picko-d-'s podcast

Summers here (well it was til the massive downpour today!!!!) and to get you in the mood a mix of some of Zero 7s' finest work - album tracks , remixes , their own remixes of other artists work (Mos Def , Terry Callier , Lenny Kravitz , NERD) and rare E.P tracks

Sit back and enjoy

Greetings Podcast fans,

We are back on a mellow tip this month for some serious laid back sounds to sit in th garden / park / beach and chill to. Theres some stuff from the Death Proof Soundtrack and Marvin Gayes brilliant 'Trouble man' masterpiece as well. Other artists include Scrimshire , Liz Parks , Rick James , Moody , Coyote , Auteur Jazz and many others

Sit back and Enjoy ,
David

Its time to step back in time to the 1960's and early 1970's for some of the finest soul , jazz and funk around. From Sergio Mendes and Brasil 77's cover of Stevie Wonders 'superstition' to Bill Withers , Astrid Gilberto , Ramsey lewis , 5th Dimension , Freda Nichols and Esther Phillips there should be something for everyone.

Greetings Podcast lovers ,
In a bit of a break from the norm , the first podcast of the new year is a mainly house based mix with tracks from MoodyManc , Mark E , Greg Wilson , Daniel Wang and Trus'me

A late Christmas gift from me to you !!!
This months mix is an atmospheric virtually vocal free mix of atmospheric beats from around the world - the mix is based mainly around the Swedish Brandy label with additional instrumental hip-hop cuts and a brilliant track from Dam Funk

Restless innovator, sampling wizard, classically trained pianist and superstar collaborator, MATTHEW HERBERT is one of electronic music's most versatile and prolific figureheads. Recording under his own name as well as Doctor Rockit, Wishmountain, Radio Boy and others, Herbert has also produced and remixed artists as diverse as Björk, REM, John Cale, Roisin Murphy, Yoko Ono and Serge Gainsbourg.

An alchemist of avant-garde sound in the tradition stretching from Stockhausen to the Aphex Twin, Herbert combines playful pop sensibility with a strictly imposed experimental agenda. In his increasingly conceptual and political albums he has emerged as a unique figure in modern music: a kind of one-man Radiohead, or a Brian Eno for the 21st century.

This mix collates recordings from his entire musical output , from the Matthew Herbert Big Band , to his remixes and production work for other artists as well as his own solo stuff.

Sit back and enjoy

Heads Up all,
First podcast of the new year.
Heavily influenced by Movie dialogue.
Plenty of Re-edits including a chilled balearic remix of Wings 'Band on the Run' , a Kylie cover by Jose Gonzalez as well as his version of Massive Attacks 'Teardrop'.
Proper , late night , under the blanket ,winter bliss !!!!

Largely self-taught in classical music, David Axelrod is best known for his production work at Capitol Records, with Lou Rawls and Cannonball Adderley; the latter who asked specifically for his services. Mr. Axelrod has earned one Grammy with five nominations, and has seven gold records), yet he still he remains curiously obscure. Real jazz enthusiasts might recognize the name from his early West Coast jazz work, such as Harold Land’s The Fox, which was a landmark record that proved that not all West Coast jazz was lightweight. The album was also a big break for Axelrod as a producer, who was previously assigned to crank out a few records for a small label that was basically a tax write-off.

Why are beatheads interested in him? you ask. Well, first of all Axe was fond of drums, plain and simple. From classic, live-room breakbeats (see Songs of Innocence and “Tensity”) to the slicker, studio beats (see Seriously Deep and Gene Ammons), drums were usually more-than-an-integral part of his compositions/productions. Unfortunately, his own albums are fairly pricey and hard to come by, especially the first few, Songs of Innocence, Songs of Experience, and Earthrot, the former two being based on the poetry of 18th century poet/radical/visionary William Blake . They sound like some funky symphonic soundtrack music with butter breakbeats galore.

Tracklisting.

All songs David Axelrod unless stated otherwise

1. The signs part3
2. Everything counts
3. Pula Yelta - Letta mbulu
4. Sympathy
5. The Warning part4
6. my Family
7. Song of innocence
8. The human abstract
9. The Warnings Part 1
10. The Schoolboy
11. Cast your fate to the wind
12. Oh Freedom / The Auction
13. You're so vain
14. Lifetime monologue - Lou Rawls
15. Holy Tuesday
16. A divine image
17. theme from the Fox - Don Randi