Missing Tunes from the Echo Dek / Ear Conditioning 26.02.2008

Now I know where Barry Adamson got that sample!
Besides the Mingus thang at the end, there´s a great story on Dutty Artz blog about the viral spread of the Team Shadetek ´Brooklyn Anthem´. The tune has now become known as ´The Craziest´ riddim (rhythm). There are versions abound, with plenty videos to go along with it. See tracklisting for further links on this ting.
Rewind action on Jay Electronica, a slice from his Eternal Sunshine Mix .
In Electronica related news, the Moody Boyz, barely out of the studio after remixing Erykah Badu, has now tackled the legendary ´Scratch´, yes Lee like Perry. A weighted bass on yer chest and Perry´s lyrical poetic charm working as usual. This is from an Adrian Sherwood-produced album, due out later this year. Plenty of Sherwood productions in this program, African Head Charge...I was in the studio last week with Airtor/Tropico28, and he wasn´t aware of Sherwood or Head Charge, so i think that planted the seed for this week´s rinse-out of On-U Sound produce - Mark Stewart and Dub Syndicate included
Sherwood/On-U influenced many a current producer, Dr. Das included, got a joint from him this week.
It´s been a pleasure.

  • 23 Skidoo / Excerpt from The Culling is Coming (L.A.Y.L.A.H.)
  • 23 Skidoo / Coup
  • Jay Electronica / Voodoo Man from Eternal Sunshine mix

  • Dub Syndicate / Wadada means Love (On-U Sound)
  • Mutaburuka / Sit Dung Pon de Wall (Trojan)
  • Linton Kwesi Johnson / Reggae Sounds (LKJ)
  • Pitcho / Boucan · Dr. Das Remix (Soot)
  • African Head Charge / Who Are You? (On-U Sound)
  • Moody Boyz Vs. Lee ´Scratch´Perry (On-U Sound)
  • The Perceptionists / Blo (Def Jux)
  • La Peuple de l´Herbe / Keep Rockin´ (PIAS)
  • People Under the Stairs / Crazy Live
  • GAF / Two Things I Need to Tell You (Ruin)
  • Iraqi soldiers beating up suspects as US soldiers watch.... "beat his ass...hey, your not filming this are ya? Turn it off!"
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Men and Chicken-shits / Ear Conditioning 19.2.08



As i was preparing the playlist for today the news of Fidel´s retirement came through the wire.
Nice one Fidel, you made a lot of people proud of themselves by standing up to the man, and taking him on fair and square. An inspiration to millions in the Caribbean, South America, hell, the world over, much more of an inspiration than the Washington boys, no doubt! I just don´t get it with anti-Fidelistas....they go on about Cuba´s lack of this and lack of that, but never once question the so-called democracy that is supposed to exist in the land mass that is but 90 miles from Cuba. They never ever think that for 500 years, Cuba had never been allowed to run it´s own coarse. For 500 years, the French, Spanish, and Yanks ruled the roost and laid down the law. For the first time in 500 years, a Cuban, free of outside influence was at the head of the country. Think about it, your home being run by someone else for all that time. Think about it, then we´ll talk. The last track in today´s program is coincidentally very appropriate.

Fuckin´pussy ´oles! Who? The fucking Metropolitan Police Force of London, that´s who!
According to documents seen by the BBC, the police refused to arrest an Israeli general on a war crimes warrant because they feared an armed confrontation with Israeli security that were on the airplane that brought major general Doran Almog to the UK. Lawyers acting for Palestinian campaigners lobbied the Met Police to acto over allegations he had ordered the destruction in 2002 of more than 50 Palestinian homes in the Gaza Strip.

This is the same police force that had no problem engaging their weapons against an unarmed man by the name of Jean Charles de Menezes or the countless people they have killed while in police custody.

The film Injustice looks at some of the families of people being killed at the hands of the police, and the families struggle to receive some kind of justice on behalf of their deceased brother, father, mother, sister, cousin. Whenever the director and producer of the film has tried to arrange screenings for the film in the UK, the venue, cinema has been threated with a court order by the Police.....something to do with libel.....fuckin´pussy´oles!

