After Ascension it’s Ramadan now. Because of this, there is the The Nights of the Ramadan festival in Berlin. The first event of this festival was a concert of the first big band of the Arabic world. The Syrian Big Band played some classic Big Band tunes more or less in an Arabic style, but the band also covered some well-known Pop or Rock tunes, for instance by Led Zeppelin. Being a bit too sedate at first, they became quite impressive afterwards, especially after the break because of the sunset, and after the rain shower. The darling of the public was the beatboxing bassist (I’m the bassist only.), who was bound to an encore. I liked very much the performance of the female singer.

Because of this impression, I was bound to select some Big Band sounds from my archive in turn. I do not have anything from The Syrian Big Band, but the music from the films Murder on the Orient Express, Lawrence of Arabia and Carry On Spying as well as the music by Tommy Dorsey & His Original Orchestra is also quite cool, isn’t it?

While The Syrian Big Band played a Led Zeppelin song, Hector Zazou, Barbara Eramo & Stefano Saletti have published a new album with lots of covers of famous Pop songs in an Arabic style. The album comprises many 1970′s Disco classics like Donna Summer‘s I Feel Love, Y.M.C.A. by The Village People, Stayin’ Alive and Night Fever by the Bee Gees, Anita Ward‘s Ring My Bell as well as Gloria Gaynor‘s I Will Survive. I like this album.

Furthermore, I selected some Arabic Electronica between Techno & House (by The Kasbah Rockers & Bill Laswell, Oryx, Roger Abboud) and Dubstep (L-Wiz). In between some radio sounds from the Palestine, some curious by The Forgotten Fish Memory Orchestra, some reflective by The Forty Thieves Orkestar from London, traditionals from the Iraq, a classic by Natacha Atlas, Breakbeats from Prague by Le Pneumatique who performed a quite cool and phat concert on the “Karneval der Kulturen” (carnival of the cultures) in Berlin on Whitsun 2010, also some Asian and Arabian Breakbeats or Dub sounds from London by Fusing Naked Beats, Jah Wobble and Temple of Sound. The Punk classic Rock The Casbah by The Clash is interpreted by Rachid Taha.

Happy Fasting!

Links

• The Nights of Ramadan 2010 in Berlin

In the following, there is the link for the listening pleasure @ Mixcloud as well as the playlist.

Flying Sparks

Here’s the track listing:

1. Hollywood Studio Orchestra: Murder On The Orient Express
   60 Famous Film & T.V. Themes (MCR)
2. Tommy Dorsey & His Original Orchestra: Song Of India
   Tommy Dorsey & His Original Orchestra LP (Musidisc)
3. Dilys Laye: The Magic Of Love
   20 Years Of The Carry On Films 1958-1978 (Silva Screen 2004)
4. Dilys Laye: Too Late
   20 Years Of The Carry On Films 1958-1978 (Silva Screen 2004)
5. Eric Rogers: Carry On Spying (Arabic Theme)
   20 Years Of The Carry On Films 1958-1978 (Silva Screen 2004)
6. Lawrence D’Arabia: Voyager In The Night (Misty Jamal Mix)
   RasaMello II (Compilation) (Rasa Music 2003)
7. Kasbah Rockers with Bill Laswell: Kasbah Rockers (Vocal Mix)
   Kasbah Rockers (Barraka 2008)
8. Oryx: Hebina
   Oryx (EMI Music Arabia 2002)
9. Roger Abboud feat. Charlie Abboud: Sawwah
   Beirut Underground (Caravan 2007)
10. Radio Palestine: Beirut Cocktail / Khartoum Entrée
    Radio Palestine – Sounds of the Eastern Mediterranean (Sublime Frequencies)
11. Forgotten Fish Memory Orchestra: Kasbah Tadla (Mai Que – M. Miller)
    FFMO Toolbox Promo (Toolbox)
12. Forty Thieves Orkestar: Beirut Express
    Forgotten Tales (Crafty 2006)
13. Rida Al Abdallah: Baghdad
    Mesopotamix – From Babylon To Baghdad (Remakes And Remixes Of Iraqi Classics) (EMI Music Arabia 2003)
14. Hector Zazou, Barbara Eramo & Stefano Saletti: I Feel Love
    Oriental Night Fever (Naive 2010)
15. Natacha Atlas: Yalla Chant
    Diaspora (Nation 1995)
16. Le Pneumatique: BJ In Marakesh
    Beat Safari (Master Music 2007)
17. Fusing Naked Beats: Alcazar
    Outer Perspective (Just Play 2006)
18. Rachid Taha: Rock El Casbah
    Rock The Kasbah – Songs Of Freedom From The Streets Of The East (Compilation) (EMI Music Middle East 2004)
19. L-Wiz: Habibi
    Girlfriend 12inch (Dub Police 2006)
20. Jah Wobble & Temple Of Sound: Cleopatra King Size
    Shout At The Devil (30 Hertz 2002)
21. Maurice Jarre: Lawrence Of Arabia (Main Title)
    Lawrence Of Arabia (OST) (Legacy 1969 / Castle Music 1999)

