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Cheebah Spring Collection 03
Record Selections and news
DJ Paul Tarpey
'25 O' Clock in the morning/ Liquidised Demons' Ri-Ra ( all city records)
12"- A tough twelve from Sherwood collaborator and scary eire front man Ri- Ra,
with a strong gutter ragga flow... like a poke in the eye. Out on all city
records. Available at empire in Limerick too. Highly recommended.
'At the grassroots of dub' King Tubby meets the upsetter (studio16
records) LP.
Very well known these days and trendy to quote.This soundclash between two
masters transcends lipservin heads and booms round the heart. Great echo
clicks!
'Watch how the people dancing' unity sounds from the london dancehall 1986-1989'
(Honest Jons Records) LP A truly excellent collection of basic digital reggae developed
from the sleng teng riddim in London's 86 era... Proper sounds and proper knowledge in the
sleevenotes too! Check all city
for this
'Middle Fingers' Baby Chum (Up records) LP- Last years jump up anthem
deep bass, nuff chat and that asian sample business. Voted the most annoying record of
last year by the bar staff in Mickeys due to a whistle thing.
'Patti Duke' Cloud One (PNP
Records) 12"- A low riddim funk track with spacey disco bits on a classic disco
label. Early rappin by Spoonie G hijacked this beat 4 one of DJ Meks favourites.
'Wake up and make love to me' Ian Dury
(Stiff Records) LP- The blockheads were one of the tightest session bands ever and this is
a running bass lick all time favourite.
'Papa was a rolling stone' The
Temptations (from album all directions Tamala Motown)- Major major classic
everybody knows it but never listens to it thus an old favourite in Mickeys.
'You talk that talk" Ammons Stitt
Spencer Freeman , title track (Prestige Records) LP- Cool flowing jazz with
great drums for the early part of the Soundpolicy Sunday Showdown. Other favourites Grant
Greens live album (thanks Phil) and Monk Higgins stuff.
"The rub" George and Gwen Mc
Crae from the President LP " Together" - A funk groover with a great
James Bond guitar bit. Sampled by the Coup years ago.
"Express yourself" The New
York Community Choir 12" mix (RCA Records) - The best song I got this year.
A long driving funk disco smash from 1977. About 125 bpm and 12 minutes long. If you are
drinking at half ten on Fridays at the spot, this is what I'm serving.
"Generate Power" Photon Inc
Wild Pitch mix (Strictly Rhythm)- Electronic building house music as my renegade soundwave
records are resting. Big thanks to DJ Tom Frawley for support on this tip.
"The Rocker" Thin Lizzy
from the vagabonds of the western world 1973 (Decca)- A full on rock song with a fuck off
solo. 100% Irish.
"Spread out" (instrumental) "Ya
playin' youself" accapella - Enligh 'beat' guy Adam Best made his own 'disco'
equiptment for "spread out" on his wall of sound album from 1970. Sounds good
with Jeru....well this week anyway....
Huge thanks on the record collecting tip to DJ
Phil, Phil the Fox, Tom Frawley and always DJ Hazo
Cheebah 2001 Spring 10
ANTIBALAS
AFROBEAT ORCESTRA- "Liberation Afro Beat vol 1. (Ninja Tune) Fela disciples from
New York who recently played an immaculate set in Galway.
BLO- "Phrases 1972-1982" ( Afro-strutt)- A
Nigerian re-issue through the consistently solid Strutt label. This compilation of Blos
work checks funk, disco and acid rock- highly recommended.
BREAKESTRA 456 The live mix- (Stones Throw)- a nine piece
live funk band who fire off all the breaks known from hip-hop experiments, from the last
15 years, in one big mix, very enjoyable for them and us.
GERALDO PINO- "Heavy Heavy Heavy" 12" (DML,
Afro Sounds)- More afro rock from the forthcoming collection titled ahmm..... 'Afro Rock'
?.Slight latin touches with the percussion. Solid 12".
FRANK MILLAR & ORCHESTRA- "Socodelico" 7"
(Bay O Grooves, France)- Jazz boogaloo, non-ad-sampleable and cheese-free.
"FREAK OFF, Latin Breakbeats, basslines and
boogaloo" LP (Harmless)- Probably the best of this now abused re-issued music style.
T LOVE- "Witch-Bitch?" 12" (Ninja Tune) Sparky hip-hop on a jazz
break skateboard. An L.A female MC based in London.
