Tuesday 29 September 2009

MD'S CLUB DATES, OCTOBER/ NOVEMBER '09


















Tuesday 6th October
TUESDAYS @
The Syndicate, Bristol
(10pm-3am)

Saturday 10th October
SATURDAYS @
Mirage Club, Aylesbury
(11pm-3am)

Tuesday 13th October
TUESDAYS @
The Syndicate, Bristol
(10pm-3am)

Thursday 15th October
THURSDAYS @
Izi, Witney
(9pm-2am)

Saturday 17th October
SOUL @
Gandhara, Valencia, SPAIN

Tuesday 20th October
TUESDAYS @
The Syndicate, Bristol
(10pm-3am)

Friday 23rd October
BLACK SHEEP MAG NIGHT @
The Emporium, Fleet

Saturday 24th October
SATURDAYS @
Mirage Club, Aylesbury
(11pm-3am)

Tuesday 27th October
TUESDAYS @
The Syndicate, Bristol
(10pm-3am)

Thursday 29th October
THURSDAYS @
Izi, Witney
(9pm-2am)

Friday 30th October
SOUL CITY @
Cafe Opera, Bergen, NORWAY

Saturday 31st October
BRIDGE @
The Bridge, Oxford
(10.30pm-3am)
(B2B with DJ Cosy, Spain)

Tuesday 3rd November
TUESDAYS @
The Syndicate, Bristol
(10pm-3am)

Saturday 7th November
MARASCHINO @
Maraschino Bar, Zagreb, CROATIA
(11pm-4am)

Tuesday 10th November
TUESDAYS @
The Syndicate, Bristol
(10pm-3am)

Thursday 12th November
PRIVATE PARTY @
Banglo, Bath
(11pm-2.30am)

Saturday 14th November
THE VAULTS @
The Second Bridge, Bath
(10.30pm-2am)

Tuesday 17th November
TUESDAYS @
The Syndicate, Bristol
(10pm-3am)

Tuesday 24th November
TUESDAYS @
The Syndicate, Bristol
(10pm-3am)

Thursday 26th November
THURSDAYS @
Izi, Witney
(9pm-2am)

Friday 27th November
THE VAULTS @
The Second Bridge, Bath
(10.30pm-2am)

Saturday 28th November
BRIDGE @
The Bridge, Oxford
(10.30pm-3am)

Thursday 24 September 2009

LONDON MC KINETIK FREESTYLES LIVE ON 'JUST BUGGIN'

JUST BUGGIN. PLAYLIST, LISTEN AGAIN & YOUTUBE LINKS FOR 23/9/09

















MARK DEVLIN
JUST BUGGIN’ ON OXFORD’S FM107.9 (WWW.FM1079.COM)
PLAYLIST FOR WEDNESDAY 23RD SEPTEMBER 2009


To listen again (ad-free!), just click on the following Download links:

PART 1:

PART 2 (Includes Kinetik live interview and freestyle):

To watch the Youtube footage of Kinetik's live studio freestyle:



JAY-Z Featuring ALICIA KEYS: EMPIRE STATE OF MIND

WHITNEY HOUSTON: MILLION DOLLAR BILL

50 CENT Featuring NEYO: BABY BY ME

ILLA J Featuring DEBI NOVA: SOUNDS LIKE LOVE
STREET BEAT OF THE WEEK:

SLAKAH THE BEATCHILD Featuring DRAKE: ENJOY YOURSELF

RAEKWON: KISS THE RING

X-ECUTIONAZ: RAIDA'S THEME (Roc Raida Remix)

TEENA MARIE: YOU BABY

AMERIE Featuring NAS, JADAKISS, RICK ROSS & CAIN: WHY R U (Remix)

JOLEON DAVENUE: UNIVERSAL LOVE

GUEST ARTIST: K.I.N.E.T.I.K

KINETIK: IT AIN'T HARD TO SEE

KINETIK: THE KINESIS THESIS

KINETIK: LET YOU KNOW

KINETIK: LIVE FREESTYLE

DJ MIX: MARK DEVLIN 2001 REVIVALS MIX

BABYFACE Featuring STUSH: THERE SHE GOES (REMIX)

