Listen To The Process

Props to one of the most intriguing and philosophical music blogs on the Web for commissioning a mix from the ForwardEver camp.

As a result, you can download a new 90 minute DJ mix by yours truly, exclusively at Modifyer.

Statement:
Thank you to Modifyer for providing the forum and idea for this mix. Restriction is the absence of freedom; Pharoah Sanders sings “you’ve got to have freedom,” and I agree. Here’s to freeing up the mix. To stepping out of minimal, maximal or whatever genre box we wall ourselves inside of, and, through a process of personal and community evolution, chart new freedoms in our music and our dance culture.

The Process Mix
01. Domu–Quarantine (New Religion) 118
02. DJ Spinna–We Can Change This World (Papa) 118
03. Listen To The Music–Reckless Woman (Out of the Loop) 120
04. Kahil El’Zabar–Running In The Streets-Charles Webster Remix (Deeper Soul)120
05. Rockers Hi-Fi–Push Push (Different Drummer) 120
06. Brooks–Clicks (Mantis) 121
07. Baseline Road–You Will Find It (Nordic Trax) 120
08. Theo Parish–Solitary Flight (Sound Signature) 122
09. Agora Rhythm–Circles (Nite Grooves) 123
10. Harold Heath–One More Try (Groove Pleasure) 124
11. Parov Stellar–Primavera (Auris) 125
12. Vincenzo–Can You Feel What I Feel (Dessous) 126
13. Soda Inc.–Flight SU 118 (Shayan) 126
14. Total Science–Sugar Sweet (Head To Toe) 127
15. Iz & Diz–Happy (Hudd Traxx) 127
16. Nubian Mindz–Casablanca (Irma Unlimited) 128
17. Cio d’Or–4 Men Terror (Treibstoff) 128
18. Maddslinky–Dark Swing (Sirkus) 130

Records Recommended

FUTURE JAZZ TOP 10
Bittersweet—Moving Forward-At:jazz Remix (Quango)
Isoul8 feat Paul Randolph—On My Heart Dub My Dub (Still Music)
4hero—Look Inside (Milan)
Stance Brothers—Steve McQueen (Ricky Tick)
Nicola Kramer—Last Time (TrebleO)
Circus —I Know You feat. Lyric L & Motet (Sunshine Enterprises)
Real —Never Never (MdCL remix) (CDr)
Quasimode—Lev Amorelo–Spiritual South Mix (CDr)
Zaman 8 & Hafez Modir—Ketu (Six Degrees)
Square One—Vesuvius–Justin Martin's 'I Hope It Doesn't Blow' Mix (Freerange)

REGGAE TOP TRACKS
Richie Spice–Brown Skin (Don Corleon)
Morgan Heritage–Brooklyn & Jamaica (Juke Boxx)
Rsonist–Revolution (Heatmakerz)
Collie Budz–Come Around (Massive B/Epic)
Shaggy–Reggae Vibes (Big Yard)
Mr. Easy–Rude Boys & Police (pre)
Buju Banton–Better Days (Daseca)

HIP-HOP/R&B 5
Consequence–Callin Me
Big Rich–That’s The Business
Daz feat. Johnta Austin–Weekend
Lloyd Banks feat. Keri Hilson–Help
Kellis–Trilogy

All tracks listed getting actual club and radio spins.

Next Gig:Sunday Feb 18, Dubmission
The best in Roots, Dub and Classic Dancehall,
@ Elbo Room 647 Valencia at 17th
DJ Tomas (Voltage Music, Umoja Soundsystem & ForwardEver)
with DJ Swingsett (NYC)
Plus Dubmission's very own resident: DJ Sep
9 p.m., 21+ID

Behold The Spear Burning

Got Ta Have A Holiday

Roy Ayers' tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. This is the Kenny Dope remix version.

Keep you eyes on the prize. End war, end poverty, promote peace.

Her Music Was Peace

ALICE COLTRANE
August 27, 1937 – January 12, 2007

Jazz pianist Alice Coltrane, widow of jazz saxophonist John Coltrane, died on Friday, January 12th at the West Hills Hospital near Los Angeles, California. She was 69.

Mrs. Coltrane was born Alice Lucille McLeod in Detroit, Michigan August 27, 1937. As a young girl, she studied classical piano and began playing organ in local churches. Bud Powell was one of her early teachers. She played piano with her brother, Ernest Farrow, in several Detroit clubs before moving to New York in the early 1960’s to pursue a career in jazz. There, while playing at Birdland with vibraphonist Terry Gibbs, she met John Coltrane. They later married, and she performed in his quartet beginning in 1966 until his death in July of 1967.


