Forward Motion

Something for January

2010-01-11T18:45:00.004Z

As the cold has been busy attacking me, and well staying inside seemed appropriate, I took the time to put together an hours worth of music. Just showing what I'm listening to at the moment, hope you enjoy.

DJ Sprinkles - Sisters I Don't Know What This World Is Coming To
Roska - The Shepperd
Four Tet - Love Cry (Joy Orbison Remix)
Gucci Vump - Sha! Shtil! (L Vis 1990 remix)
Bok Bok - No Need To Front 2009
Mike Slott - Deux Three
Kanye West - Love Lockdown (Flying Lotus Remix)
Telepathe - In Your Line (DJ /Rupture and Matt Shadetek Remix)
Jay Electronica - Exhbit C
Zombie Disco Squad - Banton Boot
Hud Mo - Come Get It
Debruit - Pointy
Special Blends Vol. 1 Track 1

A Tease

2009-09-08T09:48:00.002+01:00

Just a quick update to say that at least one new project is on the way....more news on the way.
It's now on hold. Spoke too soon!

Zumpi Hype

2009-03-09T21:37:00.003Z

I've discovered a ride off into the sunset track, wait for this, it's produced by Terror Danjah, and the track is Zumpi Huntah (Check it over at Pinglewood). It's got less of a grime feel and more of a summer G-Funk feel, but hell if it was summer and my bikes wheels weren't buckled I would be riding along to this one (humming not on my iPod for those who think I'm endangering myself and others).

Why have I suddenly mentioned this, I mean come on it's not like it's fresh on the blogs, it's because I've just been trying to squeeze 30 minutes of Forward Motion music together for some kind of promo. If I mixed I would be less hesitant to chuck it out on the world.

Something to make ... more bearable

2009-03-05T08:33:00.002Z

I was thinking that you might already have discovered these mixes. Then I thought that if like me you've let your rss news feeds to pile up, and you felt the need to mark all as read you may have missed some of these. Plus hell they're all worth checking out, far better than using shuffle on your ipod (Who wants what sounds like brazilian thrash metal, plus where did that come from?!)
So my mixes to direct your browser to are:
An Ikonika mix courtesy of the Lower End Spasm.
Bok Bok and Manara courtesy of Trash Menagrie
Ok I admit this is a very Night Slugs related post, but still L Vis 1990 courtesy of Mad Decent.
Also to remind me how gutted I am that I missed Drop the Lime because I had a fresh war wound after being knocked off my bike, here is his tour mix.

Two mixes from elsewhere for you

2009-02-16T20:10:00.002Z

Philip Sherburne expresses his love for wonky. And shares what looks an intriguing mix from Jamie Vex'd. Elsewhere curbcrawlers give us a mix from Supra1.
That will make up for the lack of show this week, I hope.

Looking to the future

2009-02-16T15:15:00.002Z

Just thought I'd take time out to say that the show is no longer on Futurebeat Radio.
I haven't decided what shape the show/blog is going to take in the future, but at this time it seems appropriate to thank those who have continued to support, you know who you are.

Maybe

2009-02-12T20:36:00.000Z

This could have been the last, I just haven't decided

A little visual delight

2009-02-11T20:33:00.005Z

While I sit here online waiting for the pre-recorded show to kick in at 9, I thought I'd share this video with you, it's for Simian Mobile Disco's Synthesise, and is directed by Alex Sushon and Kate Moross, and I have to say I'm digging it. So yeah as I always say check it out! Thanks to Curb Crawlers.

My Pet Monster

2009-02-08T19:52:00.003Z

Ok guys, first up an apology to those who couldn't listen to the show last week. Due to those difficulties I have decided to drop in the mix that Laura O'Shea did for us last week, if you heard it last week I'm sure you'll agree it's worth hearing again.

Secondly I'm croaky this week, hope you can stand it, and it's got nothing to do with just turning 26.

Lastly to tease you into listening on Wednesday, 9-11pm, here is this weeks tracklist

Hudson Mohawke - Polkadot Blues
Lukid - Slow Hand Slap

AC Slater - Jack Got Jacked (Jack Beats Remix (Bok Bok Edit))
DJ Manaia & Trouble - Here Comes Trouble

Kanye West - Champion (Cousin Cole Acid Dub Fast)
Harmonic 313 - Call To Arms

Caie! & Lagora - Breakdown (Sis Remix)
D1 - Effect 10

Aphex Twin - Windowlicker

End- A Girl Called Trouble (Mathhead Remix)
Arthur - Oyi Oyi

Glitch - I Push Keys

Laura O'Shea Green Toes Mix

Bossman - Bongo Eyes
Black Jack - Have I Told U
Iron Soul - Dance With Me

Davinche - Sometimes
DJ Mujava - Township Funk (DJ Rob 3 Remix)

So there you go.

A Mix This Week

2009-02-02T23:21:00.002Z

So what have we got lined up for this weeks show? Well how about some Green Toes. I'm not sure what Laura was suggesting with this title, but she has delivered a mix entitled Green Toes that is very tasty indeed, for more on Laura O'Shea go check her myspace!
Meanwhile I've decided that a weekly trip into the back catalogue of Richard D. James is a good idea, and well I decided that this point in the show should be called Aphex Apex. I know, I know, I know. Moving on we also have some beats from Zomby, Bird Peterson, Ikonika, Kode 9, Mark Pritchard and many more. So thats Wednesday night 9-11pm, on these snow covered shores.

New show time

2009-01-25T22:32:00.001Z

So just to give you a heads up for your diaries, and to put some heads at ease. The show is now on Futurebeatradio.com every Wednesday night for two hours, 21:00 - 23:00.
This weeks tracklist will be up soon.

Back to the Futurebeat

2009-01-11T20:28:00.003Z

Well, here goes the show is on the upload to the futurebeat server as I speak, so what better time to go ahead and announce this weeks tracklist, it seems appropriate.

Mordant Music - 24 Million or Sell Neverland
Hudson Mohawke - Polkadot Blues

Joker - 80's
Telepathe - Chromes on It (Kingdom Remix)

Boy 8 Bit - Fog Bank (Jack Beats Remix)
Ikonika - Millie

Drop the Lime - I Love NY (Baobinga remix)
Proxy - The Raven (Kayzee + Bulldogs Reverse MPC remix)

Mujava - Township Funk (L-Vis 1990's Kwaito Dub mix)
Rustie - Zig Zag
King Midas Sound - One Ting (Dabrye Remix)

Kanye West - Love Lockdown (Flying Lotus remix)
Burial - Archangel (Leif Remix)

Dub Gabriel feat. Jahdan Blakkmore - Chasing Paper
Sunship feat. Warrrior Queen - Almighty Father (Solid Groove's Underground Souljah Remix)

Kode 9 vs. LV - Bad
Zomby - Spaceman
Loefah - Mud
(That Dubstep Documentary I mentioned is here)
Orbital - Dr. Who
Otto Von Schirach - Nightmare Niple F (Show DJ Absurb Your Nipples Mix)

Mweslee - Jamas Jame Jamon
Jahbitat - Disiplinao

Bird Peterson - Shooked
Curses - Hungry For Love

So there you go that's how you return to the air in a Forward Motion style.

Oh and here comes the Matt France question of the month Nano or Classic? (iPod of course)

Tuesday night in Newcastle

2009-01-04T19:02:00.002Z

I just thought I'd give a heads up for those in Newcastle that this Tuesday you can head down to Hoko 10, and checkout Outgroup, Syphus, and ABSORB vs. Sequel. Sadly I can't make it as some of us have to work.

A New Update

2009-01-04T17:04:00.002Z

Fear not, for those who have noticed the lack of the show on Futurebeat, we're back, though running a week late. So the tracklist I published last week is for this week, but I need to rewrite it as it disappeared after a few hours. So anyway I'm hoping all will be back to normal next week.
In the meantime as ever I'd appreciate feedback on the show, I like criticism, I know it's strange.

Saving Face

2008-12-30T10:14:00.005Z

As there appears to be no show this week, I want to wish Happy New Year to the guys at Lower End Spasm, who have just posted this gift to us all, Essentials and Oneman downloads.
Well anyway I need to see what is on tomorrow night, so happy new year and catch you all in 2009.
And if you need more tuneage to prepare you for the nights festivities well Dazed have a treat courtesy of Zomby, which currently has me struggling to remain seated, thank you Zomby.
Oh yeah just been reminded I never put the link up for L-Vis 1990 and Bok Bok's Night Slugs Mix over at Fact, so here you go.
Face Saved.

Moving Forward

2008-12-15T15:26:00.000Z

I'm currently riding the East Coast mainline home from London. Knowing that when I get in I have to assemble this weeks show. I'm currently listening to L Vis 1990 n Bok Bok in the mix for fact, which you should certainly check out. (I'll link to it when I have a computer in front of me.)
Anyway on to the point of this post, who thinks this site needs a change, a new lick of paint? I'm thinking that things are going to get busy with some refurbishment. I'm not fully certain of what will be done, so if you have any suggestions you know where I'm at.

beats to warm you in the freezer

2008-12-07T21:45:00.001Z

So it is officially weather to wear scarves, or better still to sit inside and listen to beats, if you can't be bothered getting out on your bike or something.
Anyway here is a tip off this weeks show (Which was meant to be last weeks show, until issues arose) features beats by Mike Slott, L Vis 1990, Rustie, Joker, Bossman, Lewi White, Diplo, and many more. So go ahead and check it out on Tuesday night, 10 pm til Midnight on FuturebeatRadio.
Anyway I'm going to go back to listening to the latest album on Skull Disco, Soundboy's Gravestone gets Desecrated by Vandals, which I have to say is immense and deep, just as you'd expect it. I'm sure next weeks show will include a cut from it.

Riding straight into a head wind

2008-11-24T20:30:00.002Z

Well this weeks show is being uploaded to the server as we speak, ready for tomorrow night 10pm til Midnight. Expect some Buraka Som Sistema, Deadbeat, Joker, Mike Slott, Sunship, Drop the Lime, The Bug, Flying Lotus and much more. All energised by a bike ride where my face was stung by hail as I rode straight into the wind, great fun, I was grinning through my grimace.
I might even get this weeks tracklist up. In the meantime I'm going to enjoy this weeks Between the Ears. Which is so far, so intriguing.

The State of Play

2008-11-13T16:29:00.003Z

So what is the deal with Forward Motion? I'm often wondering that aloud to myself these days, I've always tried to keep the show upfront and fresh, and to try and make the show as far from repeatitive as possible, at the moment though I'm questioning the direction in which the show is heading.
The music policy has recently been lets just say chaotic, nothing wrong with that, chaos is a wonderful thing, and maybe chaotic is not the right word after all it carries negative connotations to many. What I think I'm trying to get at is that the music policy has been very loose, and I haven't been as discplined as I would like. One of the concerns I have had with the show, one that I had back in March when we found ourselves on Future Beat, was that the music I was listening to seemed to suit being mixed rather than just put into the put it on and play it format I favour, I'm no DJ and I can't mix, I've been advised to learn by some, but by those who know how bad my rhythm can be I haven't pursued, well not since I was 18 and a very patient friend tried educating me on her 1's and 2's.
Anyway I'm just trying to work out what I'm doing with the show, I feel that playing some of the music I'm loving now is doing it no favours, especially with the ease of access to great mixes and radio, if you haven't already check out Bok Bok on Sub Fm (Sats 17:00 - 19:00 fortnightly). Where as at the other end of the scale the likes of MAH have access to fresh dubplates, and make sure that each weeks show sounds fresh. So what to do with Forward Motion? I have some ideas, I'm just trying to work them out. Fear not those who do listen I won't be hanging up the headphones and mic. Also we do now have a Forward Motion group on Facebook, now thats advancement.

2008-10-20T09:51:00.004+01:00

A little diversion from beats to bikes.
This weeks Thinking Allowed on Radio 4 caught my ear today, mainly for the second half looking at the happiness in the job of cycle messengers. Though it feels like Radio 4 are becoming obsessed with the subject matter of messengers. This also made me think about what my own career, and well what I want to do with myself.

A Break from MS Word

2008-10-19T16:03:00.003+01:00

I just thought I'd take these spare moments between application forms, and other important business to give you a heads up of what is upcoming on this weeks show (Tuesday 22:00 - 24:00). You can expect beats from Para One, Gescom, Martin Brothers, Rustie, DJ Rob 3, Timeblind, Joker and more. I'll try and up a tracklisting later on, but as mentioned above I'm keeping myself quite busy at the moment, as well as doing some reconnecting with the less virtual world on my bike and socialising. I have to say though if you do want a track IDing give me a shout and I'll send the info through.
Back to word.

I could say more

2008-10-13T22:43:00.003+01:00

So I've just uploaded tomorrow nights show, some interesting new sounds dropped, not enough in my opinion but there is some new stuff on there.
In the meantime I'm thinking of exploring the more ambient side of recorded material for a show. I'm not talking Boards of Canada, Nathan Fake and Aphex Twin. Don't get me wrong there is nothing wrong with those guys, I'm just talking more about those small segments of weird noises and drones, along with those off kilter speech moments. I have no idea when that will hit the web, but keep your eyes and ears open.
In the meantime go listen to DJ /Rupture's show on WFMU, especially Kode 9 in the mix. Thanks to Bok Bok for reminding me to check the Kode 9 mix out.