BILAL Featuring JADAKISS: FAST LANE

ANGIE STONE Featuring ALICIA KEYS & EVE: BROTHER

JILL SCOTT: GIMME

SUNSHINE ANDERSON: DON'T BE MAD

LINA Featuring GANG STARR: IT'S ALRIGHT

RZA Featuring GHOSTFACE: WU REVIVAL

FUNKY DL: EXCLUSIVE MD FREESTYLE

FUNKY DL: I PREDICT

OLD TO THE NEW:
MASTA ACE INCORPORATED: THE B SIDE

MASTA ACE Featuring ED OG & MARSHA: As & Es

SEAN PAUL: STRAIGHT FROM MY HEART

SAVANA: DO YOU REMEMBER?

Saturday 19 September 2009

'JUST BUGGIN' ON THE MOVE!

'Just Buggin' on FM107.9 moves forward by half an hour as of this week, Wednesday 23rd September. Mark Devlin now throws down two hours of heavy, undeground hip-hop and street soul old and new between 10pm and midnight every week.

As ever, you can listen live on http://www.fm1079.com, and the playlists and Listen again links to each week's show are made available via the usual sources the following day.

MD'S CLUB DATES, SEPTEMBER/ OCTOBER '09


















Friday 25th September
THE VAULTS @
The Second Bridge, Bath
(10.30pm-2am)
(B2B with DJ Ai-va, Latvia)

Saturday 26th September
BRIDGE @
The Bridge, Oxford
(10.30pm-3am)
(B2B with DJ Ai-va, Latvia)

Tuesday 29th September
TUESDAYS @
The Syndicate, Bristol
(10pm-3am)

Thursday 1st October
THURSDAYS @
Izi, Witney
(9pm-2am)

Friday 2nd October
FABULOUSO @
Mono, Belfast, NORTHERN IRELAND

Saturday 3rd October
THE VAULTS @
The Second Bridge, Bath
(10.30pm-2am)

Tuesday 6th October
TUESDAYS @
The Syndicate, Bristol
(10pm-3am)

Saturday 10th October
SATURDAYS @
Mirage Club, Aylesbury
(11pm-3am)

Tuesday 13th October
TUESDAYS @
The Syndicate, Bristol
(10pm-3am)

Thursday 15th October
THURSDAYS @
Izi, Witney
(9pm-2am)

Saturday 17th October
SOUL @
Gandhara, Valencia, SPAIN

Tuesday 20th October
TUESDAYS @
The Syndicate, Bristol
(10pm-3am)

Friday 23rd October
BLACK SHEEP MAG NIGHT @
The Emporium, Fleet

Saturday 24th October
SATURDAYS @
Mirage Club, Aylesbury
(11pm-3am)

Tuesday 27th October
TUESDAYS @
The Syndicate, Bristol
(10pm-3am)

Thursday 29th October
THURSDAYS @
Izi, Witney
(9pm-2am)

Friday 30th October
SOUL CITY @
Cafe Opera, Bergen, NORWAY

Saturday 31st October
BRIDGE @
The Bridge, Oxford
(10.30pm-3am)
(B2B with DJ Cosy, Spain)

Tuesday 3rd November
TUESDAYS @
The Syndicate, Bristol
(10pm-3am)

Saturday 7th November
MARASCHINO @
Maraschino Bar, Zagreb, CROATIA
(11pm-4am)

Tuesday 10th November
TUESDAYS @
The Syndicate, Bristol
(10pm-3am)

Saturday 14th November
THE VAULTS @
The Second Bridge, Bath
(10.30pm-2am)

Tuesday 17th November
TUESDAYS @
The Syndicate, Bristol
(10pm-3am)

Tuesday 24th November
TUESDAYS @
The Syndicate, Bristol
(10pm-3am)

Thursday 26th November
THURSDAYS @
Izi, Witney
(9pm-2am)

Friday 27th November
THE VAULTS @
The Second Bridge, Bath
(10.30pm-2am)

Saturday 28th November
BRIDGE @
The Bridge, Oxford
(10.30pm-3am)

Thursday 17 September 2009

DJ MR ICE DROPS 'MIGRAINE SKANK' AT SOUL CITY, IBIZA

It might be a 'Napa anthem, but it clearly blows up in Ibiza too. The crowd lose their mind as Soul City resident DJ Mister Ice drops Gracious K's 'Migraine Skank.

