[acid-jazz] Stylin 92 w/ Gerd & DJ Pathless

From: Ennio Styles (stylin_at_modalforces.com)
Date: 2003-05-29 14:04:49

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    STYLIN - Rare grooves, hi-tech jazz and other worldly fusions
    Friday afternoons 12-2pm RRR 102.7FM, Melbourne
    Live online - http://www.rrr.org.au/index2.html (see below for times)

    Hello all

    Apologies for getting so behind with the newsletters. So now you'll get two
    in a row, starting with this one from 2 weeks ago, when I featured the
    "Pathless Soulful International Mayhem Radio Show Vol 1" by Gerd & DJ
    Pathless from 4Lux Recordings in the Netherlands. As promised, I have their
    great commentary on each track beneath the playlist. Only thing to mention
    is that Moon Orchestra is from Norway not Australia - I guess it's not so
    strange that they found it in Norway then! If any of the punctuation looks
    funny, blame Microsoft not me. Also be on the lookout for Gerd's remix album
    "Modified", out soon on LEA/Stomp and featuring the great remix of Heavenly
    Social for all the Dwele fans. Some interesting new releases also to come on
    their 4 Lux record label, as previewed in the mix.
    http://www.4lux.com

    This show was also the return of Trainspotters' Corner. Top Italian label
    Schema has just released a 12" by new artist Paolo Fedreghini with 2
    versions of "Please Don't Leave", a jazz vocal groover originally recorded
    by the Clarke-Boland Sextet in the mid-60s for their ultra-rare "Music for
    the Small Hours" LP. If you want to save yourself a four-figure sum for the
    original, and also get the equally rare "Swing im Bahnhof" album thrown in,
    then I recommend the Rearward Schema reissue "Calypso Blues". Of
    Fedreghini's new versions, I prefer the clubbier Midnight Mood Session,
    which was apparently inspired by labelmate Gerardo Frisina.
    http://www.ishtar.it
    http://www.thevibes.net/clarkeng.htm

    until then
    Ennio Styles

    ***** COMING UP ON STYLIN *****
    Friday 6 June - Russ Dewbury (UK)

    In the pipeline - Cliffy & Russ Jones, Kano, Action Direkt, DJ Lubi, Nicola
    Conte, Declan Kelly, Huwston, Mr Scruff, Break Reform, DJ Spider, London
    Elektricity, Paine, Forss
     

    ***** STYLIN 92 - PLAYLIST - FRIDAY 16 MAY 2003 *****
    Title - Artist (Label/Australian Distributor (if known))
    GERD & DJ PATHLESS IN THE MIX - SOULFUL INTERNATIONAL MAYHEM
    1. crab apple jam - david snell (state)
    2. the sea - jukka tolonen (love)
    3. the hike - sandboy (hinterland/creative vibes)
    4. operator (attica blues mix) - innershape (bootleg)
    5. fever - apeanaut (redbud)
    6. a birdıs party - protassov (switchstance)
    7. the valley - moon orchestra (dbut)
    8. bradford jazz (swiss mix) - mavenalli project (toko)
    9. looking for love (bugz rmx) - vikter duplaix (hollywood)
    10. ? - dwele ft. bahamadia (cdr)
    11. distance time - def harmonic (wobblyhead)
    12. forss rmx - jazzanova ft. ursula rucker (jcr/creative vibes)
    13. a discipline of undertones - machine shop (4lux)
    14. weather one pt. 1 - michael gordon (coalition)
    15. beleza nao vai embora - orlann divo (musidisc)
    16. nana das aguas - joao donato (rca)
    17. drifting - bah samba (estereo/stomp)
    18. vibe samba - velho 4 (4lux)
    19. exagr8 (gerdıs 4lux remix) - focus (versatile/aztec)
    ::::::::::::::::::::
    20. oceans & whispers - bennson (equatorial)
    21. bluey - fat freddy's drop (vinyl junkies)
    22. path - p'taah (ubiquity/creative vibes)
    TRAINSPOTTERS' CORNER
    23. please don't leave - clarke-boland sextet (rearward/creative vibes)
    24. please don't leave (the midnight mood session) - paolo fedreghini
    (schema/creative vibes)
    ::::::::::::::::::::
    25. cerca de mi - little louie vega feat raul midon (vega/aztec)
    26. i am music (house mix) - common feat jill scott (white)
    27. set for seizure (anthony nicholson remix) - daniel magg
    (compost/creative vibes)
    28. salsa scratch - rob swift feat bob james (table turns)
    29. cassanova - soul unit (chapter one)

    For previous playlists, go to http://www.rrr.org.au/onair/shows/stylin.html.

