Streetnoise! 6/24/11

We started the show where East coast amicably meets west in this spirited rework of Homeboy Sandman’s distinct indie-hip hop hybrid. The Queens, New York MC has long been revered for his rhymes, and on thus release Jason Drake takes the straight shooting track to task with a hint of instrumentals. The producer and LA resident performs solo under Cassettes Won’t Listen here dropping in piano and percussion to create a dancy cushioning around “The Carpenter’s” Dostoevsky-dropping verbage. Grab Cassettes Won’t Listen’s upcoming LP “Evinspacey”June 21.

Hailing from Sydney, Australia: DJ, producer and beat maker Omegaman has laid down an infectious groove with his new ass wigglin’ track “Skankin’ Riddim”. It’s a cheeky salute to old skool Ska with a straight up breakbeat, dubby bassline, majestic horns courtesy of Scotty Sax, and vocal samples from reggae legend Horseman. The all-star lineup of remix artists includes Thomas Blondet, Stickybuds, Busta, All Good Funk Alliance, and Fretless. Styles range from straight up ska with big beats, lounge core head-nodders, to breakbeat stompers with some seriously womping bass action. We played the original mix as well as All Good Funk Alliance’s skanky dub version, superb!

I rediscovered the incredible King Khan & The Shrines recently. King Khan the master of ceremonies of his ex-centric shows and has been called a  lunatic version of Sun Ra and George Clinton which is saying a lot! The band was founded in 1999 by then 22-year-old King Khan formerly of Canadian garage rock outfits The Spaceshits (where he operated under the pseudonym Blacksnake) and Kukamongas. The band is noted for its impressive stage antics. Typically King Khan is scantily clad, and the overwhelming frontman. Having mentioned all the antics it cannot take away from the fact that the music is amazing, a mix of psychedelia, rock funk and everything else in-between. We played “Que Lindo Sueno”.

Domino Records always releases a fine collection of artists such as Arctic Monkeys, Franz Ferdinand,Animal Collective & Clinic, launches their latest offering. About Group. About Group consist of Charles Hayward (This Heat, Camberwell Now, Monkey Puzzle Trio, Clear Frame), John Coxon (Spring Heel Jack, Spiritualized), Pat Thomas (has played with Derek Bailey, Tony Oxley, Jimmy Carl Black and Eugene Chadbourne amongst countless others) & Alexis Taylor (Hot Chip). Each member rotates on instruments, Wurlitzer, drums, organ, gtr & electronic textures. We played “Your’e No Good” the bands excellent remake of the Terry Riley’s classic.

The Beast pays tribute to the late great Guru on this track, “Keep Your Worries” featuring John Robinson & Jocelyn Ellis. I really recommend picking up this EP, not a fan of tribute records but this one is dope! “Guru Legacy” is a six-track EP dedicated to the late Gang Starr rapper Keith “Guru” Elam. The project — brought to you by the Revivalist — was recorded by The Beast, a jazz ensemble featuring Eric Hirsh on piano, Stephen Coffman on the drums, Peter Kimosh on bass guitar and Pierce Freelon on vocals. The band offers their interpretation of songs from Guru’s Jazzmatazz catalogue. The EP also features a few remixes and a 13-minute interview with the Roots‘ leader and drummer ?uestlove talking about Guru’s influence on hip-hop.

Lastly, among the new releases from the great UK funk label comes Randa & The Soul Kingdom’s “The Things”. Born in Jordan, raised in the working class suburbs of Perth, Australia, singer Randa Khamis caught the black music bug early. At the age of 12 she was talking her way into local clubs, desperate to dance to the sounds of James Brown, Parliament, Kurtis Blow, Ann Sexton and Aretha Franklin. Totally entranced by the music she heard, Randa decided then in her early teens that she could, would, and must become a soul singer. Randa and the Soul Kingdom released on Freestyle Records to great acclaim, and sell out shows in the UK and Europe soon followed. Now in 2011 Randa returns with her second album, produced by Aussie music legend Lance Ferguson (The Bamboos, Cookin On 3 Burners, Lanu), “The Things” taken from the forthcoming album of the same name, allows Randa works out her disco diva muscles to quite stunning effect! Squelchy synths rides over an insistent disco beat, whilst Lance Ferguson’s scratchy guitar evokes the heady, hedonistic era of Chic, Studio 54 and Bianca Jagger riding a white horse across the dance floor!

Till next time….

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Track List:

TIME	ARITST	TRACK	LABEL
00:44	Homeboy Sandman	The Carpenter (Cassettes Won't Listen Remix)	High Water
03:28	Los Amigos Invisibles	Diablo	MAW
08:07	Omegaman	Skankin' Riddim (Original Mix)	Super Hi Fi
13:21	Rampi ft Miss Bee (Ray Mang Radio Mix)	Feel It Burn	Under The Shade
18:08	King Khan & The Shrines	Que Lindo Sueno	Vice
21:52	Ray Barretto	Pastime Paradise	CTI
30:10	Noriel Vilela	16 Toneladas	EMI
32:25	About Group	You're No Good	Domino
37:14	Buck 65	Roses & Bluejays	V2
40:26	Willie Evans Jr	HeavyThereBrutha	6 Hole
43:37	Paul White	Every Breath	Label Love Worldwide
45:46	SBTRKT feat Little Dragon	Wildfire	Young Turks
49:09	El Rego Et Ses Commandos	E Nan Mian Nuku	Daptone
53:30	The Beast	Keep Your Worries (ft. John Robinson & Jocelyn Ellis)	Label Love Worldwide
56:59	Mr Beatnick	I Know All The Bitches feat. Ahu (Bullion Remix)	Don't Be Afraid
01:01:09	Darondo	Didn't I	Ubiquity
01:04:50	Raphael Gualazzi	Love Goes Down Slow	Sugar
01:08:37	Omegaman	Skankin' Riddim (AGFA Remix)	Super Hi Fi
01:13:32	The Jellies	Jive Baby On A Saturday Night	Jelly
01:17:19	Letherette	No Point	Ho Tep
01:18:52	Motor City Drum Ensemble	Feel The Love	Four Roses
01:25:35	Norm Talley	Changes (Mike Huckaby Remix)	Third Ear
01:30:52	Matias Aguayo	Minimal (Koze mix)	Kompakt
01:34:07	Randa & The Soul Kingdom	The Things (OkMa Flavours Mix)	Freestyle
01:39:06	In Flagranti	Peculiar Protagonist (original mix)	Codec
01:46:12	Claude VonStroke	The Greasy Beat ft Bootsy (Collins Natural Funk Mix)	Dirty Bird
01:50:46	O'Jays	Put Our Heads Together (Joey Negro Re-Edit)	ITH
01:57:56	Foster The People	Pumped Up Kicks (Gigamesh Remix)	Columbia

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