be With You (featuring Sarah White) - Arch_Typ - Muddy Rhythms EP - Bagpak
Hit The Bit (Loose Cannon Remix) - Ben Mono - Remixes EP - Compost
Creating Waves - Ben Mono and Kemo - Higher Level EP - Sick Trumpet
Tides (Ripperton Remix) - Beanfield - EP - Compost
Dead End (D’Julz Remix) - Bangana featuring Clarisse Muvemba - EP - Heya Hifi
The Track - Fabrice Lig - Purple Raw Vol. 1 EP - Versatile
Ecosystem - Soul Designer - Evolutionism EP 2 - Third Ear
Kiss You Everywhere (Alex Attias Dark Dub) - Laverne - EP - Past Due
You Can Do What You Want (Graham Sahara Remix) - Christos Kedras - EP - Lovemonk
Brazil - C.O.N.E. and Colonel Red - Electric Theory Vol. 1 EP - Bagpak
Under Water featuring Xan Blacq (Simbad Remix) - Soul Vigilantes - EP - Lovemonk
Living Beat (Patchworks Remix) - Mop Mop - Kiss of Kali EP - Infracom
Inside and Out (MaryMary Edit) - Feist - MaryMary
Bantu - Dub Traffik Control - Bastard Boots 4 EP - Bastard Boots
Ciudad del Swing - Quantic Presents Flowering Inferno - Tru Thoughts
Friendly Flowers (Simon S Special Blend) - Jhelisa vs. Dudley Perkins - Soulclap
END BROADCAST

Other Recommends
Connexao EP - Sabrina Malheiros - Far Out
The Ringer EP - Four Tet - Domino
Brain EP - OliverDaySoul - 4Lux
Let It Ride EP - Unforscene - Tru Thoughts
La Renfree EP - Scott - Doppelschall
Leave That ‘Ol Devil Alone/Broken and Battered - Drawbar - Counterpoint
Land/One For Joe - Jazz Chronicles - Futuristica Music
Everyman - The Captain - Resense
The Rising EP - Natural Self - Tru Thoughts

 

 Show 11.21 - Halfway Rewind Special (2 of 2) [184:27m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

UPDATE 22 June 2008: Some corrections were made on the playlist. Thanks to Rocky Rococo for pointing out my error in one of the tracks from “Disco Not Disco.” The James White and the Blacks track was incorrect; the correct track was from Isotope. Some other minor corrections were made, as well.

This week presents one of my favorite shows of the year. It’s the half way mark of 2008, and it’s time to look back and pick out those albums presented on the show that I recommend to you, the selective and picky music consumer. There’s an overload of music in the world these days, thanks in large part to the advent of digital downloads, legal and otherwise.

If you’re like many a music fan, you’ve been sick and tired of being spoonfed crappy music. I do my best to be one of the filters, bringing you music that I feel holds up over time. Mind you, it’s only a tiny spectrum of great music in the world, but one can only focus on so much in a two-hour span each week. It’s best if shows are self-contained in a niche. In the case of Urban Landscapes, it’s jazzy and soulful club culture. But not just any kind of soul, and not just any kind of jazz. You know this, you recognize this, and you’re feeling the goods.

Being overwhelmed and missing out is never a good thing. So time to catch you up on the music that can potentially slip between the cracks. It’s the Halfway Rewind Special, presented to you in two parts. The first week–this week’s show–focuses on the albums, while next week’s show (the second part) wil hone in on the singles and EP’s.

One of the most important criteria I look at when picking albums is that I need to listen to the whole album. It can be challenging at times when music stacks up in the queue. Somehow, though, it gets done. To that end, there are a few albums I’ve played on the show recently that have not been released yet that are not part of the list. It could be that an album hasn’t been listened to in its entirety yet; you could end up finding them on the year-end show.

Also, I tend to miss an album or two that I forget to bring to play for the special. There are two albums of note, and I will tack them on at the bottom of the playlist so that you can look them up and check them out.

