From the monthly archives:

February 2009

Hawthorne Headhunters

February 21, 2009

Have you heard? I like these cats; the Hawthorne Headhunters are no other than Stoney Rock, Ced No and Pro Mic. “The project was conceived in Ced’s Studio in that special place between Long Beach and Los Angeles – Hawthorne, California. The St. Louis natives Ced and Veto, and Seattle transplant, Proh Mic locked it [...]

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Worldwide Live In Belgium

February 21, 2009

Yesterday I broadcasted the GP Worldwide night on my show The Hop; It was a bit of a cut & paste thing to get everything in 60 minutes but I think it sounds good the way it is.  The first 10 minutes is a piece of my opening set, right after that Gilles takes over [...]

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Goodbye John…. Hello Martyn

February 18, 2009

So? As we remember the great lengths that John Martyn went expand the musical spectrum…. …..it becomes time to celebrate Martyn of a different kind. I managed to squeeze Martyns new album “Great Lengths” out of him a couple of weeks ago. It was a little upfront, so i’ve been sitting on it a little [...]

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Help Daptone!

February 18, 2009

I just got a message from a friend telling me that some people broke in and ravaged the Daptone studio last night. As you might know, Daptone Records is the home of great artists such as… Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings Menahan Street Band The Budos Band Please take your time and read the blog [...]

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Worldwide Live

February 16, 2009

Friday the 13th, usually known for bad things but Gilles Peterson Worldwide night organised by Het Depot in Leuven, Belgium (shout out to my man Mike) was fan-tas-tic!  Studio Brussel, the radiostation that hosts my show was part of the night as we recorded the whole night and will be broadcasted next thursday on The [...]

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The Hop Episode #20

February 16, 2009

This is it! Another week, another show, with bangers!  I told you about South-Korea, Seoul is doin’ it; the guys of Inside are on the roll with gigs and (definitely) beats, check out that beat by Simo!!!  In the same vibe I put a joint by Brazilian cat Afta-1 on Mpm called “Nightlight“, make sure [...]

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I just don't know what to do with myself…

February 16, 2009

…because I am so excited about tonights session at Worldwide Underground that I am going slightly insane. I even tried building my own time machine so I could make time go just a little bit faster. Obviously it didn’t quite go as I planned since I am still sitting here. But nevertheless, it is safe [...]

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online cratedigger

February 10, 2009

Ame, he’s probably one of the most vinylminded dudes I know around (you might know the name since he was the guy doing the original Dilla Donuts mix).  He’s a true cratedigger and sells and trades records with people like Madlib, J-Rocc and others but also to Dan The Beatman, you know, the guy compiling [...]

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Happy Birthday….

February 7, 2009

Jay Dee!! No need to tell you he’s sorely missed. No need to pay tribute… as his music does a good enough job of that. No need to say thank you… as the now infamous THANK YOU JAY DEE mix by J. Rocc did it so sublimely. But there is a need to say Happy [...]

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