MondayJazz strikes again, propping up a mix from the antipodean duo Desmond Cheese. The Brisbane instrumental tag team (Makcheese & Desmond Bagley) came out of the woodwork and into the lime light, with the release of their debut album, "Fame & Fortune" (embedded below) and following on Deejay Butcher has kindly compiled a few of the tracks into a mix that is a wicked exposition of what the Brisbanites term 'Instruhoptronica!'
It seems that if gold diggers from the 19th century would listen to hip-hop, Desmond Cheese might be their choice...
Desmond Cheese Collection by DeeJay Butcher
1 - Desmond Cheese - Dope Remix Edit
2 - Desmond Cheese - Dope VHS Master
3 - Desmond Cheese - Gilbert's Groove
4 - Desmond Cheese - Mins
5 - Desmond Cheese - 3 Dollar Mic
6 - Desmond Cheese - More Crack Please (feat. Mos Def)
7 - Desmond Cheese & DJ Butcher - Sly Shuffle
8 - Desmond Cheese - The Creatures of Nebulon
9 - Desmond Cheese - Polyfizzal Drizzal
10 - Desmond Cheese - The Chippy Crunch
11 - Desmond Cheese - Who's Nose
Protassov's musical output is an unrestrained balancing act. He believes in the power of magic and you could never nail him down to one musical genre. Porno soundtrack organs are dancing shamelessly with a folk guitar. Metallic industrial noises caress disco balls without suspecting the threatening showdown lurking just around the corner.
Protassovs Music is funky and sometimes filled with exotic clichés – but always with a twinkle in ones eye. After playing guitar in several bands since the early nineties, he has concentrated on making beats for Switchstance Recordings for a couple of years now. The label's creed and therefore the style of its producers and DJs is to have ultimate freedom, whether in their musical movements or in "switching" between various styles. The aim of the label is to combine early musical influences such as Funk, Jazz, Latin, 90´s Hip Hop and Reggae with the most progressive techniques of electronic music production in order to create a new dynamic sound that pays respect to the diverse cultures it comes from.
In this way, Protassov's artistical work, besides the music he released on Switchstance Recordings Fantastic Freeriding Series, includes a Solo Album (Shalina Music 2008), Remixes for fellow musicians like Jugoe (Bastard Jazz) or labelmates Ancient Astronauts (ESL) and the 'Where we live' EP (2009)
His latest release 'Did you ride the Moneytrain', a three tracker out on Switchstance, prooves once again that Protassov is unpredictable: From Reggae riddims to Pop music Vibes his narrative style invites the listener to a musical universe filled with abundant freedom and fantastic projections, held together by our love and a strong belief in the beauty of the mind.
Preview it below, and then head over here to grab it.
Just taking a moment to prop up this ultra-fiddly boogie funk workout from Citinite's Rome correspondent, AD Bourke, who deals with killer 80's inspired cosmic electrofunk and hints of boogie & slow broken beat similar to contemporaries like Onra, Funkineven & Dam Funk. Check out a few of the tracks from the upcoming EP releasing on vinyl & mp3 soon as well as a few other goodies on his soundcloud page.
Mirage looks to combine soul chords, hip hop beats and funk phrasing, and invites us on a trip full of light and expansion. The track which begins our journey, ‘Cosmic Connection', is the perfect introduction to Bourke's cosmic boogie style, with its relaxed rhythms overlayed by fizzing funk synthwork.
With the eight tracks that follow he goes to town on the tweakiest synth fills and rudest, shoulder-popping drum machines, sounding somewhere between a sex-starved Dam Funk and Architeq on crack.
It's becoming a bit of a recurring theme, but whilst Kelpe keeps on putting out these fresh compilations, I'll keep posting them.
This one is courtesy of São Paulo's terrific Tetsuo Riot over on Nutriot, marking the 8th in the podcast series. Open your ears once more to all kinds of frivolity..