    ***** Pathless Soulful International Mayhem Radio Show 1
    By Gerd & DJ Pathless *****

    Basically this isnıt a dj mix. Itıs more like a show reel of things we
    collected, received, cherished and loved over the last decade or soŠ Music
    which proves to be made through resourceful and creative minds, whether it
    is jazz-funk, soul, library, bossa, hip hop or classical,Š it doesnıt
    matterŠ
    What makes this show reel special? Well, we made some different versions of
    some of the tracks, also we did some crazy stuff during mixes from one track
    to the other sometimes using three different tracks at the same time.
    Anyway, We are about to release the Gerd remix album due June next. To
    promote this we made this cd-r. Hoping that you guys could air this (or a
    part of it) during your show(s). Would be greatly appreciated! We prepared
    this show with much love, attention and devotionŠ so, we hope you enjoy
    this. Thanks for supporting us and our label 4lux!!!

    Track listing:

    1. David Snell ­ Crab Apple Jam (LP, State rec.)
    Great library record from the 70ıs. Nice harp & warm bass. Simply awesome
    vibes to start this show reel with. Weıre really into harping. Harp-records
    from the 60ıs, 70ıs, 80ıs and 90ıs. Bossa with harp, Ragga with harp, French
    music with harp, everything with a harp.
    Our next show will be harp-songs onlyŠ

    2. Jukka Tolonen ­ The Sea (LP, Love Rec.)
    Exquisite Norwegian Jazz from the 70ıs. This original is quite hard to find.
    But Säkhö did a re-issue last year.

    3. Sandboy ­ The Hike (12" Hinterland)
    One of our favourite records from last year. Through Germany, the beautiful
    voice of Marishka Phillips comes to us! The new Ursula Rucker?

    4. Innershape ­ Operator ­ Attica Blues Mix (12" Bootleg)
    This is (along with Atticaıs mix for Spacekıs ŒEveı) one of our favourite
    Attica remixes out there. Extremely rare mix by Attica Blues, this is. We
    guess thereıs never been an official release of this one, but we donıt know
    that for sureŠ maybe you can tell us. What we do know is that it has been
    released on an English compilation. And itıs been bootlegged, so here it isŠ

    5. Apeanaut ­ Fever (12" Redbud)
    We heard this one being played by Dorfmeister during the Drum & Rhythm
    festival in the Netherlands. We went nuts on this one, shaking our heads to
    the ska bass and dub effects.
    Up till then we never heard of this track and we found it by accident
    listening to some radio show or something J. This is definitely a tune you
    have to hear on a massive paŠ
    It rocks andŠ it works!

    6. Protassov ­ A Birdıs Party (12" Switchstance Rec.)
    Cool name ŒProtassov.ı Is this fellow from Russia? Anyway, we got this
    through Switchstance and it is absolutely gorgeous. It actually reminds us
    of one of the earlier David Holmes tracks from his album "Letıs get killed."
    Cool tune to shake yer bottom to.

    7. Moon Orchestra ­ The Valley (LP, dBut)
    This is tuff breakbeatish nu-jazz from Australiaıs dBut. It is quite hard to
    find over here. We actually got it through some mail-order shop in Norway.
    We love this one, itıs got energy and every time we play this one out, the
    roof is on fire! So, again for big paıs, not really home listening stuff but
    definitely worth a play during this show.

    8. Mavenalli Project ­ Bradford Jazz ­ Swiss Mix (12" Toko)
    This is a bit of funky breakbeat stuff. We compare this with the stuff that
    Gerd did under his ŒBSO Researchı moniker back in the days when he recorded
    for Leftfieldıs Hard Hands imprint. Nice!

    9. Vikter Duplaix ­ Looking for love ­ Bugz rmx (12" Hollywood)
    Oooh, what a remix. The Bugz remix of 4Heroıs ŒHold it Downı is just awesome
    and the Mwela Mwela joint rocks the floor as well. But we play this one most
    often. Canıt get enough of it. On the US-pressing of ŒLooking for Loveı
    only, right?

    10. Dwele ft. Bahamadia - ? (CD-r, Virgin)
    This is where we reach easier water! After a couple of years of waiting, it
    finally looks like we can get this on vinyl! Just got the promos of ŒFind a
    wayı but because of the fact weıre die-hard fans of Bahamadia we put this on
    the show. By the way whatıs the title of this one? Or is this actually
    ŒUntitled?ı Anybody out there who knows?

    11. Def Harmonic ­ Distance Time (12" WobblyHead)
    Our favourite label of the mo: WOBBLY HEAD. Creative music from creative
    minds. This is underground hip-hop. You can compare this to Fat Daddyıs
    ŒChocolate Lover.ı Some nice spacey instrumental hip-hop on there as well!
    Really nice!

