LISTEN TO MD'S 90s THROWBACKS SET, LIVE IN NORTHERN IRELAND

I had an absolutely cracking gig at The Playhouse in Portrush at the weekend, offering an all-too-rare opportunity to drop a classic revivals set at peaktime on a Saturday night. Old school hip hop, some classic house, reggae dancehall and even a little jungle got rinsed! Hit the links below to listen and absorb.

Portrush P1

Portrush P2

GOOD VIBRATIONS PODCAST VOL. 3: DEAD PREZ

The series that cuts through the BS facade to address what's REALLY going on in the music business moves on to talking to some of the more awakened artists on the scene. Kicking off, who better than M1, frontman of Dead Prez, a group that's never had a problem saying what's on their mind.

He talks to Mark Devlin about the nature of revolutionary music, how it can actually be an asset to big labels, rather than an inconvenience, and asks, if you're an artist but neglecting to address the really important things in life ... are you sure you're really an 'artist'?

Real talk throughout, and some classic Dead Prez music in the mix.

MD AT KLUB TOP, LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA, WED 21ST MARCH

Looking forward to getting out to Ljubljana, Slovenia this time next week, spinning an R&B set at the upmarket Klub Top.

Further info here.

AUTHENTIC '96 FLAVAS FROM THE SWING SHIFT, GALAXY 101

A recent forage through the archives produced the following two recordings from the first year of my Swing Shift radio show on Bristol's Galaxy 101. These two are from 1996, and highly representative of the stunningly good R&B and hip hop that was still around that year. (They also stand as a sobering testament to all the soulless garbage that's now being put out under those banners!)

Links have been removed, so all trainspotters can try their hand at identifying the tuneage. As the late Frankie Crocker used to say, 'listen and enjoy'!

Swing Shift, Galaxy 101, 24/5/96 P1

Swing Shift, Galaxy 101, 24/5/96 P2
(Includes DJ Diggz/ Soul Power live mix)

Swing Shift, Galaxy 101, 22/11/96 P1
(Includes interviews with Elizabeth Troy, and Blak Twang and Jazzie B at the very first MOBO Awards)

Swing Shift, Galaxy 101, 22/11/96 P2
(Includes DJ Diggz/ Soul Power live mix, and interview with Mona Lisa)

LISTEN TO MD'S 90s THROWBACKS SET, LIVE IN NORTHERN IRELAND

I had an absolutely cracking gig at The Playhouse in Portrush at the weekend, offering an all-too-rare opportunity to drop a classic revivals set at peaktime on a Saturday night. Old school hip hop, some classic house, reggae dancehall and even a little jungle got rinsed! Hit the links below to listen and absorb.

Portrush P1

Portrush P2

THE SOUND OF NOW. PLAYLIST & LISTEN AGAIN LINKS FOR SATURDAY 10TH MARCH 2012

Hour 1:




LEON & HARVEY. FINALLY (MATT JAM & SCOTT TONIC REMIX)

BRIA VALENTE. 2NITE (DAVID ALEXANDER CLUB REMIX)

FL JONES. 3 WEEKS LATER (ORIGINAL MIX)

ADAM F. WHEN THE RAIN IS GONE (SUBSCAPE MIX)

FRICTION. LED ASTRAY (RADIO EDIT)

STREET BEAT OF THE WEEK:
TANJA DIXON. MEMORIES OF (DARIO M SOULFUL VOCAL)

STEVE GREGORY FEAT. SABRINA JOHNSTON. ON THE RADIO (ROBY ARDUINI & PAGANY CLUB VOCAL)

JULIETTE. LOVE ME AND MY HAIR

SPEECH DEBELLE. STUDIO BACKPACK RAP

OLD TO THE NEW:
HERBALISER. STREET KARMA (2004)

JEAN GRAE. U & ME & EVERYONE WE KNOW

BLACK DIAMOND BAY. I DREAMT WE WERE BANKROBBERS (PLANAS REMIX)

RADIOPLASTIC. MODERN AGE (NAPT REMIX)

ZINC. JUICY FRUIT

Hour 2:


REKS. AUTOGRAPHS

DON TRIP FEAT. CEE LO GREEN. LETTER TO MY SON

METHOD MAN/ GHOSTFACE/ RAEKWON. OUR DREAMS

THE FUNK LEAGUE FEAT. LARGE PROFESSOR. THROUGH GOOD AND BAD (BREAKING NORTH MIX)

THE SOUND OF THEN:
SL2. ON A RAGGA TIP (1992)

CONQUERING LION. CODE RED ('94 REMIX) (1994)

M BEAT FEAT. GENERAL LEVY. INCREDIBLE (1994)

SPIN DOCTORS: DJ PETE B (BATH/ BRISTOL) IN THE MIX (OLD-SCHOOL HIP-HOP/ FUNK STYLE)

NOTORIOUS B.I.G ORIGINAL TRIBUTE MIX FROM MARCH '97

'Cos the Greatest Rapper of All Time died on March 9th'.

So, it's 15 years today since Biggie's demise, (and still the case remains filed under 'unsolved'!) Here's the tribute mix section I ran on Galaxy 101's Swing Shift back in March 1997 when the news broke - bangers and spine-tinglers throughout.