MD'S TOUR DIARY. IBIZA, SEPTEMBER '09














































The Stansted run occurred again on Tuesday 15th as I headed for some closing season action at Soul City in Ibiza. This time I mixed airlines, travelling out with Ryanair and back with Easyjet. The Ryanair portion came in at just £15 all-in, (avoiding every one of O'Leary's attempted extra rip-offs, of course,) whereas the Easyjet return cost four times as much. My Ibiza trips usually only see me on the island for nine hours thanks to annoyingly inconvenient flight times. On this occasion, an evening routing on both the outward and return leg enabled me to stay for almost 24 hours (!)

A glance at the Yahoo weather site had revealed warnings of rain for most of the week and sure enough, it was bucketing down as I emerged through Arrivals. Soul City manager Julian picked me up, and we discussed just how rare rain is on the island. There was some concern over how it might affect club numbers that night, and I started cursing my choice of date. In the end, the rain had all cleared up by midnight, and Soul City enjoyed a regular capacity crowd. I played alongside all-Summer resident Mr Ice, and the place rocked as it always does. UK Funky was clearly the music of choice, with anthems like 'Migraine Skank', 'Are You Gonna Bang Doe' and 'Head Shoulders...' tearing it down. There's a video showing the enthusiastic reaction to Ice dropping 'Migraine Skank' here.

I slept in til 11am, which is quite an achievement for me. On leaving my hotel, the rain had completely cleared up and San An was basking in warm sunshine. Over lunch with Julian and his daughter I caught some insider's viewpoints on Ibiza Summer '09, including just how much Pete Tong gets paid for playing Wonderland at Eden every Friday. He won't struggle in his old age. As I'd suspected, despite the superclubs heralding yet another spectacular year in their promo propaganda, numbers and takings have been considerably down at most venues this season. Still the big clubs continue to charge up to 47 Euros (Pacha) for entry and 12 Euros for a beer. It's hardly surprising recession-hit punters have been heading to less expensive resorts like the Greek Islands this year. There's a lesson there somewhere.

JUST BUGGIN. LISTEN AGAIN LINKS FOR 16/9/09





MARK DEVLIN
JUST BUGGIN’ ON OXFORD’S FM107.9 (WWW.FM1079.COM)
PLAYLIST FOR WEDNESDAY 16th SEPTEMBER 2009
DJ MIXES SPECIAL


To listen again (ad-free!), just click on the following Download links:


PART 1:
DJ BOOGIEMAN (MACEDONIA) JAZZY HIP-HOP LOUNGE MIX



PART 2:
URBAN ANTHEMS REVIVAL MIX



PART 3:

DJ CYBERNETIC (SWINDON) 80S GROOVES MIX

Monday 14 September 2009

MD'S TOUR DIARY. LATVIA, SEPTEMBER '09












































With a depressing and drudge-laden August finally out of the way, things were looking a whole lot brighter on 1st September, with a couple of overseas DJing trips and some other interesting stuff lined up.

Setting the tone was my radio show on Wednesday 2nd, where my good DJ buddies Dale (aka DJ Cybernetic) and Stu (aka, err, DJ Campbellicious) passed through to drop an hour-long live mix. With real vinyl too! These guys have been flying the flag for proper, quality black music in their hometown of Swindon for a long time and deserve their respect. The mix veered from soulful 80s grooves, through to contemporary organic hip-hop. Great stuff. The show's still available to listen to on the following links:

PART 1:

PART 2:

The following day I headed off with my girls on the long road trip to the Lake District. Parveen and myself have attended The Block Party night at The Wheelhouse many times, but this marked eight-month-old Zaina's first time up North. A year ago, the two of us would have just thrown our bags in the car and sped off. The amount of paraphernalia now required to keep a baby fed, rested and satisfied for 24 hours defies belief. It takes half an hour just to make the list.

