Mo tales from Bootsville, Vienna. We're talking Javanese!
There is a chart in here too!
So Starbucks had their big opening here in Vienna on Friday night and the Cuki managed to crash the party! Not quite sure what they made of this 'out of towner' telling them that Starbucks absolutely sucks major ***** and that they should do their corporate toilet bizniz on Neptune or Pluto, but hey! Dressed accordingly in combat beanie and Japanese jeans at half mast and armed with another nearly empty cup of Gluwein and half eaten Stollen, I managed to waltz in as if I was the Mr Starbuck himself (think they thought I was from Seattle!) For the full transcript of what happened in the 4 minutes before I got asked to leave, mail me personally and I will be glad to tell the story.
Someone recently mailed me as to why I'm so anti Starbucks. Well, I deplore bullying in any form whether it be in the school playground or in the high street. Starbucks is the epitomize of corporate and global bullying. Personally, I think Austrian and Viennese people in particular are too intelligent to allow the widespread influx of crap coffee and disgraceful working practises into their wonderful cities. http://www.spacehijackers.co.uk/starbucks/ http://www.jianghomeshi.com/hmp1.html
OK, I finally got some mixes done for the various internet and radio shows stations that have been bugging me of late (We do things very slowly here in Vienna) Grand Turismo 3 is much higher on the priority list! Those wanting the mixes be in contact.
Many thanks to Carmen Lundy for the superb show here in Vienna last Thursday and for penning my copy of 'Good morning kiss'. The Cuki and the Tomstar left in awe! Check Cuki's Java Joint near the bottom of the page. Check her new album too. 'This is Carmen Lundy' on 'Justin-Time' records
Birthday greetings and bussi's to Niko.
The Saturday night crew, bussi's to Uschi, Claudia, Heidi and warm handshakes to Tom and Martin. The biggest bussi though to Mel :) And can you forward this on for me Mel.
'Bussi' in Finnish means 'a bus'! Better stick to kisses then for Aikku in Helsinki! Ta for this wonderful piece of information. Luv ya boots AK
Big thank you's to Oli and Frank for the humongous parcels last week. Get ready for enough bullets from 'Stereo Deluxe' http://www.stereodeluxe.com/frame_index.html and 'Head to Toe' records early next year.
So if I'm gonna get on my soap box about Starbucks, I better give you some real alternatives to a decent Cafe or Coffee house in Vienna.
And man, this is heaven if you into coffee culture and the real deal Java juice. I really should be learning German here but I find the language most easiest to learn is Javanese.
Sipping mostly Melanges and Cappuccino with either fresh whipped cream or the more Italian style of foamy hot milk. Always served with a glass of the best tap water in Europe and some sort of pastry or cake is necessary to really enjoy the outing. Stollen the choice sweet thing at the mo.
My favourite coffee house is a small affair in the Frankziskanerplatz called the Kleines cafe (small coffee house). Also top recommendations from Nikolas at Vienna Scientist haven't disappointed the Cuki. The Cafe Museum in the Karlsplatz area a particular favourite. I'm checking too the traditional Java joints like the Cafe Sperl and the Cafe Dommayer where some guy called Johann and his buddies used to hang out. As you can probably tell, I'm being really productive here in Vienna.
http://www.anto.com/vch.html http://www.tourist-net.co.at/coffee/coffee0.htm http://www.teaandcoffee.net/1000/retail.htm
Many thanks to Cindy who thinks I'm drinking too much coffee and sent me this link http://www.tmcm.com/ Chill ya boots Cindy and get back on ya skateboard!
Next week I'll tell ya if Norway has any good coffee!
The Cuki choice....... Nu bitz this week* I've had enough of giving them numbers and positions!
Koop - Waltz for Koop (JCR) 1xLP
Some things are just worth waiting for. Like the summer! This though really is worth the wait and what seems like quite a few summers. It really did seem like an eternity for this dream to be realized. First time I heard 'Waltz for Koop'! Man, it's so long ago I can't remember! Anyway, we're here, November 27th 2001, and a nice parcel from Compost delivers a long player that will surely pass the test of time. It already has in CD-R form. Congratulations to Magnus and Oscar and all concerned for this excellent album. The perfect combination of new meeting old. Respect also to JCR/Compost who should change their name to 'International rescue' records.
