Spacebeats

Fired From the Decks

2007-06-T;12:01:17+00:00

Mixed by Pinko. It's our twentieth mix – and Pinko has delved deep into his haul of buried treasure to bring us these gems.

ABC of Sound

‘Love Ya’ - Unkle Jam

‘Hip Hop Is Dead’ - Naz

‘Dusty’ - Explosion

‘Cheap thrills’ - Ninja Raver

‘We Are’ - Atlantic Conveyor

‘Ridin’ - Amp Fiddler (Carl Craig 7” Edit)

‘Ain’t Afraid To Beg’ - Runaway (Wurst Edit)

‘The Main Thing’ - Roxy Music (Rub-n-Tug’s Proton Saga)

‘Peaches and Prunes’ - Nightlife Unlimited

‘Wordy Rappinghood’ - Tom Tom Club (Musicbox Edit)

‘Is It All Over My Face’ - Loose Joints (S-Man Edit)

‘You Should Be Dancing’ - Bee Gees (High Priest Hidden Mix)

‘Unknown Track’ - Rey-D

‘Copicat’ - Will Saul

‘Spudda Dudda Doo’ - Count Funkula

‘The Goods’ - Cobblestone Jazz

‘Smoke Me’ - Pony Express

Message to the Low Lives

2006-11-T;11:55:47+00:00

Mixed by Michael Cook. You know who you are, and so does Mr Cook – who demands you rise up from your soulful sewers.

‘So Good Today’ – Ben Westbeech

‘Take You There’ (Hoop’s remix) – Tuff Love

‘Shine’ – Hundred Strong

‘Bossa Bags’ – Jazz Juice

‘Stealth 2’ – Secret Stealth

‘Taking Me Over’ (Crazy P remix) – Schmoov

‘An Announcement to Answer’ – Quantic

‘A Fly in the hand’ (DJ Vadim remix) – Alice Russell

‘40 Long Days’ – A.R.P.

‘If This Ain’t Love’ – Nicole Willis & The Soul Investigators

‘Amber Lady’ – Roman Andren

‘Leave Norway’ – High Feelings

‘San Salvador’ (Patchworks remix) – King Kooba

‘Sumthin’ Betta’ – Beatconductor

‘Smiling’ – Mark E

‘Just’ – Mark Ronson

Acoustic Solutions 2

2006-08-T;12:00:54+00:00

Mixed by The Blue Cat. When those folk fans party, they party hard – and The Blue Cat just couldn't resist going back for more.

‘Psycho Girls and Psycow Boys’ –The Moonshine Sessions

‘Stay in the Shade’ – José González

‘Woodcat’ – Tunng

‘The Dress Looks Nice On You’ – Sufjan Stevens

‘Rivers Become Oceans’ – Four Tet and Rothko

‘Leaves’ – Grand National

‘We’re Going to Be Friends’ – The White Stripes

‘Psycles’ – Wicca’s World

‘Solid Air’ – John Martyn

‘Paper Mountain Man’ – Linda Perhacs

‘Free Wheel’ – Hard Meat

‘Morning Brings the Light’ – Grand Union

‘Aguas De Marco’ – Elis Regina and Antônio Carlos Jobim

‘Comanche’ – Jorge Ben

‘Where the River Bends’ – Cry Earth

‘Bridge Over Troubled Water’ – Johnny Cash

‘The Sound of Silence’ – Carmen McRae

Brazilian Breeze 2

2006-08-T;11:59:02+00:00

Mixed by Madame Leons. That warm wind has whipped right around and brought some more Latin delights with it.

‘A Casa Do Querer’ – Donati

‘Fode Ficar’ – Arto Lindsay

‘Bob’ (Edu K Remix Featuring Bebel Gilberto) – Otto

‘Esfera’ – Mad Zoo

‘Despertar’ – Patrícia Marx

‘Aguas De Marco’ – Stan Getz

‘Devolva-Me’ – Adriana Calcanhoto

‘Agora Só Falta Você’ – Maria Rita

‘Caminhos Cruzados’ – João Gilberto

‘Parabéns (Dança Do Daniel)’ – Marcos Valle

‘Samba Trio’ (Remix) – Instituto

’É Muita Gig Véi’ – Ed Motta

Mid-Tempo Obscurity

2006-04-T;11:14:27+00:00

Mixed by Michael Cook. Sometimes he who travels fastest does not arrive first. And he who travels slowest does not arrive last.

