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Can You Feel It?It's July, 1989 and the temperature is hot! Actually, for a lot of the UK it surprisingly was, but let's leave meteorological memories aside, we're talking the dancefloor. The country, the WHOLE nation was completely right on one, matey. Well maybe not the entire nation, but there was no doubt that the BPMs were sweeping the nation much quicker than the BSB squarial was in the last summer of the eighties. As 1988 became 1989, the underground was rapidly moving overground. The house sound of Chicago and Detroit had landed on our sceptred isle and we were making it out own. Artists such as The Beatmasters, Coldcut and Mark Moore's S-Express had stamped their authority on the charts and across the country as teens were pouring over Smash Hits for the lyrics of Inner City tracks and swapping mixtapes of the latest grooves.And, NOW That's What I Call Music were THERE!Well, yes they were, but that's not the whole story. Get on the dancefloor legendary compilers K-tel and new variously compiled whippershappers from Telstar, who (for once) were ahead of the compilation curve. Albums series such as Deep Heat (in those large cassette boxes Discog fans!) were bringing the cool kids a real mix of dance, hip hop and sounds from both sides of the Atlantic. So what did our friends at EMI/Virgin do? What they always do - respond, and then some!Join author, journalist, compiler and all round dance music fanatic Joe Muggs as we revisit the explosive dancefloor culture of summer 1989 though the lens of NOW Dance 89. Rediscover some iconic tracks from Inner City, Soul II Soul and Coldcut. Remember (because you may have forgotten) the VERY 89 sound of Hip House with the likes of The Cookie Crew, Merlin and (awesome super duper) Tyree. Find out how NOW navigated a groove between the mainstream and the emerging underground through some amazing 12” mixes and laid a blueprint for the impending sound of the 90s, and indeed an unavoidable cultural shift into the next century of pop and beyond.And if that wasn't enough, find out which dance icon Joe sought out an autograph from, how the legendary producer Youth may have missed a chance to be on The Fast Show, which track brings tears to mothers eyes at Big Fish Little Fish discos and why we need the uplifting and uniting experience of house music now more than ever.People, hold on! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Thousands of farmers converged on Westminster as tractors made a slow drive through central London on Wednesday afternoon in the second protest against Labour's inheritance tax reforms.Farmers travelled from across the country amid anger about the plans against the so-called ‘tractor tax' announced in last month's Budget, which will see farms lose inheritance tax relief on assets over £1 million.The Standard podcast has analysis of the issue with Simon Smith, a land agent and senior lecturer at the Royal Agricultural University in Cirencester.In part two, author Joe Muggs on his new book chronicling 25 years of London electronic music superclub Fabric. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Music journalist and author Emma Warren joins Jude on this week's episode of Songbook to discuss Brian Belle-Fortune's in-depth, self-published history, All Crews: Journeys Through Jungle/Drum & Bass.They also cover a multitude of topics including the challenges and joys of self-publishing, the 90s outside of britpop, the bravery of being the first person on the dance floor, and much more.Emma's new book Dance Your Way Home: A Journey Through the Dancefloor is an intimate foray onto the dancefloor, part-memoir, part-social and cultural history, publishing on 16th March 2023 Dance Your Way Home: A Journey Through the Dancefloor a book by Emma Warren. (bookshop.org)Books mentioned in