We eventually rolled into a rain-soaked Windermere at 5.30pm, dropped our bags at the guest house, and headed off for a carvery meal at the Lakeview pub. At a credit crunch-beating £3.50 per head it's hard to go wrong! With P & Z safely installed in bed, I crept out at 11.30pm, joining Clyde, aka DJ Bligeness, MC Master P and ragga DJ Sweetness for the 7th birthday session of Block Party. With a loyal crowd always in attendance, and heavy tunes getting rinsed throughout, I can truly say I've never had a whack night at the Wheelhouse. Thursday was no exception, There are now so few top-quality urban nights left in the UK that pioneering ones like this are to be cherished all the more. Pics from the night are posted here:

A long Zaina pit stop extended Friday's journey home to six hours, at the end of which I was good for nothing except monging out in front of the TV. I was back on the regular DJing trail on Saturday night in Watford.

First overseas jaunt was a welcome return to Latvia on Wednesday 9th, for a two-night DJing double-bill. It was returning from my last visit that I suffered a full 24-hour delay at the hands of Ryanair, and was rescued by a similarly-stranded Danny Rampling getting me a hotel room for the night. But the strength of the parties, and the fact that Riga is home to the prettiest and blondest girls in Europe more than made up for it.

After dinner with promoter/ DJ/ Ai-va and his assistant Agnes, I was dropped at the City Hotel, where Reception had helpfully displayed a list of bars that were known to regularly rip off punters and were to be avoided. With one of them going by the name of 'Pussy Lounge' I think we know what type of 'clubs' we're talking about here.

Fortunately, my gig was in the highly respectable and plush Amber Night, part of the Riga Latvija Hotel. Wednesdays are never the liveliest night, but the crowd numbers were boosted by Latvia's football match against Switzerland that night, and after midnight, a bunch of Swiss fans draped in the Red Cross flag, (and some with flag tattoos on their faces) drunkenly piled into the venue. Ai-va is known as the 'mash-up king' in Riga, specialising in cut-and-paste tracks that take the accapella of one well-known tune and run it over the instrumental of another. So you might hear a 50 Cent vocal over the beat from Toto's 'Africa', for example. He's also big on the eclectic 'Baltimore Club' sound. A web page advertising the night reminded me that the Latvian language automatically adds an 's' to the end of names. so in Latvia I'm always Marks Devlins.

Thursday was a warm, sunny day in Riga, making the picturesque Old Town look even more attractive. I transferred to the Reval Hotel, which, although I'd played there, hadn't been available to stay the previous night owing to the football fans, and a doctors' conference. In the evening, I delivered a talk for the second time at The Rhythm Institute, an association which Ai-Va runs to tutor upcoming DJs and producers in various aspects of the industry. This time, I talked about Black Sheep Magazine and my book, 'Tales From The Flipside', as two (hopefully) interesting side aspects to DJing. I'm no public speaker and normally go to pieces in front of a crowd, but the familiar subject matter enabled me to carry it off. The time passed quickly and it was highly enjoyable. I even flogged a couple of books!

Prior to Thursday night's gig, I called into the massive Essential, Riga's largest club, where Ai-Va was DJing the opening set before house superstar Fedde Le Grand; (impressed to hear him play Jay-Z & Alicia Keys' epic 'Empire State Of Mind' - Ai-Va that is, not Fedde.) Latvia's gone halfway on the smoking issue. It's technically banned, but clubs are still allowed to have designated indoor areas. On Thursday, the entire four-roomed club was evidently the 'area.'

From there, we moved on to Pulkvedis, ('colonel' in Latvian, apparently,) a jumping pub-like venue, where I span a fast-moving party set. Great fun, and good to see a couple of UK Funky numbers like Maxwell D's 'Blackberry Hype' and Whoodunnit's 'Wobble' tearing it up. For some reason, Thursday has long been the liveliest club night in Riga, despite folk having to work on Friday. Before turning in for the night, we headed for brief visits to late-night spots Milk and Kefhir.

