A small thank you from Cukipapa..........
Anna Goodman at Abstrakt, Acid Jazz forum, Ade at Plastic People(the best sound system in London and the best musical selector on the planet, U da man Ade). Adrian at the Jazz Cafe. Zagreb/Kontrapunkt boys and girls, Alen, Eddy, Dus and of course, how could we ever forget 'Maybe Blue'. Paul Murphy and the Afro Art crew, Leroy and Marcus at Pure Filth/Ne Grove, Alex from Cisco. Alex, Paul and crew at Rocket Science, Sonar Kollektiv crew, Allan Sovs, big love to big bro Nigel Prankster/MK Ultra, Ninja tune crew, Gothenburg crews, Andreas Saag(Swell Session), Chris Berg, Steffan at Hollow, Steffan at Nefertiti, Plej crew. Stockholm boys and girls, Magnus and Oscar aka Koop, The Maddest Mats, the most soulful guy in Scandinavia, Johanna and Magnus, Micke at Diesel. My little sista Teresa (I luv your boots).
CJ and Pippa (luv ya socks!). Little Sista Soul in Southend Sherri and funny friend Jemma. Attica blues crew Tony and Charlie, Chris and Neil (Zero dB/Fluid Oz), Reckless records Berwick St including Zaf, Nigel, Kemi, Tara and all the crew. Andrew and the Ubiquity crew, Nuphonic records, Blackbelt, Bettina 'Bougie Soliterre', West London crews especially the Bugz Orin, Daz, Seiji, 4 Hero massive (what a year), Mark de Clive Lowe, Chris at Laws Of Motion, Nigel at Virgin, Ashley and Spencer, Aurelie and Hany, Avi (where are you bro), Benji B (worldwide musical selector), Braden, Brian at the Charterhouse, Bruno at Naked Music, Carolyn at BBE (Stay lovely ;) Pete at BBE, the lovely Claire Kember (we have plenty coffee here Claire), Cliffy and Batmacumba crew, Compost crew Michael, Kaisa, Tom, and of course the best looking guy in Germany, young Dirk Rumpff at Offtrack. Spinning Wheel posse Reini, Marcus, Oscar. Christiaan at Rushhour/Delsin, Danny at Estereo, Darren at Karma Giraffe, Dave at Inspirit (watch this label in the 02), Dirk at Groove Attack, Gavin and the Mr Bongo crew, Dom 'Speedy' Servini (I could fill this page with words about Speedy, I'll just say I luv ya boots bro). Nippon Nik (my partner in all things non physical and one helluva guy) Reka and Anna, my favourite girlies in London. Mr Patrick Forge (I miss ya boots bro). John Reynolds ex Atlas (anybody seen him?). Phlash and family. Stefanie, 'My' Lisa. Kiki.
Duncan, Steve and all at Zzonked. Emily ex Hospital, all at Hospital records, Chris, Tony, Tom, Lucy. Tim Landslide. Rashida out west. Top man Felix at Earth Project and Noah. Michael who's flat I now live in, Gomma crew, Internal Bass crew, Grand central records, Fenetik records, Jamie Jimpster and the Freerange crew (Deep Down still in the box). Ideal, Simon at Inertia, all at INFRACom, all at ISM, all at Intergroove, all at Moles, Oli and the Stereo Deluxe crew, Soma records, UCMG, Karl and Tyler at SNC, Irf and the Rainey City crew. James Ingle (whatever happened to R&S?), Jamie Difusion (Looking forwards to the bomb on plastic), James at Electronic (you one helluva guy James and I luv ya boots bro). Jake Holloway at Extreme and Central. Jason/opticaSENS, Jazzanova crew, Joanne Kenney at BB, Matt Thornhill at XL, John Kong and the Movement crew, Karime Kendra (my favourite send me to bed voice, luv ya boots KK). Katherine at K7, Kev Beadle and Matt Wager at Release the Groove. Kit at Adelphi/SI Projects. Atlanta's DJ Kemit and Laurnea (what a singer). Les Gammas crew. Lucy P (the most beautiful smile in the universe), Han Bang Lyrical Bullet (you gotta come visit me in the 02 sis), Rhome aka DJ Stylus, Lynn at Froganation, Rachel at Main Source, Matt aka Recloose now in NZ. Truby Trainer, Jimbo, Combination records, Jubilee records. Mark Robinson. Alex Attias. Mike Slocombe. Diesel and Rocky. Life Enhancing Audio.
