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KIRK DEGIORGIO TOP 25 TRACKS OF 2011

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1. MARCEL FENGLER: Sphinx (IMF)

2. BEN SIMS ft. BLAKE BAXTER: I Wanna Go Back (Drumcode)

3. MIKE DEHNERT: Klartext (Delsin)

4. THE FEAR RATIO: Mas (Blueprint)

5. COSMIN TRG: Fizic (50 Weapons)

6. THE THIRD MAN: More Than One (A.R.T.)

7. SIGHA: The Politics Of Dying (Our Circula Sound)

8. INSTRA:MENTAL: Thomp (Nonplus)

9. CONFORCE: Vulcan (Clone)

10. FLOATING POINTS: Miniature 27 (Eglo)

11. LONE: Dolphin (R&S)

12. CHICAGO SKYWAY/DCOOK: Lager Nord (Obsolete Music Remix) (M>O>S)

13. VRIL: V5 (Giegling Staub)

14. DAX J/CHRIS STANFORD: Programm (EarToGround)

15. ARNAUD LE TEXIER: Ingredients (Children Of Tomorrow)

16. EXIUM: Complex (Rolando Remix) (Pole)

17. KUBA SOJKA: Bright Shadow Of A Star (Mathematics)

18. BLEAK: Ekko (Deeply Rooted House)

19. PAUL MAC: Knocker (Beard Man)

20. ROBERT HOOD: The Family (M Plant)

21. DELTA FUNKTIONEN: Miss Communication (Ann Aimee)

22. THE OLIVERWHO FACTORY: Galactic Transit (Instrumental) (Rush Hour)

23. SELWAY & TUROV: Choo Got It (Interpull)

24. SHADOW MOSES: Papermoon (Lonesome Hero)

25. PHASE: Dome Argus (Token)

Funk All Time Top 100. (1-10)

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1. Ray Frazier & The Shades Of Madness - I Who Have Nothing (Stanson)

This incredible piece of West Coast funk just edges it for me as the Number One funk tune of all time. Meaningful lyrics meet insistent groove and rhythm. The production has just the right amount of sophistication of raw grit, coupled with a perfect vocal.

2. Beau Dollar - Who Knows (1970 King)

My pick of the many killer James Brown productions is this intricate slice of funk. One of the rarest JB productions which just happens IMO to be the best.

3. Frankie Beverly's Raw Soul - Color Blind (1971 Gregar)

A far cry from his later mellow hits with mega-group Maze, is this impassioned anti-racism plea from Frankie Beverly.

4. The Believers - Across The Track (1971 BrownStone)

Slick, jazzy James Brown produced funk - written & arranged by JB's musical director Dave Mathews.

5. Herman Hitson - Ain't No Other Way (1972 Sweet Rose)

Raw, energetic funk with hypnotic bass and driving horns.

6. Billy Sha-Rae - Let's Do It Again (Triple "B" Records)

Tough, no-nonsense Detroit funk.

7. Franciene Thomas - I'll Be There (Tragar)

Uptempo diva-funk from the Tragar label out of Atlanta, GA.

8. Pearl Dowell - Good Things (Saadia)

Heavy slice of soulful Miami diva-funk.

9. James Brown and the Famous Flames - There Was A Time (1967 King)

Early James Brown track that laid down the framework for funk in general.

10. James Lewis Fields - How Long Shall I Wait (1973 Top Pop)

Sophisticated small-label funk out of Brooklyn, NY.

Funk All Time Top 100. (11-25)

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11. Hank Johnson - You Lost Your Thing (1972 Spear)

Hard hitting vocal funk bomb.

12. Robert Moore - Everything's Gonna' Be All Right (1972 Saadia)

Uptempo funk dancer from Miama, Florida.

13. Joe Quarterman And Free Soul - (I Got) So Much Trouble In My Mind (1972 GSF)

Huge rare groove classic with great lyrics!

14. Wee Willie & The Winners - Get Some (1973 Shotgun)

Heavyweight rare groove funk classic out of Brooklyn. Arranged by Meco.

15. Soul Searchers - Blow Your Whistle (1974 Sussex)

Rare groove classic from D.C's Chuck Brown.

16. James Brown - There It Is (1972 Polydor)

My pick of James Browns solo releases is this classic arranged by David Matthews.

17. Landlords & Tenants - Back Up Part 2 (1972 Buddah)

Large production - driving funk on Buddah.

18. Fred Wesley & The J.B.'s - Blow Your Head (1974 People)

Uptempo album only rare groove classic with distinctive Moog synth lead line.

19. Cyril Neville - Gossip (1969 Josie)

A chunky slice of New Orleans funk, with Neville Brother Cyril backed by The Meters.

20. General Crook - Do It For Me (1974 Down To Earth)

Slickly produced vocal funk from Chicago replete with string section.

21. Don Pierce - This Funky Thing (1970 Majesty)

Obscure vocal funk bomb produced by Larry Johnson.

22. Maceo & The Macks - Cross The Track (We Better Go Back) (1974 People)

Massive rare groove anthem produced by James Brown.

23. The Meters - Funky Miracle (1970 Josie)

My pick of the early funk tracks by The Meters is this album only bomb.

24. The Dapps ft, Alfred Ellis - Bringing Up The Guitar (1967 King)

Early 'party' funk classic produced by James Brown.

25. Freddie Wilson - What Would It Be Like (1972 Grandville)

A heavyweight, unashamed James Brown-a-like production.

Funk All Time Top 100. (26-50)

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26. Willie Johnson - Lay It On Me (1972 Cat)

Heavy slice of vocal funk from Florida.

27. The J.B.'s - The Grunt (1972 King)

Made legendary by Public Enemy, this is my pick of The J.B.'s solo releases.

28. Billy Sha-Rae - Do It (Spectrum)

Heavy no-nonsense vocal funk out of Detroit.

29. Clarence Wheeler & The Enforcers - Right On (1970 Atlantic)

Album only organ led funk. A rare groove classic.

30. Myra Barnes - Super Good (1970 King)

My pick of the many great female funk tracks produced by James Brown.

31. The Third Guitar - Baby Don't Cry (Rojac)

Driving funk with vocals by Eddie Holloway.

32. The J.B.'s - Hot Pants Road (1972 People)

James Brown produced rare groove classic.

33. Milton Campbell & The RDM Band - Sweet Thing (Zoom)

Small label funk with beautiful incredibly catchy chorus.

34. James Brown - Mother Popcorn (1969 King)

Rare groove classic from James Brown's legendary May '69 sessions.

35. Lyn Collins - Mama Feelgood (1973 People)

James Brown produced rare groove classic diva funk anthem.

36. Soul Excitement - Stay Together (Pink Dolphin)

Raucous small label funk bomb.

37. A.A.B.B. - Pick Up The Pieces One By One (1975 I-Dentity)

Slickly arranged by David Matthews - this was James Brown's response to the AWB.

38. Hank Carbo - Bad Luck (HCB)

Tight, well-produced West Coast vocal funk.

39. James Young And The House Wreckers - Barking Up The Wrong Tree (1968 Jet Stream)

Tough vocal funk with R&B sax squeals and wails.

40. All Dyrections - On Top Of It (1973 Buddah)

Well-produced instrumental funk bomb.

41. James Brown - Let A Man Come In And Do The Popcorn (1969 King)

Classic-era James Brown with insistent horn riff and ceaseless vamp.

42. Keisa Brown - Dance Man (Jazzman)

Previously unreleased diva-funk - rescued from obscurity by Jazzman Records.

43. Funkadelic = A Whole Lot Of B.S. (1971 Westbound)

A more conventional funk track from the P. Funkers.

44. James Brown - Give It Up Or Turnit Loose (1968)

The toughest version of this James Brown classic.

45. Ripple - A Funky Song (1974 GRC)

A rare-groove classic from Atlanta, Georgia.

46. Kool & The Gang - Give It Up (1969 De-Lite)

This album only cut is my pick of the early Kool & The Gang funk bombs.

47. Hank Ballard And The Midnight Lighters - From The Love Side (1972 Polydor)

Another rare groove classic courtesy of James Brown Productions.

48. The Vibrettes - Humpty Dump (1973 Lujon)

Heavy West Coast funk with huge drum break intro.

49. David Batiste and The Gladiators - Funky Soul (1971 Soulin')

Organ-led New Orleans funk.

50. Vicki Anderson - Answer To Mother Popcorn (1969 King)

James Brown produced rare groove classic.

Funk All Time Top 100. (51-75)

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51. Billy Wade And The 3rd Degrees - Tear It Up (1968 ABC)

Super-fast funk stomper on the borderline of the UK Northern Soul sound.

52. Alvin Cash & The Registers - Stone Thing (1970 Westbound)

Rare groove classic with phenomenal drum break.

53. United 8 - Getting Uptown (To Get Down)

Well produced piece of East Coast funk by King & Douglass of later Kleeer fame.

54. Barbara & Gwen - Right On (New Chicago Sound)

Diva funk with a social message out of Chicago.

55. Billy "Sugar Billy" Garner - Your Wasting My Time (1971 New Day)

Frenetic piece of hard-hitting midwest funk.

56. Bobby Byrd - I Know You Got Soul (1971 King)

Relentless James Brown produced rare groove classic.

57. Black Haze Express - Won't Nobody Listen (1971 Clintone)

Heavy funk out of Birmingham, Alabama with dramatic intro.

58. Little Beaver - Everybody Has Some Dues To Pay (1973 Saadia)

Mid-tempo southern funk with Tony Allen style drums.

59. Preston Love - Cissy Popcorn (Hudson)

Rare West Coast funk - written by Wilton Felder of The Crusaders.

60. Maceo And The Macks - Soul Power 74 (1974 People)

Classic late-era James Brown produced rare-groove.

61. Mary Love - Born To Live With Heartache (Elco)

Wah-wah driven diva-funk from the West Coast.

62. Pam Kellum - What You See, you Can't Get (1972)

Classy laid-back diva-funk out of Long Beach, California.

