blimey o riley

i can't believe how quickly the time has flown by. almost a year(!) since the last podcast. and i still haven't got around to doing one myself. not to worry, i have an excellent selection from bongómez which more than makes up for my absence.

in the meantime, i'm in the final straight of my training for the amsterdam marathon which takes place of the 19th of october. wish me luck and - even better - if you live in amsterdam, come out and shout for me! i'll let you know how i get on and i should then have some time to get back behind the decks.

in the meantime, enjoy the podcast...

Hypnotic Brass Ensemble – Jupiter (CDR)
Fredo the Viola – Hogwash (Because)
Labi Siffre – I Don’t Know What’s Happened To The Kids Today (Pye International)
Jorge Ben – Comanche (Philips)
Zimbo Trio – Para Lennon e McCartney (Philips)
Nana Caymmi – Cala Boca Menino (Trova)
Lloyd Charmers – I’m Gonna Love You Just A Little Bit More (Trojan)
Patchworks and Mr Day – Brothers On The Slide, The Dynamics Edit (Favorite)
DJ Day – A Place To Go (Melting Pot)
Mr Beatnick – What’s Going On Reconstruction (Shhhhh Edit)
Maurice Jackson – Lucky Fellow (Goldmine)
Ronnie McNeir – You Are Everything (Prodigal)
Karin Jones – Here I Go Again (Handshake)
Lee McDonald – We’ve Only Just Begun, Original Extended Version (Favorite)
Leon Thomas – Love Each Other (Soul Brother)
Irene Kral – Going To California (Mainstream)
Joe Newman with Frank Foster – Mo-Lasses (Prestige Swingville)
Tawiah – Everystep (Bush Girl)
Two Banks of Four – Shadowlands, Season & Sygaire Remix (Sonar Kollektiv)
Jean Luc Ponty – In The Fast Lane (Columbia)
Richard Brown – Mr Vertigo (Burnt Progress)
Jazzanova feat. Paul Randolph – Let Me Show Ya (Sonar Kollektiv)

http://media.libsyn.com/media/radiomadrid/bongomez3.mp3

where the hell have i been all this time...?

i've hardly been down to the basement for months now. there are two reasons for this... ironically enough, the first is that i thought after having done a podcast for over two years i should at least own an ipod, so i bought myself an ipod touch. and, guess what, i've discovered that it is great being able to listen to music everywhere: in the car, in the gym, even in the swimming pool! i've actually started to buy digital music instead of vinyl... is this the end of an era?

more significantly, i've taken up running. i've even got my playlists organized to be at exactly the right tempo for my steps... i recently ran in the madrid half marathon and managed to raise some money for voces: you can see for yourself here. of course all this training takes away time when i could be doing podcasts.

keep bugging me and i will get on to do another podcast real soon now, i promise!

osaka monaurail in madrid!

this saturday we have a rare chance to see the best in japanese funk, brought over especially from japan by javi bayo (http://www.danzz.es/, http://www.club-expansions.com/). i'll definitely be there so drop me a line if you are thinking of going.

saturday 15 of december, 21:30, sala caracol

tickets on sale in ama records (mercado de fuencarral, calle fuencarral, 45) or upbeat records (calle espíritu santo, 6)

12 euros in advance, 15 euros on the door

the tickets include entry to the post concert party in sala tempo (calle duque de osuna, 8) from 00:30 onwards, with sessions from dj pari, dj harry callahan and of course jesús bombín and javi bayo

check out the videos.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACmzHiwUp80

voces (voices)

i was lucky enough to go to a very exciting event last night, the first concert organised by "voces", a new NGO based in spain, whose aims are to raise awareness (and money) for worthy causes (check http://www.voces.org.es/). they've managed to get support from the most famous and most promising musicians and actors that spain has to offer so its no surprise that the concert was completely sold out (12,000 people!). the musicians seemed to be enjoying it as much as the audience. drop me an email if you are interested in more details.

check out some videos here: http://es.youtube.com/AsociacionVoces

podcast #17 - tribute to jon lucien (RIP)

sadly, jon lucien, the owner of one of the most beautiful voices to ever grace this
planet, passed away recently. so i wanted to dedicate this podcast to his memory; may he rest in peace. thanks for the great music jon.

here is the tracklisting:

serge gainsbourg - ah! melody (philips)
astor piazzola - el viaje (4 hero remix) (chicooligan)
beat konducta - movie finale (stones throw)
beatconductor - marrakech (gamm)
jon lucien - would you believe in me (rca)
land of afro - spooky (freestyle)
boris gardner happening - melting pot (trojan)
wille and the mighty magnificents - funky 8 corners (all platinum)
herbie hancock - wiggle waggle (warner bros)
nono morales - soana (jazzman)
west/rock/woods - love cats (mukatsuku)
? - mirrors of my mind (moton records inc)
QSO vs MR - pushin ronson (rebtuz)
MJ vs Q tip - breathe and stop 2002 (ariston)
dubben - karameller (gamm)
aquarian dream - you're a star (elektra)

http://media.libsyn.com/media/radiomadrid/heavyusker13.mp3

podcast #16 - another new old podcast

i'm afraid i'm having to dig into the archives of old mixes (but still good ones!) because i just don't have time to do a new podcast right now... another tour of north, central and south america is looming. this mix i did for "brokenbeat radio" and "department deluxe" over three years ago but i was listening to it today in the gym while sweating my head off on the treadmill and its not bad, even if i say so myself. when i get back from my travels i'll do another podcast, i promise!

Excerpt From Kojak / A Question Of Honor / Peter Pan Records
Christian Zimmermann / Diary Of A Lost Girl / BBE
Solid Groove / Flookin / Loungin Records
Paolo Fedreghini / Please Don't Leave / Schema
Antonio Ocasio / Amazonia, Corazon De Brasil / Tribal Winds
Russ Gabriel / Jelba / S.M.A.L.L
Studio Uno Band / Di Bi Di / White
The Mighty Bop Feat. Duncan Roy / I Go Crazy / Yellow
Greens Keepers / Bang In Your Face? / Classic
Terri Walker / Ching Ching / Mercury Records
Mafikizolo / Loot / MAW Records
Terry Hall + Mushtaq / They Gotta Quit Kicking My Dog Around / Honest Jons
Erkin Koray / Estarabim / Dogan

http://media.libsyn.com/media/radiomadrid/deluxe.mp3