Now sports....we got all kinda tings going on in this weeks edition of Radio Freedom, newness from Cat Power, hardcore bass from Stereotyp, tag-team action from Mickey Hart and Zakir Hussein, percussion concussions from Nána Vasconcelos, a dash of cumbia, some of dat Radiohead thing, as well as Belgium´s best musical export, Think of One, who have a new album out very soon via Crammed. Kicking off the program.....a cut from The Best Belly Dance Album in the World 2!

Farrok Salama / Dalah (EMI Arabia)
Beat Conductor / Freeze (StonesThrow)
Think of One / Marrakesh II
Nána Vasconcelos / Balanca Rede (Island)
Lito Barrientes y su Orquesta / Cumbia en dos menor (Soundway)
Argonort / The Argonort
El-P / Truancy (Def Jux)
Stereotyp / My Sound (G-Stone)
The Bug / Poison Dart · Stereotyp Remix (Ninja Tune)
Company Flow / Lenorcism (Dummy Snacks)
Elixir & Endemic Void / Chronono (Eves/Language)
Madvillian / Raid (StonesThrow)
Radiohead / Jigsaw (XL)
Global Drum Project featuring Mickey Hart and Zakir Hussein / Funky Zena (Shout)
Cat Power / Lord Help the Poor and Needy (Matador)

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The Special Brew / Ear Conditioning Feb. 12

The Ear Conditioning program is now being transmitted by Radio Norte 89.4FM, straight outta Tacoronte.
The program is pre-recorded however i am not describing what tracks, who by, where you can get etc., which is a shame really, as i am supposed to be informing the listeners as to what the hell is going on. I am planning to do the show from next week okay?!

I came across DJ Negro via hispace, and he has been kind and generous enough to send me seven tracks to share amongst the listeners. His style....cumbia, dub, dancehaul. Everybody that has Diplo and the Mad Decent crew on their radar knows of the sixteen year old RyeRye....well i think they do, and so should you. Speaking of Diplo, while The Bug was visiting us here, he gave me a blast of Piracy Funds Terrorism mixes of M.I.A. that Diplo produced. I was able to record the session note for note in my head and re-record it for you here..."Yeah right, you copied it ya bastid!"
Lined up for tonight´s program is a new joint from Erykah Badu, getting a kinda dubstep-inspired treatment from Mr. Moody, Tony Thorpe. One of the main men at Universal Records was back home in NewZealand and heard his remix of Amy Whinehouse, and was moved to ask "Who did dat?" and "Can he do something with Ms. Badu?" This one is for the ladies. We continue to follow the links....from Badu to Jay Electronica....yes, him again. His flow is so different i´m hooked like the fish we had for lunch.

This past weekend, the group Tropico28 and myself headed to the mainland for a couple concerts in Alcazar de San Juan and Madrid. During one session, Aitor, the Tropico programmer asked "What is that track you just played that had the heavy pounding drums, that opened my mind?" Oh, you mean The Bug remix of Thom Yorke, i responded.

The Special Brew / Ear Conditioning 12 Feb. 2008
DJ Negro · Danza Extrerrestre (DJ Negro)
DJ Negro · Mash Up Andres Landero VS. Rookie (DJ Negro)
DJ Blaqstarr &
Rye Rye · Shake It (Mad Decent)
M.I.A. / Cutty Ranks · from Piracy Funds Terrorism mixed by Diplo

Bunny General · Kill a Drumpan Sound (Sweet Music)
77Klash feat. Johnny Osbourne · Mad Again (Dutty Artz)
Ghislain Poirier · Blazin (Ninja Tune)

Erykah Badu VS. The Moody Boyz (Universal)

Jay Electronica · Departureandareyouwatching

Thom Yorke · Harrowdown Hill · The Bug Remix (XL)

The Bug · Skeng · Kode 9 Remix (Hyperdub)

Cauto · Bona Vida (Dutty Artz)
US Soldier at Abu Ghraib talks about CIA techniques and the pimping of a 15 year old Iraqi girl.
Source Direct · The Crane (Source Direct)