Tonight in the mix: Laura O'Shea

2008-09-30T22:19:00.003+01:00

On this weeks show I have a special guest mix from Laura O'Shea, who I have to say is a quite fine DJ. Check out her myspace profile, complete with one of her productions under the Cosmic G monicker, for more information. Just to give you an idea of her skills she recently one the Open Decks DJ comp up here in Revolution, Newcastle. Oh and she is also the lady behind the Forward Motion idents. Anyway I hope you all enjoy the mix.

If you hadn't already guessed I'm trying to sort out the direction Forward Motion is going. I began writing an essay which actually hit home, even if I wasn't the intended audience, but it did make me realise that some changes were in order. Some of these changes will be slower to filter down, but I'm hoping to get my stuff together and so the show can become something distinct and so can this blog too. Be patient.

I'll also have news of a one off Forward Motion show.

Better Late Than

2008-08-29T20:38:00.004+01:00

So here is this weeks tracklisting, brought to you a little later than expected. I will blame part of this on work, and part of it on my desire to get fit and ride my bike a bit more often. Also in case anyone cares I recently rediscovered a nice, correction very nice, mix CD by Andrew Wetherall as part of the Cut the Crap compilation for Back To Basics, and it's ideal for a wind down.

Kode9 feat. the Space Ape - Sine of the Dub
Shackleton - Majestic Visions

Flying Lotus feat. Dolly - Roberta Flack
Team Shadetek - Shortening

Kid Cudi - Day 'N' Nite (Crookers Remix)
Daniel Haaksman - Who's Afraid of Rio

77 Klash - Code for the Streets
Megasoid - Missy Getcha Ya Freak Off

Paul White - A Silent Cry
Rustie - Response
Bird Peterson feat. Mugsy Flowz - Bills

Alicia Keys - No One (DJ Michael Watts Remix)
Jamie Lidell - Little Bit of Feel Good (Mochipet Remix)
Cuiziner feat. Teki Latex - The Good Guys

Curses - Hungry for Love
Lory D and Alex Cortex - Pezzo Sclero
Sharkslayer - Cold As Ice

South Rakkas Crew - Mad Again (DJ Sega's Mad All Over Again Remix)
Ghislain Poirier - AMilliPittman Mash Up
Dabrye feat. AG - Get Dirty

Starkey - Cornerstore Lickshot
Zomby - The Lie

Trimski - Thief in the Night
Jammer - Murkle Man
Jon E Cash - Still Heavy

M.I.A - Paper Planes (Sonido Martines Paper Guerrecha Mix)
DJ Negro - Mundo Querido
Architecture in Helsinki - Like it or Not (El Guincho remix)

Estefania Caicedo and Toto La Mom - La Verdilaga

Holding My Hands Up

2008-08-25T22:11:00.003+01:00

Ok, I hold my hands up I screwed up, messed up and haven't posted the tracklistings for a few shows, which sucks, I know. Just so you know this week the show is back full-time, in terms of a show and a tracklisting (by Wednesday night).
In the meantime, just to give you a heads up that you can hear some Kode9, Ghislain Poirier, Jammer, Curses, Kid Cudi and much much more...

Right I need to get on my bike.

Just to tempt you

2008-08-04T22:36:00.003+01:00

So in preparation for tomorrow nights show I thought I'd throw the highlights of the tracklisting forward, so if you want some Zomby, Joker, Rustie, Megasoid, Ghislain Poirier, Riow Arai, Dawn Penn and a whole bunch more then the show starts at 10pm UK time over at Futurebeat Radio
The full tracklisting will appear soon.
In the meantime I need to stretch my legs out, I've spent an hour pedalling along the coast, and I'm not as fit as I should be.

Where to?

2008-07-29T20:48:00.002+01:00

Dan, over at the Lower End Spasm, makes a very good point about the state of play in 2008, and what is going on with the grime/electro thing. I think he highlights a few issues I've been having lately, that has led me to be lacking enthuisiasm. I did give myself a cross to bear by calling the show Forward Motion, a name that suggests nothing but the progressive and innovative. So when the grime I'm playing is at least 2 years old what am I saying? Either the new stuff isn't getting through to me, or I'm not feeling it, and well to be honest I think I'm just not feeling it.
That same observation goes for much of dubstep, there seems to be a shift towards an ever increasing reliance on formulas something that I don't think can ever be a positive step. Maybe it's just me.
So the question has to be where to?
Well at the minute I'm listening to DJ Venom and Damage in the mix.

Tonight

2008-07-22T21:44:00.004+01:00

So here we go a tracklisting on the night of broadcast, who'd have thought it? 13 minutes to go before we hit the air at futurebeatradio.com

The Bug feat. Flo Dan - Skeng (Kode 9 remix)
Darkstar - Thugged Out Bitch Vs. Backwards (Dillinja vs. Kode9)

Harmonic 313 - Problem 3
Lil Wayne - Lollipop (Nasty Ways remix)

Daedelus feat. Michael Johnson - (Samiyam Remix)
Prefuse 73 - I Knew You Were Gonna Go

DJ /Rupture feat. Lily - Lonesome Side
Cotti - Let Go Mi Shirt

Kid Cudi - Cudi Get
Mweslee - Jamas Jame Jamon
Four Tet - Swimmer

Wiley - Wearin' My Rolex (Pirate Soundsystem Remix)
Drop The Lime - I love NY

Jon E Cash - Still Heavy
Davinche - Destruction Remix
President T - Large Way

Fool - Seventh (Hudson Mohwake Remix)
Shadow Huntaz - Deadener

Deadbeat - Boil
Headhunter - 7th Curse
TRG - Losing Marbles

Megasoid - Stilettos Massif
Toddla T - Sound Tape Killin

Lali Puna - Small Things.

Sadly bed calls as I'm up at just before 6 in the morning, enjoy the show.
I'd just thought I'd add a shout to the Unknown Pleasures guys, on NE1 FM, who have been going on Newcastle's airwaves since back in the day on NSR.

Here we go, this week and last weeks tracklistings

2008-07-18T17:54:00.002+01:00

This week we heard the following:

Kode 9 feat. The Space Ape - Kingstown
Zomby - Memories (Darkstar Remix)

Samiyam - Moon Shoes
Rustie - Just 4 Kicks

Sharkslayer - Bad Ding
L Vis 1990 - Change The Game

Math Head - Get Hype
Kingdom - Chromes On It
Hijack - Possessed

Little Dragon - Recommendation (Toddla T Remix)
Dexplecit and Kasia - Over You (remix)

Ghostface Killah - Charlie Brown(Orgasmic Remix)
M Sayyid feat. High Priest - All The Lights

77 Klash - Mad Again (Remix)
King Johnny - Teveel Schoon Vrouwe (718 riddim remix by flash it up)
Flying Lotus feat. Lil Wayne - Robo Tussin'
Dabrye feat. AG - Get Dirty

The Bug feat. Tippa Irie - Angry
Amon Tobin - Big Furry Head

Nettle - More Fire (Com.a and Shiro the Goodman remix)
Hypo - DDash Babass

Timeblind - Copy Copy
Lukid - The Now (Hudson Mowhawke Remix)
Hud Mo - Still On It

The Heatwave feat. Warrior Queen - Things Change
Jazzsteppa - Five

DJ Screw vs. Missy Elliot - The Rain.

Last week which featured the grime special hour, went like this:

Darkstar - Saytar
Flying Lotus - Dance Floor Stalker

Jay Electronica - Act 1 Eternal Sunshine
Kode 9 feat. the Space Ape - Fukkaz
Blackdown - The Danger Line

Bloody Snowman - Neon Wizard Championship (Mochipet's Bloody Glowsticks remix)
DJ Sega - Be

Leif - Black Magic
Toddla T - Sound Tape Killin'

Japanesse Vs. Toy Selectah - Cocobola (Tripiton Remix)
Ghislain Poirier feat. Face T - Blazin (Starkey Remix)

Dizzie Rascal feat. D Doube E - Give U More

Geeneus - Parasite
Davinche - Sometimes
Danny Weed - Creepin
Jammer - Hallow Man
Lewi White -Platoon
Trim feat. Riko & Wiley - Boogeyman
Iron Soul - Dance With Me pt.2
DJ Mondie - Straight
J Sweet - Gutter (Alias Remix)
Low Deep - Straight Flush
Terror Danjah - Piano Madness
Jon E Cash - War
Wiley - Fire Fly
Wiley - Ice Cream Man

Nina Simone - Do What You Gotta Do

And that is how the went, I'll get my act together this coming week when you can expect more forward thinking beats. In the meantime if you want something to entertain you check out Bert and Ernie doing Ante Up

Too Much Bass on Your Radio!

2008-07-02T21:25:00.003+01:00

So while I'm wasting a perfectly nice evening sitting at a computer, having just put a few mixes onto my phone for my communting needs, I decided I'd best check out Bok Bok and Manara on Rupture's show. Always worth checking out, I mean come on this week he has Kode 9 in with him, tonight even. So how about this for an idea, listen back to Bok Bok and Manara, then wait for Kode 9 and Rupture to go live on WFMU.
Anyway I thought I'd best give you heads up on these.

Late .... Ever

2008-07-02T19:50:00.002+01:00

Ok, so yes I know this is a day late, but all things considering it's better late than never.
So anyway without further a do here is this weeks tracklist.

Zomby - The Lie
Skream - Midnight Request Line

Young Dot - Bazooka (Remix)
Davinche - K Dot (Instrumental)

Little Boots - Meddle (Toddla T remix)
77 Klash - Code for the Streets

Curses - This is the Way (Drop the Lime remix)
Hijack - Possessed

3 Is A Crowd - Can't Breathe
Unknown Souljah Jesus Walks mash up
Squincey Jones - Freaky Girl (Nintendub remix)

South Rakkas Crew - Mad Again (DJ Sega's Mad All Over Again remix)
The Dream - Ditch That

Dabrye - Game Over (Feat. Jay Dee and Phat Kat)
Hud Mo - Come Get It
Rustie - Pendulum

Ginuwine vs Starkey
Megasoid - Still DRE

Roots Manuva - Too Cold (Sa Ra remix)
Ghislain Poirier feat. Mr Lee G - They Don't Know

Burial - Etched Headplate
Benga - 6306
Kode 9 - Magnetic City

Jon E Cash - Horns
Bossman - Bongo Eyes

Black Jack - Have I Told You

So there you have it. Right now I need to prepare for Friday night when I head down to Habit in Newcastle's Cosmic Ballroom for Sasse and Ward 10, for a bit of something different to my usual bass heavy fair.

Getting on my bike

2008-06-17T19:13:00.003+01:00

Ok so here goes, two weeks in a row when I've managed to get the tracklisting for the show up. Remember it can be heard on futurebeatradio.com three times a week, only one new show a week though. Tuesdays 22-24:00, Thursday 04-06:00, and Sunday 02-04:00 UK time.

Before I hit you with the tracklisting I thought I'd bet give some extra blogspace to Bok Bok and Manara who are out in New York at the moment, and have posted a new mix over at the Lower End Spasm that is well worth downloading and playing at home, on the bus, the bike, hell anywhere.

They're also going to be on DJ /Rupture's radio show whilst they're out there, which will also be well worth checking out on Wednesday Night on WFMU.

Can I just say I don't get electric lawnmowers, what is wrong with mechanical old school use your own energy mowers that don't make a lazy Sunday morning turn into a buzz of electric noise.

Anyway tracklisting time (Hope you enjoy/-ed the show):

Ghostafce Killah - Charlie Brown (Orgasmic Remix)
Boy 8 Bit - Ghost House (Suspense is Killing Me Part1)

Fool - Drama (Rustie Remix)
Fulgeance - The Revenge of the Nerd
Sixtoo - Daggers on All Corners (Live)

Four Tet - Swimmer
Deepchord - DX Mix II

Timeblind - That Old Chicken Thing
Nalepa - Monday (The Glitch Mob remix)
Darkstar - Thugged Out Vs. Backwards (Dillinja and Kode9)

Sunship feat. Warrior Queen - Almighty Father (Solid Groove Underground Souljah mix)
Joker - Gully Brook Lane (Instrumental)
Martyn - Twenty Four

Wiley feat. Flo Dan and Brazen - It's Only Right
Jay Electronica Departure are you Watching Closely

Vybez Cartel - I Miss U
Lukid - 56
Magic Daddy - Peppermint Junction

DJ C - Ghislain Poirier feat Face T vs. T.I - Blazin Hurts
Davinche - Eyez on u 2
Riko - My Style

Tacteel - Emo Fuck
Heat Sensor - Regime Remix
Peverelist - Roll with the Punches

Neko Case - Dirty Knife.

This is the way....that this blog should go

2008-06-09T15:14:00.002+01:00

So here goes, it's a tracklisting for this weeks show to be broadcast tomorrow night, Tuesday 10th June. 22:00 - 24:00 UK time on futurebeat.