The rain was falling on Friday morning as I headed back to the airport.

Saturday 12 September 2009

DJ AI-VA, THE LATVIAN MASH-UP KING, AT THE SECOND BRIDGE, BATH













DJ AI-VA, THE LATVIAN MASH-UP KING, AT THE SECOND BRIDGE, BATH

Latvia's finest touches down in Bath.

Host:
The Second Bridge, Bath

Type:
Party - Club Party

Network:
Global

Start Time:
Friday, September 25, 2009 at 10:30pm

End Time:
Saturday, September 26, 2009 at 2:00am

Location:
The Second Bridge
Street:
10 Manvers Street

City/Town:
Bath, United Kingdom

Phone:
01225464449

DJ Ai-Va, the king of R&B and hip-hop mash-ups in Latvia, guests alongside Mark Devlin at Bath's liveliest party spot.

DJ AI-VA, THE LATVIAN MASH-UP KING, AT THE BRIDGE, OXFORD













DJ AI-VA, THE LATVIAN MASH-UP KING, AT THE BRIDGE, OXFORD

Latvia's finest touches down in Oxford.

Host:
The Bridge, Oxford

Type:
Party - Club Party

Network:
Global

Start Time:
Saturday, September 26, 2009 at 10:30pm

End Time:
Sunday, September 27, 2009 at 3:00am

Location:
The Bridge

Street:
Hythe Bridge Street

City/Town:
Oxford, United Kingdom

Phone:
01865242526

DJ Ai-Va, the king of R&B and hip-hop mash-ups in Latvia, guests alongside Mark Devlin at Oxford's liveliest party spot.

JUST BUGGIN. PLAYLIST & LISTEN AGAIN LINKS FOR 9/9/09





MARK DEVLIN
JUST BUGGIN’ ON OXFORD’S FM107.9 (WWW.FM1079.COM)
PLAYLIST FOR WEDNESDAY 9TH SEPTEMBER 2009

URBAN ANTHEMS SPECIAL - GOOD-TIME REVIVALS AND THROWBACKS ALL THE WAY

To listen again (ad-free!), just click on the following Download links:

PART 1:

PART 2:

PART 3:

Monday 7 September 2009

DOWNLOAD 'KEEP IT MOVING', THE MD MIXTAPE VOLUME 8















September's instalment sees a re-visit to 2001 for the appearance of 'Keep It Moving'. This was the first official volume to appear on CD, all previous offerings having been on cassette only.
Loads of tuneage from the time that you never hear on radio or in clubs any more - Ja Rule? QB's Finest? Joe? Mystikal? Some nice reggae runnins on the revived Pum Pum riddim to kick off part 2, and to finish, a set recorded live at the much-missed Temple Theatre in Dublin. This venue was legendary back in the day.


KEEP IT MOVING. VOLUME 8

Part 1:

TLC: SILLY HO
JA RULE: BETWEEN ME AND YOU
QB'S FINEST: OOCHIE WALLY
AMIL Featuring JAY-Z: THAT'S RIGHT
LADY LUCK Featuring REDMAN: COME GET IT
QB'S FINEST: OOCHIE WALLY (Instrumental)
BEATNUTS: NO ESCAPING THIS
BEATNUTS: WATCH OUT NOW
GANG STARR: FULL CLIP
CAPONE N NOREAGA: INVINCIBLE
BIG L Featuring BIG DADDY KANE: PLATINUM PLUS
ROYCE DA 5'9: BOOM (Instrumental)
TY: '97 FREESTYLE
TY: JEALOUSY
OUTKAST: MS. JACKSON
JA RULE Featuring VITA: PUT IT ON ME
RAY J Featuring DJ CLUE: I GOT IT ALL
JOE Featuring MYSTIKAL: STUTTER (Remix)
MYSTIKAL: DANGER
KOFFEE BROWN: THE AFTER PARTY
IN ESSENCE: YOU WILL NEVER FIND
ORAN 'JUICE' JONES: THE RAIN