4 Hero - Creating Patterns (Talkin Loud) 3xLP
Album of the year! I said that about IG's joint! I said that about Nathan's long player! This time I'm sticking. Did I tell ya about the time my promo CD got stuck in the CD player and I jumped for joy. It was the only thing I could play for days! Yeah, like I was real unhappy about this ;) I'm missing Murphs vocal on the vinyl but the three slabs of vinyl are stuck in the box till next great event from 4 Hero. Respect to Dollis Hill
Bebel Gilberto - Tanto Tempo (Peter Kruder remixes)(Ziriguiboom) 12"
And just when you thought it was safe to pigeon hole another certain producer! See, It's not all about smoked out affairs in the G-Stone campus! So many musical sides to the P_EACE man, and he takes this track on a completely different journey. A brave move turning a beautiful Brazilian ballad into some psyched out 80's electro monster but somehow PK manages to pull it off. Check the remix album too
Stereotyp - Gazzui Matter (Ecco Chamber) 12"
There's a mad car chase going around the 18th district! Dinner at Puglia's but quickly back in the car! We have to catch the man! We drive with the Scheibosan but follow the protégé in his custom built speedstar! His car has more knobs then ours so we never catch up! We enjoy the chase though! He has no mix tapes in his car either as the mentor informs me! No distractions! The spookiest soundtrack of the year just found it's way onto a slice of vinyl & the best record Kraftwork never made!
V/A - Family Sampler (Versatile)12"
When was the last time you heard a dodgy release from Paris? Long time ago baby and this label is one for reasons for the unprecedented quality that now comes out of Paris week in week out. Gilb-r and company just know who's hot and who's not! New rubs from the slickest house producer around Osunlade and the ever consistent I:Cube adds a sick broken beat excursion. Respect
*Kabuki - Tempest (Head to Toe) CD-R
Look out for number 2 on the new imprint from Italy. If you enjoyed the west london remixes from Seiji, G Force and the likes for the Dom um Romao remix project then you'll sure to dig this. Nu Jazz pressure from the Kabuki crew with a solid AtJazz remix included. Look out for this label in the 02.
Jazzanova - That night/ Days to come (JCR) 12"
So its all good on Haggar street then! Another outstanding release from JCR/Compost records. Jazzanova get deeper then they ever have before. Vikter gives us the warm & loved up vocals that he is so blessed to deliver. Some records have good A sides and OK B sides, this has two epic sides to satisfy the masses.
Karime Kendra - Lovely brown skin (Score) 12"
I missed the little red hat. I missed the voice that came with this beautiful head piece. Lovely brown skin, dark soothing tones, what else could I ever need. She sent me to sleep for many a moon with 'Too Much'! So she's back. KK my favourite singer from out west. She doesn't sing as often as I would like but when she does, goosebumps get goosebumps. No sleeping this time though, a Landslide production see's to that. Feel a chemical imbalance coming on! A good one. I miss ya boots KK
*Funky Lowlives - Inside (Dorfmeister vs Uptight dub) 12"
Classic Viennese stylee this time via Oli and the crew at Stereo Deluxe. Just a warm and non offensive track that hooks you in keeps there in the groove. Solid all round but thats what you except from Lowlives, Stereo Deluxe and Richard Dorfmeister and freinds. Look out in January
Fauna Flash - The Viennese mixes (Compost) 12"
Maybe it's Puglia's! Maybe! Dem boys bouncing off each other for sure. The Stereotyp and his mentor ripping up the rule book along the way! Those of the faint heart beware! Those with open minds about producers and genres, take note! And then we still gotta wait for Sugar B's awesome intro for the other crew!
Fat Jon as Maurice Galactica - Humanoid Erotica (Counterflow) 2xLP
Hot heeling YNQ as this years best instrumental hip hopper. Cincinnati's ample soul physician enlightens us to the world of Maurice Galactica, a twisted and disturbed break beater of gigantic proportions. . 'I Dee' a classic! A little late night music for the headz.
*Geb El - From a distant point of view (Moles) CD-R
Strong long player with plenty of alternative grooves to all sorts of feet happy. Another nice cover of 'Love from the sun', broken beat stylee in 'Movin' On' and straight NYC house in 'Wait a long time'. Best tracks though are the totally chill your boots 'The killer & the chicken', 'Blue' & 'Moon over nightmare'. Many thanks to BTO Spider for the tip off regarding this rock steady piece of music.
