Podcasts about mc zulu

MC Zulu has a voice all his own, literally and figuratively. His rich bass can be found on dozens of tracks spanning genres ranging from reggae, to drum and bass, to rock. He’s a poet, a painter, a producer and has an unstoppable drive to bring his truth to the people. We talk about how […]

MC Zulu and Bionik - Dancehall Energy

This week in The Armory we welcome ILLEXXANDRA of the Vitamin B crew in Brooklyn to the 1s and 2s. For her Armory mix, ILLEXXANDRA brings together the world of classic ghetto breaks with the homegrown NYC-area sounds of Jersey club tracks and ballroom vogue, New Orleans bounce, and UK underground club music. Press play. Get down. Brooklyn-based DJ/producer ILLEXXANDRA brings a consistently fun party vibe, drawing from the worlds of funk, UK future sound, global bass, electro swing, and classic club culture. Her sets draw you in with innocent joy, smack you around with raw ferocity, and then set you down gently with deep musical knowledge. She'll kill it with an hour of bangers, or take you on a five-hour journey into sound. ILLEXXANDRA has played all over the world, from the East Coast's best underground parties (Thunder Gumbo, House of Yes, Gemini & Scorpio, BangOn, Winkel & Balktick, Bangarang, No Man's Land, the JunXion), to major international venues (including The Room in Tokyo; Sound Channel and Union in Osaka; the Button Factory in Dublin; Club Love, the McKittrick Hotel, Pacha, and APT in NYC; the Rock & Roll Hotel and Tropicalia in DC; the Parish in Austin; 1015 Folsom, DNA Lounge, the Elbo Room, and Public Works in San Francisco; King King, The Echo, and El Cid in LA; the Freakeasy in Chicago; Club Popozuda afterparty for Notting Hill Carnival in London among many others), and festivals (SXSW, Gathering of the Vibes, Long Beach Funk Festival, and the ISA World Surfing Games in Costa Rica). She has released tracks and remixes for Rot10 Muzik, Peligrosa, Boogie Boutique, Cast-A-Blast Records/Mishkin, MC Zulu, Feral aka MC Kinky, Jon Kwest, Kuenta i Tambu, Gato Preto, DJ Tack & DJ Tamalero, and Jaymay, and numerous cult-classic bootlegs. Her tracks were named best track of 2011 by TropicalBass.com, one of 2011′s Most Underrated Music by Marcus Dowling, and featured on BBC Radio 1. She has released mixtapes with Afropop Worldwide, Brooklyn Radio, Space Cowboys RIPEcast, the Armory Podcast, Brousse FM, and RVA Magazine. She has played all over the Burning Man festival, including the coliseum at Root Society, Funky Town, Dustfish, Basshenge, PEX, Kostume Kult, Disorient, Nexus, Burners Without Borders, BMIR, Dirty Beetles/Black 22s, Black Rock Boutique, Tsunami Bass Experience, Pedal Bump, and Brulee, as well as the arts cars the Janky Barge, Icarus, the Bump Bed, A Cavallo, the Dodo, and the Nautilus. She has played prominent sets at regional Burning Man-related events Transformus, PEX Summer Festival, Playa del Fuego, Frostburn, Freeform Festival, Decompression in NYC and Chicago, and Figment NYC and DC. ILLEXXANDRA is a resident DJ at Vitamin B, New York's longest running monthly breakbeat party, and at Tropic of Bass in Washington, DC. She is also a resident of the infamous and long-running Rubulad party, a core DJ of the Mischief DC crew, and member of the Plug 4 camp at Burning Man. Upcoming gigs include: Oct 24 - London Decompression Oct 25 - Guachafita (Toulouse, France) Nov 1 - Hot Cakes Halloween (London) Nov 8 - Vitamin B 6th Anniversary with guest Tony Quattro (NYC) Dec 6 - Naughty Snowball (Washington, DC) For more information on ILLEXXANDRA visit http://illexxandra.com Artwork by www.jempanufnik.com

