Hercules & Love Affair - Blind (Frankie Knuckles Remix)

Mr Frankie Knuckles welcome back! I wish you good health and this truly is you working this remix so very warm and simply a pleasure to listen too. Respect Massive babysole

Rainbow Straightener

Shane Bradford, Andrew Ekins, Piers Secunda
14th December – 27th January 2008

Rod Barton Invites is proud to present its third group exhibition Rainbow Straighter exhibiting three artists concentrating on the materialistic values of paint. Each artist utilizes the qualities of the medium to produce strong visually interesting work. Each artist is heavily involved in process driven painting:

Shane Bradford, is exhibiting two of his well-known magazine paint dripped works, “Vogue, May 2006 British Edition, model Natalia Vodianova”, beautiful, sexy, comical and dame right just gorgeous. Bradford has taken an already iconic magazine, a beautiful image and made it his own by graphically enhancing it, who needs air brushing?

Andrew Ekins works set out to investigate a dialogue between the sublime, the abject, and contemporary notions of beauty, the core subject is the luster of human presence and the landscape of the human condition. Ekins is exhibiting a new work of towering tin cans with mountainous, reversed stalactites of paint; show casing his compelling fetishistic processes of making.

Piers Secunda, focuses on the manipulation of paint, constructing vertical layered collage, and abstract imagery entirely in paint. Using the materials quality of solidifying in to pieces; parts to a puzzle that interlock, forms and shapes, giving Secunda a language of his own.

Rod Barton Invites set up in early 2007 for the purpose of showcasing British and international contemporary art focusing primarily on contemporary abstract painting across the generations. The gallery program will include regular solo, group exhibitions and off-site projects. For the last 3 years Roderick Barton (Gallery Director) has been independently curating contemporary art exhibitions in and around London.

Rain& Sun Monotape Radioshow

It's great to receive a mix whereby the playlist itself is a pleasure to browse upon before clicking play...
Rain & Sun by Onur Engin 192kbps 54"45'download

Louis Bordeaux - Lets Love Life [Appletree] (2007)
Floating Points (Fps) - Music Is The Key [Cdr] (2007)
Full Member - Gritty [Re:Freshment] (2007)
Little Dragon - After The Rain (Fps Edit) [Cdr] (2007)
Jay.I - Regretful [Cdr] (2007)
Taninaka - Freeform To Raid [Sound Control] (2007)
Les Edits du Golem - Pyramide [Les Edits Du Golem] (2007)
Beatfanatic - Nights on Ibiza feat. Roman Andrén [Soundscape - Test] (2008)
O.Boogie feat. Tableek (Masypke) - Paper Chaser (Tom Trago Remix) (2007)
Jose Gonzalez - Killin for love (Beatfanatic remix) [Imperial - Test] (2008)
Trusme - Narda [Fat City] (2007)
Shawn Lee's Ping Pong Orchestra - Toxic [Ubiquity] (2007)
Quasamodo - Porn Star 101 [Timewarp] (2007)
Danny Massure - Sweet Miss Rae (Tal M. Klein Remix) [Cdr] (2008)
Ed Meme & The Forms - Strike Up! [Straightup Recordings] (2008)
Ana Mazzotti - Agora Ou Nunca Mais [Whatmusic] (1974) * big up to Ahu

Estelle feat. Kanye West - American Boy

Hey! Babysole!..Take me to LA and San Francisco Bay...

Burial~ Archangel

DUBSTEP... its introvert in sound and I think it protrays very much music of 2007/08. It has an urban sound, and is a must for headphone gear, it also is wonderful sounding in the remotest of countrysides.

'Beyond control' by Estimulo

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Hanna - Triumph [Metamorphic]
Trevor Loveys - Serihouse [House of 909]
Classic Man - Mellow (Ambient Mix) [Nervous]
Wamdue Kids - All the things [Acacia]
Vince Watson - Rendezvous [Planet E]
E.B.E. - Distant [Soma]
Minimal Vision - Milky Way [Vibraphone]
Ron Trent - Altered States (Carl Craig East Side Mix) [Djax-Up-Beats]
Vincent Floyd - Get Up [Dance Mania]
Language - Tranquility Bass [Earth]
Abacus - A Place in Time [Prescription]
Future Beat Alliance - Time Will Tell [Archive]
Larry Heard - Space Jungle [Track Mode]
C/Rock - Pheedback [Stir15]
Nick Solé - Children [Mojuba]
The Neverending Dreams - One [UMM]
Diamonds & Pearls - Perspective [See Saw]
Joe R. Lewis - Love Of My Own [Target]
Scott Sellars - Schematics [Big Sound Works]
Dynamic Boys - Make me say yes [Palmares]
Screamin' Rachael - Rock Me [Westbrook]
Jenifa Mayanja - In Progress [Bu-Mako]
..."This mix is dedicated to the memory of my beloved father who passed away this year after a long path of cancer that he beared very brave and full of hope, and who was the best father for me that I could ever wish for." ESTIMULO.

