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Daft iN Africa LIVE DJ SET • Sanguine Soul Ep.51 • Pirate Cat Radio

Mon, 8 Mar 2010 12:31:03 -0800

Z-NOTE Selection Oneness of Juju “African Rhythms” African Rhythms (Black Fire) Dabrye “The Lish” One/Three (Ghostly International) Gonjasufi “Ancestors” A Sufi And A Killer (Warp) Mtume “Hips” Juicy Fruit (Epic) Floating Points “Radiality” Radiality/For You (Eglo) Debruit “Nigeria What?” Spatio-Temporel (Civil Music) Free the Robots “Turbulence” Ctrl Alt Delete (Alpha Pup) IG Culture “B Free” Zen Badizm (Freedom School) Shafiq Husayn “Lil’ Girl ft. Fatima” En' A-Free-Ka (Plug Research)

FM • Daft iN Africa LIVE DJ SET  FREDDY Selection WGBH Intro James Brown “The Future Shock of the World” Hot (Polydor) The Detroit Experiment “Highest” The Detroit Experiment (Ropeadope) The Brand New Heavies “Never Stop (Pink Enemy RMX)” Rmxxology (Delicious Vinyl) Trouble Funk “Trouble Funk Express” (D.E.T.T.) Jean-Jacques Perrey “E.V.A.” Moog Indigo (Vanguard) Prince “D.M.S.R.” 1999 (Warner Bros.) Kraftwerk “The Robots” The Man Machine (Capitol) The Webboes “Webboe Groove” (Sam) Urban All Stars “It Began In Africa” (Urban) Jungle Brothers “Beyond This World” (Warner Bros.) Africa Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force “Looking For The Perfect Beat” (Tommy Boy) Animals of Africa "Lion" Sounds of the Jungle (Nonesuch)

MARKY Selection Roy Ayers “The River Niger” Africa, Center Of The World (Polydor)
Femi Kuti “Tell Me (Jeremy Sole’s Musaics Remix featuring Ticklah)" Femi Vs. KCRW Soundclash! (KCRW) Common “Time Travellin’ (A Tribute To Fela)” Like Water For Chocolate (MCA) Hugh Masakela “Mama (Metro Area Birthday Dub)” Verve // Remixed² (Verve) The Light of Saba “Africa” (Honest Jon's) The Allenko Brotherhood Ensemble “The Man With The Drum (Tony Allen vs Kraked Unit)" Brotherhood (Shanachie) Orsett “Steppin’” (White) Jay Dee “African Rhythms” Welcome 2 Detroit (BBE)

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HONEY KNUCKLES Selection Goapele “Milk and Honey (Aybee’s Gorilla in Trunk Slap)” (Skyblaze) The Ins vs Fleur Earth “Fall In Love” (Melting Pot) The Rwenzori’s “Handsome Boy (E Wara)” Africafunk: Return To The Original Sound Of 1970s Funky Africa (Harmless) Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra featuring Mayra Vega “Che Che Colé Makossa” (Daptone) Afrodesiac Soundsystem “Another One Bites the Dust” Afroheat #1 (Afrodisiac) The Boogoos “The Journey (Ghana '74)″ (Perfect Toy) D'Angelo “Africa (Jazzy Jens Remix)” (G.A.M.M.)

Special thanks to Mike, Derek and Sharon for the opp to rock live and direct on the airwaves...
Marky and I’s first on-air radio debut as ‘FM.’ Peace!

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propsRadio • LOU REED

Tue, 2 Mar 2010 12:32:17 -0800

THE R.A.D. X REED • The Ryan Anzures Duo selects tracks by Lou Reed for props.

The first time I heard Lou Reed, I knew that he made the songs that would be the soundtrack for my life. It's just one of those things you know...it goes beyond what can be explained by man, primal roots ingrained and coded. The feeling of raw energy it provoked and invoked spoke to me, much like the first time I heard Jimi or Jaco or Miles.

Born 68 years ago today, a pioneer and icon of modern day music, not only from his radical and inspirational work with The Velvet Underground, but also for his exceptional solo career and experiments in sonic music, pushing the boundaries of how music can be perceived.