the podcast:Make Some Space: Tuning Into Total Refreshment Centre by Emma Warren *Audiobook* Make Some Space: Tuning into Total Refreshment Centre | Emma Warren | Sweet Machine Publishing (bandcamp.com)Document Your Culture by Emma Warren *Audiobook* Document Your Culture | Emma Warren | Sweet Machine Publishing (bandcamp.com)Bass, Mids, Tops: An Oral History of Sound System Culture by Joe Muggs and Brian David Stevens Bass, Mids, Tops: An Oral History of Sound System Culture a book by Joe Muggs and Brian David Stevens. (bookshop.org)All Crews by Brian Belle-Fortune All Crews Book - All CrewsA Choreographer's Handbook by Jonathan Burrows A Choreographer's Handbook a book by Jonathan Burrows. (bookshop.org)Reggae Bloodlines: In Search of the Music and Culture of Jamaica by Stephen Davis and Peter Simon Reggae Bloodlines: In Search of the Music and Culture of Jamaica by Simon, Peter,Davis, Stephen: Good Paperback (1992) | WeBuyBooks (abebooks.co.uk)A Quick Ting On Afrobeats by Christian Adofo A Quick Ting On Afrobeats a book by Christian Adofo. (bookshop.org)You can buy the paperback edition of Jude's The Sound of Being Human: How Music Shapes Our Lives here: The Sound of Being Human a book by Jude Rogers. (bookshop.org) Finally, White Rabbit's Spotify Playlist of 'booksongs' - songs inspired by books loved by our guests - is here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7chuHOeTs9jpyKpmgXV6uo Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
"On hearing the recording, it immediately sounded like techno to me, so I put a kick drum and hi-hat on it. I tried to work fast and instinctively, pushed by the drive of the recording. The overall sound was also inspired by a recent mix I did for FatCat records, which in turn took me back to my days DJing in Brighton and London around the turn of the millennium, when noise, techno, academic recordings, soundsystem music and a lot of very battered charity shop records - including a lot of global recordings - were all part of the mix, with the aim always being overwhelm, discombobulation and a sense of melting rather than anything more culturally highfalutin." Composition by Knid aka Joe Muggs. This is part of the Obsolete Sounds project, the world's biggest collection of disappearing sounds and sounds that have become extinct – remixed and reimagined to create a brand new form of listening. Explore the whole project at https://citiesandmemory.com/obsolete-sounds
When asked to put a mix together for Joe Muggs & his WWFM Saturday into Sunday late sessions you have to dig deep and wear your heart on your sleeve. RE:WARM records Micky Browne turned up for this one as fresh as a daisy in his Sunday best and delivers a wonderful flow of all things breezy, blended with some of the REWARM sound effects library, this one has that full-on stop exactly what your doing effect. Music for alone time, Music for environments, Music is emotion. Tracklist: 1, Sea Lapping 2, Sarah Louise - Sing a Song [Exerpt] 3, Manna - Mr Echo 4, ????? - Holding On 5, Ron Eliran - Sky Dust Drifter [Forager Records Exclusive] 6, Babe Rainbow - The Wind 7, Niall Mutter - I Wonder 8, Common Saints - Star Child 9, Adventure Unlimited - Rainy Days Blues 10, Gianni Brezzo - Home Run 11, Boyer & Talton - Love 40 12, Wind Howls 13, Damien Jurado - Take Your Time 14, Jonathan Jeremiah - Solitary Man 15, Sylvie - Sylvie 16, Sea Lapping
Celebrate 25 years of Smokers Delight with Colleen ‘Cosmo' Murphy and special guest George Evelyn of Nightmares on Wax. They will discuss his musical roots and the evolution of Nightmares on Wax alongside playing some of the samples Evelyn excavated from some of his most cherished LPs. Nightmares on Wax' sophomore LP was a defining moment of '90s trip hop and downtempo sound along with other heavy-hitters including Massive Attack's Blue Lines, Portishead's Dummy and Tricky's Maxinquaye. The LP fused together a cornucopia of sound: “It was all the things that turned me on: reggae, soul, and through sampling and digging, hip hop was the backbone,” Evelyn said of the samples on Smoker's Delight in Joe Muggs' book Bass, Mids, Tops. Read more about your favourite albums here: classicalbumsundays.com
