Managed to track down the footage of my interview with Soul II Soul legend Jazzie B from the Swish Ball in Swindon a couple of months ago.
Mark Devlin is a UK-based club and radio DJ and music journalist. In more recent years he has begun speaking about the dark forces that have been manipulating the music industry for decades. This led to the publication of his book 'Musical Truth' in 2016, with Volume 2 following in early 2018. His debut novel, 'The Cause & The Cure,' arrived early 2020. https://www.spreaker.com/user/markdevlin https://odysee.com/@markdevlintv:e E-mail: markdevlinuk@gmail.com
Wednesday, 30 January 2013
MD INTERVIEWS JAZZIE B
Managed to track down the footage of my interview with Soul II Soul legend Jazzie B from the Swish Ball in Swindon a couple of months ago.
GEMS FROM THE ARCHIVES: SWING SHIFT UK SPECIAL, GALAXY 101, 21/4/98
Some 90s radio nostalgia right here. This was the UK Special edition of the Swing Shift on Galaxy 101, Bristol, aired on Easter Monday, 1998. I co-presented this one with a very bubbly Shola Ama, who was the biggest name on the UK street soul scene at the time. It consists of nothing but R&B and hip-hop tracks by British artists. Part 2 rounds off with a live freestyle session between Kent's Lethal, aka Ill Jargon, and Kelz of Bristol's 3PM Crew.
Sunday, 27 January 2013
THE SOUND OF NOW. PLAYLIST FOR 26/1/13
THE SOUND OF NOW, WITH MARK DEVLIN, OX105FM
PLAYLIST FOR SATURDAY 26TH JANUARY 2013
STEVE MILL FEAT KEISHER DOWNIE. NOBODY (JAM & KEYS REMIX)
JAM & KEYS: ONLY ONE (ORIGINAL MIX)
DUKE DUMONT FEAT. AME & MNEK. NEED U (100%)
KATY B, GEENEUS & JESSIE WARE. AALIYAH (EXTENDED)
BROTHER ALI: NARDWUAR
ILL BILL. THE TRUTH (PROD. DJ PREMIER)
OLD TO THE NEW:
FAITH EVANS FEAT. THE CLIPSE: GOING OUT (2003)
RAEKWON FEAT. FAITH EVANS. HOLD YOU DOWN
RAS KASS FEAT. KENDRICK LAMAR & PROVERB: FOCUS
RAKIM. BRING IT ON
DJ ELEVEN. LAST BEAT (KUTCORNERS REMIX)
TORTURED SOUL: DIRTY (SIR PIERS FOOL'S RE-FUNKED CLUB VERSION)
ARLISSA. STICKS AND STONES (MJ COLE REMIX)
STREET BEAT OF THE WEEK:
DJ KOSS FEAT. CRAIG G: WHUT UP KID
J PINDER FEAT. CHOKLATE. ILLUMINATE
JAY-Z: PRAY (9TH WONDER REMIX)
BIG NOYD, LARGE PROFESSOR & KOOL G RAP. NATURALLY BORN
DISCOSOCKS. MOTIVATION
INNER LIFE. AIN'T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH (WHITENOIZE REMIX)
SPIN DOCTORS: MARK DEVLIN 90s GOLDEN YEARS REVIVAL MIX:
BLACK GIRL: KRAZY (HIP HOP MIX)
SWV FEAT. WU TANG CLAN: ANYTHING (REMIX)
EN VOGUE: MY LOVIN'
MARIAH CAREY FEAT. OL' D B: FANTASY (BAD BOY REMIX)
ZHANE: GROOVE THING
TONY TONI TONE FEAT. DJ QUIK: LET'S GET DOWN
BON GARCON: IF YOU NEED A MAN
PORTRAIT: HERE WE GO
ERIC GABLE: PROCESS OF ELIMINATION
MARY J BLIGE FEAT. NOTORIOUS BIG: REAL LOVE (BAD BOY REMIX)
BEVERLEY KNIGHT: FLAVOUR OF THE OLD SCHOOL
TRUCE: TREAT U RIGHT
LOREN: REMEMBER
TANYA VON: TONITE
ZHANE: REQUEST LINE
JUST BUGGIN ILLUMINATI SPECIAL 2013 EDITION
Time for the newest volume of the podcast series that showcases meaningful music for our times from artists who have something worthwhile to say, rather than just going through the motions for corporate profit.
