THIS WEEK ARGO - June 09, 2008 Starting with some deep downtempo headnod stylings from Flying Lotus, the TrebleO camp, and an epic Lukid LP "Onandon" i've been sleeping on. Some brand new IG off his new full length "Zen Badizm", heavy heavy track from Colonel Red and C.O.N.E., new Bugz mix of Reel People, a dope Daz-i-Kue 4Hero Remix, Karizma always killing it, wrap it up with sum mumbo jum with IG and JJ. Oh and don't sleep on the fresh new line of tees from our friends @ 101 Apparel! PAST SHOWS ARGO - April 28, 2008 We're back! Some nice joints this week... starting with a cinematic rendition of a classic Dilla produced track, new LP from Two Banks of Four, a spacey remix of Erykah Badu, an all star cast brought by Altered Natives, tasty Archetype treats right out of the toaster, jumpin' jazz biz from Japan, Suntzu cru brings you Orakel & IMC Soul, a heavy broken banger from Yellowtail on Bagpak, an Aroop Roy remix on the Doppelschal label, and Ayro teams up with Dj Spinna. LIL' DAVE - December 21, 2007 Illadelph's own Lil' Dave is back once again to drop some holiday blessings! In Philly pop up to the always fun after hours jam, "Duplex" at North Philly's Arts Garage... as well as Fridays off of South Street with Junior at Xochitl. More info at www.illvibe.net. ARGO - November 27, 2007 Making up for lost time this week with a 2 hour mix of treats. Tracks from new LPs by Swell Session, Mark De Clive Lowe, Flowriders, Shape of Broad Minds, Zed Bias, Simbad and Aaron Jerome. Kay Sputnik flips Herbie, sweet broken dancefloor numbers from Bopstar and Guynamite, Broadcite Cru bringin' more heat, Canada is in the hizzy with new EPs from Vancouver's Aklimatize and TDot's LAL, some Weapons of Jazz Destruction, and a lovely track from Jazzreloaded off Junior's quality Excursions comp. Whew! KAY SUZUKI - November 19, 2007 This weeks special guest is London's Kay Suzuki... up & coming producer currently dropping fire on the quality Co-Op label and holding down the Bipolar night @ Salmon & Compass (Angel, London) every 1st Friday of the month. Also look for essential re-edits out now under Kay Sputnik... included is a twisted Herbie Hancock re-interpretation that's no joke! SQUADRA - October 08, 2007 This week is a long awaited guestmix from our friend Chucky Rojas of Amalgama Records bringing you your first taste of a full-on Brukeaton set! This sound has been brewing in Puerto Rico for the past three years largely due to this man right here. Chucky has been the link between the Bugz crew and local talent... creating an environment where traditional sounds found in San Juan merge with the vision of some of the top producers of the future sound. Cats like Orin, Seiji, Jeremy Ellis, Titonton, Surra, and Simbad have all had a chance to soak up some rays on the beach in between some heavy studio sessions with Chucky. Enjoy this brief synopsis on the creation of Brukeaton! ARGO - August 13, 2007 Deep new sounds from Arch_typ, always fresh Domu biz on CoOp, track from the quality new Politik album, Opolopo and Amalia drop the bangin space funk, J*Davey meets Tribe, T Dot's Abdominal shares his views on American Idol, Amalgama's Rojas and Simbad collab, Moonstarr remixes Zero DB, and a sweet Tortured Soul classic. ARGO - July 16, 2007 Heavy tracks from the Rednose Distrikt LP, Nubian Mindz, IG, Zed Bias... Chucky Rojas kills it with a Squadra remix and blazing Willie Colon edit, plus Seiji delivers a bruk baile funk monster. MAD MATS - July 2, 2007 Raw Fusion kingpin Mad Mats is back with a mix chock full of the latest and greatest, plus some heavy new releases from Yellowtail, Sygaire, and Restless Soul... coming soon on Raw Fusion. This one is a scorcher! DJ MAGIC - June 25, 2007 This week... the freshest beats from London's Broadcite Collective via Dj Magic! These cats have been making waves since 99' and continue to fuse sounds for musically aware dancefloors on the regular. This is the real deal folks... butter mixes and nuff exclusives. Magic is no stranger to the studio either with a remix on the Broadcite label of T Roy's The