Friday, 25 March 2011

Nice Up!

These guys drop ludicrous amounts of music that really, really float my boat: J Star, DJ Shepdog and Mutty Ranks.

Their roots are in the ragga, dancehall and dnb arenas, which is where my head has been at for quite a long time now. They play selecta of the best bits of riddim and culture, and it's so damned funky... I just don't know what else to say.

Anyone who likes proper riddim and basslines that go on and on needs to get into the Nice Up!

http://niceupyourarea.blogspot.com/



Wednesday, 23 March 2011

Smiling

560km on the back of my R3 in three days. Promises to be a solid one.

Donate and be a part of the solution - someone you know will probably get this disease.


Monday, 13 September 2010

Monday, 28 June 2010

Completed

Phew... another tranche completed. To celebrate, and as a part of The Honeymoon - Part 2, it's a return to Bali after nearly 18 years away. I'm looking forward to it too. I'll probably drink more beer than when I was last there, but that's a given now that I'm not 15 and have money. Though will try to make a bit of an effort not to get shit-faced every night. That would impact too severely on the surfing, which would partially defeat the purpose of going there. The Bali trip does form a neat bookend to the busiest six months of my life to date. Count it: Got married, Bought a house, Got a new job and, Studied three law subjects. Maybe I could have done more, but it seems like a lot to me.

And the soundtrack for this past half year included:
  • The Black Keys - Brothers
  • Jamie Lidell - Compass
  • Massive Attack - Heligoland
  • Nightmares On Wax - Thought so...
  • Paul Dempsey - Everything is true (yes, I'm still listening to it)
Been buying a bit of techno lately too. I forget sometimes that I do like that stuff. Must remember to spend more time with it in the next six months. The album that I'm really looking forward to though is Dan F's new release. Fucking loved his last one, and he's been working away at the new one for so long, I just can't wait to hear what he's cooked up for us.


Wednesday, 20 January 2010

Josh Freese

I've loved this guy's playing for just about ever. Super fresh, brilliant technique, and above all, he rocks.