Into The Blue

Freedom Rhythm & Sound

A new book by the purveyor of musical tastes, Gilles Peterson and the boss of Soul Jazz Records, Stuart Baker! U know this is going to be quality.

The book, Freedom Rhythm & Sound (subtitled "Revolutionary Jazz Original Cover Art 1965-83") offers an art perspective, through its display of cover artwork, on the development of Afro-centric jazz and its social and political influences in the 60s to its decline in the 80s.

Together with the artwork, there are write-ups by Gilles and Stuart on the various artists featured in the book.

Essential for anyone who has an interest in music, particularly jazz.

Click here for the full review

Grooves & Moves

If you are into your deep house, electro, disco or anything spacey, here's a little treat for you..

In downloadable MP3s, this mix has been broken into two parts so you can have it cranking in your CD player while driving around or whatever...

Part 1 - http://www.mediafire.com/?ywyyemwndzy

01. Cutie Q – Qypthone
02. ?? – 4 Words Hardens
03. ?? – White Days
04. Cro-Magnon – Galactic Mellow (Grooveman Spot Remix)
05. Jazzanova – Theme From Belle et Fou (Danny Krivit Edit)
06. Nufrequency feat. Ben Onono – Fallen Hero (Rennie Foster Rework)
07. ?? - ??
08. Shalamar – A Night To Remember
09. Cro-Magnon – Space Love (Yukihiro Fukutomi Remix)
10. Karizma – Drumz Nightmare
11. Ron Trent – The Master Plan Obama Tribute
12. ?? – Activator
13. Theo Parrish – Fallin Up (Carl Craig Remix)
14. Tracks And The City – I’ll Be There

Part 2 - http://www.mediafire.com/?zddyjzmd3zz

15. ?? – Space Race
16. Oliver Cheatham – Get Down Saturday Night
17. DJ Smash – What Is Jazz
18. ?? – Paradise
19. Orlando Julius Ekemode – Disco Hi Life
20. Fancy Beat – Funk In (Telespazio Remix)
21. 73 Pike Set – Moogtion
22. ?? – Welcome To The Club (Matador Edit)
23. Jazztronik – Real Clothes
24. John Legend - Ordinary People (Karizma Kayorican Remix)
25. ?? – Conversation
26. Crazy P – Never Gonna Reach Me
27. Patte LaBelle – Music Is My Way Of Life

Animals in casts!

Shamelessly taken from Kaws' blog.

Hilarious if it wasn't so tragic.

http://blog.honeyee.com/kaws/archives/2009/06/29/fuckyeahanimals.html

EROL FUCKIN' ALKAN

Any closer and I'll be able to kiss da man. Actually....y not??

Boba Phat: What exactly does Erol Alkan play?

Darth Fader: Everything....this is one DJ that defies all genres, and event flyers always have trouble defining what he will play on the night itself.

Boba Phat: He plays pandemonium.

Darth Fader: That's an understatement.