Addendum

Le Pneumatique @ Carnival of Cultures Berlin, May 23, 2010

Before there will be a new Flying Sparks mix set (soon), here a flashback to one from October 2009: At that time I searched my vinyls to prepare a party and found the following. I hope, you’ll like the mix set between Funk, Big Beats, mashups, Bollywood and Global Beats and with some references to film classics.

The musical trip starts in the East (not the Middle nor the Far East), but in the eastside of Germany, because there is a really cool soundtrack of an espionage TV series (Das unsichtbare Visier) from the late 60′s. After that we listen to some Hollywood classics (Getaway, Get Carter, Enter The Dragon, Shaft), get some tunes from Egypt, Morocco, Bollywood, Peru, and Brazil. Finally, we come back to Europe and listen to some Asian dubstep tracks from the UK.

Please note, the mix set is split into two parts. The break is after the Letta Mbulu classic What Is Wrong With Groovin’?. If anybody has an answer to this, she/he can message me…

In the following, there are the links for the listening pleasure @ Mixcloud as well as the playlist.

Here’s the track listing:

1. Orchester Lothar Stuckart: Vision
   Das unsichtbare Visier LP (Soundtrack) (AMIGA 1969)
2. Diplo: Mitch Theme Remix
   The Getaway Black Monday Part 1 12inch (Ninja Tune 2004)
3. Pressure Drop: You Can’t Hide
   Tearing The Silence (Hard Hands 1995)
4. Peak: Get Carter (Paul Murphy Goes For A Curry Mix)
   Get Carter 7inch (Afro Art 2005)
5. Boca 45: Koochi
   Koochi 7inch (Jalapeno 2009)
6. Salah Ragab & The Cairo Jazz Band: Egypt Strut
   Ramadan In Space Time LP (Art Yard 2006)
7. Beatconductor: Marrakech
   Marrakech EP 7inch (GAMM 2007)
8. Akira: Can You Dig It? (Shaft)
   House Mannequin 1 12inch (House Mannequin 2009)
9. El Molito: Nice & Easy
   7 Inches Of Love 1 7inch (7 Inches Of Love 2009)
10. Hemant Bhosle with Asha Bhosle: Phir Teri Yaad
    Sitar Beat! Indian Style Heavy Funk Vol. 2 LP (Guerilla Reissues 2007)
11. Has Been: Lalo Schiffrin’s Enter The Dragon
    Has Been 001 10inch (Has Been 2006)
12. Hemlata: Na Na Na Yeh Kyakarne Lage Ho
    The Bombay Connection Vol. 1: Funk from Bollywood Action Thrillers 1977-1984 LP (Bombay Connection 2006)
13. Laxmikan-Pyarelal: Kahan Hai Woh Diwana
    The Bombay Connection Vol. 2: Bombshell Baby Of Bombay LP (Bombay Connection 2006)
14. Yma Sumac: Wimoweh
    Voice Of The Xtabay and Other Exoctic Delights! (Rev-Ola 2003)
15. Letta Mbulu: What Is Wrong With Groovin’
    What Is Wrong With Groovin’ 7inch (Jazzman 2000)
16. The Barbara Moore Sound: Hot Heels
    Hot Heels 7inch (Jazzman 2001)
17. Cavril Payne: When I Open My Eyes
    I Like London In The Rain 7inch (Potential 2009)
18. Jun Mayuzumi: Black Room
    Bang Bang / Black Room 7inch (Stoned Circus 2008)
19. Barrio Katz: Tequilimba
    Mashup Mishpoke 7inch (Planet Blend 2008)
20. Zito Righi: Poema Ritmico Do Malandro
    Ultimate Brazilian Breaks & Beats Vol. 2 LP (Adventures In Paradise 2007)
21. Planet Hemp: Nega Do Cabelo Duro
    In Your Face Elegance 12inch (Brazilian Beat 2007)
22. Dilla: Festa Para Um Rei Negro
    Ultimate Brazilian Breaks & Beats Vol. 2 (Adventures In Paradise 2007)
23. Unknown: Berlin
    Big M Bootie 2 (12inch) (BigM Tunes 2008)
24. Los Manguis: Boom Boom
    Achiliboots Vol. 1 (7inch) (Achiliboots 2007)
25. Thomas Blondet: No Dibby Dibby Sound
    No Dibby Dibby Sound 7inch (Rhythm & Culture 2008)
26. Buraka Som Sistema: Yah!
    Black Diamond LP (Fabric 2009)
27. Indian Ropeman: Indian Rope Man
    Money For Old Rope 12inch (Skint 1997)
28. Sukh Knight: Knightlife
    Knightlife/Cop Killer 12inch (Nasha 2009)
29. Sukh Knight: Tricks Of The Trade
    Around The World Vol. 2 12inch (True Tiger 2008)
30. Sygaire & Defcon: Yigitler (Ful Orkestrasi)
    Yigitler 12inch (Turk Mali / Melting Pot Music 2009)
31. Nitin Sawhney: Last Train To Midnight (feat. Aruba Red)
    London Undersound LP (Cooking Vinyl / POSITIV-ID 2008)
32. Various Production: Rodt Gil
    European EP 12inch (Various Production / Back Yard Recordings 2002)