Mark Devlin collates another selection of tracks you'd be hard pressed to find on any mainstream radio station, covering the broad subject areas of truth, consciousness, spirituality and, yes, our old favourite, conspiracy!
Real music still lives.
DEAD PREZ: LEARNING GROWING CHANGING
VINNIE PAZ: YOU CAN'T STAY NEUTRAL ON A MOVING TRAIN
PUBLIC ENEMY FEAT. LARGE PROFESSOR & CORMEGA: CATCH THE THROWN
SGB: VISUALIZE THE BRIGHTER DAY
CROWSTICK: INFORMATION POWER TO MAN
THA ADVOCATE FEAT. KY WILLIAMS: BEHIND THE CURTAIN
SAIGON: BLOWN AWAY
LONG LASTIN' FEAT. DAVID ICKE: ME, ME, ME!
DEAD PREZ: THE AWAKENING
STEVE WILKS: MY SKIN
IMANI HEKIMA: NEVER JUDGE A BOOK BY THE COVER
30-DAY NOTICE: DEPROGRAM
ERYKAH BADU: NEXT LIFETIME
GARY BYRD & THE GB EXPERIENCE: THE CROWN
Monday, 21 January 2013
JUST BUGGIN ILLUMINATI SPECIAL 2013 EDITION
Time for the newest volume of the podcast series that showcases meaningful music for our times from artists who have something worthwhile to say, rather than just going through the motions for corporate profit.
Mark Devlin collates another selection of tracks you'd be hard pressed to find on any mainstream radio station, covering the broad subject areas of truth, consciousness, spirituality and, yes, our old favourite, conspiracy!
Real music still lives.
DEAD PREZ: LEARNING GROWING CHANGING
VINNIE PAZ: YOU CAN'T STAY NEUTRAL ON A MOVING TRAIN
PUBLIC ENEMY FEAT. LARGE PROFESSOR & CORMEGA: CATCH THE THROWN
SGB: VISUALIZE THE BRIGHTER DAY
CROWSTICK; INFORMATION POWER TO MAN
THA ADVOCATE FEAT. KY WILLIAMS; BEHIND THE CURTAIN
SAIGON: BLOWN AWAY
LONG LASTIN' FEAT. DAVID ICKE: ME, ME, ME!
DEAD PREZ: THE AWAKENING
STEVE WILKS: MY SKIN
IMANI HEKIMA: NEVER JUDGE A BOOK BY THE COVER
30-DAY NOTICE: DEPROGRAM
ERYKAH BADU: NEXT LIFETIME
GARY BYRD & THE GB EXPERIENCE: THE CROWN
Sunday, 20 January 2013
THE SOUND OF NOW. PLAYLIST & LISTEN AGAIN LINKS FOR 19/1/13
THE SOUND OF NOW, WITH MARK DEVLIN, OX105FM
PLAYLIST FOR SATURDAY 19TH JANUARY 2013
Listen Again/ Download links:
DUKE DUMONT FEAT. AME & MNEK. NEED U (100%)
KATY B, GEENEUS & JESSIE WARE. AALIYAH (EXTENDED)
STEVE MILL FEAT KEISHER DOWNIE. NOBODY (JAM & KEYS REMIX)
DISCOSOCKS. MOTIVATION
RAEKWON FEAT. FAITH EVANS. HOLD YOU DOWN
RAKIM. BRING IT ON
MASTA KILLA. FOOD
STREET BEAT OF THE WEEK:
ILL BILL. THE TRUTH (PROD. DJ PREMIER)
DESTINY'S CHILD: NUCLEAR
DJ ELEVEN. LAST BEAT (KUTCORNERS REMIX)
ARLISSA. STICKS AND STONES (MJ COLE REMIX)
SAFFIRE D'SOUL: SWEET MUSIC
BASENIA FEAT. SARAH FOLEY. GO INSANE
CTA FEAT. FELONY DISCO. WHO CARES (BANVOX REMIX)
J PINDER FEAT. CHOKLATE. ILLUMINATE
JAY-Z: PRAY (9TH WONDER REMIX)
BIG NOYD, LARGE PROFESSOR & KOOL G RAP. NATURALLY BORN
URAZ KURT: MISSED CONNECT
FUNKY DL: ODE TO NUJABES (FUNKYDELIC RE-EDIT)
SKILLZ: THE 2012 RAP UP
IMANI HEKIMA: NEVER JUDGE A BOOK BY THE COVER
SPIN DOCTORS: DJ J FRESH (BOURNEMOUTH) REGGAE DUBPLATE MIX
DISL AUTOMATIC: POWER TO THE PEOPLE MIXTAPE
Music to unplug from the Matrix to! DISL Automatic fits into the angry/ confrontational/ 'conspiracy' music mould, but comes with very real truth and consciousness throughout, and is a razor-sharp lyricist.
