The City Rises #086

 As Martin L said in the previous post, 2011 has sure been heating up – and we ain’t talking about global warming! So much great new stuff, and it just keeps on coming! Firstly, though, a little tribute to soul legend The Left Reverend Eugene McDaniels, whose amazing music has been sampled so many times it’s amazing he’s not more well known. Although I neglected to mention it on air, the jam I played, ‘Jagger the Dagger’, was a tribute to his passing the previous week. And so it goes…

For the rest, it was back-to-back beat business at the beginning, kicking things off with Baba-X’s new release for Melbourne collective // This Thing // (available free here), a couple of cuts from the new Project Mooncircle release, Finest Ego: Ireland UK (also available free here), new Com Truise, Ras G and a remix of Dennis Coffey by Shigeto from the Strut and Fat Beats release Outer Galaxies: Dennis Coffey Remixed) (also available free here).

The second part of the show was a more uptempo affair with new cuts from the likes of Martyn on Brainfeeder, Lone releasing on Wigflex, Recloose forthcoming release, Joy O and Hudson Mohawk. Plus some great new local business from Donald’s House and Sean Deans, Machinedrum and the Harmonic 313 remix of Radiohead. Radiothon coming next week, subscribe, subscribe, subscribe!!

jagger the dagger :: eugene mcdaniels :: atlantic records
space :: baba-x :: this thing (n/a)
immensity & eternity :: baba-x :: this thing (n/a)
blurry dream :: flako :: project: mooncircle
sure :: vanilla :: juicy tunes
vhs sex :: com truise :: ghostly international
naiad :: om unit :: project: mooncircle
cremshaw bus :: ras g :: ramp
alive :: tokimosta :: all city
yeah yeah love :: letherette :: ho tep
all your goodies are gone feat mayer hawthorne (shigeto remix) :: dennis coffey :: fat beats & strut (outer galaxies: dennis coffey remixed)

the year 3000 :: braille :: rush hour
masks :: martyn :: brainfeeder
all those weird things :: lone :: wigflex
finger fuck :: mr fingers :: rush hour
tecumseh :: recloose :: rush hour
outtacontrol :: ldfd :: magical properties
sicko cell :: joy o :: swamp81
thunder bay :: hudson mohawk :: warp

i never learnt to share :: james blake :: atlas
order :: james blake :: hemlock
embraceable you :: donald’s house :: cdr (n/a)
the lightbearer :: sean deans :: cdr (n/a)
now you know the deal 4 real :: machinedrum :: planet mu
new forms (juke remix) :: roni size :: ecstacy boom
bloom (harmonic 313 remix) :: radiohead :: ticker tape
nothing you want will ever come true :: bvdub & ian hawgood :: nomadic kids republic

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The City Rises #085

2011 has had so many heaters and they just won’t let up! Loads of new jams and a few classics wedged into the gaps. You know how we do. Check!

samiyam :: my buddy :: brainfeeder
ras g :: crenshaw bus :: ramp
ras g :: 40 bus :: ramp
wooshie :: jennifer lopez :: thisthing
mono/poly :: oil fields :: fat city
onra :: roger’s walz :: moamoo/art union
knxwledge :: inoticed
kuedo :: starfox (illum sphere’s re-fox) :: planet mu
ital tek :: whip it up :: atom river
busy :: a camphoraceous elixer :: circulations
mount kimbie :: flux :: hot flush
miles :: flawed :: modern love
farben :: live at the sahara tahoe, 1973 :: klang
falty dl :: hard :: swamp81
jamie xx :: far nearer :: numbers
zomby :: things fall apart (ft. Panda Bear) :: 4ad
james blake :: order :: hemlock
joy o :: sicko cell :: swamp81
tessela :: subway :: all city
addison groove :: it’s got me :: 3024
actress :: crushed :: prime numbers
joe lewis :: electric love :: target records
radiohead :: morning mr magpie (nathan fake rmx)
africa hitech :: caveman style :: warp
dam mantle :: we :: get me!
machinedrum :: u don’t survive :: planet mu
ekoplekz :: side b :: further records

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The City Rises #084


Dan Dare holding it down for more goodness. Hold tight for the track list.

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The City Rises #083


Dan Dare rolling out the good stuff. Track list coming soon.