Ascension.

The trip starts in Argentina, we stay over in Damascus, make a detour to Berlin, then we travel along the Eastern highway. The journey ends on a strawberry field where we together with Zoe meet very closely the levitating president.

The music on our trip? Cumbia, Arabic and Indian sounds between jazz and electronics, German pop, bass-driven music between drum’n'bass and dubstep as well as Beatles sounds from Mumbai, Istanbul and Washington.

Remark:
I ran riot during the Headhunter & Djunya vs. Indigo‘s tracks.
As already mentionend in the Flying Sparks post before, here now both the Milanese remix of Jahcoozi‘s Close To Me and the dubstep interpretation of The Beatles‘s Hey Jude by David Starfire. ‘cos it was so cool, we continue with the Turkish adaptation of Love Me Do by the D.E.F. Orkestra, the Indian version of Tomorrow Never Knows by Studio Pagol, Strawberry Fields Forever as a fidget house mashup, and conclude with Yesterday in the original. All my troubles seemed so far away… Mm-mm-mm-mm-mm-mm-mm.

In the following, there are the links for the listening pleasure @ Mixcloud. Have fun!

Here’s the track listing:

1. Chancha Via Circuito: Selva Riddim
   Rodante EP 12inch (ZZK 2008)
2. Toufic Farroukh: A Night in Damascus
   Drab Zeen (Le Chant Du Monde 2002)
3. Ramesh: Mother Earth (Georgie Weeratunga RMX)
   Re-visited (Jubilee 2004)
4. Rohan: What To Say (feat. Ej Sebian – Head Tripper Remix)
   Revolution Rising (Ethnotechno.com Vol. 1) (High Chai 2009)
5. Peter Fox: Das zweite Gesicht
   Stadtaffe (Downbeat 2008)
6. Susie van der Meer: Somebody Has To Pay
   Luciferin (Freispiel 2003)
7. Wax Tailor: Stay Tuned
   Tales of the Forgotten Melodies (Mole Listening Pearls 2006)
8. Endorphin: Zoe
   Skin (Epic/Sony Music Australia 1999)
9. Mutt: Hot Lick Squeeze
   Hot Lick Squeeze 12inch (Creative Source 2006)
10. Luca: Eastern Highway
    Speakeasy 12inch (Samurai Red Seal 2009)
11. Headhunter & Djunya: El Presidente
    El Presidente 12inch (Surefire Sound 2010)
12. Indigo: Levitate (feat. Chunky)
    Levitate 12inch (OpenEarz 2010)
13. Zeb: Dub Step Halal
    Zeb Step (Rudiments 2008)
14. Jahcoozi: Close To Me (Milanese Remix)
    Close To Me (Milanese Remix) (BPitch Control 2010)
15. Palyrria: Argo
    Methexy (Protasis 2006)
16. David Starfire: Hey Jude (feat. Lynx)
    Bollyhood Bass (Six Degrees 2010)
17. D.E.F. Orkestra: Love Me Do
    Beatles Alaturka (Müzikotek 2001)
18. Studio Pagol: Hidden Track (T.N.K.)
    Serendipity (Le Maquis 2003)
19. The Beatles: Strawberry Fields Forever (Mojo Jones Remix)
    (2008)
20. The Beatles: Yesterday
    (1965)

On a Sunday night in May I listened to some new (mostly) Dubstep stuff. In the following some information about this.

