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artist : J Squared + Hudson & Strictly Kev
title : Solid Steel (23 December 2005)
label : none
genre : lo-fi / left-of-center beats / electronic
year : 2005
date : december 27.2005
ripper : billy batson
source : cdr
format : Alt Preset Standard (VBR) using Lame 3.90.3 Modified
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01_Solid_Steel_-_Coldcut_Radio_Mix_(Dec_23)-2CDR-2005.mp3 [61:26]
02_Solid_Steel_-_Coldcut_Radio_Mix_(Dec_23)-2CDR-2005.mp3 [52:13]
02 tracks (113:39 min)
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SOLID STEEL - THE BROADEST BEATS - COLDCUT & FRIENDS BROADCASTING LIVE
Brought to you by the show's hosts, Coldcut - and often featuring a
fabulous line-up of guest mixes. Solid Steel is a 2 hour show in a
4 x 30 minute mixes format.
(http://www.ninjatune.net) Now in it's xxth year, Solid Steel continues
to broadcast arguably the most diverse selection of music to be heard on
one radio show. Where else can you enjoy anything from jazz, brakes and
beats, funky rock, hip hop, techno, drum and bass, soundtracks, world
music, poetry, electronic oddities and even a children's story. The
emphasis is on mixing seamlessly between styles with love and feeling
rather than being wilfully obscure. The show is sonically constructed
as a 'journeys by DJ' every week.
Shazam!
- < billy batson >
>> the ninja crew love to hear from their fans! <<
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*** 23 DECEMBER 2005 Solid Steel - Solid Xmas!! ***
This week (23rd December) we dive head first into the spirit of
Christmas, with a two hour seasonal mix. The first hour sees J Squared
& Hudson get all santa on yo self! Music from Kool Moe Dee, Donny
Hathaway, Rotary Connection, Beck, De La Soul and more on a Christmas
tip to get you vomiting turkey like there's no boxing day. Splendid!
And for desert we give you DJ Food. Last December Strictly Kev was
invited to perform at the Tate gallery in London as part of Christian
Marclay's 'Sounds of Christmas' event. He was asked to select any
records he liked from an on-site collection of over 1,200 Xmas records
from Marclay's collection and then mix them live in front of an audience.
This was the result. So many records that the track list machine broke.
Happy festivities from all at Solid Steel!
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SOLID STEEL:(23rd December 2005)
the tracklistings (http://www.ninjatune.net/solidsteel)
Artist _ Title _ Record Label
PART 1 _ J Squared & Hudson
The Ventures _ Jingle bell rock _ EMI
Run DMC _ Christmas is _ Profile
Ella Mitchell _ Away in a manger _ Unknown
Donny Hathaway _ This Christmas _ Atco
Kool Moe Dee _ Christmas rap _ Jive
Hot n sassy _ Christmas strut _ Unknown
Jacob Miller _ Deck the halls _ Trojan
Lee scratch Perry _ Merry christmas _ Trojan
Biggie Smalls _ Sleighride in Brooklyn _ Unknown
Lou Rawls _ Santa Claus is coming to town _ Capitol
Beck _ Little drum machine boy _ Geffen
Mase _ Santa baby _ Unknown
Eazy E _ Mary mother _ Unknown
PART 2 _ J Squared & Hudson
Destinys child _ Little drummer boy _ Columbia
Rotary Connection _ Christmas love _ Cadet
The Electric jungle _ funky, funky Christmas _ Unknown
Elton John _ Ho, Ho, Ho _ Universal
Lou Rawls _ I'm coming home for Christmas _ Capitol
Billy Taylor _ Bright star in the east _ BELL
Lou Rawls _ Christmas will really be Christmas _ Capitol
Mary J Blige _ Christmas in the city _ A&M
De La soul _ Millie pulled a pistol on Santa _ Tommy Boy
Big Daddy Kane _ We got this one for Christmas _ Cold Chillin
PART 3 _ Strictly Kev
Playlist _ Unavailable _ Unknown
PART 4 _ Strictly Kev
Playlist _ Unavailable _ Unknown
" this one will educate, inform and inspire "
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BIOGRAPHY - SOLID STEEL - (A BRIEF HISTORY)
Coldcut first started Solid Steel back in 1988 on the London pirate station
Kiss FM. Jonathan More had been involved with the station since it's
inception in 1985 hosting the Meltdown parties. Matt Black joined in early
1987 with his Mixmaster Dance Party. As Coldcut, they joined forces to
present the fledgling Solid Steel. It soon became a regular event as
listeners tuned in religiously to tape their weekly fix of audio madness.
Coldcut ran Solid Steel on Kiss FM right up until spring 1999, winning a
1996 Sony Award for Specialist Show along the way.
From its inception Solid Steel presented arguably the finest and most
diverse selection of music to be heard on one radio show. The emphasis is on
mixing many styles seemlessly, from jazz to electronic oddities, from hip
hop to poetry. There are no records or styles deemed unnacceptable, even a
children's story has featured in one particularly wigged out show. Another
unique element is the way 100's of spoken word samples are used to tie the
music together, a style often imitated but never bettered elsewhere on
radio. Each mix becomes a mini masterpiece.
Solid Steel has innovated, shocked and, on occasion, annoyed (which is what
the best radio is all about). Guests have included Jean Jacques Perry, De La
Soul, Tortoise, DJ Shadow, David Axelrod, Squarepusher, Company Flow and
Alec Empire (and people still get dewy-eyed over the historic Coldcut versus
The Orb special from back in 1992).
It's popularity and uniqueness has also led to radio syndications all around
the world. The show is currently broadcast in over 20
countries from Slovakia to New Zealand, from America to Poland, and
syndicated on the Student Broadcast Network across the UK. The show is also
available on the internet and there is a lively trade on the Ninja forum
(and other sites) swapping tapes of shows from all eras of the programme and
even websites devoted solely to solidifying steel. It is a beautiful and
edifying thing.
"SS is kinda like the big brother you want to get you into cool music before
your friends hear about it!" - Alan Cain (Listener)
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