The free mixtape here is about twice as long as it needs to be at over 40 tracks, but at least 20 in are very much on-point. Standout tracks are The Sound Of Freedom, Matter Of Time, Hip Hop 4 Change, and Here I Stand, which samples Ennio Morricone's score from 'The Good, The Bad & The Ugly'.
Tuesday, 15 January 2013
GOOD VIBRATIONS PODCAST VOL. 8: CELLO ASSINI & JUSTIN WISEUP
2013's first instalment steps the subject matter up several notches from previous volumes. Having looked in detail at the many manipulation techniques employed in the music industry - and how this in turn slots into the much wider picture of human control - we now go far deeper into the rabbit hole to address questions of life, human consciousness and the very nature of reality itself!
Mark Devlin is joined by hip-hop artist-turned author/ researcher Marcello Assini, and all-round switched-on guy Justin Wiseup for a wide-ranging chat of the sort you don't usually hear in your local pub. This is thought-provoking subject matter for those who have accepted that life is not exactly the way it is presented to us by governments, organised religions and the mainstream media, and are now ready to peer much further beyond the veil to find out more.
Monday, 14 January 2013
GEMS FROM THE ARCHIVES: THE SWING SHIFT, GALAXY 101, YEAR-END 1997
Time for another delve into the archives which has turned up my two year-end Swing Shift shows on Galaxy 101 from 1997 - in my opinion the last consistently decent year for R&B and hip-hop before the rot set in! Listen and enjoy.
Sunday, 13 January 2013
THE SOUND OF NOW. PLAYLIST & LISTEN AGAIN LINKS FOR 12/1/13
KATY B, GEENEUS & JESSIE WARE. AALIYAH (EXTENDED)
DAVID MORALES FEAT. ULTRA NATE. PLANET CALLED LOVE (SAMI DEES FLAMANTIC MIX)
INNER LIFE. AIN'T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH (WHITENOIZE REMIX)
DONNA SUMMER. I FEEL LOVE (DJ MEME REMIX)
JAY-Z: PRAY (9TH WONDER REMIX)
MASTA KILLA. FOOD
OLD TO THE NEW:
RAKIM: NEW YORK (YA OUT THERE?) (1997)
RAKIM: BRING IT ON
DJ ELEVEN. LAST BEAT (KUTCORNERS REMIX)
DISCOSOCKS. MOTIVATION
STREET BEAT OF THE WEEK:
DESTINY'S CHILD" NUCLEAR
URAZ KURT: MISSED CONNECT
CHRISETTE MICHELE FEAT. DUNSON & BILAL: CAN THE COOL BE LOVED
FUNKY DL: ODE TO NUJABES (FUNKYDELIC RE-EDIT)
KAYLA: ONLY LONELY (SUBMERS REMIX)
SAFFIRE D'SOUL: SWEET MUSIC
ARLISSA. STICKS AND STONES (MJ COLE REMIX)
BASENIA FEAT. SARAH FOLEY. GO INSANE
CTA FEAT. FELONY DISCO. WHO CARES (BANVOX REMIX)
SPIN DOCTORS: DJ MONIZ (CARDIFF) HIP-HOP MIX
Monday, 7 January 2013
MD'S CLUB/ RADIO DATES, JAN/ FEB '13
Friday 11th January
The Living Room, Milton Keynes
Saturday 12th January
The Sound Of Now, OX105FM, Oxford (6-8pm)
Saturday 12th January
The Living Room, Bristol
Saturday 19th January
The Sound Of Now, OX105FM, Oxford (6-8pm)
Saturday 19th January
The Earl, The Second Bridge, Bath
Friday 25th January
The Living Room, Milton Keynes
Friday 25th January
The Living Room, Milton Keynes
Saturday 26th January
The Sound Of Now, OX105FM, Oxford (6-8pm)
