We’ve got a very special edition of the Badly Packed Kebab coming this Friday, 3rd December. Dropping into the studio with a bunch of dirty beats, some banter and hopefully a few beers (’cause i’m running low) will be South Wales’ production duo du jour, Darkhouse Family.

Made up of Cardiff’s Don Leisure and Barry’s hip-hop mainman, Metabeats, Darkhouse Family have thrown themselves to the fore of glitchy wonk-hop production styling. First catching ears with BPK-favourite, “Stay Blazed” (their contribution to Fat City’s Producer #2 compilation) the duo have also received rave reviews for their debut EP, “Family Trees”. They have received DJ support from Gaslamp Killer, Kutmah, Martyn, Radio 1, Ras G, Illum Sphere, Stagga, Starkey & Slugabed (to name but a few) and are currently setting out on projects with Low End Theory badman Jon Wayne and EPROM, as well as remix work for Frite Nite.

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Fat City describe their sound as “shiny yet gritty with dusty records and imagination in a 21st century style. Heavy synth-work, syrupy melodies, processed sample snippets with tough kicks and hard snares in a freeform collision make their debut EP a heavyweight production”; which sums them up perfectly, and is far better than I can manage on a cold Tuesday morning.

Darkhouse Family are the perfect fit for a guest slot on the BPK, so we’re chuffed they wanted to come along…and they’re certain to bring some fine beats (and hopefully a few exclusives) to the Purple Radio decks. Be sure to tune in this Friday night, midnight until 2am (GMT) for what promises to be a memorable show!

This Thursday (16th September) sees us embarking on a brand new (and long overdue!) show focusing on the sounds of hip-hop.  In the 30 or so years since its inception the genre has evolved and grown into a cultural phenomenon, its reach becoming worldwide and moving beyond just music, inspiring film, comedy, art, literature and even clothing.  As such, it really is about time we gave it a dedicated outlet on the station!

Obviously, as a radio station we can only really view hip-hop through the prism of the music, so every month from now on: that’s exactly what we’ll be doing.  Each show gives a different guest DJ the opportunity to dig deep into their record collections and put forward their own personal selection of hip-hop favourites.  You might hear crackly old Bronx rap, electro-infused b-boy breaks, lairy gangsta rhymes, 90s boom bap, laidback jazzy recliners, loud London grime, dubby Bristol riddums…and everything/anything in between.

Each show will only be an hour long, so we’re expecting a quality selection from each guest DJ every month – there really is no room for filler (especially considering the aforementioned lifespan/diversity of the genre).  Some DJs will play a broad selection, others may want to focus on a particular sound/style/producer/geographical scene/era.  It’s all down to whoever’s guesting…

…and that’s where you come in.  As ever, we’re looking for people to step up to the ones and twos and bring their own choice to our airwaves.  As much as we want quality, that quality is obviously subjective and it’s all about giving you the outlet to show us what you think hip-hop’s greatest contributions to music have been over the last few decades.

Reckon you’re up to it? Then head on over to the Hip To The Hop sign-up thread on the forum and tag your name up next to a date.

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very much cobbled together at the last minute, here’s another gin-soaked late night selection.  particularly enjoyed playing some of the forthcoming Beatsfortea stuff…and a bit of “obvious jungle” natch.  that Letherette remix of Bibio is a winner, too.

Beatsfortea – Thrill (demo)
Bassnectar – Teleport Massive (RJD2 Remix)
Gangstarr – Above The Clouds
DJ Shadow – Walkie Talkie
DJ Moodie – Made Jah Look
Norma Fraser – Respect
Influx Datum – Back For More
Shimon & Andy C – Bodyrock
M-Beat feat. General Levy – Incredible
Tinie Tempah – Pass Out
TLC – Unpretty (Don’t Look Any Further Mix)
Justice – Genesis
Lifelike & Kris Menace – Discopolis (Original Mix)
Florence & The Machine – Rabbit Heart (Leo Zero Remix)
Bullion – Say Goobye To What
Trus’Me – At The Disco
Christian Prommer’s Drumlesson – Strings Of Life
Little Kids – The Influence (Live @ The Lounge)
Foreign Beggars & Noisia – Contact
Bassnectar – Teleport Massive (Robot Koch Remix)
Ginuwine – Pony (Boson Dubstep Remix)
Double 99 – Ripgroove (Kinzy Remix)
Jimmy Edgar – Pret-A-Porter
Bibio – Lovers Carvings (Letherette Remix)
Beatsfortea – Big2 (demo)
Nalepa – Flatlands (Nosaj Thing Remix)
Quiet Village – Too High To Move
Onra & Quetzal – On A Sunny Day
Flying Fish – If I Could Fly
Beatsfortea – Cry Killer (demo)

download:  http://www.sendspace.com/file/26oifw

here is this weekend’s installment of Saturday Soul.  it was all lumped together a bit last-minute as i had to step in to cover for Myles, and there’s only an hour of it…but i hope you enjoy the selection nontheless!