GUCCI GOOSEBUMPS

GUCCI... I am loving women's cruise 2008 by one of my favourite designers. Since black and white are THE true colours of punk , my true love for fashion, always reverts back to that classic, chic, black and white 'too tone' fashion statement.

Lime Sorbet Mix By Tal M. Klein

Producer, dj, vinyl purist & a funk warrior Tal M. Klein from San Francisco is one of the pioneers of the funky breakbeat scene since 1996. Enjoy his killer mix until his fifth album "Plastic Starfish" comes out & try to catch him in Europe. He joined forces with Goodgroove and they'll be touring across the Europe in May and June this year. Dates in the works going from UK, Austria, Germany, Spain and then on to Greece.

Lime Sorbet Mix by Tal M. Klein 192kbps 63"09'listen I download
Torpedo Boyz - Make It On Time - Lounge
Shoes - Are You Crazy - Shoes
Sunsetsoul presents Da Wiesel - Boogaloo Stomp (Tal M. Klein remix) - GoodGroove
Ashley Beedle presents The London Heavy Disco Revue - Riot On
Broadway - Out Hear
Eddie Roberts Quintet - Georgio's Brother (Lack Of Afro remix) - Record Kicks
Geriba - Sunday Groove - Innvision
Quincy Jointz - Lazy (Tal M. Klein remix) - Unreleased
Delia Gonzalez & Gavin Russom - Relevee (Dfa remix) - DFA
Altz - Espas - Lastrum
Maelstrom - Blow Your Whistle - Lab-Rok
Tal M. Klein - To The Evening Red And Morning Grey - Aniligital
Romanowski - Strudel Strut - Jazz & Milk

2008 Promo Mix By Quincy Jointz

2008 Promo Mix by Quincy Jointz 256kbps 59"14' listen I download
Quincy Jointz - The thief (tba)
De-Phazz - Hell..s alright (QUincy Jointz remix) (Phazzadelic, tba)
Tal M. Klein - 6 million ways to swim (Quincy Jointz remix) (tba)
Quincy Jointz - Real (Basement Freaks remix) (Timewarp Music, 2008)
Timewarp Inc. - Afrofunk (Geriba remix) (Timewarp Music, 2006)
Quasamodo - Funk off (Quincy Jointz remix) (tba)
Danny Massure - Rewind (Quincy Jointz remix) (tba)
Quincy Jointz - Trippin.. (Timewarp Music, 2007)
Quincy Jointz meets Jayl Funk - Funky fresh dude (tba)
D..Stephanie - Dizzy (Quincy Jointz remix) (Timewarp Music, tba)
Bantu - Oya oya (Quincy Jointz remix) (Nesta Rec, 2008)
Geriba - Sunday groove (Quasamodo vs. Headson Groove remix) (Innvision Rec, 2007)
Quincy Jointz brings us this time his special promo mix which contains almost every fresh tune and remix he made in the last months and some "classic" Quincy/Geriba tunes. Go & get the funky Quincy overflow! myspace.com/quincyjointz

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The Jukebox Made In Heaven

From CDs to downloads, vinyl has had a tough time of it lately. But maybe there are enough people like Rahul Verma around...
It's 21 years since I first stumbled on an independent record shop, Beggars' Banquet in Kingston. Even for an 11-year-old, its teeming, vibrant window display, piles of flyers and hundreds of records and tapes with handwritten descriptions stood out against the sterility of Our Price and Woolworths. I've been a devotee ever since, never happier than whiling away a spare few hours trawling through the racks of a quirky record shop tucked away from the identikit high street. I'm a music journalist and I've still never bought a CD: strictly vinyl only. But the last few years have been worrying.

The internet has revolutionised how we access and consume music, what with online purchasing, file-sharing and downloads. The independent scene survives - just. There have been some high-profile casualties: this summer Soho's Berwick Street, which has the highest density of independent record shops per square metre in the country, lost Reckless Records after 24 years and Mister CD also closed. Reckless's closure is particularly sad considering its pivotal role: Coldcut formed after meeting there by chance in 1986, and it was the place to be during the late 80s rare groove and acid jazz scene where DJs Norman Jay and Ashley Beedle could be found waxing lyrical to shop manager Patrick Forge, who would go on to co-found Kiss FM.

Joe Bindley started at Reckless in the 80s before setting up secondhand record shop Vinyl Exchange in Manchester in 1988. It has been hard work and the internet hasn't helped, but Bindley is still there. "People popping in to buy CDs in their lunch hour was our bread and butter; the ability to buy music online has hurt us," explains Bindley. "That's the same for all record shops: you simply don't have as many people coming through the door, because they don't need to go out of the house to do their shopping."

But Bindley has harnessed the beast. "The internet's an opportunity as well: now we sell loads of music online, which means our market is bigger than ever because we sell internationally," he continues. "Previously we did international mail order by phone and it was hit and miss; now people can see exactly what we've got online and it's much more slick."

And while the internet can beat any independent record shop in terms of convenience and choice - it is virtually a celestial jukebox, offering access to almost any song ever recorded - it can't provide face-to-face contact.

