Three turntables, two Ranes, Serato Scratch Live, a midi controller and moving images. Some mixes for free d/l right here including "The Case of The Missing Records', voted by Solid Steel listeners as mix of the year 2008... just hit the links!
Bristol’s Cheeba is a name that has been ringing out across UK dance floors for the last 12 months. Fusing unrivalled technical ability with an ear for music squarely aimed at the dance floor, his is a style all of his own and for all of us at the same time. As part of the renowned Bristol based crew the Detectives of Perspective, he is a resident DJ with Ninja Tune’s Solid Steel club nights and more recently Soundcrash. Frequently rubbing shoulders with some of the biggest names in alternative beats and hip hop, he has out shone them at every opportunity and cemented himself as one of the most popular DJs to emerge from the Solid Steel stable in some time. This was confirmed in 2007 when the label and the Solid Steel radio show listeners voted him runner up in the ‘Mix Of The Year’ poll and then in 2008 won it with his widely acclaimed mix 'Cheeba Investigates... 'The Case of The Missing Records'. Check out his award winning mixes in the 'Sounds Like' section below and prepare for mindmelt! In 2008, as part of Ninja Tune’s 20th Anniversary celebrations Cheeba was officially inaugurated into the Solid Steel family alongside Boom Monk Ben and Mone$hot to join the already outstanding team of Strictly Kev (DJ Food), DK, Coldcut and J-Mountain.
Cheeba has been found in clubs and at festivals across UK, whipping party people into a frenzy with his genre smashing freestyle DJ sets. Fusing neck snapping beats and breaks, underground dance floor gems and stone cold party classics into a melting pot of hip hop trickery and dance floor devistation, Cheeba has been the highlight of many at Big Chill 2008, Glastonbury, Bristol Festival and the best clubs up and down the country and will no doubt be the highlight of many more to come.
Cheeba has now also gone all AV too, after nearly 6 months in the making the audio-visual show is now live. Using the latest technology to enable video controlled and manipulated by vinyl the live shows make the most of this technogoly scratching everything from The Muppets to Aphex Twin and everything inbetween. Films made by Cheeba and James Reed (ex-audio bullies vj) sit cunningly along side video mashups, cartoons and a wealth of other bizzare yet wonderful video sources. Coming to a projector near you very soon. Your eyes wont believe your ears, keep them both peeled!
"Cheeba's attention to musical detail is as meticulous as his cuts, he leaves no stone or style unturned in his search" - DJ Food
”Cheeba – the new Director General at Flip-Flop-Trip-Hop AV-TV” - Hexstatic
"Cheeba is the sound and sight of Solid Steel's new school. Having won the 'Mix of The Year' award in 2008 and been a regular guest for Soundcrash over the last 12 months Cheeba's ability to rock a party is unrivaled. Now bringing visuals into the mix, this new show will twist sight and sound into a blend of beats and breaks cut with visual material from the far reaches of moving image history. Expect the unexpected... your eyes wont believe your ears, keep them both peeled!" - Soundcrash
1. Saeg INTRO 2. Thievery Corp - Truth and Rights 3. Control Machete - El Genio del Dub 4. Delinquent Habbits - Lower East Side 5. Dj Vadim - Got to Rock 6. Beastie boys - Flute Loop 7. Beastie Boys - Sure Shot (Cut Chemist vs Shurtkut RMX) 8 . Dj Krush - Dragon Ash 9. Ill Media - Brother in the Back 10. Method Man - Bring the Pain 11. Delinquent Habbits - Western Ways 12. Psycho Realm - Bullets 13. Dj Krush - Meisso (Dj Shadow RMX) 14. AC/DC vs Public Enemy INTERLUDE 15. Cut Chemist - The Audience is Listening 16. Back Yard Bangers - ? 17. Dr Dre - Fuck With Re Ray 18. Goodie Mob - World Party 19. Buck 65 - Part 5 (Pope) 20. 7 Notas 7 Colores 21. DMX - Ruff Riders 22. Wu Tang Clan - C.R.E.A.M 23. O
kickintheeye 014 kickintheeye.podomatic.com a monthly music podcast produced by John Kennedy & Ian Clark
Tracklisting 01. Nico - Eulogy To Lenny Bruce [Polydor] 02. David Van Ronk - He Was A Friend Of Mine [Fantasy] 03. Yeah Yeah Yeah's - Skeletons (Acoustic) [Polydor] 04. Woods - Rain On [Woodsist] 05. Marc & The Mambas - Terrapin [Some Bizzare] 06. Chris Knox - The Woman Inside Of Me [Flying Nun] 07. Elvis Costello - Big Boys [Demon] 08. Daniele Baldelli - Waka Kossa [Cosmic Sound] 09. Billy Bond - Tontos [Finders Keepers] 10. Arab Strap - Turbulence [Chemikal Underground] 11. Lene Lovich - Bird Song [Stiff] 12. Moebius & Plank - Conditionierer [Sky] 13. Family Fodder - Debbie Harry [Mute] 14. Deerhoof - Midnight Bicycle Mystery [ATP] 15. Liars - Everyday Is A Child With Teeth [Blast First] 16. Wooden Shjips - Contact [Mexican Summer] 17. Susie Ibarra - Fractal 1 [Tzadik] 18. Psychic TV - Terminus-Xtul [Tempus] 19. The Creatures - Killing Time [Polydor] 20. Bauhaus - King Volcano [Beggars Banquet] 21. 13th Chime - Cuts Of Love [Ellie Jay] 22. Love & Rockets - No Big Deal [Beggars Banquet] 23. Christian Death - After The Rain [Jungle] 24. Mission Of Burma - Progress [Taang!] 25. Liechtenstein - The End [Slumberland]
hahahah, good mate, absolutely wedged and lots of fun, I'll be in touch re: something in Autumn btw. How's thing's with you... See you're doing Glastonbury, that should be a blast man..