Norma Fraser – Respect
Ben E. King – Street Tough
Finley Quaye – Your Love Gets Sweeter Every Day
Samon Kawamura – Sugar Hill
Bobby Womack – That’s The Way I Feel About Cha
Trus’me feat. Amp Fiddler – Can We Pretend
Gwen McCrae – Keep The Fire Burning
Outlines – Just A Lil’ Lovin
Carmen Amez – Never Gonna Fall In Love Again (Like I Fell In Love With You)
Pointer Sisters – Don’t It Drive You Crazy
Naomi Shelton & The Gospel Queens – By Your Side
Minnie Riperton – Every Time He Comes Around
Chaka Khan – Ain’t Nobody
Debra Laws – Very Special

download: http://www.sendspace.com/file/njbvmy

sign up to do your own Saturday Soul here: http://www.purple-radio.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2277

nice to be back after a weekend off (due to PC troubles).  great to be back though, and what i lack in curbing my enthusiasm i make up for in…ummm…being horrendously drunk.  so drunk i’d left my cartridges from my earlier gig in town (and they weren’t there when i got back the next day to salvage them – d’oh!).  anyway, i hope you enjoy the selection…

Jnr Sas – Ravin/Back Then
Thomas Bangalter – On Da Rocks
Floating Points – Truly
Spaceflight Orchestra – Step Now (Quincy Joints Remix)
Karuan – Reflections Of A Poem (feat. Odditeee)
Makossa & Megablast (feat. 3gga) – Mama
Cold T – Funky Preacher (Mr Peabody’s Edit)
Kay Suzuki – Don’t Be Afraid Of The Future (Burntprogress Mix)
Rachel Barton – Who Knows (Original Mix)
Simbad & Titonton – Avanti
Buraka Som Sistema – ic19 (James Talk Remix)
MJ Cole feat. Serocee – AO (Zed Bias Wind Up Mix)
Ladybox – Cookies Fly
Boy 8-Bit – Baltic Pine
Egypt – In The Morning
Debruit – Nigeria What?
Deadboy – U Cheated
Mount Kimbie – Sketch On Glass
Boogiewood – Guy Le Arch
Bullion – Crazy Over You
Debruit – 149 Dalston Airline
Ben Samples – MI6
Fulgeance – Tribute TO Maskela (Fulgeance Bicoquet Edit)
Yimino – Squeeze Me
Saru – Bamboo Shadow
Scheckter – Some Kind Of Moanin

download:  http://www.sendspace.com/file/wysvul

another real mixed bag of stuff here, including a ropey Fleetwood Mac re-edit, that excellent DJ Wood banger, some glitch-hop brilliance from Knight Riderz & Blunt Instrument…and a bit of Teddy Pendergrass, in memoriam, to see us out.

Kaleta & Akoya Afrobeat – The Spirit Of Fela Is Alive & Well (Guynamukat Boogie Labour Of Love Edit)
Lifelike & Kris Menace – Discopolis (Original Mix)
Fleetwood Mac – Everywhere (Psychemagik Edit)
Kelis – Bossy (Alan Braxe & Fred Falke Remix)
DJ Wood feat. Lady Precise – Groove Me
Sharkey & C-Rayz Walz – My Way
The Automats – Guardian Angel (Diesler Remix)
Tonka – Ready For War (Original Mix)
Digitalism – Taken Away (Disco Trash Music Rmx)
Timbaland – Ease Off The Liquor (DJ Rascal & FatFree Remix)
MJ Cole – AO (Zed Bias Wind Up Mix)
Sisqo – Thong Song (Remix)
Chesus – Me N You
Joy Orbison – BRKLLN CLLN
Knight Riderz – Voodoo
Blunt Instrument – Tech Percy
DJ Frane – Space Convoy
Funkdoobiest – Wopbabalubop (Soul Assassins Remix)
Mos Def – Ms Fat Booty
Freddie Cruger feat. ADL – Running From Love
The Upstarts – Trouble
Pharcyde – Drop
Skinnyman – I’ll Be Surprised
Notorious B.I.G – Big Poppa
Dr Dre – Let’s Get High
MF Doom feat. Count Bass D – Potholderz
Breakage feat. Roots Manuva – Run Em Out
Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes – Wake Up Everybody

download: link available on request.

