Newsround

Just a little round up of some stuff I've liked over the past month or so


First up Mixcloud


Blck

Thank Faç its Friday by Black Classical on Mixcloud

In-som-nia... by Black Classical on Mixcloud

RIP Gill Scott Heron by Black Classical on Mixcloud

And for Blck's other Gil Scott-Heron meets Sun Ra tribute mix http://t.co/s4HuMXu


Seja Heroi has also dropped a nice little mix from this week's show including a bit of a GSH tribute.

The Cannibalist Manifesto #007 - Black Bombs Blasting Out (RIP Gil Scott-Heron) by Space Invader Radio on Mixcloud

You can listen to these and more (including my stuff if you are mental) on Mixcloud's new Iphone app.


http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/mixcloud/id401206431?mt=8&ls=1


One of my all time favourite magazines, Muzik, has put the entire contents up as pdfs so you can go and find out what Sasha was playing in '96. My kind of fun filled afternoon. 


http://www.muzikmagazine.co.uk/


Shook magazine has sadly ended it's print form but they are still putting up some quality stuff online including this recent mix by Bnjmn


http://www.shook.fm/content/2011/05/bnjmn/


who was also interviewed by German techno magazine de-bug


http://de-bug.de/mag/8295.html


Check Ben's mix of Mr Beatnick's forthcoming release on Don't Be Afraid



Mr Beatnick - Casio Romance (BNJMN remix) by factmag


Ben UFO's Boiler Room started a spin-off series of mixes kicking off with this belting mix of classic d'n'b of the mid '90s.


http://boilerroom.tv/nothing-new-001-ben-ufo-never-went-to-blue-note/


WrongTom has started a blog with some great tales and gems from the post punk / dub reggae scene: Skank Blog Bologna


http://skankblogbologna.wordpress.com/about/


Passionweiss blog ran a great piece on 30 classic hip hop demos (with links - there goes your afternoon)


http://passionweiss.com/2011/05/02/the-30-greatest-hip-hop-demos-now-in-zip-form/


Charlie Dark put up a great video of a brief history of his Run Dem Crew and old Attica Blues days. Can't wait for part 2.





Charlie also linked to these other videos recently, the first is pure poetry, the second is about homelessness from the perspective of the children.



DARK SIDE OF THE LENS from Astray Films on Vimeo.



Sofa Surfers from walshbros on Vimeo.


Ghostpoet + Koreless = WIN for me.


 
Ghostpoet - Survive It (Koreless Remix) by ghostpoet


This tweet from Bake of All caps has got me very excited at the prospect of finally being about to check his music on wax.


http://twitter.com/#!/BAKEGLA/status/76043138283741185


Blawan has dropped a classic here. Sampling Brandy might seem like an idea everyone is doing at the moment but this one really rises above the rest. One of my favourite tracks of the year already I think.


http://yourstru.ly/2011/06/02/mp3-blawan-i-wanna-be-down/


On Bandcamp there is some interesting stuff including some nice freebies.


Mo Kolours debut on One Handed Music 





Stac's remixes by Blue Daisy and Kidkanevil amongst others





Tommy Tempa







Sleeparchive







Zoom Lens including a new track by Svpreme Fiend





And did I mention Bandshell had a new ep on teaandcakerecords?

Stac

I just heard the first track from Adam Scrimshire's (who featured on here before with his very clever re-edit of Whitney / Loleatta) new project, a singer by the name of Stac and thought I'd share it plus a bit of the PR blurb which sounds good too.

The gorgeous debut album from Stac is a unique blend of intoxicating harmonies, stunning live instrumentation and intricate songwriting.

With the help of friends Matthew Halsall, Hackney Colliery Band trombonist Magnus Dearness, string players from The Heritage Orchestra, Dan Clark (on harp and double-bass),Part-Time Heroes pianist Stephen McCleery, a twelve strong choir plus production from label mate Adam Scrimshire and the incredible Nostalgia 77, Stac has created one of the most beautiful albums of 2010.

“That lady is tasty!” Alice Russell
"Sounds like a young Minnie Ripperton" Mark Ronson
“Stac is DOPE!” Gilles Peterson (Radio 1)
“Stunning and beautiful. End of story.” Ashley Beedle (Xpress2)
“A gorgeous voice.” Mary-Anne Hobbs (Radio 1)

“Stac is amazing!” Brad Baloo (The Nextmen)


We beavered away for months getting this one right and then a couple of weeks ago it all came out.
You can listen to the whole thing now at http://stac.bandcamp.com
You can buy it direct from us there too. The CD version is just £8 and while you wait for us to send it, you get immediate download of the full album on MP3 or Flac