I feel akin to Reed's sensibilities, both musically and mentally. His honesty is refreshing and beautiful. His lyrics are simple and straight forward, cutting to the truth; the smart and insightful comments he makes on a variety of topics from racial and social concerns to ramblings of insecurity to spirituality are that of an open nature of which I had never heard lyrically in music before.

I was used to hearing similies to the likeness of nature or human activities as the way someone would portray their feelings in songs. You can equate the way you feel about a girl to say...a fat kid's love of cake, or speak of one's sadness with crying doves, but to just say it bluntly and in your face was Reed's style.

Lou Reed is just one of those songwriters that has the balls and sophistication to bare themselves naked on a table to be examined by the public, not concerned about the perception they have of him, but of the perception he has of himself. That's what I get from his music anyway.

I feel its something you get from living in New York City. Being trapped in a small space with thousands of other people from all different walks of life creates some serious energy, the nexxus of the universe, and the coming together of modern human culture. At some point, you just have to not give a fuck or you get eaten up by it all.

I feel Lou knows and appreciates all the aspects of human life and culture from the shittiest, down and out, gut wrenching horror story to the beautifully blissful non-categorical storybook ending we all hope for...or at least I do anyway.

His music plays like a movie in my mind. He paints the scenes with his precisely chosen words placed in that unorthodox and off-putting key, sung in a pure and honest manner, bearing his soul for us to hear.

And he's got as much soul a white guy from Long Island can have; I'm kidding of course, but you know what I'm saying...

He's confronted his mind and has documented what he has learned, with surprisingly honest, almost comic, and beautifully composed music that should be respected not only for its genius but also for its genuine originality.

Lou Reed is surely a musical genius that has stood the test of time, doing it the way he wanted to and the world is that much better for it.

Thank You and Happy Birthday Mr. Reed.

—Ryan Anzures

Wax Poetics Nº40 Ad

Tue, 2 Mar 2010 12:20:34 -0800

Special thanks to Dennis and Mike at Wax Poetics for the opp to rock on a full page ad in the next issue...and to muun for making 3am look like 3pm.

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HOT WAX Groove Merchant Session. March 18. 222 Hyde SF.

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:47:54 -0800

This one goes out to my man the Groove Merchant comin’ through with beats for which I been searchin’
Beastie Boys “Professor Booty” Check Your Head (Grand Royal)

HOT WAX, the Bay Area all styles all vinyl party, continues 3rd Thursdays of the month at 222 Hyde in San Francisco. This time around, you’re in for a real treat as we present to you and yours the HOT WAX Groove Merchant Session. The crew behind the register of not only our favorite local record store, but beatmakers and tastemakers worldwide, will be behind the decks on this special night to help celebrate the Groove Merchant’s 20th anniversary this year. Cool Chris, Vinnie Esparza, B Cause and Jon Blunck not only are nice at the shop but nice on the selections, bringing the rarest soul, funk, disco, psych, boogie, reggae and Latin from all over the world and putting it down on wax at discerning dancefloors all over the city. Expect to hear top shelf tunes that will keep you movin’ all night long from our good friends…who just happen to be longtime collector connoisseurs and party rockers with an ear for what’s poppin’. We’re excited to get down to what the Groove Merchant has in store for HOT WAX, a rare and special occasion the whole crew will be playing together, and to enjoy it all on 222’s world class soundsystem…get your soul in shape!

Thursday, March 18, 2010
HOT WAX
Because records sound better.
GROOVE MERCHANT SESSION
@ 222 Hyde (btw Turk & Eddy) San Francisco
21+ | 9PM-2AM | $5

featuring Groove Merchant DJs
COOL CHRIS, VINNIE ESPARZA, B CAUSE, JON BLUNCK

with
FREDDY & MARKY (FM)

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NYCT-LP01. Names You Can Trust: Remixes. Coming soon.

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:12:22 -0800

Special thanks to the Names You Can Trust crew for the opp to rock! Stay tuned for this long-awaited release (thanks for being patient fellas!) of stellar remixes, Names You Can Trust’s first long player, and all tings funky at NYCTrust.com.

propsRadio • BLACK JAZZ

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 07:40:15 -0800

Oakland is to San Francisco as Brooklyn is to Manhattan...at least that’s what it’s been feeling like the more I spend time there. There’s this feeling of promise over in the East Bay these days; an energy and a warmth that’s special to the people that call it home and to visitors not just from San Francisco, but from New York too (just ask Dave Chappelle and Mos Def). Oakland boasts a rich cultural history, especially with respect to music...and in particular soul, jazz and funk. Sly’s Family Stone and Herbie’s Headhunters gathered round the Tower of Power back in the day as Black Panthers and Hell’s Angels surveyed the land.