"Online, you can read that 'people who bought this record also bought that one', but that's nothing like dealing with counter staff on a regular basis - you get to know people," says Bindley. "Staff will say: 'We've just got this that you might like, or you liked this guy in such-and-such a band and he's now in this other band, so you might want to listen to this.'

There's no substitute for well-informed staff. You can't get that online; interaction there is done in a very crude way."

Stephen Godfroy, the director of Rough Trade shops who oversaw the opening of a flagship store in London's Brick Lane this summer, agrees: "If you're an independent record shop people are going to shop with you rather than online because of the experience you provide, and that is partly down to how much knowledge the staff have and how they share it."

And a correlation of that is the independents' status as trendsetters. "We're all about discovering new releases," says Godfroy. He points out that while of course the Rough Trade shops sell music that reaches the top of the charts, what they excel at is introducing music that doesn't have the benefit of huge marketing campaigns to generate interest. "Thanks to our staff knowledge and 20 years of experience in music, we can help generate a following for an interesting or underrated band. People can discover bands with us at an early stage of their careers."

Looked at this way, the future is anything but bleak for those independent record shops sturdy enough to survive the current corporate and technological revolution. After all, they've been here before.

"With music, there has been a battle between the high street - HMV, Virgin, Our Price, supermarkets - and independent shops for 20 years," says Bindley. "And we're still here." Furthermore, he points out that other areas are catching up: foodies as well as music lovers are down on supermarkets these days. So, with any luck, my Saturday afternoons flicking through the racks are safe for a while yet.

Object Of Desire

Bibendum Chair, £1,177.50 (was £2,355) Sale ends January 26.

Robert Owens' Night- Time Stories

House vocalist Robert Owens hooks up with Wahoo, Charles Webster and Jimpster on his latest longplayer. Night-Time Stories arrives at the end of February.Owens is the voice behind house classics such as 'Can You Feel It?', 'Tears' and 'Mine To Give'. But he's also lent his vocals to more unusual studio collaborations, pairing with drum'n'bass heavyweights London Elektricity and even breaks duo Koma & Bones. More recently he's sung on Coldcut's 'Walk A Mile In My Shoes' and Marc Romboy's 'I Need'. Night Time Stories arrives on Berlin house imprint Compost and includes collabs with Wahoo, Jimpster, Atjazz, Charles Webster, Simbad, Marc Romboy and Ian Pooley. You can check out the lead single 'Merging' on the Compost MySpace page now.
Record label: Compost Records
Tracklist
01 Intro 0:32
02 Inside My World 5:35
03 New World 7:30
04 I'm Chained 6:11
05 Only Me 7:35
06 Survive 0:55
07 Now I Know 6:08
08 Never Give Up 4:52
09 Press On 9:59
10 Back To You 7:29
11 Happiness 0:35
12 Happy 3:53
13 Merging 9:29
14 No Tomorrow 6:30
15 Listen Outro 0:28
Robert Owens Night-Time Stories is released on Compost on February 25, 2008.

Record label: Compost Records

Onur Egin- Monotape Radioshow

Guest Mix by Yosaku 256kbps 75"13'listen I download
dj day feat. miles bonny - learning to fly [test]
francisco aguabella - headstrong [epsilon]
grupo x - this must be the place [loft records]
shin-ski feat. dagha - elements [cdr]
jazztronik feat. shacho - heat [pony canyon]
kyoto jazz massive - brightness of these days (quantic remix - arni kristjansson re-edit) [cdr]
moonstarr - broken bossa [cdr]
ruben blades - plastico (nauts ricanstruction) [cdr]
yosaku + dj day - the bottle (guan guanco) (mixdown 01) [test]
swell session vs seiji feat. ernesto - prepared to go [freerange]
yosaku - ain't it funky now [cdr]
nicole willis & the soul investigators - if this ain't love (mr. scruff remix) [above the clouds]
shirley eubanks - the blessing song [freestyle]
manfredo fest - jungle kitten [bluebird]
Here is an exclusive guestmix by dj & producer Yosaku from LA. His "Jazzy/Latin dance music with a Hip-Hop approach" has appeared in the many releases of Fresco, Arision, Plug Label, Beyond Jazz labels and his wicked "Ain't It Funky Now" remix comes out soon on GAMM. He's also collaborating with one of the more noticeable artists in the scene, DJ Day and doing "Tighten Up" Sessions with Chaka @ Zanzibar.

I Know You Got Soul

Rockstar Games...

...Celebrating a proper era of digital entertainment.

Babysole! Pour toi, mon amour...

LISTEN NOW Broadcast Date: Sep 02, 2006 DJ: TOMO
Ty feat. Tony Allen - The Willing
Fela Kuti - Water No Get Enemy
Gil Scott Heron - Home Is Where The Hatred Is
Miroslav Vitous - New York City
Solid Groove - Flookin
Thievery Corporation - The Heart's a Lonely Hunter (MAW Remix)
Liquid People - Son of Dragon (Afromento Remix)
Copyright feat. Tasita D'Mour - We Can Rise
Anane - Mon Amour (DJ Gregory Rmx)
The Sisters Love - Give Me Your Love