Dr Bob Jones, my boys at Flying records. JP and the crew at Junkies. Mooks girl Melissa, Metal Chatter crew. Kudos crew, Nadia and Joe at Far Out recordings. Simone at Solaria. Off-Centre crew Neil and Ross and the lovely Lucy, Nathan Haines (what a man, what an album) The whole 'Bemsha' posse. David and Nottinghillartsclub crew. Nick at Inflight, Orla, Paula and Gavin. Patti Stansfield, Paul Martin and all at Talkin Loud, Pete 'Atlas' Herbert, Public Propaganda, Quinten and Toni at Strut. Joe 90 at Recreation records (Wassup Lee). Paul and the Redhook Project. Robert Grillo in Chicago. Aaron Shinn out there too. Richie (are you reading me?), Rob Fleming at Sirkus, Robbie Bear and Hal not forgetting the lovely Leanne and Jeanene. Robin at Pulver, Ron at Mojo, Roy da Roach (luv ya boots bro, had that baby yet?) Russ at Future World Funk, Michael Rutten, Rythmix records, Sean and Erykah, Seb Chew, Simon 'Version' Goss, Spectrum Works, Soul Rebel radio, Stephanie in Atlanta, Alex and the Straight Ahead crew in Zurich, Winnie and Victor. Waldo. My old bro Yemi. Zest crew in Zurich again. The one and only Tank Green, King Britt (the main man worldwide), Vikter Duplaix (what a year), Rob Yancey. JC and all at Timewarp, Tom Szirtes, Tony at number 9, Tru-Thoughts in Brighton. Bah Samba down there too. Fred and his bottles of red wine, Unique records, Comet records in Paris (what a year for this label). Versatile crew in Paris, Gilb-r, I:Cube, Jerome. The Ya Basta brigade, Arnaud, Phillipe (what a year for the Gotan Project). Yellow records. The Hart family Liam and Dominic. Koh and Aki at Cafe Zun Zun. Little Elephant Carolina (I love you and your boots). All my good friends at the bank. Just too many to mention. Nadine in Munich. Chill Will Dowler. Paul 'Trouble' Anderson, Frankie Valentine. Jeremy Newell. Eithen, Stuart, and Abbey at Soul Jazz.
Nu Spirit Helsinki crew, Lil Tony and the Kerma crew, Antti the 45 king, Kimi, Annas, DJ Ender, Eppu. Of course my boys from the Leftside, Sampsa, Vesa, Henkka (Is he still alive?), Jussi, Katja, The mysterious Pia (Is she still alive too? Yes, in Vietnam last I heard), Satu, Tommi, Nanna, Lifesaver crew, Aikku & the bluest eyes in Helsinki or anywhere for that matter. Dizzy at 9to5, the lovely Maria (yes I remember you too), Maia the most beautiful bar person in the world at the Kerma club. Norwegian posses, Bjorn, Andre, Jazid records, Snorre (Butti 49) and Marther, Sigrid, Gerd, International Jazz playboy DJ himself Eivind Olsvik and the lovely Aase, Morten, Espen. Italian crews, Frank and Elisa at Irma, Enrico and his 4-4-2 formation, Nicola Conte and the Schema crew. Olindo. Hungarian crews, DJ's Keyser and Shuriken, Dori and the girls, another Gabor, Robert down there in Harta. Brussels crews, My dear friend Samy & his wonderful wife Truly, all at SSR/Crammed records, Yvan at Food booking, Moods crew, Mobenoelie, Lowlands crew. News crew, Nicolas, Pablo disco bar posse, The lovely Sofie. Ugo, David. Japanese connections, Especial records, Okino bros (Yoshi is the man), Flower records, Calm and the Music Conception crew, Koichi, Alex from Tokyo, Rina.