DMZ - Ancient Memories
Appleblim - Mystikal Warrior

Team Shadetek - BK Assain
Bird Peterson - Bills feat. Mugzy Flowz
Rustie and Cerebral Vortex - Patrick Ewing (Bird Peterson remix)

Dalek - Eyes to Form Shadows
Stacs of Stamina - Progeria Solaire (remix)

Radioactiveman - State of That (Starkey remix)
Toddla T - Sound Tape Killin'

DJ Negro - Mundo Querido
Oro11 - Pibes Walk Out

Jahibitat - Osconfuco
Dabrye - Magic Says
Filastine - Boca de Ouro (Instrumental)

Anti Pop Consortium - Driving in Circles
Baby Blak - Just Begun (Team Shadetek Sik Sht Scritchmix)
Crunc Tesla - Welcome to the Circus

Lory D - Pezzo Sclero
Curses - This is the Way (Drop the Lime remix)

Scott Tonic - Hold On (Bassline Dub)
TRG - Losing Marbles

Pangaea - Deviant
Loefah - Root

Farben - The Kosmologische Konstante (Copyright Made Me Do It)
Si Cut Db - Tan Gentle

Tuung - Code Breaker

Hope you enjoy, I'm gonna go back to listen to Drop the Limes Bass for Golden Pudels, awesome mix.

Something for your viewing pleasure

2008-06-06T12:25:00.000+01:00

While you wait for tracklistings, which will be sorted, here is the new Kode 9 video, and what a great video it is.

Two mixes to check while I get it together

2008-05-23T15:51:00.002+01:00

It turns out that I'm not the greatest at updating tracklists, but anyway Discobelle have this great mix by Drop the Lime which I'd advise you to check out, I'm guessing it's great just from the tracklist. I'm currently downloading it myself. And I see that Alex Bok Bok has posted this mix also at Lower End Spasm , along with a tasty looking Kingdom mix.

So anyway, yeah I promise tracklistings will resume soon. Send your hate here.

Another Link May Kill Me

2008-05-05T20:54:00.003+01:00

Ok, so this weeks show felt like a party at times, and then something of a geek fest, well I did just find myspace links for each track, and now my eyes are killing me. Anyway hope you dig this one, I have at least one mix on it's way for the show in the coming weeks. Oh and my myspace is here.

Tracklist Show for 6th May (22:00 - 24:00 GMT on Futurebeat Radio)

Davinche - Sometimes
Goth Trad - Back to Chill

Teki Latex - Go Go Go (Audioporno remix)
Tigerstyle - Nachna Onda Nei

Paul White - A Silent Cry
Rustie - Cafe de Phresh

Darkstar - Squeeze My Lime
Loefah - Ruffage

Bird Peterson feat. Mugsy Flowz - Bills
Dexplicit feat. Kasia - Over You (remix)
Ghetto - Mountain

DJ Sega - Be
Boy 8 Bit - Fog Bank (Jack Beats remix)

Low Deep - Straight Flush
Riko - My Style
Dead Prez - Hip Hop (Diplo remix)

Megasoid - Stilettos Massif
DJ /Rupture - Bone Chip

Alicia Keys - No One (DJ Michael Watts remix)
Curses - This Is The Way (Drop the Lime remix)

Noble Society - The Swarm
Busy Signal - Cool Baby

Timeblind - Strategy Decay
Math head - South Bronx
Mala - Neverland
Team Shadetek - Manana Negra

MJ Cole - Crazy in Love

Fire some feedback in my direction, or feel free to show some love.

You're fired! This has nothing to do with the Apprentice

2008-04-28T12:08:00.003+01:00

Ok, so I should be sacked, it turns out that updating tracklistings is difficult and thus it is done infrequently and not very well. Though again nobody has told me to pull my finger out, so either I have no listeners or everyone can understand what I'm saying.
So as I'm off work today and well I'm uploading this weeks show I think I better put the tracklisting for that one up now. While it's fresh.

Techno Animal - Robosapian
Jammer - Intro (Are you Dumb? Vol.3)

Kode 9 feat. Space Ape - Konfusion
Burial - Archangel (Leif remix)

Modeselektor feat. Siriusmo - Deboutonner
Kingdom - Chromes On It

Lukid - The Now (Hudson Mowhawke remix)
Prefuse 73 - Smoking Red
Jahbitat - Osconfuco

Peverelist - Infinity Is Now
Zomby - Spliff Dub (Rustie remix)

Trim - Thief in the Night (production by Radioclit)
Wiley - Levels

77 Klash - Code for the Streets
Al Haca - Banana Split
Shadow Huntaz - Deadener

Grupo La Cumbia - La Negrita
Sixtoo - Track 7 (Jackals and Vipers)

Amon Tobin - Killers Vanilla
Cadence Weapon - Getting Dumb

Vex'd - Bombardment of Saturn
Aphex Twin - Come To Daddy

Team Shadetek - Brooklyn Anthem (Ghislain Poirier remix)
Tayo vs. Sunz of Mecha - Reality Dub (Original Mix)

Tiombe Lockhart - Don't Understand

So anyway that's that.
This Thursday anybody who is near Newcastle should really try to make it down to Benga at world headquarters.

We need to do more

2008-04-06T19:55:00.006+01:00

So here is the tracklisting for tonights show.

Badawi vs. Kode9 - Den of Drumz
Shackleton - Blood On My Hands

Squincy Jones - Freaky Girl (Nintendub Edit)
Debruit - Pointy
Bangers and Cash feat. Santogold - B.O.O.T.A.Y (I think I said this was Spank Rock, not much difference, honest)

Kid Cudi - Day and Nite (Crookers Remix)
Chemical Brothers - Do It Again (Mowgli Boot It Remix)
Hijack - Possessed

Wiley - Freeze (Devils Mix)
Sunship feat. Warrior Queen - Almighty Father ( Llanfairpwllg remix)
Skream - Acid People

Mathhead - Parasites
Goth Trad - Back to Chill
Luke.Envoy - Honour Kill

77 Klash - Code for the Streets
Ghislain Poirier feat. Mr Lee G - They Wanna Know

High Priest - American Prayer
Squarepusher - My Red Hot Car

Kanye West - Flashing Lights (Diplo Remix)
Modeselektor - Sucker Pin
Wonder - What (Geeneus Remix)

Cadence Weapon - In Search of the Youth Crew
Filastine - Boca De Ouro
Zomby - The Lie

Radiohead - Life in a Glasshouse

I hope you enjoyed the show, more fresh stuff is to come.

How about some abience?

2008-04-01T21:00:00.004+01:00

So this one isn't track listings, but more something to do if you have some downtime that you're not sure what to do with. How about listening to something you might not ordinarily get the chance to listen to, well at least in your everyday experiences. I have two suggestions for out there ambient audio streams.

1, The Underwater Sound of the Antartic Ocean (Which I admit I got here from the excellent BLDG Blog)

or

2, Space, or more precisiley the sound from a radio telescope.

Either way both are pretty intriguing.

Also don't forget Forward Motion is on air/online tonight 10-12 on futurebeatradio.com, and always open to your suggestions for features, mixes, interviews or whatever else you want to hear. No air guitar anthems though!

Aqua crunk?

2008-03-18T16:44:00.005Z

If you want something to listen to before Forward Motion hits the airwaves tonight, at 22:00 gmt, then go check this mix by Rustie and Hudson Mohawke. I have heard what Rustie is doing being called aqua crunk step, but I have to say I don't quite get that label, it just seems a bit too well erm I don't know, it's not what I would call it. You can hear some Rustie later on in the show if you can hang tight, and see what you think.

And just so you all know that Forward Motion is prerecorded, I would hate anybody to think that I was doing it live...I'm not lazy, it's just I can never guarantee that I'll be able to be at a computer at that time. Go check out FutureBeat.

If you have any tunes, hit me up.

What do you reckon then?

2008-03-17T09:59:00.002Z

So the first show finally went out on futurebeat, and the next episode is ready to roll. Any feedback is as always appreciated.

I think the next few weeks will allow the show to get back upto it's feet, my record collection always feels bare after a few weeks, it just seems that you end up playing the same names, which is no problem when it's good quality. I'm just going to keep my ear pressed firmly to the pavement to stay aware of what is coming up, or if you want to scrap that metaphor I'm just going to have to pay more attention to blogs, dj mixes, and well what other shows are putting out.

The trickiest thing for me is finding the right way of presenting the show, in terms of what I say, but also with the music policy, if I really have one, it isn't a dj mix therefore it doesn't have to be floor fillers, but I don't want the show to be too much like a home listening exercise where what goes down well in clubs is not played out.

And on that note if any DJ's want to do a guest mix give me a shout.

Shaking the airwaves

2008-03-09T20:22:00.004Z

Forward Motion is back on the airwaves, and shaking them too.
We will be broadcasting on Futurebeatradio.com, and you can check us out Tuesday 22:00 - 0:00, or on repeat at Thursday 04:00 - 06:00 and Sunday 02:00 - 04:00.
I am currently putting together the first show and you can expect some Ghislain Poirier, Dexplecit, Kode 9 and TTC...it doesn't sound like things have moved on, does it? Trust me we have.

An update from Soundscape

2008-03-04T11:31:00.002Z

I just thought I'd give you an update on the Soundscape FM front, I'm spending a fair bit of my time here at the moment. If you want to hear how bad I can sound on radio AV2day at 1pm should show you me cracking under pressure and sounding not great.
Also tomorrow we're broadcasting a day called space day, including 2 piece's I'm working on both called Out There In Here....they should be interesting.

Motion towards an Ambient Soundscape

2008-03-01T17:45:00.003Z

Just so you all know I will be hosting an ambient soundscape on soundscape fm on Sunday 3rd, between 4 and 6pm live on 87.7fm in Sunderland, and globally for all those who need it at the AV Festival site and just click on the link saying open the AV player.

Two buses?

2008-02-28T20:54:00.002Z

Just when you think you might not hear anything from me ever again, comes news that soon very soon in one case you will be able to hear quite a bit from me.
For one I'll be bringing Forward Motion back, on a new station Future Beat Radio. Scheduling will be announced soon.
Secondly and far more imminent is my involvement in Soundscape FM which will be broadcasting across Sunderland, from tonight till the 8th March as part of the AVfest. I'll be hopefully commiting some 60 second pieces to the air, as well as an ambient soundscape. Also expect to hear me covering some of the events of the avfestival.
More firm news soon.

Coming Soon?

2008-01-20T21:36:00.000Z

OK so while I have been suggesting radio stations to check out, and reminiscing on the past of Forward Motion with those pictures, it seems time that maybe we get back down to the nitty gritty after all it's a new year.

So I have missed several heavyweights and quite frankly I'm gutted, and hope to be back down there soon, maybe starting with Iration Steppas, and Hatcha and Crazy D at World Headquarters on the 7th Febuary.

So what next for Forward Motion, except for attending more club nights. Well I am hoping that Forward Motion will be back after a years abscence as a fully function radio show. Whilst I'll also be doing more little side platters, here and there, maybe not everywhere (Got to start slowly). I think it'll be interesting to compare the tracklists of previous shows to where it will be this year. I think it may well be more dance floor friendly than previously.

Ciao for now.

Oh by the way if you want a tasty look at the campaign trail in the states, it's here at My Fellow Americans.

A Few Forward Motion Photos

2007-12-23T15:33:00.001Z

I thought as other blogs deal with the year gone, in terms of top 10's and discussions about the demise of quality in genres. I generally agree that dubstep is becoming less ground breaking, and is recovering old ground, with exceptions of course.

So what did I decide to do, go through my photo archives and show you the lonely few hours a week that was Forward Motion the show, however much fun I had dancing to myself across the studio and thus creating some dead air.

(This one as you can see, is me chilling out, I assume.

Those Clydes are now in some state, they were the wrong size)

The walk home was always fun, this bright yellow light was

found glowing in an University building.

The walk home usually made me take some nice or

horrendous photos of Newcastle at night

The Union clock, halfway through a 9-11 show,

I'm guessing it's not a 10 o'clock start, I'd be too

self concious to do such a thing with others in the studio

A view by Hetton Park sometime near Midnight

Traffic Cones, they just seem so much nicer at night
Maybe that's just me?

I don't know why but this Grit bin is my favourite photo

from the Forward Motion on NSR FM period.

In case anyone is wondering I'm currently putting together a speech based youth show, and maybe a one off Forward Motion both for community radio stations up here in the North East.

Radio, a medium to use anytime

2007-11-11T12:39:00.000Z

I have to admit that as of the last week and a bit I have been throwing myself into listening to on demand radio, listening again, or just podcasts and audio that are up and about. I think this has something to do with the shifts I work, not pleasent, and the fact that some of the radio that I could be listening to is not what I want at that particular time, or it could be the fact that I feel like I don't listen to enough music these days. A fact that was driven home to me, a few weeks back listening to Desert Island Discs with Jill Balcon.
Right now I'm listening to Radio Free Hvana on Dazed Digital, there is something charming about Howie B and Craig Richards presenting it, the fact they find themselves so funny, that they're laid back and unfazed by slip up's, something that calls to mind some of the more amusing radio shows I have heard on student radio and other amateur sources, and that ain't dissing them, that's just saying that they clearly care more about the music than the scripts, if there are any.
My other on demand favourite is probably unsurprising, Rupture Radio, presented by DJ /Rupture gives a nice overview of a world of music that fills the blogs but you don't often here together on a show, which is a shame, to many radio shows are genre specific whether with a loose genre grouping or a very tight idea, which to be honest actually agrivates me after a while.
Meanwhile Kiss Fm, has also provided me with a nice selection of shows to pick from. Joe Ransom, Sinden and of Crazy D and Hatcha, there are probably more I should check out too.
I also intend to check out Samurai FM as well in the near future, and of course I have to listen to Sub FM.

