From: Velanche Stewart (mail_at_urbanlandscapesshow.com)
Date: 2004-01-09 09:14:21
Urban Landscapes hits the airwaves Friday evenings from 9-11pm PST on KCPR 91.3 FM, as well as via live mp3 streaming on the Internet at http://www.kcpr.org/.
If you miss the live show, you can listen anytime via the Urban Landscapes web site at http://www.urbanlandscapesshow.com. The international edition of the show will be online within a few days after the live broadcast. You'll find the links at the bottom of the site's home page.
As always, be sure to tell your friends about the show...and feel free to pass this circular on!
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NEWS TO BEGIN THE NEW YEAR
Happy New Year to everyone. I hope that your holidays have been festive wherever you are in the world. Here we are in the year 2004 and getting ready for another year filled with good music, dope mixes, and much more.
And speaking of music, I'm really excited about the good stuff that's been sent to me (or I've otherwise acquired) during the last month or so. The next two shows (6.1 & 6.2) will help me to wither down the pile, and in a good way I might add. Starting with 6.3, the Urban Landscapes Guestmix will commence at full-speed ahead. A new guestmix will be featured every other week from that point on, and let me tell you that I'm already in possession of some really dope mixes. Other guestmixes either are or will soon be in the works. More details coming soon.
Now you must be asking "wassup with this 6.1, 6.2" thingie? As of this week's broadcast, the Urban Landscapes Radioshow is marking six years on the air. You might not know it where you are, but trust me on this one...it's been a good journey so far. Starting off its humble beginnings as a trip-hop/ambient show, it's mutated and taken on a variety of sounds. Yet, the show's roots lie with jazz and soul. With that, the number 6 is designated as the year and the .x represents the week of the show. There you have it. Your quiz will come later.
SOUL INVASION AT SLO BREW (local event)
After deciding to delay the event during November and December, we will soon be kicking off our monthly Soul Invasion Dance Party at the SLO Brewing Company. Mark your calendar if you are in the San Luis Obispo area for Wednesday January 28 starting at 10pm. More details are coming soon.
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Velanche's Soundscapes for January 2004
(in no particular order)
1. Dave Do Gato - El Diablo/The Other Side 12" (Fluid Ounce)
2. Gerardo Frisina - Hi Note CD (Schema)
3. V/A - Required Listening CD (Do Right)
4. David Borsu - Monster EP (Counterpoint) CD-R
5. V/A - This Is How We Lounge CD (Sunshine Enterprises)
6. Nery Bauer - Diana By Candlelight 10" (Fluid Ounce)
7. Buruman - Kep Track (Flying High)
8. Patchworks - Immo EP 12" (Q-Tape) white
9. Mokadi--Chica da Içi/My Favorite Things 12" (Perfect Toy) white
10. Four Tet - As Serious As Your Life remixes 12" (Domino)
11. Nostalgia 77 - Rain Walk/Thing 7" (Tru Thoughts)
12. Quant - Tryin: Gerd's 4Lux Remix (Ecco Chamber) 12" white
13. Two Banks of Four - Three Street Worlds CD (Red Egyptian Jazz)
14. V/A - Ennio Morricone Remixes Vol. 2 12" sampler (Compost)
15. Frank de JoJo - Come Home Baby/Spectrum 12" (Fluid Ounce)
16. Monta - Message From Istanbul/On The Fly EP (Citrona)
17. V/A - SMM Vol. 1 LP (Ghostly International)
18. TM Juke - Maps From The Wilderness CD (Tru Thoughts)
19. V/A - Destination:Out 2 2xCD (Ecco Chamber)
20. Damn! - Leaving This Planet: original & Yam Who Remix (Raw Fusion) CD-R
21. DJ Zinc - Call Me 12" (white)
22. Break Reform - New Perspectives CD (Abstract Blue)
23. Re:Jazz - Re:Mix 3xLP (Infracom)
24. V/A - Astor Piazzolla Remixed (Chicooligan/Milan)
25. Franck Rogers - EP (Versatile)
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VELANCHE'S MOST RECOMMENDED MUSIC OF 2003
So I've been promising you my Most Recommended Music of 2003...sorry to have left y'all hangin'. As I've mentioned back in early December, 2003 wasn't quite what 2001 & 2002 were musically. Still, there were enough quality material that came through and earned thier places, and even some that I'm just starting to discover in 2004.
