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Darryl Pandy sang the vocals on one of the first “proper” house record most of us ever bought or heard. It was Farley jackmaster Funk’s “Love Can’t Turn Around”. It was the commercial hit version of the earlier JM Silk track “I Can’t Turn Around” (which itself was a version of an Isaac Hayes track). Sure it was an important track because it was one of the very first house tracks to bust out of the Chicago scene and become an international hit, but for me it was important for a couple of more personal reasons.

It was the first time I did a little academic exegesis about a series of tracks on the radio. More prosaically, and less pseudo-intellectually, it was the song I was playing when an angry caller first asked “Why the fuck are you playing this gay disco shit”. That later became one of my favourite calls on the overnight.

While you can make a strong argument that “disco never really went away”, the truth is that in terms of my “musical-mind share” it was Detroit and Chicago house which really started my continuing fascination with, and appreciation for, the primacy of the beat. And I’m pretty sure that I am not alone in that arc. It’s that four on the floor heartbeat which has continued through vast swathes of popular and (un)popular music since then. And Darryl Pandy’s beautiful, strong voice was there at the start.

Get the full dataset and mathematics behind the TTKP:   What’s the TTKP?

The invaluable Core News brings us a nice clean recording of a recent radio show:   Rob da Bank 2010-07-24 Dub vs Dubstep Special with Mad Professor, Adrian Sherwood, Coki & Appleblim

A very nice mix of new and old, does just what it says on the box.

Post includes a link to the Hotfile download and the tracklist:

Tracklist:
Slim Smith — Ain’t Too Proud To Beg – Trojan
Joe Gibbs — Chapter 3 – Lightning
King Tubby — Roots Of Dub – Blue Moon
Benny Ill, Kode9 & The Culprit — Fat Larry’s Skank – Tempa
Dubkasm — Reespek I Spek (feat. Levi Roots and African Simba) (Gatekeep and Appleblim Remix) – White Label
Coki — Intergalactic Dub – Dubplate
Loefah — Bombay Squad – Rephlex
Primal Scream — Echo Deck – Creation
The Clash — Robber Dub – Epic
Rusko — Hold On – Mad Decent/Co Operative
Magnetic Man — I Need Air – Columbia
Coki — Movado – White Label
The Upsetters — Blackboard Jungle Dub – Upsetter
The Upsetters — Blackboard Jungle Dub (Adrian Sherwood Version) – Upsetter
Lee “Scratch” Perry — International Broadcaster (feat. Roots Manuva and LSK) – Egea
Addison Groove — Foot Crab – Swamp 81
Arkist — Rendezvous – Apple Pips
Massive Attack — Teardrop (Mad Professor Mazaruni Remix) – Circa
Mad Professor feat. Luciano — Unknown Track – White Label
La Roux — In For The Kill (Skream’s Let’s Get Ravy Mix) – Polydor
TC — Where’s My Money (Caspa Remix) – DSR
Katy B — Katy On A Mission – Ammunition
Simian Mobile Disco — Cruel Intentions (feat. Beth Ditto) (Joker Remix) – Wichita

In keeping with the multimedia aspect of the festival, the BBC has put together a series of audio snapshots of the event. Each picture in the Flash window sits over a link to some form of audio. There are partial or full DJ sets from Joy Orbison, Mary Anne Hobbs, Pete Tong and others. There are also individual cuts and back stage interviews from many bands.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/sonar/2010/ (Warning: This is a Flash object. Make sure you have updated your Flash player. Sorry, if you are on an iPad Steve says you can’t see this.)

The Beeb has just posted a quick 8 minute video with Mary Anne Hobbs talking to the cats she brought with her to the Sonar Festival in Barcelona – Joy Orbison, Roska and Flying Lotus. Includes footage from the stage also. Of note: Flying Lotus making a point of mentioning the importance, to him, of playing Weather Report in his set. Yes, Weather Report. I knew that I was right to be so confused by his Cosmogramma record.

Some idiot producer decided that it would be a good idea to devote a section to the campaign on the national breakfast/pop/talk/morning radio show on the BBC Talk/Sports channel Radio 5.

via YouTube - Rage Against the Machine on BBC Radio 5 live – Killing in the Name .

Nice to hear Tom, Zack and the band are just as articulate and fierce as ever… And how did the producers at the beeb possibly believe that the band would NOT swear!!!!!!??????  What is the beeb gonna do, ban RATM from the airwaves?

The bookies have suspended action on the Christmas single line because the Rage track appears to be ahead by more than 10 percent. And, yes, the song was released in 1992.

The estimable J smooth has posted a transcript of an interview he did in ’95. A fascinating read: Mister Magic & Mister Cee Interview, 1995