BACK IN THE DAY- old school hip-hop from the block party
era. - Genuine old, very old by now examples of breaaks and rhymes, check 'Rap, bounce,
Rockskate' by Trickernation.
KRS-1 "Hot" 12" (frontpage)- From his
upcoming album sneak attack New York style fighting that money style.
TROUBLED SOUL & EXILE EYE- "Super Subversive"
12" (Equilibrium)
Dark and dangerous dose of hip-hop reality from Irish duo.
Black Soul Spring 10
INNACITY TEARS- illdependents
producer Hazos track from last year is currently the underground track of the moment in
Germany! A few copies left in Blackspot.
MAMMY HOT DADDY COOL- big youth: A cool reggae ska number
off the (unfortunately) trendy future worldfunk compilation album available all over but
£15 for two tracks of worth is as usual…….. sad
NUTHIN LIKE THUNDER- Willis Jackson old dancefloor jazz that
people know from somewhere (not everythings off an advert you know!). On the incredible
sound of Giles Peterson.
ESSENTIAL MIX FRANCOIS K. C.D - Original classic New york
DJs selection on what todays youth call house….They had to make it up back then lads!
I wish those days came back as a big long ad on TV
LISTEN HERE- Gene Russel funky jazz album of which there is
only one copy in Limerick. It used to live in Blackspot and now lives with me.
SCRATCH MASTERS PART 2- Strictly bizness. There is a b-boy
in Manchester releasing solid old hip-hop and his own mad stuff. His name is Dave the Ruf
and if you send him an S.A.E. at ruf beats, PO Box 118, Altrincham, Chesire WA15 6AX, Uk.
He will send you a list of cool stuff. He was trying to get rid of a pair of trainers, the
last time I checked, ruf beats
COME INTO MY SPACE - Divine Styler. Who doesn’t like DJ
Shadow? This guys got a sound very like Shadows classic stuff. Empire Music (O'Connell
Street) couldn’t sell this at full price so into the cheap box it goes….. Wrong!
Ask them have they anymore the price means you are down one vodka and red bull.
BARRIO NUEVO- Soul Jazz records 1999. A lot of latin is
scary and does my head in. This compilation is pure music.
THE RADARS- Limerick should be very proud.
JOHNNY and SEAMUS - They play CDs in Mickey Martins bar.
Johnny moves from left to right .. Seamus moves up and down.
Black Beat Summer Top 6
40 SHADES OF GREEN - Ri-Ra- A liberal guilt smack up, a sit
on the fence cattle prod, irish lyrics fof irish times... Ri-Ra and Mek still
commissioned. This ep is essential for anyone respecting hip-hop. Not widely available,
try Big Brother records in
Dublin.
SUPER STATUS REGGAE BREAKS -(various)volume2- Funk sharp
reggae snaps got soul.
BRAINFREEZE CD - Dj Shadow and Cut Chemist. All funk sevens
cut n blended in a showcase mix for music and technique thats on the right side of crate
diggin'. Observe with audio on Regeneration.
TALKIN'- Buju Banton 7" "Shannonside summer
steppin" NB there is an exclusive reggae n dub stall in Mother Redcaps market,
Christchurch, Dublin. Support.
MOODY- Soul Jazz Records. Eighties reissue percussion
driven. very fresh.
THE GRAVY- Krs One feat. Digital Underground (jake records
promo) Good ammo for the wack warz.
I spend far too much money on records and if I actually had any real money I would
probably end up giving it to Blackspot. I first went there five years ago and found an
incredible Bongo band album in mint condition for less then a fiver. The fact that it
contains ‘Apache’ and is actually worth £80 means 'Doc' now reads Record
Collector a lot closer. There is no category of music that is not represented fron irish
showband classics to current drum and bass 12’s. You may enter with some notion of
checking the old jazz selection and leave with a re-issue of a rastafarian speed metal
band as I did once. This is the beauty of the place. I also like the Sonic Youth NY
Artnoise CD compilation in the shape of a hoover bag. I get reggae current releases on 7
inch with a big hole in the middle and horrible 70’s rock band albums for sampling.
If Doc’s shop was in London he would be riding that cool scooter he has in the window
proudly like Jimmy Cliff. Instead he fights the good fight in Limerick, go buy your
ammunition there.
Blackspot records is at 12 Wickham Street, Limerick tel: (061) 412570
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