Unlike last year, I haven't the time to dish out explanations on my picks..but feel free to ask or otherwise inquire if you choose to do so and I'll give you my take as best I can. And now without further ado, here are my picks for the year:
The Most
Recommended Albums of 2003 |
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Artist
|
Album
|
Label
|
Stateless | The Art of No State | Ubiquity |
Spacek | Vintage Hi-Tech | !K7 |
Break Reform | Fractures | Abstract Blue |
Pest | Necessary Measures | Ninja Tune |
Two Banks of Four | Three Street Worlds | Red Egyptian Jazz |
Micatone | Is You Is | Sonar Kollektiv |
Albanek | Shade of Blue | Ecco Chamber |
Freaks | The Man Who Lived Underground | Music For Freaks |
DJ Spinna | Here To There | BBE/Rapster |
TM Juke | Maps From The Wilderness | Tru Thoughts |
Erykah Badu | Worldwide Underground | Motown |
The Beat Kids | Open Rhythm System | Uncle Junior |
Beans | Tomorrow Right Now | Warp |
Bassman | Minimal Distraction | Fabrique |
Ben Mono | Dual | Compost |
Al-Haca Soundsystem | Inevitable | Different Drummer |
Cinematic Orchestra | Man With A Movie Camera | Ninja Tune |
Phuturistix | Feel It Out | Hospital |
London Elektricity | Billion Dollar Gravy | Hospital |
Cuica | City To City | Ubiquity |
I:Cube | 3 | Versatile |
King Kooba | Indian Summer | Om |
Stark Reality | Now | Stones Throw |
Ursula Rucker | Silver or Lead | !K7 |
Madlib | Shades of Blue: Madlib Invades Blue Note | Blue Note |
Forss | Soulhack | Sonar Kollektiv |
Matthew Dear | Leave Luck To Heaven | Spectral |
Zero dB | Reconstruction | Ubiquity |
Hipnosis | Jazz | Perfect Toy |
The Most
Recommended Singles & EPs of 2003 |
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Artist |
Title |
Label |
Hird | I Love You My Friends EP | DNM |
Langoth | Droid Devant EP | Sunshine Enterprises |
D'Nell | This Thing 12" | Furious Styles |
Hipnosis | My Words EP 12" | Perfect Toy |
Rednose Distrikt | Gotta Make A Move 12" | Kindred Spirits |
Quantic Soul Orchestra | Stampede Remix EP 12" | Tru Thoughts |
Red Astaire | Follow Me/The Wildstyle 12" | G.A.M.M. |
Max Sedgley | Happy EP 12" | Irma On Canvas |
Untitled | Four Flies 12" | 4Lux |
Da Lata | Serious EP | Palm Beats |
Izzy Dunn | Fire 12" | Fireworx |
Steppah Huntah | Walk This Step EP 12" | Compost |
RSL | Wesley Music 12" | Players |
Tata Vasquez | Jazz Bizniz 3 Reworks EP 12" | Counterpoint |
Jazzinho | Yambou EP 12" | Ecco Chamber |
Sean Smith | The Obscene EP 12" | Classic |
DJ Rels | Diggin' In Brownswood 12" | Stones Throw |
The Fort Knox Five | The Foundation EP 12" | Fort Knox |
Inverse Cinematics | Shoot The Pianist EP 12" | Fluid Ounce |
The Rebirth | This Journey In 12" | Kajmere |
Amp Fiddler | Love & War EP 12" | Genuine |
Flowriders | Different Spaces EP | 4Lux |
Bugz In The Attic |
Zombie 12" |
Bitasweet |
Lop
Nor |
Eclipse
EP 12" |
Ecco
Chamber |
The Most
Recommended Compilations of 2003 |
|
Single or EP |
Label |
DJ Smash
Presents Phonography 2 |
Blue
Note |
The
Wonder of Stevie |
Harmless |
Ennio
Morricone Remixes Vol. 1 |
Compost |
Astor
Piazzolla Remixed |
Chicooligan |
Required
Listening |
Do Right! |
Ecosystem:
The Brazilian Joint |
Unify/Liquid
Sky |
I Like It |
Compost |
Copenhagen
Dancefloor Classics II |
Murena |
!K7 150 |
!K7 |
Brazilian
Beats 4 |
Mr. Bongo |
Jazz
Bizniz 3 |
Counterpoint |
Future
Sounds of Jazz 9 |
Compost |
Florian Keller Presents Creative Musicians |
Perfect Toy |
Jazzanova
Remixed |
JCR/Compost |
Take Me Aosis: A Nite Out In London |
Aosis |
Favorite Remixes
of 2003 |
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Artist |
Title |
Label |
