72 Booms #9 – Music from XXYYXX, James Blake, Shlohmo, Lion Babe, Inc, Rustie & many more!

72 booms returns for show #9. Hear Native’s take on the last couple of months of music. A special 1 hour mix to finish up the show, which will be made available separately.

Music from the likes of XXYYXX, James Blake, Lion Babe, Inc, Rustie & Shlohmo, Portico Quartet, Holy Other and many more!

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Tracklisting…

It’s A Gaye Thing (Marvin’s Groove) – Lisa Preston
Good Enough – XXYYXX
Window Seat – Portico Quartet
Digital Lion – James Blake
Shotgun – Rochelle Jordan
Pomslap -Pomrad
Keep on lovin’ me (Breixo Edit) – The Whispers
For Junior – Admin
Let You – Applebottom
For (Yacht) Club Use Only – Midland
All Over My Nord – Jay SHEPHEARD
Triadzz – Rustie
Every Single Night (Djemba Djemba Remix) – Fiona Apple
Bitch, Dant Kill My Vibe – Kendrick Lamar
Give Me – The Child of Lov
Breakfast Can Wait – Prince
Shadows -Lonnie Liston Smith (Background)
Do You Feel Me – Anthony Hamilton
Love Some1 – Holy Other
Have Your Way – Debian Blak & Aaliyah
Treat Me Like Fire – Lion Babe
All We Do (feat. JMSN) – Kaytranada

Mix…..
How deep is your love for me – Dru Hill
Broken Glass (Shlohmo Remix) – Tomas Barfod
Mingus – Seekae
Oblivion (Sliink Remix) -Grimes
Let it go – Sampha & Koreless
Someone Warm – Panza.Ink
Lost in Tokyo (Jacques Greene Remix) – Koreless
Never Let Go -Andrea
Enough Said – Aaliyah featuring Drake
I love that you know – Colo remix
Cloudlight – Eskmo
Eyez VIP – Mala
Who Are Ya Remix (Instrumental) – S-X
Wut Edit – Unknown
I Be Goin Here – Bobby Tank
Ganja Pipe – Collie Buddz
I Need You (Djemba Djemba Retwerk) – Lil Texas
Soldier – Destiny Childs Feat. Lil Wayne & T.I.
Pay (For What) – mr. carmack
Goat Stare – Loefah
Cry Me a River – Justin Timberlake
My Pet Monster – Caspa
Japan – Plastician
Weekend in the Tropics – Groundislava
Good Enough – XXYYXX
Always – Maths Time Joy
Later – Shlohmo
Black Wings – Inc.

NEWS: Kon’s in town

Sometimes it’s easy to forget just how spoilt for choice we are in London when it comes to nights out. If you know where to look, the events calendar is littered with interesting and talented djs and artists skilled at providing would be clubbers with quality nights out. But ever so rarely there comes a booking that excites so much it can make a grown man lose control of his bladder momentariliy, Trouble Vision and Tief have provided us with that booking.

On the 3rd May (Bank Holiday Weekend) Dj Kon aka Konphibious will be taking the helm at Corsica studios for what will be a very special couple of hours on one of the best soundsystems in the land. I first heard of the Boston native on a Gilles Peterson podcast almost 3 years ago on which Kon along with his partner in crime Amir shared his in-depth knowledge on rare grooves and played some of the best edits I’ve ever heard. What Kon can do with an edit is genius, he takes classic songs (often forgotten classics) and almost deconstructs them step-by-step, so the listener gets to hear all the elements of the song that make it so great. Very rarely is any new sound added and if it is, it’s in keeping with the original vibe and groove. The arrangements are perfect for the dancefloor and the result is that they do that magical thing of evoking a sense of happy nostalgia as if you’ve heard the edit and danced to it a million times before, even if it’s the very first time. Kon’s ‘Nitetime’ mix of Cerrone’s ‘Hooked On You’ is in my top five tunes of the last few years. You could have grown up in the Gobi desert, in a hut, without a radio and I’m convinced this edit will make you smile or dance or both. It’s undeniably good.