I can’t lie though...I wasn’t hip that way. As many lads growing up on the east coast, I learned about Oakland through its Athletic’s...but not through the legendary Reggie Jackson, who helped the A’s win three consecutive World Series titles in the early 70s, but through who Reggie called the “eyes and ears” of then A’s owner Charles Finley; a 13 year old kid named Stanley Burrell...or as Reggie nicknamed him “Hammer” because he looked like Hammerin’ Hank Aaron. MC Hammer got it started for me growing up...I remember learning about George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic through “Turn This Mutha Out” and wanted to board the Mothership to Oaktown...at 3, 5 and 7 O'clock...just like Sun Ra did in Space is the Place recruiting Oakland youth to go to outer space.

This episode of propsRadio takes you to inner space this last week of Black History Month through selections from the seminal jazz label Black Jazz. Founded in Oakland by jazz pianist Gene Russell in the early 70s, Black Jazz targeted Afrocentric awareness by providing a fresh alternative to the traditional jazz of the day, with music embodying the spiritual and the political...the soundtrack to the ubiquitous Black awakening throughout the civil rights period. Raise a fist then get kissed by the sun.

propsRadio • FUTURE SHOCK Daft iN Africa 1 • Mixed by FM

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 03:37:32 -0800

FM presents FUTURE SHOCK DNA 1 at HOT WAX. 02.18.10. 222 HYDE SF.

HOT WAX. All styles. All vinyl. 3rd Thursdays at 222 Hyde in SF.

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 15:29:48 -0800

It's just begun...DJs FREDDY & MARKY (FM) present a new monthly dedicated to our favorite format...HOT WAX, an all styles, all vinyl dance party, goes down EVERY 3RD THURSDAY at 222 Hyde in San Francisco. For the first jump, your FM residents will take you on a little trip through their crates...expect to hear everything from Soul, Jazz, Funk, Disco, Hip Hop, Afro-Latin, House, Future Sounds and beyond...ALL ON WAX, dig?

FM presents
HOT WAX
All styles. All vinyl.
Every 3rd Thursday
@ 222 Hyde San Francisco
21+ • 9pm-2am • FREE

with
FREDDY & MARKY (FM)
+ Special Guests

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propsRadio • SWEATER FUNK

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:32:47 -0800

Ring in the Chinese New Year and salute the funky president this weekend with SWEATER FUNK, San Francisco’s very own boogie, steppers and modern soul selecters. DJs Jon, Guillermo, the Selecter DJ Kirk, Sean Boogie, Sabrina, Shred One, Renmin, Vinylrichie, Proof, Chungtech, Mamabear and Auto come strong on the weekly for ¡EL FUNK DE SUÉTER!

I LOVE SWEATER FUNK Sunday, February 14
Special Valentine's Day Edition with DX
LI PO LOUNGE 916 Grant & Washington, Chinatown SF • 9:30pm-1:30am
...and every Sunday.

SWEATER FUNK HAPPY HOUR (Tonite!) Wednesdays
TRIPLE CROWN 1760 Market, SF • 5:30pm-9:30pm

SWEATER FUNK at PARADISE LOVE DISCO Saturday, February 13
w/ GEMINI DISCO, BEAT ELECTRIC, HONEY SOUNDSYSTEM & DONUTS
MEZZANINE 444 Jessie & Mint, Downtown SF • 9:00pm

-EL JEFE

propsRadio • DILLA

Mon, 8 Feb 2010 09:44:33 -0800

Don’t it always seem to go, that you don’t know what you’ve got ‘til it’s gone.
Joni Mitchell “Big Yellow Taxi”
Janet Jackson featuring Q-Tip “Got ‘Til It’s Gone”

Happy belated to the dearly departed DILLA, James Dewitt Yancey (7 February 1974 - 10 February 2006). Thank you Jay Dee for your music...there is nothing like this.