Sweetest Time featuring Ayuco [Japan], then followed by his own 12" Inside out featuring Incognito's vocalist I.Saleem which has been receiving heavy rotation by top radio/club DJs world wide. Currently he's at work on various remixes & production / studio duties for the long awaited Broadcite Acetate album. Magic is firmly in the premiership league so watch this space... www.broadcite.com SOMATIK - May 28, 2007 4Hero co-conspirator & Dollis Hill bad bwoy, Somatik is up in the mix this week. Somatik's engineering credentials read like a "who's who" of producers and musicians from all round the world, from 4hero, Talvin Singh, Lady Miss Kier, Terry Callier, Future Sound of London, and Bembe Segue to Madonna, Asha Bhosle, Ultra Nate, and Master Musicians of Jajouka. With two 12's on Twisted Funk and his quality Nuwave Radio broadcast, he continues to represent the future sound with his new independently released album "Learning the Colours". Support that shit! ARGO - May 21, 2007 Yes yes... back in effect this week with some lovely sounds from Slope, Opolopo and Amalia, couple of sweet tracks from Montreal's Brian D'Oliveira, unreleased Surra bizniz, a mad Simbad remix, top quality house music from Karizma, Domu remixes Small Arms Fiyah, goin way back with some Freedom Soundz, a Jamz Nylon Daz-I-Kue remix, and Beatfanatic hits you with a re-edit of a Rio de Janiero funk rock tune. 2SIDERS - May 14, 2007 Fred Guzzo and Fred Spider from Barcelona are back this week with their signature blend of forgotten jazz gems. Check their newest re-issue Esther Philipps "Just say Goodbye"! ARGO - March 13, 2007 This week.... 2 tracks from the new Azymuth remix project, Capitol A and Slope are dope, essential new album from Ben Westbeech, a classic Nina Simone track gets twisted, Raw Fusion holds it down with 2 tight new releases from Demetrius Price and Simbad, Innocent Sorcerers remix Koop, beautiful new Surra remix of The Blackbyrds, Orin brings back some Puerto Rico flavors, Lanu LP on Tru Thoughts, Lyric L and Motet meet Inverse Cinematics, and saving the scorcher for last.... a Somatik Scattered Snares 2 monster on Twisted Funk. Wuut?! DR. WHO DAT - February 19, 2007 Sorry folks, but somehow Dr. Who Dat has hi-jacked our transmission and has managed to transport us all to the viberian twilight zone. You cannot leave... Next up part 2 with a heavy new release from Raw Fusion, MaSoul with Ursula, news from Brotherly, Kyoto Jazz Massive and Navasha Daya, track off the amazing new 4 Hero record, some PR biz with Broki, and sick beats from Exile on Operation Unknown. MASOUL - January 15, 2007 Switching gears a bit this week with a special Masoul birth of DnB mix. From way back when the only place you could hear Drum n Bass was the dirty beats being transmitted from the top of grimey tower blocks across London. Dedicated to DON FM 105.7 and all the original pirates from back in the day! ARGO - November 27, 2006 Heavy new Dimlite album, deep soul from Alice Smith, final mastered tracks on Surra's essential EP on Amalgama, quality broken beats from Lil' Bo Tweek, Afronaught steps it up, new track from MDCL, Oracle from Beyond Jazz's 3rd quality compilation, and 4Hero remixes Kraak & Smaak. ART BLEEK - October 23, 2006 Parisian producer Arthur Pochon AKA Art Bleek is up this week with a blazing selection... tasty treats from Dwight Trible, Last Poets, Quantic, Reel People, Cedar and much more. Do not sleep on his album Between Yesterday and Tomorrow (sample and download here) on the quality Loungin' Recordings label. Top notch future jazz sounds! BOTANY 500 - October 16, 2006 This week B5 takes you on a musical journey through some solid souljazz selections. B5 is owner of Cue Records, one of the top record stores here in Philadelphia. Cue is well known for its quality used jazz/soul/hip-hop selection... so you know we were excited to receive a mix hand picked from the countless record collections going through the shop. B5 has held down a residency alongside Rich Medina and Cash Money, spearheaded one of the best parties at Silk CIty, Soul