63. Mickey and The Soul Generation - Iron Leg (1969 Maxwell)

Jazzy piece of organ-led Texan funk. A rare-groove classic.

64. Lee Dorsey - Give It Up (1969)

Another piece of low down New Orleans funk - backed by The Meters.

65. Charles Mintz - Give A Man A Break (UpLook)

Fast-paced B-Boy classic out of Philadelphia.

66. Bobby Byrd - I Need Help (1973 Brownstone)

Fast-paced rare groove classic produced by James Brown.

67. Eldridge Holmes - Pop, Popcorn Children (1969 Atco)

Hard hitting vocal funk from the Sehorn-Toussaint production team.

68. Gus "The Groove" Lewis - Let The Groove Move You (1968 Tou-Sea)

Hard hitting New Orleans funk with classic drum break intro.

69. Bobby Williams - Funky Superfly (1973 Duplex)

Rare-groove classic southern-funk.

70. Chris Jones - I'm The Man (1970 Goodie Train)

Assertive, stripped down small label vocal funk.

71. Manuel B. Holcolm - I Stayed Away Too Long (1970 Diamond Jim)

Well-produced vocal funk with killer drums.

72. Freddy Wilson - Promise Land (1972 Eastbound)

Unashamedly James Brown influenced funk.

73. Michael Kirkland - The Prophet (1972 Zay)

Upbeat funk from West Coast singer Mike James Kirkland.

74. James Brown - Licking Stick, Licking Stick (1968 King)

Classic James Brown from April 1968.

75. The Meters - Cissy Strut (1969 Josie)

Classic New Orleans minimal funk.

Funk All Time Top 100. 76-100

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76. Weston Prim and Backlash - Spider Web (Memphis Express)

Oddball, mid-tempo funk out of Florida.

77. Bobby Byrd - Hot Pants, I'm Coming, I'm Coming (1971 Brownstone)

Classic rare-groove produced by James Brown for his off-shoot label Brownstone.

78. Eugene Blacknell and His New Breed - The Trip (Boola-Boola)

Big sounding funk out of Oakland, California.

79. Larry Ellis and The Black Hammer - Funky Thing (Al King)

Organ led instrumental featuring one of the best intro's in funk.

80. James Brown - Super Bad (1970 King)

Uptempo, classic era-Brown from summer 1970.

81. Renaldo Domino - Let Me Come Within (1970 Twinight)

Stripped down, mid-tempo vocal funk on the Twinight label out of Chicago.

82. The Mighty Hannibal - Get In The Groove (1968 Loma)

My pick of Hannibal's late sixties funk singles for Loma.

83. Smokey Johnson & Company - The Funkie Moon (1969 Intrepid)

Huge sounding horn and organ led instrumental funk.

84. Shelley Fisher - I'll Leave You (Girl) (1970 Kapp)

Dark, moody funk with phenomenal drums.

85. Lou Courtney - Hot Butter N'All (1968 Hurdy-Gurdy)

Hard hitting small label funk from future soul singer Courtney.

86. Angela Davis & The Mighty Chevelles - My Love (Is So Strong) (Flying Arrow)

Driving, afro-beat like funk.

87. Dyke And The Blazers - Let A Woman Be A Woman (1969 Original Sound)

My pick of the singles recorded by Dyke & The Blazers for LA label Original Sound. Well-known for it's classic B-Boy break.

88. Dymanic Walter-B And The New Breed Band - Before I Fall In Love (New Breed)

Small label, southern-soul style funk out of Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

89. Kool & The Gang - Chocolate Buttermilk (1969 De-Lite)

Another expertly arranged piece of jazz-tinged funk from Kool & The Gang.

90. Dynamic Corvettes - Funky Music Is The Thing (1975 Abet)

Late-era funk classic primarily known for it's huge break. A B-Boy fave.

91. Lee Fields and The Devil's Personal Band - The Bull Is Coming (1974 Angle 3)

Instrumental 'party' funk from the "Little JB" Lee Fields.

92. Leroy And The Drivers - The Sad Chicken (1969 Duo)

Tight, stripped down instrumental funk led by Maceo style sax.

93. Sammy Gordon And The Hiphuggers - Upstairs On Boston Road (1972 Archives)

Large ensemble instrumental 'party' funk from Brooklyn, NY.

94. The Tenth Dymentions - The Bushman (Sapphire)

Large production energetic funk out of Chicago, replete with jungle sound effects!

95. Myra Barnes (Vicki Anderson) - Message From The Soul Sisters (1970 King)

Feminist message funk produced by James Brown. Initial pressings credited to Myra Barnes.

96/ The 2nd Amendment Band - Backtalk (1973 Monet)

Large ensemble band funk out of Washington D.C.

97. The Eddy Jacobs Exchange - Pull My Coat (1969 Columbia)

Jazz maestro Harry Whitaker's take on the Pee Wee Ellis/David Mathews arrangements for James Brown.

98. Ripple - I Don't Know What It Is, But It Sure Is Funky (1973 GRC)

Flip-side to A Funky Song and a rare groove classic in it's own right.

99. Eric And The Vikings - Get Off The Streets Y'All (1970 Soulhawk)

Piano & rhythm guitar driven instrumental out of Detroit. Produced by Richard "Popcorn" Wylie.

100. Levert Allison - "Sugar Daddy" (1970 Elbejay)

Small label big-hitter out of Nashville, Tennessee.

Kirk Degiorgio joins Dynamix DJ Agency:

2011-05-20T11:23:00.003+01:00

**I am very proud to announce I am now represented exclusively by Dynamix DJ agency for all European gigs** Pls contact Natasha at http://www.dynamix-djs.com/index.php for all European bookings.

KIRK DEGIORGIO & IAN O'BRIEN: Promenade Eleven (ART-NR2) OUT NOW!!

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Read full review of Promenade Eleven - Kirk Degiorgio & Ian O'Brien on Boomkat.com ©

Top Ten January 2011

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DJ Charts » Kirk degiorgio » Top Ten January 2010

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JEROME SYDENHAM: In The Zone (Drumcode)

SECRET CINEMA: Timeless Altitude (2011 Mix) (Gem)

MARCO SHUTTLE: Spaziale (Vidd)

DAVENPORT/DEUTSCHMANN: Trump (Falkplatz)

DEEP SPACE ORCHESTRA: Streetlights (ART)

SAMULI KEMPPI: Crunch (M Rec Ltd)

1XA: Transit Ways (1XA)

O/V/R: Post Traumatic Son (Ben Klock Remix) (Blueprint)

SHAKIR: The Floor Filler (Skudge Remix) (Rush Hour)

FRANCO CANGELLI: Pressure (Mowar)

Sound Obsession: Jan 2011

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The Beauty Room presents...

West - Peaceful Times - Epic
Jim Sullivan - Plain As Your Eyes Can See - Monnie
Wendy & Bonnie - The Paisley Window Pane - Skye
Kensington Market - Cartoon - Warner Bros.
Gene Clark - No Other - Atlantic
Rex Holman - Come On Down - Atlantic
Karen Beth - April Rain - Decca
Willow - Ace Man - 20th Century
Roger Rodier - My Spirit's Calling - Columbia
Buffy Sainte Marie - Poppies - Vanguard
White Elephant - More To Love - Just Sunshine
Fever Tree - Unlock My Door - Uni
Bridget St. John - Lizard-Long Tongue Boy - Dandelion
Hoover - I'm Not That Kind Of Man - Epic
Evie Sands - It's This I Am - A&M
Mike Corbett & Jay Hirsh - Uncut Diamonds -Atco
Beau - Sun Dancer - Dandelion
Paul Winter Consort - The Silence Of A Candle - Epic
B.J. Thomas - A Song For My Brother - Scepter
Tim Hardin - It'll Never Happen Again - Verve Folkways
Laurie Styvers - All I Ever Had - Warner Bros.
The Promise Suite - Just Sunshine
Bread - I Want You With Me - Elektra
Hamilton Streetcar - Wouldn't It Be Nice - Dot
Mr. Flood's Party - Deja Vu - Cotillion
Batteaux - Living's Worth Loving - Columbia
Lambert & Nuttycombe - Bird Song - A&M
Laura Nyro - Stormy Love - Columbia
Judy Collins - Since You Asked - Elektra
Janis Ian - From Me To You - Columbia
Morning - As It Was - Vault
Ford Theatre - Postlude: Looking Back - ABC
Mike Corbett & Jay Hirsh - Butterfly Day - Atco
Eric Anderson - Time Run Like A Freight Train - Arista

KIRK DEGIORGIO End of Year Top Ten Tracks: 2010

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(in no particular order)

KIRK DEGIORGIO: Membrane (C2 Remix) (Planet E)

MARK BROOM/JAMES RUSKIN: Hostage (Blueprint)

SECRET CINEMA: Glad Chord (Gem)

MODEL 500: OFI (Mad Mike Remix) (R&S)

THE THIRD MAN: Tangier (ART)

J-T KYRKE: Connect (M Rec)

BEN SIMS: Psychosis (Drumcode)

MIKE DEHNERT: Biface (Fachwerk)

JAKOB KORN: Mirrorflip (Dolly)

KIRK DEGIORGIO: Ripple Effect (Rush Hour)

ART10 - Miles Sagnia: Transmission EP COMING SOON

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Top Ten December 2010:

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DJ Charts > Kirk Degiorgio > Top Ten December 2010:

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MARK BROOM/JAMES RUSKIN: Black Lines (Blueprint)

RAIZ: Keep Secrets (James Ruskin Remix) (Droid)

CLAUDIO PETROSINO/ROBERTO BOSCO: Abstract Path (Pt.2) (D Press)

MIKE HUMPHRIES: Tactical Recon (Mastertraxx)

SPIROS KALOUMENOS: Aftertouch (Patterns)

MARTYN: Shook Up (3024)

LEE HOLMAN: Kawl 1.0 (Kawl)

JOLKA: Five (Sect)

JOTON: Quarantine (Sub Space Remix) (Newrhythmic)

FUNCTION: Variance 3 (Sandwell District)

ART9 - DEEP SPACE ORCHESTRA: Last Exit EP

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Lo-fi teasers here:

Prod. by C. Barker & S. Murray

2010 ART Records

Release Date: Jan 2011

Vinyl and Digital formats.