Ben
Mono |
Suburban
Resident (Dharma One Remix) |
Compost |
Flowriders | Different
Spaces (Gerd's 4Lux Remix) |
4Lux |
Greyboy | Genevieve
(Quantic Remix) |
Ubiquity |
Izzy Dunn |
Fire
(Afronaught Remix) |
Fireworx |
Paul Magg |
Set
For Seizure (Wagon Cookin' Remix) |
Compost |
Jazzinho | Sim ou
Nao (Eddy & Dus Kontrapunkt Mix) |
Ecco
Chamber |
Hipnosis | My Words
featuring Marc Frank (Mitchell & Dewbury Remix) |
Perfect
Toy |
Koop | Baby
(D'Malicious Remix) |
JCR/Compost |
Tata
Vasquez |
Suite
Guarancha (Beatfanatic Rework) |
Counterpoint |
Da Lata | Serious
(Seiji Remix) |
Palm Beats |
Unforscene | Tryin'
(Landslide Remix) |
Kudos |
Wild
Magnolias |
Battlefield
(Joe Claussell Remix) |
Blue Note |
Ennio
Morricone |
The Good,
The Bad, & The Ugly (Swell Sessioni Remix) |
Compost |
Astor
Piazzolla |
El Tango
(Hi Perspective Remix) |
Chicooligan |
The Latin
Project |
Lei Lo
Lai (MAW Remix) |
Electric
Monkey |
Heavenly
Social |
Just Me
(MFP Collective Remix) |
4Lux |
Fingathing | Wasted
Time (Treva Whateva Remix) |
Grand
Central |
Sidewinder | Less Than
Effortless (Soulpatrol Remix) |
Fenetik |
Quantic | Off The
Beaten Track (Carmel Remix) |
Tru
Thoughts |
Sun Ra |
Satellites
Are Spinning (Zero dB Remix) |
Fluid
Ounce |
Untitled (aka Gerd) |
Four Flies (Gerd's Copy Remix) |
4Lux |
Phuturistix |
Beautiful
(Bugz In The Attic Remix) |
Hospital |
Pregador Lud |
Mundo Bem Melhor (Drumagick Remix) |
Unity/ Liquid Sky |
Gil
Felix vs. Infrared |
Capoeira |
Mr.
Bongo |
Jazzinho |
Sim ou Nao (Sleepwalker Remix) |
Ecco Chamber |
Favorite Tunes
of 2003 |
||
Artist |
Title |
Label |
Two Banks
of Four |
Endlessly | Red
Egyptian Jazz |
Max
Sedgley |
Happy | Irma On
Canvas |
Red
Astaire |
The
Wildstyle |
G.A.M.M. |
D'Nell |
This Thing |
Furious
Style |
Foremost
Poets |
Open
Season |
Compost |
The
Rebirth |
This
Journey In |
Kajmere |
RSL | Wesley
Music |
Players |
B.A.W.
Collective |
Don't Stop |
Do Right! |
DJ Rels |
Diggin'
In Brownswood |
Stones
Throw |
Phuturistix | Beautiful | Hospital |
Cashbah 73 |
The Way
That I Am |
Hi-Top |
Mitchell
& Dewbury |
Jazz Is
Your Life |
Do Right! |
Top
Rocking |
The Real
New World (featuring April King) |
Q-Tape |
Lonesome
Echo Production |
Love
(featuring Pharoah Sanders & Apani) |
Disorient |
Truby Trio |
Jaleo | Compost |
Anorganik
featuring Sena |
Endlessly | Atlas |
Antibalas
Afrobeat Orchestra |
Che Che
Cole |
Daptone |
I
Maniaci Dei Dischi |
Per
Il Disco Che Piu Amo |
Temposphere |
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For six years, Urban Landscapes has been proudly supporting quality independent music of jazzy and soulful club culture from around the world. Respect and gratitude to all the independent labels, radio promotion folks, and related entities for sharing the wonderful musical goods. The show has been doing its best to keep it real, as the movement continues to expand its influence.
Please feel free to send promos/musical submissions (vinyl is preferable; however, CD/CDR and minidisc are acceptable) for airplay, clubplay and review consideration to:
Velanche StewartThis newsletter is sent to DJs, record labels, promotion companies, and like-minded music lovers from around the world. If you wish to be removed from the list, please let me know.
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I play a choice selection of music, including funk & soul (old school & new sounds), Latin/Brazilian, soulful house, and other jazzy/soulful rump-shaking sounds. For DJ bookings, please contact me directly via email to mail@urbanlandscapesshow.com
Velanche
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