basilika

I love 4-hero.
Not only do they make incredible music but the sheer scope of what they produce is evidence of a deep love of the rich, broad spectrum of black music. Anyone hearing ‘Mr Kirk’s nightmare’,back in ‘91 could be forgiven for thinking that 4hero were in the business of making novelty records but 15 […]

After finishing his epic 2006 mix trilogy, east london music lover Disco Jesus comes back strong for 07 with his first mix of the new year entitled “Winter Movements”.
“..this mix explores mid-80s underground sounds with a distinctive Chicago club flavour touching on vintage house, soulful electro and nu-wave funk. With a few very rare, […]

When I got to art college I was lucky enough to fall in with some like minded muso dudes. ‘Stevie B’ Bruno, Joe ‘Baron Samedi’ Lashbrook, Farooq ‘Faz’ Khan and I formed a heavy beats and smokes ‘collective named ‘Voodoo’, spending days and weeks planning our schemes for world domination. Cut off from the entire […]

This one is a bit of a basilika classic.
Hubtone-hot muffin(gerd’s 4lux edit) is a dirty slab of p-funk inspired mayhem almost garanteed to get one or both of us pulling out the air bass and giving it a work out.
As is often the case, genuine dancefloor pressure doesn’t really need to be too clever and […]

Fresh from the creative forge that is basilika towers, here is a little version excursion by the dj/face&hand model/stunt man about town, monsignor frank ‘the jazz’ teacakes. Bringing together the mighty ‘Rocksteady’ by Aretha Franklin with the ‘Go stay Go’ by up and coming outfit fatcamp, like all good mixes/mashups this proves to be far […]

Everyone who regularly reads this blog will know the high esteem in which we hold the Primeister.It is shame then to read (via spine) that his latest mixtape is taking aim at deejays using new technology. Being big fans of serato(and the future in general) it is sad to see people you respect taking such […]

So it’s Madlib tonight-which I’m mad excited about.
(isn’t weird how when you start talking/writing about hiphop you unconsciously start verbally edging ever so slightly Westwood-ward.)
Was a bit of a late comer to the whole madlib party. I was aware of it, all the stevie cover white label things, but my head was somewhere else-probably on […]

check out gorgio in all his glory.

Here’s a little justin timberlake version I tweaked together over the weekend. It is a blend of the track futuresex/lovesound and the timeless ego riot by sidewinder.
It’s not big and it’s certainly not clever, but it seems to work okay when I play it (and makes me feel a little less guilty about playing a […]

The mighty Firemusic has posted the new disco jesus mix entitled ‘Summer’. The mix is a fantastic selection of rare and heartfelt black music and is the fruit of a lifetime of crate digging and clubbing.
It is all too easy these halcyon days of internet forums and obsessive beardy circle jerks to forget that for […]