I have had a couple good days at the local digging spot in the last week or so. First up was the day I found the record pictured above, Mach’s “On And On”, one of the records that was somehow involved in the birth of house music. Check the discogs link for a short version…
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Planet E: The Downward Spiral
It truly pains me to say it, but Planet E has almost completely fallen off. I only realized just now how many releases I have skipped buying (all of the Saunderson rmxs, Attias, Sebastian San, Jona, the new Buttrich record, and even the underwhelming Kenny Larkin 12″) or regretted buying (Lazy Fat People, first Buttrich…
LOSING SIGHT OF WHAT’S IMPORTANT
Joy is not in things; it is in us. Richard Wagner Some of you may remember me. I was a contributor to ISM and three of my posts still survive. Some personal problems I have experienced of late have had some catastrophic results, including the destruction of the majority of my record collection. This, however,…
A few more bits n’ bobs
Along with those disco edits mentioned in my last post I’ve picked up a nice few varied slabs in the last couple of weeks, and with a slow night at work I thought I may as well share a few. Sean Deason and his label Matrix is someone/thing I’ve been aware of for quite some…
Sure we can clean it up in the (re)edit
I’m not sure if it’s just by coincidence that I’m buying more of them at the moment, but there seems to be a resurgence in the disco re-edit in the last couple of years. Maybe it’s the recent rise in popularity in all things cosmic or maybe I just didn’t notice it before. Either way…
Some Recent Digging and Some New Things, Too
I haven’t been giving very consistent reports on my local digging, not for any good reason either. This past weekend though, I had a really nice selection of records so here goes a little round up of those as well as some new things doing the rounds:
C’mon, c’mon, darling…
As I’ve only recently exited the world of the pauper student I have still yet to avail of the wonders of on-line shopping – I still await my first credit card – but obviously I still spend a lot of time on the net listening to new music. The last couple of sessions on line,…
Rond and a-Bot in 2008
A sunrise at Watamu Beach, Kenya
NIGERIA SPECIALS
I’ve really been digging the Soundway label from Brighton, England, ever since I picked up the amazing Ghana Soundz compilation back in 2002. Since then they’ve been consistently unearthing and compiling obscure gems from West Africa and beyond, always with a strong emphasis on the funk. Rare doesn’t always mean good, but with these guys,…
Rick Wade
When I first started really getting into deep house, there were a few names that were as good as gold for me: Theo Parrish, Moodymann, Morgan Geist, and Rick Wade. While the rest of those guys have all achieved a pretty large amount of fame, Rick Wade has remained something of a secret amongst deep…