    12. Jazzanova ft. Ursula Rucker ­ Forss rmx (CD-r, JCR)
    Blown away when we first heard that Soulhack thing coming along. Then Using
    Splashes appeared and then the Jazzas making us crazy with some exclusive
    things from his upcoming album. This is a really cool and inventive remix by
    Forss. In the mean time we received the whole Forss album that will be
    released through Sonar Kollektiv soonŠ
    We just love this guy J.

    13. Machine Shop ­ A Discipline of Undertones (12" 4lux)
    One of our own things. The problem with both Gerd and DJ Pathless is that we
    love to do and/or produce so many different things, we donıt really stick to
    one particular style. For example every Gerd remix is different, we hear
    people complain, we hear people loving itŠ You never know what you get and
    thatıs our problemŠ euhm we guessŠ itıs not a very clever strategy, is it?
    Anyway, the same goes for this show: You never know what comes nextŠ

    14. Michael Gordon ­ Weather One pt. 1 (LP, Coalition)
    And this is what we meanŠ nice surprises. Many people are specialising in
    one particular styleŠ as mentioned above, this is a good strategy. People
    always know what you doŠ but thereıs so many interesting things out there.
    For instance, we love Indian music, Celtic songs and Ska/Dub. And we dó
    listen to classical music from Barber to Chopin, you name it we have it. But
    weıve never lost this house feeling. Thatıs why we specifically are into
    repetitive modern classical pieces from the likes of Steve Reich and Jocelyn
    Pook. During our sets weıre not afraid to tickle the crowds with one or two
    Œstrangeı things. Weather One is simply an astonishing piece of art. Itıs
    about one hour long, so we sticked to the first session of part one. It
    slowly builds like Manuelıs ŒE2-E4.ı (you know the one used by Sueno Latino
    :-). Itıs intense, itıs acoustic, itıs mind altering really! Play this one
    loud!

    15. Orlann Divo ­ Beleza Nao Vai Embora (LP, Musidisc)
    Quite rare Bossa. Donıt see this one a lot, original that is. To our
    knowledge this has only been re-issued through Watts. Re-issues of Don
    Cunningham just showed up, the same goes for ŒThe Rallyı from the infamous
    Boozy & Hawkes library series, Dorothy Ashbyıs ŒAfro harpingı, Catch Up, Les
    Petroleuses, Zimbo Trio, Joe Quijano and a lot, lot, lot of other stuff
    (could go on for years, aight?). Now itıs just a matter of time and
    treasures like Zitho Rigiıs ŒBerimbauı, LıInfonieıs ŒJıai perduı (already
    appeared on cd) and Tjaderıs ŒLaranjaı will be next. On the one hand itıs
    sometimes frustrating when youıve put a lot of effort in getting hold of the
    original thing and the re-issue shows up. On the other, itıs a good
    surrogate to have a re-issue until the moment you find the original J. Letıs
    face it: once a collector, always a collector. By the way, this Orlann song
    appeared on the compilation ŒBrazilian Love Affair 4ı compiled by Far Outıs
    Joe Davids. Really nice comp with that much sought after Œ4hero pres.
    Natures Plan ft. Ed Mottaı ­ ŒWithout Words.ı

    16. Joao Donato ­ Nana das Aguas (LP, RCA)
    Hereıs another one J. Guess we donıt have to introduce Mr. Donato to you, do
    we? In an interview Donato once stated: Bossa is Samba from which weıve
    DDTıd the cockroaches."
    Jobim was more generous: "Bossa is a distillery of the samba, a
    sophisticated branch. It removed the excess of percussionists. Idf you fill
    up all the silences in music, then you have the sound of the roaring ocean
    because everything is filled, packed."

    17. Bah Samba ­ Drifting (Album sampler, Estereo)
    Simply awesome track from a simply awesome album!

    18. Velho 4 ­ Vibe Samba (white, 4lux)
    This is actually a library kind of thing and we are going to release it
    through 4lux. When we play this during our 4lux sets, a smile on everybodyıs
    face will appear J. Just a nice vibe. A non-sophisticated track for sunny
    noons and hot, sweaty evenings.

    19. Focus ­ Exagr8 ­ Gerdıs 4lux Remix (CD-r, Versatile)
    When we first heard this loop that Phil Asher used for his ŒExagr8ı track,
    we were going like Œthis is cool, but it needs some ballsıŠ in a K-scope
    wayŠ you know the project on LTJ Bukemıs Cookinı. So we turned it into a
    K-scope thing. Just for fun. It turned out that people were going wild on
    this mix when we played it out. People simply love the break in the middle
    where the beats are filtered to 20hz, or so, and where the trumpet does its
    solo. And when the beat finally kicks in again, itıs a mad house on the
    floor. Try this in a club and you might get the same result. And again, this
    isnıt for the faint heartedŠ
    PLAY THIS AS LOUD AS POSSIBLEŠ NOT FOR LOUSY SOUND SYSTEMS!!!

