If you’ve ever read this blog before, you’ll know that I have a lot of time for Ghostpoet, and for Gilles Peterson. So whilst I was rather disappointed to hear that Ghostpoet has left Peterson’s Brownswood record label, I was dead…
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Tune Of The Day: Lisa Lisa & The Cult Jam – Let The Beat Hit ‘Em
As played by the man Gilles a few weeks ago this is a slice of sample heaven. You’re welcome. Knockout by Anamorphic Mike on Flickr
Stevie Wonder – Superstition (Obol Remix)
I’ll keep this one short. So, Gilles Peterson, second show on BBC 6Music. Sixth track of the afternoon, a restrained, slow-building house remix of Stevie Wonder’s funk classic Superstition. The remix is by Obol, who I don’t know much about other…
BADBADNOTGOOD – Flashing Lights (Kanye Cover)
So, last Saturday saw Gilles Peterson’s first show on the wonderful 6Music, and it was great. Rambling, sprawling, diverse and, most importantly, oozing with a self-evident love of music, it covered everything from David Bowie to Paul Weller, Dr. John…
Tagged with: 6Music, BADBADNOTGOOD, cover version, gilles peterson, hip hop, instrumental, jazz, Kanye West
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Gilles Peterson Moves To 6Music
The two people who have probably had the most influence on the music I listen to are John Peel and Gilles Peterson: Peel switched me on to the likes of The Stone Roses and Happy Mondays, Peterson to a whole…
The Best New* Albums Of 2011
Well, that’s 2011 more or less wrapped up. Where the bloody hell it went, I have no idea, but, as I do most years, I thought I’d finish it by wrapping up my favourite albums of the year. Now, I…
Tagged with: Beastie Boys, brownswood, DJ 2 Tone Jones, Fleet Foxes, Ghostpoet, gilles peterson, grime, hip hop, indie, Lee Fields, mix, rock, samples, soul, the streets
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Why Ghostpoet Should Win The Mercury Prize
As I said the other day, and again since, I’ve been thoroughly disappointed by Watch The Throne, the album by the (supposed) hip hop dream team of Jay Z and Kanye West. It’s the sound of millionaires coasting, phoning in…
Brassroots – Good Life (Inner City Cover)
It’s been a funny old week, as the saying almost goes. Last Friday I was visiting the UK, and spent a very enjoyable hour or two sipping ice cold lager in the roof garden of a pub in Wimbledon. 3…
Tagged with: #riotcleanup, #ukriots, Brassroots, brownswood, cover version, gilles peterson, jazz
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#shfl11: Break Reform – Fractures (U-Neek Dub)
Around 11 years ago I returned from a great year in Australia, though when I got back to the UK I was very happy to be able to find great music without having to wait for a Gilles Peterson tape…
Pete Kuzma – High & Dry feat. Bilal (Radiohead Cover)
Many moons ago, when I’d not been blogging all that long, I wrote about a Radiohead cover I’d heard on Gilles Peterson’s show. It was a cover version of Just by some hip young New Yorker by the name of…
Tagged with: Bilal, cover version, gilles peterson, jazz, mark ronson, Pete Kuzma, radiohead, soul
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