We've got some brand new items in our webshop @ http://bastardjazz.bigcartel.com

Just in time for the Holidays, we've gotten a batch of lovely Bastard Jazz new logo Shirts printed up on 100% Cotten American Apparel Tees available now in our store - cheap!

We've also stumbled upon a couple of boxes of deadstock Japanese-only Bastard Jazz - "Jazz Loves Dub" compilation CDs from 2007, still shrink wrapped with original Japanese Obi Strip inside. These beauties, compiled by DJ Kensei and totally unmixed, were previously impossible to find in the US. Contains two previously unreleased song versions "Boogaloo" and "Brazilian Swag (CCB Drift Mix)" as well as lots of Bastard Jazz classic tracks.

We've also discounted physical copies of our compilation CD "BKLYN: Heavy Sounds From The County Of Kings"  from earlier this year at $7 - priced to move! Contains original Funk, Afrobeat, Latin, Downtempo and Dance Music produced entirely by our extended friends and family here in the Borough of Brooklyn - tracks from Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings, Banda Unaio Black, Akoya Afrobeat Ensemble,  Nickodemus,  Menahan Street Band, The Pimps of Joytime, Subatomic Sound System, Chimp Beams, Midnight Lab Band, Captain Planet, and more!

Lastly, as a special bonus for our e-mail list members - use code "SAMADHI" when checking out of our store and recieve an additional 10% off of ANYTHING in the shop!

Visit our store here:

http://bastardjazz.bigcartel.com

Available for purchase now in our:
 
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Captain Planet finally returns to Brooklyn's Bastard Jazz Recordings for his long awaited follow-up to 2005's massive "Gumbo Funk EP". Picking up right where he left off, the Captain delivers more of the same Globally fed beats & breaks, extra heavy on the roughness that you've come to expect.

This is a killer 6 tracker aimed straight for DJs and dancefloors- heavy Salsa-meets-chunky hip-hop breaks, nasty MPC-flavored funk, serious chopped up brazillian exotica,  dance-floor destroying African club cuts and feel good instrumental downbeat anthems all enclosed! As an additional bonus, our friends from Athens, Palov and Mishkin, give a loopy voodoo breaks treatment to "Speakin' Nuyorican" to round out the EP nicely.
Complete with a beautiful 4 color cover designed by Ixley.

Yet another sureshot from Bastard Jazz.

CLIPS:

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After years of procrastinating - finally all of you will be able to purchase the items you're looking for directly from us! We've got a selection of backcatalog vinyl + CDs up for sell, as well as digital delivery for almost every single piece of wax put out over the years, most of which are long sold out!

Check out the shop here:

BASTARD JAZZ WEB SHOP

Greetings Bastard Jazz Friends & Family-

After wait seemed like an eternal wait, Summertime has finally descended on NYC in all of it's sticky glory. We're pretty stoked about this at Bastard Jazz HQ, and we've got a nice little string of records and events that fit right in the pocket!

Tomorrow (Saturday) afternoon DJ DRM, Paul Digs & Erik the Red take over the brand new Water Taxi Beach at Governor's Island for a day of musical sunshine...We've got Cali tour dates next week, The Big Chill Festival in England the week after as well as some furthur UK gigs.

Music wise - we've got new dub-influenced 7"s out from The Beverley Road All-Stars and E's E on our BSTRD Boots sub-label out in stores world-wide now, and our last 12" from the Magic Fly & Ricky Ranking is finally out on digital format....plenty more vinyl on the summertime come-up from Captain Planet, Aldo Vannucci , and Mo'Phono.

Read on!

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Saturday, July 18th


Bastard Jazz's DJ DRM & Paul Digs @ the new Water Taxi Beach on Governors Island providing Funk, Soul, Hip-Hop, Dub, Reggae, House, Disco, Breakbeats, Brokenbeats and Latin vibes all afternoon. Special early Reggae set from Erik The Red (Giant Step)..

It looks like it's going to be a beautiful day out Saturday (82 and Sunny) -- so we hope to see everyone out! The Gov. Island Water Taxi beach is a brand spankin' new venue for New York...right on the water with fantastic views of downtown!

This is a FREE outdoor day event!
2-7PM.
All Ages!

http://www.thebeachconcerts.com/ --- for more info and pics.
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home&__a=1#/event.php?eid=102746704123
^ Facebook event page
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DJ DRM Upcoming Cali + UK Dates....