The Open Door - What's behind door #1 (Sole) CD
There's this cat that lives in Brixton. Probably the coolest cat south of the river! Whiskers that reach out for ever. Big grin on the cat cause he know where the creamiest milk is! I reckon this cat listens to music like this. Now, some people getting high on a track called 'Breathe' and they have ever right to cause it's shockingly good. Do though get ready for the long player that will soon follow. Non conforming music for non conforming adults like me! Respect to the cat.
Zero 7 - In the waiting line (Koop remix)(Ultimate Dilemma) CD-R
Serious numbtyness going on at Ultimate Dilemma! Now, Cuki not known for charting things that ain't gonna happen or not ready to happen. I'm still holding down my Zero 7 remix of 'Umi Says' or the one year old bitz from the wonder kid from Detroit. But this little gem gotta get some attention and some peeps asking why? A match made in heaven, Eccentric Stockholm meets mean and moody London. The result, another excellent little waltzing groove from Koop. And GP played it too so now you know just how numbty record labels can be.
Dalunartikz - Higher (Arthrob) 12"
Daz-I-Kue, the hardest working man on the west side, the knob twiddler for the boys in north Acton, the funkiest boogie man ever born, the main man basically! Drop this track and watch what happens. Some liken this to 'Transcend me' and I ain't gonna disagree. A totally inspirational groove.
Uschi Classen feat Kimra - Now illuminate (Earth Project) 12"
Back to the cat in Brixton for this one! This cat also runs a record label. One of the most exciting labels in Catland for sure. No dogs in 5 previous releases! Do get ready to check out this choice piece from the forthcoming Uschi album! And what an album! House music that will rock 'Body & Soul' as much as it rocks 'Bootsville' here in Vienna. You need reinforced rubber on your soles! You've been warned.
Asheru & Blue Black - Soon Come (7 Heads) 2xLP
How lazy wit ya life Cuki! This is how I like my hip hop in Vienna. Unspoken Heard always come through wit the readies. Always super fresh, always on the up tip. Crews like this forget the 'bling bling' and stay true to their roots. Those who dug the 'Jamboree' and 'Elevator music' EP's are in for a treat.
Needs - Worlds (Ozone mix)(Needs) CD-R
Where west meets west! All this new music, all these hybrid sounds coming at me like sand in a desert storm! You would have to really think what this is and where is it coming from. Broken beats, nu jazz, east coast house music, Japanese bossa beats. It's all there! Included too some serious string and piano arrangements.
The Secret Waltz on tonight (Red Egyptian) 1xLP
Waltzing for the generation who don't know how to waltz! The summer of 2001, a strange but beautiful club appears in the Kingsland road. No flyers, no posters lining the derelicts of EC1 and 2, for this is truly a secret waltz. Listen to this and you get a reality check in the form of twelve amazing and moving tracks. More late night music.
Agent K - Ladies (Laws of Motion) 12"
Agent K aka Kaidi Tatham. A wandering genius from west London gives us a taster from his forthcoming album. Kaidi could be likened to a modern day George Duke. Full of energies that others have never experienced. Madslinky, the other great two stepper in town joins in the west London vibe with a superb and respectful remix.
Kenkou - Spaceflight (Music Conception) 12"
Atmospherics from the land of the rising sun. Choice little bossa/house groover from Calm's musical imprint 'Music Conception'and his off shoot 'Satellite series'. Warm Rhodes take you on this intimate space flight through the cosmos. This the kinda sound the Japanese do so well. As always, production and arrangements super tight.
Jol - V/T (?) CD-R
In my bros chart but in Cuki's 'hush hush' collection for too long now! Someone needs to sign this baby! Outta Sweden so you know it got the right credentials. Actually, can someone tell me what the Swedes are taking at the mo? Whatever it is, it's working. Another selection of diverse tracks that are truly electronicia. Some mad late night listening included.
Duplex Inc - Tango forte (Pulver)12"
All those Viennese DJ's here were winding me up with this one! Well, I got my own copy now bro's! Saturday night music but cleverly put together, and with good intentions. Its another 'boots' floor filler. Nuff remixes to keep ya happy too.
