A special Turkey Day edition of Snack Pack Jack Attack Radio. Stock full of tasty turkey snacks to help get you ready for the big dinner. Special shout outs to our friends in other countries and planets, you’re with us in spirit.
Tracklist:
Beat Pharmacy – Don’t Bodda Me
Chicago Housing Commission – Africa
Todd Edwards – Saved My Life
Theo Parrish – Dance Sing
Lost Tribes Of Ibadan – Avareh (Dennis Ferrer Orig. Mix)
Jeanette Thomas / Rhythm Controll – Dub Your Body (The Rude Boy Remix)
The Quick – Zulu
Pete Moss – R.U. Serious
Tuomas Salmela – You Make Me…
Marcus Worgull – Azteka (Dixon’s Alternative Environmix)
Mr. Fingers – Closer (Sasha Mix)
Daniel Wang – E. Village Dawn
Dr. Alban – And The Jam Is Jumping (Pumpin Jam Mix)
Harlem Muziq presents: Mr. D Byrd – A Mighty Wind
Metro Area – Rhythm Reel #6
Here it is planet Earth: a very special Thanksgiving themed mix to help you work off the extra pounds. We recommend you let the food digest for at least 30-45 minutes and then pump this on your Dad’s Hi-Fi.
Special shout outs go to DJ Kon, Trus’me, Social Disco Club, The Revenge and The Popular Peoples Front for supporting this mix and sorting us with those hi-bit-rate goodies. Thank you of course to DailyCandy and the Moxie girls for this delicious opportunity. Last, but not least, we wish you all very happy turkey day, with lots of food and of course a sweaty dance party with your friends and family!
I’ve been a big fan of Terry Francis since I got the Architecture mix he did for Pagan Records in 1998. To me this mix represents the peak of the UK tech house sound that Francis played a huge role in molding and is one of my favorite mixes of all time. But since the early ’00s I haven’t been a huge fan of the direction Francis and the rest of the UK tech sound has gone. Until now, well sort of. While I love this mix Francis did for the GTC Podcast in October, I feel like it’s a whole new world from previous mixes I had heard. Maybe it’s just because I have been out of touch with his music, but for this one Francis blends his signature tech sound with jacking house funk to create a perfect mix for your headphones and your butt. As for GTC (Get The Curse), they first caught my attention with the D’Julz episode of their podcast back in June and basically have been going from strength to strength ever since so do yourself a favor and subscribe.
Get The Curse Podcast 041 – Terry Francis
No guests on today’s Snack Pack Jack Attack. Just yours truly (plural). Most notable, besides another show stuffed with great music, was our extraordinarily punctual beginning! Fun last night, celebrating Tanner Ross’ b-day AND the beginning of the AirDrop Extraction US Tour which will send us on many an airplane in the coming weeks. Miami, Denver, LA, SF and NYC holler at us and hide yer candy cuz Soul Clap’s coming to town.
Tracklist
Motor City Drum Ensemble – Raw Cuts #1
Mountain People – Mountain 006.1
Prosumer – The Craze
Williams – Natty Dread
Ron Trent – Morning Warehouse
Seth Troxler – Love Never Sleeps
Sascha Dive – Afensis House (Instrumental Mix)
Montonn Jira – If I were (Violett Remix)
Gemini – I
Seuil – Raw Blood
Lemos – Tsalpatar
Shinedoe – Back In Tha Days
Dsum – Sensaciones
Efdemin – America
Mirco Violi – The Weight Watcher
Reboot – Vandong
Toni Moreno & Oscar Hervas – El Ritual
Boddhi Satva – Punch Koko (DJ Tool)
Marcel Dettmann – Plain
The Ananda Project – Cascades Of Colour (Danny Tenaglia’s Edit Of The
Saffron Mix)
Etienne Jaumet – Repeat Again After Me (Ame Remix)
Soul Clap – Sephardic Track Nº1 (CDR)
Martin Beume – Nexus (Moodymanc Dub)
Peven Everett – I Can’t Believe I Loved Her
Eddie Neal is a super old school Boston DJ who we were lucky enough to meet through Ross The Boss. Eddie gave Ross a CD for us to check out and we were just totally blown away and had to podcast it for you. Here’s what Eddie had to say. Respect.
When did you start DJing?
I started DJing in 1976. I was a sophomore at Boston University holding down a course load, enrolled in the School of Management and dividing my free time between martial arts and the gym, doing a radio show on the student run radio station and doing Disco and Funk dormitory parties on the weekends. I actually taught myself BPM mixing on two standard non-variable speed turntables.
Why did you start DJing?
I started DJing because it was fun to get a crowd of heads movin to the beat. I was on the cutting edge when new music was introduced. As a member of the New England DJ Association I was able to listen and make a determination regarding what would work on the dance floor and what would not. Call it “research of sound”. It was love at first spin and I was into it pretty bad.
What was Boston like back then (music, clubs, record stores etc)?