Fri. July 24 @ Kadan, San Diego w/ DJ Sachamo + DJ Presto

Sat. July 25 @ The Ruby Room, San Diego /// Dr. No's Fantasy (Special ComicCon party presented by Infusion & Giant Robot!) w/ JWDJ, FrikFrak + more

Mon. July 27 @ the Office Bar, San Diego /// Dub Dynamite w/ Eddie Turbo and Rashi

Tues. July 28 @ Dalva, San Fran /// Red Wine Social w/ TophOne

Thurs. July 30 @ Elo Room, San Fran /// Afrolicious w/ Oz & Pleasuremaker

Fri. July 31st @ 111 Minna Gallery, San Fran /// Amplify w/ Dam-Funk, Pase Rock, Trackademiks, DJ Morsy, etc..

Fri, Sat & Sun Aug 7-9 @ The Big Chill Festival, Herefordshire Farm, England (Incredible Lineup this year w/ David Byrne, Orbital, Basement Jaxx, Spiritualized, Pharoah Sanders, Quantic & His Combo Barbaro, Max Romeo, Metro Area and so so so SO many more) --- full line-up here: http://www.bigchill.net/news/category/festival/artists-2009/

Friday Aug. 14th @ Sandsifter, Plymouth UK w/ Aldo Vannucci, Shepdog, and Hong Kong Ping Pong DJs

Sat. Aug 15th @ Marisco's Club, Woolacombe UK w/ Shepdog & Fresh Chris

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New Music!

Beverley Road All Stars "Still In Love / Danger In Your Eyes" 7"  is OUT and flying off shelves worldwide!

The Beverley Road All Stars is  new studio project under the guidance of producers DJ DRM and E's E.

Comprised of a select squad of talented studio musicians in Brooklyn, the Beverley Road All Stars mark their debut with 2 new interpretations of classic Studio 1 riddims. "I'm Still In Love" driven by the inspiration of Marcia Aitken and Alton Ellis' timeless versions, delves deep into a boom-bap affair of moody synths and dubbed out horns. An unmistakable ode to this massive lovers rock tune. "Danger In Your Eyes" slows the tempo and rediscovers the magic of the original horn line, fashioning a new groove of punchy drums and yard rattling bass for an infectious blend of rocksteady rhythm and outerspace dub.

Check out sound-clips and purchase:
US -  Turntablelab
http://www.turntablelab.com/box-scores/617/2144/73579.html
UK + EU - Juno
http://www.juno.co.uk/ppps/products/360954-01.htm

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Our newest 7" out on the BSTRD Boots sublabel - Scratch's Skank from E's E is sold out and going into re-press. A few copies are still available from Turntablelab, as well as a nice selection of recent BSTRD Boots backcatalogue HERE:

http://www.turntablelab.com/search/index.html?s=1&type=more&action=search&search_field=bstrd§ion=

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The most recent Bastard Jazz 12" from The Magic Fly featuring Ricky Ranking /// "Two Planets"  is finally available digitally.
Grab it from iTunes HERE:

http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?i=320005737&id=320005541&s=143441&uo=6

or Turntablelab for hi-res and WAV HERE:
http://www.turntablelab.com/digital/0/0/74768.html

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That's all for now --- thanks for reading, and happy summer!!

*GET IN TOUCH*
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Greetings!

Bastard Jazz returns once again with another offering to please the wax gods.

This time it comes from Brighton's The Magic Fly featuring UK soundsystem veteran Ricky Ranking (recently known for appearances on The Bug's "London "Zoo" and Roots Manuva's "Awfully Deep") on microphone duties.

"Two Planets" is a big summertime crate mainstay, nudging itself right into disco dub territory with Mr. Ranking's chat's riding right in the pocket. To the B Side, Bristol's Mr. Benn (Leisure Recordings) flips the flavour of the original version into a dancehall stormer, throwing some nasty 90's drum'n'bass wobble stylings into the mix, with just a touch of Baltimore club for added heat.

Also included is the original instrumental for your mashing pleasure!

Airplay on Solid Steel (Ninja Tune) + BBC Radio (Don Letts)
On rotation with DJs like Kraak En Smaak, Drop The Lime, 7 Samurai, DJ Vadim, Simbad, J-Boogie, In Flagranti, and more....

Preview + Purchase

Turntablelab:
http://www.turntablelab.com/vinyl/0/0/70372.html

Juno:
http://www.juno.co.uk/ppps/products/355031-01.htm

Available in fine record stores worldwide next week - digitally later in the month!