Celebrate 25 years of Smokers Delight with Colleen ‘Cosmo' Murphy and special guest George Evelyn of Nightmares on Wax. They will discuss his musical roots and the evolution of Nightmares on Wax alongside playing some of the samples Evelyn excavated from some of his most cherished LPs. Nightmares on Wax' sophomore LP was a defining moment of '90s trip hop and downtempo sound along with other heavy-hitters including Massive Attack's Blue Lines, Portishead's Dummy and Tricky's Maxinquaye. The LP fused together a cornucopia of sound: “It was all the things that turned me on: reggae, soul, and through sampling and digging, hip hop was the backbone,” Evelyn said of the samples on Smoker's Delight in Joe Muggs' book Bass, Mids, Tops. Read more about your favourite albums here: classicalbumsundays.com
For #037, we welcome producer and DJ - @littlefoot. Littlefoot has been making UKG and Bassline since around 2007 which has been described as containing "...repeated echoes here of ‘00s-style R&B, but it sounds as if it's been reconstructed by an AI rather than sampled directly; they're ghostly robots, warbling yearning ditties." and "UK-garage-derived rhythms are stripped apart and rebuilt in strange new forms, topped off by sad, yearning vocal snippets.. which nag at your emotions long after you've heard them." (Joe Muggs, Bandcamp Best Electronic Music of the Month 2020 and 2021). This mix brings together the recent works, finished productions, some deep dives on Bandcamp, a few obscure vinyl-ripped oldies and just straight bangers from the last months releases from the UKG and Bassline spectrum. Mixing is top draw, selection is on point and you just need to take listen!! Tracklisting below, click on the 'Download' link to get the mix and to find out where to buy the tracks and show support to the artists making this mix possible! 01. @djqmusic, @sholaamaofficial & @hansglader - I Can't Stay 02. @weagleukg - Stormin' 03. @morenightmusic - Scooter Brothers 04. Littlefoot - Talk 2 Me 05. @ppplprod - Long Swelling Wave 06. T2 Ft. Jodie Aysha - Heartbroken (@saluteaut Edit) 07. Lil' Milly - BumbaFunk 08. @yozhiuk - Nosebone 09. @emmacannon, Brad Braxton & @synths-dien - Breaking Up 10. @imryangallus - Shots 11. Burial - Archangel (@rico Garage Remix) 12. @lifeofvyzer - 2000 Magic 13. Patrick Kane - 4 Shots 14. @notiondj Ft. Carrie Baxter - Found Love 15. Littlefoot - Eyes Falling 16. @dexplicit - Do It 17. Jon Buccieri (@fanta_and_awol) - Love Is Not A Game 18. Littlefoot - Organic Pleasure 19. @keg_one - Let You Get To Me 20. @baadwrk - Wrong Number 21. Toad - Mutualism 22. Alicia Keys - Unthinkable (@emveemusic Edit) 23. @tuffculture - Been Too Long 24. Littlefoot - Good Dreams 25. @mikeybproduction - Take Me Somewhere 26. @emveemusic - What Ya Sayin'? (Indianflute Remix) 27. @harryfelce - What A Minute 28. Gothic Rapunzel - Among The Stars
James and I talk about Joe Muggs (the Books-A-Million coffee place), the joy of doing things alone as an adult, and my trip (alone) to the mall. I also unbox a new Yui figure, around a hour in if you want to hear that.
On this episode of the Ninja Tune Podcast, we listen back to Rough Trade Shop’s Zoom Q&A with Matt and Andy from BICEP, who were joined by special guest host Joe Muggs for an intimate conversation, with an opportunity for audience questions. This live-streamed Q&A event celebrates the release of Isles, the new album from BICEP that is out now. Two years in the making, Isles expands on the artful energy of their 2017 debut Bicep.