01. Arp – Summer Girl
02. Dunian – Where is The Problem
03. Ichiro – Sumiyoshi
04. Prefuse 73 – Invigorate
05. Huess – A Simple Method (Beats)
06. Young Montana – Bad Day
07. DZA & Mujuice – Bullseye (Dizz1 Instrumental Remix)
08. Ghost Mutt – Sasquatch (Coco Bryce Remix)
09. All These Fingers – So Serial
10. Kelpe – Chocolate Money
11. Melkeveien vs. Nino – Yo! (Slugabed Remix)
12. Pixelord – Hypnofrog
13. Clause Four – Original Whackoff
14. Space Dimension Controller – 2EZ (Autopilots Lament)
15. Architeq – Into The Cosmos (Mr Beatnick Dub)
16. Dabrye – Smoking The Edge
17. Light Club – Scirocco Night Drive
18. Huess – I’d Rather Be The Hunter (Kelpe Remix)
Clutchy is a mystery wrapped in an enigma, covered in tape hiss, and deep-fried in a pot of melted funk. His true identity remains something of a mystery, but anything Clutchy related is sure as hell going to be dope. He possesses a knack for rap that most don't, and displays his brilliance humbly. This little member is courtesy of the guys over on Paris DJs getting in contact with Crate Diggler Records in order to license a track for an upcoming compilation, only to be hit back with a mix from the Clutchy organisation - probably compiled from a cave in the Mojave Desert.
So here it is, presenting an eclectic mix of Clutchy-mixed tracks, blending and bending the boundaries between mellow and mysterious.
Tracklisting :
01. Shawn Lee & Clutchy Hopkins - Full Moon
(from 'Clutch Of The Tiger' album, 2008 / Ubiquity)
02. Clutchy Hopkins - Light As A Feather
(from 'The Story Teller' album, 2010 / Ubiquity)
03. Clutchy Hopkins - Nightshade feat. Fat Albert Einstein
(exclusive track from clutchyhopkinsmusic.com, 2010)
04. Clutchy Hopkins - Giraffe Crack
(from 'The Story Teller' album, 2010 / Ubiquity)
05. Misled Children - 2:59
(from 'Peoples Market' album)
06. Clutchy Hopkins - 3:02
(from 'The Life of Clutchy Hopkins' album, 2005 / Crate Digglers)
07. Clutchy Hopkins - Love Of A Women feat. Darondo
(from 'Walking Backwards' album, 2008 / Ubiquity)
08. MF Doom Meets Clutchy Hopkins - Air
(from 'MF Doom Meets Clutchy Hopkins' 12 inch, 2006 / Bootleg)
09. The Misled Children And Odean Pope - Foregone
(from 'The Misled Children Meet Odean Pope' album, 2008 / Porter)
10. Ohmega Watts - Eyes And Ears (Clutchy Hopkins Remix)
(from 'Eyes & Ears' digital single, 2008 / Ubiquity)
11. Clutchy Hopkins Meets Lord Kenjamin - Riff Raff Rollin
(from 'Music Is My Medicine' album, 2009 / Ubiquity)
12. Alice Russell - All Alone (DJ Day Meets Clutchy Hopkins Remix)
(from 'Pot Of Gold Remixes' compilation, 2009 / Little Poppet)
13. Clutchy Hopkins & Shawn Lee - Ancient Chinese Secret
(from 'Fascinating Fingers' album, 2009 / Ubiquity)
14. Exile - In Love (Clutchy Hopkins Remix)
(from 'Radio AM/FM' compilation, 2010 / Plug Research)
Time for some beats for the lounge / headphones. Nouveaunoise are an Irish duo who specialise in intricate, dreamy electronica, with quality funk drums layered underneath for head-nod action. The band consists of Nial Conway and Conor Gaffney, coming to grips with every sort of synthesised sound, deteriorated loop and warped organic noise they can conjure. Its reminiscent, to these uncultured ears, of early Fourtet stuff, which is certainly a good thing. They've put up two free EPs for download, and if you like those I'd urge you to check out their bandcamp page where you can find their album for the bargainous price of 3 euros. That's less than the price of a pint; you know you want to..