Dj Barney iLLer as recorded live from the Vitamin B monthly in Brooklyn (7-12-13). Brooklyn's Barney Iller (http://barneyiller.com) has had a busy 2013 festival season, with sets at PEX Summer Festival (MD), Transformus (NC), and Gathering of the Vibes (CT) so far. His most recent releases include a remix for Blend Mishkin feat. Jamalski on Cast-A-Blast Recordings, and remixes for Gato Preto and Kuenta i Tambu under his tropical alias Guapo Feo. Barney Iller has a track on MC Zulu's upcoming album, and Guapo Feo was recently featured on the moombahton compilations You Need Deep and Steve Ohh Presents: Moombahtohhn! Vol 1. Barney Iller is a resident DJ at Vitamin B, New York's longest running monthly breakbeat party, and at Tropic of Bass in Washington, DC. He is also a resident of the infamous and long-running Rubulad party, as well as a member of the Plug 4 camp at Burning Man. www.facebook.com/vbmonthly

I feel like we haven't done a show this... stable?... in more than 6 months. Planning is caring, for my own sanity and for the ears of the discerning radio listener. The seed of this show was leftovers from the previous week (the dreaded 5th to 1st Thursday no-gap!). But toss in the unfortunate death of Dave Brubeck and some choice new material, and we get a program far superior--far more structurally sound--than the previous week. And then for the next show, December 20, we're returning to anti-radio! Download | Podcast Bold text indicates relatively new releases (including reissues and comps). The Dave Brubeck Quartet - "Blue Rondo a la Turk" (from Time Out) The Nice - "Rondo" (from The Thoughts Of Emerlist Davjack) Le Orme - "Blue Rondo a la Turk" (from L'Aurora Delle Orme) James Cotton - "Midnight Creeper" (from Midnight Creeper (Live in Montreal 1967)) Grouse discusses the Blue Rondo Formula of prog rock songwriting The Dave Brubeck Quartet - "Strange Meadow Lark" (from Time Out) The Dave Brubeck Quartet - "Unsquare Dance" (from Time Further Out) Van Shipley - "Jan Pahechan Ho" (from Bollywood Steel Guitar) M. Geddes Gengras - "Air Solo" (from Beyond the Curtain) Daphni - "Cos-Ber-Zam Ne Noya (Daphni Mix)" (from Jiaolong) Karthala 72 - "Delores" (from Dans Le Coeur Du Feu) Kaoru Abe - "1972.1.21 Alto 1" (from Another Day's Dream) The Pyramids - "Ancient Funk!" (from Otherworldly) Kalaimamani Kadri Gopalnath - "Kangalidyatako" (from Gem Tones) Mulatu Astatke - "Gubèlyé (My Gubel) " (from Ethiopiques 4 - Ethio Jazz & Musique Instrumentale 1969-1974) Dr. John - "You Lie" (from Locked Down) DJ Kentaro - "Big Timer (f/ MC Zulu)" (from Contrast) Bunji Garlin (f/ Nigel Rojas)- "Differentology" (new single) Las Malas Amistades - "Lamento" (from Maleza) Le Marchand du Soleil - "Laila Je T'Aime" (from Laila Je T'Aime) I'm running out of snarky things to write about Grouse; he's actually sounding somewhat professional now that he has a real radio audience. No fun! Ike Bennet & the Crystalites - "Illya Kuryakin" (from Trojan Rocksteady Box Set) Mr. Confuse - "Lookout Weekend" (from Feel the Fire)

