As Christmas Eve begins to draw to a close I thought it only right to wish you all a very Merry Xmas.
All the readers, supporters and listeners to ABU! who've been there throughout the year, from the bottom of my heart - and more importantly - the heart of my bottom, thank you all.
I'm having a bit of a break and flying off to NYC with Mrs Repo on Boxing Day but don't worry, I'll be sharing my holiday snaps soon enough with you asap - is that a threat or a promise? I'm high on Christmas booze so you decide.
Take care and have a good one,
Repo136
P.s.
As a special bonus here is a brief Christmas show from Waxer (Disco Scratch) that he put together yesterday.
It's a collection of all the festive voicemails received recently on the DS Hotline along with some superb Duck Alert beats.
You must check it out!
P.s.s. while I'm still here, best to let you know that there will not be an ABU show this month. The Podcast returns to burn in 2017. Watch the riiiiiiiiide!
Tonight is the The No Half Steppin' Xmas Jam 2016. On the bill....Chrome and Illinspired (with DJ Super JB),
Uncle Mic Nitro,
Heavy Links,
The Juice MCs,
Sinista and Morph (POTF)
with DJs
Just-1,
Repo and Palma. The night will be hosted by Illinspired.
Doors open at 7pm with free entry all night. It will be dope. Be there!
Originally broadcast on Thursday 8th December 2016 on Disco Scratch Radio (http://discoscratch.co.uk).
Polystylism is a monthly, hour long, open-genre music show where anyone can decide where the listening experience takes you with their own playlist.
As I'm a lifelong fan of music and film I decided to dedicate 60 minutes to television and movie soundtracks. The majority of my selection is focussed on my childhood viewing habits so there are a fair few themes from the late 1970s and early 80s.
Plug in some headphones and relax in the nostalgic glow of the ABU Polystylism experience.
The tracklisting is in the comments but I recommend not looking until the show has finished for maximum enjoyment.
November's Podcast is now in the bag. If you didn't reach on Thursday night then you can check it out at your leisure - obviously it would be better if you got off your lazy arse and tuned in when it went out live, but I don't mind. Not at all.
Just be aware that I know where you live. I know your secrets. I know you still have Freddie - your childhood bear - in close proximity. Just tune in on the last Thursday of the month and we shall say no more.
Toodle-pip, gang!
Lovemaster Repo B
If you want to know what's coming up in the show instead of waiting for the surprise then here it is. Go nuts, dude.
01 The James Gang - Ashes, The Rain And I
02 Lex Horton - The Theme from Vice City
03 Freshco & Miz - We Dont Play
04 Jorun Bombay - Hip Hop Family Tree Pt 1
05 Divine Styler - Ain't Sayin Nothin
06 The Fabreeze Brothers - All Out War
07 Remark - The Remarkable 1 - Soul
08 Grandmaster Melle Mel And The Furious Five - Beat Street Breakdown
09 Sir Ibu Of Divine Force - I'm The Peacemaker
10 Vic's Club Singer Quiz!
11 A Tribe Called Quest - We The People (We Got It from Here... Thank You 4 Your Service)
12 Eric B And Rakim - My Melody Ads
13 Ice T - Ya Don't Quit
14 ODB - Shimmy Shimmy Ya
15 Jan Hammer - Crockett's Theme (Extended 12'' Mix)
Dope Doubleness
16 Gang Starr -Take It Personal
17 Gang Starr -Jazz Thing (Video Mix)
18 Mister Jason Presents Frankensteez - Mister Jason Has A Posse (DJ Format´s A-Z Of Classic Breaks Remix)
The Funk Trunk
19 DJ Mark N - Live 7" Throwdown Vol.1 (Breakbeats)
20 Rammellzee - Paint To Pave The Road (Sam Sever Remix)
Roots Of The Roots
21 Colonel Abrams - Trapped (
22 Public Enemy - Shut Em Down (LP Version & Pe-te Rock Mixx)
23 Flipout - Flippin' Bob Part 1
24 Diamond D - Check One, Two
Gene Simmons: "I am looking forward to the death of rap"
I think we're all aware that not everybody likes us - but we don't care.
Ageing old rockers declaring that they think 'rap is crap' has been going on since the days of the Sugarhill Gang and isn't anything new at all.