The Viennese and Austrian crews of whom have shown me so much love since I've been here, Amanda, Vincent, Flow, Linus, the beautiful Tanja, Connie, Niko and Valy, Fabian, Anna, Ide & Sofia, Uncle Tom Wieland (Les Gammas)and Pia, Andi and Roland(Aromabar) & Gwen, Ziggy, Arno (the most soulful guy in Vienna), Levi, Nikolas, Soulsugar massive, Kitty and Fred. Klaus, Ralf and the Black market crew, Doris at Rave Up, Zoom crew Mathias and Martin. Beat 1(representing broken beats here in Wien, respect), Claus aka BTO Spider, Klein crew Candid and Rainer and the part timer Roman, Cheap records, Couch records, Chris Murr at Pleasure, Raf, The mad American at the second hand record shop. Juergen at Vienna Scientists, Daniel and crew at Ecco Chamber especially the lovely Sabina. Dub club massive, Martin (Sugar B), Sweet Susie and Gue-mix. The lovely Roses, Colee, Stefan aka Stereotyp, Benji, Gerald aka Scheibosan (my main man here in Wien) Marcus Mokassa at FM4. Volker in Graz.The P_EACE man himself Peter Kruder (what an amazing guy)and his sometimes partner in crime Dr Richard Dorfmeister. Liz aka Lady Fuzz, Alexander at Soul Seduction, Snezenia. Sunshine crew, Sebastion. Some new friends here in Vienna too, Tom and Heidi, Martin and Claudia, Sabina, Katy, Christine.
All those in a heart felt NYC. Gamall in NYC, Chad in NYC, Rhythm love crew, Nappy G and Groove Collective crew, Adam and all at Giant Steps, Donnie, Hector. All my personal friends out there. Our hearts are still with you. And anybody who says you or we got what we deserved just doesn't understand the nature and development of civilisations. We live in a civilisation called 'western civilisation' and we have developed more than other civilisations. We make mistakes, we are human, for everything we do right, we'll probably do something wrong. This is the nature of the human way. We do not deserve though to be subjected to fear or terror just because our religions and cultures allows our civilisation to progress and develop. The 11th of September wasn't an attack on American citizens, foreign policies or any other religious grief. It was a crude and barbaric attack on a civilisation. The terrorists who flew those airliners made that clear when they flew them into representations of western civilisation and culture, the world trade centres. Why else would you fly them there! Love or loathe these buildings, they were symbols of who we are, what we represent. Like music, like art, like life, we must develop. Lets wish for peace in the 02. All civilisations unite.
Thank you's all over the world. All those who have asked to be added to Cuki's address book but have no idea who you are or where you live. All those who sent me presents, records, CD's or mail. I'm sure I missed many a friend, many a good guy who I know really well but just couldn't remember at this time. If I did then you are still included and imbedded in my spirit and heart, you just not on this screen or in my head. Thank you's for an unforgettable year. Deep in my heart. Thank you all.
Did I nearly forget to mention Mel? Of course not. The first person I thought of will be the last person I thank. And as I thank her, playing loud and proud is a 'Wai Wan' remix of Fertile Ground's 'You take me higher'. Its an appropriate song as I write these notes! Many thanks for many things Mel. When my own little 11th of September happened on the 21st of November. The Magician was there to rebuild my wings and help me fly again. Stronger and higher. I believe in magic and I love your boots Mel :) The biggest bussi for you.