Last week, Balkan Beat Box were again in Berlin to present their third album Blue Eyed Black Boy. My first impression was that the predecessors had more catchy tracks. Anyway, I like their fusion of different cultures and music styles because it represents the more innovative approach of Balkan music in my opinion.

Same place (Festsaal Kreuzberg) two days later, there was the record release party of the Berlin band Jahcoozi‘s third album Barefoot Wanderer. My current favourite track on it is Close To Me which has been already remixed by Milanese. He did it in a laid-back Dubstep approach. Before Jahcoozi‘s gig, their beat master Robot Koch presented some of his solo stuff. In my opinion, some more song structure would be helpful. My favourite on this evening was his cover of the track People Are Strange by the The Doors.

Finally, the debut long player from David Starfire has been published in Germany. He has been already known from his digitally released mini EP at Six Degrees as well as from some remixes and DJ sets in the conglomerate of Asian Beats, Breakbeats, Dubstep and Mashups. His debut album is as manifold as his previous work. A highlight is his Dubstep interpretation of The Beatles‘s Hey Jude.
Related to him is the work of the Shiva Soundsystem crew from London. DJ Nerm and D-Code released an album with various collaborations last year: Phasmatis In Machina – Asian influenced Drum’n'Bass, Dubstep and other Electro tracks from London’s Electro East.

Badawi contributes an arabic influenced monster on a 12″ to the Dubstep scene. Breakage as well as Scuba explore the capabilities of Dubstep: While Breakage is based on Drum’n'Bass, Scuba investigates the connection to Techno sounds. This approach reminds me of the Berlin production by Moderat from last year (by the way, Rusty Nails is a really beautiful track).

More new interesting Dubstep was released from Mutt (who previously has produced beautiful DnB), DJ Madd, Cardopusher and Riz MC. The latter both were released by True Tiger, known from transglobal influenced Dubstep tracks on the Around The World 12″s and by Sukh Knight, respectively. Pinch‘s release of Get Up stems from his album Underwater Dancehall where Dubstep was heavily enriched with vocals, whereby most of the Dubstep releases are instrumentals or with only samples.

I very like the work of Geiom. His new 12″ Sugar Coated Lover is a conglomerate of Dubstep and Garage with some nice percussion samples. He will be DJing in Berlin on June 5: at the “We Want More Bass” party of the Freak Camp crowd @ VCF.

Various Production were active again. They remixed a track by The Hundred In The Hands.

In the following, there are the links for the listening pleasure @ Mixcloud.

Here’s the track listing:

1. Balkan Beat Box: Kabulectro
   Blue Eyed Black Boy (Crammed Discs 2010)
2. Badawi: El Topo
   Index 1-1 12inch (The Index 2010)
3. David Starfire vs. FreQ Nasty: Baghdad (Remix)
   Bollyhood Bass (Six Degrees 2010)
4. Mutt: Tekdub (feat Illgates)
   Tekdub 10inch (Tube10 2010)
5. Breakage: Open Up
   Foundation (Digital Soundboy 2010)
6. Jahcoozi: Close To Me
   Barefoot Wanderer (BPitch Control 2010)
7. Scuba: Minerals
   Triangulation LP (Hotflush 2010)
8. Moderat: Rusty Nails
   Moderat LP (BPitch Control 2009)
9. The Hundred In The Hands: Dressed In Dresden (Various Mix)
   Dressed In Dresden 12inch (Warp 2010)
10. V.I.V.E.K: C My Vision
    Phasmatis In Machina (Shiva Soundsystem 2009)
11. Cardopusher: Gibold (Scandalous Unltd. Remix)
    Gibold 12inch (True Tiger 2010)
12. DJ Madd: Someone (Breakage‘s Unspecified Remix)
    Someone 12inch (Black Box 2009)
13. Pinch: Get Up (Guido Mix feat. Yolanda)
    Get Up (MCD) (Tectonic 2009)
14. Geiom: Sugar Coated Lover (Brackles & Shortstuff Refix feat. Marita)
    Sugar Coated Lover 12inch (Berkane Sol 2010)
15. Riz MC: Shifty (Scandalous Unltd. Remix)
    Shifty 12inch (True Tiger 2009)
16. Moderat: Berlin
    Moderat LP (BPitch Control 2009)

I’ve just browsed through some nice music on a Sunday evening in April… It resulted in a mix between cool jazzy, Latin, Balkan and Bollywood tunes, I hope.