When I was pulling tracks together for the various parts of my BPK retrospective, I realised that a lot of the artists featuring had an equally pop-happy side that prompted attention…as well as there just being tons of tracks not as suited to that show which I really wanted to give a nod to.  So I signed up to do another POTP, this one focusing purely on my favourite pop tunes from the last 10 years.  Makes sense, eh?

Really enjoyed pulling this together and hosting the show, and while some of the songs (Lost Prophets, or The Knife) might not seem the most obvious of choices, they’re pretty symbolic (for me personally) of certain moments in time over the decade…so they get an honourable mention!

Outkast – Roses
Dizzee Rascal feat. Calvin Harris – Dance Wiv Me
Justin Timberlake – Like I Love You
N.E.R.D – She Wants To Move
Florence & The Machine – Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)(Leo Zero Remix)
Mylo – In My Arms
Whitney Houston – Million Dollar Bill
Basement Jaxx – Romeo
Daft Punk – Digital Love
Lou Reed – Satellite Of Love 04
Reef – Set The Record Straight
Christina Aguilera – Ain’t No Other Man
Groove Armada – Superstylin
Tim Deluxe feat. Sam Obernik – It Just Wont Do
Gorillaz – Clint Eastwood (Remix)
Wu Tang Clan – Gravel Pit
M.I.A – Paper Planes
The Knife – Heartbeats
Beyonce – Work It Out
J-Kwon – Tipsy
Eve – Satisfaction
Beenie Man feat. Ms Thing – Dude
Jamie T – Sheila
Fatboy Slim – Weapon Of Choice
Jennifer Lopez – Get Right
Amerie – 1 Thing
Wayne Wonder – No Letting Go
Pharrell Williams feat. Jay-Z – Frontin’
Arctic Monkeys – When The Sun Goes Down
The Strokes – Someday
The Coral – Dreaming Of You
Hundred Reasons – If I Could
Feeder – Just A Day
Kings Of Leon – Sex On Fire
Lost Prophets – Last Summer
Kasabian – Processed Beats
Snoop Dogg feat. Pharrell – Beautiful
Tweet feat. Missy Elliot – Oops (Oh My)
The Streets – Weak Become Heroes

Download:  http://www.sendspace.com/file/tievoy

So here we are – the final installment in the BPK glance back over the (slightly more) underground tracks of the last decade. This week I focus completely on the last year or so, which inevitably means a slapdash concoction of disco edits, a slight dabble in some house, plenty of wonky electronica and some sublime downtempo, slightly more leftfield stuff which has really been pressing the buttons this year.

All of the artists in this list are worthy of your support and adoration, so if you like what you hear be sure you go and buy some of their material and ensure plenty more great music keeps getting released over the next decade.

Linkwood – Fudge Boogie
Ilija Rudman – Two Faced Love (Extended Mix)
6ix Toys – Sisters Of Soul, Brothers Of Funk (Greg Wilson Version)
Snax – Get In Trouble (Crazy P Remix)
Motor City Drum Ensemble – Raw Cuts #5
James Brown – Get Up Off That Thing (Featurecast Edit)
Featurecast – Sunshine Boogie
Fort Knox Five – Insight (A Skillz Mix)
Gramophonedzie – Why Don’t You (Original Mix)
Mel Rosario – Still Maintaining
Mr Scruff – Baisies
DJ Wood – Eye Know
Gigi Barocco – Pumpin Up The Meter
Defkline – Universal Mind Control (Booty Breaks Mix)
Major Lazer – Pon De Floor
The Automats – Guardian Angel
Nick Chacona & Anthony Mansfield – Swungfunk
Scissor Cuts – Brown Soul
Mr Scruff – Zen
Przasnik – Swingalong
Dorian Concept – Tropical Hands
Rupert – Something That You Like
Floating Points – Love Me Like This (Nonsense Dub)
Dam Funk – Hood Pass Intact
Souleance – Manana
Tom Central – Hillbrook Boogie
Tom Central & Kaitain – Akama
Subvert – Speaker Humpin
Siriusmo – Wow (Modeselektor Edit)
Paul White – Hustle (Bullion Remix)
Speech Debelle – The Key
Onra – My Comet
The Insiders – Stepdub
Breakage ft. Roots Manuva – Run Em Out
Jayou – Crack Hands
The Prodigy – Breathe (Numbernin6 Remix)
Jon Hopkins – Insides
Joy Orbison – Hyph Mngo
Fourtet – Love Cry (Joy Orbison Remix)
James Brown – It’s A Man’s Man’s Man’s World (Regrooved By Parker)
Florence & The Machine – You Got The Love (The XX Remix)
Lee Fields & The Expressions – Honey Dove
Beem – What Did I Do

