PEANUT BUTTER WOLF - UN-AIRED RADIO MIX

....Of course, I could be wrong.


This lil' beauty landed in my lap a couple of years ago & has since sat on my top shelf gathering dust along with 100's of other CD-R's here at TGDHQ...


Until now!!


An old friend who had an old friend who happened to host a prime-time radio show here in London on one of the 'big' stations (I'm not at liberty to say...Oh OK, XFM!) obtained & handed me this non-descript CD-R a couple of summers ago, telling me who it was by & that I should 'Check it out...'
I got around to checking it out eventually, a bit perplexed on the first few go's, thinking 'Damn, this isn't even mixed!' but gradually started enjoying the loose mixing & pretty bugged-out selection which make it an interesting listen.
I was informed at the time that this mix had been pre-recorded for said radio station for the 'guest DJ' section of the show but then it never got aired, thus making it a little bit of an exclusive gem... My sources tell me it was available for a short time as a Stones Throw Podcast so here it is again...


I'm pretty much 99% certain that anyone reading this Blog is familiar with PEANUT BUTTER WOLF or his record label STONES THROW & all the amazing artists, releases & music they're responsible for, so i'm not going to bother writing an extensive discography this time, check the links!!


Having revisited the mix this afternoon I can tell you there's a bit of something for everyone on here, One of my favourite records EVER, some insane Disco-Rap in the shape of 'The Grandmaster Lover', Electro, JazzFunk, Breaks, HipHop, Psych, high school anti-drugs raps & even THE CURE live, covering THE DOORS 'Hello, I love you' taken, amazingly, from The Jonathan Ross show on BBC.


Check it out.





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Un-aired Peanut Butter Wolf Radio mix. by Bobbyhands

HYPNOSIS - END TITLE (BLADERUNNER)

Finally got around to doing some vinyl rips from my record collection.
Those of you who know me know i'm a serious undercover Electro lover & have been for many years (Ever since I first heard Streetsounds "New York beats VS. LA beats" cassette when I was a youngster - still one of the best mixes ever & LA's mix trounces NY's in my opinion) ... so I though i'd kick things off with a personal Electro favourite of mine from the crates - Hypnosis' Vangelis cover version "End title (Bladerunner)".


Everyone is familiar with the classic soundtrack to Ridley Scott's bleak 1982 Sci-fi masterpiece which was originally composed & performed by Vangelis, and over the years the score has been inspiration for sample hungry Hip Hop heads, Motor City Techno futurists, London Drum & Bass pioneers & in this case Italian Electro outfits ...





According to Discogs.com : "Hipnosis (on some records also named Hypnosis) was a successful Italian techno-disco band in the early '80s, born in Parma and founded by Stefano Cundari. It also featured Paul Sears and Ugo Solenghi. At the beginning of the year 1982 Angelo Bergamini from Kirlian Camera joined the band. Cundari had the idea of covering the song "Pulstar" by Vangelis for the label Memory Records. They recorded the song together with Anfrando Maiola from the group Koto. In the ensuing period all of the original members left the project and Bergamini turned down the proposition to stay as a composer and musician of the new line-up and decided to leave the sixty date world tour. At the same time as Hipnosis was developing, Paul Sears officially joined Kirlian Camera's new line-up. In 1987 Cundari released another 7"/12" ("Droid") under the Hipnosis banner. Soon after he passed away. At this point the official Hipnosis-Story ends."


Even with such scant information & really only a clutch of releases to their name Hypnosis' records still get played today & remain musically relevant to DJ's & music lovers around the world who are embracing the whole "Cosmic", "Italo" & "Space" Disco genres & i'm sure played in the right circles these tracks would induce a fierce poppin' & lockin' session too (That one was for all you BBoys out there)!!


I've also included a Youtube clip of Vangelis' original composition :





Below is the full 12" mix in high quality mp3 :





Hypnosis Blade Runner - End Theme by theghettodisco

A WORK OF GENIUS?

Dedicated to Zoe.K!



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SLY & ROBBIE - TRIPLET

Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare can almost be thought of as the backbone of Reggae. They have worked with just about everyone worth mentioning within Reggae and are the most influential rhythm section to come out of Jamaica.





This EP was released in 2005 on Auralux to accompany the 'Sly & Robbie's Taxi Sound' album which celebrated 30 years of their label - Taxi. The Ep is made up of three tracks, two of which don't feature on the album. The tune for me is 'Stapper Lee Rap'. First released in 1980 on the sought after album 'Gamblers Choice', its at the forefront of the digi-dub sound and has an electro feel to boot. The reverb on the snare, choppy percussion and heavy synths are all commonly featured in the early 80's electro sound. Check out Yazoo's first hit 'Don't go' this was released two years after 'Stapper Lee Rap' and has a very similar synth line.





Sly & Robbie - Stapper Lee Rap 320kbps

(just click on the link above then click on the 'free user' button to download mp3)


* The name of this post has been edited from 'Stapper Lee Rap' to 'Triplet' due to a f**k up on my behalf. Please read the comments to note that the synth line was actually written by and credited to Yazoo.

MAGIC NUMBER

Herbie Hancock, the man needs no introducing so I won't say too much. This jazzfunk electro disco cut was released in 1981 on Columbia and is the single off the album 'Magic Windows'. Herbie is a well documented artist and is still touring. If you want to read more about him look here and here, for tour dates check out his myspace. It's fair to say Herbie has pushed the boundaries of music in whatever genre he has worked in and this is a fine example of that. It's also worth noting that there is a nice Todd Terje edit of this tune. It has a focus on the 'latin style' keys whilst giving it a balearic feel. A very nice edit and definitely worth picking up.


Herbie Hancock - Magic Number 320kbps


(just click on the link above then click on the 'free user' button to download mp3)