December, 2009

A Boom Bap Continuum - Beats from '99 to '09

in


For me the intention behind this is simple: to highlight the lineage of hip-hop production and beat making from the turn of the millennium to the present day, and perhaps shed some light on the fairly quiet revolution that has been taking place under the surface of mainstream media in recent years.

With some strange tags being applied to the current standard in beat making, I feel it it is important to shed some light on to this lineage. This is a journey from late 90s crate digging, to the circuit-bent soundscapes of the so called ‘post-dilla’ era.
I hope this music inspires you as much as it has inspired me these past 11 years.

Jim 2tall, London, November 2009



download the mix:
http://www.aboombapcontinuum.com/2tall_Kper_Clockwork_-_A_Boom_Bap_Continuum.mp3

Favourite releases of 2009

in


An abundance of good music has come my way this year. I won’t list every single release that inspired me in 2009, but here are some of my favourites, in no particular order. Follow the links below to find out more about these artists and labels.

• Arne Weinberg - Alpha & Omega - AW-recordings
• Silent Servant - Negative Fascinations - Sandwell District
• Ben Frost - By The Throat - Bedroom Community
• King Midas Sound – Waiting For You - Hyperdub
• Tropic of Cancer - The Dull Age/Victims - Downwards
• Mokira - Persona - Type
• Martyn – Great Lengths - 3024
• Planetary Assault Systems – Temporary Suspension - Ostgut tontrager
• Various - Thanks for Tomorrow - Pertin-nce
• Demdike Stare – Symbiosis - Modern Love
• Monolake – Silence - Imbalance Computer Music
• Citofono - Signature - le son 666
• K Hand – Red Dog EP - Gorsch
• Whisper Room – Birch White - Elevation recordings
• Pendle Coven - Self-Assessment - Modern Love
• Andy Stott - Brief Encounter/Drippin - Modern Love
• Biosphere - Wireless - Live at the Arnolfini, Bristol - Touch
• Fever Ray - Fever Ray - Rabid Recordings
• DJ/Rupture & Matt Shadetek - Solar Life Raft - theAgriculture

modular systems 2009.12.13

in


Here is the playlist from today's show. I'm taking a bit of time off and will be back on the air again January 10 2010. Have a great holiday everyone!



artist - track - release - label
fax - deja vu (millimetrik winter mix) - collaborations and remixes - static discos
king midas sound - waiting for you - waiting for you - hyperdub
m. von schommer - untitled - dc15 - deepchord
monolake - infinite snow - silence - imbalance computer music
ben frost - through the mouth of your eyes - by the throat - bedroom community
king midas sound - cool out - waiting for you - hyperdub
massive attack - psyche (van rivers + the subliminal kid remix ft martina topley bird) - splitting the atom ep - virgin
pattern repeat - synthese - gauge tension ep - echochord
faltydl - to london - to london - ramp recordings
cooly g - narst - narst/love dub - hyperdub
matias aguayo - rollerskate - ay ay ay - kompakt
stl - silent state - silent state - smallville