Review of 2012

It was a bit of a memorable year for me - the twins, moving house, an engagement and even a complete change of job role (though still at the same place - probably good to have some constancy).  

So, round up of the year time again but a much more truncated version this year - hopefully back to little bit more time for music and posting next year. I'll also point out about 4 of the lps I've only picked up since seeing them in other charts of the year but again I'll blame that on the kids. 

LPs

1 Frank Ocean - channel ORANGE

2 Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid M.A.A.D City

3 Four Tet - Pink

4 Bobby Womack - The Bravest Man In The Universe 

5 Legowelt - The Paranormal Soul

6 Lee Gamble - Diversions

7 Porter Ricks - Biokinetics (Re-issue)

8 Cooly G - Playin' Me

9 Julia Holter - Ekstasis

10 How To Dress Well - Total Loss

11 Vessel - Order Of Noise

12 Golau Glau - A New Kind of Bleak (Official Soundtrack)

12"s

1 Andrés - New For U

2 Joy Orbison - Ellipsis 

3 Burial - Truant / Rough Sleeper

4 Blawan - His He She & She

5 DJ Haus - Needin' U (MK Dub)

6 Mala - Stand Against War

7 Paranoid London - Paris Dub

9 Percussions - Bird Songs / Rabbit Songs

8 Madteo - We Do... (DJ Sotofett's NYC Dub Mix)

10 Willie Burns - The Overlord EP

11 Tuff Sherm - Pharmacy EP

12 Wax - 30303

13 Bullion - Love Me Oh Please Love Me

14 Dusk + Blackdown + - High Road

15 Mr Beatnick - Sun Goddess

16 Mo Kolours - EP2

17 Grouper - Black Out (Svpreme Fiend Remix)

18 Blaq Robots - Riley

Happy New Year and all the best for 2013! 

Niteshade Inc Podcast 17

It was a very pleasant surprise and honour to be asked by Snooks of Niteshade / BM Soho records, London to deliver another podcast mix for them and again it's the Christmas special. 

Check last years mix here: Niteshade Inc Podcast: 8

Harold Budd / Brian Eno - Steal Away

Cool Breeze - Cre-A-Tine (instrumental)

Shake - Space Probes

The Roots - Hall & Oates

Kassem Mosse - Workshop 08 Untitled B1

Kool Kev (The Lyrical Stinger) - My Experience (Dub)

Thomas Bangalter - Night Beats

Gescom - Keynell

Osborne - Afrika (Bullion Remix) 

Porter Ricks - Port Gentil

Brainticket - The Space Between

Rhythm & Sound - Mango Drive

Animal Collective - Peacebone (Pantha Du Prince Remix)

Teebs - Grannies Away Present

Pariah - Prpheus

Zomby & Actress - 2

Lil Wayne - I Feel Like Dying (Flying Lotus mx3)

Niteshade Inc Podcast 17 by Paul Riley on Mixcloud

2012: Where did that go?

Sorry for the radiosilence almost all year on here. A couple of little things happened which put music on the back burner a bit for me so here's a round of of the few mixes I did and in the coming days will be a round up of the records I bought.

The Gospel According To... II by Paul Riley on Mixcloud

Music For Lukas and Isaac Part 1 by Paul Riley on Mixcloud

House It Out Friday Birthday by Paul Riley on Mixcloud

Music For The L Part One by Paul Riley on Mixcloud

I Am Nobody's Nigger by Dean Atta

 

I Am Nobody's Nigger by Dean Atta by deanatta

I Am Nobody's Nigger

Rappers when you use the word "nigger" remember that's one of the last words Stephen Lawrence heard, so don't tell me it's a reclaimed word.

I am nobody's nigger

So please, let my ancestors rest in peace

Not turn in their graves in Jamaica plantations

Or the watery graves of the slave trade

Thrown overboard into middle passage

Just for insurance claims

They were chained up on a boat

As many as they could manage and stay afloat

Stripped of dignity and all hope

Awaiting their masters and European names

But the sick and the injured were dead weight to toss

And Lloyds of London would cover that cost.

I am nobody's nigger

So you can tell Weezy and Drake

That they made a mistake

I am nobody's nigger now

So you can tell Kanye and Jigga

I am not a nigger... in Paris

I'm not a nigger in London

I'm not a nigger in New York

I'm not a nigger in Kingston

I'm not a nigger in Accra

Or a nigger with attitude in Compton

Cos "I don't wanna be called yo nigga"

How were you raised on Public Enemy

And still became your own worst enemy?

You killed Hip Hop and resurrected headless zombies

That can't think for themselves or see where they're going

Or quench the blood lust because there's no blood flowing

In their hearts, just in the streets

They don't give a damn as long as they eating

Their hearts ain't beating, they're cold as ice (bling)

Because they would put money over everything

Money over self respect or self esteem

Or empowering the youth to follow their dreams

Stacking paper cos it's great than love it's seems

Call me "nigger" cos you're scared of what "brother" means

To know that we share something unspeakable

To know that as high as we rise we are not seen as equal

To know that racism is institutional thinking

And that "nigger" is the last word you heard before a lynching.

Helix Luckyme Mixtape

The Luckyme mix Helix mentioned in the Heroes of 2011 chart, is now available:

http://thisisluckyme.com/mixtapes/100-helix-rapid-mixtape/

100. Helix – Rapid Mixtape

100. Helix – Rapid Mixtape

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Helix is that dude with All Caps & Night Slugs 12″s out this apocalyptic 2012 which places him in unique position to quietly influence the best djs this year; just before the oceans evaporate forever… and so what’s he offering? Well he’s upping the tempo on all this pussy compressed laptop techno and trying to bring back something raw uncut with clattering, black-pepper drum programming that feels authentic. He builds music for 1AM and 4AM with equal weight – even his deeper, understated moments swing on long tape saturated pads. And with this tape for us, which could of easily just been a tribute to OJ Da Juiceman, he sorta surprised us with this perfect night drive soundtrack of rapid & classic techno that warrants bouncing to cassette just for the extra dose of fuzz as the planet moves slowly closer to the sun. Our 100th tape. Helix in the mix. Happy new year.