Saturday 26th January
The Living Room, Bristol
Saturday 2nd February
The Sound Of Now, OX105FM, Oxford (6-8pm)
Saturday 2nd February
Sumthin' Sumthin', The Living Room, Glasgow, SCOTLAND
Friday 8th February
The Living Room, Milton Keynes
Saturday 9th February
The Sound Of Now, OX105FM, Oxford (6-8pm)
Saturday 9th February
The Living Room, Bristol
Saturday 16th February
The Sound Of Now, OX105FM, Oxford (6-8pm)
Saturday 16th February
The Earl, The Second Bridge, Bath
Saturday 23rd February
The Sound Of Now, OX105FM, Oxford (6-8pm)
Friday 22nd February
The Living Room, Milton Keynes
Saturday 23rd February
The Living Room, Bristol
Sunday, 6 January 2013
THE SOUND OF NOW. PLAYLIST & LISTEN AGAIN LINKS FOR 29/12/12
The off-key vibes permeating the first few days of 2013 have seen to it that there's no Listen Again recording of yesterday's radio show, or indeed, of the classic Fish Out Of Water edition of the other week, (technology - it's 'the future' folks - apparently.) But here at least are the Listen Again links for last weekend's show, putting the lid on 2012 for the last time with many of the favourite tracks that I busted on the show.
THE SOUND OF NOW, WITH MARK DEVLIN, OX105FM
PLAYLIST FOR SATURDAY 29TH DECEMBER 2012
THE 2012 RETROSPECTIVE, PART 2
BRIA VALENTE. 2NITE (DAVID ALEXANDER CLUB REMIX)
STAFFAN THORSELL: LIVING THE LIFE
POUSSEZ: PASSIN THRU (SEAN MCCABE VOCAL REMIX)
SUNBURST BAND: IN THE THICK OF IT (JN ENDLESS SUMMER REMIX)
DAVID SHAW FEAT. CAROLYN HARDING: WHEN LOVE CALLS
HANI & ANDREA MARTIN: IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT
JOEY NEGRO VS SHEA SOUL. NO SUGAR (JOEY'S LONDON BUMP MIX)
DAVID MORALES FEAT. ROISIN MURPHY: GOLDEN ERA
JOHNNIKK: OPEN UP YOUR EYES
ISAAC CHRISTOPHER: BEEN THRU THE HOUSE
WHO YORK PLAYERS: PARTY GOING ON
HOOLIGAN SOUL: SHOUT LOUD (GLOBAL STEPPERS MIX)
JESSIE WARE: 110 PER CENT
KROITERKOPF. LOUNGING RHODES
UP YOURS: TONIGHT
JESSE RIVERA. ONE DAY
JNO: GOOD LIFE (JUAN PACIFICO LONG MIX)
JAY ELECTRONICA: DEAR MOLESKINE
DJ KHALED FEAT. SCARFACE & NAS: HIP HOP
JEAN GRAE: KILL SCREEN
BUDDY FEAT. KENDRICK LAMAR: STAIRCASES
SANTIGOLD: DISPARATE YOUTH (RC MIX)
SPEECH DEBELLE FEAT. ROOTS MANUVA & REALISM: BLAZE UP A FIRE
MASTA ACE: SLOW DOWN
CONSEQUENCE: TRUST FUND BABY
NAS: THE DON
LUPE FIASCO: AROUND MY WAY (FREEDOM AIN'T FREE)
MURS & FASHAWN: THE OTHER SIDE
BIG SHUG: FOR THE REAL
GAME: BLACK JESUS
KAMILAH SUMNER: LOVE OPERATOR
Wednesday, 2 January 2013
DOWNLOAD THE SOUND OF '12 MIXES - EXCITING NEW MUSIC FROM THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Even in spite of the mind-wasting garbage in the mainstream ... 2012 has actually been a fantastic year for real new music! In March, I started The Sound Of Now on OX105FM in Oxford, which was a new experience for me. Rather than focus on strictly hip hop/ R&B/ 'urban', I started to showcase what I considered to be good new music from across different genres - soulful house, garage, bassline, D&B, as well as the underground hip-hop stuff.