Soma lovin’, had me a blast… Can NBC do justice to Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World, with Harry Lloyd and Jessica Brown Findlay free-lovin’ their way across futuristic New London? It starts on SKY next Friday. Can the debut album by Todmorden noiseniks Working Men’s Club superserve both the mature Fall/Cabaret Voltaire fan and today’s young ravers? Are US electro plinkers Sylvan Esso any good? And a really affecting movie about the beauty pageant battles of black mothers and daughters in Texas, Miss Juneteenth. Film writer Linda Marric and Joe Muggs, co-author of Bass, Mids, Tops: An Oral History of Sound System Culture join Andrew and Siân to work it all out. Produced and presented by Siân Pattenden and Andrew Harrison. Audio production by Alex Rees. Bigmouth is a Podmasters production. Get every episode of BIGMOUTH a day early when you back us on the crowdfunding platform Patreon. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Joe Mugford, known professionally as Joe Muggs is a British music journalist, writer and DJ. He is a frequent contributor to The Guardian, The Wire, FACT magazine, and other music journalism outlets. In this episode we discuss his new book - Bass, Mids, Tops (Strange Attractor Press): An Oral History of Sound System Culture
This weeks episode was recorded over the xmas period when the world was quite a different place. This week we bemoan the downfall of the CD/DVD as a quick stocking filler. We also ask the listeners for their choice of song to soundtrack the end of the world. Anne asks the big questions about Lobsters and eternal life without even considering that this is a music podcast and not really concerned with the keys to eternal life. We review the magnificent oral history of sound system culture 'Bass, Mids, Tops' by Joe Muggs and Brian David Stevens. The man with the phonographic memory this week is Pete Rogers one half of Drum & Bass legends Technimatic. Their first album 'Desire Paths' won Drum & Bass album of the year in both Mixmag and the National Drum & Bass Awards. They have since gone on to tour the world with their unique take on the genre. Our Spotify playlist is based solely on what we happen to mention during the show, it is not 'curated' as such. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4MDkc1Cysov2cd8ydL4cbn?si=ZgQJG6AQREOaVlWmHnXpHg There is also a YouTube version that is well worth a visit https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPPl5xM2fbUot0IzuXFf4U37JOzUI-eEg Please do all the liking, subscribing and review writing you can (especially on Apple podcasts), it will help the show tremendously. Oh! And please feel free to contact us about anything you fancy. CONTACT US WHATGOESPOD@GMAIL.COM @WHATGOESPOD - Twitter @WHATGOESPOD - Instagram
It’s a bass-heavy podcast as we welcome dance music guru and Bigmouth regular Joe Muggs and photographer Brian David Stevens to talk about their book Bass, Mids, Tops: An Oral History of Sound System Culture. Pre-order it here and get free badges! Plus…CEMETARY GREATS: Mysterious dubstep person Burial compiles all his free-range experimental EPs under the name ‘Tunes 2011-2019’. How does this enhance our understanding of the Vangelis of the night bus queue?APOCALYPSE NEIN: A meteor is about to obliterate Europe and everyone is losing their scheisse in grim German drama Eight Days, now showing on Sky Atlantic. Will this Deutsche spin on Bowie’s ‘Five Years’ tempt you to binge-watch before the end of to the world?THE COSMIC TRIP PRESENTS: Balearic mind-massagers Psychemagik finally release the debut album that’s been held hostage by major label shenanigans for ten years. Will ‘I Feel How This Night Should Look’ fit the ‘Moon Safari’-shaped hole in your life? Plus the usual tunes, digressions and Closing Time Chatter. It’s what podcasts where made for. Produced and presented by Andrew Harrison and Siân Pattenden. Audio production by Alex Rees. Bigmouth is a Podmasters production. Get every episode of BIGMOUTH a day early, plus the famous EXTRA BIT, when you back us on the crowdfunding platform Patreon. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
On Sprung today we welcome journalist and DJ Joe Muggs to talk Bass, Mids, Tops, his new book about the UK's soundsystem culture.
