Distilled listening, recordings, mixes & recommendations from an array of impassioned obsessives, label regulars + Kin-Aesthetic Recordings HQ — Postings on listening habits, broadcasts and recordings, and the pentagonal 5:5:5: series; a recurring feature with guests presenting 5 tracks embedded into their chosen theme.
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| zillagramwiches | Readsy | Kubla Khan | Stephen Kin;aesthetic | Alphabets Heaven |
| Electric Ape | Scaramanga Silk | Proprio | Branner Griswell | Damian Evans |
Returning for another semi-seasonal 4 hour special, with Ring Modulator, Kubla Khan, Electric Ape and Stephen Kin;Aesthetic delivering the usual variety of tracks in rotation...
1. Albert King - Santa Claus Wants Some Loving [1982 Re, Stax] {K;A}
2. The Meters - Look-Ki Py Py [2001 Re, Rhino] {K;A}
3. Velly Joonas - Stopp Seisku Aeg [1983, Frotee] {KK}
4. Linda di Franco - TV Scene [1985, WEA] {KK}
5. Imagination - Just An Illusion (Dub) [1983, R&B Records] {EA}
6. Soft Hair - A Good Sign [2016, Weird World] {EA}
7. Paul Blackford - Illusion [2017, CPU] {RM}
8. Golden Teacher - Spiritron [2017, No Luscious Life / Golden Teacher Records] {RM}
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This month's Filtered Listening brings a fresh batch of zillagramwiches previews alongside more recent obssessions from Ring Modulator's endless musical amassings, including recent tracks from Charlotte Gainsbourg and Belbury Circle, expert percussive production from...
1. Hot 8 Brass Band - Can't Nobody Get Down (Alphabets Heaven Remix) [2017, Tru Thoughts] {S;K}
2. Heatwave - Goin' Crazy [1981, GTO] {S;K}
3. Alec Mansion - Ou Est Tu [1982, WEA] {RM}
4. Steve Cobby - Rick James Dwells In The Abyss [2017, Déclassé Recordings] {RM}
5. Felix Da Housecat - Silver Screen Shower Scene (Thin White Duke Remix) [2002, City Rockers] {S;K}
6. Ruth - Polaröid / Roman / Photo [2010 Re, Angular] {S;K}
7. Charlotte Gainsbourg - Im A Lie [2017, Because] {RM}
8. The Belbury Circle - Heading Home (2017, Ghostbox] {RM}
A pleasure to welcome Damian Evans back for Filtered Listening 14, recording from Brighton this month, along a 2hour amble the pair explore musical moments in Southern, Central and Northern Africa, courtesy of three 2017 releases...
1. Kasai Allstars - Quick As White [2017 Re, Crammed] {K;A}
2. Maalem Mahmoud Gania - Sidi Sma Ya Boulandi [2017, Hive Mind] {K;A}
3. Dungen - Jarten Genom Srocen [2016, Smalltown Supersound] {DA}
4. A Certain Ratio - Bootsy [1986, Factory] {DA}
5. Wojciech Karolak - Discopus 1&2 (If Extended mix) [2016, If] {K;A}
6. Dan Hartman - Chocolate Box [1978, CBS / Blue Sky] {K;A}
7. Norma Fraser - Respect [1968, Coxsone] {DA}
8. Chrissy Zebby Tembo - Born Black [2017 Re, Now Again] {DA}
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Great to have Scaramanga Silk join us for this month’s Filtered Listening, a regular at the label and a seasoned selector, he treats us to a few exclusive...
1. Hugh Masekela - Mama (Metro Area Birthday Dub [2003, Verve] {K;A}
2. Bumba Massa - Mbanda Akoma Television [1982, Disco Stock] {K;A}
3. Mo Kolours - Axum (Forthcoming) [2017, 22a] {SS}
4. The Pioneers - Papa Was A Rolling Stone [2017 Re, Attack / Trojan] {SS}
5. Paul Piot Et Son Orchestre - Le Ciel Est-Il A Vendre ? [2009 Re, Chappell] {K;A}
6. Babla - Babla's Theme [1983, Music India] {K;A}
7. The Unknown Stuntman - Leave This Heaven [Exclusive] (Unreleased) {SS}
8. Joe Armon-Jones & Maxwell Owin - Easy Now [2017, YAM] {SS}
" Still in his teens, LL had already established himself as the ultimate solo artist ambassador for hardcore Hip-Hop. His sole intention to escape the sinking quicksand of inner city life..."
A pleasure to have Colin 'Readsy' Read along to renew this well-worn DJ pairing, continuing that August weekends' Pride atmosphere with a bright opening flare of boogie, disco & pop-funk...
1. Jody Watley - Dont You Want Me [1987, MCA] {K;A}
2. Alton Edwards - I Just Wanna (Spend Some Tim With You) [1989, Streetwave] {K;A}
3. Shirley Murdoch - Truth Or Dare [1986, Elektra] {R}
4. Unlimited Touch - Feel The Music [1981, Prelude] {R}
5. Sister Sledge - Lost In Music (Special 1984 Nile Rodgers Remix) [1984, WEA] {K;A}
6. Patti Austin - Gonna Be Special [1984, Qwest] {K;A}
7. Zapp - It Doesn’t Really Matter [1985, Warner] {R}
8. BB&Q - Dreamer [1985, Cooltempo] {R}
Back recording in Brighton for July with a solo selection, pulling together a fairly random stack of records for another as-it-happens mix, purposefully dotted with a few choice discoveries, finds and digs from this year so far including...
1. Black Flower - Artifacts [2017, Zephyrs / SDBan]
2. The Sunshot Band - Oversize Dub [2016 Re, Pressure Sounds]
3. Antibalas - Him Belly No Go Sweet [2012, Daptone]
4. Auntie Flo - Rainfall on Red Earth [2017, Sofrito]
5. Elsa Hewitt - Snow White Lily [2017, EH / Self Released]
6. Midori Takada - Trompe-l’œil [2017 Re, WRWTFWW]
7. Joni Mitchell - Shadows and Light [1975, Elektra / Asylum]
8. Grip Tight - Love’s Gone [2016, Musclemilk]
Simon Electric Ape & Ben Kubla Khan take over for the 1st anniversary of Filtered Listening, and what a glowing selection they regale us with, back to back all-vinyl riffing in the moment...
Delighted to welcome Damian Evans along for May's Filtered Listening, a man whose musical knowledge is so vast, it has become independently sentient and requires...
1. Pecker - Pecker Power Pt1 [2017 Re, Rush Hour] {K;A}
2. Outkast - Spootiedttidopaliscious [1998, Arista] {K;A}
3. Telex - Moskow Diskow [1979, RKM / Sire] {DE}
4. Ry X - Beacon [2017, Infectious] {DE}
5. Johann Johannson - Desert Music [2016, Varèse Sarabande] {K;A}
6. Gruff Rhys - American Exterior [2014, Turnstyle] {K;A}
7. Ramsey Lewis Trio - Wade In The Water [1966, Chess] {DE}
8. Marvyn Gaye - Time to Get It Together [1978, Motown] {DE}