One of my all-time favourites is the track I Love My Baby by the United Future Organization, here in a Norman Cook & Ashley Slater remix. The track got a new reverence by the The Jivers on the Jazz & Milk-Compilation Jazz & Milk Breaks Vol. 3.

Recently, I listened to the remix compilation I Like It Like That of Fania Latin classics in more detail. I already had put the remix of La Lupe‘s interpretation of Fever into my 2009 review. Now I discovered another track on that compilation: Ray Barretto‘s O Elefante in the SSH remix is really cool!

Miss Platnum‘s If You Were Mine was also already in my 2009 review. She used a sample of a cool Bollywood tune which is on the Bombay Connection compilation Bombshell – Baby of Bombay: Kahan Hai Woh Diwana.

Apropos cover versions: Listening to the Balkan track of Fanfare Ciocarlia, I remembered Cake‘s interpretation of Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps. Then another one, perhaps? – Okay, the version of Sunray… Finally I digged out an older track from Fatboy Slim and one from Moby.

Here the links for a listening @ Mixcloud:

Here’s the track listing:

1. Nostalgia 77: Quiet Dawn (feat. Beth Rowley)
   Tru Thoughts’ 10th Anniversary (CD1) (Tru Thoughts 2009)
2. Modaji: Grass Is Greener
   The Electrickus EP 12inch (Altered Vibes 2007)
3. Blossom Dearie: Just One Of Those Things
   Verve Unmixed Vol. 3 (Verve 2005)
4. United Future Organization: I Love My Baby (My Baby Loves Jazz Norman Cook & Ashley Slater Remix)
   Jazzin’ ’91-’92 (99 Records 1992)
5. The Jivers: Do What (feat. Anqui)
   Jazz & Milk Breaks Vol. 3 12inch (Jazz & Milk)
6. Me & You: I Wish I Was An Elephant
   Music For Birthdays – Floating (CD1) (Rebtuz 2008)
7. Ray Barretto: O Elefante (SHH Remix)
   I Like It Like That LP (Fania / Mr. Bongo 2008)
8. Lagartijeando: Doloreando
   Neo Bailongo 12inch (ZZK 2010)
9. Basement Freaks: Gypsy Breaks (Tal M. Klein Remix)
   Gypsy Breaks 12inch (Aniligital Music 2009)
10. Fanfare Ciocarlia: Asfalt Tango
    Indestructible Balkan Beats (Manteca 2005)
11. Cake: Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps
    Fashion Nugget (Volcano Entertainment III 1996)
12. Sunray feat. Kym Mazelle: Perhaps (Radio Mix)
    Perhaps (MCD) (PIAS 2001)
13. Laxmikan-Pyarelal: Kahan Hai Woh Diwana
    The Bombay Connection Vol. 2: Bombshell Baby Of Bombay (Bombay Connection 2006)
14. Miss Platnum: If You Were Mine
    The Sweetest Hangover (Four Music 2009)
15. Wake & Bake: Funky Blue Beard
    Funky Blue Beard / Funky Pie 7inch (Tramp Records 2007)
16. Gecko Turner feat. Eska: Monosabio Blues
    Monosabibio Blues 7inch (Lovemonk 2007)
17. Goldfrapp: A&E (Hercules And Love Affair Remix)
    Hercules and Love Affair A&E (MCD) (Mute 2008)
18. Anita O’Day: Sing, Sing, Sing (RSL Remix)
    Verve Remixed Vol. 3 (Verve 2005)
19. Anita O’Day: Sing, Sing, Sing
    Verve Unmixed Vol. 3 (Verve 2005)
20. Björk: It’s Oh So Quiet
    Post (Mother 1995)
21. Wax Tailor: Ungodly Fruit
    Tales of the Forgotten Melodies (Mole Listening Pearls 2006)
22. Käzamix: Awai This
    Käzamix (Kaza Mix 2002)
23. Boulez Republic: Juan Puma
    Toolbox Ltd 07 12inch (Toolbox 2004)
24. Dave Bartholomew: Shrimp And Gumbo
    Shrimp & Gumbo 7inch (Jukebox Jam Series 2010)
25. Bobby Valentin: Geronimo
    Dance The Latin Soul 7inch (Fania / Jazzman 2007)
26. Charlie Parker: La Cucaracha
    Now’s The Time (CD (Membran Music)
27. Dave Bartholomew: Ah Cubanas
    Shrimp & Gumbo 7inch (Jukebox Jam Series 2010)
28. Vono Box: Pepita
    Jazz & Milk Breaks Vol. 2 12inch (Jazz & Milk 2008)
29. Barakas: Kes
    Shapes 08:02 (CD2: DJ Tracks) (Tru Thoughts 2008)
30. Nirobi & Barakas: Bungee Jump Against Racism (Diesler Remix)
    Shapes Z EP (Tru Thoughts 2005)
31. Setenta: Funky Tumbao
    Sweet Dreams / Funky Tumbao 7inch (Hot Casa Records 2008)
32. Fatboy Slim: Praise You (Original Version)
    Right Here, Right Now (MCD) (Skint 1999)
33. Moby: Summer
    Porcelain (MCD) (Mute 2000)

