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NEWS — GIGS

Solid Steel - 25 years of The Broadest Beats

To celebrate 25 years of broadcasting, Solid Steel have commissioned exclusive mixes from iconic artists and DJs from around the world. These mixes will be broadcast throughout the year and will feature Four Tet, J Rocc, Skream, The Gaslamp Killer, Kirk DeGiorgio, Trevor Jackson, Chris Carter from Throbbing Gristle, Toddla T, Benji B, Photek, Andy Votel, Z-Trip, Tom Middleton, Richard Dorfmeister, Greg Wilson, DJ Kentaro, James Lavelle, Gilles Peterson, Don Letts, Jack Dangers, Future Sound of London, Kid Koala, Luke Vibert, Laurent Garnier, Congo Natty, Andrew Weatherall, Francois Kevorkian, Fink, Ross Allen, Mixmaster Morris, Manasseh and the first guest to appear on Solid Steel back in 1988, Juan Atkins, plus many more to be announced.

Solid Steel represents where the DJ mix came from - and where it's going.

RELEASES

Various Artists - Solid Steel 1988-2008 : 20 Years Of The Broadest Beats

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Various Artists - Solid Steel Presents DJ Food & DK: Now, Listen Again!

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Various Artists - Solid Steel presents Bonobo: It Came From The Sea

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RADIO

Solid Steel Radio Show

DK, Gilles Peterson

It's two bumper mixes this week as we gear up for the Bonobo all day festival at the Roundhouse on Saturday 18th May. Our guest in Hour 2, Gilles Peterson will be DJing at the event and Solid Steel will be broadcasting live all day with Coldcut, DJ Food and DK on Roundhouse Radio from 2pm (UK Time) - Roundhouse Radio

DK opens this week with a track off the awesome Thundercat album and into Ten Tigers from Bonobo, the return of Slum Village and back to '95 for T Power & MK Ultra. Then it's another spin for the Machinedrum mix of Clissold, Leatherette (who are also playing at the Roundhouse), Joy Orbison and Owiny Sigoma Band. African and Latin rhythms take over with Irakere, Roberto Roena, Four Tet remixing Rocket Number Nine and Azymuth ahead of their UK tour next month. The beats turn heavy with Spatial, Dorian Concept, Walter Ego and two from Die & Addison Groove, before BRTSH KNIGHTS and Ronnie McNeir add a soulful slant. And with the Fela Kuti tribute show also happening this weekend in London, we feature a 1975 cover version from Johnny Rodrigues and a track from the legend himself, off the suitably titled 'Fela's London Scene' album recorded at Abbey Road.

For the second hour we welcome Gilles Peterson in the slot for the 25th Anniversary of Solid Steel, a DJ who (along with Coldcut) also presented a show in the 90's on Kiss FM. For this mix he's layed down a 'Brit Funk 1977 - 1982' mix, returning to a period of music that was an important part of his life growing up. Music from independent labels, some run by record shops, like the first track by Cache on Groove Records. This is followed by the classic 'Trip to your mind' by Hudson People, a record that a 15 year old Gilles Peterson caught from them in the crowd at a Purley all-dayer. Then it's more music from the likes of Freez, Atmosfear, Hi Tension, TW Funkmasters and Sun Palace, but to hear more about this mix from the man himself, check out this video he made for us - Gilles Peterson Brit Funk Mix video

