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- Gilles On BBC Radio 6 Music // February 1st
- MY TOWN // Leanne Presents Toronto
- Worldwide Awards 2014 After Party // Official Video
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Posted: 03 Feb 2014 09:07 AM PST
 The man is back into his regular flow with his second show back on a saturday afternoon over at Radio 6, after a small outing to Brazil over the Christmas period. This weekends show contains some unheard Mo Kolours, a brief glimpse into the past of Acid Jazz and your weekly dose of Roy Ayers. If you happened to miss it this weekend or was out enjoying the surprise appearance of the sun, Have a listen here now! Playlist: Adrian Younge – Turn Down The Sound - Kindred Spirits Mo Kolours – Say Word - One Handed Spirits Max Graef – Number 5 - The Gym Jungle – Lucky I Got What I Want - Chess Club Records Young Disciples – Step Right On - Dub The Upsetters – Washroom Skank – Black Art Haitus Kaiote - Nakamarra - Flying Buddha / Sony Music Gregory Porter – Lonesome Lover – Blue Note Kelis – Jerk Ribs – Ninja Tune Ibibio Sound Machine – Prodigal Son (Ayen Ake Feheke) - Soundway Records Roy Ayres – 2000 Black – Polydor - Polydor Young Diciples – Aparently Nothin' - Talkin’ Talk Ras G – Veggie Thugs Anthem - Stones Throw Mo Kolours – In Her Eyes - One Handed Music Christian Rich – XYAB - Sony Red Nikitch – Love Will Ever Do (Original Mix) - White To Be Frank – The Only One - Solebay Music Morten McCoy & Jonathan Bremer – Rodfastet Emily King – Distance - SESAC Eddie Harris – Theme In Search of a Movie – Atlantic ButRic – Up - Sei Es Drum Germany Sean Kuti – IMF - KF Records - KF Records Debruit & Alsarah – Jibal Alnuba (Soundway) - Soundway Records Soul Jazz Orchestra – Black Orchid - Strut Records Young Disciples – Get Yourself Together – Talkin' Loud Lost Generation – Talking The Teenage Language - Brunswick Adrian Younge – All Got Is Your Word - Souls of Mischief Vince Vella – No Para feat Danay Suarez Souleance – Mais Um - First Word Records Quantic – Duvido - Tru Thoughts Acid Arab, Fred Avril, Shadi Khries – Samira - Versatile Records Drum Talk – Time Ashford & Simpson – It Seems To Hang On - Warner Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings – Stranger To My Happiness - Daptones Nick Waterhouse – Well It’s Fine - Innovative Leisure Billy Hawkes – O'Baby – Prestige Wes Montgomery – Kariba – Riverside Yusef Lateef – Titora - Milestone Records Pete Joseph – Colour - Forthcoming Jim-E Stack – Reassuring Segilola – Hurry Along Gabriel Garzón-Montano – Naeja - Styles Upon Styles D.A. – Glowing – Capitol Actress – Don't- Werkdiscz/Ninja Tune John Lennon – Bless You – Parlophone Young Disciples – Freedom Suite Part ! – Talkin' Loud Kelis – Jerk Ribs (Mount Kimbie Remix) – Ninja  |
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Posted: 03 Feb 2014 07:24 AM PST
"My Town" is a feature wherein friends and family of Brownswood, from around the world, give us the lowdown on their home town – favourite bars, restaurants, record shops and more. Forget Time Out – this is the only city guide you need.
On This occasion we travel over to Toronto for a wonderfully intricate insight into everything from cake to BadBadNotGood.
Leanne is a Canadian artist/designer and dj. She lived in London from 1991-2004 and in that time worked behind the counter of Honest Jon’s Records and on Patrick Forge’s Kiss 100 Radio show. As one half of Wadada she designed the t-shirt line inspired by iconic musicians, as well as record covers and brand identity for luminaries like Talkin’ Loud/Innerzone Orchestra, Bebel Gilberto, People Records / Main Squeeze (West London Massive stand up), 2000 Black, Bugz in the Attic, the mighty Coop Sessions, Charlie Dark’s Blacktonica, Benji B’s deviation and of course, Brownswood Recordings.