''You're the only reason that I try,
Try, try, try, try, try, try
Listen and waiting, learning and yearning, anticipating
I'm naturally, flattery, spun flown to rubber dating
To righteousness, I might just be alone in my desire,
To be moved and grooved and outta confusion and takin' higher
Now I can make the heavens cry, and I can make the oceans sigh
It doesn't matter if I do not have you by my side
You're the only reason that I try
When I look at you I see the dawn of a brand new day in your eyes
You take me higher, higher
You take me higher, higher
You take me higher, higher
You help the start of me, your breath is every part of me
The blessings, your catching, your heaven, this is my eternity
The music will make and break just like I trusted it
For logical, phenomenal, forces can not contest it see
Now I can make the heavens cry, and I can make the oceans sigh
It doesn't matter if I do not have you by my side
You're the only reason that I try
When I look at you I see the dawn of a brand new day in your eyes
You take me higher, higher
You take me higher, higher
You take me higher, higher ''
Highlights in the 01
Nathan's album, IG's album, 4 Hero everything(Simply the best!), Fertile Ground live, everything Recloose touched. Everything Earth Project released. Getting drunk in Helsinki. Watching Nik DJ with oven gloves, so hot his tunes! 'Transcend me' finally getting released. R Solutions, Cosmic Jams & Worldwides. Hoddle going to Spurs, Beck's free kick. Last minute equalisers all round actually. Koop & Underwolves album on vinyl (Thank you JCR). That journey with Pia. The look on Gabor's face when he met Pia for the first time. Having a sore face in Oslo with all that laughing. DJ-ing with King Britt, Bob Jones, Patrick Forge, and Sherri. Gluwein with Nadia, Bacardi breezers with MK Ultra, Champagne with Sofie, Carpirinjes with Nena. Coming home from a trip and your girlfriend has dyed her hair bright red! Kitty with blonde hair. Speedy with Castrol GTX hair! Back to back with Jussi at Jump Inn. Andreas missing his plane and having to spend a week at Cuki's. Hearing 'we luv ya boots' on a sound system (thanks Chris). Saturday afternoons and evenings with big bro Nigel. Tanks website. Little elephants very low hipsters at P101. Lucy P's wonderful smile :). The train journey to Graz. The plane journey to Vienna. The car journey through London with Andreas and Jimpster's 'Deep down' playing on the radio! Plastic People always. Falling in love 689 times (and that was just one weekend in Stockholm) Mind you it was 35'c! Sunday nights at Co-op. Tuesday nights at Bemsha. Thursday nights with Nik. Stereotyp playing me the other Tikiman track again and then taking me again to Pugs. 'Maybe Blue' asking some bloke for a water and thinking he was a waiter! Catching up with Han Bang in Windsor. Not getting Olive Green's telephone numbers :( Getting kicked out of Starbucks. Knowing Kati is going to Rigoletto in Budapest on new years eve! Getting on a plane and the whole cabin cheers (I was only 5 minutes late!). Getting on a plane and knowing you left a record bag in the departure lounge, Ooops. What about missing a plane completely. Lee Bright's glasses, Neil '333' Boorman's tank tops, Forgemaster in Orange. JC's crocodile skinned tasselled loafers. Speedy's haircut and Matt's eyebrows! Plenty 'hush hush'. Hearing everybody get upset with who's got what hush hush! Chill ya boots boys! Hanging out with Satu and AK in Helsinki. Buying my last monthly ticket pass for the London underground. Tasting the tap water here in Vienna. Some girl sending Manner Schnittens to London. Sampling Carmen Lundy. Seeing Carmen sing in Wien and then getting a signature on 'Good Morning Kiss'. Four 'we love your Boots' tee shirts from all around the world. Everywhere I went, hearing 'Chill your boots'! Lifesaver crew taking the piss out of Kenny Dope. Pia touching the waitress in Helsinki and me and Vesa getting the hump about it. 'Allo love' top 10, Mukatsuku top whatever's! Niks spelling did improve though! Some Japanese girl called Tom! Some Augsburg guy called Tom! Mr Kruder dropping the 'Triptico' remix at the Flex then dropping me a nice present the next day. The many wonderful destinations, territories I visited. The fantastic people who support the little guy making music. The thousands of e-mails through out the year that appreciated the circular. Meeting Mel at Soulsugar, meeting Mel anywhere actually! Predictable presents from unpredictable Croatian spies. The girls at Baker & Spice. All editions of the Shorditch Twat. Henkka's fridge! The late night TV channels at Henkka's thankfully had more to offer! Flow's house on wheels! Julie's second baby. Aurelie back in the UK. Hearing King Britt drop the Phillip Charles remix of 'Manhood' at PP. Ade dropping the Beatles. Joanne dropping her trousers. McNumbty of course dropped his phone! The man wearing sandals with socks kissing Anna at Granny, (It should have been us Nik) kissing Anna that is! The view on the staircase at Granny! Broken beats with vocals, Brazilian drum n bass. The pretty girl at UPC/Telekabel sending the 'Betrunken' jpeg. Han sending the 'Coca Cola' jpeg! Selling 3,000 records. Finding Cranberry juice in Vienna(thanks Liz). One mad night with Minna and Nanna, two mad nights with Pip and CJ. Three mad nights with a very lost Lisa! Two Crate Soul brothers visiting the UK. One Crate soul brother now residing in the UK and making everybody smile. 