‘Collarbone’ – Fujiya & Miyagi

‘Never Forget It’ – Fusion

‘La Stache’ – Blackjoy

‘Stealth 1’ – Secret Stealth

‘Night On Earth’ – Passenger

‘We Got Magic’ – Ron Basejam

‘Eurodans’ – Todd Terje

‘We Are’ – Atlantic Conveyor

‘Galactico’ – Martin Brew

‘Walking On A Crystal Sea’ – Ilya Santana

‘Don’t Stay Outside 2night’ (Daphreephunkateerz Dub) – Pascal Rioux

‘A Place Called Tarot’ (Idjut Boys Re-Edit) – Tantra

‘Smokin Balls’ – Idjut Boys

‘Why Can’t I Stop’ – People’s Popular Front

‘Drop The Bomb’ – Second Whorl

Tamar is 3

2005-10-T;11:54:52+00:00

Mixed by The Blue Cat. She's done Garage, she's done Grime, she's done Scouse Bouncy House – and now Tamar returns with her most sublime selection yet.

‘Cheney Lane’ – Nostalgia 77

‘What’s Your Problem?’ – Players

‘Get a Move On’ – Quantic Soul Orchestra

‘What If We All Stopped Paying Taxes?’ – Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings

‘Ain’t There Something Money Can’t Buy’ – Young-Holt Unlimited

‘The Magic of Spain’ – RSL

‘La Réalité’ – Amadou et Mariam

‘Mutamba’ – Rhibosome

‘Damentag’ – Tosca

‘Keep Me Home’ – Kraak and Smaak

‘Headspace Lullaby Part 2’ – Black Science Orchestra

‘Samurai’ – Jazztronik

‘Goodnight’ – Saint Etienne

Capricorn Street

2005-08-T;11:53:06+00:00

Mixed by Vida Feliz. Forget Taurus Terrace. Don't be seen dead in Aquarius Avenue. Capricorn Street is quite the funkiest, grooviest place to be.

‘See Line Woman’ – Nina Simone

‘Berimbao’ – Jayme Marques

‘Every Time He Comes Around’ – Minnie Ripperton

‘I Am The Blackgold Of The Sun’ – The New Rotary Connection

‘It’s Your Love’ – Ethel Beatty

‘“T” Plays It Cool’ – Marvin Gaye

‘Superpeople’ – The Notations

‘Your Mama Wants Ya Back’ – Betty Davis

‘Golden Ring’ – American Gypsy

‘Jimmy Jean’ – Ellen McIlwaine

‘California Soul’ – Marlena Shaw

‘Holiday’ – Roy Ayers

‘Mundo Deserto’ – Elis Regina

‘Too Soon You’re Old’ – Penny Goodwin

‘The Vulture’ – Labi Siffre

‘California Dreaming’ – José Feliciano

Over Egg Innit

2005-08-T;11:33:56+00:00

Mixed by Señor Entendre. Serving suggestion: Insert the ingredients below into your music centre and press play. Bake for 75 minutes. Garnish as desired.

‘Special Feeture’ – Cosmic Rocker

‘Let Your Heart Be Free’ (dub) – Jazzanova

‘Prism’ – Chateau Flight

‘Lay of the Land’ (Jimpster’s dub) – Plej

‘What It Is’ – All Good Funk Alliance

‘Faces and Places’ – Wei Chi

‘Marvin is One’ – Focus

‘Autonata’ (Atjazz remix) – Renovation Unlimited feat Roy Ayers

‘Come and Go’ – Quant

‘Furthest Moment’ – Quantic

‘Lost Tracks vol 1’ (Feel mix) – Needs

‘Change is What We Need (Progress)’ – Trouble Man

‘Appointment in Madrid’ – Perry Hemus

‘Digital World’ – Henrik Schwarz

Brazilian Breeze 1

2005-06-T;11:17:51+00:00

Mixed by Madame Leons. 'Come with me' sings Tania Maria, but we're there already, sipping a Caipirinha as the sun dissolves into the sea.