Distributed by Rubadub.

Sound Obsession: Dec 2010

2010-12-28T16:41:00.001Z

John Coltrane Special

John Coltrane - Blue Train (Edit) - Blue Note
John Coltrane - Dakar - Prestige
John Coltrane - Fifth House - Atlantic
John Coltrane - Cousin Mary - Atlantic
John Coltrane - Naima - Atlantic
John Coltrane - Mr. Day - Atlantic
John Coltrane - Central Park West - Atlantic
John Coltrane - My Favorite Things - Atlantic
John Coltrane - Ole - Atlantic
John Coltrane - Song Of The Underground Railroad - Impulse!
John Coltrane - Impressions (take 2) - Impulse!
John Coltrane - Miles' Mode - Impulse!
John Coltrane - Alabama - Impulse!
John Coltrane - Wise One - Impulse!
John Coltrane - Acknowledgement - Impulse!
John Coltrane - Transition - Impulse!

Top Ten November 2010:

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DJ Charts>Kirk Degiorgio>November Top Ten:

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THE THIRD MAN: Tangier (ART)

O/V/R: Post Traumatic Son (Blueprint)

EXIUM: Lifeforce (Pole)

A MOCHI: Dark Matter (Figure)

STEVE RACHMAD presents IGNACIO: Virton Upgraded (Music Man)

SP X: Extract (Time To Express)

SAMULI KEMPPI: Quantum Mechanics (Mote-Evolver)

SASHA CARASSI: Hypercombo (Drumcode)

SPIROS KALOUMENOS: Full Moon (Toyfriend)

PFIRTER: The Dub Track (Len Faki Remix) (Figure)

The Third Man: Tangier (ART-DDS4) VINYL OUT NOW!!

2010-11-12T20:09:00.000Z

“Awesome” Kenny Larkin (Planet E)

“Killer, soaring, majestic” Monty Luke (Planet E)

“Seriously hot shit” Vince Watson (Bio, Tresor, Delsin)

“Absolutely stunning” Laurent Garnier

“Definitely a BIG release. I love BOTH tracks!” James Ruskin (Blueprint)

“I want this motherfucker!” Renaat (R&S)

“Absolutely beautiful…” Luke Slater (Mote-Evolver)

Vinyl format OUT NOW. Advanced Digital format released Nov 15th Exclusive to BEATPORT.

Sound Obsession - Nov 2010:

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Cinematic Seventies:

Peter Thomas Orchestra - Stars & Rockets - Polydor
Donny Hathaway - String Segue - Atco
Badder Than Evil - Hot Wheels - Buddah
Dave Grusin - Condor! - Capitol
Willie Hutch - Chase - Motown
Johnny Pate - Brother On The Run (Opening) - Perception
Johnny Pate - You Can't Even Walk In The Park - ABC
Lalo Schifrin - Scorpio's Theme - Aleph
Isaac Hayes - Pursuit Of The Pimpmobile (Outro) - Enterprise
The J.B.'s - Sportin' Life - Polydor
Donny Hathaway - Detective's Goof - Atco
Francois De Roubaix - Les Dunes D'Ostende - Barclay
Gladys Knight & The Pips - Claudine's Theme - Buddah
Love Unlimited Orchestra - Dream On - 20th Century
War - Flying Machine - Far Out
Isaac Hayes - Randolph & Dearborn - Enterprise
Jerry Peters - Melinda Latino - Pride
Art & Ron - Can't Stop Talkin' - Happy Fox
Dave Grusin - Flight Of The Condor - Capitol
Lalo Schifrin - The Faceless Assassin - Aleph
J.J. Johnson - Harlem Clavinette - United Artists
Donny Hathaway - String Segue - Atco
David Shire - The Taking Of Pelham 123 (Main Theme) - Retrograde
Herbie Hancock - Party People - Columbia
Alain Goraguer - Ten E Medor - Pathe Marconi EMI
The Blackbyrds - Wilford's Gone - Fantasy
Charles Earland - Betty's Theme - Prestige
Weldon Irvine - Nowhere - Pride
Bernard Hermann - I Work The Whole City - Arista
Stargard - Theme from Which Way Is Up - MCA
Bill Conti - Reflections - United Artists
Love Unlimited Orchestra - Do Drop In - 20th Century
Edwin Starr - Runnin' - Motown
Johnny Pate - Shaft In Africa - ABC
Lalo Schifrin - Enter The Dragon (Main Title) - Warner Bros.
H.B. Barnum - Fun Lovin' Rap - MGM
J.J. Johnson - Willie Chase - MCA
Bernard Hermann - The Days They Do Not End - Arista
Isaac Hayes - Theme From Shaft - Enterprise
Lalo Schifrin - Rollercoaster - Aleph
Grant Green - Slight Fear and Terror - Blue Note

Sound Obsession - Oct 2010:

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At Home Productions: Wayne Henderson Special

Pleasure - Bouncy Lady - Fantasy
Pleasure - Reality - Fantasy
Ronnie Laws - Always There - Blue Note
Ronnie Laws - Never Be The Same - Blue Note
Blacksmoke - Freedom Of The Mind - Chocolate City
Pleasure - Ghettos Of The Mind - Fantasy
Pleasure - Jammin' With Pleasure - Fantasy
Side Effect - Keep That Same Old Feeling - Fantasy
Allspice - Destiny - At Home
Allspice - Love Fire - At Home
Bobby Lyle - Pisces - Capitol
Bobby Lyle - The Genie - Capitol
Pleasure - Joyous - Fantasy
Wayne Henderson - Lush Life - ABC
Wayne Henderson - Lady Bug - ABC
B&G Rhythm - Hibaros - Polydor
Bobby Lyle - Inner Space - Capitol
Bobby Lyle - Good Inside - Capitol
Roy Ayers & Wayne Henderson - Lovers Should Always Be Together - Polydor
Ramsey Lewis - I'll Always Dream About You - Columbia
Chico Hamilton - Mysterious Maiden - Elektra
LA Boppers - Watching Life - Mercury
LA Boppers - Gimme Some Of Your Lovin' - Mercury
The McCrary's - Love On A Summer Night - Capitol

Top Ten October 2010

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DJ Charts » Kirk Degiorgio » Top Ten October 2010

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REALITY OR NOTHING: Reality Or Nothing EP (RSB)

LUCY: Kalachakra EP (Prologue)

JEFF MILLS: Something In The Sky 5 (SITS)

SIGHA: Early Morning Lights (Marcel Dettmann Remix) (Our Circula Sound)

PATRICK SIECH: Crude EP (Drumcode)

JUJU & JORDASH: Deep Blue Meanies (Robert Hood Remixes) (Dekmantel)

ALAN FITZPATRICK: The Heist (8 Sided Dice)

LEE HOLMAN: Seeker EP (Snapshot)

VAINQUEUR: Ranges (Scion)

NICK DUNTON: Oikumene (Surface)

Fabric: October 9th, 2010

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Kirk Degiorgio Interview for Red Bull Music Academy:

2010-09-29T21:46:00.003+01:00

Interview celebrating 50 editions of Sound Obsession show for RBMA:

Sound Obsession - Aug-Sept 2010:

2010-09-29T21:30:00.004+01:00

Krautrock Special Pt's 1&2

Part One:

Xhol Caravan - Pop Games - Hansa Int.
Annexus Quam - Silver Forest - Ohr
Cravinkel - Two Circles - Philips
Popol Vuh - Dream Pt IV - Liberty
Ash Ra Tempel - Traummaschine - Ohr
Can - Oh Yeah - Spoon
Deuter - Gammastrahlen - Kuckuck
Embryo - Tausendfussler - United Artists
Epsilon - Before - Bacillus
Et Cetera - Mellodrama Nr. 2A - Global
Gila - Aggression - BASF
Tangerine Dream - Sunrise In The Third System - Ohr
Agitation Free - Ala Tul - Vertigo
Ash Ra Tempel - Suche & Liebe - Ohr
Can - Vitamin C - Spoon
Cluster - Fur die Katz - Brain
Electric Sandwich - China - Brain
Emtidi - Saat - Pilz
Holderlin - Traum - Pilz
Khan - Stranded - Brain
Klaus Schulze - Gewitter Energy Rise Energy Collapse - Ohr
Kraan - Sarah Auf Der Gansewies - Spiegelei
Neu! - Hallogallo - Brain
Thirsty Moon - Big City - Brain
Popol Vuh - Ah! - Pilz
Triumvirat - E minor 5/9 Minor 5 - Harvest
Xhol - Orgelsolo - Ohr
Agitation Free - Laila, Pt.2 - Vertigo
Amon Duul II - A Morning Excuse - United Artists
Ash Ra Tempel - Day Dream - Kosmische Muzik
Birth Control - M.P. - CBS

Part Two:

Klaus Schulze - Synphara (Edit) - Kosmische Muzik
Can - Future Days - Spoon
Lied des Teufels - Nichts - Kuckuck
Thirsty Moon - Tune In - Brain
Agitation Free - Mediterranean Flight - Vertigo
Can - Oh Yeah - Spoon
The Cosmic Jokers - Interstellar Rock - Kosmische Muzik
Cluster - Caramel - Brain
Faust - Giggy Smile - Virgin
Sand - Sarah - Delta Acustic
Missus Beastly - Fly Away - Nova
Yatha Sidhra - A Meditation Mass Pt.2 - Brain
Kraftwerk - Kometenmelodie 1 - Philips
Harmonia - Sonnenschein - Brain
Kraftwerk - Uranium - Kling-Klang
Kraan - Heimweh Nach Ubersee - Spiegelei
Manuel Gottsching - Quasarsphere - Kosmische Muzik
Neu! - Leb' Wohl - Brain
Release Music Orchestra - Atlantis - Brain
Michael Bundt - The Brain Of Oskar Panizza - Offers Musik
Popol Vuh - Hore, Der Du Wagst - Brain
Deuter - Night Rain - Kuckuck
Serge Blenner - Phrase 4 - Sky
Michael Rother - Katzenmusik 1 - Brain
Manual Gottsching - E2-E4 - Spalax

COMING SOON: ART-DDS4

2010-09-29T21:24:00.003+01:00

ART-DDS4 - The Third Man: Tangier/Paucity (Vince Watson RMX) by kirkdegiorgio

KIRK DEGIORGIO: Exodus Earth - Boomkat Review:

2010-09-29T21:21:00.004+01:00

KIRK DEGIORGIO: Nairobi (ART-NR1) Remaster OUT NOW!