Finally, I managed to finish my little work about a music-oriented review of the year 2009. It’s been a while since New Year’s Day, but good music keeps to be good music, doesn’t it?

Let us review some of the highlights of music, I caught in 2009. The focus is set on Dubstep as well as on Global Beats music somewhere between Baile Funk, Cumbia, Balkan, Asian Beats, Pop, Funk, and Electro.

The review is split into three parts. The first part is mainly in German language only.

1. Culture & Politics 2009,
2. Dubstep 2009, and
3. Global Beats 2009.

Here the links for a listening @ Mixcloud:

Here’s the track listing:

1. Various Production vs. Virgin Passages: I Want You To Sleep
   I Want You To Sleep 7inch (Fire)
2. Rebel Crew: Last Tango In Texas
   Last Tango In Texas 12inch (Starlight Beats)
3. Buraka Som Sistema: Yah!
   Black Diamond (Fabric)
4. Digitaldubs feat. Duda Do Borel: O Comedia Vacilou
   O Comedia Vacilou 7inch (MAN)
5. Chancha Via Circuito: Bucetao
   Funk Mundial Vol. 8 (MAN)
6. Sono Rhizmo: SkaRaVan Treasure
   Resense 010 (7inch) (Resense)
7. La Lupe: Fever (Sinden Mix)
   I Like It Like That-Fania Remixed 12inch (Mr. Bongo)
8. Dusty: Loco Para La Pista (Solo Moderna Remix)
   Keep It Raw Remixed 12inch (Jazz & Milk)
9. Analogik: Hov (The Menu‘s Sarracen RMX)
   Hov Ink & Needle Remix 12inch (Tartelet)
10. Riva Starr: I Was Drunk (feat. Noze)
    I Was Drunk 12inch (Made to Play)
11. Miss Platnum: If You Were Mine
    The Sweetest Hangover (Four Music)
12. April Phibia & The Rule-Her: Jar Jee Jar Jaa
    The Anagram Jam 7inch (Fat City)
13. Boca 45: Koochi
    Koochi 7inch (Jalapeno)
14. Le Drum Beat: Across the Hindi Belt
    Wandering In India (LDB)
15. Birdy Nam Nam: Trans Boulogne Express
    Manual For Successful Rioting 12inch (Has Been)
16. Parov Stelar: Monster (Original Version)
    Coco (CD2) (Etage Noir)
17. Unusual & Electric: Go Dark On Me
    Disco For Love 12inch (Zirkus)
18. Me & You: Texture Like Sun
    Heavy Floating Edits 12inch (Rebtuz)
19. Dubdiver: A Hundred Colours
    Box Of Secrets (Blackflame)
20. Stoyan Yankoulov & Elitsa Todorova: Dzhundzhuria (Djunjuria)
    Drumboy (EMI)
21. Hevia: Tirador (Carlos Jean Remix)
    Tierra De Hevia
22. Shazalakazoo: Brasstepper
    Speaking Balkanian (Shazalakazoo)
23. Sygaire & Defcon: Yigitler (Ful Orkestrasi)
    Yigitler 12inch (Turk Mali)
24. D.M. Project: Habibi (Original Version)
    Habibi 12inch (MAN)
25. Rebolledo y Daniel Maloso: Marchante
    Guerrero 12inch (Comeme)
26. Unusual & Electric: Aggravator
    Pulsating Ting 12inch (Zirkus)
27. Xerramequ: Calipso
    Tiquis Miquis (Satelite K)
28. Oi Va Voi: Every Time
    Travelling The Face Of The Globe (Oi Va Voi)
29. Leo Marjane & Orchester: Bei mir bist du schön
    Mazel Tov (CD2 – Klezmer and Yiddish Music)
30. Cornershop: Who Fingered Rock ‘N’ Roll
    Judy Sucks A Lemon For Breakfast (Ample Play)
31. Bongo Rockers: Apache
    Apache 7inch (More Soul)
32. Radio Trip: Hashish (feat. Boom Pam)
    Music Heads (Jalapeno)
33. A.R. Rahman: Riots
    Slumdog Millionaire (Interscope)
34. Ed Smith: Billie Jean
    The Michael Remixes Vol. 1 (7inch) (EDR)
35. Transglobal Underground: Enjoy The Silence
    Beach Bellydance Babylon (Mule Satellite)
36. Major Lazer: Mary Jane (feat. Mapei, Mr. Evil)
    Guns Don’t Kill… Lazers Do (12inch) (Downtown Music, Mad Decent)
37. Instituto Mexicano Del Sonido (Mexican Institute of Sound): Jalale
    Soy Sauce (Camilo Lara Alvarez)
38. The Captain: We Will Rock You
    Resense 007 (The Captain) (12inch) (Resense)
39. Alka Yagnic & Ila Arun: Ringa Ringa
    Slumdog Millionaire (Interscope)
40. Outro

