Matthew K DJ Chart 20th May 2002

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Date: Tue May 21 2002 - 22:00:19 CEST

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    Hi there. Its Matthew K from Interactive in Glasgow, Scotland here. Been
    incredibly busy at Firebird in Glasgow's West End with 4 nights in 2 weeks.
    As always the usual Tuesday residency was a night of mostly chilled grooves
    but I've used the other occassions to lift the tempo and push as much new
    music as possible. Forthcoming dates include this Sunday (26th May) at Ad
    Lib on Hope Street, the Pyrotechics nights at Club Alaska and the Bacardi
    Tent at the T in the Park Festival in association with the Sub Club on Sun
    14th July between 12 - 3pm.
    Thanks to all the people who responded to my chart last week. Obviously my
    rant about the importance of CDr's hit home to quite a few people. In
    response to some of my e mails this week, I would like to point out the
    reason for the size of my weekly charts. I am in the lucky position to get
    sent a lot of music and also spend a fair amount of money every week keeping
    on top of as many good new releases as I can. The quality of the music today
    is astounding and its so easy for new records to be lost or overlooked due
    to the sheer volume of releases on a weekly basis. Looking at other peoples
    charts (especially Cukipapa and Nik Weson) I am always stunned at all these
    tracks I have never heard and maybe never will. As such I feel its my duty
    to push these tracks I do get and hopefully spread the word. Thats the whole
    idea of sending charts in the first place - to expose the music to a wider
    audience. Its just an extension of DJing. This may mean that certain tracks
    may only appear for a short space of time but that doesn't mean the track is
    out of favour. Thankfully I have enough DJ work to play all the new gems
    while still retaining the older favourites. Its just that unless I do a top
    100 every week (which is just ludicrous) many tracks slip out of the chart
    rather fast. I get a buzz out of breaking a new record and my chart reflects
    that. Also, the artists / DJ's / labels behind the new music want to know
    how its working in the clubs as soon as possible. They need to build up the
    hype prior to its release and thats what I try and help do.
    Anyway, I hope that resolves that problem and, yes, this weeks chart is
    rather big.

    Matthew K DJ Chart 20th May 2002

    1. Benny III, Kode 9 & Culprit: Fat Larry's Skank (Tempa)
    The Tempa label blow us away with an amazing Indian style 2 step monster
    with an eerie flute drifting over the top of this dancefloor killer. Watch
    out for Kode 9 - a name for the future and be sure to check out the
    forthcoming Tempa compilation - the perfect starting place for all those yet
    to hear their delights.

    2. Moonstar: Dupont Remixes (Compost)
    Straight to the Nu Era remix of 'Workin Men's Hustle' where Marc Mack of 4
    Hero drops a wonderous Detroit influences broken beat killer. A truly
    amazing track from an all round excellent EP.

    3. A Bossa Electrica: Tombo in 7/4 (Raw Fusion)
    Yet more Swedish wonders from this exceptional new label thats getting big
    props from Cukipapa. Latin style but with a very modern twist, the title
    track on this 3 track EP is the old classic that instantly brings a smile to
    your face. WICKED.

    4. Nicole Conte presents Rosalia De Souza: Mariab Moita (Schema)
    Nik Weston is sure on the case just now and this is yet another beauty he
    has sent me. All three tracks are incredibly funky Brazilian groovers with
    the 'Canto De Ossanha' track being the current favourite in the package.

    5. Nude: Digitise (Shelflife)
    Another release from the Ammunition crew (also home to the likes of Tempa),
    this dubby 2 step release looks to the Detroit originators for an inspiring
    release. With Zed Bias now on Sirkus and his collaborations with Kaidi
    Tathan for Laws Of Motion, watch the 2 step and broken beat scenes hit off
    each other for some stunning music.

    6. Stereotyp: My Sound (G Stone)
    Cheers to Cukipapa for sending me this. After the delights of his 12's,
    Stereotyp drops 11 tracks of major dubby buisness. Loads of vocals,
    drum'n'bass influences, 2 step sounds and a stunning production job results
    in a killer album.

    7. Stockhom Cyclo: Electronic Ghetto Twist (Raw Fusion)
    Second release from this wicked new label. A bit nu jazz, a bit broken beat,
    a bit Underground Resistance - this is where its at. Sure to be a winner
    with the likes of Alex Attias, Dego and the likes.

