I was listening to a random playlist this morning when the epic Get Closer by my one-time hope for the future, Ben Westbeech, popped up. I’d forgotten quite what a great track it is, with Die’s piano-led drum & bass…
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Jamie Lidell – Compass
It’s been a while since I posted anything (don’t worry, there’s a flood of Lost Gloves on the way), so here’s a quickie just to get back into the swing of things. Courtesy of UK European champion chair dancer Jo…
Best Songs Of The Noughties
So, when Absolute Radio announced their quest to find the best songs of the decade, I said that I found it hard to pick any. Well, I’ve changed my mind, thanks to some inter-office discussions (ending in this playlist) and…
Tagged with: amerie, Amy Winehouse, Aqualung, Arctic Monkeys, ben westbeech, Coldplay, Common, Damon Albarn, Dizzee Rascal, garage, Gnarls Barkley, Gorillaz, hip hop, indie, jamie cullum, jazz, Jose James, Kanye West, Kings of Leon, LCD Soundsystem, Lily Allen, mark ronson, N.E.R.D., noughties, paul weller, pharrell williams, R&B, radiohead, rock, the streets, The Strokes, Travis, zero 7
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Jazzanova feat. José James – Little Bird
Anyone who has read this blog on more than one occasion is likely to have realised that I’m rather fond of Mr José James and just about everything that he does. I’m also, as all like-minded people are, rather partial…
Jazzanova feat. Ben Westbeech – I Can See (Remix Competition)
As part of my ongoing nostalgia trip (I think it’s an end of year thing) & because I was on the subject of artists introduced to me by Gilles Peterson, I also checked out Ben Westbeech’s MySpace profile to see…
Tagged with: ben westbeech, brownswood, DJ Shadow, gilles peterson, Jazzanova, radiohead, remix
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Jamie Lidell – Another Day
Jamie Lidell is the sort of artist who could confuse you. He’s white, British, painfully trendy, and signed to Warp so one’s immediate assumption would probably be that he makes achingly cool electro, or ragged Hoxton rock. In fact he…
Tagged with: ben westbeech, brownswood, funk, gilles peterson, jamie lidell, soul, warp
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Ben Westbeech – Jazz Cafe
Ben Westbeech played his first London headline show – shame that most people seemed to be there to continue ongoing conversations with friends…. Last night saw Ben Westbeech’s first headline show in London, at Camden’s Jazz Cafe. Despite being two…
Ben Westbeech – Live At The Jazz Cafe
Following his storming showcase at Ronnie Scott’s Ben Westbeech is playing London’s Jazz Cafe this Wednesday – and I’ll be there…. Although Ben Westbeech’s debut album Welcome To The Best Years Of Your Life hasn’t been quite the smash hit…
Ben Westbeech – So Good Today
My biggest tune of last summer, So Good Today by Ben Westbeech, is set to become the UK’s summer tune of 2007… Ben Westbeech – So Good Today video A recent visit to the Brownswood Recordings page on YouTube saw…
Ben Westbeech – Welcome To The Best Years Of Your Life (Live Showcase)
Ben Westbeech showcased his debut album Welcome To The Best Years Of Your Life at Soho’s Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club – and I managed to blag an invite… Following a bit of the sort of blagging I haven’t tried for…
Tagged with: acid jazz, ben westbeech, brownswood, concert, drum and bass, gilles peterson, soul
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