Our main man Scott Ferguson (he of the eight guest mixes so far, with another one ready to go soon!) has blessed us all this year with a free album as a gift exclusively to ISM readers. Scott is, of course, a bad ass producer along with his deejaying skill, and the two mixes he…
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Some music I enjoyed this year…
Yes, one would think I’d have something better to do on Christmas Eve than be sitting in front of my computer compiling lists but sadly I’m working over this year’s festive season – though obviously I’ve not actually got a lot of proper work to do as such, but I still gotta sit here nevertheless….
Afro Electro – Tribute to William Onyeabor
I’ve got a special treat for ISM readers here. A fellow enthusiast of classic African funk and fusion has put together a selection of tracks from one of Nigeria’s most intriguing and unique artists, William Onyeabor. William Onyeabor had studied cinematography in Russia for a number of years before returning to Nigeria in the mid-70s…
Infinite State Radio
Here’s an update of the radio shows I’ve been doing over at Deepfrequency Radio, since we just completed our 6th monthly show. Show 1 with Dea Show 2 live at Space Vision with Cedric Decoster Show 3 Show 4 with Meschi Show 5 with Slim Show 6 with Jitterbug Hope you enjoy listening to them.
Some Records I’ve Purchased Recently
I’ve bought an ungodly number of records this summer, hundreds just in the last 2 months alone. It’s really gonna be difficult to narrow it down to something palatable, but I’m just gonna try to hit some of the highest of the highlights in new and old music that has found its way into my…
DEAF ’09 Preview and some other tings
The line up for this year’s Dublin Electronic Arts Festival is nearing completion with the usual mix and match of music, art and happenings. It had slackened off a little bit in recent times until last year when it really felt like there was a buzz around the city with countless amounts of excellent gigs…
Creation – Bass & Drums Mix
This time it’s a selection of heavy dub and rootsy reggae, turn up the bass and light up ya chalice 1 Joe Higgs – Come On Home 2 Joe Gibbs – Behind Iron Bars 3 Keith Hudson – National Item 4 Yabby You – Jah Vengeance 5 Junior Byles – Beat Down Babylon 6 Sang…
Darkest Light (jazz/funk/soul mix)
And now for something completely different…… This is a selection of jazz, soul, funk, reggae and some African music, from the 1960s and 70s. A lot of it has quite a spiritual or bluesy feel but there’s also a strong sense of groove present throughout. 1 Lloyd Miller – Gol-e Gandom 2 Billy Paul –…
Yes, it’s a post about Richie Hawtin (sort of)
Today on the Plastikman website an interesting posting was made. It seems that Mr Hawtin is about to return back to his Plastikman guise for a series of shows and some re-releases of old material. Personally speaking i think Hawtin’s Plastikman work is his finest and was one of the entry points for me into…
Derrick May mix for BBC Radio
Detroit techno legend Derrick May was invited to do a show for BBC Radio’s 6 Mix last Saturday evening. The 2hr show is in 3 parts, the first part is a Hi Tek Soul Mix, then he plays some all time favourites (Marvin Gaye, D’Angelo, Boards of Canada) and then the 2nd hour is a…