‘Cafe de Flore’ – Doctor Rockit

‘Queremos Paz’ – Gotan Project

‘Sereia, Amor D’Agua’ (Remake) – Cibelle

‘E O Meu Amor Vi Passar’ – Patricia Marx

‘Sound of the Samba’ – Victor Davis

‘Come With Me’ – Tania Maria

‘Sunshine’ – Nancy Wilson

‘After the Dance’ (Vocal) – Marvin Gaye

‘Carolina Carol Bela’ – Jorge Ben and Toquinho

‘Felicidade’ – Suba

‘Dado’ – Bruno

‘Duesa Do Amor’ – Moreno Veloso

‘O Origen Da Felicidade’ – Celso Fonseca

Some Girls

2005-06-T;11:11:41+00:00

Mixed by Michael Cook. Mr Cook gets in touch with his feminine side and brings us a modern soul extravaganza of the coolest chanteuses.

‘Call Me’ – Tweet

‘KTB’ – Robag Wruhme (feat Delhia)

‘You, Yourself and You’ – Tiffany Villa Real

‘Midnight Feeling / I’m Not Feeling You’ – Yvette Michelle

‘One Thing’ – Amerie

‘Backstabbers’ – Jazmine Sullivan

‘Lady Be Good’ – Fake (feat Mary Davis)

‘Still Got Love’ – Teedra Moses

‘Got to be Love’ – Greyboy (feat Sharon Jones)

‘Gotta Go’ – Colleen and Webb (feat Lizz Fields)

‘Season 2 Love’ – Jazmine Sullivan

‘Don’t Cha’ – Tori Alamze

‘Pop a Cap in Yo’ Ass’ – Ben Watt (feat Estelle)

‘Addicted’ – Only Child (feat Veba)

‘Evil Vibrations’ – The Rebirth

‘Seven Minutes of Funk’ – The Amp Quintet

‘Wanna Thank Ya’ – Angie Stone (feat Snoop Dogg)

‘Living for Today’ – Toshi (feat Mos Def)

Reporting from Rio 2

2005-05-T;12:07:43+00:00

Mixed by Señor Entendre. Hold the front page: more red-hot reportage from Señor Entendre's great Latin American adventure.

‘Carcara’ – Corisco E Os Samba Loucos

‘Mas Que Nada’ – Sergio Mendes & Brasil ‘66

‘Roda’ – The Gimmicks

‘Te Adoro A Ti’ – Bobby Matos & The Combo Conquistadoros

‘New Morning’ – Kitty Winter

‘Llegue’ – Bobby Matos & His Afro Cuban Jazz Ensemble

‘A Vida Em Seus Metados Di Calma’ – Di Melo

‘Ponteio’ – Edu Lobo

‘Ensadinado’ – Fats Sadi

‘Samba De Flora’ – Airto Moreira

‘Samba Blim’ – Tamba 4

‘Estamos Al’ – Lenny Andrade

‘Nao Bate O Caracoao’ – Astrud Gilberto

‘Oba, La Vem Ela’ – Jorge Ben

That Side Down

2005-05-T;11:19:48+00:00

Mixed by Pinko. Oh what wonders await in Pinko's magic box: DJ Crystl, Jill Scott, Quannum, Masters at Work, Lil Kim, and so much more besides.

‘Sho Nuff’ – Room Service

‘The Extravaganza’ (Instrumental) – Quannum

‘New Day’ – Patti Labelle

‘Luke Skywalker’ – Word Up

‘BJ Das Extended’ – Blackstreet

‘Dubstar Warz (Pt2)’ – Ronin

‘Perpetual Motion (Continual Motion)’ – DJ Crystl

‘If..?’ – Rodney P feat Don E

‘Get Up’ (Remix) – Masters at Work

‘Step Right On’ – Young Disciples feat The Outlaw Posse

‘Golden’ (Neon Heights Remix) – Jill Scott

‘Footsteps’ – Afrodisiac Soundsystem feat Emma Lucia

‘Get A Life’ (D Swing remix) – Rae & Christian feat Bobby Womack

‘Woman In Blue’ (Pressure Drop Remix) – Pepe Deluxe

‘Boogie 2 Night’ (Danny Krivit Edit) – Tweet

‘Cop That Shit’ – Timbaland & Magoo feat Missy Elliott

‘Rock The Party’ – Benzino

‘The Jump Off’ – Lil Kim feat Mr Cheeks

‘Breeze’ – Nu Mood Orchestra

‘Hush’ (Amp Fiddler’s Smooth Mix) – Omega

Devil’s Pie

2005-04-T;11:09:02+00:00

Mixed by BiggaBush. Do you dare take a slice of the devil's pie? BiggaBush has baked a most delicious dessert, but beware the rogue elements that lurk within.