V/A - People make the world go round 3 (People) 2xLP
Part 3 from a place in west London. Exclusive instalments from Quango (IG Culture), Sci Clone (Nathan Haines), Da Altive Natives (Danny). Some tried and trusted tracks also from Ne Grove (Leroy & Marcus). Restless Soul (Phil Asher), Fini Dolo (Noel Watson). Don't you just love all these different guises.
Nitan Sawhney - Cold & Intimate (Landslide remix) 12"
Landslide on the A side, Joe Claussell on the B side! That's what we like! The best two stepper on the planet goes from strength to strength. Whatever Tim Land touches you know the Rhodes will be in full effect. And wait till he makes music out of a proper studio! Yeah, all that music he made before was out of his living room! Just goes to show, music comes from the heart not some fancy piece of equipment worth mega penny's
Wah-cHU-kU - You know what (Surplus) 12"
You know what you are supposed to do, you know what you need to do? Find this infectious bit of Detroit influenced envelope pushing music! Attica Blues of course. It's the beats that give it away. The hardest, ruffest, toughest around. 'A' takes you there, the 'B' takes you back, you could go back before you go but that's your decision. Which ever way you, decide to travel, enjoy the ride.
Smoab - Still waiting EP (Personal) 12"
Buying Viennese records in London! What's that all about. Some mighty fine moments on this twelve including a tech house influenced trip to some far flung galaxy. Think Lonnie Liston Smith visiting a Detroit pharmacy in the year 2064. The intro and outro bring you back to todays little blue planet.
Zero Crossing - ? (Spinning Wheel) 12"
What's it called Reini? Whatever it is called, it's moving. Then half way thorough the track it moves more! A ruffed up Moodymann in waiting. Simple & sparse in effect, Wheels in motion.
Stephane Attias - Travellers (Visions) 12"
Vanessa Freeman adds her golden vocals to a little bro Attias production. Future jazz as always from the Visions camp. Crisp clean drums a trademark of both Alex & Stephane.
Deep uplifting vocals, a trademark of Miss Freeman. A quality partnership
Mark Force - Gypo (Bitasweet) 12"
Total madness outta Bitasweet! You'll find yourself losing the plot to this one. Like when your football team has just scored in injury time and you and your company jump up and down like you just don't care. Musically, it don't say much, energy wise, it talks masses! What you play after this record is anyone's guess! Maybe you'll play it again.
Bazille Noir - S/T (Jubilee) 2xLP
Do I have the Nussschwarzer today or maybe the Einspanner? Maybe I'll stick with the tried & trusted Fiaker! Whatever, I've found the perfect soundtrack to the coffee cosmos that I now find myself in! New outfit, new album, newish label, all deliver the goods with extraordinary ease.
V/A - All our Eggs in one basket (Freerange) CD
Jamie Jimpster and friends gather a fine selection of honest and sincere music from the Freerange stable. Driving through Vienna, this time with the Tomster and 'Deep Down' introducing the CD. Where was the kid from Gothenburg? I was thinking of him, I missed him! Organic music for intellectuals and music lovers alike. It's playing right now.
V/A - 12 cuts of the Pie (Humble) CD-R
The filling for this particular pie is, KV5, Kadmon, Rockstone, Yenara, Pael Black, Rio Collective, Brownman Greenman. Ingredients that make this particular dish very very tasty. I'm having this pie for breakfast, lunch and supper! What kinda restaurant would serve this? I have no idea! Where you can buy Humble pie? Again I have no idea! Then again, and as daft as it sounds, you may buy this dish in a record shop very soon. Wouldn't that be cool.
This weeks Java Joint.
Carmen Lundy - Good Morning Kiss
Blackhawk BKH 523 (1985)
The very first outing for who is probably the best female jazz singer on the small blue planet. A wonderful collection of original Lundy compositions and some classic versions of 'Dindi' and 'Love for Sale'. This album also contained some wonderful musicians in Cecil Bridgewater and Harry Whitaker. Big brother Curtis Lundy plays the stand up bass. particular favourites here at 'Bootsville' while sipping the Java juice are 'Quiet times', 'The Lamp is low' and the title track 'Good morning kiss'. This album has recently been reissued only through her website, check http://www.carmenlundy.com/
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