As the studio melts and Siân and Andrew wilt in the heat, Melody Maker veteran DAVID STUBBS joins us to talk about his new book ‘Mars By 1980: The History Of Electronic Music’. Fellow bleeps’n’clonks devotee JOE MUGGS of Mixmag weighs in on the stuff you didn’t know about the avant garde sound that now owns the world. And yes that’s Karlheinz Stockhausen in the pic. PLUS: We look back at the amazing NME cassettes that changed a generation’s way of listening, and the NME journo Roy Carr who compiled them. And David and Joe make their contributions to our grand compendium of summer listening and reading. Support BIGMOUTH – buy us a pint via the crowdfunding platform Patreon. Produced and presented by Andrew Harrison and Siân Pattenden. Studio production by Sophie Black. Bigmouth is a Podmasters production. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Is Blondie’s new album ‘Pollinator’ a top buzz and is Deborah Harry still queen bee? Can Gorillaz exorcise Damon’s demons? And is Marvel’s soft-rock space opera fit for a second outing? Special guests Travis Elborough and Polly Birkbeck, plus special correspondents Michael Moran and Joe Muggs, join Andrew and Matt in the bunker. For the full versions of all the songs played on this podcast visit our Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/user/11102554473/playlist/2Z1nBHE2qqEpX1SGRMcSkS See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
It’s our first birthday! Special guests are best-selling author and ‘Doctor Who’ geek Jenny Colgan (writer of ‘Who’ spin-offs and beach romances) plus our grime and dubstep correspondent Joe Muggs. Is Bill a good fit for the Tardis? Is Idris Elba too tall for TV? Has Joe Goddard of Hot Chip made a dad house classic? All this and more will be revealed… Click to listen! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
DJ Semtex talks about this definitive volume on the essence, experience and energy that is hip-hop and its massive and enduring impact over the last 40 years. Buy the book: https://bit.ly/2vyHlnU
A spoiler-heavy discussion of Denis Villeneuve's sci-fi brain twister Arrival, with Andrew, Matt and guests Joe Muggs and Mark Hooper. WARNING: If you haven’t seen the movie – don’t listen! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
This week we talk about A Tribe Called Quest’s incredible final album, alien first contact movie Arrival and godfather of DJ culture David Mancuso with guests Joe Muggs of Mixmag and Mark Hooper of Hole & Corner magazine. Click to listen. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
On this week‘s smart pop culture podcast: Happy 30th Chestburstday to James Cameron’s ‘Aliens’ – plus Frank Ocean’s new album, ‘The Get Down’ on Netflix and our fantasy festival picks. Special guests this week are Luke Turner of The Quietus and Joe Muggs of The Guardian and Mixmag. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Ross Sutherland explores the consequences of repeating ourselves. With readings from Ryan Wan Winkle and Janice Acquah. Support the podcast through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/rossgsutherland Listen to the Joe Muggs remix of last week's episode: https://www.mixcloud.com/NTSRadio/love-drain-22nd-february-2016/
This week on the Ninja Tune podcast guest host Joe Muggs speaks with Kevin Martin, Roger Robinson & Kiki Hitomi - otherwise known as King Midas Sound - and recent collaborator Christian Fennesz about their Edition 1 album, released via Ninja Tune in September this year. They speak about the processes that went into recording the album, the individual personalities that fed into it, but also about the shared experiences and emotions that brought them together. They each select a track that has influenced their musical progression in some way and we hear music across the spectrum from Joni Mitchell, Deep Purple, Discharge and The Bug ft. Warrior Queen. We finish as always with 5 tracks from the Ninja Tune & family stables: Iglooghost, Levantis, Yppah (The Range remix), Seven Davis Jr (Kaytronik remix) and Maribou State (Ross from Friends remix).
This week Fionn Davenport, Hugh Linehan and Laurence Mackin assess the legacy of Laurel and Hardy with UCD lecturer Barry Brophy, music streaming with Boiler Room editor Joe Muggs, the return of House of Cards and the performance of Andrew Scott in Sea Wall.
Joe Muggs hears the story of the drum and bass giant.
Joe Muggs hears the story of the drum and bass giant.
Joe Muggs hears the story of the drum & bass giant. For more, visit Resident Advisor: http://www.residentadvisor.net/podcast-episode.aspx?exchange=214