Review + Reaction:

"Rob Watson aka Magic Fly returns to Brooklyn's Bastard Jazz label for a funky fusion of disco and reggae styles. The original mix of "2 Planets(1)" combines a snappy disco beat with skankin' reggae guitars and Ricky Ranking adding that ragga MC touch to please the crowd. Definitely one that'll get the place moving for sure (I can imagine Sabo killin' it with this). Mr. Benn gives it the Bumbaclog remix(2) on the flip that sways the disco vibes for more of a tough dancehall riddim with big bass wobbles underneath. Also includes the especially tasty instrumental for the OG." - Turntablelab

"You can always rely on Brooklyn's Bastard Jazz imprint to turn out strange nuggets like this. The original mix of 'Two Planets' is what we'd describe as an up-rocking-ragga-disco oddity but please feel free to ascribe your tag to this dancefloor weirding production. Faring much better is Mr. Benn's Bumbaclog remix on the flip, taking Ricky Ranking's ace vocal and retuning it to a smart ragga house riddim. Very odd, very cool."
-Boomkat
"Shakin to the sound of 2 planets...wicked dizko ragga style!!! I like!!" - Tom Wieland aka 7 Samurai

"Biiiiig Ricky Ranking ragga bash crazy jams!! Cheers. I will def play these!" - Drop the Lime

"Nice package, the Mr Benn remix of Two Planets wins out." - A La Fu (Big Dada)

"That Mr Benn mix is pure fire!!! Gonna be using that a lot!" - Shepdog (Nice Up! Records)

"Very nice release. The original is a great mix of fresh dancefloor sounds and the Mr Benn remix is killing it!" - Dusty (Jazz & Milk)

"Great release, the original mix is top notch!" - Slim (GoodGroove Records)

Hey Everyone-

Hope everyone is doing beautifully on this beautiful spring week.
Just a quick update on things going on here at the label...we've got a brand new digital EP just released from longtime Bastard Jazz artist Saru, a new 12" out now on our bootleg sublabel BSTRD Boots, new radio show up, and DJ DRM and KidGusto cross the puddle this week+next for a bunch of European dates -- all info below, thank you for reading:)

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New Bastard Jazz Digital Release!
Saru - "The Trap" EP
BJD-002

Long time Bastard Jazz artist Saru returns to the label to deliver a 4 tracker of music strictly for the headphone set.

Moving into a deep progression of the original deep and darker downtempo sound that garnered Saru such critical praise and attention for his album Downtempo Dojo (Shadow Records, 2001) and his subsequent releases on the "Out Of The Shadows EP" and on "The Dubbled Up EP", both on Bastard Jazz under the moniker of "Spooky Monkey""The Trap" kicks things off with a hypnotic stand-up bassline, a trickling of piano, and a tough-as-nails midtempo drum break. While "Distant Recollection" retains an instrumental hip-hop vibe and couples it with well formed soundscapes and a deep dubby bassline, managing to stay hard-bitten and pastoral simultaneously. "Velvet Hammer" takes a bit of a Baleric swing to the Asia with synth washes and bleeps, subdued drums, and delayed out percussion.

Finally, the Chicago based duo of Peabody and Sherman work their magic and flip "The Trap" into an esoteric, near ambient futuristic workout in transit! 

Available on iTunes:
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?i=311814926&id=311814782&s=143441&uo=6

Dancetracksdigital:
http://www.dancetracksdigital.com/search/release.php?release_id=45010

Junodownload
http://www.junodownload.com/ppps/products/1412126-02.htm

and many many other digital download sites!

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BSTRD Boots news:

On the BSTRD Boots tip, we have a brand new release on a serious party tip from LA's Trick Turner”, the man behind the great “Tricks Of The Trade” record series on his own Juxtaphone imprint.

On the A - “Sirens Comin” pairs up Dizzee Rascal’s “Sirens” acapella over a chopped and skewed version of the Bar-Kay’s “Holy Ghost," while “Let Me Run My Bass” is a straight dancehall re-working of the always-classic DJ Kool “Let Me Clear My Throat” joint with a nasty stand-up bass that mimics the horns of the 45 King joint.

To the flip, “Disrespect Dem” mines Chaka Khan and Mary J. Blige’s “Disrespectful” with live bass/guitar and lots of additional dancefloor friendly production from Turner. Things end on a downtempo note with an edit of De La Soul’s instrumental “I Be Blowin," with live drums, guitar and bass layered in for a little headrock.

Preview and purchase at Turntablelab in the US
http://www.turntablelab.com/vinyl/0/0/67475.html

Fat City in the UK
http://www.fatcity.co.uk/Sales/pages/MusicPageRichMedia.aspx?pageid=17942

+ tons of other fine shops worldwide.