    May the Pathless Soulful International Mayhem guide you! DJ Pathless + Gerd,
    March 2003

    ***** ENNIO STYLES EVENTS *****
    Every Thursday - Open Sesame at Honkytonks w/ Kano + guest DJs, dancers &
    musicians
      Thursday 29 May - launch party for Zero DB "Reconstruction" with giveaways
    from Fluid Ounce/Creative Vibes
      Thursday 5 June w/ Dave Sinclair
      Thursday 12 June - launch party for "Sambass" Brazilian drum and bass
    compilation with giveaways from Irma/Stomp
      Thursday 19 June w/ Elvis Aljus (percussion)
      Thursday 26 June - launch party for Truby Trio "Elevator Music" with
    giveaways from Compost/Creative Vibes

    Friday 6 June (early) @ KooKoo
    Friday 6 June - Str8Up @ Revolver w/ Kano, Lazyboy, Elvis Aljus (percussion)
    Friday 6 June - 2000% Dynamite @ The Prince w/ Soul Jazz Sound System (UK),
    Johnny Topper, Systa BB
    Sunday 8 June @ Honkytonks w/ Russ Dewbury (UK), Action Direkt, Kano, Elvis
    Aljus (percussion)
    Wednesday 18 June @ Sous Sol w/ The Bamboos (live plus horns)
    Saturday 28 June - Ultralounge (Fukuoka, Japan) w/ Kano, Miss Piggy & more

    ***** ENNIO STYLES PRODUCTIONS *****

    Psybossa - Ennio Styles & Lanu
    From 12" "Local People EP 001" (Local People, Australia, 2002)
    Also features: Suburban Lights, Benjamin Tobias feat Wolfgramm
    Sound sample: http://www.vinyl-junkies.co.uk/samples/VJ6107_1.ram

    Cubano Chant (Ennio Styles Remix) - SHQ
    From 2LP/CD "Cosmic Sounds Remixed" (Cosmic Sounds, UK, 2003)
    Also features remixes by: Nicola Conte, Eddy & Dus, Panoptikum, Zeljko
    Kerleta, Gak Sato, Crate Soul Brothers, BGYSS
    Info: http://cosmicsounds-london.com/label/cs-28/cs-28.htm
    Sound sample: http://www.cosmic.f9.co.uk/MP3s/cs28ennio.mp3

    Set for Seizure (Ennio Styles Remix) - Daniel Magg
    From 12" (Compost, Germany 2003)
    Also features remixes by: Anthony Nicholson, Wagon Cookin
    Info: http://www.compost-rec.com/sections/labels/cpt_arti/magg.php3#set
    Sound samples soon ...

    In the pipeline: Local People EP 002, remix for Beady Belle (Jazzland)

    These tunes have been supported by Straight No Chaser magazine, Gilles
    Peterson, Jazzanova, Rainer Truby, Nicola Conte, Michael Rutten, Recloose,
    Patrick Forge, BNX, Cliffy and many more around the globe. Thank you all!

    ***** OTHER-WORLDLY FUSIONS *****
    Interplanetary jazz beats and rhythms compiled by Ennio Styles and Kano.
    Rare and unreleased music from Pablo, Hajime Yoshizawa, Volker Meitz,
    Plutonic Lab & RuCL, Russ Gabriel, The Bamboos, Fragment Orchestra, Gotan
    Project, Joanna Law, Wagon Cookin and Swell Session. Crazy dope cover art by
    Kano.

    "One of the best for 2002" - Michael Rutten
    "deep, sexy, exotic music to be savoured; music that can make you think,
    feel and, of course, dance" - Play
    "incredibly good" - Zebra
    "recent cuts masquerading as forgotten masterpieces" - Zebra
    "a wonderful collection of undiscovered music" - TRM
    "guaranteed to keep you slipping this disc in the player - if you can get it
    out" - Remix
    "a touch of mastery" - inthemix.com.au
    (http://www.inthemix.com.au/p/np/viewnews.php?id=6661)

    Available now through Hardware Records (distributed in Australia by Shock).
    Buy it online through:
    Shock (Australia)
    http://www.shock.com.au/releases/info.asp?release_ID=116344
    Groovedis (Chicago) (sound samples online)
    http://www.groovedis.com/lp/various/other-wordlyfusion/other-wordlyfusion.as
    p

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