Part 1 + 2 - DK

Part 3 + 4 - Gilles Peterson

PLAYLIST — 11/1/2013

PART 1 — Coldcut meets The Orb

ARTIST	TITLE	LABEL
The Orb	Hold Me (interlude) (feat. Lee Scratch Perry)	Dub Temple
Oicho	Buried	Workhousedigital
Gaudi & The Orb Feat. Lee Scratch Perry	I Start To Pray	Unreleased
Youth Vs Brother Culture	Bubble Up	Unreleased
Mulatu Astatke	Yegelle Tezeta (my Own Memory)	Mochilla
Coldcut	Isotoke	Unreleased
Sun Ra	Astro Black	Impulse
John Coltrane	So What Solo	Columbia
Arthur Russell	Lets Go Swimming	Logarhythm
Gene Kelly	Singing In The Rain	Decca
Derek Scott	Sounds Unusual	Music De Wolfe
Nitty Gritty	Use To Be My Dubber	Uptempo
Yabby You	Heads A Roll Dub	Profit
The Orb	Man In The Moon (instrumental)	Cooking Vinyl
Manuel Gottsching / Ash Ra Temple	Pluralis	Kosmiche Musik

PART 2 — Coldcut meets The Orb

ARTIST	TITLE	LABEL
Moondog	Dance Rehearsal	Prestige
Delta Uniform Bravo	A Stooges Lament	Unreleased
Steve Hillage	Rainbow Dome Music	Virgin
Killing Joke	Exorcism (youth Dub)	Unreleased
William Burroughs	Ah Pook Is Here	Giorno Poetry Systems
Delta Uniform Bravo	On & On (skewed Version)	Unreleased
The Animated Egg	Sock It My Way	Alshire Records
Bonnie Dobson	Bird Of Space	Prestige
Monty Python	The Rhubarb Tart Song	Charisma
Ry Cooder	Paris Texas	Warner Bros
The Amorphous Androgynous	Guru Song	Artful Records
Overture	Orchestra	Varese Sarabande
Killing Joke	European Super State (youth Dub Remix)	Unreleased
Pole	Berlin	Kiff
Master Musicians Of Bukkake	Tainted Phenomena	Southern Records

PART 3 — Coldcut meets The Orb

ARTIST	TITLE	LABEL
Coldcut & The Orb	Countdown Intro Feat. Jfk	Unreleased
Popol Vuh	Through Pain To Heaven Ii	Egg
Nicodemus	Mad Over Me	Black Joy Records
Prince Jammy	Shielded Approach	Jammy�s Records
Gil Scott-heron	The Revolution Will Not Be Televised [early Version]	Flying Dutchman
The Upsetter	Lover's Skank	Spangler�s Clapp
Coldcut	Space Brother No.1	Unreleased
Augustus Pablo	Don D Special � Dub	Rockers International
Youth Vs Brother Culture	People Love The Music (dub)	Unreleased
Coldcut & The Orb	Shadow Jam	Unreleased
Actress	Shadow From Tartarus	Honest Jon's Records
Coldcut & The Orb	Guru / Witches Jam	Unreleased
Delta Uniform Bravo	Bullnose Step	Unreleased
Celtic Cross	Hicksville	Liquid Sound Design
Osho	I Celebrate Myself	Unknown
Charanjit Singh	Raga Kalavati	Bombay Connection
Coldcut & The Orb	Beats Working Jam	Unreleased
Youth & Penny Rimbaud	And If I Lust	Unreleased

PART 4 — Coldcut meets The Orb

ARTIST	TITLE	LABEL
Ry Cooder	She's Leaving The Bank	Warner Bros
Teebs	While You Dooo	Brainfeeder
Killing Joke	Eighties (youth Dub)	Unreleased
Delta Uniform Bravo	Mad Don The Kebab Killing 3	Unreleased
The Orb	Pluto Calling (twinkle)	Malicious Damage
Youth & Jake	106 Degrees Far Out	Unreleased
Celtic Cross	Jade Garden	Liquid Sound Design
White Noise	Love Without Sound	Virgin
Hal 9000 / Jacob Miller	Knocking Version (dub)	Greensleeves
Iggy Pop	Mass Production	Rca
Coldcut & The Orb	Hal 9000 Jam	Unreleased
Monty Python	Finland	Charisma
Elliot Goldenthal	Estrella Oscura Feat Lila Downs	Frida Soundtrack
John Bonham	Drum Outtakes	Unknown
Skatilites	Guns Of Navarone	Trojan
Celephais	Zodiac Free Arts Club	Permanent Vacation
Robag Wruhme	Thora Vukk	Pampa Records
Rootmasters	Fade 2 Blue	Unreleased
Hank Williams	Jambalaya (on The Bayou) (dj Yoda Mash)	Unthugged Classics