2010-09-29T21:08:00.002+01:00

Originally released in 2001 on the now defunct EMI subsidiary label NEW RELIGION - this much in-demand has been remastered and repressed on ART for vinyl and digital formats. Features the original and Carl Craig remix (as featured on the recent DJ Hell mix CD for Get Physical). OUT NOW!

Recent gigs:

2010-09-29T20:55:00.005+01:00

2 Hour Disco Mix for ISM:

2010-07-27T16:32:00.002+01:00

Kirk Degiorgio Goes Disco for ISM

Tracklisting announced so far:

Timmy Thomas – Africano
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Tempest Trio – Do You Like It, The Way That It Feels?
Brooklyn Dreams – Music, Harmony & Rhythm
Fantastic Four – Got To Have Your love
NYCC – I’ll Keep A Light In My Window
Linda Hopkins – In Your Blood
tba
The Choice Four – Come Down To Earth
tba
James Wells – My Claim To Fame
Wish / La-Rita Gaskins – Nice & Soft
Asha Puthli – I’m Gonna Dance
tba
Debbie Jacobs – Don’t You Want My Love
tba
Jesse Gould – Out Of Work
Kebekelektrik – War Dance
Billy Nichols – Give Your Body Up (To The Music)
Ava Cherry – You Never Loved Me
Eastside Connection – You’re So Right For Me
Gregg Diamond – Risky Changes
Lucy Hawkins – Gotta Get Out Of Here
Tasha Thomas – Shoot Me (With Yout Love)
Passion – Don’t Bring Back Memories
tba
tba
Dazzle – You Dazzle Me
tba
Damon Harris – It’s Music
The Players Association – Goin’ To The Disco
Jakki – Sun Sun Sun

Sound Obsession - July 2010:

2010-07-27T16:26:00.001+01:00

SABA-MPS Labels Special

Guntel Hampel Quintet - Heartplants - SABA
Nathan Davis Quintet - Carmel's Black Forest Waltz - SABA
Deiter Reith - A Happy Afternoon - SABA
Jef Gilson Nonet - Suite Pour San Remo - SABA
Francy Boland - Rosa De Luxe - SABA
Tony Scott & Indonesian All-Stars - Burungkaka Tua - SABA
Orchester Roland Kovac - Blue Dance - SABA
Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band - Un Grao de Areia - MPS
Dave Pike Set - Walkin' Down The Highway - MPS
Wolfgang Dauner Quintet - Oh Baby, I Don't Love You Anymore - MPS
Michael Naura Quartet - Soledad De Murcia - MPS
Mike Nock Underground - Wax Planet - MPS
Peter Herbolzheimer - El Soul Condor - MPS
Nelson Riddle - Volcano's Daughter - MPS
Smoke - Griffo - MPS
Charly Antolini - Handicraft - MPS
Bill Evans - 2nd Movement A - MPS
Don Ellis - Whiplash - MPS
Erwin Lehn Orchestra - Color - MPS
Erwin Lehn Orchestra - Funf Zur Vier - MPS
Peter Herbolzheimer - Mr. Clean - MPS
Peter Herbolzheimer - That Ol' Bus Smell- MPS
Don Ellis - Parting - MPS
Don Ellis - Dew - MPS
Volker Kriegel - Mindwill - MPS
Deiter Reith - Orita - MPS
Klaus Weiss - And As I Looked Again - MPS
Volker Kriegel - Are You Really Living Next To Me? - MPS
Fritz Pauer Trio - Terra Samba - MPS

Sound Obsession - June 2010:

2010-06-26T02:38:00.002+01:00

Groove Merchant/LRC Label Special

Tracklisting:

Jimmy McGriff - Tiki - Groove Merchant
Larry Willis - Out On The Coast - Groove Merchant
O'Donel Levy - Bad, Bad Simba - Groove Merchant
Ramon Morris - First Come, First Serve - Groove Merchant
Buddy Rich - Sierra Lonely - Groove Merchant
Jimmy McGriff & Junior Parker - The Inner Light - Groove Merchant
Groove Holmes - Red Onion - Groove Merchant
Mike Longo - Like A Thief In The Night - Groove Merchant
Reuben Wilson - The Sweet Life - Groove Merchant
Buddy Rich - Three Day Sucker - Groove Merchant
Jimmy McGriff - Purple Onion - Groove Merchant
Lonnie Smith - Straight To The Point - Groove Merchant
Jimmy McGriff - It Feels So Nice - Groove Merchant
Joe Thomas - Polarizer - LRC
Lonnie Smith - Filet-O-Soul - LRC
O'Donel Levy - Freedom and Good Times - LRC
Jimmy McGriff - Space Cadet - LRC
Jimmy McGriff - Flexible Flyer - LRC
Jimmy Ponder - Love Me Right - LRC
Lonnie Smith - Babbit's Other Song - LRC
B. Baker Chocolate Co. - Snowblower - LRC

ART-DDS3: Vinyl available for pre-order NOW!

2010-06-08T18:34:00.001+01:00

Movement 2010 Round-Up:

2010-06-08T03:45:00.002+01:00

Some reviews of this years Detroit Electronic Music Festival - Movement 2010, including my DJ set at the Movement-Torino Stage:

Infinite State Machine - Movement 2010 Review

Kuri Kondrak - Movement 2010 Review

Book Choice #21:

2010-06-08T03:38:00.002+01:00

Marcus Chown: Quantum Theory Cannot Hurt You

It's been awhile since my last book choice - not much time for reading lately, due to production and DJ schedule, but I finally managed to finish this excellent attempt at explaining quantum theory. Perfect for a layman with no academic background in physics or maths whatsoever, the book is best read in small chunks in my opinion, as I happen to disagree with the title - it certainly hurt my brain trying to understand the concepts it describes! Highly recommended.

Top Ten May 2010:

2010-05-28T03:21:00.001+01:00

(in alphabetical order):

A MADE UP SOUND: Crisis (A Made Up Sound)

ARCHITECTURAL: Track 1 (Architectural)

CONFORCE: Pretty (Far From Here) (Modelisme)

DARKO ESSER: Phobia (Perc Trax)

LITTLE NOBODY: Metropolis How? (James Ruskin Remix) (Gynoid)

MARCEL FENGLER: Sculptures (Mote Evolver)

REFERENCE vs MARKO FURSTENBERG: The Swell (Beretta Music)

ROMAN LINDAU/MIKE DEHNERT: Meck (Fachwerk)

SLAM: Last Sonic Approach (Drumcode)

Bleep43 Podcast: Movement 2010 "The Calm Before the Storm"

2010-05-27T15:22:00.002+01:00

A downtempo deep techno-house mix in anticipation of this weekends Movement 2010 Detroit Festival.

Bleep43 Kirk Degiorgio Podcast

Sound Obsession - May 2010:

2010-05-25T14:32:00.003+01:00

Todd Rundgren Special:

Todd Rundgren - There Are No Words - Bearsville
Todd Rundgren - Baby Let's Swing - Bearsville
Todd Rundgren - The Last Thing You Said - Bearsville
Todd Rundgren - Don't Tie My Hands - Bearsville
Todd Rundgren - Believe In Me - Bearsville
Todd Rundgren - Be Nice To Me - Bearsville
Todd Rundgren - I Saw The Light - Bearsville
Todd Rundgren - It Wouldn't Have Made Any Difference - Bearsville
Todd Rundgren - A Dream Goes On Forever - Bearsville
Todd Rundgren - Don't You Ever Learn - Bearsville
Todd Rundgren - I'm So Proud - Bearsville
Todd Rundgren - Ooh Baby Baby - Bearsville
Todd Rundgren - Tic Tic Tic, It Wears Off - Bearsville
Todd Rundgren - Flamingo - Bearsville
Todd Rundgren - Does Anybody Love You? - Bearsville
Todd Rundgren - I Don't Want To Tie You Down - Bearsville
Isley Brothers - Hello, It's Me - T-Neck
Utopia - Freak Show - Bearsville
Utopia - The Ikon - Bearsville
Felix Cavaliere - I Am Free - Bearsville
Hall & Oates - You're Much Too Soon - Atlantic
Todd Rundgren - Real Man - Bearsville
Todd Rundgren - Born To Synthesize - Bearsville
Todd Rundgren - Solar Fire - Bearsville
Utopia - Just One Victory (Live) - Bearsville
Steve Hillage - Shimmer - Virgin
Todd Rundgren - Cliche - Bearsville
Todd Rundgren - Love Of The Common Man - Bearsville
England Dan & John Ford Coley - Love Is The Answer - Big Tree
Todd Rundgren - Can We Still Be Friends - Bearsville
Todd Rundgren - Pulse - Bearsville
Todd Rundgren - Hideaway - Bearsville
Todd Rundgren - Influenza - Bearsville
Todd Rundgren - Flamingo - Bearsville
Todd Rundgren - Healing (Pt I) - Bearsville
Todd Rundgren - Healing (Pt II) - Bearsville

Josh Wink charts "Ripple Effect":

2010-05-15T21:45:00.001+01:00

Josh Wink places Ripple Effect at No.2 in his Beatport Chart for May 2010.