Kon is a renowned crate digger, and is also at the forefront of a group who have acquired muti-tracks and digital versions of original recording sessions of some of music’s greatest artists. This is obviously why his remixes sound so great, but it also gives you an insight into how serious and passionate he is, about his art form and the culture that surrounds it. In the same way that graffiti was part of the bboy culture, crate digging is an essential part of being a good dj. It’s a process that gives you knowledge you can draw from when playing to a crowd and gives you individuality as a dj. Kon’s reputation as a crate digger has garnered him respect from the likes of Soul Clap, Jazzanova, Dâm-Funk, Rich Medina, A-Trak and it’s been reported that even Dr Dre has called on his expertise.

What makes this night extra special, on top of the venue, on top of the world class soundsystem, is also the other talent on display. Headlining will be Motor City Drum Ensemble and providing support will be Axel Boman, Session Victim (Live) and Christopher Rau. Rising stars and residents Mr Solid Gold and Hesseltime also feature. MCDE is an artist who also uses his love of older music to heavily dictate his work. His love of Soul, Jazz and Detroit Techno can be heard in many of his productions. His sets are noted for their patient build ups, strong rhythms and layers upon layers of pure soul and funk. This country German has more soul than ya’ average!

Kon doesn’t make it to our shores often, which is why I felt the urge to implore as many people as possible to make it to this night. Trouble Vision/Tief on the 3rd May promises to be like a shooting star, enchanting, only there for a fleeting moment and when you try and tell people how good it was, they never really get it…because they weren’t there to see for themselves. I will be there, to see, hear and dance and I highly recommend you are too.

TICKETS HERE

LISTEN TO KON’S SUMMERTIME MIX HERE

DOWNLOAD: Joy Orbison – Donell

We first blogged about this back in October HERE, and it’s still one of our most popular posts to date. It’s now clear that this isn’t gonna get an official release so Joy Orbison has very kindly given it away as a free download via his soundcloud. This has been destroying dancefloors for a while now and it still sounds so fresh. Hello summer, are you finally here??? Listen to the full track and download below..

NEW: Jai Paul – Jai Paul

Stop the press! It would seem that one of the most highly anticipated albums of the last few years has finally dropped. Or has it? Is this just a mixtape? For now all we can do is assume it is in fact Jai Paul’s self entitled debut. It was made available via his bandcamp page early yesterday and you can preview it in full below.

Like ‘BTSTU’ and ‘Jasmine’ it came from nowhere, no press release, no extravagant trailers, no soundcloud previews and without the public fanfare you come to expect from hyped artists these days. It’s baffling that a musician so hyped by his peers, labels and fans alike, refuses to use any of it to reach a bigger audience, and ultimately sell more. In an age where information is so readily available, you kinda have to work really hard to find out anything about this guy and his music. The closest you get to how he views his work is the tags on the page which include ‘pop’ ‘electropop’ and ‘power pop’. Even the fact that it was released on bandcamp, says to me that Jai Paul isn’t concerned with all the fluff that comes with releasing music, he wants complete control of his artistic direction and who has access to his work, how and when. He’s precious about his music as he defiantly states on track 10 ‘it’s mine and I mixed it so long…’

Comparisons to Prince have already been made and although I’m cautious about making the same comparisons, I can see why they are made. Jai Paul manages to inject soul, funk and integrity into what is essentially pop music, a genre of music you don’t usually associate with those words. You get a sense of who he is musically, from the incredible interpretation of Jennifer Paige’s ‘Crush’ to the tracks containing Asian music samples and even more so in the tender love songs dotted across this track list.

This body of work doesn’t disappoint, musically it’s so rich in layers, it’s fun, it’s heartbreaking, its fresh, it’s 80s, it’s 90s, it’s London! Intriguing samples, intricate drum patterns and stunning guitar riffs. I’ve listened 3 times already, and today being the warmest day of the year so far might be having an impact, but for me this is already one of the album’s of the year. Jai Paul once again proving that age old adage to be true, good things come to those who wait…..no actually, GREAT things come to those who wait.

