RE: AJ Scene in Dublin, Ireland (& New Orleans Funk and The Avala nches)

From: Richard Hawkins (rhawkins@stark.co.uk)
Date: Wed Apr 18 2001 - 17:17:47 CEST

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    Check out www.soundsoftheuniverse.com/f_sjrinfo.html and scroll down for
    club info.

    Richard

    P.S. I have 200% and 300% Dynamite which I regularly spin for pleasure.

    -----Original Message-----
    From: Jason Martin [mailto:suenomartino@bigpond.com]
    Sent: 18 April 2001 14:56
    To: Acid Jazz Mailing List
    Subject: Re: AJ Scene in Dublin, Ireland (& New Orleans Funk and The
    Avalanches)

    may I ask where and when the soul jazz nights are in london? any other
    regular gigs I should know about?

    I'll be there in june...

    jason
    (from melboure-home of the avalanches.. ;)

    > The Soul Jazz DJs do 100% Dynamite every other week in London, and put on
    a
    > cool night in a hot and sweaty venue. As well as your reggae and ska
    > beauties they drop in some straight-ahead funky stuff too - Cymande, Anne
    > Sexton, etc etc. So it's definitely worth getting yourself along there.
    > It's also worth buying the 100% - 400% Dynamite compilations if you've not
    > already got them - they're all funky as hell.

    > Also got The Avalanches' Since I Left You album at the weekend - so far
    > have only listened to sides 1 and 3, but they are beautiful, funky and
    > different. Anybody who samples Glen Campbell in the floatiest of northern
    > soul floaters (the title track) one minute then sounds like My Bloody
    > Valentine crossed with Martin Denny the next is fine by me.
    >
    >
    >
    >
    >
    >
    > "Kennedy, Liam" <Liam.Kennedy@daff.irlgov.ie> on 18/04/2001 12:07:03
    >
    > To: "'alisin wonderland'" <hangzen@hotmail.com>
    > cc: "'aj list'" <acid-jazz@ucsd.edu>
    >
    > Subject: RE: AJ Scene in Dublin, Ireland
    >
    > > From: alisin wonderland[SMTP:hangzen@hotmail.com]
    > >
    > <I went to see Antibalas Afro-Beat Orchestra at the Jazz Cafe
    on
    > Friday the
    > > 13th - a night which could have been unlucky...I got there early and lo
    > > and
    > > behold the 15 piece band were sitting upstairs casually having a meal &
    > > happy to speak to a fellow American in London. I asked them where
    they'd
    >
    > > been & they'd
    > > had a flat-ish night in Manchester the night before. They said the
    best
    >
    > > part of their dates were two nights in Ireland including Dublin!!!>
    > >
    > They played on Sunday, the 8th (I think), and as I hadn't heard
    > of
    > them, I didn't go. D'oh! I'll know better next time.
    >
    > <They played mid-week and couldn't believe how up for it,
    > friendly,
    > amazing
    > > everyone was... Packed crowds on weekday nights...They raved on and on
    > > about
    > > Ireland....>
    > >
    > This is what I'm looking for, people with a real love of music
    > who
    > can point me in the right direction of the clubs that surely must exist
    > somewhere beyond the scope of my AJ tracking abilities.
    >
    > <Where's the Irish acid jazz posse?>
    >
    > Much like the lost city of gold, I can't find it. I've got a
    few
    > more clubs to cross off my list, so the search continues.
    >
    > While I'm on, anyone familiar with 100% Dynamite or heard Soul
    > Jazz
    > records: Philadelphia Roots? A little off topic, but It seems like it
    could
    > be a decent night out, any views?
    >
    > > U:MACK PRESENT
    > > 100% DYNAMITE
    > > A NIGHT OF QUALITY SKA, REGGAE AND FUNK FROM JAMAICA FEATURING THE SOUL
    > > JAZZ DJ's
    > >
    > > Soul Jazz records 100% Dynamite night returns to the shelter on Friday
    27
    > > of April. Dynamite first came to Dublin in January where they rocked a
    > > packed house with Jerry Dammers of the specials playing a guest spot.
    > > Soul
    > > Jazz is the label behind the dynamite compilations. The label recently
    > > released "Studio One Rockers" a compilation featuring tracks recorded in
    > > the Legendary studio of C.S. "Sir Coxsone" Dodd. The CD and LP each
    come
    > > with an interview with Mr Dodd, who explains how and why he set up the
    > > studio, and gives us an impression of music and recording in Jamaica in
    > > the
    > > late 60's and 70's
    > >
    > > Philadelphia Roots will be released on 9th April and will teach you the
    > > truth of disco's heritage! But also make you dance? and give a bit of
    > > insight into what happened before Philadelphia was the home of disco.
    > >
    > Willy Kennedy
    > Irish representative to the International Acid Jazz Mailing List
    >
    >
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