CHILL OUT:
For me, chilling out usually involves being outside (there are some great parks in Toronto – High Park, Trinity Bellwoods, Harbourfront, Evergreen Brick Works) or spending real time in a gallery. Some of my favourite galleries in Toronto are: Angell Gallery, Diaz Contemporary, MOMA, The Power Plant, The Art Gallery of Ontario (check out work by Tom Thomson and the Group of Seven – Canada’s brilliant impressionists) and there’s a whole slew of smaller contemporary galleries on Queen St West and Dundas Street West like the Cooper Cole Gallery.
RAVE:
There’s a real range of nights in Toronto:
Pressure Drop - a heavy, monthly reggae session at the Magpie
Shindig - a great shake-a-leg at this monthly, vinyl-only soul/r&b party
Queen West and Dundas West once again is a hotspot for venues, smaller bars and clubs like The Great Hall/Blk Box, The Hoxton, Wrong Bar, Drake Underground, Bambi’s, The Yukon
EAT/DRINK:
A favourite place to go for a ‘pre-drink’ is the intimate Poetry Jazz Cafe in Kensington Market where young, emerging jazz musicians are given an enthusiastic audience to play to. Great cocktails too (recommended – Bitches Brew).
Toronto is a true multi-cultural city which also means we’re spoiled for choice when it comes to food. I could eat for hours, so here’s a hit-list of some of my favourite spots:
A-ok - cool,friendly canteen-style, asian mash-up on Queen West
Bent, Lee - for fancy asian, Susar Lee is the don
Fresh - really yummy veggie restaurant – has locations around the city
veggie chinese in kensington
Odd Seoul - great for a late Korean snack, drinks and sometimes dis (Ossington)
416 Snack Bar - a bit of everything (Bathurst St)
Big Crow - for a taste of open-fire Canadiana
Vietnamese: both Pho Tien Thanh and Golden Turtle on Ossington are good for vibe and pho
TEALISH - toasty almond tea!!! (Queen West)
Dufflet - CAKES! their Belgian Chocolate -ok, pretty much ALL of their cakes are amazing. Three locations around the city to feed your addiction.
BUY MUSIC:
Cosmo Records - not cheap but worth a flick through Aki’s overflowing selection of jazz, soul, latin, house, hip hop etc
Play De Record - a staple stop on Yonge St
Planet of Sound - also a tad expensive and also sells sleek equipment for audio design geeks (Queen St East)
Kops on Bloor – dusty, old school emporium, huge selection of 7′s
SHOP:
There’s a triangle I always walk on Ossington Avenue:
Jonathon and Olivia - a boutique for both the boys and girls (labels like Acne, Isabel Marant, PAM, Surface to Air)
Miss You - nicely curated vintage
Parlour - if you’re in need of a trim, this is one of the friendliest salon’s I’ve ever encountered; and they’re really good too (ask for Jay!)
For The Boys:
Uncle Otis - in swish Yorkville (we used to sell Wadada tees here)
Lost and Found: otherwise known as ‘coffee and clothes’ because they sell coffee and well, clothes (Ossington Ave)
For The Girls:
Imelda - 10 points for guessing what kind of shop it is (Roncesvalles Village)
Love of Mine: fantastic bespoke costume jewellery (Queen West)
69 Vintage - Queen West
Kicks:
Toronto Only Experiences:
Bike culture is big in Toronto. In June, July and August there’s a great art/bike crawl called ARTSPIN – over 300 people on bikes touring specially curated performances and galleries across the city. In the winter, ice skating on outdoor rinks seems like a typically Canadian thing to include. There’s a great outdoor skating trail at Colonel Sam Smith Park that weaves amongst trees and the rink at Harbourfront enlists some great dj’s.
Sum up your town in 3 words?
Friendly? It might be a bit of cliche, but I do think it’s true – we’re generally pretty nice.
LOCAL DELICACY: Mmmmaple Syrup
LOCAL TALENT:
Be sure to check output from my good friend Koray Ozel’s label: Istolethesoul Records. He’s always championing quality, emerging Canadian talent.
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Posted: 03 Feb 2014 05:44 AM PST
Here’s the official video from the Worldwide Awards 2014 after party, at XOYO, London. With DJ sets from Lefto, Gilles and Christian Rich and live performances from Jonwayne and The Internet – it was a good night and great way to round off an amazing weekend of music. Thanks to Foot Patrol Video by Tom D Morgan  |
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