NYE in LDN…Last Minute Plans

Our picks for seeing in 2013

The charm and romance of leaving behind whatever crap you had to deal with in the last year of your life by having a massive blowout surrounded by the friends that have seen you through it and that girl/boy who you’ve been flirting with for the last hour of the year in the hope that you’ll have someone other than your best mate to snog at midnight, is usually superseded by the stress that this evening brings on.  If you can have a house party….do it! If you can do it at someone else’s house….even better! If that house happens to be in a beautiful place, then you have the Charlie Sheen winning ingredients for a great NYE!

But….for those who’ll be in the capital and still haven’t decided on what you are doing, here is some help. We’ve tried to keep the list short and sweet and made sure we’ve only featured events you can still get tickets for. Prices range from £15 to £40, we thought about including the Eastern Electric event which has a great line-up but with only £70 tickets left this represents no value whatsoever. A word should also be said about the Trouble Vision/Tief night at Corsica which has one of the best lineups anywhere but this was sold out weeks ago and risking queueing outside for a ticket is ill advised.

So lets start with some relatively cheap offerings…

• GETME! NYE at Birthdays – Headline sets from hyperdub supremo Kode9 + Scratcha DVA, with a solid lineup of support acts, a rowdy night over two floors is expected at Birthdays, one of the best new clubs in London. And at £15 a ticket this is certainly one of the best value nights on offer. TICKETS
• Rick Wilhite all night at Plastic People – I first encountered the ‘Godson” when a friend of mine lent me a stack of house records circa 2003 so I could practice mixing a genre other than DnB. I fell in love with Dreams of Yesterday but haven’t heard much from him since. This guy is cut from the same cloth as the likes of Detroit legends Theo Parrish and Marcellus Pittman. Expect a low key affair with an exemplary selection of Detroit house cuts strictly on wax. TICKETS
• The Docter’s Orders NYE with Just Blaze at Secret EC3 Venue – Something a little different….Just Blaze is responsible for many of the commercial hip hop bangers I listened to and loved in clubs growing up and it’s not often he visits our shores, I think this is a genius booking, and he’s backed up by the likes of DJ MK, DJ Vadim and the extremely talented Kidkanevil (just listen to this if you havent heard from this guy before) on a funktion one system. If I hadn’t already made plans I would be seriously tempted by this, a risk maybe depending on the crowd that turns up but also  the potential for the most fun with a night that doesn’t seem to be taking itself too seriously. TICKETS
• Slide & Get Diverted NYE with Todd Terje at Brixton Clubhouse – A selection from south of the river, with one of the standout dancefloor hits of the year Inspector Norse under his belt, Todd Terje will be taking control of the 1s and 2s for a three hour midnight set. His sets are so wide-ranging that it’s almost worth the entry fee alone just to hear what he’s gonna play at midnight.  Brixton Clubhouse will also be hosting the ‘Up On The Roof’ Silent Disco on the terrace post midnight as part of the NYE entertainment. TICKETS

Todd Terje: Probably playing the most unpredictable set of NYE.

• Love Fever NYE Discotheque at Private Location – We’ve featurered Love Fever events before as they’ve put on ridiculous DJs but the attraction is more because of their ethos, they put on events that are a real throwback to the loved up early 90s rave culture, you don’t just recieve a ticket, it feels like you’re being sold an experience. Super camp, super sexy, super diverse and super fun. The crowd make these nights, they’ve had a great year as promoters and can’t wait to see where they go in 2013. TICKETS
• Vagabondz NYE Warehouse Party - It’s safe to say that Vagabondz are taking an altogether different approach with a line up designed to get you hyped all night long! The highlights for me have to be the now cult figure, MC D Double E on mic duties and also The Heatwave DJs providing a dose of the caribbean in their unique way. Just take a look at this video to sample what they can do to a crowd. Be ready for a reload or two or three or…..you get the picture. TICKETS