Here the links for a listening @ Mixcloud:

Here’s the track listing:

1. Teil 2 Intro
2. Delhi 2 Dublin: Supafunkadholic (Esjay‘s Red Light Remix)
   Delhi 2 Dublin Remixed (Dehli 2 Dublin)
3. Shandy: Experience East
   Nasha Vol. 3 (Nasha)
4. Shiva Soundsystem: Shiva Theme
   India:One (Shiva Soundsystem)
5. Ges-E & Sukh Knight: Vengeance
   Nasha Vol. 3 (Nasha)
6. Juttla: The Spy
   At War With Satan (Eastern Pressure)
7. Lynx & Kemo: Commiting Love
   The Raw Truth (Soulr)
8. wAgAwAgA: Nagoya
   Mrepsican (Acroplane)
9. Clouds: Protecting Hands (Part 2)
   Protecting Hands 12inch (Deep Medi Musik)
10. G.Corp: Salute The King
    No Burial 12inch (Elephant House)
11. Various Production vs. Virus Syndicate: Neva Argue
    Apollo 7inch (Planet Mu)
12. JFB: Time Collapse
    Watch Your Eyes 12inch (Sludge)
13. Jazzsteppa: Shamen (feat. Borgore)
    Alpha 7inch (Police In Helicopter)
14. Rusko: Cockney Thug
    Cockney Thug 12inch (Sub Soldiers)
15. Nero: Act Like You Know (Dubstep Mix)
    Act Like You Know 12inch (Breakbeat Kaos)
16. F1 & Kromestar: Pass Da Spliff
    Hard Grade 12inch (Dub Star)
17. Bam Bam Dealers: Ain’t No Sunshine (Manchester)
    Ain’t No Sunshine 12inch (Sirkus)
18. Unknown vs. Fugees: Ready Or Not (Deep N Dark Mix)
    Ready Or Not (Dubstep RMXs) 12inch (White Label)
19. Stenchman: Puking Over
    Puking Over 12inch (Bovinyl Moosick)
20. Geiom & Spamchop: Cave Rave
    Cave Rave 12inch (Berkane Sol)
21. Bassbin Twins: Woppa
    Woppa 12inch (Cool & Deadly)
22. Black Canvas: We Fear Not
    Rise (Cool & Deadly)
23. Tayo: March Of The Soundbwoyz
    March Of The Soundbwoyz 12inch (Cool & Deadly)
24. Quest & Mutiny: Stick Up Kid
    Stick Up Kid 12inch (Functional)
25. Bar9: Shaolin Style (Nero Remix)
    Shaolin Style Remixes 12inch (Bar9)
26. Nero: Bad Trip (Rob Sparx Remix)
    Bad Trip 12inch (Audio Phreaks)
27. Unknown: Ninja
    Ninja 12inch (White Label)
28. Nitin Sawhney: Distant Dreams (Witty Boy Remix)
    London Undersound (Bonus CD) (POSITIVE-ID)
29. Cardopusher: Steppin Worldwide
    Around The World Vol. 2 (12inch) (True Tiger)
30. Sukh Knight: Tricks Of The Trade
    Around The World Vol. 2 (12inch) (True Tiger)
31. Shandy: Experience East
    Nasha Vol. 3 (Nasha)
32. DJG: Apophenia
    Bunker 10inch (Tube 10)
33. Ekelon: Evidence
    Evidence 10inch (Tube 10)
34. Dusk & Blackdown vs. Grievous Angel: Kuri Pataka (His Mix) (feat. Teji & Farrah)
    Margins Music: Redux (Keysound)
35. de Niro: Babylon
    Kill Kill Kill / Babylon 12inch (Mother Inc Sound)
36. OMFO: Tajik Equations
    Omnipresence (Essay)