However, bucking the trend are 5 rock stars who DO like hip-hop as well.
So read on and let's cheer those with sense and hiss & boo those without.
And there is a brand-new, spanky chatroom over at Disco Scratch Chat
which, if you haven't used before, will require you to login. It takes seconds. Do it.
This is probably our bestest show we've ever done. Ever. Honest.
At least until next month.
"Can't Deny It, 'Cos There's More Than Meets The Eye"
There is a sense of heavy urgency with a huge, busy beat helping the song to convey it's message in this full-on sonic assault.
The a-side, 'Soul' is a return to form from Sublime Wizardry MC, Remark aka The Remarkable One as this 7" offering (a self-released, totally independent exercise) shows.
The layered samples are reminiscent of Public Enemy production circa 1990 (the "I know you got soul' vocal sample is a subtle nod) and work well in this isolated aural paranoia where the one lone voice is screaming out a message of sanity.
At points there is so much going on in the mix that Remark's voice is almost enveloped by the production which is a shame as 7" Soul is one of the more salient pieces of wax in this increasing world of fluffy, throwaway rap.
'Being Human' on the flipside begins with more great cuts from DJ Tones as he rips up the legendary pop-ska group, Madness. This is a much smoother track but not easy like a Sunday morning kind of smooth. Still keeping that wicked flow over an almost dub-heavy rhythm with crashing, full-flavoured reverby, as-fat-as-ya-like snares.
As much as I love both tracks I really do like the production on Being Human more and I'm not sure why. It's very subtle but maybe it's just the little touches like the reversed keys at the intro or the extra crunching drums that come in just at the right time.
Remark always has that experimental steez with non-compromising lyrics destined to make you think while you nod your head and clap your hands to what he's doing - always on tempo, Jack.
In the background providing the extra sheen is DJ Tones polishing that wax like Mr Miyagi. Super-quick and clean cuts just elevate Remark's vocals and give the songs that further stroke of professionalism.
As well as producing this fat slab of wax The Remarkable 1 has also overseen a music video for each cut. Taking that Roy Castle approach and bringing the dedication because that's what we need.
This release is available now on limited edition 7" vinyl and digital download. Go HERE to get your copy but hurry if you want the physical.
Ever forward, ever upwards. Listen, I don't care who you are. Go out and buy. This. Record. Food for ya cranium lets you see the essential, chomp it all down and release your potential. Don't be another flunky bowing down, deferential, this is what you need to become influential.
Well folks, here is the latest and oh, so greatest, ABU Podcast.
However I must quickly say that ABU is only one-third of this fantastic 2-hour special.
Together with Digging 4 Victory and Disco Scratch this podcast is an homage to Stranger Things with stacks of hip-hop, synth-based soundscapes and all manner of audio delights. All mixed up and served to you in a solid style you just won't hear anywhere else.
Even if you haven't seen this drama series from Netflix you will still enjoy this three-pronged mix.
Please listen and share. It's been getting hot reactions all over the place!
This is it!
Tonight at 9pm is the ABU Podcast - The Mouth Breathers Mixtape - a homage to Stranger Things featuring LG of Style Warrior/Digging 4 Victory and Waxer of Disco Scratch and us, Ageing B-Boys Unite! all combining to bring you a 2-hour audio scarefest.
This Thursday is the ABU Podcast Thursday. I am being welcomed by my fellow music men - LG from Digging 4 Victory and Waxer from Disco Scratch - as we do our second collaboration this year.
Now, over the summer all three of us were enthralled by an 8-part supernatural drama series on Netflix called, Stranger Things. In brief, it is set in 1983 and focusses on a little rural town in Indiana in the USA and a bunch of childhood friends of which one of whom goes missing.
Imagine a spooky tv series directed by Steven Spielberg and John Carpenter back in the early 1980s featuring a great period synth-laden soundtrack and you're halway there.
With Halloween on the horizon we decided to get together and produce a 2-hour mixtape with each of us concentrating on a specific part of the series of no more than 40-minutes long.
Make sure you tune in to hear the results this coming Thursday (27th) from 9pm on http://discoscratch.co.uk/radio. Groundbreaking stuff.
If Stranger Things has largely passed you by then check out the trailer below and see what you think.
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