‘Sign of the Dub’ (BiggaBush Version) – Hyperdub

‘Way More’ – Diplo

‘Inner City Life’ – Re Jazz

‘Mellow Planet’ – Moonwalker

‘Ghetto Hell’ – Red Astaire

‘DJ Type Missions Pt 1’ – Solid Groove

‘House Plant’ – Ammon Contact

‘Fala Fala’ – Fatbeat Soundsystem

‘Afro Burger’ – Akwaaba

‘Lagos Soundsystem’ – Les Barons

‘Che Che Cole’ – Antibalas

‘Super Afro Beat’ – The Daktaris

‘Get Carter’ – Dan Moore

‘Bjork is Broken’ – Dave Ali

‘MHE45’ – MHE

‘For the Haters’ – Dirty Diggers

‘CollieNation’ (Apenaut mix) – Jugoe

‘Cuba Cabana Strand’ – Dubben

Smiling Faces Sometimes

2005-04-T;11:20:31+00:00

Mixed by The Blue Cat. A special election broadcast by The Blue Cat. Remember: a smile is just a frown turned upside down.

‘Qaeda Quality Question’ (edit) – Lenka Clayton

‘The Monkey that Became President’ – Brotherhood

‘Smiling Faces Sometimes’ – The Undisputed Truth

‘You Haven’t Done Nothin’ – Stevie Wonder

‘The Liberation Song (Red, Black and Green)’ – Gil Scott-Heron

‘For What It’s Worth’ – Sergio Mendes and Brasil ‘66

‘Only So Much Oil in the Ground’ – Tower of Power

‘Make Me Believe In You’ – Patti Jo

‘Come In Out of the Rain’ – Parliament

‘Power’ – The Temptations

‘We Got to Have Peace’ – Curtis Mayfield

‘Indictment’ – Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra

‘Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On)’ – Talking Heads

‘The Magnificent Seven’ – The Clash

‘Flyover’ – Asian Dub Foundation

‘Rock El Casbah’ – Rachid Taha

Amazon Rain

2005-04-T;11:15:15+00:00

Mixed by Madame Leons. Not Dalston rain, not Birmingham rain, but Amazon rain – the finest rain of all. Madame Leons was there to scoop it up and bring it home.

‘Drumming Up a Storm’ (Romanthony Organic Mix) – Bob Holroyd

‘Latin Soul’ – Turnstyle Orchestra

‘Saudade’ – S-Tone Inc

‘Felicidade’ – Buscemi

‘Futuro Primitivo 1’ (Live Duet) – JP & Suba

‘Superworld’ (Children’s World Replay) – Mo’ Horizons

‘Zabumba No Mar’ (Remake feat New Cool Collective) – Zuco 103

‘Cosa Nostra’ (Raw Deal Mix) – Erlon Chaves

‘Without Words’ – 4Hero presents Nature’s Plan

‘Frangalia’ – Mamond

‘Come Touch the Sun’ – Mo’ Horizons

Moodshifter 5

2005-04-T;11:12:21+00:00

Mixed by Michael Cook. If you're feeling down, Mr Cook will make you happy. If you're feeling happy, Mr Cook will make you happier ... with just a hint of melancholy.

‘Smooth One’ – Hoffman

‘Return to Blackspin’ – Ancient Astronauts

‘Runnin’ – Visioneers

‘Electric Pocket’ – Protassov

‘Sit Back See the World’ – Bias

‘For the Ride’ – Visioneers

‘Everyday’ – Sunburst Band

‘Rockers Galore’ – Butch Cassidy Sound System

‘Holy Moses’ – Lee Perry

‘Dolscissimi’ – Saint Privat

‘Sunshine’ (instrumental) – Kathy Diamond

‘Down On Me’ – Natalie Gardiner

‘It’s Complete’ – Atjazz

‘Do You Love Me Too?’ – Solar Apple Quarkette

‘Imagine’ – DJ Nu-Mark and Pomo

‘O Caroline’ – Matching Mole

This Side Up

2005-04-T;20:33:01+00:00

Mixed by Pinko. Pinko sets out on his interstellar mission and returns with fragments of Blaze, Boxsaga and Basement Jaxx – and that's just the 'B's.