JOSH WINK – Beatport Top 10

Top Ten April 2010:

2010-05-04T07:03:00.003+01:00

(alphabetical order)

BASIC SOUL UNIT: Saturn (Creme Organization)

BEN SIMS: The Ol' Vibes (Naked Lunch)

GARY BECK: Elisse (Bek Audio)

KAISERDISCO: Vert (Drumcode)

KENNY LARKIN: Glob (Claude Von Stroke Remix) (Planet E)

MARK BROOM/JAMES RUSKIN: The Metal Man (Blueprint)

MILES SAGNIA: Follow The Light (A.E.R.)

SPITZER: Roller Coaster (InFine)

THE THIRD MAN: Messier 66 (A.R.T.)

WAX: Track 1 (No.30003)

Sound Obsession - April 2010

2010-04-25T18:52:00.003+01:00

Jimi Hendrix Special:

The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Hey Joe (alternate take) - Sony
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Third Stone From the Sun - Sony
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Purple Haze - Sony
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - The Wind Cries Mary - Sony
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Foxey Lady - BBC Sessions
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Manic Depression - Sony
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - May This Be Love - Sony
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - If 6 Was 9 - Sony
Rotary Connection - Burning Of The Midnight Lamp - Cadet
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Little Miss Lover - Sony
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - You Got Me Floatin' - Sony
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Wait Until Tomorrow - Sony
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Ain't No Telling - Sony
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Spanish Castle Magic - Sony
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Castles Made Of Sand - Sony
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Moon Turn The Tides... - Sony
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Crosstown Traffic - Sony
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - All Along The Watchtower - Sony
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - South Southern Delta - Sony
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Voodoo Child (Slight Return) - Sony
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Have You Ever Been - Sony
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Izabella - Sony
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Midnight - Sony
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Lullaby For The Summer - Sony
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Earth Blues - Sony
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Ezy Ryder - Sony
Idris Muhammad - Power Of Soul - Kudu
Isley Brothers - Machine Gun - T-Neck
Jimi Hendrix - Message To Love (alternate Version) - Sony
Jimi Hendrix - Valleys Of Neptune - Sony
Jimi Hendrix - Freedom - Sony
Jimi Hendrix - Drifting - Sony
Jimi Hendrix - Angel - Sony

The Third Man: Messier 66 OUT NOW:

2010-04-25T17:58:00.004+01:00

OUT NOW: The Third Man: Messier 66 (ART-DDS2) available from all good specialist vinyl retailers. Digital formats forthcoming.

Kirk Degiorgio: Exodus Earth / New Genesis (ART-DDS3)

2010-04-08T12:43:00.000+01:00

Kirk Degiorgio: Exodus Earth / New Genesis (ART-DDS3) by kirkdegiorgio

Coming soon!

Detached Easter Special:

2010-04-02T18:48:00.001+01:00

W.A.A.D. 2010:

2010-04-02T06:58:00.001+01:00

Today is World Autism Awareness Day! Please spread the word and get involved.

Vince Watson Charts Time Spin:

2010-03-30T20:38:00.005+01:00

Producer/DJ Vince Watson charts "Time Spin" at No.1 for his April 2010, Juno Chart HERE.

Sound Obsession: March 2010

2010-03-29T15:15:00.003+01:00

Stax Label Special - Part 2 (1971-1975)

Tracklisting:

The Staple Singers - Respect Yourself - Stax

Booker T. & The MG's - Melting Pot - Stax

Louis Paul - Leave The Door Where You Found It - Enterprise

Isaac Hayes - Never Can Say Goodbye - Enterprise

Isaac Hayes - Do Your Thing - Enterprise

Frederick Knight - I've Been Lonely For So Long - Stax

The Staple Singers - I'll Take You There - Stax

The Dramatics - In The Rain - Volt

The Emotions - Nothing Seems Impossible - Volt

The Dramatics - Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get - Volt

Bar-Kays - It Ain't Easy - Volt

Bar-Kays - Memphis Sunrise - Volt

Little Sonny - Eli's Pork Chop - Enterprise

Black Nasty - Talking To The People - Enterprise

The Staple Singers - If You're Ready (Come Go With Me) - Stax

Isaac Hayes - Theme From "The Men" - Enterprise

Isaac Hayes - Rolling Down A Mountainside (Live) - Enterprise

Joe Hicks - Ruby Dean - Enterprise

24 Carat Black - Ghetto: Misfortune's Wealth - Enterprise

Isaac Hayes - Joy - Enterprise

Isaac Hayes - Wonderful - Enterprise

Little Milton - Let Me Back In - Stax

Shirley Brown - Woman To Woman - Truth

Temprees - The Whole Bit Of Love - We Produce

Temprees - I Love, I Love - We Produce

Bettye Crutcher - When We're Together - Enterprise

Isaac Hayes - Run Fay Run - Enterprise

Isaac Hayes - Pursuit Of The Pimpmobile - Enterprise

Bar-Kays - Holy Ghost - Stax

Hi Tek Soul: London.

2010-03-27T04:10:00.001Z

Juno Bestseller Chart: "Membrane" & "Ripple Effect/Time Spin"

2010-03-16T00:02:00.003Z

both Kirk Degiorgio EP's "Membrane" (Planet E) and "Time Spin" (Rush Hour) enter the Juno Techno bestsellers Chart for March at No.7 and 12 respectively.

NuLoop Choice: Ripple Effect / Time Spin

2010-03-15T18:59:00.008Z

Online EU music store NuLoop make Kirk Degiorgio: "Ripple Effect/Time Spin" (Rush Hour) No.5 in it's current choice of releases. It is currently their No.10 best-selling Techno release of Week 10, 2010.

The Third Man: Messier 66 - SNIPPETS

2010-03-10T16:21:00.002Z

The Third Man: Messier 66 EP (ART-DDS2) by kirkdegiorgio

Coming soon on ART - estimated release date: early April 2010.

Produced by Toby Leeming.

Kirk Degiorgio; Membrane TRAILER

2010-03-06T10:53:00.004Z

Kirk Degiorgio - Membrane (Planet E)

2010-03-02T23:06:00.002Z

Kirk Degiorgio - Membrane by planetedetroit

coming soon on Planet E. Check out the full length original (low-res stream) above. Video trailer to come.

Top Ten: February 2010

2010-02-28T05:17:00.001Z

(alphabetical order)

Audio Werner: Meanwhile (Hartchef Discos)

CRCvsMyon: Mass Defect (Track 2) (Heliocentric)

Gayle San: Mania (DJ Hi Shock Remix) (Elektrax)

Humano: Musterion (Music Man)

Jeff Mills: Something In The Sky (SITS)

Jerome Sydenham: Black Ice (Apotek)

Mike Dehnert: Dico EP (Track 3) (Fachwerk)

Patrice Scott: Eclipse (Sistrum)

Roberto Bosco: Space Drone (Wave)

Tevo Howard: Data (Rush Hour)

Sound Obsession: February 2010

2010-02-23T01:38:00.004Z

Stax Label Special - Part 1 (1960-1971)

Prince Conley - I'm Going Home - Satellite
The Mar-Keys - Pop-Eye Stroll - Stax
Otis Redding - These Arms Of Mine - Volt
Booker T. & The MG's - Jelly Bread - Stax
Eddie Kirk - The Hawg - Volt
The Cobras - Restless - Stax
Booker T. & The MG's - Soul Dressing - Stax
Sam & Dave - You Don't Know Like I Know - Stax
Otis Redding - I've Been Loving You For So Long - Volt
Sam & Dave - Hold On! I'm A Comin' - Stax
Carla Thomas - B-A-B-Y - Stax
Booker T. & The MG's - My Sweet Potato - Stax
Carla Thomas - Something Good - Stax
Booker T. & The MG's - Hip Hug-Her - Stax
William Bell - Everybody Loves A Winner - Stax
Carla Thomas & Otis Redding - Tramp - Stax
Booker T. & The MG's - Slim Jenkin's Place - Stax
Sam & Dave - Soul Man - Stax
Johnny Daye - What I'll Do For Satisfaction - Stax
Bar-Kays - Soul Finger - Volt
Charmells - As Long As I've Got You - Volt
Otis Redding - (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay - Volt
Ollie & The Nightingales - I Got A Sure Thing - Stax
William Bell - Every Man Oughta Have A Woman - Stax
Mable John - Able Mable - Stax
Judy Clay & William Bell - Private Number - Stax
Rufus Thomas - Funky Mississippi - Stax
William Bell - I Forgot To Be Your Lover - Stax
Charmells - Sea Shell - Volt
Steve Cropper, Pops Staples, Albert King - Tupelo - Stax
The Emotions - So I Can Love You - Volt
Mavis Staples - Sweet Things You Do - Volt
The Mad Lads - Love Is Here Today - Volt
Moloch - I Can Think The Same Of You - Enterprise
Isaac Hayes - Theme from Shaft - Enterprise
Jean Knight - Mr. Big Stuff - Stax
Melvin Peebles - Sweetback's Theme - Stax
Isaac Hayes - Ike's Rap I - Enterprise
Isaac Hayes - Our Day Will Come - Enterprise
Isaac Hayes - Going In Circles - Enterprise
Isaac Hayes - The Look Of Love - Enterprise

Slices DVD Magazine:

2010-02-20T03:34:00.004Z

Issue 1-10. Out March, 2010: ft. Carl Craig, Kirk Degiorgio, etc.

Milton Jackson charts A Way Of Life:

2010-02-11T21:28:00.003Z

House-meister and Freerange artist Milton Jackson charts Kirk Degiorgio "A Way Of Life" ART-DDS1 for February 2010.

Carl Craig charts Isidora:

2010-02-10T15:18:00.002Z

Detroit's finest includes Kirk Degiorgio "Isidora" (B12) in his Feb 2010 Top Ten Chart for RA and Beatport.