    8. Various: Soul Searching II - Tribes Vol. 7 (Infracom)
    Other than 'Verve Remixed' and 'Music & Movement' there haven't been many
    killer compilations about. This one is and its loaded with treasures over 3
    slices of vinyl.

    9. Roomtone: Music Against People (Music For Speakers)
    This label's output just gets better and better. Roomtone aka Jeroen Kimman
    drops a much more jazz orientated release but with Sandor Caron and Aardvark
    each producing a track the result is a beautiful hybrid of electronica and
    spiritual jazz.

    10. Various: Verve Remixed (Verve)
    Finally out on vinyl, despite the fact that the official CD release has now
    been put back. Every track a winner and with the likes of MJ Cole, King
    Britt, Rae & Christian, Joe Claussell, etc at the helm its no surprise.
    Makes for compilation of the year, so far.

    11. Cinematic Orchestra: Every Day (Ninja Tunes)
    Again, now available on vinyl after nearly wearing out my CDr. Sublime album
    with the Roots Manuva track being a current favourite.

    12. Don Carlos: Hot One (Afro Art)
    Still to track down the recent Ballistic Brothers release on Afro Art but
    this is a sure fire winner. Very New York clubland, with its killer bassline
    and gorgeous flutes this will already be in the boxes of the likes of Kenny
    Dope, Joe Clausell and Danny Krivit. ACE.

    13. Masora: Game Is Over (ARQ Records)
    Excellent UK r'n'b thats up there with the productions of Dodge aka Venus
    Tribe. Bit of a mystery release but very sexy and exciting.

    14. Gigi: Gud Fella Remixes (Palm Pictures)
    Nice to see the re-apperance of some cool new African rhytmns in recent
    times. Here Restless Soul are on the mix for an afro house delight. Also
    worth checking out the Tony Allen remix.

    15. Jazzanova: In Between (JCR / Compost)
    Truly glorious and worth the wait. Jazzanova have moved on to give us an
    album with jazz and soul gems with a variety of guests. This is what all
    future music will sound like one day. You need this.

    16. Gerd: Amarelle (Life Enhancing Audio)
    This guy is a major talent as anyone who got his album from last year will
    testify. 2 new tracks on offer with a slightly more dancefloor feel.
    Excellent.

    17. Jarvis Church: Run For Your Life (RCA)
    Thanks to Adam from Giant Steps for this modern soul beauty with a slightly
    reggae feel. Watch out for this guy, he is going to be a star.

    18. Various: Afrotronic 2 Sampler (Audiopharm)
    4 track sampler from the forthcoming album. I'm really feeling the extremely
    deep Aaron Bingle mix of 'Voodoo Bliss' but the wonderous vocal on the
    slightly Detroit sounding 'Higha Spirit'. The forthcoming album will also
    feature Beatless, Minus 8 & Da Lata so it should be good.

    19. Various Artists: 66 Degrees Presents (66 Degrees)
    A double vinyl album of current Icelandic house music. For anyone who
    thought Iceland's music scene revolved around the leftfield sounds of Bjork
    and Sigur Ros, here is where the funk is.

    20. Sun Ra: Satellites Are Spinning - Zero DB & Hectic Mix (Mo Smog)
    Only on CDr just now but this is blinding. The Zero DB boys do it again,
    this time in collaboration with Hectic aka Gilles Peterson on his first
    production job. The boy did well.

    21. Mr Scruff: Shrimp! (Ninja Tunes)
    Long awaited taster from his forthcoming album, this is like a jazz funk
    take on early 80's New York clubland. I'm going for the dub mix. This will
    be big.

    22. Relaxo Abstracto: Inflatable Scream (Music For Speakers)
    A new project featuring the collaborative efforts of Aardvark, David Caron
    and Sandor Caron. Working together they come up with 3 wicked, melodic,
    Detroit style broken beat numbers that will appeal to those adventurous DJ's
    out there.

    23. Hippiehaus: Maurice Remixes (Jubilee)
    Finally out on vinyl after its first appearance on the excellent 'Club
    Culture For Urban Listening' compilation CD on Jubilee last year. 4 mixes on
    offer, including one from label mates The Havana Boys. Delightful deep
    grooves.