Meanwhile I'm a little disappointed to see that two big dubstep nights are on in the toon on the same night, the 23rd, it just don't make sense.

I heard those beats on the radio

2007-11-04T21:54:00.000Z

After a day, spent lazily listening to Gilles Peterson and Benji B on listen again, yes I like soulful beats. I also am very impressed by Soil and Pimp Sessions, check out the live sessions from the electric proms on Gilles' show. On another positive bit of radio from the last week Mary Anne Hobbs presented a very tasty selection from Flying Lotus.

While in a good link Mary Anne and Virus Syndicate roll into Newcastle on the 23rd November to play Northumbria Uni's Reds Bar courtesy of my old friends at Stropic and their live wing Catastropic.

While I'm on it, I have to say it's now unlikely that the radio show will return in it's old form, though I'm working on a few ideas and we may have something in the new year, after an all too quiet 2007.

Sound Bombing

2007-10-29T09:53:00.000Z

I just thought these little spheres would be of interest to those that read this blog, although I do have a vague recollection of mentioning them to some before. Anyway the concept is simple a small motion sensor and speaker system that play out a prerecorded piece of audio, the possibilities as they say are endless, a walkway of audio, or even possibly a low tech guerrilla advertising method, you have a radio show to plug? Why not drop one of these babies outside a local club, bar or record shop and advertise to all who enter or pass by. So a sound bomb it is.

I also love the fact that you have to apply to get one, it's not just as simple as just buying them. I'm tempted to add one to my Budda Machine as part of my soul lo-fi audio gadgets.

Meanwhile Dan Hancox has gone and got an interview with the mysterious man known as Burial.

If you want something to add to your calendar why not consider going to World Headquarters on Thursday, November 22nd. Why? Tayo is playing Deviate.

It's better than a cold October morning!

2007-10-24T10:07:00.000+01:00

It's been too long, and I say that too often.

I'm gutted to say I had to skip the last heavyweight, and to be honest my attendence at heavyweight is truly shambolic, if it was school my teacher would be writing to my parents by now. I will say now that I will be at the next heavyweight.

So that's Saturday 10th November, starting at 7pm. Should be a good one!

Also looking good is James Holden at the Cosmic Ballroom, for Habit. That one is Friday 2nd, and I'm tempted to pop down for that one.

In the meantime if you want some audio delicacy and fancy something grimey then may I suggest the Lower End Spasm's (Dot-Alt) contribution to the Blogariddim series.

Or if you fancy a mash up then I'm quite liking this one by DJ C. If you want more go visit mashit. In case you're wondering that is a remix of sorts of Ghislain Poirier's new single Blazin' on Ninja Tune.

The Weapon of Choice

2007-09-29T21:43:00.000+01:00

A while back now Forward Motion was dominated by the sounds of anticon, and while I won't go out and dismiss Anticon forever, I have to say that I haven't been too interested in what Anticon et al have been up to. Though as always there is an exception to the rule, and in this case the exception is Sixtoo.
When I found out that Sixtoo had a new album out I decided I would check it out, to be honest I don't think I ever thought that it was a risk, because while others have disappointed every so often Sixtoo's releases have always hit the spot, and Jackals and Vipers in Envy of Man is no different. Well actually it is different, the dark brooding melodies are present, and it certainly sounds like Sixtoo, however it just seems ten times heavier than previous efforts, maybe not the proto dubstep of Fear of Flying dub. This heaviness would seem to be in some way related to the prominence of bass at the moment, not that I'll complain about bass' prominence. Anyway back to the point, this album is great, go out and buy it. I'll continue looking forward to new Sixtoo albums. (Whilst researching I noticed that Dan and Alex over at Dot:Alt have analysed the place of anticon in the current soundscape.)
Meanwhile these last two weeks have taken it out of me, mainly for a ridiculous commute that was improved only by Radio 4 (Today, Just A Minute, and PM, to name but a few)and several great mixes on my mobile phone. So thanks to the Faggatronix Push soundsystem promo mix, Prancehall's Anger is a Gift and that old DJ /Rupture Hamburg Radio Mix, which is still amazing.
Soon I'll be also adding this Six Vicious Mix to my phones arsenal.

I did notice an interesting phenomenon on my journeys to Teeside, that of the bastardised bike. Several kids were seen riding around on strangely modified bikes, including an urban penny farthing of sorts, suspension forks and mountain bike front wheel, bmx frame (I think) and stunt pegs and bmx wheel...strange combination to see, if you ask me. Some odd chopper style little girls bikes were also seen.

A Manifesto of Sorts

2007-09-16T11:54:00.000+01:00

Well, I'm clear headed after a night that should have seen me out and about at the Other Rooms for Heavyweight, I have to apologise for not going because to be honest things have been a little surreal this last week and it has left me feeling far from 100%. Anyway I have to say I'm gutted to have missed Youngsta.

Next I would like to congratulate Utopia FM who although are on air now with another RSL broadcast, have just been given a community licence for Sunderland, Ofcoms press release is here, nice work. I look forward to it, and hopefully being involved. Interesting to see that Newcastle will now have two community stations. If you want to read about community radio, wikipedia offers some details here.

Anyway on to a related manifesto of sorts, which will be no doubt be interrupted by me laughing at Just a Minute.

Student radio in the UK, in my eyes at least, seems to be in a bit of a squeeze financially, and so the stations seem to be looking at new directions, or seem to be falling at the way side. Online broadcasting seems to be the direction that a few stations have decided to head for, or the other is the community licences as mentioned above in the post. I feel that although both have their pitfalls, it is a great relief that student stations are escaping from the FM RSL broadcasts that dominated student audio media in the UK. These licences crippled student radio, how do you keep a station popular while it is off air for 6 months, you need a dedicated marketting team and a strong promotional campaign, and even that won't do the job.

So what to opt for, well I believe that both will now present challenges to those running the stations in how to create and maintain an audience. If the nations commercial station's are struggling to deal with the challenge of competing with new media sources, what does it mean for the student stations. We, the listener, have access to a huge array of audio, from web only stations specialising in a particular genre, podcasts on demand, or stations that are trying to be a localised station in a worldwide market place.

This is where I reach my key problem facing student radio stations working online alone, that although they have an audience, are they really maximising that audience. A student station operating online only, is not accessible to it's full audience, and even worse I feel will be guilty of alienating any listener who has stumbled across the station by accident, admittedly not as likely as with your FM dial. Online stations are only accesible to the students who have access to broadband, at the library yes, but what percentage of students have broadband at home? In an ideal world, it would be closer to 100% than it actually is. This also raises the question of how the station earns money from advertising without a real hold of the audience.

Cue the advantage of the community licence, you have access to an audience all of the time, through their mobile phones (well the one's that have FM radios), their radios at home, and also at work. It also means that you have access to the wider community of your city or town. And with student reputations constantly being damaged by local media sensationalism, unhappy locals and to be fair poor behaviour, it is a perfect oppurtunity to build bridges within the community. Also, and I hope that this is noted by University marketting departments, if your station is providing something that is local and far more engaging than other commercial stations in your area you can start to attract potential local students to your university.

Though here I draw on a question, one that I can't answer myself. Is a student community station really looking to replicate a commercial staion or is it looking to provide programming for the whole student community?

By this I mean that student radio in the U.K, in my experiences, is certainly dominated, if not totally programmed to the audience of the British music lover, whether that be an indie kid, a hip hop fan, or like Forward Motion when it was on air the electronic/ experimental music lover. And although I cannot deny music does cross borders what I want to know is their a case for student stations to accomodate programming for the more vunerable students those who are in a different country and a new culture, should international students be more strongly targetted by student radio programmers? I think so, and I regret never having tried to push this fact previously. The key issue is accessing these groups and getting them interested in student radio, in doing so I now believe that it would be possible to not only link up with this student community but also similar minority groups in your local vicinity.

What student radio stations now need to do is consider who their audiences are, and how to reach out to the community. Too much time is devoted on air to the same genre, and although the oppurtunity to give a good number of people experience on air cannot be knocked, I think that the need to try and attract a wider community to the station both as an audience and participants is necessary, otherwise community stations will soon become micro commercial stations and is that what is really intended.

I hope some will come and knock my arguements on the head, there are far more points I could make, but let's leave it at that. Community radio can be interesting, look at Resonance, therefore you would hope a station ran by students could offer something just as interesting.
If you want some more community radio related details check this out written by Gregory Whitehead

A hard nights work, well dancing

2007-08-27T21:45:00.001+01:00

So Saturday night, well what can I say, I had a great night...a nice bit of dubstep is good, a truckload can always be healthy every now and again. Not always though, just in case you think that I could spend all my time listening to dubstep, as with every genre there is stuff out there I don't care for.

Anyone who saw me on Saturday, may well have thought that I looked fed up, instead I was just worn out and to be honest on my last legs by the time I got to The Other Rooms, running the couple of miles from the Tyne along the quayside and up to central will help kill you off trust me. Anyway I'm procrastinating.

I think I chose the most unusual method of framing my mind for dubstep on the metro ride into town, I chose to listen to a mix linked to by Rupture of an interesting, if mildly confusing, pitched down cumbias by Sonido Martines, it's downloadable here. It might just confuse my ears due to the fact that I have no relationship with the music, and therefore the frame of reference I come to is only picked upon when some sample from a Rod Stewart track creeps in.

So No Name offered a delicious line up topped by Benga and Appleblim, needless to say both did what they do so well I can't complain. Benga's sets always strike me as some of the most colourful dubstep sets, it gets to a point that Georgina Cook mentioned in the documentary I recorded, that it would be nice to see Dubstep at festivals, Benga is the sort of DJ I can see doing a daytime set in a green field. Meanwhile Dynamix played another great set, that to be honest really started off the dubstep affair nicely and got a few more bodies moving out on the dancefloor.

To the Other Rooms and the Heavyweight boys, I haven't been to enough Heavyweight nights lately, I think £27 taxi rides home reinforce the downside of living in South Shields. It might also highlight why I was so reluctant to leave early. Dynamix and Funk Ethics (check out The Blues is Now on his myspace page, somewhere between Prefuse73 and Benny Ill) both played heavy sets that got the night going, and that I thought were both up there. Gravious and Scuba to be honest seemed to find my body trying to shut me down, and to be honest Gravious I found the most enjoyable, Scuba, as much as I do like his sets usually, was just a little to dark for me with my body in meltdown, on a different night, I may well have been singing the praises of Paul Rose and not leaving early, sadly a long day just took its toll.

For future reference I will drink more energy drinks and water, and less beer, and maybe have a pizza midway to avoid this sort of burnout. Now to bed.

what to do on a saturday night?

2007-08-24T20:39:00.000+01:00

So it appears Lower End Spasm is the hottest podcast series to subscribe to, getting plenty of attention, as is 4x4 check out Rupture's thoughts here. To be honest I'm loving 4x4 along with minimal just for the fact that it offers something different to dubstep, and trust me I'm not sick of it, just I firmly believe you need to get as much of a variety of music as you can, and well I happen to love DJ's who blend a variety of tunes together well, and forget genres.

I am currently happy to say that M.I.A's new album Kala has grown on me greatly, at first Jimmy was the only track that jumped out at me, on repeat listens though things seem to pick up and get a lot more interesting, and not as laid back as I first thought. Maybe the summer sun has made me love it more, but good god I wish I had Forward Motion on air now just so I could drop some of those tunes.

Another lady who's work I'm loving is my friend Laura, who's tune Nosey Nosey is quite frankly one very nice piece of techno....I should sell it more, but I feel very biased, go listen to it on her myspace and make up your own mind.

And in case you're wondering why I'm online on a Friday night it's because tomorrow night I have Benga, Scuba, Appleblim, Gravious, Dynamix, Funk Ethics and a few more to see, at the Tyne (No Name) and then at the Other Rooms (Heavyweight)

Mixes, Birthdays and a hectic nightlife

2007-08-07T19:31:00.001+01:00

Ok so I don't have too much to write at the moment, I could head towards social commentary if the lack of new music keeps on coming, thank god for mixes to download and put on my phone. Next to be downloaded is the Faggatronix 4 x 4 birthday mix. I have to say that I have been feeling the mixes being spun out by Faggatronix and Zombie Disco Squad lately, maybe it's the different vibe that they offer, well a different vibe in comparison to the dubstep mixes that fill up my phone at the moment. On a different tip, I did pick up a nice mix courtesy of Timeblind the other day, which is minimal and very worth while.
This weekend I should hopefully be down at Backlash, on Friday night at the Red Rooms, with Heavyweight occupying downstairs, with Reso, Dynamix and Funk Ethics on duty.
Meanwhile further to the previous posting you can have more dubstep than you can shake a leg at on August 25th, not only do we have Benga and Dynamix down at the Tyne, we also have Scuba, Gravious, Funk Ethics and Dynamix again at the Other Rooms also, sounds like a good evening to me. If you wanna hear Paul Rose discuss dubstep (recorded last summer) check out the dubstep documentary.
In the meantime I'll say happy birthday to Lightbomb for Friday.