ART-DDS1: WhatPeoplePlay Digital Exclusive

2010-02-04T21:15:00.003Z

Visit online music retailer WHATPEOPLEPLAY for an exclusive advance digital release of ART-DDS1: "Swarm" EP.

Tracks of the Decade: Kirk Degiorgio: "Nairobi"

2010-02-03T15:38:00.005Z

Kirk Degiorgio: "Nairobi", has made No. 26 in Test Industries "Tracks of the Decade". This track - originally released on New Religion in 2001 - will be remastered and repressed on ART early this year.

Carl Craig's remix of Nairobi has also been licensed by Get Physical for a forthcoming DJ Hell Mix Compilation.

Kirk Degiorgio: Time Spin / Ripple Effect EP:

2010-02-03T15:34:00.001Z

Kirk Degiorgio: Time Spin / Ripple Effect (Rush Hour) by kirkdegiorgio

Release Date: Mid-February, 2010 - Rush Hour Records.

Top Ten January 2010:

2010-01-26T14:55:00.003Z

(Alphabetical Order)

1XA: Track 1 (1XA)

ARNAUD LE TEXIER: The Saturday Kick Project (Bass Culture)

AYBEE: Doors & Elevator (Aybee Visitation Mix) (Underground Quality)

AZUNI: Here You Come (Drum Poet)

BEROSHIMA: A Cosmic Flight (Frank Mueller Orig Mix) (Mueller)

EQUALIZED 003: Track 1 (Equalized)

KIRK DEGIORGIO: Time Spin (Rush Hour)

THE RHYTHMIST: The Agency (P&D Remix) (P&D)

TRAVERSABLE WORMHOLE: Vol.6 (Traversable Wormhole)

VIRGIL ENZINGER: Form Of The Formless (Bas Mooy Remix) (Driving Forces)

Electrodes & Wires, Berlin.

2010-01-18T22:30:00.003Z

After the success of last years appearance alongside The Black Dog, I'll be returning to Adam X's 'Electrodes & Wires' night at Club Maria, Berlin this coming Saturday 23rd, January. I'll be playing a 1 hour live showcase highlighting recent and forthcoming releases. Also on the night - a live performance from B12 and Damon Wild.

R.I.P. Teddy Pendergrass

2010-01-14T05:03:00.001Z

R.I.P. Philly soul legend - Teddy Pendergrass (1950-2010)

2010 - a random assessment.

2010-01-07T20:26:00.004Z

State of the A.R.T.

2010. Another decade has crept up on us.

The dance music scene has become truly global. DJ’s can now add Kazakhstan, Dubai, Indonesia, Venezuela and many more to the list of countries on the circuit.

Producers from Chile, Romania, Mumbai have added their perspectives to the dance music template and new forms have evolved.

Music technology in the form of a laptop and – often cracked – software has opened up production to most of the world’s population.

With this democratization has come some demystifying of the music making process and a plethora of freely available releases in digital formats via sites such as Myspace, SoundCloud, BandCamp, etc.

Budding DJ’s no longer need to spend formative years ploughing through crates of vinyl in dusty warehouses to amass a collection worthy of the name.

The music-blogs and file-sharing sites are where most of the ‘digging’ takes place these days. Knowledge once shared over the counters of intimidating record stores can now be garnered from sites such as Discogs, Popsike, Allmusic, etc.

Aspiring DJ’s no longer need to spend formative years practising beat-matching and learning harmonic mixing as new DJ software auto-syncs tracks and works out the key for you.

Even selection skills can be garnered from the internet in the form of perusing DJ charts which proliferate on online stores such as Beatport, Juno, Phonica, etc.

In this new world of easy access to once arcane skills, promoters, distributors and labels have become lost and confused. It has become near impossible to find uniqueness in a scene now so laden with content.

Unable to keep up with the ever-increasing pace of new producers and divergences within multiple dance music genres, consumers and promoters alike mostly settle for ‘representations’ of a scene.

A privileged few DJ’s have worked long and hard to become the ‘representatives’ of this modern dance music scene. In a fragmented culture where confusion reigns, they are the safe bet to fall back on – hence we have a situation where a select few DJ’s headline at every club night and festival with a decent budget.

Without the safety net of the headline representative, paying customers cannot be found in sufficient numbers as ignorance and confusion reigns over expectations from the sheer number of lesser-profile names.

The high fees commanded by the headliners is offset by the large number of DJ’s and live acts willing to fill the remainder of the bill for bare expenses or those who will even pay their own way to gain some profile.

The club and festival format is therefore that of the compilation album. Frontloaded with an expensive high-profile name or two and the remainder filled with cheaply available material the majority know or care little about.

With over-exposure and familiarity comes contempt – especially in an age of blogs, twitter and forums. Just the past few weeks I have read withering criticism aimed towards many high-profile DJ’s that appears to stem from bitterness and envy.

The criticism is mostly unjustified. It takes a certain amount of stamina, determination and sheer will power to travel the world with the stress of security, irregular sleep, the sacrifice of family life, etc – yet still retain the energy and enthusiasm needed to deliver a good performance.

Many paradoxes exist within the dance music scene – not just the most popular DJ’s being the most vilified. Revenue from record sales is at such a level for most producers that releases are often little more than loss-leaders.

Many artists now rely on live shows and DJing to sustain a living. However, it’s obvious that the live circuit has reached it’s capacity, with many club nights and festivals closing due to lack of interest.

Over-booking of the same high-profile names is cited as the main reason for the decline in attendances at these events – but how can we be sure when confusion reigns even over what we expect of DJ’s and live performers?

Misunderstanding of music technology is rampant at present. At one end of the spectrum we have a lot of people assuming that laptop DJ’s do little more than press a few buttons, when infact they are performing something more complex and difficult than spinning with three turntables.

At the other end of the spectrum we have a lot of people assuming laptop DJ’s are doing something extremely complex and difficult when infact they are just pressing a few buttons and pumping their hands in the air.

Nobody really knows what anybody is doing anymore – and I think this is one of the reasons for the anger, confusion and bitterness I read and hear from club-goers and artists alike. But I have little time for such negativity.

Personally, I find all this genuinely exciting! I have been careful just to outline the current situation rather than make any judgments because I am as confused as anybody as to what is going on.

I am excited by technology and tend to be an ‘early-adopter’. I embraced digital DJing very early on – infact I pioneered it - and I have not heard any convincing argument that stands up to scrutiny that it is somehow inferior to the traditional two-decks and mixer approach.

And yet, I still buy vinyl. I still hunt for rare records that have not been released in digital format and I also record for boutique vinyl only labels such as Abstract Forms. My ART label releases in both vinyl and digital formats.

I own a studio with some luxury hi-end analogue gear – yet I’m aware a lot of my music is listened to on small headphones in compressed format.

Paradoxes. Everywhere.

Music technology enables us to manipulate sound in ways previously thought impossible. We can extract separate notes from within a chord and re-arrange them. We can use a plug-in to automatically ride a vocal track instead of relying on a compressor with it’s associate artefacts.

We have loudness maximizers and brickwall limiters to deliver tracks with more average energy than ever before, scale builders and chord memorizers – and yet, the dominant music of the past decade within dance has been minimal house and techno… a genre with a thin sound almost devoid of harmonic or melodic development.

I have never been inspired to make a minimal techno track, but have always incorporated some of it in my DJ sets. With my unique setup, minimal tracks become malleable tools to loop up and layer as added percussion or rhythm tracks.

Minimal is decreasing in popularity – both in it’s pure form and it’s influence as an aesthetic on other genres. Yet it remains popular in its heartland of southern, central and eastern Europe. Along with the recent popularity of ‘ethno-house’, minimal thrives in countries with little or no heritage of dance music’s roots in black American music culture.

Minimal is not concerned with funk or soul – it is more about experimenting with noise and sound. The rhythms are based on machine generated shuffles – as artificially funky as the goat herder and ethno percussion of the ethno-house scene.

Yet, within the same overall scene and often cheek-by-jowl in the clubs, exists the antithesis of this artificial music – artists such as Omar S, Theo Parrish, Moodymann, etc. No wonder the promoters fall back on the tried and trusted representatives when booking the line up.

So, you won’t find much negativity from me as regarding the current dance music scene. Yes, it’s confusing, frustrating, back-stabbing, etc – but ultimately it’s a beautiful adventure into the unknown with a cast of wonderful and weird characters.

A few of us lucky ones were courted by major labels during the ‘noughties’. Artists such as myself and Luke Slater are sort of ‘re-emerging’ from that world back into independence and I know I have learnt a lot from those years beyond skills gained working in top studios with ‘real’ musicians.

Mostly, I’ve learned that the majority of people in this industry just try to do their best and enjoy life with it. There are a few who will screw you over, but it’s easy to get paranoid in this industry and the struggles and competitiveness can be channelled into creativity. At the end of the day – nobody is owed a living just because they make music.

So stop moaning people! Enjoy the confusion! Embrace the technology! Music is life!

Sound Obsession: January 2010

2010-01-07T17:47:00.002Z

"ECM - the first decade: Pt 2"

Ralph Towner - The Silence Of A Candle - ECM
Holland, DeJohnette, Abercrombie - Back-Woods Song - ECM
Gary Burton & Ralph Towner - Song For A Friend - ECM
Jan Garbarek - Witchi-Tai-To - ECM
Ralph Towner - Piscean Dance - ECM
Ralph Towner - Sand - ECM
Eberhard Weber - Touch - ECM
Collin Walcott - Cloud Dance - ECM
Keith Jarrett - Staircase (Pt 3) - ECM
Terje Rypdal - Now and Then - ECM
Gary Burton Quartet - The Whopper - ECM
Pat Metheny - Watercolors - ECM
Pat Metheny - Legends Of The Fountain - ECM
Keith Jarrett - Questar - ECM
Pat Metheny Group - Phase Dance - ECM
Jack DeJohnette - Silver Hollow - ECM
Egberto Gismonti - Coracao - ECM
Ralph Towner - Beneath An Evening Sky - ECM
Bill Connors - Feet First - ECM
Pat Metheny & Lyle Mays - September Fifteenth - ECM
Pat Metheny & Lyle Mays - It's For You - ECM
Eberhard Weber - Visible Thoughts - ECM

Beatport Artist Page:

2010-01-04T15:33:00.002Z

new for 2010 - a fully featured artist page on digital download site Beatport.

