Didn't See That Coming
(Originally uploaded August 2004)
Pulling out an old, somewhat neglected, Candi Staton LP from deep within my music collection started this mix off. There’s a fair bit of disco material in here; much of what was bought at Soul Jazz during another splurge on those vinyl wonders. Much of this material is unlisted, and so I don’t know if it’s genuine old re-released material or the more likely scenario, re-edits done by someone at home on their pc. The piece of score music from Subway was pretty much the only thing on the album that felt right; I really need to re-visit the film again to see if it rates as highly as I remember it doing originally. The tune on Trojan is from a Joey Jay 7” box-set picked up in Phonica, and I’ve recently found out a friend of mine should be able to get her hands on more Trojan vinyl so I’ll be tapping her up for that if possible! Sitting in the middle of the mix is a snippet from the wonderful Derek & Clive which I bought for one shiny pound at a record fair in Westcliff, Essex back in July. Much of the LP is scratched but if I can pull such an amusing sample from within, it’s not an issue to me…
With regards to the Alan Smithee track Blue Blackness, bit of a long story this: I heard this on a Michael Reinboth mix on the milkaudio mail-out; in the show, he mentioned it was only available in Japan or from one shop in Germany. I followed the German lead, and the shop is run by Tristian from Âme who puts out nice tunes on Sonar Kollektiv. Several e-mails later, Tristian agreed to bring the record to The Big Chill with him; he was kind enough to do so and I met him after his set in the dance tent, so that was a bit of a weird place to pick up some vinyl from, but there you go… What a nice guy!
The ZZ Top tune was given to me by my brother-in-law and it’s featured on the soundtrack of the wonderful Dogtown & Z-Boys. Don’t you just love it when family and friend pass on their vinyl to you after hanging on to it for so many years?! Sitting calmly before that is a track from the wonderful Laura B; someone who I took a shine to at this years Big Chill festival in Eastnoor. I picked up the marvellous Survival Of The Slowest CD set she created and I’ve yet to make it to hear the end of any of them if you see what I mean; very relaxing stuff indeed. Anyway, enjoy… Show tracklisting.
- (00:00) CANDI STATON — Ain’t Got Nowhere To Go
- (03:38) SENSATIONS with YVONNE BAKER — Let Me In
- (06:42) DENIECE WILLIAMS — Free
- (09:26) SOUNDS ORCHESTRAL — Cast Your Fate To The Wind
- (12:23) VELVET SHADOWS — Wailing Of Black People
- (15:52) MARUJA GARRIDO — Che Camino
- (18:40) ERIC SERRA — Congabass
- (20:06) JULIEN DELFAUD, ALEX GOPHER & ETIENNE DE CRECY — Fast Track
- (28:20) SIEG UBER DIE SONNE — Hot
- (34:13) DEREK & CLIVE — Nurse
- (34:30) JEROME SYDENHAM & KERRI CHANDLER — Rising The Sun
- (41:16) ALAN SMITHEE — Blue Blackness
- (46:52) ALMOST HUMAN & JOHN TEJADA — Foie Seca
- (52:44) LAURA B — Midi A Minuit
- (59:01) ZZ TOP — La Grange
- (62:31) OUTKAST feat.KILLER MIKE & JAY Z — Flip Flop Rock
- (66:54) PEOPLE UNDER THE STAIRS — Montego Slay
- (70:44) ZERO 7 — Home
- (74:56) PEOPLE UNDER THE STAIRS — Montego Slay (excerpt)
- (75:15) SYBIL — Let Yourself Go (Extended Dance Mix)