'The music in her eyes'. Stefanie's blue eyes. AK's even bluer eyes, the very 'Blue' dream. Catching up with Mark from NZ. Watching Nik's reaction when a Japanese girl walks past. Witnessing Magic with a candle in the Kix bar. Getting all my licences on GT3/PS2. The night we met Royalty. Hanging out with Samy in Brussels. Shopping with Mats. 'Out Patients 2', 'Folky', 'FZ7', 'The Haager Street 100', 'Tribes Vol 7'. Monkey food in the 1st district. Soul food at Arno's. No food at Henkka's! Awesome albums by Modaji, Herbert, Osunlade. Techno turntables at the Vibe bar! Nadine in love, James losing it at 'Off-Centre', James regaining it at 'Granny'. Mixed Saunas at U4 fitness. Bouncing to BB Boogie. Bagels on Brick lane, eggs at Drechslers! Finding out Kaisa at Compost is a girlie! Pippa not knowing her G string is on back to front. Was she that drunk or just more comfortable? Sharing a toilet with Pippa (and not for drugs either)! A mysterious coincidence or fate, or maybe destiny with a Magical maiden? Free energy drinks at Release! JC would have sold them for a quid each! Mr Beadle behind the counter once again! That dude with the 'boots' on the cover of the 'Nigeria' comp from Strut records. Leaving a bag of records in the back of a cab in London and not getting them back! Leaving two bags of records in a cab in Vienna and the taxi driver bringing them back an hour later(Result). Reka passing her exams. Tibi on a Kebab mission in London. Stefans cigarette trick. Listening to 'Lucia two' and get text messages from Lucia too, spooky! Weddings in Harta. Everytime Nathan blew his horn. Sitting by the Danube, saying goodbye to the Thames. MK Ultra's top hair products! Blaze remix of Mondo Grosso (it's playing as I type). Jazztronik remix of Modaji (it's gonna be on next). Orla and Paula getting into it at PP. Meeting Kitty's Fred. 88 minutes (remember that Speedy). Hanging out in a 'Hospital with a red door in Barons Court! Hanging out at the Fuchs Villa with Miss Sage. Hanging out everywhere with Miss Sage for that matter. Jehlisa's vocal on a Nuphonic twelve. The strings were pretty good too! Visiting the Lush Tree House! Harts at 2.45am. The Italian girls at the sandwich bar off Charterhouse Rd. Ade in da mix. Pysco on da bus! Nik falling asleep on the bus! Mel missing the bus! A post card with a couple of Swells in London! Watching Daz twiddle the knobs! Behind the counter biz at Atlas (losing Atlas hurt). Underneath the counter biz at Release! The Seelenluft/Synchronschwimmer EP, the Omoa music EP, the Binary Star EP (Did you check these? You should have!). Nu Jazz from nu labels 'Neroli', 'Head to Toe', 'HiFi Terapi'. Levi, Arno & Bunani mashing up the Soulsugar Xmas party and me being mashed up by five funny drinks with crushed ice, Cachaca and limes! Peter Kruder doing the very same the next night at Flex, this time Cuki just about holding it together with the liquid refreshments (Me and Rodney Hunter drinking Cokes at one stage. We knew the score from the night before)! What about tonight at Sub Zero? Valy and the new kid in town trying out the home made Punch, the Hooch, then the Bacardi Breezer selection. Funny noises in the Haus der Musik with the Magician. A certain football match in Germany. At least the Germans scored one goal! More great albums from King Britt, Ian O'Brien and Spacek. Amanda's voice on my answer phone! Everything Seiji remixed. That dodgy mix with Missy and George! Dope hip hop from NERD, Hi-Tek and YNQ. That newsletter from Budapest (still the best). Julian's footie predications. Miss Mackie finding a new home, Cuki getting a new one too! Oh man I could go on but its ten past five in the morning here in Vienna and I need to sleep. So I'll chill my boots right here and finish up and say my bussi babba's.
So what were the best tunes of the year?
Don't even go there Cuki!
I can only say to those who produced music, played music, worked in a record shop, record label, radio station, promotional or distribution company or just listened to the stuff, then this is for you. Nuff musical handshakes and hugs in the 01! Music is the Universal language. It spreads love like no other form of communication.
Bussi Babba
Till next year and 'guten rutsch' as they say over here.
Sweet as
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