Daftness and a documentary

2007-07-31T21:47:00.000+01:00

Respect to all those that No Name on Saturday, was a great night and I just wish I hadn't drank so much...but anyway I'll review Coki et al soon.
The point in this post is to highlight the fact that the dubstep documentary I made last year is now online, courtesy of my man Lightbomb.
I'll bring more news to you soon, in the meantime why is Kanye West using Daft Punk so addictive?

Mixed queries and a Canadian Returns

2007-07-19T21:00:00.000+01:00

Well I was intending to fill this up with reviews, then I realise hang on I'm a few months behind on records, I've only just got the latest TTC offering, 3615, and to be honest it's a similar situation with most records at the moment, it seems to be a problem related to no longer being a student, having a 45 minute commute on each journey to work and not as much internet access as possible, how record buying has altered. I won't lament the loss of photocopied fanzines to the likes of Pitchfork, because well I never bought enough fanzines to justify that rant.

In case you are wondering 3615 offering is a great record, but it doesn't quite match up to Batards Sensible. I have to say TTC, along with Wiley's Playtime is Over, great album though I think I should be buying Tunnel Vision too. Team Shadetek's Pale Fire, now this is an album I won't grow tired of listening to, which is a similar feeling to that which I have of Soundboy Punishments on Skull Disco. For me Soundboy Punishments had to be purchased I've always loved Appleblim's and Shackleton's tracks but if you can't play vinyl regularly, and hell I can't mix so why would I buy vinyl for a non existent turntable, then CD compilations are one way to keep the guys on the floor hooked and fulfilled.

This also raises the question should a compilation of Dubstep records exist in a non-mixed form? I am going to say yes, purely based on my experience as a former student radio presenter, no never could call himself a DJ and who's budget and love of music wouldn't allow him to buy a crate of vinyl a month. Though for general home listening a mix CD may well be more popular for those who are out on the dance floor. It all depends do you listen to these tracks as a part of the DJ's arsenal or as stand alone creations that are capable of working outside the mix. In some cases I think it is both, and in others well I think it is the former, and in the odd case like Burial the latter generally. Somebody prove me wrong about Burial in a club and I'll smile from ear to ear.

Anyway talking of mixes, I'm listening to a DJ Spooky mix, System Error, that is leaving me a little flat, and well this is a home listening mix for sure, I just can't imagine a DJ playing this set in a club, while the likes of DJ /Rupture will put together a mix that encompasses a wide range of sounds from across the globe and bring politics through while still keeping the party going, Spooky delivers a mix that will keep you head nodding but I just feel that Bush sound bites and those beats will never send a club into rapture. Maybe I'm missing the point, I'm just not feeling it.

Thank god for the evils of Myspace, for I learn that one of my two favourite Canadian producers has an album due out in September, who could this be? Sixtoo, of course, it feels like it's been a long time coming and part of me is wondering where Sixtoo fits in now. After all he emerged in amongst those on Anticon, when my musical discourse was of Def Jux and Dose One. But what now? Part of me is curious to see he is working on a sound system with Ghislain Poirier, the other Canadian whose work I admire.

Mixes for your phones

2007-07-10T19:43:00.000+01:00

So with a weekend that didn't present much in the way of going out, I decided to spend some time listening to mixes and seeing what is out there, and of course listening again to Mary Anne Hobbs.
So what were these mixes that caught my ear, and had my headphones blazing on my phone, who needs an iPod, eh?

Well up first are Faggatronix, with a mix that quite frankly made me want to be in a club so I could hear and feel the beats. So go check out the mix they did for Zombie Disco Squad. The mix is here on the ever reliable Lower End Spasm. Also to be honest you could do far worse than subscribe to their podcasts, for plenty of ear candy.

Talking of Zombie Disco Squad I think checking out there mix for Discobelle is well worthwhile, so go on it's here, enjoy.

And finally the local boy Dynamix has a new mix out there, with plenty of unreleased dubs, and it gives you a good idea what to expect when you head down to Heavyweight. The next Heavyweight goes down on 10th August at the Red Rooms, and features not only Dynamix, but Funk Ethics and ED:IT.

Also events to put in your diary, or organizer, or hell even your myspace calendar, No Name is back at the Tyne pub, with the best two free nights you could wish for. Check out No Fi for full details, but July 28th sees:
Coki,
Mundo,
Bass Clef,
Artwhore,
Dave Guy,
Nik Barrera.

While August 25th sees a line up I can't wait to witness, namely:
Benga,
Appleblim,
Dynamix,
Retina Glitch,
Road to Rimini,
Nik Barrera.

Both promise to be great nights, which I will not miss for love nor money.

Wish I Could Retire

2007-06-26T13:16:00.000+01:00

I've been sleeping on the more fire, more bass mix by mr. Matt Shadetek for a while, and god I wish I had been playing it daily instead, a nice tough blend that is just what my head needed.
Job hunting requires something heavy.

Also Wiley posts make for good distractions from a lack of assistant producers positions etc. Dot Alt and Rupture both look at the post-retirement of Wiley.

Transporting Audio

2007-06-21T23:36:00.000+01:00

So, I've just finished a little re-edit and development of a small snippet of a piece by myself entitled Transportation, there will be a full version finished off this month. You may be getting a strong sense of deja vu, as yes it is a reawakened project.
The basic premise of the piece is to explore the every day sounds of public transportation, and to transport these sounds into another realm beyond what you hear.
If you wanna check out the sample, and give me feedback it's at the myspace

In the meantime a few debates linger, should I up sticks to London and try to start a fresh there? Also is Forward Motion appropriate or would a new name, or my name be a better title...any feedback as ever is welcome.

If you want some music go visit Lightbomb.

Sonar '07

2007-06-21T14:48:00.001+01:00

So back from Sonar, and I brought the weather back with me, though I'm finding my body clock is struggling to deal with a change back to the old sleep patterns, it's almost like dancing to dubstep and then trying to do the house moves, your body decides that it doesn't quite understand the old ways.

I suppose the simplest way to do this would be in the form of highlights, low lights and maybe some advice. I don't see the need to pour out words all over the shop.

The one thing with Sonar is the fact that things you want to see come at once, for this see Friday night, where I witnessed some moments of greatness and some falls from greatness. The highlight of the evening for me had to be Radio 1's Dubstep offering, I missed out Oris Jay, for the most part, but Skream, Kode 9 and Mary Anne Hobbs all delivered sets that kept me on my feet all night and made any other form of dancing virtually impossible later on. For my part it was a sadly rare moment for me to feel my body rattle to dubstep, and definitely the most euphoric experience for myself at Sonar, Kode 9 and the Spaceape definitely stole the show for me. I'm starting to discover that Spaceape's lyrics are quite soothing, the repetition becomes entrapped in your mind and so helps position you in a sea of monstrous beats.

With all that going on at Sonar Lab, I had to give Modeselektor DJ-Team a miss. Justifying it with the fact that I caught them at the Tyne last summer, and well I thought along with the dubstep dons DJ Mehdi would be worth investing in, to be honest Mehdi did play a great set, Good Life will always put a smile on my face, and should have brought a t-shirt off my companion had he managed to navigate his way to Mehdi in time, from the Beastie Boys.

I had deserted the Beastie Boys quite early on, I have to say everyone I was with seemed to be enjoying themselves, however there was something that just didn't quite click for me. The set seemed littered with new instrumental numbers that seemed out of place, and for me the energy level never really picked up, and I was left disappointed, though to be honest MC's did that to me that evening.

(Walking the halls of Sonar by Night)

Yes, Dizzie Rascal was a bit disappointing, I'm not sure what it was. I could point out that the sound was a little muddy, and a lot of the productions subtleties got lost in the stampede of sound waves. The energy was there, and there were moments of glory namely Fix Up, Look Sharp, Jus' A Rascal, and I Luv U. Sirens even did the trick, despite the sound system failing to do the job needed. The last point with Dizzie Rascal is who told him to collaborate with Shy Fx, who, of all the drum and bass producers in the world...it just didn't work, and sounded older than the anthems from the Boy In Da Corner.

I then attempted to dance to Timo Maas, that officially is a blur caused by tiredness and my frustration at my inability to dance to 4/4. Which must have looked pretty similar to a fair few confused heads in Sonar Lab for Benji B and Spacek, broken beat just didn't seem to fit the mood sadly...maybe it's one for Sonar by Day.

Sonar by Day is an odd affair, it can pass by quite quickly if you're not careful, and for those still recovering from the night before I'm sure they wish it passed by just like that. This year it seemed like there was less on then back in 2005, maybe my memory deceives me. The Thursday was spent to lazing in Sonar Village, for those who have only seen the pictures its that sunbathers paradise on astroturf, also home to some great live moments. The Thursday however went by in a blur, James Holdens ambient electronica DJ set always seemed like it would pick up and kick the evening off, but just seemed to float back down just as the bass threatened to pick up feet. While Accidental records presentation went by quickly with little of interest to my ear, all three had something about them that might have worked elsewhere but on the main stage of sonar by day they seemed to struggle.

Struggling didn't seem to be a word needed for the Friday, once the crowd had settled themselves in. The vibe was made by the Barna Basstars: Fatkut and DJ Code, who played out a set of hip hop, with a soulful edge that got the crowd and myself energised. A J Dilla production and Barcelona sun seem almost perfect together and the ideal way to start the day.

A leap and bound away, down at Sonar Dome, Nettle produced a set of beauty that to be honest I'm glad they're doing, and one that makes me long for a new album. DJ /Rupture and co, are producing some of the best beat laden music around at the moment, so ok it's more home listening but it's still invigorating. A fact that the audience could certainly testify. This along with Kode 9 made my Sonar.

(Nettle live at the Sonar Dome)

A whole different scenario awaited me back at the village with Nicole Willis and the Soul Investigators, where the party was in full swing. A nicely accomplished set of funk and soul, that it is almost impossible not to at least bop your heard to, let alone sway about in the sunshine too.
The Saturday was a warning, we made it down just in time for C2C, a bit fatigued from the evening before, however any weariness was soon shook out of our systems by four french turntabalists who know what they're doing. A set that combined party tunes, and tricks is rare and to be honest I've seen some great turntabalists turn out sets only half as a good as these guys, all because they just couldn't find a balance and couldn't engage an audience, C2C can and I will check them out again and again if they perform like that.

The last daytime DJ we decided to check out was Miles, from Modern Love, who produced a set of minimal beats with a Detroit edge that to be honest was far more enjoyable than I was expecting, and was up there as my unexpected gem of the festival. I often forget that I enjoy techno, and so skip that section of the line up, it could all come down to the fact that it's not what goes into my sets or shows so therefore I often forget to go and check it out.

Though we did accidentally stumble in on Aloe Blacc of Stones Throw fame letting the good vibes roll out through the Red Bull Academy Lounge. If I'm going to be honest this was one of the best party atmospheres of the festival, with a crowd really enjoying themselves and letting it all out.

Checking it out should have been the plan on Saturday night, sadly a bit of fatigue and losing track of time when food consumption was concerned led us to miss large chunks of Saturday nights line up, that and the fact that frankly I wasn't that interested to be frank. Christian Vogel I was disappointed to miss, he's always been on my list of DJ's I would go to see for sure, just out of curiosity. We did however make it for Mogwai, who I have to say weren't as lost at Sonar, as to many their inclusion sounded. Also caused the debate to be raised Sigur Ros, Mogwai or Godspeed You Black Emperor...Mogwai get my vote, oh I forgot Silver Mount Zion. So yes Mogwai, epic, splendid and just what the doctor ordered. Though curiosity nearly led this cat to run out and see Matthew Dear's Big Hands which sounded like an interesting occurrence, I'll await reviews to tell me if I made the right decision sticking with the Scots.

This was then followed by what I had tried to forget had occurred, Rhazel and DJ J S-One, who booked them, I'm sure on paper they must be a good bet, but dear lord that was a debacle and a half, there's only so many times you can partially beat box someone elses tunes, and again there is only so many times that you can hand out red roses while beat boxing utter crud for the ladies. It's simple to say that the only enjoyment we got was to laugh painfully at the clowns on stage (Just in case you're wondering, there were no clowns just Rhazel and DJ J S-One), I'm not even sure they could do a freshers week set.

It said something for Rhazel that Mala Rodriguez was ten times more enjoyable, the beats aren't the best, but they do the job and despite spending the whole set lost in the langauge gap, I have to say it was a good experience, even if it was a little odd. Legs were giving in at this stage, and with taxi at 8 in the morning, we retired to the apartment. Missing out Altern8, Radio Slave, Jeff Mills and Dave Clarke. Next year anyone?

A few tips for Sonar next year, this is not just a note to self.

1, Find your accommodation on a map, it has to be off Las Ramblas, about a mile each way should suffice, any further and you end up missing too much.
2, You should have two meals only on the Friday and Saturday, medics can tell me off for this, but you only have time for two proper meals a brunch and an evening dinner if you wish to see it all. Otherwise bring a packed lunch. Ham, cheese and baguettes are cheap. The carrefour on Las Ramblas is a good provision stop.
3, Make sure you keep yourself hydrated, water is 1.50 and beer 3 euros on the day, so stock up on fluids before you go on the site, though you can't bring it in with you. Hence me leaving two litres of San Miguel at the gates, arse biscuits.
4, Wear your flip flops in, but also don't dance in them, avoid blisters at all costs.
5, Cook your evening meals on the nights of the festival, as restaurants don't give you enough time to get ready and to the night bus on time. Also when cooking pasta on an electric hob, keep an eye on it, cleaning hobs is a waste of your time.