Top Ten December 2009:

2009-12-27T13:36:00.001Z

December 2009

(in alphabetical order)

Anders Ilar: Ulterior Motives (Level)

Aroy Dee: Once You Loved (MOS)

Conforce: CCCP (Modelisme)

Echologist: Ritual (Steadfast)

Egbert: Vette Sounds (GEM)

Jolka: Convection (Sect)

Mike Dehnert: Nano (Clone)

The Parallel: The Parallel (Komisch)

Samuli Kemppi: Rymd (Time To Express)

Steve Parker: Mexilhao (Alan Fitzpatrick Remix) (Weave)

Isomer Shift makes Jack De Marseille Best of '09.

2009-12-18T16:54:00.005Z

Jack De Marseilles enters Isomer Shift at No.2 in his Top Ten tracks of 2009 for DMC Updates 'Trainspotter' feature.

World Tour 2010:

2009-12-18T11:07:00.001Z

Balance/Tilted Disco - Boxing Day, London.

2009-12-14T07:40:00.002Z

Confirmation that I'll be appearing at the Balance/Tilted Disco Xmas bash at the Rhythm Factory in Whitechapel, London. Don't miss this one - checkout that line-up!

Vince Watson mix ft's B12 EP:

2009-12-14T07:31:00.002Z

Vince Watson

Check Vince's interview and Winter 09 mix at the excellent Infinitestatemachine blog here. Features 'Pugnaxian Wisdom' and 'Traverse' from my recent B12 EP.

Sound Obsession - December 2009:

2009-12-05T03:00:00.002Z

"ECM - the first decade" Pt I

Mal Waldron Trio - Boo - ECM
Jan Garbarek Quartet - Concentus - ECM
Jan Garbarek Quartet - Afric Pepperbird - ECM
Terje Rypdal - Tough Enough - ECM
Chick Corea - Crystal Silence - ECM
Chick Corea - Return To Forever (Intro) - ECM
Keith Jarrett - Lalene - ECM
Stanley Cowell - Miss Viki - ECM
Dave Holland Quartet - Conference Of The Birds - ECM
Eberhard Weber - An Evening With Vincent Van Ritz (Intro) - ECM
Ralph Towner & Glenn Moore - Re (Person I Knew) - ECM
Julien Priester - Images - ECM
Keith Jarrett & Jack DeJohnette - Pastel Morning - ECM
Ralph Towner - Icarus - ECM
Bennie Maupin - Winds Of Change - ECM
Gary Burton - Three - ECM
Gary Burton Quintet - Unfinished Sympathy - ECM
Steve Kuhn - Trance - ECM
Dave Liebman - Loft Dance - ECM
Gary Burton & Steve Swallow - Sweeping Up - ECM
John Abercrombie - Love Song - ECM
Pat Metheny - Bright Size Life - ECM
Pat Metheny - Sirabhorn - ECM
Barre Phillips - Mountainscape VII - ECM

ART-DDS1: Release date - January 2010

2009-12-03T16:05:00.003Z

slightly later than previously announced - ART-DDS1 will be released in January 2010. Exact date to follow....

Top Ten November 2009:

2009-11-29T00:56:00.002Z

November 2009 (Alphabetical order):

Agoria: Magnolia (InFine Music)
Clara Moto: Silently (Kirk Degiorgio Remix) (InFine Music)
Ed Rush & Nico: Defect (Peter Van Hoesen Remix) (Perc Trax)
Jim Rivers: Full Tilt (Wehbba Remix) (Tronic)
Kevin Gorman: Shakey Stripped (Mikrowave)
Luke Abbott: Quicunx (Buzzin' Fly)
Max M: Egg (M Rec)
Tom Hades & Marco Bailey: On The Rocks (8 Sided Dice)
Valmay: Distrust (Blueprint)
XDB: Gate (Wave Music)

Isomer Shift: MIX MAG TUNE OF THE MONTH

2009-11-24T13:44:00.001Z

Sound Obsession - November 2009:

2009-11-08T16:50:00.003Z

"Cover To Cover"

Earth, Wind & Fire - Can't Hide Love - Columbia
Azar Lawrence - Can't Hide Love - Prestige
Gwen McCrae - 90% Of Me Is You - Cat
Vanessa Kendrick - 90% Of Me Is You - Glades
Doris Duke - Woman Of The Ghetto - Scepter
Marlena Shaw - Woman Of The Ghetto - Cadet
Daybreak - Everything Man - P&P
The Main Ingredient - Everything Man - Power Exchange
Eddie Russ - Zaius - Monument
Mixed Bag - Zaius - Tribe
Airto - Wind Chant - CTI
Harris Simon Group - Wind Chant - Baybridge
Natalie Cole - La Costa - Capitol
Ahmad Jamal - La Costa - 20th Century
The Carpenters - (They Long To Be) Close To You - A&M
Isaac Hayes - (They Long To Be) Close To You - Enterprise
Glen Campbell - Wichita Lineman - Capitol
Johnny Harris - Wichita Lineman - Warner Bros.
Terry Callier - Just As Long As We're In Live - Cadet
The Dells - Just As Long As We're In Live - Cadet
The Band - The Weight - Capitol
Rotary Connection - The Weight - Cadet
Free Life - Spirit Of Love - Columbia
Eddie Palmieri - Spirit Of Love - Columbia
Odyssey - Don't Tell Me, Tell Her - RCA
Phyllis Hyman - Don't Tell Me, Tell Her - Arista
Cal Tjader - Corine - Fantasy
Flora Purim - Corine - Warner Bros.
Roberta Flack - Feel Like Making Love - Atlantic
Roy Ayers Ubiquity - Feel Like Making Love - Polydor
Bob James - Feel Like Making Love - CTI
Side Effect - Keep That Same Old Feeling - Fantasy
The Crusaders - Keep That Same Old Feeling - ABC
Bill Withers - Ain't No Sunshine - Sussex
Harlem Underground Band - Ain't No Sunshine - Paul Winley
Marvin Gaye - Inner City Blues - Tamla
The Impressions - Inner City Blues - Curtom
Sarah Vaughan - Inner City Blues - Mainstream
Pharaoh Sanders - The Creator Has A Master Plan - Impulse!
Louis Armstrong & Friends - The Creator Has A Master Plan - Flying Dutchman
Carlos Garnett - Mother Of The Future - Muse
Norman Connors - Mother Of The Future - Buddah
Electro Keyboard Orchestra - Mother Of The Future - Sony
Al Green - Love and Happiness - Hi
First Choice - Love and Happiness - Warner Bros.
Ramsey Lewis - Whenever, Wherever - Cadet
Minnie Riperton - Whenever, Wherever - Janus
Esther Phillips - Home Is Where The Hatred Is - Kudu
Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson - Home Is Where The Hatred Is - Flying Dutchman
Maryann Farra & Satin Soul - You Got To Be The One - Brunswick
The Chi-Lites - You Got To Be The One - Brunswick
Willie Hutch - I Wanna Be Where You Are - Motown
Leon Ware - I Wanna Be Where You Are - Motown
Marvin Gaye - I Wanna Be Where You Are - Tamla
Mary J. Blige - I'm In Love - Universal
The Gap Band - I'm In Love - Mercury

Ben Sims charts Isomer Shift:

2009-10-30T21:16:00.003Z

The well-respected Techno producer & DJ puts Isomer Shift at No.2 in his October Juno chart here...

Come join me on Twitter:

2009-10-27T03:25:00.003Z

Top Ten October 2009:

2009-10-26T19:36:00.001Z

October 2009 (Alphabetical order):

A Paul: Tethys (Analog Mode)

Andy Stott: Night Jewel (Modern Love)

Anthony 'Shake' Shakir: Arise (Syncrophone)

Contra Communmen Opionem: The Falling Sun (Mathematics)

Function: Disaffected (Ben Klock Remix) (Sandwell District)

James Ruskin: The Outsider (Blueprint)

Jeroen Search: Segments (M Rec)

Miles Sagnia: Sounds From the Abyss (Aesthetic Audio)

Morphology: TriOptimum (Abstract Forms)

Patrick Kunkel: Play The Game (Flux)

Book Choice #20:

2009-10-23T00:59:00.003+01:00

Michael Chabon: Kavalier & Clay

Very cleverly constructed story of a Jewish escapee from late thirties Prague teaming up with a relative in New York to embark on a career of superhero comic creation.

Seemingly rather tame until two-thirds the way through when the pace quickens, the plot becomes overwhelmingly absorbing and at the same time - it brings all the previous 400 pages to life.

ART-DDS1: Lo-Fi Teasers

2009-10-22T22:29:00.001+01:00

Kirk Degiorgio - "Swarm EP" - ART-DDS1 (2009) by kirkdegiorgio

Clara Moto: Silently (Kirk Degiorgio Remix)

2009-10-19T23:02:00.003+01:00

Release date: November 2nd, 2009 - InFine Music (Fr).

Coming soon: ART-DDS1 "Swarm" EP.

2009-10-19T00:10:00.004+01:00

Kirk Degiorgio: Swarm / A Way Of Life / Distant Realm (ART-DDS1)

Coming soon on ART, the first EP in the Dance Division Series. Featuring three full-on club tracks recorded at ART Studios.

To be released on vinyl and digital formats via Rubadub Distribution.

Audio teasers to come...

