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About Me

out of my bwox and occasionally hi-brow...I also write reviews for Fly, here's a selection. AlbumsInterpol - Our Love To AdmireSoil & "Pimp" Sessions - PimpointRednose Distrikt - PoesMistical - The Eleventh HourCrammed Discs Compilation - 20 Ways to Float Through WallsJimi Tenor & Kabu Kabu - JoystoneThe Root Source - The Root SourceHypnotic Brass Ensemble - 'Jupiter'/Balicky Bon' & 'War'/'Mercury'V/A - Brownswood Bubblers TwoV/A - Super Cool, California Soul IIV/A - Catch of the Day 2Rory More - 'The Carmine Sands' EPPeder - And He Just Pointed To The SkyRegal - Loop DreamsV/A - Witness Future Vintage Vol.2Fat Freddy's Drop - DNB (AI/Pylonz & Kinetix) & DUB (Digital Mystiks/Blood & Fire vs. Deep Sound/Kalbata) remixesLive excursions Jose James & Andreya Triana - Brownswood Sessions, London - July 2007Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, live in London - July 2007Wah Wah 45s night with Scrimshire, London - May 2007Finn Peters at Other Worlds, London - Jan 2007Amadou & Mariam, London - December 2006BBE's 10th Anniversary Party, London - Sept 2006Freesoul Sessions with DJ Nuts, London - August 2006Worldwide Festival - South of France - July 2006-------------------------------------------------------- ---Whenever possible I go to the best night in London, CDR , thoughts of mine from previous sessions can be found at Burnt Progress . MyGen Profile Generator MyGen Profile Generator

My Interests

Music:

yep. it's all about introducing one's ears (by your own methods or via folks like john peel,gilles peterson,keb darge,norman jay, the 'late junction' gal dem ,fabio,or dj flight) to jazzanova,fela kuti calibre, naoya matsuoka, Terry Callier, kruder&dorfmeister,linton kwesi j, Astor Piazzolla, the mizell brothers, roots manuva, Mulatu Astatke, ltj bukem, bjork, david axelrod,nick drake, the smiths,fat freddy's drop, MooDymann, joy division, Nina Simone, The Ogyatanaa Show Band, Weldon Irvine, talking heads, interpol, koop, madlib, PhoteK, 4hero, jay dee, soil&pimp sessions, 2banks of 4, Hiromasa Suzuki, Stan Tracey, 321 tommy. you want more we got plenty more..

Movies:

yep. work by Krzysztof Kieslowski, Lynch, Kurosawa, bergman, Luis BuÃ±uel, Tarkovsky, kubrick, Jim Jarmusch, certainly those plus others.. particular films i adore: un chien andalou & l'age d'or, Three Colors Trilogy, Alain Resnais'blue velvet, napoleon dynamite, fritz lang's 'metropolis', Moebius (incredible, a blueprint...), the swimmer, polanski's chinatown & his early shorts..

Television:

idiot box mostly, xcept for twin peaks,chris morris stuff, mysterious cities of gold, garth m's darkplace, partridge. Bullseye ...

Books:

yep yep. words by roald dahl, william burroughs, michael rosen, j-p sartre, camus, jack Kerouac, my main men Samuel Beckett & George Orwell , bret easton ellis, noam chomsky (normsky), sarah kane,Benjamin Zephaniah, robert fisk, Eoghan O'Neill, Dayo Adewuyi, Naomi Klein, Vladimir Nabakov,Aldous Huxley,I write some words for Fly check my blog titled Words for more info...I love the pictures/illustrations (& possibly words) by henri cartier-bresson, banksy, quentin blake, r.crumb, ben tomlin, dan cartwright, david shrigley, Ralph Steadman,Ben pepper, raymond briggs, David Mckee, Lindsey Vigurs.

Heroes:

as great as these folks are, they are but men (gender irrelevant). i'm thankful for their influence. samuel beckett, Phillip Zarrilli, Les Read, all the Dalai Lamas & other pacifists, john peel,Benjamin Zephaniah, gilles peterson, LKJ, mary verghese, raymond briggs, William Blake, DAvid Attenborough, michael rosen, william burroughs

My Blog

A Green & Pleasant update

many thanks to everyone who has listened and especially those who have given some response. G&P Lands can still be downloaded via the Shhhh site (see previous blog) plus it is being broadcast...
Posted by d_gubbins on Fri, 01 Jun 2007 02:44:00 PST

shhhhh guest mix -- Green & Pleasant Lands -- an ode to this Island

Download Green & Pleasant Lands - link to a zip fileInspired by music I love that has spawned in the UK and embraces jazz/classical/soul/fusion/funk, I decided to compile a mix that...
Posted by d_gubbins on Fri, 20 Apr 2007 03:26:00 PST

Stress Batterer - now with new link

Hectic and brilliant start to the year. Recorded this last week, big thanks to my man Benjoid, Well Hung Olly & Laura the Princess of Wales. Here's the mix [click on title..] Stress Batterer here...
Posted by d_gubbins on Wed, 31 Jan 2007 05:27:00 PST

A weekends work....

Spent much of the weekend watching England get pasted in the cricket. Recorded two mixes, one I've labelled Deeep, the other Soulfilled. Deeep - http://www.sendspace.com/file/mw5bn7 Word of warni...
Posted by d_gubbins on Fri, 01 Dec 2006 11:21:00 PST

TROG - Cosmic Sounds radio

For the music heads, it's worth checking a wonderful radio show which broadcasts on Belgradian radio or can be streamed or downloaded via the www. I've been listening for a while and the shows h...
Posted by d_gubbins on Thu, 02 Nov 2006 03:50:00 PST

.,.,.,.,.,.,,.,. Words .,,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,

been contributing some words to the online music magazine Fly. http://www.fly.co.uk articles include: Akli D - Ma Yela emil viklicky trio - cookin in bonn BBE 10th Anniversary CDR at Plastic Peop...
Posted by d_gubbins on Thu, 02 Nov 2006 03:21:00 PST

Nostalgia 77 Octet - The Impossible Equation (LP Review)

Nostalgia 77 Octet - The Impossible Equation Longevity. Some albums may sound splendid after a few listens but soon get stuck on the shelf. Not this. Nostalgia 77 (aka Benedic Lamdin) and Octet have c...
Posted by d_gubbins on Sat, 16 Sep 2006 10:08:00 PST

>>>>>>>------- Hiphop mix --------<<<<<<<

I am no Hiphop dj so no spectacular mixing. Features some of my favourite ever hiphop tracks, I'm pleased with the selections, blending old & new stuff with acts from both sides of the Atlant...
Posted by d_gubbins on Sun, 06 Aug 2006 10:14:00 PST

Worldwide Festival Review, 14th & 15th July 2006

Worldwide Festival, 14th & 15th July 2006. Sète, France. Leaving Geneva on the TGV I arrived at Gare Montpellier. Unsure of how I would be getting to Sète I looked around for info, then fou...
Posted by d_gubbins on Sun, 06 Aug 2006 10:10:00 PST

Montreux Jazz Festival Review, Miles Davis Hall 13th July 2006

Miles Davis Hall 13th July 2006, Worldwide evening, hosted by Gilles Peterson. 9pm - i'm not sure when.. 3ish i think for the hall, then continued till later in the MDH club. Live - Bugz in the Attic,...
Posted by d_gubbins on Sun, 06 Aug 2006 08:58:00 PST