Just to Lukid's Onandon is a very nice slab of hip hop, ideal home listening, review typing stuff, detailed and foot tapping, head noddingly good.

The pics are on there way.

Sonar, Woot!

2007-06-08T21:53:00.000+01:00

So, I seem to make a habit of posting promises that I don't keep, maybe I should stop posting promises of the return...well this is the last promise...I will revive Forward Motion this month. I guess I'm hoping a trip to Sonar, and a holiday in Barcelona will we awaken my creative juices, and also keep me away from watches enough for my mind to focus on something else.
I have just about finished a training pack on watches for work, maybe I should put together a watch documentary...a history of the swiss watch industry, perhaps.
Anyway moving on, you should expect a full lowdown on Sonar within two weeks, and perhaps some snippets while I'm out there.
In the meantime it's good to see Faggatronix getting some well deserved attention.
Also while I'm away all you Newcastle dubstep peeps should get out there and support Heavyweight at the Other Rooms, featuring Jack Sparrow on Saturday 16th.
Whilst I'm in the fair city of Barcelona I may well pop into see these guys, Ward 10, at the Suite Club on Thursday 14th.
If anyone has any Sonar week suggestions hit me up.
In the meantime who thought hair related puns could be so much fun?

So what has happened?

2007-04-29T16:23:00.000+01:00

What on earth has happened?

So Forward Motion is still off air. Don't panic though, new audio is available here, and notice that a new Matt France who has a penchant for grime has appeared on my friends list, what are the chances.

I have a few new documentary projects in the research stage, and not just documentaries but soundscapes and other small scale productions.

Also coming soon will be some reviews, I've decided I might as well type something of interest to those cruising the net. Upcoming this week will be reviews of High Priest's new effort, and also the DJ /Rupture and Filastine shotgun wedding mix CD.

In the meantime if you want some soundscapes go visit Northumbrian Sounds, courtesy of Lucy Pritchard.

I have heard good news that some good friends of mine will be on air in Newcastle on NE1 FM. I'm looking forward to that station coming on air. For those in the Newcastle area that don't know, NE1 FM is a community radio station that will soon be taking to the airwaves in Newcastle. You can find out more about community radio here at wikipedia and here on the maze that is the Ofcom website, don't worry I've found the useful page for you. Also can find a good article by Gregory Whitehead here

On the North East dubstep front Heavyweight now have their own myspace which can be found here.

I am also now contributing to my good friend, and Sonar companion, Sarah Chapman's new blog adventure Curl Up and Dye

Benga, Kieran Hebden and Steve Reid, and some other bits

2007-03-27T20:30:00.000+01:00

So last night saw myself and a motley crew of associates heading down to the Cluny for what could only be described as a mixed bag of a line up, it made sense to me, unlike the time of the last metro.
The Cluny I have to say is not the best venue for dubstep, neither is the soundsystem. Those facts did not prevent Benga playing a storming set, despite jumping records due to over enthusiastic skanking and unsuitable turntable set ups, but enough of the negatives because they didn't ruin a great set. Once again I got the great feeling that dubstep could really take a grip on Newcastle, which is good news for the Heavyweight guys, athough the dancefloor started to fill slowly, by the end it was packed up front, which is a great sign. Benga's set just went to prove that well he is one of the top dogs in the ever growing sound that is dubstep.
Sadly I only witnessed about 15 minutes of Hebden and Reid's set, due to the run to the metro, but from what I heard it was a great one. Steve Reid's drumming just seemed remarkable, I won't pretend to be a jazz afficiando, so I'll just goddamn that man can play.
So just to confirm, Benga tore apart the Cluny and reaffirmed my love of dubstep once again.

On a business tip, I'm thinking of investing in a few bits and pieces to try and get Forward Motion on the go again. A new microphone and a portable digital recorder top my list, and I may also invest in a website too, after promising this far too often I wouldn't hold too tight especially as the major sticking point is a website name at the moment, so any suggestions?

Some Newcastle Events Upcoming

2007-03-23T16:55:00.000Z

Two nights well worth going to are coming up in the next month or so, first up is Keiran Hebden and Steve Reid, with Benga and Dave Guy in support at the Cluny on Monday (26th) which is courtesy of the guys at No-Fi.
The second of these big nights in my diary comes with Heavyweight @ Stereo, Thurs 12th April , courtesy of Dynamix should be a great night with plenty of sub bass. The DJ's for the night are Jack Sparrow, Forensix(mcr), Bigones, and of course Dynamix. With the soundsystem courtesy of Pangaea Soundsystem. This one is free, so there is little to no excuse for not going! In the meantime big up to Dynamix for continuing to put on Dubstep nights on in Newcastle.
Two posts in one day, what next....the saga continues, I'm thinking community radio next, maybe?

Where Now?

2007-03-23T14:43:00.000Z

It's been a long time...and well what the hell have I been up to?
I've been applying for several jobs, and well just generally trying to get a foot in the door somewhere.
In the meantime while I try and figure out what is going to happen with Forward Motion this year I think it would be a good idea if I put out there my not so recently completed documentary on dubstep.
I should all being well be in Barcelona this summer for Sonar, I think I'll need it as I feel slightly less connected to music at the moment as I'm used to. I think it's no longer having my own place and being back at my parents and the limited internet access that brings.
And if anyone wants some help with an audio project they have lined up, give me a shout I'm more than willing to try something new in the audio sphere.
Oh and in the meantime go check out Lower End Spasm also known as Dot Alt....including a Wiley interview, what you waiting for.

The end of the road, well until I find some diesel in this backwater

2007-02-21T08:52:00.000Z

So the day has come, and I have to announce that Forward Motion is no longer on NSR, I'm having to pull the show due to changes in circumstances, and to be honest a certain level of disappointment at the current NSR set up.
In the meantime I'm looking to put together some other forms of production out there, and I don't just mean the blog itself.
In the meantime I highly recommend subscribing to Lower End Spasm's podcast for some very serious and heavy beats.
I'm also not sure what is going on with Rupture but this was a curve ball and a half of a post. Reminds me of discussions I've had on Henry Miller, and the inability to locate the work in fact or fiction.
For now peace

Well look what reappeared

2007-02-09T16:42:00.000Z

So whats happened to Forward Motion?

Where did the noise turn into static?

Well now panic is over. Panic is maybe blowing it up to a level it's not at yet, maybe a groaning murmur is all that has been mustered.
So whats happened Forward Motion, or as NSR's generally lacklustre programmers wish to call it Matt France Live, well we're back on Tuesday, we should have been back earlier but alot of loose ends were being tied up all over to steady this beast. Expect beats and a bit more, I promise to be a bit less dubstep focused, but let me get my bearings, I've felt like I've been off the radar these past months.
In the meantime if you want to investigate something new Lower End Spasm otherwise known as Dot:Alt should be checked out here.
Also Mary Anne Hobb's show this week includes various treats, including Ghislain Poirier laying down the beats the way they should be.
Oh and that documentary I made, yeah you know the one on dubstep, well it's finished, and will be thrown up across the internet from here, NSR and also in Sunderland all being well on Utopia. For now, peace

Till the next time

2007-01-08T20:58:00.000Z

So while over here it seems that I can't seem to get my shit together and well I need to get my skates on to some extent on some fronts, I've spent my life being far too horizontal, I never really get out of cruise control. Anyway I digress, I decided that my computer needed a refresh and went on a hunt for a new desktop image to try and distract me from the fact that I now have a race going on between my new credit card arriving and this laptop dying after five years of faithful service and hissy fits. So I went to Eat More Chickens, only to find that it had changed since my last visit, well the facade had and well I'm impressed, loving Electronic Mind Control and also the Paper Cycle, so there we have it I feel better for spreading the word for that.
In the meantime Forward Motion is still on hiatus, and soon you shall be able to hear the dubstep documentary I promise, this has been my undoing too often and well I have found it a bit of a personal struggle, but less of that it will appear I promise.

So if you want some listening choices then I have to say the two usual online radio sources for dubstep should be hit, whether that be Sub Fm or Rinse FM.

Also I have to say that Rupture always provides a blog of considerable note, and there is always a few recommendations to catch the ear too.

I should really put some naff men at work sign here, or maybe a tea break sign

2007-01-02T18:51:00.000Z

So 2007, a new year, no resolutions except for to get my ass in gear so watch this space...NSR I don't know whats going on with that, as soon as I do I'll give you word, in the meantime check out the man Alex Bok Bok's mix obviously should check out Dot-Alt more often if you like this and well of course Sub Fm.
Oh yeah, and thumbs up/down on the colour scheme...I will get this place running smoothly soon, I promise.
Peace and Happy New Year

Divn't Fret Pet

2006-11-21T19:48:00.000Z

It's been a long time since I left you...and the rest, sorry that the blog ain't been updated recentally thats all going to be taken care of the next few days with tracklists for all the shows being upped...in case you listened and are still wondering what the fuck was that...and also so I have a record that isn't just lying around in a red A5 notebook.
Anyway yeah if you hadn't picked up on the fact that the show is now on Tuesday 21:00-23:00 on NSRFM.CO.UK then this is the warning, Forward Motion is on air again...also worth checking out in my humble opinion is the Monday back to back soundclash which all kicks off at 19:00 and blazes through to 23:00, and features my old buddies Unknown Pleasures followed by the Heavyweight guys, who bring premium dubstep action to the station, ...and to world headquarters, gutted I missed the last one due to a misbehaving gut and general fatigue due to a cold and too much work.
In the meantime tune in Tonight....
...also hold tight for a new Alex Bok Bok mix soon, in the meantime check out his show on Sub Fm which is on every other Monday 6-8pm...

Delays and more...plus Lightbomb

2006-10-24T21:14:00.000+01:00

Ok so the news is that Forward Motion will hit the internets audio pool very soon, and it will be Tuesday 9-11 pm on NSR FM. They're just fixing the streamer at the moment, so hopefully next Tuesday will see the return of Forward Motion....don't worry we won't be focusing entirely on dubstep, it's not all I listen to and as I don't mix I figure two hours of a mixture of related music, going down the electronic, beat-based leftfield club music direction...will describe it fairly broadly and totally unaccurately. Needless to say the playlists say it all, just means I'll have to find some new tunes out there that have the same effect on me as Para One's Beat Down, which is on the Dudes EP on Shadetek records and also on the Beat Down EP on Institubes.
In the meantime get yourself down to the Chillingham Arms on Chillingham Road in Heaton, to see Lightbomb/ Syphus, Fresh Jon, Firebrand and Outgroup (formerly Hadoken) should be well worth checking out. I know from past experiences that both Lightbomb and Outgroup are well worth checking out, and all I've heard is good things about Fresh Jon and Firebrand. I sadly won't be there due to a party that has been arranged for sometime, but less of that, get yourself down there and check it out.

Heavyweight Bass Pressure

2006-10-14T12:02:00.000+01:00

So the countdown to the relaunch of NSR begins, I haven't had my show time officially confirmed but unless I hear any differently I'll assume my show is on Tuesday 9-11pm which trust me I'm happy as fat Larry about.
Got to say big up to the Heavyweight guys who will be on NSR as well, really looking forward to hearing the show, especially after a sick night was had by all on Thursday night at world headquarters. Great sets by all, I especially felt Elgato's set of rather fine garage made me smile from ear to ear, and skank in a rather mad way. So much so that by the time that Dynamix was on the decks my skanking had gone into a lactic acid controlled quarter step, or maybe the vodka and lack of sleep was to blame, and maybe some over enthuisatic bouncing to Gareth Hocking's set too. Also it was beautiful to see that blokes were outnumbered by lasses, who were skanking and shaking like there was no tomorrow, I certainly wished there wasn't a tomorrow but that was just the thought of work at 8:30. Next time I'll take my camera so you can have some physical evidence of the night.
The rumour mill is in full effect and all I can promise is that there are plenty more larger than life nights lined up in the coming months, and well even those who venture out only at weekends can attend too.
Hold Tight

Dubstep Toon Takeover

2006-10-08T21:53:00.000+01:00

So dubstep seems to be laying some roots in Newcastle, which can only be a good thing, I'm a little bored of breaks and drum'n'bass, let alone breakcore which although I do like the stuff I can't seem to stand a night of it.
So what are these nights I speak of, first off is Heavyweight which happens this Thursday at World Headquarters, and the guys Aems and Dynamix can then be heard on NSRFM on the 18th of this month.
Then we have a new venue for some dubstep shenigans in Stereo on the 9th November with DJ's Elgato, Gareth Hocking, Dynamix, Hado, and Nirz

Also on the NSRFM front Forward Motion looks to be back, more on this very soon.

Last One?

