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what a weekend lies ahead.

tomorrow night is benji b in dublin for a free show at solas. needles to say i am freakin' excited. took friday off work after i heard he was playing. nuff said.

friday night: dinner with friends and rest.

heading to cheebah in limerick on saturday for the 'credit crunch (on expenses) tour with adam whitaker (unusual&electric), paul tarpey and 'special mystery guest'. i've been following and supporting adam since i first posted about unusual & electric back in 2007. since then we've known each other virtually and pretty frequently i get packages in the mail with mix cds, new eps, calenders, postcards, etc. (as adam is also a designer). a true gent: passionate about his music yet equally passionate about living.
this will be the first time i get to meet him and to njoy seeing him playing not one, but two sets.
also looking forward to meeting the cheebah crew and to be at the club which is meant to be such great fun.
gonna b a good one.

sunday is back to ukiyo for two events.
first is a tasting session, and book reading from the "Evolution of the Ciaran Crawford Action Figure Doll" by Dylan Stott and Ciaran Crawford. Ciaran, the chef, masterminds the various recipies, and Dylan provides the stories.
Confused Eclectic has a great review of the last session of this series which is an event in itself.
lets just say that last time round there was Sake Mojitos, Mille Feuilles with Black & White Pudding, Apple Crisps and Cider Jus.Warm Champagne Jelly with Candied Chili and more and more.

following this is the afterparty to celebrate ukiyo's 5th birthday with billy scurry and guests.
i have the week off next week so yes, i'll be out and about on sunday night until the wee hours.

you can follow some of this (and more) on twitter if you please. delighted to have you on board.

i got caught in your whirlpool of love...

picked up a hearing of this over on dilated choonz and music like dirt (no.99) or headphonesex has the version here. the extended pilooski edit of edwin starr's get up whirlpool

Download Get Up Whirlpool (Extended)

I forget the power music has…

This was sent to me by a friend via email. When I read it I realized that maybe I had forgotten some of how powerful music is. In the never ending quest for great music perhaps I had forgotten, on occasion, to really listen and be moved and to place certain music into a certain moment. Some of the 'moment's below belong to me also, most not, but I think we can all read this remember...

I forget the power music has…

A song can come on and something in you makes your body move, makes you happy and want to sing loudly without any care of who can hear. Music can relax you when stress is out of control. Music can wake you up, fill you with energy when you need to get up and get going. Music can make you sad.

Music can make memories flood back. Make memories overwhelm you. Music can take you back years to a place, a period of your life, an age. It can bring the memory of a person you might not have thought about in years to life.

 Maybe you are a young preteen in the back of the car on a dreaded family road trip listening to the same song over and over on your walkman singing at the top of your lungs to the annoyance of your family…

Maybe it was a road trip with an airstream trailer with your grandparents as a young kid listening to Johnny Cash and Willie Nelson…

Maybe it was your dad getting upset with his 10-year-old daughter signing Like a Virgin and dancing like Madonna…

Maybe it is the “oldies” station on in your best friend’s car. You both group up listening to the oldies station and know every word to every song…

Maybe you heard Bob Dylan for the first time and your soul found its sound…

Maybe it is an old hymn that was sung in church at the end of every service.

Maybe it is the first time you heard The Smiths. Your friend’s older brother was playing it on the record player and their music made complete sense to you…

Maybe it was getting in trouble for sneaking out to see Gun’s N Roses when you were 14.

Maybe it was Pearl Jams’s Black on a summer night in the front seat of your first loves car...

Maybe it was Jump Around at lunch on the high school campus speaker when everyone would stop eating and literally jump around…

Maybe it was Under the Bridge and your friend’s mom was telling you that Red Hot Chili Peppers were in some kind of satanic cult…

Maybe it was the first time you heard the Beatles White album in a small town in the panhandle of Texas, where they burned Beatles albums…

Maybe it was a road trip with your friends and you were so sick of the Grateful Dead you threw the cd out the window somewhere in Oregon…

Maybe it was the punk shows your sister would take you to, making you stand in the front and hold onto the rail, so you would not get hurt or get into a fight…

Maybe it was the first time your parents left you home alone while they were out of town and your friend had to go to the chiropractor after thrashing about to Smells Like Teen Spirit…

Maybe it was your first time and The Cure was on…your first time.