Part 2:

OSCAR B: PALM TREE
ELEPHANT MAN: PUM PUM
PUNANNY RIDDIM MIX
ADMIRAL BAILEY: PUNANNY
PUNANNY RIDDIM
LITTLE JOHN: YES MAMA
BIG L: '98 FREESTYLE
ONYX: SLAM
M.O.P: ANTE UP (Instrumental)
M.O.P: ANTE UP
RUN DMC Featuring JERMAINE DUPRI: IT'S OVER

Session recorded live at The Temple Theatre, Dublin 2001:

DR DRE: KEEP THEIR HEADS RINGIN'
LADY OF RAGE: AFRO PUFFS
DR DRE & SNOOP DOGG: NUTTIN BUT A G THANG
DR DRE & SNOOP DOGG: THE NEXT EPISODE
LUNIZ: I GOT 5 ON IT
DMX: WHAT'S MY NAME
PHAROAHE MONCH: SIMON SAYS
BLACK ROB: WHOA

Sunday 6 September 2009

LADIES NIGHT PRESENTS MARK DEVLIN AT AMBER NIGHT, RIGA
















An MD & DJ Ai-va combination mash-up.

Host:
Amber Night, Riga

Type:
Party - Club Party

Network:
Global

Start Time:
Wednesday, September 9, 2009 at 11:00pm

End Time:
Thursday, September 10, 2009 at 3:00am

Location:
Amber Night/ Reval Hotel

Street:
Elizabetes 55, Reval Hotel

City/Town:
Riga, Latvia

Phone:
37167715212

Email:
ambernight@revalhotels.com

Description

UK DJ Mark Devlin joins Latvian key player DJ Ai-va for a lively night of diverse, jump-up party tunes in this Riga nightlife hotspot.

MARK DEVLIN AT PULKVEDIS, RIGA, LATVIA


















An MD & DJ Ai-va combination mash-up.

Host:
Pulkvedis, Riga

Type:
Party - Club Party

Network:
Global

Start Time:
Thursday, September 10, 2009 at 11:00pm

End Time:
Friday, September 11, 2009 at 3:00am

Location:
Pulkvedis

Street:
26/28 Pelduiela

City/Town:
Riga, Latvia

Phone:
7213886

Email:
info@pulkvedis.lv

Description

UK DJ Mark Devlin joins Latvian key player DJ Ai-va for a lively night of heavy urban party tunes in this Riga nightlife hotspot.

MARK DEVLIN AT SOUL CITY IBIZA








A closing season jam at Ibiza's original urban music venue.

Host:
Soul City, Ibiza

Type:
Party - Club Party

Network:
Global

Start Time:
Tuesday, September 15, 2009 at 11:30pm

End Time:
Wednesday, September 16, 2009 at 6:00am

Location:
Soul City

Street:
Santa Agnesç 2-B, 07820 Sant Antoni De Portmany

City/Town:
Ibiza, Spain

Phone:
34971348119

Description

The UK's Mark Devlin joins residents Tommy Sparks & DJ Ice for a closing season mash-up of urban music vibes, from R&B to UK Funky and all things in between, at Ibiza's original specialist venue.

MD'S CLUB DATES, SEPTEMBER/ OCTOBER '09






































Tuesday 15th September
SOUL CITY @
San Antonio, IBIZA
(3-5am)

Thursday 17th September
THURSDAYS @
Izi, Witney
(9pm-2am)

Saturday 19th September
VIVENTE @
Que Pasa, Watford
(8pm-1am)

Thursday 24th September
METROPOLIS PRESENTS 
GRANDMASTER MELLE MEL & KURTIS BLOW @
Metropolis, Bristol

Friday 25th September
THE VAULTS @
The Second Bridge, Bath
(10.30pm-2am)

Saturday 26th September
BRIDGE @
The Bridge, Oxford
(10.30pm-3am)
(B2B with DJ Ai-va, Latvia)

Thursday 1st October
THURSDAYS @
Izi, Witney
(9pm-2am)