Samba, and has opened for artists like Femi Kuti and Bebel Gilberto. Check the store's newly launched website @ www.cuerecords.com fo purchase some of the aforementioned goodness. So kick back, get a nice cup of tea or something... and hit play. ARGO - October 9, 2006 The mysterious Dr. Who Dat back again, new Bugz remix, some Opolopo treats with a scorcher featuring Amalia, Good Good 3, Rojas and Max aka Squadra from PR, news from John Arnold, blazing new ep from Arch Typ, deeeep left field beats from Dogdaze's new LP... cop that!, and Dego & Kaidi remix Nicola Kramer on Treble O. ARGO - September 10, 2006 New album from Jneiro Jarel aka Dr Who Dat, smokin' new Roots track, production from L'Aroye on Faces, fresh sounds from As One off the LP on Archive, quality ep from Cedar and Chamade Beat remixes Mos Def. ARGO - August 19, 2006 The usual grab bag of assorted flavors this week with some new Koop, Voice, Georgia Anne Muldrow with her quality new LP on Stones Throw, jazz bizniz from japan via Sleepwalker, Wah Syndicate on Faada, news from TrebleO... new label from the Domu camp, and a blazing afro monster from Sofi Hellborg & Tony Allen. ARGO - August 8, 2006 Soulful biz from Small Arms Fiya, news from Japan's Mitsu & Grooveman Spot, dope new Michelle Amador remix, essential banger from Vancouver's Sekoya, news from Blakai, and some amsterdam sjiit from Die Bend. BARNA SOUNDMACHINE - July 21, 2006 Up this week is Barcelona's Barna Soundmachine dropping some choice cuts of the disco and jazz funk persuasion. Check their Funk For Your Face series of EPs featuring classic tunes re-EQ'd and lengthened for maximum pleasure! Part 3 contains a rare version of Herbie Hancock's "I Thought It Was You" featuring Kimiko Kasai and Barry White's 80's soul choice track "Change"... out now on Blindtest (BT003) and included in the mix. Part 2 switches gears with an afrobeat monster care of Nephews of Phela, another Opolopo dancefloor number, a heavy Alex Attias remix, couple of blazing tracks off the new Bugz album, Ben Westbeech gets the Osunlade treatment, Colonel Red Gerd Rmx, new Omar, and much more....... FRED GUZZO & FRED SPIDER - July 17, 2006 The 2Siders boys from Barcelona are back with another sweet mix of jazz nuggets. Dig it. O. BOOGIE - June 26, 2006 Up this week is O. Boogie hailing from Amsterdam. Mr. Boogie has been spreading the message of music at clubs like Paradiso, Bitterzoet,11 (Amsterdam), 6s&8s (NY), Lo Fi (Seattle) and sharing astral vibes with artists like Rednose Distrikt, Kid Sublime,Tony Nwatchuku to name a few. His fresh demos have spread quickly getting heavy rotation by Benji B (Deviation), Domu and others. Don't sleep on this blazing mix... DJ STATIK - June 12, 2006 This week is philly local, Dj Statik of the Illvibe Collective. Statik keeps on the move whether he's rocking dancefloors at the Detroit Music Festival, touring with Bahamadia, or holding things down at his several stateside residencies. All his hard work has landed him on stage with some of the biggest names in the biz from Big Daddy Kane to Alanis Morrisette. Expect to hear more from Statik and the Illvibe Collective in years to come! For his full bio click here. DANIEL V - May 22, 2006 This weeks special guest is Daniel V from the quality Jazz Picante Radio Show out of Portugal. Check this blood pumping mix of jazzy uptempo sweetness! DOGDAZE - May 15, 2006 Dogdaze is back... goin' upside yo head once more with a rock solid mix of twisted subsonic goodness. His tracks and remixes have been in regular rotation here... keep up to date at Flying High Records and on his myspace. ARGO - May 8, 2006 New Spinna off his Intergalactic Soul LP, scolding hot new EarDis, exclusive biz from Jeremy Ellis, Chamade Beat flips The Politik's "Money", more frantic IG flavor, couple of gems on Especial, and one of the many dancefloor monsters off Zero Db's "Bongos, Beats & Basslines. LONO BRAZIL - April 25, 2006 Up this week is DJ Lono Brazil. Not your usual suspect as a DJ, Lono has been a major player in the development of the downtown New York club scene