Welcome to the inaugural edition of ASHINN circular!
From the info and inspiration coming from Cukipapa and Nik Weston's
weekly charts I've started up my own BIWEELKY circular to keep all of
you informed of what's going on in this whole West London / Broken
Beat / Nu Jazz thing that we love so dearly.
If you're not really interested in getting one of these every other
week, let me know and I'll get you off the list right away. I'll be
passing along music news, charts, playlists, and whatever else needs
to be said! On with the show:
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LOCAL (CHICAGO/MIDWEST USA) NEWS:
Anthony Nicholson still throwing down every Wednesday at the funky
buddha lounge. Monthly guest spots from yours truely - watch for
updates with dates etc. Always bringing his musical ear, sure to
please, great atmosphere.
http://www.funkybuddha.com
DEMF!!!
This weekend in Detroit motor city much is going down!
Afronaught will be in the house at the Planet-e party. Mark De
Clive-Lowe bringing his live show all the way from London Town! Matt
Recloose and Scott Zacharais debuting their new Omoa Music label at a
wicked exclusive party! Should be fantastic. Hit
http://www.electronicmusicfest.com.
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THE RADIO SHOW: GROVER's GROOVE
Broadcasting live on the net at http://www.wnur.org/live.ram
Every monday night, I'll be playing the best and the latest in a
live-mixed format. Almost a year on the air!
11:00pm - 12:30am CST (-0600 GMT)
Listen in the chicago area on WNUR 89.3FM
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NEW PROMO CD IN THE WORKS:
If you're interested in hearing the sounds - I'm preparing a new
promo mix with loads of new tunes! Announcement coming soon - watch
this space. I'll also be making an MP3 version available by request
for those of you with the speedy connections!
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TOP TUNES AT THE MOMENT!
Hipnotic | Naima | Laws of Motion
After 4 Hero's cover of Naima last year, John Coltrane's classic tune
gets another rework! Beautiful beautiful full-bodied, well-realized
track! Ian O'Brian on the remix with his chunky, layered style.
Certain to be in rotation for quite a while. Makes ya weep, this one.
Fini Dolo | Heartbeat | People
Noel Watson doing it right with a four-part suite of fantastic tunes.
Broken mix is number one with two house mixes bringing up the rear -
sweet flute lines, funky spoken vocals from Sonja and smooth bassline
moves the floor! People as always one of the strongest labels out
there. Damn right.
Marcos Valle | Escape DLP | Far Out
A resurrected Marcos Valle drops a fantastic album on Joe Davis' Far
Out imprint! Real deal Brazilian with 'nuff modern studio touches.
Too many good tracks to chart just one. Solid!
Danilo Perez | Panafrica (Melodius Remix) | Universal Jazz UK
Mark De Clive-Lowe debuting a new alias here! Fantastic sweet funky
low-tempo summer vibes. Beautiful vocals and sparkling production.
Sounds like nothing else - Don't sleep!
Space 7 | Space Station (remix) | Clairaudience
Anthony Nicholson revamps his excellent Space Station into a wild
tech expedition - sure to get you out of your head, watch out for the
huge synth bass at work. Ugochi's vocals from the original get dubbed
out to the extreme.
Kaidi Tatham feat Izi | Betcha | Bitasweet
Damn! All I can say. Far out broken funk monster from Kaidi working
solo. Absolutely massive track from the man behind many an ARP solo
in the West End. Lovin the lyrics! IG Culture freaks the remix on the
flip under his Son of Scientist moniker. Madness! Check Kaidi on
drums and keys in Mark De Clive-Lowe's touring band.
Stacey Pullen | Vertigo (4 Hero remix) | Science
Dego and Mark Mac go to work on already inspirational tune from
Stacey and take it one step further! Working with their usual string
quartet and Stacey's synth work makes an amazing track!
The Lost Skrolls of Hamaric | How to Find Royal Jelly | Best Seven
Sexy sexy! Dubbed out groover from Stereotyp, I believe. Has definite
touches of the Belin Dub sound here. Lower tempo makes all the right
moves. Vocals treated well! On the new Sonar Kollektiv 7" label -
Best Seven.
Afronaught | Transcend Me b/w Outta Range | Apollo
STILL on top! Can't get enough of this anthem. Check the flip for
fantastic electro funk cut with the killer electric bass line.
Positively infectious. If you haven't heard this yet - where ya been?
essential.
Be Bop Dawg | Um Dia Sobre La Praia | Dynamite Joint
Big drums here! Great ambience with this fast-paced joint from Be Bop
Dawg on the jazzy tip. Love the thick bass and synth trills, sure to
thrill. The flip is deep deep deep jazz bizness. Reminds me of the
great Alice Coltrane. So there!