DJs Shakey and Barney ILLer have a combined total of 20 years of Burning Man experience under their belts, and breakbeat on the playa has been a huge influence on them since the beginning. As long-time fans of Space Cowboys, they are very excited to join in on the RIPEcast action and represent for New York. "Breaks" encompasses a wide spectrum of music out east, and Shakey and Barney iLLer have tried to cover a lot of that territory in this week's mix -- with funky breaks, funky house, Baltimore club, ghetto breaks, ragga, hip-hop, rare groove, and jungle. DJ Shakey is a professional DJ and staple of the Manhattan and Brooklyn underground scenes. She stays dedicated to both new-school and old-school culture, simultaneously running The Warper Party, New York's biggest electronic music showcase, and also vinyl diggers' favorite Shakey's Record Fair.  Shakey has a legendary record collection, and is a contributing writer at Controllerism.com. Together with Barney iLLer, Shakey recently had funky breaks remixes presented through Boogie Boutique (UK), and was featured on Jon Kwest's Winter Moombah Conference compilation.  They have played major venues across the world, including The Room in Tokyo, Sound Channel and Union in Osaka, and the Button Factory in Dublin.   Barney Iller is the renaissance man of DJs, playing and producing just about any genre you can think of.  He's recently produced an album cut for MC Zulu coming out this year, and a ghetto breaks track for Dutch-Caribbean group Kuenta i Tambu.  As his tropical alias Guapo Feo, he's released remixes recently for Gato Preto and DJ Tack & DJ Tamalero through TropicalBass records, and was recently featured on the compilation Rot10 Invades Miami vol. 2.  Along with Austin's DJ Orion, he founded the OG Series of moombahcore EPs, with the 3rd installation due shortly. Guapo Feo's "Oro En Polvo" was named best track of the 2011 by Caballo at TropicalBass.com, and his "Heartache" was named as one of 2011's Most Underrated Music by Marcus Dowling.  Barney iLLer is a regular sight at the Brooklyn underground's best parties and venues, as well as prominent east coast Burning Man events (Disorient, Kostume Kult, PEX, Decompression, Figment, regional burns). He has played all over Burning Man, including Root Society, Dustfish, Basshenge, PEX, Kostume Kult, Disorient, Nexus, Burners Without Borders, Dirty Beetles, Black Rock Boutique, and Tsunami Bass Experience, and arts cars the Janky Barge, the Bump Bed, A Cavallo, the Dodo, the Nautilus, and more.  He is a resident of the infamous and long-running Rubulad party in NYC and a member of the Mischief crew in DC, as well as the newest resident DJ of the Vitamin B party in NYC. He is a member of BMIR and the Plug 4 camp at Burning Man, and also hosts the Jungle Revival! party alongside DJ Shakey. For more information on DJ Shakey visit http://djshakey.com. For more information on Barney iLLer visit http://barneyiller.com.

Caravan (Radikal Guru dubstep remix) 6:00 DREADSQUAD Caravan (remixes) 2010 Protest To The M1 (Pacheko remix) 4:25 ROMEO, Max Protest To The M1 (remixes) 2010 No Love (Jazzsteppa vs Borgore remix) 3:56 JELLYBASS feat BROTHER CULTURE No Love 2010 We Are Badmans 5:10 Blasta vs Smokah Grendizer 2008 Vampire Dub 5:21 Doctor P Beats & Pieces 2010 Chase The Devil (feat Lee Scratch Perry - G Corp remix) 5:55 DUBBLESTANDART Dubstep EP 2009 Herbalist (remix) 4:50 HERBALIST aka NUMA CREW Herbalist 2009 Gangsta Na Play 5:02 GANGSTA NA PLAY aka NUMA CREW Gangsta Na Play 2010 Tactile Evasion (Liquid Stranger remix) 6:03 DUB GABRIEL Restless Youth 2010 No Lies (feat MC Zulu) 4:05 DUB GABRIEL Restless Youth 2010 Murther (Iris Soundsystem remix) 7:45 Jackie's Army Dub For The Dancefloor: Voltage Remixed & Unreleased 2009 Ramadan Dub 5:19 Flatliners True Dub EP 2011