Let us pay our last respects to
Eartha Kitt († 25.12.2008), Blossom Dearie († 07.02.2009), Ali Akbar Khan († 19.06.2009), Michael Jackson († 25.06.2009), Margot Ebert († 26.06.2009), Patrick Swayze († 14.09.2009), Eduard Zimmermann († 19.09.2009) and Mercedes Sosa († 04.10.2009). Rest in peace!

In the end of 2008, the Berlin radio station radiomultikulti from the public broadcaster RBB was closed. Instead of this programme, the Cologne station Funkhaus Europa is transmitted in Berlin. But, some of the former crew of radiomultikulti has started the internet spin-off “Multicult”, Version 2.0.

In 2009 we could relisten to DT64, the GDR youth radio from before, during and after the Changes, because there was an events series with original radio broadcasts and discussions about them. The Berlin radio project Herbstradio gave us the original remake of Grenzpunkt Null with Rex Joswig (Herbst in Peking). And the alternative internet radio station ByteFM from Hamburg has won an Alfred Grimme award. Congratulations!

Moreover, the Wall came down 20 years ago. 20 years later, German television ZDF has a fully digital newsroom, the so-called “green hell”. Apart from that, we had elections in Germany with a not so thrilling election campaign…

Here’s my track listing:

1. Intro & Eartha Kitt
2. Eartha Kitt: Uska Dara – A Turkish Tale
   That Bad Eartha (With Henri René And His Orchestra) (RCA)
3. Blossom Dearie
4. Blossom Dearie: I Like London In The Rain
   I Like London In The Rain 7inch (Potential)
5. Blossom Dearie: Just One Of Those Things (Brazilian Girls Remix)
   Verve Remixed 3 (Verve)
6. Blossom Dearie: Dusty Springfield
   Simply… Dusty (CD1) (Mercury)
7. Ali Akbar Khan
8. Ali Akbar Khan & Asha Bhosle: Guru Bandana
   Incredible !ndia (Universal)
9. Michael Jackson
10. Ed Smith: Billie Jean
    The Michael Remixes Vol. 1 (7inch) (EDR)
11. Margot Ebert
12. Parov Stelar: Promises (feat. Klaus Hainy)
    Coco (CD1) (Etage Noir)
13. Patrick Swayze
14. Patrick Swayze: She’s Like The Wind
    Dirty Dancing (OST) (RCA)
15. Eduard Zimmermann
16. Bio Bonsai: Nackte Leichen YZ
    Canale Grande (Plattenmeister / Der Verlag)
17. Mercedes Sosa
18. Mercedes Sosa: Soy Pan, Soy Paz, Soy Mas
    Quango World Voices (Island / Quango)
19. Drop The Lime: Hear Me (Radio Edit)
    Hear Me 12inch (Trouble & Bass)
20. Radio 2009
21. Radio Trip: Whole Wide World
    Music Heads (Jalapeno)
22. Zeb: Politricks & Culture
    Zeb Step (Rudiments)
23. Kultur & Politik 2009
24. Goonda: Mumbai Drivin’ (GOONDA Novacaine Mix)
    Third World Radio (Strike-Ups: Original Blend) (High Chai Music)
25. Sub Swara: Yeah (Sharmaji Remix)
    Coup d’Yah Remixes Vol. 3 (Sub Swara)
26. Luca: Eastern Highway
    Speakeasy 12inch (Samurai Red Seal)
27. El Remolon: Cumbia Bichera (feat. Pablo Lescano)
    Pibe Cosmo EP 12inch (Crosstalk)
28. Outro

By the way, you can listen to both shows for a week since their air date:

• Electro East @ BBC Asian Network
• Pathaan’s Musical Rickshaw @ BBC Asian Network

Both shows got canned before the BBC plans were published to close BBC Asian Networks. According to Nerm, his show was always regarded as a  “black sheep”: Electro East was clearly a black sheep. The family didn’t understand it, and then dis-owned it. Sadly.

Further links:

• Chilled Monkey Brains – Nerm‘s Blog
• Shiva Soundsystem Homepage
• DJ Pathaan Homepage