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The City Rises #082

Rambl holding it down this week with new jams (and a couple of older ones) from the usual suspects, check the Vanilla release (available here for £1)! Plus we gave away a copy of Shabazz Palaces new record. In the second hour we were joined by DJ Neil Stafford, who stayed silent with his vocal chords but got them mixin’ fingers a-twitchin’, that’s for sure. Cracking stuff!

in and out :: letherette :: ho tep
ashtro :: letherette :: ho tep
synergy :: vanilla :: bandcamp
stop trying :: j rocc :: stone’s throw
cinnamon :: fatima featuring floating points :: eglo
the boy and his strumpet :: donald’s house :: cdr (na)
iron merms :: fugitive feat syreney :: cdr (na)
unluck :: james blake :: atlas
brave’s chords :: mount kimbie :: hotflush
beauty is in the eye of the pretender :: bvdub & ian hawgood :: nomadic kids republic
an echo from the hosts that profess infinitum :: shabazz palaces :: sub pop
a treatise dedicated to the avian airess frin north east nubis (1000 questions, 1 answer) :: shabazz palaces :: sub pop
youlogy :: shabazz palaces :: sub pop

::::: neil stafford live dj mix :::::
escape :: samiyam :: brainfeeder
frazzled :: dizz1 :: nod navigators (na)
don’t fight it :: africa hitech :: warp
dionysos :: faltydl :: planet mu
love is.. :: kode9 & the spaceape :: hyperdub
tried for your love (hudson mohawk) :: krystal klear :: all city records
dancing :: omar & zed bias
set the tone :: ossie
on the nest :: swallow :: black cock
snooze for love :: todd terje
heavenly (remix) :: scuba :: ovum
unknown :: talia
every dog has his day part ii :: jeff mills :: axis

tailor-made (sepulcure remix) :: daedelus :: ninja tune
a devil lay here :: zomby :: 4ad
beat for :: jamie xx :: numbers

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The City Rises #081


The City Rises crew were fortunate enough to play at the This Thing 001 launch party on Friday night and whilst Dan Dare and Rambl helped with proceedings Martin L rolled out 2 hours of the good stuff for the airwaves.

Aside from some great new material from the likes of Samiyam, Sam a la Bamalot, Floating Points, Vakula and Rick Wilhite I featured a couple of tunes from Melbourne’s Mikekay and Wooshie. These guys are no strangers to the show, both having played live for us recently. These tunes are from the first release from the This Thing collective and it’s truly quite incredible (and free). Whilst your at it check out Wooshie’s video clip for “Signs of Age“. Check!

the night :: j todd :: rush hour
signs of age :: wooshie :: this thing (NA)
escape :: samiyam :: brainfeeder
a bird’s leg :: sam a la bamalot :: faces
mosquito :: mikekay :: this thing (NA)
we travel the spaceways :: sun ra & his his myth science arkestra :: saturn
spooted :: heralds of change :: all city
the ride :: oh no :: stones throw
frosting packets :: samiyam :: brainfeeder
girl of 13 summers :: brokenchord :: black acre
marilyn :: floating points :: eglo
midnight dancing :: joe lewis :: target
d :: alfabet :: rush hour
psycho for your love :: danan potts :: peoples potential
in the valley :: virgo four :: rush hour
track 1 :: vakula :: uthank
far nearer :: jamie xx :: numbers
sais dub :: floating points :: eglo
black sun :: kode9 :: hyperdub
s.o.s :: unknown :: blackout
out in the street (vip mix) :: africa hitech :: warp
blakula :: innerzone orchestra :: planet e
side b :: deep chord :: deep chord
it’s your love :: the other people place :: warp
music gonna save the world part 1 :: rick wilhite :: still music

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The City Rises #080

Another post from Rambl (that’s him in the photo, playing before Mount Kimbie), this one a little more recent: with a Sonnymoon remix of Flying Lotus’ wonderful Zodiac Shit which you can download for free from Fresh Selects; a preview of the debut This Thing release featuring friends of TCR and Melbournites Mike Kay and Wooshie which you can also download for free from thisthing.us; new music from Melbourne’s Electric Sea Spider (a 50¢ download); a new track from Mount Kimbie; a track from Gold Panda, MPB which you can also download for free from his website; the amazing new album, Dedication from Zomby on 4AD; a fantastic new tune, The Boy & His Strumpet from Melbournians Donald’s House; plus new Africa Hitech, Addison Groove, Machine Drum, Ramadanman, Floating Points, Pursuit Groove and the super funky Letherette EPs. Phew!