‘Bjork is Broken’ – Dave Ali

‘6/8 Drums’ (Yoru-Pean-Drumz Remix) – Eternal Sunshine

‘Journey’s Prelude’ (Nu Life Vocal Mix) – Louie Vega and Ursula Rucker

‘Huh!’ – The Goodmen

’(I Like) Everything You Do’ (DJ Ali remix) – The Mellokidz

‘My Beat’ (Swag’s Spiritual Mix) – Blaze featuring Palmer Brown

‘Truth Will Set You Free’ (Accapella Mix) – Peacetime

‘Slide’ – Mark de Clive-Lowe

‘Back Inside’ (Superbug Remix) – Boxsaga

‘Give It Up’ – Gael Baillier and Cyril Kebellian

‘Snoutgrape’ – Reset

‘Candyflip’ – Marc Deon

‘Your Love’ (Danny Krivit Edit) – Dana Byrd

‘That Shit Was…?’ – Mike Monday

‘Roots’ (Dub Mix) – 95 North presents Basement Culture

‘Oh My Gosh’ – Basement Jaxx

Acoustic Solutions 1

2005-04-T;16:32:36+00:00

Mixed by The Blue Cat. The Blue Cat should never have visited that folk club. Now he's wearing a cardigan and has gone acoustic: more space, less beats.

‘Up With People’ – Lambchop

‘Word Up’ – Willis

‘Aguas de Março’ – Antonio Carlos Jobim and Elis Regina

‘Parabens (Danca Do Daniel)’ – Marcos Valle

‘Sunny Road’ – Emiliana Torrini

‘Lay Lady Lay’ – Magnet (feat Gemma Hayes)

‘Don’t Want to Know’ – John Martyn

‘Electric Counterpoint Fast Movement 1’ – Steve Reich and Pat Metheny

‘Cottonwood’ – State River Widening

‘In the Name of Love’ – Kenny Rankin

‘This is Not a Love Song’ – Nouvelle Vague

‘Lola’s Theme’ (Norman Jay’s Good Times Dub Mix) – Shapeshifters

‘Make Music’ – Rena Sinakin

‘As Serious As Your Life’ – Four Tet

‘Remembering’ – Avishai Cohen

Bossaphonik

2005-04-T;16:32:25+00:00

Mixed by Dan Ofer. Bossaphonik's Dan Ofer whips up a storm in a two-part jazz-dance set that takes in Nuspirit Helsinki, Fernando Porta and Nicola Conte.

Part 1

‘Good and Bad’ – Povo

‘Galactic Jack’ – Briskey

‘Microneseren’ – Bobby Hughes Combination

‘Afro-Cuban Haze’ – Nuspirit Helsinki

‘Melandragem’ – Drumagick

‘Descarga’ – Gerardo Frisina

‘Sambassin’ (DJ Patife mix) – Fernando Porta

‘Kickin’ Samba’ – Soulstance

‘Maria Moita’ – Nicola Conte feat Rosalia de Souza

‘Hotel Alyssa Soussie’ – Sabu Martinez

‘Shihab’s Habit’ – Povo

Part 2

‘Jah Light It Right’ – Cedric Brooks and the Light of Saba

‘Push Harder’ – Goldmaster Allstars

‘Come On’ – Marden Hill

‘Cookin’ – Beatfanatic

‘Tombo in 7/4’ – A Bossa Electrica

‘LK’ – DJ Marky and SRS

‘Vanessa from Venezuela’ – 3582

‘New Morning’ – Kitty Winter

Reporting from Rio 1

2005-04-T;11:01:31+00:00

Mixed by Señor Entendre. Travelling from Porto Alegre to Salvador, our special correspondent has sent us a most exuberant dispatch.

‘Balancafro’ – Corisco E Os Samba Loucos

‘Mano Caetano’ – Maria Bethania

‘Zazueira’ – Elis Regina

‘Batucada Segiu’ – Marcos Valle

‘Things We Said Today’ – The London Jazz Four

‘Ronco Da Cuica’ – Viva Brazil

‘Sentide En Seis’ – Louie Bellson

‘Nem Vem Que Nao Tem’ – Wilson Simonal

‘Cinnamon And Clove’ – Lee Evans

‘Cravo E Canela’ – Milton Nasciemento

‘Casa Forte’ – Friends From Rio

‘Bananeira’ – Emilio Santiago

‘Te Caliente’ – Patsy Gallant

‘Ran Kan Kan’ – Cal Tjader