Antipop Consortium -Apparently

What'up folks... such a long time... I've been so busy these last 5 months, working for lot of festival in my hometown Lyon.
So here I am, back with you lads for a couple of weeks because I plan to travel to China from december to february.


By the way I'm also back in gigs venues as a spectator. A couple of days ago I've seen a great show from Antipop Consortium, a major band of the independent Hip Hop scene from the beginning of the 00's.
Listening to their last LP (after a 7 years wait!) might leave you peplexed but this is definetly a band that you have to catch live. They're more rapping than the last time I saw them all together, and they're rocking up the crowd as they always used to.
M.Sayid got now 2 mics to do this reverb effect that is very present on Fluorescent black...Solid emcees (Sayid, Beans and High Priest) who are also great beatmakers are accompanied by Earlbalze behind his turntables, engeniering sound and making beats...
Check the track "apparently" from APC, from their last full lenght Fluorescent black signed on the brittish label Big Dada.


I hope to be on the web very soon with new mixes, great wax I bought this summer and some more nice stuff coming.
Peace

Gladys Afamado

I discovered this urugayan artist in Montevido last winter. I never heard of her work before and didn't find that much about Gladys Afamado on the net. That's a shame...Check it out:

And Tori Amos to illustrate in music this post, her last LP just came out few days ago but I'm too busy to put on ear on it. Let's listen this track "dark side on the sun" from the album "american doll posse" released in 2007.

Tori Amos - Dark side of the sun-

Doctor L - It's Bad, so bad

Back in 97, I 've worked in a record shop and I discovered the debut solo carrer of this talented french producer who originally did beats on the first Assassin album.

The combination of samples sounds terrific on this track, this Ep from my private collec' comes with a clear vynil.

Enjoy!

Doctor L - It's bad, so bad

Stolen moments

I went to Ahmad Jamal's quartet gig yesterday night... great show, great pianist, one of my "still alive" favorite.

Back home I couldn't help to share with you this classic tune from his acoustic piano period . This track is called "stolen moments" and came on the awakening album released 1970. It features Jamil Nasser on bass and Frank Gant on drums. It's originally written by Oliver Nelson and also appears on the album of Blues and the abstract Truth which is more orchestred than Jamal's trio. Both were signed on Impulse records

Ahmad Jamal - Stolen Moments

Blues and the abstract truth - Stolen Moments


So what's your favorite?.........

Atomic - prayer

Hi folks, been busy these last two weeks...

I brought to you a killer track from a scandinavian modern jazz band called Atomic...don't miss it fellaz...

Back in 2002, I've worked for this jazz Festival in Scotland. I remember to have in my hands this promo EP from a band that became in my opinion, one of the most exciting and creative group of the modern jazz scene.

Five musicians from Norway and Sweden doing their thing and doing it really great. Influences? Probably Coltrane and Don Cherry, the Free Jazz and the Blue note grooves of the 60's. Structure and rhythm lead by super double bassist Ingebrigt Flaten, Paul Nilssen-Love on drums and Havard Wiik on piano, remains as a solid foundation for free improvisation or expression for the Stockholm Front line of trumpeter Magnus Bro and saxophonist Fredrik Ljungkvist.

The track "prayer" appears in this promo Ep and was written by Ingebrigt Flaten who's now doing his solo career. I still look forward to seeing Atomic back on the europeean scenes. Check their website here

Atomic - Prayer