And now for the big hitters £30+ for the following events…

• Beat Dimension NYE at Ewer Street Warehouse – There is one excellent reason to go to this and his name is Blawan, it’s safe to say he is definitely one of the best DJs in the country right now debuting at a massively respectable 29 in RAs top DJs of 2012. Although Getting me Down was a huge track, it proved to be only the tip of the iceberg for what was to become a catalogue of hugely interesting releases from the Yorkshire native. I’ve often come away from his dark and relentless techno sets thinking “What the hell did I just hear?” followed by “Where the hell can I find it?” personally I love that and I think anyone who loves clubbing to any brand of electronic music should go and catch this guy at some point. TICKETS
• Urban Nerds NYE at The Sidings Warehouse – I haven’t attended an Urban Nerds event for a while now, maybe it’s because I’m getting on a bit and am less attracted to these larger events, they always seem like more effort to me. But, and this is a but of Sir Mix-A-Lot proportions,  the last one I did attend was brilliant! The lineups are  always great and in my opinion this is by a margin the best one they’ve ever put together. Breach, Lorca, Viers, Dark Sky, Bondax, Hackman are just some of the highlights on offer. Theres always quite a raw energy in these events and If you wanna go big then Urban Nerds just has to be considered in your plans. TICKETS
• Regulate presents: Swamp 81 NYE at Lightbox – Undoubtedly one of the top labels of the year Swamp 81‘s reputation continues to rise and it’s apparent when you take a quick look at the roster of DJs they’ve attracted for this night. Head honcho Loefah will be headlining alongside one of the best producers in the land Boddika. Zed Bias, Mickey Pierce and Shadow Child also feature at what is a criminally under-attended club. With 3 rooms, bags of space, a lovely smoking area to take a breather, this is a great venue and although the Vauxhall location isn’t as trendy as East London it has arguably better transport links. Highly recommend this one, great venue, great music. TICKETS

The jewel of East London.

• Dollop NYE at TROXY – And finally, this is where we at 72booms are heading. Julio Bashmore is the official headliner but Jackmaster and Oneman might stake a claim for that title as I’ve never seen them give a bad performance behind the decks. The talented Krystal Klear and Deadboy provide support amongst others. The venue is one that fascinates me deeply as it’s steeped in history and stories worthy of the most charismatic East London cabbies. It started life as a grand cinema, and has hosted the royal opera, huge boxing events and even the bingo in the eighties. The place is as cockney as Peggy Mitchell in a pie and mash shop, it’s old school, from the carpeted interior to the font on the sign outside. I absolutely love it! I drove past it just the other night and seeing the Troxy sign lit up on a gloomy, dark rainy London night gave me goosebumbs. I grew up in Tower Hamlets and the Commercial Rd has never had a reputation for glamour…the Troxy provides it! My only reservations are with the sound, I hope that the organisers have addressed the issues that such a huge cavernous place will obviously present and we really get a showcase of what these DJs are capable of. The first film ever to be shown at the Troxy was King Kong which is apt as Dollop NYE is certainly shaping up to be a monster night! Hit us up if you’re also heading to this as it would be lovely to waffle to you lovely people who love the music we do at 5AM in the dawn of 2013. VERY LIMITED TICKETS HERE.

Just to finish up, for those who want to continue straight into 2013 without a break (JAKE), Swamp 81 will be hosting an afterparty starting at 6AM just round the corner from Lightbox and then later that night Electric Minds are doing a NYD Party with Henrik Schwarz, Mosca, Shed, Will Saul, Levon Vincent, Mano Le Tough, Dusky, George FitzGerald, Midland, Jay Shepheard, Velvit (dBridge). TICKETS.

Whatever you get up to, wherever you are in the world, we hope you have at the very least a memorable NYE.

Merry Christmas to you and yours!