It's been hugely encouraging to see so many great tunes still being made, and I'm genuinely inspired by all this stuff. Being open-minded sure pays off. So this year I'm officially retiring my year-end Bangers series to offer two The Sound Of '12 mixes, highlighting my favourite sounds from the past months of the show. Listen without prejudice for two interesting, inspiring and rewarding audio journeys. (Sadly, the automated Gestapo at Soundcloud objected to the algorithms on one of the tracks, hence Mixcloud. But below are the Mediafire links to be able to download them, meanwhile, as Mixcloud doesn't seem to have caught up with that concept yet.)
Mix 1 (Hip hop to D&B):
Mix 2 (Soulful/ Funky House):
There's so more to music than Rick Ross and Nikki Minaj!
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MARK DEVLIN: THE SOUND OF '12 MIX 1 - 78:29
JAY ELECTRONICA: DEAR MOLESKINE
DJ KHALED FEAT. SCARFACE & NAS: HIP HOP
JEAN GRAE: KILL SCREEN
BUDDY FEAT. KENDRICK LAMAR: STAIRCASES
SANTIGOLD: DISPARATE YOUTH (RC MIX)
SPEECH DEBELLE FEAT. ROOTS MANUVA & REALISM: BLAZE UP A FIRE
MASTA ACE: SLOW DOWN
CONSEQUENCE: TRUST FUND BABY
NAS: THE DON
LUPE FIASCO: AROUND MY WAY (FREEDOM AIN'T FREE)
MURS & FASHAWN: THE OTHER SIDE
BIG SHUG: FOR THE REAL
GAME: BLACK JESUS
KAMILAH SUMNER: LOVE OPERATOR
NY: TROPHY BOY (TODD EDWARDS REMIX)
RITA ORA: SHINE YOUR LIGHT (2 BEARS REMIX)
LITTLE NIKKI: INTRO INTRO (DJ Q REMIX)
NAS & ALRLISSA VS. 10 BELOW: HARD TO LOVE SOMEBODY
DJ FRESH FEAT. MS DYNAMITE: GOLD DUST (SHY FX RE-EDIT)
MILK. BROKE UP THE FAMILY (KENNY KEN REMIX)
DR. MEAKER: MUSIC IN THE NIGHT
DR MEAKER: FIGHTER (UNREAL MIX)
MARK DEVLIN: THE SOUND OF '12 MIX 2 - 73:47
BRIA VALENTE. 2NITE (DAVID ALEXANDER CLUB REMIX)
STAFFAN THORSELL: LIVING THE LIFE
POUSSEZ: PASSIN THRU (SEAN MCCABE VOCAL REMIX)
SUNBURST BAND: IN THE THICK OF IT (JN ENDLESS SUMMER REMIX)
DAVID SHAW FEAT. CAROLYN HARDING: WHEN LOVE CALLS
HANI & ANDREA MARTIN: IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT
JOEY NEGRO VS SHEA SOUL. NO SUGAR (JOEY'S LONDON BUMP MIX)
DAVID MORALES FEAT. ROISIN MURPHY: GOLDEN ERA
JOHNNIKK: OPEN UP YOUR EYES
ISAAC CHRISTOPHER: BEEN THRU THE HOUSE
WHO YORK PLAYERS: PARTY GOING ON
HOOLIGAN SOUL: SHOUT LOUD (GLOBAL STEPPERS MIX)
JESSIE WARE: 110 PER CENT
KROITERKOPF. LOUNGING RHODES
UP YOURS: TONIGHT
JESSE RIVERA. ONE DAY
JNO: GOOD LIFE (JUAN PACIFICO LONG MIX)
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