Enjoy this week’s three-hour edition of the show; I’ll catch you again next week.

The Urban Landcapes Radioshow 11.20
Thursday June 19, 2008
The Halfway Rewind Special
Part One: The Albums
Three-Hour Broadcast

Song - Artist - Title - Label
Pillow Talk - Quiet Village - Silent Movies - !K7
Mean Spirit - The Stance Brothers - Kind Soul - Ricky Tick
Momentum - Simbad - Here Comes Treble - TrebleO
Crazy Bout Ya - Milez Benjamin - Feel Glorious - Tru Thoughts
It’s Not A Game - Daru & Reggie B. - Future Music - 4Lux
Too Much To Ask For (featuring ABD Al Malik) - Outlines - Our Lives Are Too Short - Sonar Kollektiv
Song For Wolfie - Clutchy Hopkins - Walking Backwards - Ubiquity
Free (Version) - Jet Tricks - Remote Control - Jet Tricks
Gosto de Ser Como Sou - Claudia & Brazilian Octopus - Nicola Conte Presents Viagem - Far Out
Era Bom - The Ipanemas - Call of the Gods - Far Out
Don’t You Believe Me? - Ricotti & Alberquerque - A Night At The Jazz Rooms - Mr. Bongo
(Sometimes) Believe In Yourself - Roy Ayers - Maiden Voyage - Compost
Lay Lady Lay - The Dynamics - Version Excursions - Favorite/Groove Attack
Hot No No - The Lions - Jungle Struttin’ - Ubiquity
Humankind (Grant Phabao Remix) - Alice Russell - Shapes 08:01 - Tru Thoughts
Black Is The Night - DJ Vadim featuring Katherin Deboer - Best Seven Selections 2 - Sonar Kollektiv
No Memory of Time (featuring Joe Dukie) - Eva Be - Moving Without Traveling - Sonar Kollektiv
Robinson - Protassov - Shalina Music - Switchstance
Pretty Things - Kylie Auldist - Just Say - Tru Thoughts
Grilos - Marcos Valle - The Best of Marcos Valle: Carioca Soul - Far Out
Flags and Words - 2 Banks of 4 - Junkyard Gods - Sonar Kollektiv
Shibuya Crossing - LTC - A Different View- Ricky Tick
Red - Jose James - The Dreamer - Brownswood
The Grass Harp - The Nostalgia 77 Octet - Nostalgia 77: One Offs, Remixes & B-Sides - Tru Thoughts
I Like It Like That (Aaron Jerome Remix) - Pete Rodriguez - I Like It Like That: Fania Remixed - Mr. Bongo
Hotchacha - Danny Massure - What It Is - Spring Strut
Put It On - Atjazz featuring Ernesto - Full Circle - Mantis
Like A Child (Carl Craig Remix) - Junior Boys - Carl Craig Sessions - !K7
Squirmy Sign Language - Ben Benjamin - Ghostly Swim - Ghostly/Adult Swim
Crunch Cake - Isotope - Disco Not Disco - Strut
Go Ballistic featuring Zulu - Ghislain Poirier - No Ground Under - Ninja Tune
Freak-A-Zoid Robotz (Rmxxology Theme) - Bobby Evans- Rmxxology - Delicious Vinyl
The Upgrade - J-Live featuring Oddisee and Posdanus - Then What Happened - BBE
ATLiens (Circle Research Remix) - Outkast - Circle Research: The Lost Remixes - Do Right
Beyond The Time Vortex - DJ Frane - Journey to the Planet of Birds - DJ Frane
You’re Not All That (featuring Jennifer Darling) - The Herbaliser - Same As It Never Was - !K7
Sweat Band - Seiji - DJ Tools Vol. 1: Seiji - Sonar Kollektiv
END BROADCAST

Other Albums That I Recommend
Replife - The Unclosed Mind - Futuristica Music
Paul Woolford Presents Bobby Peru - The Truth - 2020 Vision

 

 Show 11.20 - Halfway Rewind Special (1 of 2) [175:20m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download