    24. Recloose: Ain't Changin' (K7)
    A sampler from his forthcoming album on K7, with a kind of old school feel
    with a broken beat influence. Also has an outrageous Carl Craig mix on the
    flip.

    25. Quant: Funkster EP (Hollow)
    Watch out for this guy. Formally signed to the now defunct Dot label, anyone
    who got hold of the (now extremely rare) 'Quantastical Quantasm' album will
    realise what a talent he is. Here we get 3 new tracks in the Herbie Hancock
    vein. Splendid.

    26. Seiji: Loose Lips (Bitasweet)
    The Goya crew continue with the gems, with this Bugz in The Attic production
    bringing the vocal talents of Lyric L to the fore. One of the most original
    things in a while.

    27. Sun Ra: Sunset On The Night Of The River Nile - Eddie & Dus Remix (Mo
    Smog)
    Been looking out for this for a while, so cheers to Paolo at Mo Smog for
    sorting me out. Broken beats, manic percussion and the genius of Sun Ra all
    together. Its quite scary how well Sun Ra sounds in this modern context.
    Excellent.

    28. Baaba Maal: Jamma Jenngi / Fa Laay Fanaan (Palm Pictures)
    This may have been out for ages now, but I only got it in the post the other
    day. With a superb J Walk mix on one side and 2 Ashley Beedle mixes on the
    other, it makes for a supreme package.

    29. Neon Phusion: Its Another EP (Laws Of Motion)
    Bugz in the Attic are on a roll and the moment and here is another gem in
    their catalogue with 3 excellent tracks. Their music is just getting better
    and better.

    30. Joseph Malik: Diverse (Compost)
    Local lad drops a stunning long player for the genius Compost label. Reminds
    of Terry Callier and Shuggie Otis, it shows that real songs and soul music
    are back, but with modern production skills.

    31. John Beltram: Americano (Exceptional)
    One of the most talented men in electronic music is back with his 4th album,
    and shows him moving into even more jazzier territories. This is an
    astounding album.

    32. Various: Music & Movement Vol 1 (Climate)
    Double CD of utterly stunning music, with countless Japanese nuggets finally
    getting a release over here. Compiled by Nik Weston, this is the perfect
    indicator of where music is just now. With an 8 track vinyl sampler with
    most of the highlights included, this is comiplation of the year so far.

    33. Bugge Wesseltoft: Change - Chillumanti Mix (Jazzland)
    Promo only 12" with a fab remix which retains all the elements of the
    original, but works in building up funkier drum patterns.

    34. King Britt Presents Obafunke: Bush Workout (Karma Giraffe)
    Yet more proof that King Britt is a fully fledged genius. Collaborating with
    African musician Obafunke, the result is a 15 minute voodoo groove.

    35. Rednose Distrikt: Nana (Hum Hum)
    Coming through Rushour this slow motion house track features some awesome
    Rhodes action resulting in one of the funkiest tracks in ages.

    36. Org: Organic Language (Revirth)
    This has probably been floating about for a while but those Japanese 12's
    are so hard to track down, I've only just discovered it. Immense production
    with broken beats, double bass AND a Calm mix on the flip. AWESOME.

    37. Bluprint: Mathis & Tetchener (Exceptional)
    These guys are a major talent and this shows how the live musician can
    always surprise where samples sometime fail. Watch out for the album due
    soon, it will be a gem.

    38. Ayro: Drink / Let This (Omoa)
    Second release from this exciting new Detroit label. Watch out Jazzanova,
    these guys are serious contendors with their broken beat productions.

    39. Mutant Soul Records: Jaam Blue Series 3 (Mutant Soul)
    Two amazing dancefloor friendly remixes from the Jimpster here. This is
    turning out to be a wicked label.

    40. Ras: Rhythmic Altered State (Best Seven)
    Forthcoming on this Sonar Kollktiv offshoot, this CDr shows yet another
    genius talent from the Jazzanova family.

    41. Plej: Sampler CD 2000 (CDr)
    These guys are going to be massive. Following the release of their mega rare
    debut 12" (does anyone actually own a copy) they follow it up with a taster
    of their future releases. These guys need to be signed.