2006-09-24T18:39:00.000+01:00

So due to other commitments Tuesdays final show of Forward Motion is pre-recorded which means I can give you the tracklist now. I hope this one sounds as good as Fridays show to your ears, as their has been a bit more effort in editting etc than a normal two hour show entails. Sadly this is the last Forward Motion of this Utopia broadcast, and maybe the last for a while depending on the NSR situation.
Peace

Dawn Penn - No No
Skream - Deep Concentration
Headhunter - 7th Curse

Team Shadetek - Brooklyn Anthem
Davinche - Eyez on U 2
Luke.Envoy - Gamma

Sizzla - Obstacle(Blackdown refix)
Midosini - Nozimanga (Uthando Luphelile Dub)
Digital Mystikz - Anti War Dub

Bonde do Tiagro - O Baile Todo
Black Jack - Have I Told You
Pressure feat. Warrior Queen - Money Honey (Remix)

Filastine - Judas Goat
D1 - Crack Bong
Emalkay - Gut Feelin

Omen - Aphrodite
Benga - Killers About

Doctor - Gotta Man
Wiley - One Avalanche
Scuba - Twista

The Congos feat. Paul St. Hiliare - Carthage (Fisherman Dub)
Amen Andrews - Grime II Dark
Drop The Lime - Brooklyn Skank

Various - Lost
Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble - Rivers of Congo
Wasteland - Shadow Line

Kelis - Suspended

Caffenine and Bass to Recover

2006-09-23T08:25:00.000+01:00

Well that was a show and a half even if I say so myself, I'm just drinking coffee now to get myself off to work after only a few hours sleep, it was worth it though.

S.L.A.B - The Anthem Intro
Dabrye feat. Wajeed - Jorgy
Mordant Music - No Air

DJ Pinch - Punisher
Amen Andrews - Like a Machine
Jammer - Hallow Man

Peeping Tom feat. Amon Tobin - Don't Even Trip
Wasteland - Technology
Urizen - Chain Gang

Kode 9 feat. the Space Ape - Spit
Tolcha feat. RQM and Sasha Perera - Crushed Like Ice
Ghislain Poirier - Pompa Pimp

Sunship feat. Warrior Queen - Almighty Father (Solid Groove remix)
Stacs of Stamina - Poisson Screwed
Team Shadetek - Brooklyn Anthem

Skream - Glamma
Kromestar & Cessman - Kalawanji
Wiley - Wot Do U Call It? (Igloo Instrumental)

Young Dot - Bazooka (Remix)
Benga - 6306

AFX - Fenix Funk 5
Timeblind - Ontological Ground of Being
DJ /Rupture feat. Lily - Lonesome Side

Digital Mystikz - Give Jah Glory
Burial - Distant Lights
Benny Ill, Kode 9 and The Culprit - Fat Larry's Skank

Nina Simone - My Baby Just Cares For Me

Dubstep, errors and there is no webcam in the studio!

2006-09-20T11:06:00.000+01:00

So that was the show that was two and a half hours long courtesy of a computer issue, and the show before not getting played, sorry Laura, it was sounding great too, unlike my show, which if it wasn't for great music would have been absymal. So here is the tracklist:-

Kilmanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble - The Nothing Changes
Elemental - Deep Unfer
Burial - You Hurt Me
Goth Trad - Back to Chill
Various Production - Hater
Surkin - Ghetto Obsession 2006
TTC - Catalogue
Rhythm and Sound - Let We Go (Ricardo Villalobos remix)

Blackdown - Crackle Blues
Boxcutter - Bad You Do
Luke Envoy - Honor Kill
Coki - Officer
Skream - Smiley Face

Bola - Vhieneray
Modeselektor feat. Paul St. Hiliare - Fake Emotion (Dabrye remix)
AFX - Boxing Day
Vex'd - Killing Floor
Drop the Lime - Brooklyn Skank
Soundmurderer and SK-1 - Toronto V.I.P

DJ Shadow feat Keak Da Sneak and Turf Talk - 3 Freaks
M.R.K.1 - Rat Trap
Benga - Killers About
Siqnature - Toque
Luke Vibert and Jean Jacques Perry - Moog Acid (Plastician Remix)
Low Deep - Str8 Flush

Slaughter Mob - Dub Weapon
Loefah - Root
Distance - Traffic

Nina Simone - Strange Fruit

FIN

The Irony Isn't Lost

2006-09-03T21:39:00.000+01:00

What does it mean when Banksy is news worthy on Radio 2? I mean Radio 1 I could understand, but Radio 2, so yes I was flicking through stations on my phone on a metro ride home and came across radio 2 and I'm not an avid listener though I do know who they cater for and Banksy doesn't strike me as someone Radio 2's target audience would care for. I'm sure some avid fans of Banksy thanks to his exposure via the broadsheets may listen, but this seems slightly off kilter.
What was the story you may wonder, well it was that he who shall be called Banksy doctored 500 copies of the Paris Hilton album cover prior to them appearing in stores. Nice guerilla attack, I will admit she's a good target, though part of me wonders if this isn't the sort of PR that Paris's no doubt huge PR army have been dreaming about, an infamous artist doctoring you, its publicity she didn't need, hell I had forgot she was launching a sonic attack on us, and I'm sure I wasn't the only one. I have a feeling whether he intended to or not Banksy has done his victim a favour on this one.
Yes I do realise I'm acting as a PR for both of them with this, the irony isn't lost.

For More coverage see the linked to article in the heading or here

Updates and meandering self indulgent blogging

2006-08-06T22:28:00.000+01:00

Ok so I return briefly, just to keep things updated, September 16th sees Utopia relaunch with a few tit bits hopefully from me...including Forward Motion and hopefully a one hour narrative in music, more on that when I have it done. Also the dubstep documentary should be stepping up a gear in the next few weeks, if you want to suggest voices/opinions you want to hear let me know, I'm trying to escape the normal documentary route so abstract thoughts are welcome. I'm thinking alot about narratives recentally, I'm thinking of weaving narratives on this documentary.
So why so quiet, I know this blog has and for the near future has never been on a par with the real blogs that I feed google reader with daily but I feel that this absensce has been extreme, even more extreme when I think that even the dubstep forum hasn't been accessed for far too long either. It feels like I've been withdrawn from music, and I'm not sure how it happened bar the fact that working in a jewellers has became my exsistence something I need to escape from quite quickly. If only to save my chances of completing a masters or even entering a world outside retail. I'll fill this with links when I have time. Relationships with work colleagues are frowned upon apparantly, I usually find them frought with very little common ground but your status quo, and well everyone has differing asspirations and goals. Though I have to comment that although it is all to obvious to what relationships they're refering, surely it just says something about the world we live in that they phrase it like this, ensuating as it does if you take it too literally that all around you should remain alien for fear of the firing. Although the banning of relationships in workplaces is surely a repressive line, I mean even if it's a ban against those between various levels or roles, surely work is the one place that relationships are likely to grow...I'm deeply romantic, in my opinion, as those who've read my ramblings long ago will know but meeting in work is more likely than say developing a close meaningful relationship on the public transport system, which is more than likely taking you too and from work. Maybe I should join a knitting club.
If you've stayed with this throughout well done, I expect you to buy my novel should I ever write or publish such a thing, judging from this I think it unlikely.

A Primer For July On This Wet June Night

2006-06-24T21:00:00.000+01:00

Next month sees the release of the follow up to what I think of one of the best albums in my collection, and of 2004, October by Wasteland. The album itself merged so many genres into a melting pot that seemed to have hardcore structual backbone based in grime and somewhat loosely in crunk, yet had enough deep ambience and hints at both I-Sounds and DJ Scuds individual pasts that it made it a totally essential album for home listening, as well as one that had tracks that worked so well in a night environment it was untrue. Well now 2006 is upon us, the focus of 'urban music' has slightly shifted and so it seems has the focus of Wasteland from the one track that I've heard from the album before it hits the shops in July, Technology is a bass heavy, dark, judder monster that wears it's dubstep allegiences on the sleeve. I for one can't wait for the album.

Newcastle and Sunderland people beware DJ Marloboro is hitting World Headquarters on the 9th July as part of the excellent No-Fi series, bring on the funk carioca I will be there.

Doughnuts

2006-06-18T20:53:00.000+01:00

I have to say that Lethal Bizzle although not my favourite MC has delivered a defence of "black music" in the wake of David Cameron's slamming of Tim Westwood's Radio 1 show and generally the presence of violence in lyrics. Its an age old accusation of culture creating a social problem, froms murders inspired by metallica to Cameron's current rage. My line on it is that targeting music is turning your eyes away from the causes of the problem and going for a target that doesn't require a great reassessment of the situation and the beliefs held by yourself and society at large.

Notice of Cancellation of Your Supply....and a few thoughts

2006-06-13T10:59:00.000+01:00

So thats it until September, no more shows, but I shall survive somehow without a microphone near my mouth. Turns out that the streamer and playout computer in the NSR studio have had near fatal episodes in the past few weeks. I'd do a great job of explaining why, but quite frankly I think NSR overall doesn't deserve me trampling upon it, especially considering the last five years of broadcasting experience it's given me. I'm not sure if Forward Motion will return to NSR, we'll have to wait and see. Though fear not the show will be on Utopia in September all being well.
Not much to report at the moment, summer jaunts that have been planned seem unlikely to go ahead or will not go ahead. I'm definitley not going to Barcelona for Sonar or in fact the soot party in that fair city...I'm unlikely to be hitting London for FWD on Thursday, as much as I wanna go. In the meantime I'm currently setting up a documentary that will be looking at Dubstep and its roots...so people be wary I'll be hitting inboxes soon.
I'm currently listening to what I can only describe as a pleasant excursion into the country in the form of soft melting electronic loops, and folk elements, with lovely ambient samples all courtesy of a fellow geordie by the name of Matinee Orchestra, if you want what I just described for a bit of summer home listening I can't recommend enough if you wanna shock out and rave go pick up Kid 606's latest effort Pretty Girls Make Raves...a very true statement, it seems to be a recurring theme that to be a good night you need female presence...too many men spoil the party.

Cancelation again

2006-05-30T20:23:00.000+01:00

Oh damnation having to the cancel show tonight, and in fact I think that we don't have much time left for NSR shows...hopefully next week. Sorry guys

Reload

2006-05-23T23:21:00.000+01:00

Sometimes it good to get back to NSR...I may have technical issues, and I may be a bit rusty, but it at least allows me to play whatever I want, without worrying about language contained within tracks thats the joy of an online broadcast, there's a little less to worry about. So without further a do here's tonights tracklist!!!

Wasteland - Industrial Injury
Vex'd - Smartbomb
Kode 9 and the Space Ape - Fukkaz
Benga - 6306
Dusk and Blackdown - Submerge

Uniform feat. Lydia Lunch - Sex is a contract, History is a Trick
Ghislain Poirier feat. Beans - Cold as Hell
Project Polaroid (Kool Keith) feat. Prince Po - Mechanical Mechanix
Atki2 feat. Rennee Silver - Shocking Out Proud

Razor X feat. Cutty Ranks - Boom Boom Claat
Timeblind feat. Wayne Lonesome - Come Back Wicked
DJ /Rupture feat. Wicked Act - No Heathen
Modeselektor feat. Matt Shadetek - Hasir
Mutamassik - M28

Pressure feat. Warrior Queen - Money Honey (Remix)
Skream - Smiley Face
Boxcutter - Bad You Do

Wiley - Eskiboy
Black Jack - Have I Told You
Virus Syndicate - Ready to Learn
Kano - Reload It

TTC - Catalogue
Autechre - LCC
Al Haca feat. Ras Mc Tweed - Screw

Nina Simone - My Baby Just Cares For Me

Does sub-bass effect the movement of a pendulum?

2006-05-23T14:33:00.000+01:00

I'm not entirely sure where that question appeared from, it just struck me as a curious question. Anyway moving on I played my penultimate show on Utopia Fm last night for this FM broadcast at least, and here is the tracklist...tonight I will be back on air on NSRFM sorry about the one week absence...this summer I promise to put the Forward Motion house in order, we will have something more than just music and me introducing the tracks, I promise...
In the meantime here is last nights show tracklist, typed while I listen to the new Rekid album on Soul Jazz -it's quite tasty, in a glitched up house type vain.

Wiley - Gangstarz
Ghislain Poirier - Pampa Pimp
Jimmy Edgar - My Beats
Skream - Glamma
Scuba - Thank U

DJ Distance - Taipan
Lewi White - Platoon
Plastician - Aqua Riddim
Enduser - Interuption
Sunship feat. Warrior Queen - Almighty Father (Solid Groove Mix)

Rhythm and Sound feat. Cornell Campbell - King In My Empire
Coki - Officer
Vex'd - Killing Floor
Boxcutter - Silver Birch Solstice
Boards of Canada - Dayvan Caravan

Team Shadetek feat. Wayne Lonesome - Dem Nuh Know Me (Yoga Mix)
Drop the Lime - Get On
DJ /Rupture feat. DJ Collage - Rude Boy Talk
Filastine - Crescent Occupation
Burial - Southern Comfort

M.R.K. 1 - Daywalker
Bong Ra - Serpent Tongue for the Blues
Diplo - Money Power Respect
Bjork - The Truimph of a Heart
Gregory Issacs - Spot and Beat the Bank

Bringing the beats to all along the wear

2006-05-22T21:02:00.000+01:00

So its a little quiet on the blog front on my end, I seem to have found far too much to keep myself busy with including two radio shows for Utopia, Forward Motion and me getting my collab on with a friend named Jacob Strong to do a little folk show, entitled That's all Folk...a little more on that later.
Right now I'm preparing tonights show for Sunderlands airwaves, and well thought best inform you guys what I was playing.....