Maybe it was the first time you heard Tom Yorke’s voice and you got wet…

Maybe it was when you started listening to techno and going to raves…

Maybe it was your best friend playing guitar and everyone signing at your Saturday night beach bonfires…

Maybe it was that first night on the rocks above the shore and a rare version of Anna Begins was on…you realized the importance of sensuality in your life.

Maybe it was the philosopher in your life who wanted you to be more refined and listen to classical…

Maybe it was the prelude to the hipsters playing indie music for you in the living room…

Maybe it was you and your bestfriend raiding her dads change cups to get money for a show in LA…

Maybe it was dancing in the clubs to crappy grind-up-on-each other music…

Maybe it was driving down a country road in Montana listening to country…

Maybe it was the never-ending shows of your friend’s bands you went to hear…

Maybe you were introducing your friend in Hawaii to a band that would influence him still 10 years later…

Maybe it was learning the graceful sways of hula that you grew to love the music…

Maybe it was your dad picking you up from work in an old mini van blaring Bob Marley at full volume that made Marley no longer one of your favorites…

Maybe it was the Chemical Brothers in “the living room of never-ending smoke and drugs” your college friends lived in…

Maybe you turned on the music as loud as possible to paint, to make art, to be inspired…

Maybe you were practicing stupid dance moves from the movie Annie outside with your best friend while your boyfriend was having band practice inside…

Maybe you heard music from all over the world while traveling knowing that that sound would only be in that place at that time…

Maybe it was in Alaska and your bestfriend was always playing for you, wanting your option and looking to you for inspiration.

Maybe it was Ireland where house music and dance music found you, where you would dance for days…

Maybe it was it was your husband djing at dive bars on weekdays after working 9-5 in an office.

Maybe it was hating music for a while. Too many memories, too much connection to the fucked up situation you were in. Music was the passion of the one you shared your life with, but who you didn’t love like you should.

Maybe it was dancehall blaring in the car on Sunday afternoons. Turned up so loud you did not have to talk and face the problems you were in.

Maybe it was Band of Horses playing when you knew it was over…

Maybe it was hip-hop. Good fucking hip-hop that you cant help but move to somewhere inside your body.

Maybe it was editing your ipod to make it school appropriate…

Maybe it is using your art class to teach music appreciation. Trying to pass on good music to future generations.

Maybe it was trying to understand this music from the south, but just not being able to think it is good at all. Shit in fact is what I think about it.

Maybe it going to shows around Austin with your friend who writes for The Chronicle...he always knows the next big thing or the show you shouldn’t miss. I went along for the ride and the often came away with a new band to add to my itunes.

Maybe it was meeting a “famous” local musician and going out with him a few times before he told you he was married…fucker. Good music though.

Maybe it was a trip to Paris that reminded you about the jazz ladies you loved, the amazing Charlie Parker and how music used to be so pure and created for nothing other then the sake of music…

Maybe it was hearing Tom Yorke’s voice 15 years after the first time you heard Creep and his voice still having that orgasmic effect on you.

Maybe it is the newest Bob Dylan and hearing the age in his voice, reminding you of your own mortality.

Maybe it is Johhny Cash years later and wanting the kind of love he and June had.

Maybe it was LCD Soundsystem while you were rolling.

Maybe it was NWA blaring at the stoner’s house on a Sunday afternoon when you were heartbroken and trying to drink away your sorrow.

Maybe it the Violent Femmes in the car with a 14 year old…you both singing along on the way to paint…

We all have music we put on over and over.

We all have music we know will remind us of a time, a place, a person.

Happy music, Sad Music, Party Music, Get work done music, Music to make art to, Music to make love to…

Music.

Powerful.

nora: the sequel

is this real?

original cultures

bumped into laurent fintoni on twitter a while back and a delight to follow with all kinds of good stuff coming from him.  one of the main things he's been planning and just launched today is original cultures which runs in balogna today through saturday. its a fascinating project and one that i hope to see being brought to dublin at some point soon enough. there is scope and need for something like this here. lets see what happens with this cultural exchange through the medium of modern performing arts in new and unique ways.