WoC Gallery's 2nd installment of some of the UK's finest Graffiti artists.
Group show opening invite
Saturday 13th June 5-10pm. Free entry
Exhibition runs until the Sunday 5th July 2009
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If you would like to check us out live, we are supporting Hexstatic and The Next Men at Videocrash 3 @ Koko, in Camden, London THIS Saturday 10pm-3am.
We have a few discounted guestlist tickets left over, so if you are in the area and you'd like to come along, click the link below!
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PS: We host a regular radio show on Purple Radio (see the link on our page) and regularly feature artists that we like and have found on myspace. Please do drop us a message if you have anything you would like us to hear for the show.
THE DIARY Volume 1.5 (20 Years of the Remix) now available for free download at WWW.MUSICOFSUBSTANCE.COM!
“This CD just shows how much Chris Read knows about historic Hip Hop production techniques - Its just a shame he wasn't creating this stuff during the eras he's covering as we would probably rate the man as being up there with Paul C, Pete Rock, Premier and all! - I can't think of another Hip Hop CD I've played so much in years” (ANDY SMITH - PORTISHEAD)
"Chris continues the rap anthology concept of his super-dope 'The Diary' megamix in the shape of a remix project, re-lacing acapellas from 89-2009 with historically accurate beats. 'The Diary 1.5' serves as a great platform for Chris to showcase his ample beat-making skills whilst referencing those who've inspired him." (DJ WOODY - FORMER WORLD ITF CHAMPION)
“Wicked! The perfect companion to The Diary Mixtape. Shows an impressive knowledge of sounds from all eras.” (MR THING - FORMER WORLD DMC CHAMPION)
"Crazy! This is Rap History in the making. Chris proves his production skills on this one to the fullest. A wonderful and refreshing journey through all eras of hip hop. Double thumbs up!" (MARC HYPE - FORMER ITF CHAMPION)
kickintheeye 013 kickintheeye.podomatic.com a monthly music podcast produced by John Kennedy & Ian Clark
Tracklisting 01. Marissa Nadler - The Hole Is Wide [Kemado] 02. The Durutti Column - Sketch For Dawn (I) [Factory] 03. Tunnel Vision - Watching The Hydroplanes [Factory] 04. Shriekback - Mothloop [Kaz] 05. R. Stevie Moore - I Still Want It [Forty-Seven] 06. Vetiver - Sister [Sub Pop] 07. Miss Ludella Black & The Masonics - Take A Heart [Damaged Goods] 08. Suburban Laws - Flying Saucer Safari [I.R.S.] 09. Young Marble Giants - Wurlitzer Jukebox [Rough Trade] 10. The Wolfgang Press - Prostitute I [4AD] 11. WEAVE! - Bravery [Pacific Reasons] 12. The Raincoats - Off Duty Trip [Rough Trade] 13. X-Ray Spex - Oh Bondage Up Yours! [Virgin] 14. Rapeman - Trouser Minnow [Blast First] 15. Jane's Addiction - Summertime Rolls [Warner Bros.] 16. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Stranger Than Kindness [Mute] 17. Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Dali's Car [Reprise] 18. Red Lorry Yellow Lorry - Talk About The Weather [Red Rhino] 19. Crispy Ambulance - Deaf [Factory] 20. Section 25 - Dirty Disco [Factory] 21. Flipper - Sex Bomb [Beggars Banquet] 22. Black Flag - Slip It In [SST]