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VIDEOS

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Mr Armtone - Time Machine

Mr Armtone returns with his latest AV mix titled 'Time Machine' which expertly travels through quality selection of visuals and audio. As usual with Solid Steel video mixes, it's not just a collection of music videos, it's also about selecting exciting visuals to match the audio and edit into a well crafted video mixtape. We open with hip hop and beats from The Chemical Brothers, Haiku D'Etat, Jay Z and Tipper, moving on to our own Coldcut and The Herbaliser and up into TC and Cyantific. Then it's a brief old skool trip with Sir Mix-A-Lot and back again with Dizzie Rascal, Benga, Silkie and an appearance from Wiley. We close with Hexstatic, the excellent Breakage remix for Roots Manuva and a sublime ending with 'Time Machine' by Chocolate Milk.

Cymatic Frequencies II by DK - Part 1

DK returns with 'Cymatic Frequencies II' and as before it's another AV mix. This is Part 1 of 'Best of 2011', taking personal favourites from his mixes this year and adding suitable and sometimes breathtaking visuals to compliment the audio. This Video Mixtape includes a few of the artists Original video's but in most cases visuals have been sourced from animation, CGI, Short Films, archive footage and edited to each track in the mix. Some of the 2011 musical highlights include Africa Hitech, Machinedrum, Peverelist, Skream, Pearson Sound, Thundercat, Michael Kiwanuka and the Stepkids, plus there's a few dips into the archive with Wayne Smith, Tribe of Issachar, Herbie Hancock, Burial and Vangelis.

Cymatic Frequencies II by DK - Part 2

We continue with the second part of Cymatic Frequencies II by DK, the Video Mixtape reviewing some of his favourite mixes from 2011 with added visuals. Using more Original Videos from the artist this time and the quality of the music is equally as good as Part 1. It's a sombre start with Gil Scott-Heron RIP, followed by James Blake and hip hop from Paul White, Danny Brown and Shabazz Palaces. Ninja Tune feature with Mr Scruff, Toddla T, Raffertie and Fink, with Big Dada represented by Wiley & Offshore. There's 2 from Martyn on Brainfeeder, Zed Bias features 3 times and it's big club tracks from Joe Goddard, Julio Bashmore and Fourtet. Plus there's a few classics from Liquid Liquid, Radiohead and Har You Percussion group to close a visual feast.

MAILING LIST

INFO — CONTACT

Coldcut: myspace.com/coldcut
DJ Food: djfood.org
DK: twitter.com/DK_SolidSteel
Hexstatic: myspace.com/hexstatic
King Megatrip: megatrip.blogspot.com
Boom Monk Ben: mixedbizness.co.uk
DJ Moneyshot: djmoneyshot.co.uk
DJ Cheeba: djcheeba.com
Ruckus Roboticus: ruckusroboticus.com

Solid Steel is available worldwide on the following stations:

Radio Campus - France
FSK Hamburg - Germany
Radio FM 4 - Austria
Radio 3 Fach - Switzerland
Juice 107.2 FM -Brighton, UK
Radio B92 -Belgrade
Radio National - Australia
95bfm - New Zealand

Also catch the show each week via the European Broadcasting Union on;

RTE/2FM (Ireland)
RSR/Couleur3 (Switzerland)
VRT/Studio Brussels (Belgium)
NDR/N-Joy (Germany)
SR/FM (Slovakia)
PR/Radio Bis (Poland)
BNR (Bulgaria)
RTBF/PureFM (Belgium)
JSBH (Bosnia-Herzegovina)

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