Duke Shin & Nate Manic LIVE @ Resonate v.6 Mar 19 2011 (1:32:53)The 6th edition of Resonate sold out the entirety of Metro/Smart Bar, bringing the burner vibe to Chicago's most venerable live music venue and subterranean club. For the 4th year in a row, myself and Nate Manic brought the unpredictable spectacle that is a Bad Advice Bear tag team set, but this time closing out the Freakeasy-enhanced Smart Bar. Colorful jellyfish installations hung from the ceiling around the dance floor. The lounge area was completely decked out as an interactive environment perfect for hardcore lounging (and dare I say cuddle puddles?). Framed, illuminated hologram pictures of Indian deities hung from the back wall behind the booth in front of the usual BZA-designed mural. And the crowd? Lordy, lordy, lordy. Following the blistering bass rumbling of Radiohiro and MC Zulu, from 3:30-5am, in front of a packed house, this is the result... Enjoy!DUKE01. Si Begg, Stephane Vera, ill.gates - Cut Copy Paste - Muti Music02. Catz 'n Dogz - I'm The One Who's Crazy - mothership03. The Shoes - Stay The Same (Siriusmo & Jan Driver Dub) - Southern Fried Records 04. Crookers, Kardinal Offishall, Carla-Marie - Put Your Hands On Me (Jesse Rose Play Prime Remix) - Avex Trax05. Diskjokke, Strangefruit, The Sjukt - Bug In The Machine - Lunaflicks06. Style Of Eye - Gioco Feat. Paola Ratcliff - ClassicNATE 07. Martin Eyerer - Your Move feat. Sian Kosheen (Kaiserdisco Remix) - BluFin08. Zoo Brazil - Fancy (Popof Remix) - Taste/d Music 09. Christian Cambas - Fireball - 160510. Superskank - Good Time - Definitive Recordings11. Da Fresh - Uno - BluFin12. Libex - Gin Gin (Manuel De La Mare Remix) - Definitive Recordings13. The Potato Heads - Trumpet Dance - Jack Union Records14. Hauswerks - Clockwerk - Toolroom RecordsDUKE15. Luca M - Grumpli - Startlight Unlimited16. Green Velvet - Flash (Jamie Jones Remix) - Relief RecordsNATE17. Gregor Salto, Afrojack - I'll Be There feat. Jimbolee (Main Mix) - Wall Recordings18. Thomas Anderson - Washing Up (Tim Deluxe Mix) - Skint RecordsDUKE19. Jean Claude Ades - Vallee De Larmes (Pleasurekraft & Jean Claude Ades Remix) - Great Stuff Recordings20. CJ Bolland - Sugar Is Sweeter (Armand Van Helden's Drum and Bass Mix) - Internal NATE21. Wolfgang Gartner - Undertaker - Kindergarten 22. Muzzaik - Fat Patchy (Belocca & Soneec Dark Dub) - Leaders Of The New SchoolDUKE23. AudioFun - Go - Midnight Munchies24. Krazy Baldhead - Applejuice - Ed Bangerxx. end announcements

DJ Tomas: The Reggae Buzz Mix April 2010 (Part 1) DJ Tomas from Umoja Hi-Fi presents a 90 minute mix of new singles and recent riddims inna jugglin' stylee. Big Respects and shouts to my crew Umoja Hi-Fi International (Daz, CoknI O'Dire, Jun, Culture D, Destroyer, Stevie G and B-Love), thanks to MC ZULU and G-Whizz for the drops, big respects to all the labels and reggae promotions ites, 21st Productions, Rude Gal, Soul of the Lion, Truckback, Reggae Russ, LaFamilie, Pressure Sounds UK,VP/Greensleeves, Nathaniel Watkins, Shanty Vibes, Boardhouse,Reggae Roast, Umerah, Redbud Records, DeeCee, Irish & Chin, Pierce Stacy, Robert Rankin, Spliff Skankin, Massive Sounds, XLR8R Magazine Crew, Lud Dub, Katya, Big Up Magazine and alla dem supporting DJ Tomas and Umoja Sound. ARTIST – TITLE _ RIDDIM _ LABEL MC ZULU – The Buzz Mix! G Whiz – Umoja Hi-Fi Drop Monsoon – As Salaam Alekum Mama Africa (Slabash) Alborosie – Global War (Greensleeves) Rockers Roots – Blessed By Music (LaFamille) John John – Zion Gate Instrumental (Zion Gate Riddim) Sanchez – Mad Love For You (Zion Gate Riddim) Tarrus Riley – Sweet Jamaica (Zion Gate Riddim) Alborosie – Rudie Dont Fear (Zion Gate Riddim) Delly Ranks – Ice Cream Love Ft. Johnny Osbourne Courtney John – Have You Seen Her (Soon Forward Riddim) Etana – Heart Broken (VP) Maestro Riddim Instrumental (Weedy G) Donovan Levy – Ghetto Youth (Maestro Riddim) (Weedy G) Blakkice Ft Faya Saga – Strictly Sensimilla (Maestro Riddim) (Weedy G) Anthony B – Pressure (Maestro Riddim) (Weedy G) Raw Moon Prods – Focus Riddim Instrumental (Digital Link) Freddie Mcgregor – Struggle (Focus Riddim) (Digital Link) Anthony Cruz – A Wha Dis (Focus Riddim) (Digital Link) Fragga Ranks – Focus (Focus Riddim) (Digital Link) Sugar Minott – Take It Slow (Binghi Riddim) (Twilight Circus) Michael Rose – A Little Bit More (Binghi Riddim) (Twilight Circus) Daddy Shark – Earth Foundation (Binghi Riddim) (Twilight Circus) Chezidek – Right Time (Proverbs Riddim) (Lustre Kings) Chrisinti – Same Hands (Proverbs Riddim) (Lustre Kings) Lutan Fyah – Slow To Anger (Proverbs Riddim) (Lustre Kings) Nahswitch – Marijuana (Yard Intl) Oliver Smoothe – Read Your Mind (VP) Rosey – Love (Bost & Bim Dub) (Quango) Rosey – Love (Bost & Bim Remix) Quango) Leftside – Welcome To JA Instrumental (The Official Riddim) (Keep Left) Syon – Lonely (The Official Riddim) (Keep Left) Makeida – Informer (The Official Riddim) (Keep Left) Leftside Feat Lloyd – Parks Welcome To JA (The Official Riddim) (Keep Left) Konshens –All About You (Stronga Riddim) (Liv Up) Mr. Vegas And Daville – Enemies (Stronga Riddim) (Liv Up) Anthony B – Goodlife (Stronga Riddim) (Liv Up) Mini G Feat Mr Easy – Summertime (Real Rock Riddim) Sound Dimension – Real Rock Tarrus Riley – Young Hearts (VP) The Hempolics – Serious Dub (Reggae Roast) The Hempolics – Serious (Reggae Roast) Gappy Ranks – Butterfiles (Johnny Too Bad Riddim) (Greensleeves) John John – Water Pumpin Instrumental (Water Pumpin Riddim) Sanchez – Trust In Me (Water Pumpin Riddim) Gentleman – Good Old Days (Water Pumpin Riddim) Johnny Osbourne – Water Pumping (Water Pumpin Riddim) Aswad – Riddim Medley – Water Pumping (Water Pumpin Riddim)

