Message From The Tribe

In the early 1970's, Detroit was a city carrying with it the musical legacy of Motown as well as the title Motor City as one of the USA's main car manufacturing centres.  But, by 1970, Motown had moved to Los Angeles and the city's car industry was in decline leaving Detroit in a cultural and industrial void.

Out of this wasteland came Tribe.  Over a five year period a group of creative jazz musicians from Detroit took control of their own lives by running their own label, Tribe Records, where they proudly put forward the message:

"Music us the healing force of the Universe"

Picked this up earlier in the week - one of those rare, almost flawless records that just gets you.....  encapsulating this amazing 1970's sound through free jazz // spiritual // soul // bebop // modal // Detroit funk //  groove // & more....

Nice packaging too - the CD comes in the new Soul Jazz box-case with a 60 page-mini-Tribe magazine, while the double pack vinyl includes a very limited edition free Tribe magazine

As deep as you like, can't recommend this one enough, make sure you get it!!

--> BUY NOW via Sounds of The Universe

2009 Retrospect

dropped a little 1 hour mix over at holdboxflat.com - a kinda mixed bag look-back at two double-o nine, some nice bits....

listen // download

my top tunes of 2009

bit late i know, blame the chest infection....

anyways, obviously this list could be debated all day, all night, all year... and it's by no means comprehensive, or in any particular order.

these are just some of the tunes that really struck me in 2009 - all extremely talented artists, all brilliant tracks.

I'm not gonna go on and on about them as I could be here all night.....

simply put - they're amazing, LISTEN UP !!!

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:: Robert Glasper & Bilal

:: All Matter

:: Blue Note

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:: Burial

:: Fostercare

:: Hyperdub

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:: Commix

:: Underwater Scene

:: Soul:r

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:: Martyn

:: For Lost Relatives

:: Aus Music

Alix Perez :: 1984

** BRAND NEW **

coming out today on Shogun Audio from the man Alix Perez - debut album entitled "1984"

lot of hype on this one, and from what i've heard, thoroughly deserved.... my favourite so far? Forsaken feat Peven Everett & Spectrasoul - simply beautiful, definately one of my tunes of the year...

if you a Londoner, get yourself down to Blackmarket on the 15th October for in-store launch business.... album signing // goodies // free cider !

BIGUP

‘1984’ transcends the club/home listening divide with ease providing not just another drum and bass album but something so much more special. Going against the grain Alix Perez has delivered an album for real music lovers the world over. Crossing genres he delves from blessed-out downbeat and experimental hip hop to funk, soul and of course his beloved drum & bass, fusing them all together in the ultimate urban electronica album for 2009.

LINKS:

Alix Perez on myspace

Spectrasoul on myspace

Shogun Audio on myspace

Blackmarket Records

Couchtape vol. 2

giving this one some heavy rotation - capturing the feel and sound of a classic cassette mixtape, it goes by the name Fresh Air Couchtape Vol. 2 from the man called Tomcat Beats..... listen >> download >> BIGUP !

download the mp3

HIP-HOP SOUL BEATS FUNK JAZZ CHILL INSTRUMENTAL REGGAE

including: house shoes-slum village-city slick-hugh whitaker-dam funk-ras g-jay electronica-stoopz n breeze-leaf erikson-remarkable mayor-kankick-tha connection-ahu-sa ra-byron lee-gordan-dak-vincent price-will widdoss-blu-fluent-q tip-the lacks .... 


www.myspace.com/tomcatbeat

tomcatbeats on soundcloud

Antiquity // d'Wala re-edits....

my re-edit of Dilla's Antiquity as played by Miguel Atwood-Ferguson and Carlos Nino.... as dropped by Gilles Peterson on Radio 1

check out Stones Throw for more information on Suite For Ma Dukes.... highly, HIGHLY recommended

