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“Freestyle Session 06” by zabara breakdance (in Moscow, Russia), under a Creative Commons license on flickr.com.
Apologies for the break in service – been busy parenting. When the little darlings are being swine about going to sleep at an even vaguely reasonable hour, I’m utterly lacking in energy to write.
Still, back now …
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Finally got the kids to bed, best crack a beer and get on with this weeks tunes eh?
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Leave a comment | tags: 70s Soul, Black Josh, Freestyle, Funk, Hip Hop, Hiphop, I Want'a Do Something Freaky To You, It's Just Like That, Leon Heywood, Mouse Outfit, The Grits, Ug Ug Ah, UK HIp Hop | posted in Three on a Thursday

A day late, mostly due to kids who refuse to go to sleep, but here none the less …
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Bit of a milestone this week – number 150 up on the scoreboards
When I first started writing these 7 years ago, before kids and the break in playing that caused, in an different house, I never imagined I’d write this many musical missives. I’ve dug tracks up from a daft range of genres, from Jungle to Jazz, Footwork to Funk and
I’m going to keep doing this until you or I get bored – whichever comes first.
(hint: I doubt it’ll be me … )
Best make this a good one eh?
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Feelin’ a bit autumnal at the moment isn’t it? Wonder if that’ll be reflected in this weeks tunes?
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Leave a comment | tags: Chewy Rubs, Disco, fox, Funk, Future Freak, GLitterbox, greg wilson, Hip Hop, I need help, I wonder, IAMDDB, Ibiza, james brown, Mouse Outfit, Nusoul, Serge Gamesbourg, Soul | posted in Three on a Thursday

After a forthnight, I think I’ve finally caught up on sleep, though I think it might be a few weeks before I finally manage to completely deglitter myself – Shambala ’17, you were epic. It really reminded me of my old Big Chill days, but with an even more eclectic musical lineup and stronger ‘fringe’ of events. I can see me and mine coming back next year.
Right, tunes.
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Bit of a frantic one as I’m in the process of packing up to go to Shambala tomorrow – I’ll dive straight into the tunes!
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Leave a comment | tags: (The Orb’s Trans Asian Express Mix), Coming Home, Dirty Dike, Hip Hop, keiichi suzuki, Lee Fields, satellite serenade, Soul, the orb, uk hiphop, Waste of Beer, Yanomamo | posted in Three on a Thursday

I’m going to have to start calling this three on a Friday aren’t I?
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Leave a comment | tags: Andy Cooper, Djar One, don dayglow, Hip Hop, Hiphop, james brown, kool and the gang, Louis Berry, NEPA, Tender, The Get Down, Tony Allen | posted in Three on a Thursday
Oops, missed a week – sorry about that
(TBH, it’s bloody sunny here in Bristol, and I’m doing very well to stay in and write this rather than go sit in a pub garden …)
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Leave a comment | tags: Calibre, Disco, DJ Die, doc brown, Drum and Bass, Funk, Haggis Horns, Hip Hop, Krust, Roni Size, SUv | posted in Three on a Thursday
Apologies for missing last weeks post – sick kids and wife makes for no time to dig for music.
So, now the plague of chundering has finally passed our house I can get back on top of these posts. Eyes down for the prize!
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Leave a comment | tags: a-f-r-o, all flows reach out, charles wright, express yourself, freedom flow form, gift of gab, heard it all b4, Hip Hop, idris muhammad, lettuce, Luke Vibert, n.w.a., plug, r.a. the rugged man, spac hand luke, Tom Showtime, wagon christ | posted in Three on a Thursday