    42. Jazzanova: Days To Come - Ian O'Brien Mix (CDr)
    Mr. O'Brien has now moved to Glasgow, and this is a forthcoming remix from
    the much hailed Jazzanova album.

    43. Nu Spirit Helsinki: Album Promo (CDr)
    Only 100 in circulation and forthcoming on Guidance, this is already going
    to be one of the years best albums and we are only in January. Watch out for
    it.

    44. Burnt Friedman & Jaki Liebezeit: Secret Rhythms (Nonplace)
    A bit more leftfield than normal for my chart and not particularly
    dancefloor, but it features the genius of former Can drummerJaki Liebezeit
    with the always interesting Burnt Friedman. Similar in style to Ninja Tunes
    Flanger, it features a wicked dub track in 'Rastafahndung'.

    45. Marschmellows: Flash Fried (Audiopharm)
    Always a reliable outfit, here they are again with another winner. Lovely
    sweeping synths over an off-beat house groove, while the Needs
    re-interpretation takes it into peak floor house territories.

    46. Deep Dive Corp: Beware of Fake Gurus (Jubilee)
    This really is an interesting label, never failing to surprise. Here is
    another fine example with a dubby / post rock / deep house crossover!!! The
    end result is an excellent backroom groover that will certainly raise an
    eyebrow.

    47. Sao Benitez: State Of Independance (Mr Bongo)
    Until such times as the Mitchell and Dewbery project is signed up, this will
    keep us going. A Ben Mitchell production, covering the Donna Summer classic,
    this will bring the sun out. Watch out for new Da Lata remixes as well.

    48. Zero 7: Distractions - Remixes Part 2 (Ultimate Dillema)
    While the Koop remix looks destined never to make an official release (just
    need to keep hitting that CDr) here is another mix from the Bugz crew and a
    surprising acoustic, chilled re-interpretation from the Idjut Boys.

    49. The Herbaliser: Something Wicked (Ninja Tunes)
    One of the highlights from the recent album, this is a brilliant choice of
    single with its jazzy flavours and almost operatic vocals. However its the
    Agent K (aka Kaidi Tatham) remix of 'Mr Holmes' thats the real gem with an
    old school funk flavoured killer that shows another side to Tatham's genius.

    50. Ben Horn: Stripped Down (Voodoo)
    Back in the chart again, this is staying firmly at the front of the box.
    More Norwegian talent slipping through with this jazz infested slow house
    groover.

    This chart is sent to hundereds of press publications, magazines, labels,
    DJ's producers, and promotion companies throughout the world on a weekly
    basis.

    Be sure to check out Matthew K in the mix with loads of special guest DJ's
    at the Interactive webstation at http://www.interactivedj.co.uk with new
    exclusive mixes online from Domu (Archive/2000 Black), Aardvark (Delsin) as
    well as a new chat room / forum for all you trainspotters out there.
    Finally, check Matthew K on the Fenetik Radio Show on Radio Magnetic
    http://www.radiomagnetic.com monthly on Wed between 7-9 pm.

    Matthew K Radio Magnetic Tracklisting 8th May 2002, 7 - 8pm.

    1. Cinematic Orchestra: All Things To All Men (Ninja Tunes)
    2. Bluprint: Smoothie (Exceptional)
    3. Herbaliser: Something Wicked (Ninja Tunes)
    4. Seelenluft: Manila (Klein)
    5. Zero 7: In The Waiting Line - Koop Remix (Unreleased)
    6. Mitchell & Dewbury: Spaces And Places (Climate)
    7. Rednose Distrikt: Na Na (Hum Hum)
    8. Quant: Stimulous (Hollow)
    9. Tony Scott: Hare Krishna - King Britt Remix (Verve)
    10. Sun Ra: Sattelites Are Spinning - Zero DB & Hectic Remix (Unreleased)
    11. Sun Ra: Sunset On The Night…- Eddy & Dus Mix (Mo Smog)

    Please send all promos to:

    Matthew K
    c/o Mills
    Flat B1
    57 Westend Park Street
    Charing Cross
    Glasgow
    G3 6LJ
    United Kingdom

    http://www.interactivedj.co.uk

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