in the 80's and 90's, and has been responsible for producing some of the town's most memorable and legendary parties. These days, he jumps back and forth from NY to Chicago bringing discerning dancefloor peeps together with his Urban Renewal Project nights at APT and Sonotheque. CHRIS GRASS - April 17, 2006 Representing Amalgama is top notch dj and vinyl junkie, Chris Grass. Based out of Atlanta, Chris has held residency at the famed Halo Lounge for over two years running, as well as numerous residencies throughout the Atlanta area. Check his air-tight mix of quaility beats... ARGO - April 4, 2006 Heavy lineup this week starting off with some deep subsonic goodness by Cloud Break aka MaSoul, slaaamin new Up Hygh track, Mad Matts production on this Hearin' Aid heater, deep jazzy sounds from Moodyman, new bits from Aklimatize and Domu... a mad Zumen track to wake your neighbors with, new Phuturistix, Makossa & Megablast bring the dancefloor fire, brand nu Public Transit with Voice and a track off the new Diesler LP. Whew! FRED GUZZO & FRED SPIDER - March 13, 2006 From Barcelona this week are Fred Guzzo and Fred Spider diggin' deep into the crates for a sweet mix of jazz, funk & latin rarities. These cats have deep roots in the acid jazz scene and have been throwing parties and spinning their eclectic jazzy selections around the globe since the 80's. Check the 2Siders label for a series of vintage rare jazz/funk/brazilian 7"s! LIL' DAVE - March 6, 2006 This week a long awaited guestspot from local Philly dj/producer Lil' Dave. He has been an essential part of the Philly hip-hop/future soul scene, holding down parties like Body Rock as part of the prolific Ill Vibe Collective and educating the masses on the essential WKDU Radio Show "Eavesdrop" with Junior of Record Breakin'. Check Illvibe.net for more goodies. PABLO VALENTINO - February 28, 2006 Pablo Valentino is back this week with his Kenbun Radio Show out of Strasbourg, France... stitching together a tapestry of ill beats and ear-drum popping snares... pure sickness. Big up Faces Records and Soul Sociedad cru out of Switzerland! Part 2 hits you with some new bits from Chamade Beat, Opolopo, Exile & Daz, plus a banannas new remix from Surra... heavy! JUNE LOPEZ - February 20, 2006 This week is Philly based producer & dj, June Lopez serving up some tasty treats. Check his label Traveling Colors and click here for more info. SIMON HARRISON - November 28, 2005 Simon Harrison has been djing quality biz in and around Leeds UK and various radio and web-stations since the early 90's. Check his long running Basic Soul Radio Show every week as well as his monthly Nu-World show on www.samurai.fm. Now sit tight for an exclusive mix of jazzed out goodies here on bbradio! MASOUL - November 16, 2005 This week is UK based producer Masoul diggin' in the crates with an anything goes style set of dope selections thats right on point. Masoul is getting heavy air-play by djs from London to LA. Watch out for his tracks on the Del Alma comp as well as "Biomba" vinyl soon out on Amalgama. For contact and bookings email him at oiluke@hotmail.com. Next up new Likwid Biskit, Marc De Clive Lowe and Bembe's new project The Politik, news from Rainer Truby, Jazzanova, blazing tracks from Firecracker's Linkwood and Raw Fusion's Innocent Sorcerers, a ruff remix of Ajukaja by Yellowtail and more..... DJ DIALECT - November 8, 2005 Dj Dialect is back in full effect this week representing Public Transit & Bruk Beat Radio cutting and chopping up nothing but top quality broken bits. Dont sleep! ARGO - October 24, 2005 Making up for lost time this week with a monster 3hr megagmix of all the latest heat. Roy Ayers remixed, new Spacek, a heavy track from Nubian Mindz, news from Probe, Titonton, Marc De Clive Lowe, and Domu, Likwid Biskit back in effect with Inner War, a couple of Gerardo Frisina dancefloor fillers with a Spiritual South remix, new Jazztronik... and much more! JNEIRO JAREL - September 9, 2005 This week a special mix from one of Philly's finest. A well respected abstrakt beat producer with one of