B I G U P s go out to Mr. Carlos Nino, and of course the G.Pizzle

have re-edited all 4 from the record Suite For Ma Dukes, hopefully gonna get them all out there for your listening pleasure soon, watch this space...

til then, check this one and hit me with your thoughts...

peace

Antiquity // d'Wala re-edit by neeld

d :: cast :: 001 :: listen :: download

:: bollywood :: house :: tribal :: downtempo :: bass heavy :: dubstep :: garage :: chilled :: dark :: broken :: hip hop :: cosmic dust :: beatstrumental :: London :: beat heavy :: outer worldly :: drum'n'bass :: cinematic

d :: cast :: 001 by neeld

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bigup the bPm @ Soul Jazz Records for the vinyl selections

TRACK LISTING:

1. theme from Qurbani :: Kalyanji Anandji

2. we belong to the night :: Suges

3. horns and roses :: dOP

4. sleeper :: Jimpster

5. humber :: Ramadannan

6. down on me :: Wookie

7. superflight :: Chateau Flight

8. el din 2 :: Shackleton

9. tealeaf dancers (dub bootleg) :: Flying Lotus

10. gazzilion ear :: DOOM (Thom Yorke Remix)

11. cosmic dust :: James Asher

12. falling (dub) :: Dudley Perkins

13. let yourself go (blog preview) :: Ramson Badbonez

14. disco dancer :: The Beat Konducta

15. sprockets :: Frederick Judd

16. introspective :: dwala

17. vancouver :: Martyn

18. misty winter :: Digital Mystiks

19. work song :: Hold Box Flat

20. leaves :: Data

21. ataciara :: Alaska (Paradox) and Nucleus

22. heading north :: Chris Coda

23. anya :: neel d

the bPm live @ worldwide festival ** DOWNLOAD **

sun, sand, & tunes... the bPm live in session @ ACD beach at this years Worldwide Festival

the bPm // Worldwide Festival // 2009 by thebpm

Click here if you'd prefer to download

recorded and production by dwala

photo by Gwanaelle Chan

Gilles Peterson plays Fall In Love re-edit on BBC Radio 1 !

Put this little piece together last week - a re-edit of Miguel Atwood-Ferguson and Carlos Nino playing the Slum Village classic Fall-N-Love - a tribute to the late, great Jay Dee. Comments welcome....

BIG respect to the G.P for dropping this one on his show last week.... respect and thanks, it's good to be Worldwide :)

fall in love // neel d edit by neeld

Links:

Gilles Peterson on BBC Radio 1

Stones Throw Records

Nuits Sonores // Carte Blanche // Worldwide // 2009

Recently went with the bPm out to Lyon for an 8 hour Nuits Sonore session at le Piscine du Rhone alongside Gilles Peterson, Phil Asher, Ashley Beedle, Motet, and Shea Soul...

video and music by neel d // the bPm for Hold Box Flat

download a sneaky half hour mix from Nuits Sonores by the bPm here

the bPm // Nuits Sonore 2009 // Tracklisting

Francesco Trsitiano - The Melody (C2 beatless edit)

Floating Points (feat. Fatima) - Peroration

King Midas Sound - I-Dub

Digital Mystikz - Anti War Dub

Calibre - Stolen Shadows

King Tubby & The Aggravators - African Roots (dub)

Tony Allen Podcast

Couple of weeks back, I was fortunate enough to meet Mr. Tony Allen over at Brownswood.... & then be offered the chance to edit / mix the interview!

Don't really have enough time to tell you how much of genius Tony Allen is - if you don't know, you should! A definate drumming hero of mine, up there with the likes of Clyde Stubblefield, John 'Jabo' Starks, & Carlton Barrett.... a true legend.

Anyways, some great stories, exclusive tracks from his new record Secret Agent (out on World Circuit Records), well worth checking...

One of the co-founders of the Afrobeat scene as well as one of the greatest drummers the world has ever seen, Tony Allen drops into the Brownswood Basement for some real talk with Gilles

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