Download: http://www.sendspace.com/file/4mibql

Finally – massive thanks to everyone who has support the Badly Packed Kebab over the last few months, and the Purple Radio efforts in general over the last year.  It’s been another great year and it’s always a pleasure to stay up late drinking ropey ales and playing daft music at you.

Have a splendid Christmas and a wonderful New Year! Here’s to plenty more in 2010!

xx

This is the second part of my 2000s retrospective.  Not as much funky house as last week (i’m sure most of you will be pleased to hear), but plenty of hip-hop, funk breaks and the emergence of dubstep and dirty electronica to keep you amused.  I finished this show feeling dissatisfied…like I hadn’t done the years justice.  I guess there’s always stuff you’re going to miss out (and only realise afterwards), but I hope you enjoy the selection nontheless:

Z-Trip – Listen To The DJ
Flevans – Loose Gardener
Quantic & Mr Scruff – Giraffe Walk
Q-Tip – Manwomanboogie
Arcadion – Ghost Feeder
Milanese – Caramel Cognac
Jackson 5 – Body Language (Do The Love Dance) (Fat Camp’s Love Dance Edit)
Groove Armada – Get Down
Kraak & Smaak – Ain’t Gonna Take It No More
Parov Stelar – Chambermaid Swing
The Beginnerz – Restless Girl (Stanton Warriors Remix)
Plump DJs – Electric Disco (D Ramirez Remix)
Mason vs. Princess Superstar – Perfect Exceeder (Martijn Ten Velden Vocal Remix)
Kraak & Smaak – Funk Ass Rotator
Wiley – Wearing My Rolex
Cut Chemist feat. Hymnal – What’s The Altitude
Marco Del Horno – Samurai (Rusko “Safe Sex” Remix)
Benga & Coki – Night
Bassnectar – Heads Up
Rusko – Cockney Thug
DJ Yoda – Wheels
Jurassic 5 – Gotta Understand
Linkwood Family – Piece Of Mind
Bullion – Get Familiar
LCD Soundsystem – Freak Out/Starry Eyes
Specifics – Look Alive
Rup – Rollin
Flying Lotus – Massage Situation
Woolfy – A Pint A Day
The Cinematic Orchestra – Familiar Ground

Download: http://www.sendspace.com/file/751ha2

I decided to split my 2000s retrospective into three parts, in the hope that it would make things a bit more managable.  This first part focuses on the first half (or so) of the decade – so plenty of unashamed funky house, a smattering of hip-hop and a selection of (now)classic electronic niceness.

The Chemical Brothers – Come With Us
Mr Scruff – Shelf Wobbler
Quantic – Blackstone Rock
Agent Sumo – 24 Hours
EBTG vs Soul Vision – Tracey In My Room
Lil Devious – Come Home
Bel Amour – Bel Amour
Static Revenger – Happy People
Shakedown – At Night
Jon Cutler feat. E-Man – It’s Yours
Masters At Work feat. Puppah Nas-T & Denise – Work
Daft Punk – High Life
Freestylers – Push Up
The Streets – Wouldn’t Have It Any Other Way
Hexstatic – Living
Capoiera Twins – Four (4×3)
Flevans – Hey Mr Bundle
Del Tha Funky Homosapien – Catch All This
Luke Vibert – Synthax
Bent – Always
Lemon Jelly – Space Walk
Fatboy Slim – Talkin Bout My Baby
The Streets – Let’s Push Things Forward
RJD2 – 2 More Dead
Ugly Duckling – I Did It Like This
Roots Manuva – Witness
Jehst – High Plains Anthem
Viktor Vaughn – A Dead Mouse
Aim – What Do People Do All Day
Bonobo – Terrapin
Jon Hopkins – Circle
The Cinematic Orchestra feat. Fontella Bass – Evolution

Download: http://www.sendspace.com/file/qhemis