Skream - Midnight Request Line
Kode 9 and the Space Ape - Stalker
Kode 9 and the Space Ape - Spit (dub)
Davinche - Sometimes
Techno Animal - Robosapian
Team Shadetek - Limes
Vex'd - Bombardment of Saturn

Ghislain Poirier feat. Seba - Elephant (Partie Un)
Atki2 feat. Renee Silver - Shocking out Proud
Badawi - Lack of dub to the brain
Benga - 6306
Jimmy Edgar - Pret a Porter
M.R.K 1 - Ready to Love

Black Jack - Have I told you
Blackdown and Dusk - Drenched
Amon Tobin - Ruthless
The Bug - Bomb Version
Wasteland - Shadow Lines

Boxcutter - Tauhid
Enduser - Another Door Opens
Cyrus (Random Trio) - Indian Stomp
Radiq - Dub Suite (Tokyo Dub)
Clark - Urgent Jell Hack
Kid 606 - Hold it together
Jamie Liddel - Multiply (in a minor key (Gonzales remix))

Utopian Ideals

2006-05-16T19:40:00.000+01:00

Firstly sadly have to say that tonights Forward Motion on NSRFM is off, there is a myriad of reasons behind this but it is off tonight...next week we should be back.
Now for the good stuff the tracklist of the first Forward Motion on FM, and the first FM broadcast I've done for a while. It went pretty well, with feedback ranging from it being good through to it being challenging, both of which are compliments.
So here goes

Wiley - Wot do u call it? (Igloo Instrumental Mix)
Bruza - Doin Me
Skream - Smiley Face
M.R.K 1 - Rat Trap
DJ /Rupture feat. Sister Nancy - Little More Oil

Ghislain Poirier feat. Mr. Lee G - They Wanna Know
Modeselektor - The Rapanthem
Atki2 - The Year of the Cockeral
Boxcutter - Brood
Distance - Traffic

Loefah - Root
1 Speed Bike - Why are all the dogs dying of cancer
Beans - 3
dDamage & Kowatbo - The Pervert
Pinch - Qawwalli V.I.P
Burial - Broken Home

Richard Devine - Timach
Siqnature - Toque
Venetian Snares - Aamelotasis
Razor X feat. He-Man - Killer
Pressure feat. Warrior Queen - Money Honey (Remix)

Low Deep - Str8 Flush
Slew Dem - Joyride Riddim
M.I.A - Pull up the People
Bonde de Role - Melo de Tobacco (Paul Devro Mix)
TTC - Du Sang Sur Le Dancefloor

Slow Song
Tiombe Lockhart - Don't Understand

When the neighbours hear the low end rhythm there's gonna be

2006-05-14T17:57:00.000+01:00

Just came across a tidy website and crew called Trouble & Bass who feature some blogger favourites such as Kid Kameleon, Starkey, Mathhead and Syrup Girls...even better than that there are a few tasty mixes up there too.

A view from the studio

2006-05-12T22:13:00.000+01:00

So here I come with the latest tracklist. Also I'm feeling the strange excitement as the Utopia Fm broadcast draws near, my first show on Monday night and hell am I not ready...I never am.

DJ Pinch - Qawalli
DJ C feat. Capleton - Conscience A Hang Dem (Aaron Spectre remix)
dDamage - Boggle
Skream - Rottan
Scuba - Words
Wiley - One Avalanche
Beans - 5
Shadow Huntaz - Deander
DJ Shadow feat. Keek da Sneek - 3 Freaks
Spank Rock - Sweet Talk
Modeselektor feat. Paul St. Hiliare - Fake Emotion (Dabrye Remix)
Jimmy Edgar - Pret~a~Porter
DJ /Rupture feat. Wicked Act - No Heathen (Blacksmith Mix)
Elephant Man, Wayne Marshall etc - Dem Time Deh Mixdown
Pressure feat. Warrior Queen - Money Honey
Wiley - Fire Fly (Bass Mix)
Young Dot - Bazooka
Vex'd - Killing Floor
Loefah - Goat Stare
Benga - Electro Musik
Dusk and Blackdown - Submerge
Search and Destroy - Candyfloss (Loefah Remix)
Burial - Broken Home
Massive Attack - Teardrop (Mad Proffesors Remix)

If only Radios had bass bins

2006-05-04T12:33:00.000+01:00

I'd like to blame the fact that I never get the playlists up quickly or at all down to pure work overload, sadly I fear it has more to do with laziness. Though fear not just short of 48 hours later here is Tuesdays playlist.

Techno Animal - Robosapian
DJ Pinch - Qawwali
Uniform feat. Franko B - No One Saw the Difference
The Bug feat. Warrior Queen - Dem a Bomb We (Dem Version)
Filastine feat. MC Subzero Permafrost - Boca de Ouro
Team Shadetek - Limes
Wiley - Freeze (Devils Mix)
Plastician - Aqua Riddim
Loefah and Skream - 28 grams
Kode 9 and Space Ape - Fukkaz
Lewi White - Platoon
Burial - Broken Home
Boxcutter - Tauhid
Coki - Officer
Razor X feat. Wayne Lonesome - Slew Dem
Bong Ra feat. Mike Redman - Red Rum
Al Haca feat. Sizzla - Break the Silence
Rhythm and Sound feat. The Chosen Brothers - Mash Down Babylon
Mala - Neverland
Vex'd - Bombardment of Saturn
Cyrus - Indian Stomp
Modeselektor feat. Sasha Perera - Silikon

The Slow Song
Tiombe Lockhart - Don't Understand

Information overlord

2006-04-30T21:14:00.000+01:00

So this is the news upfront, hell it's being put on here before the official sources release it. Forward Motion will hit the FM parts of your dials, if you're in Sunderland or nearby, four times in the space of two week, for a grand total of 8 hours, do the maths.
So when can you catch me disrupting the airwaves, well lets start with a location and work towards times and dates. It'll be on 102.4 Utopia Fm and you'll be able to hear me on Monday 23:00 - 01:00 (Gonna be able to follow me with the Breezeblock, clever programming even if I say so myself) and Friday 23:00 - 01:00 (That's gonna kill me, with work at 10 the next morning).
What can you expect - the same music policy, jingles, me still, oh and internet users do not fear I will be still doing the NSR Tuesday night show, which will be used to highlight the best bits of the FM show too.
Oh and Myspace is taking over the world here is Utopia and the myspace music account for me.
In the meantime it's good to see that there is more new artwork up at eatmorechickens.
If I have anymore news be sure to know it will be here first...and no sadly there are no gigs lined up for me to DJ at which is just as well because I still can't beat match.

This is how we return

2006-04-30T20:54:00.000+01:00

Aaliyah - Try Again (Yes, I really did start with it)
Badawai - Lack of dub to the brain
Vex'd - Killing Floor
Scuba - Thank U
Davinche - Sometimes
dDamage - Boggle
Ghislain Poirier feat. Mr Lee G - They Wanna Know
Bola de Toya - Aloladinha
Unknown Artist - Cabecada
Boxcutter - Bad You Do
Benga - 6306
Cyrus - Troy
Loefah - Goat Stare
Al Haca feat. RQM - Irationfea
Skream - Midnight Request Line

Bok Bok Vocal Mix Part 2

Paul St. Hiliare - Carthage
Pinch - Qawalli V.I.P

Shouldn't have left ya without a dope beat to step to

2006-04-24T20:14:00.000+01:00

Ladies and gentlemen, the wait is nearly over...Forward Motion returns tomorrow night 9-11 at NSRFM complete with PART 2 of Bok Bok's latest mix for us, which is well worth the month long wait trust me.
Hold tight for Utopia

In the meantime

2006-03-31T00:10:00.000+01:00

Oh man, do I feel some frustration bubbling to the fore. NSR FM is off on it's easter break and not being at Newcastle Uni I didnt realise til the Tuesday afternoon, so part 2 of the grime vocals mix by Bok Bok will have to wait till late April, early May.
Talking of May, I'm happy to announce that between May 15th and 26th if you're in the Sunderland area you will be able to catch me on FM 2 times a week, we're working on sorting out a stream all being well. So that is Forward Motion twice a week on FM for 2 weeks in May. Yes, Forward Motion is the name thats been opt'd for, hopefully the show will be a nice bass filled excursion for the mackem lads and lasses.
Tracklists for the last few shows will appear here soon, as will a top 10.
In the meantime hold tight for the Burial album on Hyperdub, that is gonna be something serious.
Also get your ears digesting DJ Pinch's V.I.P mix of Qawwali...sparse and haunting, just immense.
Peace

Hold Tight

2006-03-24T23:08:00.000Z

Sorry to anyone who has been awaiting tracklists for the previous shows, they will appear soon, I promise, along with some news.

Then there was this

2006-03-02T22:03:00.000Z

Sorry about the highly unoriginal title, if anyone is interested there is a beautiful piece of radio by Gregory Whitehead over at Radio 3.
Anyway what did you hear/miss this week, well this is it:

Skream - Midnight Request Line
Vex'd - Smart Bomb
Distance - Fallen
Wasteland - Wintermission
High Priest - Book of Keys vol.1
Nice Nice - Uh Oh
Heat Sensor - Falls into Creek
Kode 9 feat. The Space Ape - Sign of the Dub
Burial - South London Boroughs
Benga - Walkin Bass
Slaughter Mob - Dub Weapon
Razor X - Killer Version
Team Shadetek - Gal Ya Nah Beg
Rhythm and Sound - King In My Empire
the Bug feat. Paul St Hiliare - Some Days
Wiley - Morgue
Davinche - Eyez on U
Young Dot - Bazooka
Slew Dem - Grime
Various Production - Hater
Coki - Officer
Scuba - Timba
Dusk and Blackdown - Submerge
Loefah - Goat Stare
Boxcutter - Sunshine
Nina Simone - My Baby Just Cares for Me

First of two weeks of playlists

2006-03-02T21:56:00.000Z

Playlist for 21/02/06

Boxcutter - Brood
Pressure - Money Honey(Remix)
Loefah - Root
Search and Destroy - Candyfloss (Loefah Remix)
Rhythm and Sound - See Mi Yah (Truly Version)
Modeselektor - Hasir
Diplo - Way More
Bonde Do Role - Funk de Eshifa
Unknown Artsist - Cabacada
DJ /Rupture feat. Wayne Lonesome - Dem Nuh Know Me
Team Shadetek feat. Red Dragon - Gal Ya Nah Beg
Vex'd - Pop Pop
Toasty - Knowledge
Loefah and Skream - Fearless
Davinche - K.Dot
Plasticman - Aqua Riddim
The Bug feat. Paul St. Hiliare - Some Day
Kode 9 feat. the Space Ape - Fukkaz
Burial - Nite Train
Mala - Neverland
Distance - Fallen
Wiley - Morgue
Grim Dubs vol.1. - track 1
Virus Syndicate - Karma
Wasteland - In Your Sleep

Love today is Music

2006-02-14T23:24:00.000Z

So the show this week had to be kept away from falling into any valentines sandtraps, didn't want anything too romantic, was planning on kicking it all the way up the gears for a big shockout session to welcome back the two hour shift and also to let heads forget valentines, but somehow the show took it's own course, as ever cd's not playing, cd's skipping, cd players not recognising cd's...all the usual shenigans really.

As ever big up to Bok Bok who manages to keep me on my toes both with his feedback and his own show. For those who want to discover who the shy retiring or, if you believe certain people, the seductively voiced southern geordie is then here is Matt DV, me on myspace

So here's the tracklist, without further a do:

Tiombe Lockhart - Don't Understand
Four Tet - A Joy
Various Production - Hater
TTC - Girlfriend
Davinche - Sometimes
Skepta - Private Caller (Instrumental)
Boxcutter - Brood
Skream - Midnight Request Line
Young Dot - Bazooka
Black Jack - Have I Told You
Lethal Bizzle - Against All Oddz
Slew Dem - Joyride
Ghislain Poirier feat. Mr Lee G - They Wanna Know
Timeblind feat. Wayne Lonesome - Come Back Wicked
Kode 9 feat. Daddi Gee - Sign of the Dub
Dusk and Blackdown - Submerge
Pressure feat. Warrior Queen - Money Honey
Coki - Officer
Loefah - Root
Enduser - 111.01 Miles
Wasteland - Shadow Line
Vex'd with Search and Destroy - End of Line
Toasty - Take it Personal
Mark One - Anger Management
Terror Danjah - Piano Madness
Team Shadetek - She
Nina Simone - My Baby Just Cares For Me

Peace and Happy Valentines one and all

Back once again like a renegade master

2006-02-13T18:51:00.000Z

So things are changing around here again, the show is back to two hours, this time around 9-11pm on Tuesdays as NSRFM if you wanna know what to expect here is a belated posting of last weeks tracklist. This week old friend of the show Jon Whittaker will be popping in for the show.

Tracklist for 07-02-06

Loefah - Twis Up
Drop the Lime - Dreams
Sunship feat. Warrior Queen - Almighty Father (Solid Groove Mix)
Prefuse 73 and Four Tet - Creating Cyclical Headaches
Boxcutter - Sunshine
Rhythm and Sound with Jennifer Lara - Queen in my Empire
Burial - Broken Home
Wasteland - In Your Sleep
DJ /Rupture feat. Lilly - Lonesome Side
Crazy Titch - World is Crazy
Kode 9 and Space Ape - Fukkaz
Mala - Neverland
The Bug feat. Warrior Queen - Dem a Bomb We (Dem Version)