Also still available from BSTRD Boots -

Yosaku's "Virtual Brasil EP" -
four beautiful amalgamations of classic Brazilian sounds by folks like Burnier Cartier, Edson Frederico, Marcos Valle, and Ronie & Central Do Brasil flipped and re-worked into a modern dancefloor sound.

Charted and being played by the likes of Domu, Kyoto Jazz Massive, Michael Rutten, Mad Mats, SUMO, Garth Trinidad, Big Bang, etc...

@ Turntablelab
http://www.turntablelab.com/vinyl/0/0/62808.html
@ Juno
http://www.juno.co.uk/ppps/products/341534-01.htm

** only available on wax ... no digital **
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Our next upcoming 12" on Bastard Jazz - the mighty "Two Planets" from the Magic Fly featuring Ricky Ranking has just been played on BBC 6 Music by influencial British DJ/Filmmaker Don Letts -- check out the tracklisting and show here:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/shows/don_letts/tracklisting_20090425.shtml

Vinyl will be out in a couple of weeks - it's going to be a biiiig summertime tune! :)

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DJ DRM + KidGusto Spring '09 European DJ Dates

April 30 - Nuspirit, Bratislava
May 1 - ChaChaCha, Budapest
May 2 - Cafe Leopold, Vienna
May 6 - Dos Trece, Barcelona
May 7 - Carib Club @ Club Razmatazz, Barcelona
May 8 - Afrodesia, Granada
May 9 - Boogaclub, Granada

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Bastard Jazz Radio #7 is LIVE!

Tune in at:
http://www.brooklynradio.net/bastard-jazz-radio/

Tracklisting:
    * Disrupt -- "Bezerk Dub" -- The Bass Has Left the Building
    * Mophono -- "The Edge" -- The Edge/Groovin 7"
    * Aether -- "To Her" -- Artifacts
    * Natural Self -- "Fault Lines" -- The Art of Vibration
    * Prefuse 73 -- "Preparation' Kids Choir" -- Everything She Touched Turned Ampexian
    * Pieces of a Dream -- "Mt. Airy Groove (Roger Sanchez Edit)" -- 12"
    * Ian Dury & The Seven Sea Players -- "Spasticus Autisticus" Nassau: The Compass Point Story 1980-1986
    * Secret Weapon -- "Must Be The Music (Shep Pettibone Mastermix)
    * 12th Planet -- "Control (Skream Remix)" -- Control Digi-12
    * Hint -- "Cmonstep" -- TRU 193 12"
    * Tom Central & Kaitain -- "Akama" -- Keep Up! 3 12"
    * Thes One -- "Grain Belt Beer" -- Target/Grain Belt Beer 12"

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That's all for now - thanks for reading! :)

SATURDAY, APRIL 25th

DUBWISE SESSIONS RETURNS TO STUDIO BPM!
Dubwise Sessions returns to that intimate Williamsburg speakeasy with the heavy heavy monster sound that is Studio BPM!


Feat Live & On-Stage:

Milton Henry (WACKIE'S RECORDS)
Backed by the Jammyland Allstars Band

selectors DRM, Kingston19 & Soul Brother #4 Before, In-Between and After Live Sets

$10 Suggested.
Doors @ 10PM Sharp


We're welcoming back one of our favorite performers from Dubwise past - the one Milton Henry - backed up by NYC's tuffest riddim squad - the Jammyland Allstars.

Milton joined us two years ago almost to the day for the Wackie's release party of his seminial "Who Do You Think I Am?" album re-issue for am incredibly memorable session - we can't wait to have him back.
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**MILTON HENRY BIO***
Milton Henry was born in Central Kingston. His talent as a singer was discovered at the age of 12 when Carl Dawkins would put young Milton on the street corner to sing...later, with “Prince Allah”, aka Keith Blake, Milton formed the “Leaders” He aslo sang with such groups as The Emotions(Jamaica), the Progression, and the Hippie Boys.


He continued however to record occassional singles for different producers like “This World”, recorded with Lee Perry and released under the name King Medious. During this time, Milton became more and more intersested in the business and the organizational side of the art.

Eventually Milton produced his version of Curtis Mayfield’s “Gypsy Women” on the Success label. Reconginzing the need to expand his horizions he migrated to the United Staes where he met Lloyd “Bull
Wackie” Barnes in New York City. Barnes recognized Milton as a talented artist and the two collaborated together. In 1984, Milton released his debut album “Who do you think I am?” in London.
He continued on the upscale in 1986 and toured with Reggae Japan Splash- Winter Collections. 1986 also saw the release of Babylon Loot album on the Tachyon label.