RBMA: Introducing Red Bull Music Academy 2010

The Red Bull Music Academy is in London for 2010. It will run from 7th February to 12th March and will include a plethora of lectures, workshops and nights in and around London. RBMA has been in existence for an incredible 12 years now and has served as an extremely valuable tool, and stepping stone, for many talented people – Tea Leaf Dancers by Flying Lotus, featuring Andreya Triana, was a byproduct of RBMA 2006 in Australia, for example.

Alas, this year has an extremely exciting roster of candidates, including (but not limited to!); Amenta, Lunice, Cohoba, Swede:art, Manzilla (Electric Wire Hustle), Kidkanevil, Illum Sphere, Tokimonsta and 00Genesis. The following will also be performing at selected events; Andy C, Bugge Wesstletoft, Charlie Dark, Clark, David Rodigan, DJ Food, Flying Lotus, Goldie, Hudson Mohawke, James Pants, Ramadanman, Roots Manuva and The Scientist. With an almost embarrassing array of artists, this year is gonna be bigger than ever!

Jus Like Music will covering RBMA 2010 in detail. We will be attending some of the lectures and the planned nights, as well as conducting interviews with some of the candidates. We will also be providing video footage from the academy whenever possible. If you’re not too familiar with RBMA, or haven’t witnessed one of the fabled lectures, then check out this short version of Domu’s lecture from RBMA 2004 in Rome…

For an archive crammed with the full versions of LOADS of these lectures, check out the Red Bull Music Academy website. If you have time on your hands to watch the full videos, I would particularly recommend Cut Chemist and Hymnal and also Madlib – but there are so many amazing videos archived there that you could lose whole days at a time!

So, stay tuned for the full lowdown on RBMA 2010 in London!

mp3: Flying Lotus – Tea Leaf Dancers (Rae Davis Remix)

Bonobo – Eyesdown feat. Andreya Triana

Following on from the recent Bonobo update with regards to his new album Black Sands (out 29th March via Ninja Tune), you can now check out a preview of the next single, Eyesdown (click the eflyer above). The single features the wonderful Andreya Triana and is out on 8th March – it will also include remixes from Floating Points and Warrior One. Things just keep hotting up from the mighty Bonobo, with what surely promises to be one of the most anticipated releases of the year. Eyesdown has a real blissed-out two-step vibe to it and no doubt the Floating Points remix will be something a bit special too.

Live dates to support the release have now been announced…

• May-05 MINE, Leeds University, Woodhouse Lane. Leeds
• May-06 Maraia am Ostbahnhof, Straße der Pariser Kommune 10, Berlin, Germany
• May-07 Nomad Café, Boulevard de Briançon, Marseille, France
• May-08 Couleurs Urbaine Festival, Toulon, France
• May-09 Theatre Lino Ventura, 168 boulevard de l’Ariane, Nice, France
• May-11 Melkweg, Lijnbaansgracht 234, Amsterdam, Netherlands
• May-12 Simplon, Boterdiep 69, Groningen, Netherlands
• May-13 Jazz sur les Pommiers, Coutances, France
• May-15 Walk the Line Festival, Hague, Netherlands
• May-16 Botanique, Centre Culturel de la Communaute Francaise, Rue Royale 236, Brussels, Belgium
• May-17 Tivoli, Oudegracht 245, Utrecht, Netherlands
• May-20 Guildhall Theatre, 23 Eastgate St, Gloucester
• May-21 Hippo, 9 Bath St, Plymouth
• May-22 O2 Academy, Frogmore St, Bristol
• May-23 Chill Out Festival, Kremer Golf+Country Club, Istanbul
• May-26 Rescue Rooms, 25 Goldsmith St, Nottingham
• May-27 Venue TBC, Manchester
• May-28 Hare and Hounds, 106 High St, Kings Heath, Birmingham
• May-29 Roundhouse, Chalk Farm Rd, London
• May-30 Wilde Theatre, Ringmead, Bracknell

Dates for Paris, Manchester and more will follow.

mp3: Bonobo – Eyesdown (Preview Edit)

RADIO: Jus Like Music Radio Show 012

It’s here! Episode 12 of the Jus Like Music radio show for the award winning Laid Back Radio is now up on Mixcloud for you to enjoy. Exploring new territory for the Jus Like Music show, this episode actually features a special guest in the form of Jules Hallam from the Feedreader blog. As Jules explains in this episode, his weekly Feedreader show showcases a selection of music that he is passionate about which he feels deserves more attention than it is perhaps getting. Jules also selected a few tracks for the Jus Like Music radio show, which were from; Bullion, Four Tet and Gonjasufi.

Tracklisting:

01. Kidkanevil – Megajoy (TOKiMONSTA Unsound Bliss remix)
02. Georgia And Declaime – Endure (EthNick Remix) (prod. Nick Tha 1Da)
03. Kit Knows – Fragile
04. Lewis Parker – The Unseen Trap feat. John Robinson
05. Joe Kickass – More Or Less
06. The Q4 – Demagogues feat. Pax
07. Bullion – Crazy Over You
08. Four Tet – Plastic People
09. Gonjasufi – Ancesters
10. José James – Made For Love
11. John Legend – Ordinary People (DJ Day & Aloe Blacc Original Version)
12. Full Crate & Mar – She Was Fly feat. Eric Roberson
13. Kit Knows – Lullaby

All pretty much new music this week, bar the previously unheard DJ Day & Aloe Blacc version of John Legend’s Ordinary People. Look out for the Project Mooncircle section, featuring tracks from Lewis Parker, Joe Kickass and The Q4. Oh, and of course the track Made For Love off José James’ new album Blackmagic, which is coming out via Brownswood Recordings on 22nd Feb!

mp3: Jose James – Made For Love

GIG: Tomorroww @ Market Place, LDN

Only one place to be in London tonight (Sat 23rd Jan), and that’s Market Place in W1 for Budgie and Eric Lau’s Tomorroww night. Tonight they have a very special guest in the form of the one and only Floating Points! So the line-up will see Floating Points (Eglo), Budgie (Honest Jon’s/Livin’ Proof), Eric Lau (Ubiquity Records/Pause) and Juven (Pause), a stellar line-up if ever I saw one.

It all kicks off at 8pm and is absolutely FREE! So, for the finest in 80s funk, boogie and modern soul (and no doubt plenty of surprises between!), get yourself down to Market Place.

But the fun doesn’t stop there. Budgie and Eric Lau are giving away some mixes in support of their night…

TM001 Mixed by Budgie by Tomorroww

TM002 Mixed by Eric Lau by Tomorroww

Mixcloud Best of 2009

As mentioned last week, Mixcloud had a vote open to decide on the Mixcloud Best of 2009, which included Best Cloudcasts, Best Cloudcasters and Best Listeners. Well, the fantastic news is that Laid Back Radio won Best Cloudcaster! In the words of Mixcloud…

“Badass funky music wouldn’t necessarily be the first thing you would associate with Brussels, but Laid Back radio is doing it’s upmost to change that. Broadcast every Wednesday on FM Brussel as well as online through their extensive magazine website, Laid Back brings the best in urban music from the last forty years, nonstop. We <3 Laid Back!”

Naturally I’m delighted that Laid Back won, especially as I provide one of their regular shows. But, a big congrats must go out to the Laid Back team and everyone who has been involved, from art to design to actually hosting fantastic shows like Little Miss Sunshiine, Royal Groove and Soul Food. Nice work!

And to all those who voted for Laid Back…

mp3: Preach Jacobs & Denz – Thank You