Sound Obsession - October 2009:

2009-10-15T21:50:00.005+01:00

"Blue-Eyed Soul Special"

Marc Jordan - Survival - Warner Bros
Odyssey - Our Lives Are Shaped By What We Love - Mowest
James Walsh Gypsy Band - Cuz, It's You Girl - RCA
Dan Penn - If Love Was Money - Bell
Cold Blood - No Way Home - Reprise
Firefly - Love (Is Gonna Be On Your Side) - Emergency
The Alan Parsons Project - The Voice - Arista
The Peddlers - I Have Seen - Philips
Christine Perfect - And That's Saying A Lot - Sire
Hall and Oates - Had I Known You Better Then - Atlantic
Christopher Cross - Ride Like The Wind - Warner Bros
Boz Scaggs - What Can I Say - Columbia
The Bendeth Band - Love Collect - RCA
David Sanborn Band - Promise Me The Moon - Warner Bros
Brian Auger's Oblivion Express - Straight Ahead - RCA
Matthew Larkin Cassell - Heaven - Private Pressing
Caroline Peyton - Just As We - Bar-B-Q
The Rascals - Nubia - Atlantic
Colosseum - Elegy - Vertigo
Barbara & Ernie - Play With Fire - Cotillion
Seals & Crofts - We May Never Pass This Way Again - Warner Bros
The Players Association - Everything's Gonna Be OK - Vanguard
Heat - Still Waiting - MCA
Bob James - Sign Of The Times - Tappan Zee
Doobie Brothers - Dedicate This Heart - Warner Bros
The Beach Boys - Baby Blue - Brother
Mike Mainieri & Friends - More To Love - Just Sunshine
Jimmie Spheeris - It's You They're Dreaming Of - Columbia
America - Old Man Took - Warner Bros
Carole King - Haywood - A&M
Laura Nyro - Desiree - Columbia

The Black Dog Chart Isomer Shift:

2009-09-30T22:59:00.003+01:00

See the latest chart from the electronic trio here...

Top Ten September 2009:

2009-09-30T09:05:00.007+01:00

September 2009 (Alphabetical order):

&ME: FIR (Keinemusik)

Adam Beyer & Par Grindvik: Living Wheel (Drumcode)

Aroy Dee: The Planets (Delsin)

Craig Smith & The Revenge: The Soul Pt II (John Daly RMX) (Delusions Of Grandeur)

CV313: Subtraktive (Dub) (Echospace)

Davor: Transitional Objects (Jolka's Remake) (Matrix)

Dennes Deen: Break It Up (Gary Beck RMX) (MB Elektronics)

Obtane/Giorgio Gigli: Transmission (Zooloft)

Robert Hood: Superman (M-Plant)

Somnabulist: Human Dreams (Samuvar)

Isomer Shift: Boomkat "Recommended Release"

2009-09-27T12:42:00.003+01:00

Online music store Boomkat make Isomer Shift a Recommended Release for September. Purchase link here.

Isomer Shift: Resident Advisor 4 Star review

2009-09-23T19:32:00.003+01:00

Richard Brophy reviews Isomer Shift on Resident Advisor: click here

Isomer Shift: DMC Update 5 Star Review:

2009-09-21T14:49:00.004+01:00

Book Choice #19:

2009-09-19T14:14:00.003+01:00

Cormac McCarthy: Suttree

As sedately-paced and murky as the Tennessee River upon which Cornelius Suttree has made his home. An often humorous account of life on the margins in the town of Knoxville - and part auto-biographical, this is perhaps McCarthy's earliest masterpiece.

Sound Obsession - September 2009:

2009-09-17T21:03:00.003+01:00

"James Brown Production Special"

James Brown - Cold Sweat - King
James Brown - I Can't Stand Myself - King
Marva Whitney - Unwind Yourself - King
James Brown - I Got The Feeling - King
James Brown - Licking Stick - King
James Brown - In The Middle - King
James Brown - Say It Loud - I'm Black & I'm Proud - King
Marva Whitney - I'm Tired, I'm Tired, I'm Tired - King
Hank Ballard - From The Love Side - King
Marva Whitney - What Do I Have To Do - King
James Brown - Give It Up Or Turnit Loose - King
James Brown - I Don't Want Nobody To Give Me Nothing - King
James Brown - Popcorn With A Feeling - King
James Brown - Let A Man Come In & Do The Popcorn - King
James Brown - Mother Popcorn - King
James Brown - It's A New Day - King
James Brown - She's The One - King
Vicki Anderson - Answer To Mother Popcorn - King
Marva Whitney - It's My Thing - King
James Brown - Talkin' Loud & Saying Nothing - King
James Brown - The Drunk - Bethlehem
James Brown - Superbad - King
Vicki Anderson - Super Good - King
Vicki Anderson - Message From The Soul Sisters - King
Beau Dollar - Who Knows - King
James Brown - Soul Power - King
Bobby Byrd - I Know You Got Soul - King
James Brown - Get Up, Get Into It, Get Involved - King
James Brown - Escapism - People
The Believers - Across The Track - Brownstone
James Brown - Make It Funky - Polydor
Vicki Anderson - I'm Too Tough For Mr. Big Stuff - Brownstone
Bobby Byrd - Hot Pants - I'm Coming, I'm Coming - Brownstone
The J.B.'s - Givin' Up Food For Funk - People
James Brown - There It Is - Polydor
James Brown - Get On The Good Foot - Polydor
The J.B.'s - The Grunt - People
The J.B.'s - Hot Pants Road - People
The J.B.'s - Soul Power '74 - People
Maceo & The Macks - Cross The Track - People
Fred Wesley & The J.B.'s - Blow Your Head - People
A.A.B.B. - Pick Up The Pieces One By One - I-Dentify

ART8 makes Juno Top 10 Bestsellers chart:

2009-09-17T21:01:00.001+01:00

ART8 has made No.9 in the best-selling Techno sales chart for August-September at the large on-line dance music retailer Juno. The sales figures are taken over an eight week period.

The EP has been charted by T.J. Kong (Max 404), The Black Dog, Quarion and others. It has also made the 'Recommended Techno' list by Juno themselves and DJ magazine.

ART8 on Beatport:

2009-09-17T21:00:00.002+01:00

ART8 is now available in DIGITAL format from all good online retailers, including Beatport.

Kirk Degiorgio: Isomer Shift EP (B12) - Lo-Fi Teasers:

2009-09-02T19:42:00.003+01:00

Isomer Shift EP - B12 (B1223) by kirkdegiorgio

Top Ten August 2009:

2009-09-01T20:50:00.002+01:00

August 2009 (alphabetical order):

Bjak: By My Side (Eargasmic)

Johannes Volk: Seed (Snapshot)

Kirk Degiorgio: Isomer Shift (B12)

Marcel Fengler: Gridlock (Ostgut Ton)

Quince: Sleepwalker (Music Man)

Rob Glennon: Bass Shifter (Paul Mac's Dub)(Nice & Nasty)

Shawn Rudiman: Human Amplifier (Minimalsoul)

Silent Servant: La Noche (Historia Y Violencia)

Solotempo: Satellite (Spezial Material)

TJ Kong: The Pearl (Compost)

Akai APC40 Ableton Controller:

2009-08-25T19:18:00.004+01:00

Latest edition to the Studio and Live DJ setup. Akai's APC40 dedicated Ableton Live controller.

Kirk Degiorgio: Isomer Shift (B1223)

2009-08-25T17:27:00.003+01:00

Forthcoming: Kirk Degiorgio B1223

2009-08-24T02:32:00.007+01:00

Official EPM press release:

Kirk Degiorgio, the man behind Future Past and As One, continues to innovate with unique sounds and dancefloor friendly beats. The Isomer Shift EP is an uncompromising set of progressive dancefloor beats in the tradition of Craig, Saunderson and Beltram.
The four tracks are outstanding 21st century techno, an instant Degiorgio classic with typically syncopated dance beats, beautiful chords and rhythms that create mesmerising and energetic soundscapes.
On the A side, ‘Isomer Shift’ is a perfect example of Degorgio’s relentless rhythmical talents. Twisted beats, beautiful strings and chords combine to create a master work of futuristic funk. ‘Isidora’, the second track brings bigger and space-ier atmospheres to a club fulfilled beat.
The B side takes the future funk even deeper, great strings provide the backing for two tracks that see Degiorgio returning to his previous influences with rhythms and bass lines synonymous with Kirk’s much acclaimed earlier works.

Release date: 28th September 2009.

Audio clips to follow.

Kirk Degiorgio Bodytonic Interview:

2009-08-24T02:27:00.005+01:00

Interview conducted August 09 - click HERE.

RIP: Rashied Ali

2009-08-17T21:52:00.003+01:00

Rashied Ali (1935-2009)

Drumming colossus - master of the avant-garde.

Book Choice #18:

2009-08-10T07:30:00.009+01:00

Thomas Pynchon: Inherent Vice

I've spent the last few days with a permanent - Pynchon would say 'stoners' - grin on my face. A new Pynchon novel is - for me - the literary event of this, or any other year and once again - as with 'Mason & Dixon' and 'Against The Day', this lives up to the billing. 'Inherent Vice' is hilarious. It's Columbo-meets-The Big Lebowski-meets Film Noir-meets-The Simpsons at the tale end of 1969 - post-Manson murders, exactly forty years ago in fact.

The plot is intriguing and navigable - by Pynchon's standards anyway. Drug references galore, a proto-Internet, Nixon-era - Manson fueled paranoia, surf, sex, L.A., L.V., plenty of stoner short-term memory lapses (which is catching as the reader is often victim of the classic Pynchon character overload... 'who? what? where? oh, now I remember...'), flashbacks, zombie surfer-bands, the ancient lost land of Lemuria, etc, etc. All packed into less than 400 pages - which for Pynchon is a novella.

It's Pynchon's most accessible book by far - there are even rumours of film industry interest. It forms a loose trilogy of the California novels with 'The Crying Of Lot 49' and 'Vineland', but there is none of the dark, deeply unsettling undercurrent present in those earlier works. It's full of classic 'stoner' humour with proper laugh-out-loud scenes - often involving Denis (pronounced to rhyme with 'penis' of course). It hints at the future of a paranoid surveillance society - linked to the ARPAnet, an early version of the Internet but really that's as close to a 'bummer' as it gets.