Mrs. Coltrane continued her career and was a noted jazz artist and composer throughout the 1970’s and into the 1980’s. She recorded works for piano, organ, and harp as a leader on the albums: Monastic Trio, Ptah the El Daoud, Journey in Satchidananda, and Universal Consciousness. She performed and recorded with Lucky Thompson, Kenny Clarke, Pharoah Sanders, Ron Carter, Joe Henderson, Jimmy Garrison, Charlie Haden, Roy Haynes, Reggie Workman, Jack DeJohnette, Carlos Santana and many others.

Following a long hiatus from performing, Mrs. Coltrane had recently staged concerts in Paris, Los Angeles, Ann Arbor, Newark, and San Francisco, appearing with her sons Ravi and Oran. These performances followed the critically acclaimed 2004 release of "Translinear Light," her first studio album in 27 years.

From the beginning, she regarded her music as a part of a greater spiritual journey. This path would eventually lead her to Eastern religious studies. In 1975 she founded an ashram, the Vedantic Center, which later relocated to the Santa Monica Mountains and is currently known as the Sai Anantam Ashram. Alice Coltrane, also known as Swami Turiyasangitananda, led her students in meditation and devotional studies. In 2001 with her daughter Michelle, she founded the John Coltrane Foundation to encourage the advancement of music performances in jazz and to award scholarships to young musicians.

Mrs. Coltrane’s passing was related to respiratory failure. She is survived by her sons Ravi and Oran, her daughter Michelle and five grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, the Coltrane family asks that you please send donations to the following charities:




The John Coltrane Foundation 21777 Ventura Blvd., Suite 253 Woodland Hills CA 91367



St Jude Children’s Research Hospital -

Musicare Foundation 
156 W. 56th St. Suite 1701, New York NY 10019


Habitat for Humanity -

A Public memorial service will be announced at a later date.

(courtesy of DL Media, Jazz Corner).

Music Mediums

Mark Makes His Mark
Mark deClive-Lowe blew through San Francisco like a tropical New Zealand trade wind, and blew minds with his live-programmed MPC-Rhodes’n’effects set that was absolutely off the meter. Imagine live electronic Batucada, soulful Jay-Dilla business and the best of West London broken beat mixing it up–that’s what de Clive-Lowe delivered.

The icing on this musical cupcake included expertly played covers of Ramp’s “Daylight” (the musical cousin to Roy Ayers “Everybody Loves The Sunshine”, as one audience member mistakenly shouted out), and also Chocolate Milk’s “Action Speaks Louder,” during which a side-stage call to rapper Capital A was made.

The Capital Rapital joined, dCL’s vocal accompanist Tawiah (rocking an awesome b-girl outfit) for a few tunes. Basically you should know that live, Mark de Clive-Lowe is as good as it gets, both in terms of his musicianship, soloing, improvisation as well as building a “watchable” and intriguing stage event (see songs programmed and created before your eyes). Like this:


Remix RealWorld
Go here (www.realworldremixed.com), create a profile and then download song parts from some of this pioneering global music label’s archives. Artist song parts include Rizwan-Muazzam Qawwali & Temple Of Sound, Little Axe (a.k.a Skip McDonald from On-U Sounds), Mexico’s Los Del Abajo and Afro Celt Sound System. Unfortunately (or fortunately), their Remix Peter Gabriel’s “Shock The Monkey” contest is over, but if you’re a dabbling producer, or even and expert knob twiddler, this website has built an excellent portal and community.

Good News Guitars:
The good news is, a lot of guitar bands that you like, and I like, are making great records–again. Here’s a list of a few that if you liked their last album, or, even if you haven’t heard them before, you’ll like the new record. Most of these are out in Feb or March.

Explosions In The Sky–All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone (Temporary Residence)
--Heard softly as NPR background music and live and loud on stages across the US, Austin's EITS are back with an album as epic as "The Earth Is Not..." Drops 2-27.

Winterpills––The Light Divides (Signature)
--This band calls to mind the craft of The Shins and Mojave 3. All good in my book. Out mid-end of Jan.

Six Parts Seven––Casually Smashed (Suicide Squeze)
--Another mesmerizing, instrumental journey from a group that makes time signature changes as easily as changing lanes on a deserted highway. Majestic stuff.Jan 27th release.

Daylight's For The Birds–Trouble Everywhere (TGT)
--The obvious comparison is Slowdive, but this New York group go beyond the "gaze" and stare directly into your eyes with their penetrating, ethereal music.

The Eternals–Heavy International (Aesthetics)
--Jagged globalfunk for jagged worldly times. Damon Locks and crew deliver a blast of daring agitrock. Out Feb.

And lastly...
In: Bicycles.
Out: Anything followed by “2.0”.

New Vieux

Ali Farka Toure's son Vieux comes into his own as a musician and performer. Check the jam session in Bamako, Mali.



And this clip, which reminds me of New Zealand's Fat Freddy's Drop!