the illest flows around, JJ takes you on a journey through some of his beats yet to hit the streets. It's an exclusive remix frenzy showcasing his reworks of Build An Ark, Recloose, Champion Soul, as well as his collabs with Rich Medina and others. Keep an eye on his Label Who label and be sure to cop the future classic "3 Piece Puzzle" LP soon out in the US on Ropeadope. ARGO - August 30, 2005 Chamade Beat starts things off with some deep soulful sounds, Comfort Fit off the new Tokyo Dawn comp, track off the new Recloose LP "Hiatus on the Horizon", Seiji remixes Freeform Five as well as the long awaited Legends of the Underground project, back to the old school with Afronaught and news from Titonton with his take on an already twisted jungle track, Twitchy Droid Leg... mad!!! SANTIAGO & RAMON - August 15, 2005 This week is a guestmix from our friends Santiago and Ramon from Amalgama Records, hittin you with the broken latin goodness straight out of Puerto Rico. Exclusive biz from the artists on their roster... MaSoul, Surra, Yellowtail, Rojas and more. A blazing remix of Dazikue's Soon Come by Aklimatize, a John Arnold dancefloor killer, Cocina... put on your oven mitts for this one!!! For more Amalgama do not sleep on their new Del Alma CD in shops soon, and check www.amalgamarecords.com. Next up Recloose flips a Marc De CLive Lowe track... news from Domu and his off-the-chains new album "Return of the Rogue", a hot off the presses Titonton re-freak, some organic NYC flavors from Nickodemus's new LP, Mitsu reworks Bakura, new Beatfanatic and a gorgeous song Gente Ordinaria from Aloe Blacc. TOSHIO MATSUURA - July 25, 2005 We couldn't get enough... so back with a new full hour mix is Toshio Matsuura of the legendary United Future Organization care of Busquelo.org. Don't worry we're getting back into the swing of things... soon come... a superdope Amalgama Records special! NICKODEMUS, & DJ BUSQUELO - July 6, 2005 This week is a special guestmix from NYC's acid jazz scene veterans Nickodemus of Turntables on the Hudson and Giant Step, and Tropic of Cancer organizer Dj Busquelo of RhythmLove fame. Do not miss them at the Tropic of Cancer event this Saturday July, 9th in NYC also featuring reggae selectors Queen Majesty & Scratch Famous and brazilian singer, Carla Alexandar. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Small Planet Fund, supporting grassroots movements around the world fighting the root causes of hunger and social injustice. SURRA - May 16, 2005 Up this week is Surra delivering a sack full of the latest cdr goodies. Look for his upcoming EPs on Amalgama, Flying High and Other Worlds. For the whole story, check the mini-interview here! MATTIAS DESCH - May 9, 2005 This week we have Mattias Desch from the south Germany Club Bogaloo massive. The crew consists of around 25 djs, visual artists as well as Reinhard Wimmer's quality Spinning Wheel label and broadcasts every sunday on www.radio42.com. The seven year old club ‚ ex porn-cinema - spans all kind of styles of electronic music, live-gigs, with appearances from Mr. Scruff, Bugz in the Attic, Jazzanova and Domu, to name a few. Mattias breaks it down for you here with some Hipster Wonkas, Sygaire, the smoking hot Afronaught vs Misa Negra remix, Daz & Colonel Red... Check them online @ www.bogaloo.de. DJ SUNSHINE - May 1, 2005 Gettin into the Oslo flow this week with nuff Norwegian niceness care of dj Sunshine! She delivers a 90 minute bbradio mix of pure quality featuring Lyric L, MIA, Flowriders, fresh Domu biz, Curtis, ESG and plenty of exclusive hometown favorites... Check her show which is broadcast on radio NRK and her new site here. Norway represent! PROBE DMS of SPYMUSIC & JIMPSTER - April 25, 2005 A blazing NYC doubleheader this week! First up, Probe DMS, hailing from Harlem, delivers a dope mix with nuff Probe exclusives. Scooped up by Dego for their first 12 on 2000 black, Spymusic tracks have quickly become sought after by brokenbeat heads far and wide. Check their LP "Start of Something Big" as well as Cvees releases on DMS Country. Next