Original Cultures

"There is an amazing wealth of talent, cultural diversity and traditions in modern performing arts in both Japan and Europe. However, for years language, distance and communication have made it difficult for artists in Europe and Japan to collaborate and for the intricacy and richness of the cultures to be properly exposed to the public outside of the respective countries. While the internet has helped to reduce the issue of distance, as well as language and communication to a lesser extent, there still lacks a real program of cultural exchange between Japan and European countries at the level of modern performing arts.
Original Cultures aims to create such a program through the development and implementation of activities
that form the basis of a regular Cultural Exchange Program (CEP) between the countries. All Original Cultures CEP activities will be documented and archived on the internet in multimedia formats to create an interactive and unique record of the ongoing cultural exchange."

artist bios here for dem, will barras, ericailcane, tayone, 2tall/om unit and tatsuki

many great orgs involved with collaborations from people like this:

Samurai FM (UK, Japan), Hear Japan (Japan, TBC) Paper Resistance (IT), Vinilificio (IT), T-Turn (IT), Spin Science (UK), Rhythm Incursions (UK), Turntable Radio (UK)

and media partners like this:

Radio Città del Capo (IT), Superfly Magazine (IT), Design(Radar (IT), Spannered
(UK), Samurai FM (UK, Japan), Rhythm Incursions (UK)

Follow it on the Original Cultures Live blog on shookmag

Timetable (if you can make it)
• Weds 3/06/09 + Thurs 4/06/09: Music and visual art workshops between artists. Time: 10am to 8pm.
Location: Spazio Si, Teatro San Leonardo, Ass. Arena Orfeonica
• Fri 5/06/09 - Music and visual art workshops between artists. Time: 10am to 1pm.
Location: Spazio Si, Teatro San Leonardo.
- Music and visual art workshops with students from Academia di Belle Arte e DAMS. Time 2pm to 6pm.
Location: Spazio Si, Teatro San Leonardo.
- Art and culture seminar with all Original Cultures artists. Time: 7pm to 9pm. Location: Modo Info Shop.
• Sat 6/06/09 - Original Cultures live showcase. Time: 8pm to 12am. Location: Spazio Si, Teatro San Leonardo.

other links:

http://originalcultures.tumblr.com/

More images from the site and of /by the artists, etc.

 

to top it off i guess i'll repost a real favorite tune of my, posted back in december '05.
'japanese mathematics' by sharpshooters.

Download Japanese Mathematics

5 Audio Track: know what this track is?

 

just came on shuffle, track name '5 Audio Track'. no artist. gotta know this is.
if you know the tune, artist, etc. please lemme know please leave a comment or @twitter

Download 01 5 Audio Track

dedicated to my music posse on twitter:
@spigotZ @creamteam @ZoeAnna @sheenbeaston @nialler9 @songbytoad @bodytonic @jaycee001 @guinnessdj @laidbackradio @spaceinvaderfm @on_point @ondasonora @JulieGong @FreshSelects @phil__cooper @kamisir @alex_chase @mrbeatnick @greymatterbeats @demosuzki, @d_e_v

wow: got an answer in about 4 mins, on twitter. nice. from @b_chamberlain

@Cubikmusik Soldiers of Twilight - Believe (New Mastersounds Remix)

i am what i am

Download 01 I Am What I Am (Parts 1 & 2)

marva whitney.
legend!

buy: iTunes, amazon (UK), (US)

archives...

came across this mix i made for the 40th bday of my mate, neil, a while back.
had great fun making it but i have no track-listing so gonna try and fill it in.
loosing lots of music has its hindrances.
not sure how well this went down for a 40th mix but methinks it works for a party of some kind. :)
please help fill in the blanks where they are.  actually, just an unusual and electric tune. will email and ask for the name (and the tune if possible again).
cheers.

-primal scream: loaded
-unusual & electric: ? (adam?)
-elevator man: move keep up and dub
-my bloody valentine: soon andrew weatherhall mix)
-pharoahe monch: body baby (an Optimo Espacio Dub)
-ben intellect & ragga g: oh jungle
- rednose distrikt: best deejay
- ben westbeech: dance with me (switch remix)
- michael fakesch and taprikk sweezee: soda (munk remix)
- lee douglas:  new york story

the robots are taking over

btw: check out the big tune played on bbc1xtra tonight w/ mistajam, the streets and ted mayhem. the streets w/ giggs.
via @skinnermike
Download The Robots Are Taking Over

things to do, music to hear...