Back then the Boston club scene was not as open as it is now. Club managers and owners were very closed minded regarding patronage. There was a lot of prejudgements made about people around race and ethnicity. To put it bluntly; most club managers and owners liked to control what jocks played to keep the dance floor as “undiverse” as possible. This served as a deterrent for minority patronage and allowed very few opportunities for jocks of color like myself. I taught myself how to become multi-dimensional when it came to rockin a dance floor. This meant I could be successful regardless of the format. I spun dance rock, progressive rock, top 40, disco, funk, hi-energy, reggae and merengue. I also worked at the now extinct Strawberries Records for a few years in the early 80’s. This opened doors for me and I was one of very few black jocks to spin in the major Boston clubs including on Landsdowne Street. I also enjoyed a successful mobile DJ business for several years after college. Then I found my niche…
It was the music coming out of Chicago and New York in the early to mid 80’s that secured my interest and motivated me to built my proficiency in the art we call house music. Sure in the past 20 years house music has been put through many stages and branched off in a multitude of forms and factions. But when everything is said and done, progressive underground house will always be the original form, created from the soul and still powerful to this day and back in the day.
What’s this mix all about?
The “mystery” mix takes you on a journey through Chi-town and Uptown on a Friday night. I was going for soulful impact selections and basic masterful effects with three tables before the emergence of “push button” DJ technology. It was 1988.
What music are you into now?
House is in my blood and is here to stay. Occasionally I still do come out to lay it down the way it should be done. Cease to create and you will cease to exist. These days I’m feeling house, smooth jazz, neo-soul. I will forward a picture within the hour.
Tracklist:
Pressure – Hunter Hayes
Mystery – Phase 2
Devotion – Ten City
The Opera House – Jack E Makossa
Do It Properly – 2 Puerto Ricans, A Black Man & a Dominican
Move Your Body – Marshall Jefferson
I’m Strong – Robert Owens
Easier Said than Done – Vanilla
You Usta Hold Me – Ralphie Rosario w/ Xavier Gold
Can’t Get Enough – Liz Torres
How Soon We Forget – Colonel Abrams
For So Long – Mr. Fingers
Movin On – Carol Harding
Mind Games – Quest
Like This – K-Joy
Good To The Last Drop – C-Bank w/ Eleanor Mills
Feels So Good – Najee
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Speaking of Extraction US, those flyers you see up there are for two dates on our upcoming tour in support of the compilation, which features Soul Clap and other Extraction artist performances in Miami, Denver, LA, SF & NYC from 11/28/08-12/12/08. The compilation’s release is quickly approaching and it looks like RA took notice. To hear our track from Extraction and more tour dates check our myspace page.
Finally, and In the spirit of keeping things related, we’ll stick with RA and tell you to check out our updated DJ page and November chart. And while you’re there make sure to give us a vote and/or add us as a favorite
One again we were super lucky to have our Midweek Techno guest stop beam-up to the mothership for our lunch hour live radio broadcast direct to planet earth. This time it was Sassmouth representing Naughty Bad Fun Collective (make sure to hit their message board for excellent techno gossip) and Punisher (Detroit). After witnessing their mindblowing beating of the Phoenix Landing last night, It’s safe to say that they are two of our favorite DJs and today they took it to the danger zone. Make sure to check out their new release on Punisher’s own HEJ Records.
Tracklist
The Swing Kids – Yeah (The Dope Mix)
Roy Davis Jr. – Party Here! (The Chicago Night Life Mix)
***Sassmouth & Punisher in thee miix!***
Mikael Stav̦strand РSpaceflake РSounderground
Mambotur – Pacheco (Luciano’s Family Mix)
Rob Mello – In Da Bush (No Ears Dub)
Johnny D – Orbitallife
Brett Johnson – Stucco Homes (Return Of The Ghost Remix)
Ernesto Ferreyra – Fongtom
Fumiya Tanaka – Karafuto (d’Kawa Mix)
Fase Miusic Sender – I Swim Slow (Dilo Remix) – AirDrop
Guillaume & The Coutu Dumonts – They Only Come Out At Night (Sometimes They Come Back “Horror Inc.” Remix)
***Sassmouth Leaves For The Airport ***
Nicholas Sauser – Pontegliano
Punisher – Yer Killing’ Me
Alexi Delano – Two Stops in Williamsburg
John Overfiend – Tripping In Chile (Maetrik Ass Up Rework)
Bormaskin – A Chemical Imbalance
Format:B – Fatboy
Minimaril – El Erizio
Benny Blome – Braitbendnoodles
Jason Emsley – Render
DS – Medusa
Tony Rohr – Foundhaus Ltd.
A sad moment for world music, South African singing legend Miriam Makeba has passed after collapsing on stage during a concert in Italy. She was 71 years old.
Makeba, known as “Mama Africa”, spent more than 30 years in exile after lending her support to the anti-apartheid struggle. Makeba was the ex wife of fellow South African music legend Hugh Masekela and then remarried Black Panther Stokely Carmichael. She also the FIRST black African woman to win a Grammy Award, which she shared with Harry Belafonte in 1965. Footage of Makeba’s last concert can be found here.
Makeba on Brazilian TV in 1968 performing “Pata Pata”
Makeba performing “Under African Skies” with Paul Simon’s Graceland tour 1987
First: this Wednesday (11/12/08) we have legendary Detroit techno DJ Punisher going head to head with our friend and new London resident (but formerly of Chi-Town) Sassmouth! If you’re not familiar with the work of Punisher ask any of your friends that know anything about techno and for a little more on Sassmouth check out her episode of The Adventures Of Soul Clap Podcast from the summer.
Second: Sunday (11/16/08) is a very special edition of Midweek Techno on a different night because we have m_nus recording artist Paco Osuna touching down for a very special Boston appearance. Mr. Osuna is one of the top minimal techno DJs in the world so you probably want to get advance tickets so you’re not left out in the cold…
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