up is Jimpster recorded live at APT. Jimpster is the sound of abstract electronic jazz fusion masterminded by musician, producer and Freerange Records founder Jamie Odell. Can't stop playing this mix!!! Also big shouts out to Swingsett, Rajhi Raj, and Takuya who throw this series of events called "Musication" at the APT. We'll keep you updated... DANJOH - April 19, 2005 This week is a butter mix from NYC's Danjoh. Having built his chops in the drum n' bass scene in New York and Philadelphia, he's since crossed over to things more broken. Check his show on a pirate radio station based in Manhattan's East Village called EVR. Running down a laundry list of smokin' hot essentials from Jneiro, GB & Caural, Sa Ra, Sygaire, MDCL...... Next week... Probe DMS from Spymusic... don't sleep! INTUIT - March 23, 2005 This week is Compost recording artists Thomas Braun and Till Maragnoli puttin' the funk back in it! If you haven't already, be sure to check their heavy self-titled Intuit LP which features an incredible lineup including Doug Carn, Airto, Flora, Andy Bey, and Ray Obiedo. DOGDAZE - March 14, 2005 This week Dogdaze brings you the heat! Straight outta the suburbs of The Hague, The Netherlands, his tracks and remixes have been turning some serious heads along the lines of Benji B, Michael R¸tten, Volcov and others with an ear for quality shit. Check for his releases on Flying High Records and use oven mitts when handling his sick remix of Hot Face. For more info, read his profile. ARGO - March 7, 2005 Beautiful soul sounds from both Flowriders and Break Reform, Amerie sings on Cloak, sick beats from Dogdaze off the Beyond Jazz Sampler, new LAL on PTR, Afronaught and Rojas's take on Candela, track off of Jeremy Ellis's amazing new album (cop it!!!), Yam Who? reworks John Legend, for some music made with salvaged car parts check Konono No.1, and i had to throw a little extra Saul Williams into an upcoming Inverse Cinematics track off the Vogel Hanfen EP. LOS ROC - February 28, 2005 Keeping things on the roots and cultcha side this week with a blazing hot salsa mix from Colombian born Los Roc. You can currently find him rocking parties in the San Francisco Bay Area (check his bio here). Sorry no tracklisting... all 12" originales desde Latino America con amor!!! NAT RAHAV - February 14, 2005 This week Nat is back representing big apple and Busquelo. Check his new night Soulnado at the Knitting factory complete with a Jazz Ensemble... see Busquelo.org for more info. Seiji remixing Da lata, Daz with his Da Lunartikz moniker, massive Afronaught tune, a Spiritual South dancefloor bomb and topped off with some blazing afro flavor care of The Messengers. Part 2... New Jneiro Jarel, Yam Who reworks Georgia Anne Muldrow, Mark Mac's sick piano bootleg version of Jay Z, new Jazztronik, Probe DMS from Spymusic remixes a Swigga track, Syclops aka Maurice Fulton, and the wikkid Dust track from the upcoming Recloose album. ARGO - January 31, 2005 Starting off with an oldie from Azymuth, Marc Mac's Visioneers, more deep soul flavor from Afrikan Sciences, a track off the amazing new Silhouette Brown LP, look out for Modern Groove Assembly... here they get the Ayro treatment, a Daz-I-Kue party rocka, a collab between Surra and the man with the golden fingers, plus a smoking Dogdaze remix of Roots Manuva... turn that bass up!!! ZERO DB vs DAVE DA GATO - January 24, 2005 This weeks mix comes from the Fluid Ounce camp with Neil Combstock, Chris Vogado, and Dave Da Gato serving up a brew of hard jazz, electro, Latin, hip hop, and house, all stirred up with dirty, heavy basslines. You may know Zero dB from classics such as Come Party, Click as well as dancefloor devastating remixes of Moonstarr and Grupo Batuque. If you are new to the Fluid Ounce catalog check their releases here, or for more info see www.fluidounce.com. ARGO - January 2, 2005 Happy new year! This week... new stuff from Jeremy Ellis aka Ayro, Jneiro Jarel remix, smokin hot Amerie track, hot new Amalgama biz from Rojas, nuff Spymusic bits, and a blazing Titonton mix of Double Identity!