it’s that time… British contemporary art magazine Frieze asked me to write an essay on the year in music. Results can be found in the Jan-Feb issue on newstands now (or soon), and it’s viewable online. my Top 10 List for WFMU contains RealAudio links, functioning as a kind of dispersed soundtrack to the above … Continue reading MMVII LOOKBACK
wanna win a pair of tickets to tomorrow’s Dub War in NYC? Name this riddim. First person to e-mail the correct name/info to nettlephonic at yahoo dot com gets free tickets. If you think nerds don’t deserve free tickets, send me a pretty song instead and we’ll see. ??? – ???? (Mudd Up! DubWar ticket … Continue reading DUB FI DUB
i’m waiting for the rice to cook, so, time for The Things I’ve Been Meaning To Say Roundup: 893 & I are looking for an intern/volunteer to help us build a… thing in the internets. Basic MySql and Php skills are needed. Tech wizards are welcome. It will be fun and not too complicated. NYC-based … Continue reading FILE UNDER CLICKTRAIL PAPARAZZI
tonite’s radio show will be mostly ‘quiet’ North African tunes. then next week, a heap of new beats. coming soon, special guests: Dave Q & JuaKali (Dub War live!), Nick Catchdubs, Filastine, and Thursday Born (Awesome Tapes From Africa). producers from various European stations have been reaching out — as a result, my show, Mudd … Continue reading QUIET MAGHREB
I keep digging into Colombian music, and today’s find is exceptional – the source track for Timbaland’s ‘Get to Poppin‘ beat! MuddUp reader Tony IDed it awhile back, but nobody had the recording… I’d forgotten that I was looking for it until I stumbled across this excellent Aspic records compilation, Colombia – La Ceiba. … Continue reading TIMBALAND SAMPLE SOURCE
yes, i’ve lived thru another year to reach MY BIRTHDAY! no surrender, no delete, baby! this is my first stateside b-day in ages, and Brooklyn obliges with perfect weather. before i head out again- if you feel inclined to send a GIFT — an mp3, a link to some crazy blog, a book recommendation [check … Continue reading I AM LEO, HEAR ME ROAR
Today’s radio show features a special Mudd Up! exclusive mix of cumbias rebajadas by Sonido Martines! as usual, more info here.
Today’s song is the title track from Gaâda Diwane de Béchar‘s album Ben Bouziane. The France-based musicians hail from Béchar western Algeria, btwn the Sahara and the Atlas (mountains), natural setting for their afro-Maghrebi sound. Usually i’m burnt-out on anything that could be considered gnawa fusion, but Gaâda, at least on this cassette, nail it … Continue reading MAGHREB REREAD
the special guest on Mudd Up! radio tonite will be my DJ mixer. The special guest next week (June 27) will be DJ Eddie Stats! upcoming guests in July & August include Caroline Bergvall, Sasha Frere-Jones, Kalup Linzy (& possibly Taiwan), and Heatwave. Needless to say, I/we are psyched. * here’s a bootlegged official-unofficial CD … Continue reading RADIO & ALGERIE
or, more precisely, things get deleted. here in bloglandia, that is. Apologies for the Mudd Up! downtime. it was entirely my fault. but dreamhost — my web host — is excellent, and since they’ve got a terribly useful back-up system (protect the idiot from himself) which saved me hours if not days of rebuilding work, … Continue reading THINGS FALL APART