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

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

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

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

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