Just a quick one here to wish you all very happy holidays and to say thanks to anyone that has followed what we’ve been doing this year and tried to share it. Next podcast will be up soon, a special vinyl edition and of course the token review of the years best music in our very humble and appreciative opinions. We’ll also be sharing our picks for those still deciding what to do on New Years on the blog.

From the bottom of our hearts thanks again!

NEW: Kwabs – Getaway

Kwabena Adjepong simply known as ‘Kwabs’ has the kind of recording voice that has the potential to sell platinum albums, so rich in tone that you could listen to it all day, he goes from warm and deep to hitting beautiful high notes with such control. His crossover brand of soulful and bluesy jazz is something that seems to have found a new genereration of followers with artists such as Esperanza Spalding , Natalie Duncan and Lianne La Havas finding much success. We first talked about Kwabs back in podcast number 5.5 and introduced you to his version of James Blake’s Wilhelm Scream, Getaway is a song from the same live sessions that are being released over Kwabs’ YouTube channel, it tells of a story between a mother and her son. Longing, intensely emotional and heartbreaking, it’s a performance made all the more profound when you hear Kwabs talk about coming to terms with being adopted as a kid in a 2010 documentary ‘Goldies Band: By Royal Appointment’. I can’t wait for an album.

VIDEO: Axel Kacoutie – Is That Better? (dir. Rashid Babiker)

Someone who knows a lot more about art will be able to tell you what this video is about and what the hell ‘BALC’ means as I don’t have a clue, what I can tell you is that director Rashid Babiker has produced a music video with a hypnotising quality to it, some powerful visuals and clever editing that make you stop whatever it is you’re doing with your day and pay attention. The music of-course is part of that, 20 year old Londoner Axel Kacoutie first came to prominence with an orchestral version of a Lupe Fiasco track which caught the rapper’s attention enough for him to blog about it. ‘Is That Better’ is the stand-out track on his New Type EP which was released earlier this year, a dreamy post dubstep lament which has all the markings of a talented musician with masses of potential. Check out more from him HERE.

NEW: Lunice & Angel Haze – Gimme That

In every interview I’ve read or seen where Lunice is asked ‘What’s next?’ his reply has always been he wants to work with rappers and after this release you can be sure he won’t be short of rappers wanting to collaborate. The crossover success of the TNGHT project has also allowed for that and I can see a demand for beats from the biggest rappers in the charts in the same way everyone wanted a Swiss Beatz Timbaland or Neptunes beat back in the day. This collaboration with the audacious New York based young rapper Angel Haze, is a good one. The customary heavy 808s pound away making you feel ready for either a fight or a dance, or something in-between. Haze’s flow and voice fit the bill too, the beat sounds like it was made with her in mind. She is an interesting prospect, still very raw, anyone who’s heard her graphically personal song ‘Cleaning out my closet’ will tell you she’s brave and obviously has talent. I hope she doesn’t become gimmicky and stray into the Nicki Minaj territory of US female rappers.

Lunice and Hudmo will be performing as TNGHT at the Oval space in London this evening to a sold out crowd. We got to see them live earlier this year at Village Underground and for anyone who has tickets, be prepared for a raucous and ridiculously enjoyable night full of bass and a lot of jumping around.

NEW: Little Dragon – Sunshine (Shlohmo Remix)

Shlohmo is becoming a grandmaster at the art of remixing. I love the fact you can tell it’s a Shlohmo remix 5 seconds into the track yet each one is distinctive enough from the next to keep them from getting formulaic. However, what is consistent, is the rich layers of synths and screwed up vocal samples that sit nicely on perfectly mixed down drum patterns. They seem to me to be Shlohmo’s take on the RnB he grew up on, the songs start in a dark place and end in this feeling of absolute triumph. They are emotional, they are dark and sexy love songs that when heard on a system will also make you screw your face and rock your head the same way a sub heavy dancefloor bass line does. And as for the recipient of this remix ‘Little Dragon’ it’s a curious choice but he makes it work, the beautiful Yukimi Nagano’s voice cuts through like butter. Listen below…