Friday 2nd October
FABULOUSO @
Mono, Belfast, NORTHERN IRELAND

Saturday 3rd October
THE VAULTS @
The Second Bridge, Bath
(10.30pm-2am)

Saturday 10th October
SATURDAYS @
Mirage Club, Aylesbury
(11pm-3am)

Saturday 17th October
SOUL @
En Gandhara, Valencia, SPAIN

Thursday 15th October
THURSDAYS @
Izi, Witney
(9pm-2am)

Friday 23rd October
BLACK SHEEP MAG NIGHT @
The Emporium, Fleet

Saturday 24th October
SATURDAYS @
Mirage Club, Aylesbury
(11pm-3am)

Thursday 29th October
THURSDAYS @
Izi, Witney
(9pm-2am)

Friday 30th October
SOUL CITY @
Cafe Opera, Bergen, NORWAY

Saturday 31st October
BRIDGE @
The Bridge, Oxford
(10.30pm-3am)
(B2B with DJ Cosy, Spain)

Saturday 5 September 2009

JUST BUGGIN. PLAYLIST & LISTEN AGAIN LINKS FOR 2/9/09














MARK DEVLIN
JUST BUGGIN’ ON OXFORD’S FM107.9 (WWW.FM1079.COM)
PLAYLIST FOR WEDNESDAY 2ND SEPTEMBER 2009


To listen again (ad-free!), just click on the following Download links:

PART 1:

PART 2:


JAY-Z Featuring RIHANNA & KANYE WEST: RUN THIS TOWN

TREY SONGZ Featuring FABULOUS: SAY AHH

BLUEY ROBINSON: I KNOW (Ryan Leslie Remix)

SLAKAH THE BEATCHILD Featuring DRAKE: ENJOY YOURSELF

TEENA MARIE: YOU BABY

ILLA J Featuring DEBI NOVA: SOUNDS LIKE LOVE

STREET BEAT OF THE WEEK:
JAY-Z Featuring ALICIA KEYS: EMPIRE STATE OF MIND

MOP Featuring TERMANOLOGY: CRAZY

OLD TO THE NEW:
AMERIE: WHY DON'T WE FALL IN LOVE

AMERIE Featuring NAS, JADAKISS, RICK ROSS & CAIN: WHY R U (Remix)

RAEKWON Featuring INSPEKTAH DECK, GHOSTFACE & METHOD MAN: HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS

LIVE GUEST DJ MIXES: DJ CYBERNETIC & STU CAMPBELL, CYBERNETIC SOUL, SWINDON
(80s SOULFUL GROOVES FUSED WITH ORGANIC HIP-HOP)

JAY-Z Featuring PHARRELL: SO AMBITIOUS

WILL VILL: MAN LISTEN

XL Featuring BUGSY: CODES

Tuesday 1 September 2009

MD'S DIARY, AUGUST '09














Well, this won't take long. August was all set to be a pretty interesting month with a DJing tour of China on the cards. Sadly, a few days before departure came the news that it had been cancelled, due to a combination of swine flu and the Asian typhoons. This left me with a highly routine and drudge-laden month.

The only high point involved the airing of my mix on Radio 1's '1Xtra Mixtape' show overnight on Saturday 15th. The show is Mista Jam's, but on this occasion was being looked after by DJ Target. As is the case with 1Xtra's overall sound, the mix flits from Dancehall, to Bassline and UK Funky. The download link to listen again, alongside the full track listing, is right here.

'Just Buggin' continued to restore my faith in music every Wednesday. If ever I feel I've sold my soul to the devil with some of the disgraceful garbage I'm forced to play in clubs, my musical demons are exorcised the following Wednesday. Each session is proof that there's still great new underground music being made. You just have to invest a little effort in hunting it down as it's never right there on the surface. My two hours on-air are always the high point of my week. Abingdon MC Gillespie made another live studio appearance on Wednesday 26th, dropping more incisive freestyle lyrics. You can listen again to that one right here.

