Solid Steel Radio Show [28/6/2013] - Congo Natty

Solid Steel welcomes Congo Natty, a well respected and legendary figure in British music who had his first release as Rebel MC in 1988, the same year Solid Steel started.

Chart success followed alongside Double Trouble, but he's probably most respected as one of the pioneers of Jungle. Will Ashon from Big Dada talks to him about his extensive career, his new album 'Jungle Revolution' and we get to hear a few classic records that have influenced him over the years. That is followed by a 'Congo Natty live 95' recording that features Ragga Twins, Navigator, MC Dett and DJ SL. Junglist massive, fall in!

Track list information HERE.

Solid Steel Radio Show 11/1/2013 Part 1 + 2 - Coldcut meets The Orb

Recorded on the anniversary of JFK's assassination and 21 years after their historic '92 New Year mix on Kiss 100 FM, Coldcut meets The Orb inna Uptown Youth House for the Return Trip. Matt Black and Jonathan More alongside studio accomplice Dor Wand got suitably enhanced with Dr LX Paterson and Youth for a multi-player late night jam session lasting over three hours. They then entrusted the multitracks of the set to DJ Food who heroically edited, condensed and massaged the sprawling swamp of sound into a tight - but also loose - Solid Steel session.

Swimming through the mix are Lee Perry, Actress, Prince Jammy, Iggy Pop, Monty Python, Hank Williams and Hal 9000. Alongside unreleased dubs from the players themselves, remixes and versions of tunes old and new, the complete track listing for this marathon set may never be fullly disclosed. Its full of sonic secrets to melt your mind, probably best listened to in headphones late at night with all suitable facilities for the full effect. Enjoy this trip.


Track list:

The Orb – Hold Me (Interlude) (feat. Lee Scratch Perry) (Dub Temple Records)
OICHO - Buried (Workhousedigital)
Gaudi & The Orb feat. Lee Scratch Perry - I Start To Pray (unreleased)
Youth vs Brother Culture - Bubble Up (unreleased)
Mulatu Astatke - Yegelle Tezeta (My Own Memory) (Mochilla)
Coldcut - Isotoke (unreleased)
Sun Ra - Astro Black (Impulse)
John Coltrane - So What solo (Columbia)
Arthur Russell - Lets Go Swimming (Logarhythm)
Gene Kelly - Singing in the Rain (Decca)
Derek Scott - Sounds Unusual (Music De Wolfe)
Nitty Gritty - Use To Be My Dubber (Uptempo Records)
Yabby You - Heads A Roll Dub (Profit Records)
The Orb - Man In The Moon (Instrumental) (Cooking Vinyl)
Manuel Gottsching / Ash Ra Temple - Pluralis (Kosmiche Musik)
Moondog - Dance Rehearsal (Prestige)
Delta Uniform Bravo - A Stooges Lament (unreleased)
Steve Hillage - Rainbow Dome Music (Virgin)
Killing Joke - Exorcism (Youth dub) (unreleased) + Delta Airlines Ebonics skit
William Burroughs - Ah Pook Is Here (Giorno Poetry Systems)
Delta Uniform Bravo - On & On (Skewed Version) (unreleased)
The Animated Egg - Sock It My Way (Alshire Records)
Bonnie Dobson - Bird of Space (Prestige)
Monty Python - The Rhubarb Tart Song (Charisma)
Ry Cooder - Paris Texas (Warner Bros)
The Amorphous Androgynous - Guru Song (Artful Records)
Overture - Orchestra (Varese Sarabande)
Killing Joke - European Super State (Youth dub remix) (unreleased)
Pole - Berlin (Kiff)
Master Musicians of Bukkake - Tainted Phenomena (Southern Records)

Solid Steel Radio Show [11/03/2011]

Solid Steel Radio Show 11/3/2011 Part 1 + 2 - DK by Ninja Tune

This week DK takes over proceedings starting with the brutal Kyle Hall remix of the Carl Craig classic 'Bug in the bassbin' and continues with more dancefloor destruction from the current crop of killer club tracks from Ill Blu, Fourtet, Julio Bashmore and Boddika.

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