Portuguese brothers Leo (Dizzycutter) and Bruno (Mushug) have been working on their respective musical projects for over a decade, but it was only last year when they were asked play a show in their home city of Lisbon for local crew Conspira that they joined forces to form live/production outfit Octo Push. Since then the duo have found themselves increasingly in demand, remixing the likes of Jahcoozi, Buraka Som Sistema and DJ C, gigging from Glade Festival to Fabric, and even catching the ear of Thom Yorke with their highly kinetic blend of garage, techno, IDM, Afrobeat and bashment.   Octa Push made their vinyl debut this summer, launching Monkey Steak's Steak House imprint by way of a split EP with fellow Lisbon resident Mr Gasparov. This month sees the release of a white-hot three-tracker for Lisbon/Barcelona-based Iberian Records featuring the vocal talents of Cape Verde's Toni Clean and Panamanian-born MC Zulu, as well as the inclusion of their track Quebu Sabe on Soul Jazz Record's Steppa's Delight 2 compilation. They're also due to feature on Fabric's forthcoming release Elevator Music Vol I. This live set was recorded on the Overkill stage at Glade 2009 as part of a showcase for Bristol's Ruffnek Diskotek (Octa Push appearing alongside Heatwave, Monkey Steak, Ghislain Poirier and MC Zulu, and Tim Dub Boy). Leo and Bruno tell us that their live act will undergo something of a transformation over the coming months, so track them down if they're playing a gig near you and find out what they've got in store.   ^ Deixa by Octa Push is out now on Iberian Records

MAKE MINE A MADERA WITH A TWIST Continuing the occasional series where we ask musicians to make us a mix tape of what is currently floating their musical boat, this week Sao Paolo based Afrobeat outfit BIXIGA 70 do the honours. In the words of compiler/musician Mauricio Fleury: "I put two Brazilian tracks that were written by Pedro Sorongo, plus a Cumbia that influenced us a lot in the album, an Angolan Semba and our track 'Mil Vidas' from the last album in the end, so it's a little about Afro-Latin-Brazilian influences and a track that mixes all that”