PART 1:

PART 2:

The month ended on Bank Holiday Monday with FM107.9 lending me the airwaves from 7 to 10pm for another instalment of Urban Anthems. Once again, I was in my element rinsing out three hours of feel-good classics from across the genres, all linked by the fact that a. They're great tunes. b. They bring the memories flooding back in a way nothing else can. You can relive the experience, (which comes highly recommended for anyone that's been into urban music for more than five years!) here:

Part 1:

Part 2:
http://www.sendspace.com/file/5lbouu

Part 3:

... and that was August. With a death in the family over the Bank Holiday weekend, this is not a month that I'll be looking back on with any fond nostalgia in my older years.

URBAN ANTHEMS. PLAYLIST & LISTEN AGAIN LINKS FOR 31/8/09














MARK DEVLIN’S URBAN ANTHEMS, FM107.9, OXFORD (WWW.FM1079.COM)
MONDAY 31ST AUGUST 2009, 7-10PM

Three hours of criminally good revivals. Tunes you never hear any more. Take a look at the playlist. You're going to want this selection in your life!

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Part 1:

Part 2:

Part 3:



FUNKMASTER FLEX & THE FLIP SQUAD: FLEX'S JAM

WAYNE WONDER: NO LETTING GO

WAYNE WONDER Feat. LL COOL J: NO LETTING GO (Remix)

LUMIDEE: NEVER LEAVE YOU (UH OHH)

LUMIDEE Feat. BUSTA RHYMES & FABOLOUS: NEVER LEAVE (Remix)

SEAN PAUL: GET BUSY

BEYONCE Feat. JAY-Z: CRAZY IN LOVE

BEYONCE: NAUGHTY GIRL

PHARRELL Feat. JAY-Z: FRONTIN’

BLACK GIRL: KRAZY (BOSS’ HIP HOP MIX)

TAMMY LUCAS: IS IT GOOD TO YOU

KEITH SWEAT: I WANT HER

JOHNNY GILL: RUB YOU THE RIGHT WAY

OUTKAST: MS. JACKSON

JA RULE Featuring VITA: PUT IT ON ME

RAY J Featuring DJ CLUE: I GOT IT ALL

JOE Featuring MYSTIKAL: STUTTER (Remix)

MYSTIKAL: DANGER

KOFFEE BROWN: THE AFTER PARTY

IN ESSENCE: YOU WILL NEVER FIND

ORAN 'JUICE' JONES: THE RAIN

DJ MISTA CEE: SHAKE THAT ASS

STIK-E & THE HOODS: SHAKE WHAT YA MAMA GAVE YA

LUKE/ 2 LIVE CREW: TOOTSIE ROLL

TRICK DADDY Featuring TRINA: PULL OVER

LUKE: I WANNA ROCK

KYM SIMS: TOO BLIND TO SEE IT

SMITH & MIGHTY: REMEMBER ME (FONCETT VOCAL MIX)

ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT: MR WENDAL (PERFECTO MIX)

GUEST MIX: DJ MUNRO (NEWCASTLE) 90s THROWBACK MIX

BOB MARLEY: BUFFALO SOLDIER

BOB MARLEY: THREE LITTLE BIRDS

DAMIAN MARLEY: WELCOME TO JAMROCK

NAUGHTY BY NATURE: WICKEDEST MAN ALIVE

SUPERCAT: GHETTO RED HOT

BRAND NUBIAN: PUNKS JUMP UP TO GET BEAT DOWN

MAIN SOURCE: LIVE AT THE BBQ

CHUBB ROCK: TREAT ‘EM RIGHT

BIG DADDY KANE: WARM IT UP KANE

SLICK RICK: MONA LISA

PETE ROCK & CL SMOOTH: THE CREATOR

HOUSE OF PAIN: TOP O’ THE MORNIN’

ALICIA KEYS: YOU DON’T KNOW MY NAME

WAYNE MARSHALL: G SPOT

KELLY PRICE/ R KELLY: FRIEND OF MINE REMIX

JAHEIM: FABULOUS

SWV: WEAK

PHYLLIS NELSON: MOVE CLOSER

2PAC: DEAR MAMA

BONE THUGS N HARMONY: THA CROSSROAD