Difusion | Illusive Angel (Open Ya Mind) | Solaria
Too sweet! Dj Venom working with his pops to produce an incredible
record! More transitions than you can count and smooth as can be.
This one is totally top-class. I sincerely hope they do an LP!
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THE RUMOR MILL! NEW TRACKS AS YET UNHEARD!
*Domu is wrapping up work on an album for Archive!
*Rima (Domu and Volcov) remix of Vikter Duplaix's excellent "Manhood"
on the way from Groove Attack
*Beatless (Alex Attias and co) LP on the way from Ubiquity records
here in the states!
*Mark De Clive Lowe, Seiji and Domu team up as KUDU. Transit, the
first single on the way from Bittasweet.
*IG Culture resurrects Quango for a new release on People!
*IG Culture dropping a new 12" on Mainsqueeze for his Son of Scientist project
*Leroy Smith has reworked his "Let it Ride" from '99 with new house
mixes - coming on his own Pure Filth label.
*Afronaught LP on the way from Apollo (R+S records/Belgium)
*The first single from IG Culture's New Sector Movements LP is about
to drop. The cut is called "The Sun" featuring a remix from none
other than Detroit soul man DWELE. Watch for it on Virgin.
*Atjazz about to release their long-awaited Lab Funk LP on their own
Mantis label.
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RADIO PLAYLISTS FROM THE LAST TWO WEEKS:
Grover's Groove playlist for 05/14/01
89.3fm WNUR - Monday 11pm-12:30am
with DJ Aaron Shinn
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Be Bop Dawg / Untitled / Dynamite Joint White
Volcov / Mindgames (Take 2) / Visions Inc
Chateau Flight / Prism (Sun Orchestra mix) / Versatile
Nine Yards / Find a Way (Modaji mix) / White
Jazzanova / Coffe Talk (Fukutomi mix) / JCR
Jazztronik / Zoology / Counterpoint
Domu / Coldfeet / Visions
Afronaught / Outta Range / Apollo
P'Taah / Crossing (The Evolution of form) Opaque Mix / Ubiquity
Matthew Herbert / Unknown / Studio K7
Difusion / Second Future / Solaria
Tony Allen vs Kraked Unit / The Man With the Drum / Comet
New Sector Movements / Survival / Virgin
Un-Organization / It's Just Begun / Mainsqueeze
DHJ / Shapeshifter / Archive
Tom & Jerry / Tom & Jerry feat. Charlie Brown / Tom & Jerry '95
Grover's Groove playlist for 05/21/01
89.3fm WNUR - Monday 11pm-12:30am
with DJ Aaron Shinn
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Yoruba / Aldia de Ogun / Yoruba
Mark De Clive-Lowe / El Dia Perfecto (Restless Soul Mix) / Universal Jazz UK
Fini Dolo / Heartbeat Pt.3 / People Promo
Kaidi Tatham / Betcha / Bitasweet Promo
Afronaught / Outta Range / Apollo
Space 7 / Space Station (AN tech mix) / Clairaudience Promo
Hipnotic / Naima / Laws Of Motion
Yoruba / Power To Conquer / Yoruba
Marcos Valle / Apaixonada por Voce (In Love With You) / Far Out
Stacey Pullen / Vertigo (4Hero Remix) / Science
Oringe Water / ??? / Archive Promo
The Lost Scrolls of Hamaric (Stereotyp) / How To Find Royal Jelly / Best Seven
Danilo Perez / Panafrica (Melodius remix) / Verve-Universal Jazz UK
The New Heritage Keyboard Quartet / Zap / Blue Note '73
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ABOUT THE MUSIC:
Dance Fusion Madness! Most music played in clubs these days is
straightjacketed into genres, keeping neatly to themselves and
stifling personal musical vision. If you choose to take a step back
from the massive dance world you see that there's no reason that a
little bit from here and there across the spectrum could make a
cracking good tune! So pioneers in West London and elsewhere decided
that they needed no genre identification to validate their music and
blazed the trail towards a new ideal:
That anything can be current, that the entire history of music is
fair game, that if you find the right ears anything is possible. So
suddenly you see jazz, hiphop, afrobeat, funk, Brazilian influences
flooding the dancefloor. It's unprecedented! The mindset is gaining
global momentum with massive scenes popping up in London, Berlin,
Tokyo, Vienna... Chicago too? Open your ears - it's not what you
might expect.
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Peace and thanks to all y'all. aaron shinn.
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