right, started to realize there is a myriad of shows and events that are coming up that i want to get to. hopefully i manage it all but figured i'd put it all together in one post. moreso for me to assess the logistics of it all than anything else. ;)

poets of rhythm "Afro Psyche Funk brothers who have been pushing the musical boundaries for the last 15 years...showcasing their recent release Sahara Swing on Now&Again Records under the pseudonym Karl Hector & The Malcouns" wednesday, may 20th @whelans/ choice cuts event listing

more mess on my thing

buy iTunes, junodownload, juno records  

quantic and b+ "the internationally revered musician and DJ, Quantic, and cutting edge street photographer/film director, B+, will bring the sights and sounds of the Tropics to the South William Bar, Dublin 2 with a spectacular evening of music, film and photography in celebration of ‘Tradition In Transition’" the upcoming album by Quantic and his Combo Bárbaro. " thursday, june 4th @south william/ choice cuts event listing

hypnotic brass ensemble "This is the real deal folks - music the way it was meant to be. From the heart, from the lungs. These guys don’t need to plug in to be heard.

Download Balicky Bon

buy: iTunes

As they say themselves, they could play on a boat in the dark - they’re powered from within." saturday, may 30th/ choice cuts event listing

diplo  major lazer. nuff said! sunday, may 31st @tripod/ (no event listing at tripod)

with thanks to louis louis / Download Pon De Floor-Ernold Sane Remix

motor city drum ensemble "Some stuff said about this release: Karl Injex (Rude Movements / NYC) - 'As implied by the title, these dancefloor weapons are RAW, touching on the essence of Detroit with dirty drums, ruff basslines and that signature hand-cut feel pioneered by the likes of KDJ, Theo Parrish and crew..' . Mad Mats (Raw Fusion / Stockholm) - 'This shit totally blew me away, real Detroit house at its best'" sunday, july 4th @ george bernard shaw/ bodytonic listing

raw cuts 2

buy: juno , bagpak

space invaded

through the power of twitter i came across space invader radio via guinnessdj (live right now with a massive suited/booted drum/bass set.). great station with lots of top tuneage from bristol and london (perhaps elsewhere?).
has become a regular in my listening schedule the last week. all shows available for download.

also caught this show a few days ago by carriage clock. great set.

this tune comes from the loose groove set last week.
smoove & turrell take us back to a different era with this pure soulful tune 'you don't know'. pure wow.
have had this blaring from my car speakers all week and played it last week at my first ukiyo bar sunday afternoon set. great reaction to it.
Download 01 You Don't Know

buy: jalapeno records (label), clickgroove, emusic, jalapeno records (label), iTunes

shoot out

SHOOT-OUT, an evening of cutting-edge music and photography. Each night, the work of 5 photographers is showcased on flat screen TVs and projector screens. Throughout the night, patrons are given voting cards and invited to choose their favourite image. The photographer behind the winning image joins 9 other winning photographers over three months to compete for the grand prize. The final is co-adjudicated by public vote and a panel of experts. The event rolls over to a new competition every three months, culminating in an annual grand finale. The night has been running since April 20th.

the blues had a baby...

"Well, this is a story,
A story ain't never been told.
You know the Blues got pregnant
And they named the baby
    Rock and Roll"

(the blues had a baby and they named it rock and roll- McKinley Morganfield (Muddy Waters)/ Brownie McGhee)

back in january i had grand illusions of starting a blues series based on a book i have which is a collection of classic blues lyrics. 'squeeze my lemon' by randy poe. amazing stuff.

Download 07 The Blues Had a Baby (And They Named It Rock N' Roll)

while watching this one of the common themes of what the british (and white) musicians that backed the legends on stage all saying that when these guys came into town to do a show if there was a rehersal, which usually there wasn't, it would be them playing a few bars on harmonica, etc. and being told 'yeh, thats good. see ya'll tomorrow'.
great stuff.
its a feeling.
no more.
no less.

buy ' travelin' riverside blues': iTunes.
buy tune: amazon (uk) (us)

i want to be loved by you...

Download 16 I Want To Be Loved 1 1

cool it now

image from austinist. club de ville was one of my favorite places to go to in austin.

today on twitter i said i was preparing a road trip mixtape and asked for suggestions.
great responses. one in particular is this from spigotZ
wow. tune is blowing me away me away. robbers on high street 'cool it now'
also going onto a playlist tha i think i'll be playing out in dublin in the next week or so. hopefully confirm tomorrow. also sending this out to dunk at ukiyo.

Download 03 Cool It Now

make sure to check out emma's blog theworldinapapercup

one of the many reasons why i am enjoying twitter so much.