We’ve joined a new initiative to get unreleased Australian music on the air, from Amrap (The Australian Music Radio Airplay Project), and so we now mark new Australian artist’s with an (NA) after the entry.

zodiac shit (sonnymoon remix) :: flying lotus :: warp
jennifer lopez :: wooshie :: this thing (NA)
smoof :: knxwledge :: bandcamp
spit rainbow (excerpt) :: electric sea spider :: bandcamp (NA)
lonnies bump :: mike kay :: this thing (NA)
type send universe :: pursuit grooves :: tectonic
toy castle :: kelpe :: black acre
mpb :: gold panda :: free d/l
flux :: mount kimbie :: hotflush
the love quadrant :: space dimension controller :: kinnego records
filthy divinity :: falty dl :: planet mu
marilyn :: floating points :: 3024
the boy & his strumpet :: donalds house :: cdr (NA)
stay strong (late remix) :: desto :: ramp
lucifer :: zomby :: 4ad
alothea :: zomby :: 4ad
natalia’s song :: zomby :: 4ad
its just fresh hiphop :: anti-g :: planet mu
charisma theme :: bok bok :: night slugs
dream states :: derrick carter :: cajual
16 & indiana :: gene hunt & ron hardy :: rush hour
its got me :: addison groove :: 3024
out in the streets (vip) :: africa hitech :: warp
flycatcher (ft. body language) :: machine drum :: planet mu
a nie s bobi dvamata peim kafe (ramadanman refix) :: wickeda :: white
ashtro :: letherette :: ho tep
yeah yeah love :: letherette :: ho tep

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The City Rises #076

Been waiting awhile for this one. Rambl behind the desk, with a trip through the cosmos! How appropriate to have a photograph of The Sun Ra Arkestra playing a free concert in Melbourne’s Federation Square for the opening of the Melbourne International Jazz Festival. It was quite a show, too! 40 minutes of the most astounding, swinging and beautiful space jazz from the masters of the art. Look out for our stings from Arkestra member Knoel Scott, taking TCR into truly cosmic territory.

Speaking of, we started the week with a cut from another space jazz cat, Marcus Belgrave, who also worked with techno luminary Carl Craig. His jam Space Odyssey comes from his 1974 album, Gemini II. Check it. Also played the amazing Fantastic Mr Fox remix of Brandy’s Angel In Disguise and dedicated it to my super-hip friend, Izabel. Plus loads of the usual guff you’d expect from your cosmic co-travellers, The City Rises.

space odyssey :: marcus belgrave :: tribe
pembroke :: airhead & james blake :: brainmath
angel in disguise (fantastic mr fox remix) :: brandy :: erca
one thing (dabrye remix) :: king midas :: hyperdub
drama :: wooshie :: cdr
spaces feat. quasimodo :: king britt :: bbe
redit 124 :: actress :: prime numbers
left hander :: martyn :: 3024
sais dub :: floating points :: eglo records
kaychunk :: kyle hall :: hyperdub
light the way :: africa hitech :: warp
sunny ti de ariya :: king sunny ade & his african beats :: mango
levels :: theo parrish :: sound signature
basic music knowledge :: kowton :: idle hands
intermittent :: andy stott :: modern love
birds of paradise dub version :: peaking lights :: not not fun
hubble :: lukid :: thriller
green sun :: kode9 & the spaceape :: hyperdub
high rise :: dark sky :: blunted robots
further :: lando kal :: hotflush
fuk the 101 :: addison groove :: hessle audio
the bells sketch :: james blake :: hessle audio
our luv :: africa hitech :: warp
international feat. dogbite :: matthewdavid :: leaving records

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The City Rises 078

Dan Dare with more nuggets from the deep…

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The City Rises #079

Dan Dare, all killer, no filler.

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The City Rises #077 – APRA Special


It would be easy to think that we were all about tracks from far flung places but rest assured there are some ridiculously talented producers in Melbourne and beyond. It was APRA week so interspersed with some faves from abroad we’ve dropped a load of released and unreleased material from some of our favourite local producers. Enjoy.

untitled :: mike kay :: white
free press and curl :: shabazz palaces :: sub pop
escape :: samiyam :: brainfeeder
june year :: dreamkit :: twobrightlakes
datacrunch :: able :: white
definition :: fugitive :: white
space wasps :: aoi :: wax museum
booby trap :: aoi :: wax museum
untitled :: brendan webb :: white
left and dub :: ari rose :: mighty highness
softgram (ichiro mix) :: dza :: error broadcast
multicolour :: memotone :: black acre
mitsubishi :: hype williams :: hippos in tanks
light the way :: africa hitech :: warp
the cous :: joe seven :: exit record
your life :: andras fox :: white
neon :: namine
mean strets :: falty dl :: swamp81
you’re no good (theo parrish) :: about group :: domino
cyclic sun :: africa hitech :: warp
black sun (partial eclipse version) :: kode9 & the spaceape :: hyperdub
surfer’s hymn (actress mix) :: panda bear :: kompakt
ossu bucco :: booshank :: white
door to dimension 4 :: dennis garcia :: m division
sais dub :: floating points :: eglo
circuit theory :: kloke :: white
all 4 u :: deadboy :: numbers
i wanna be there :: model 500 :: r & s
trick of the light (trick of the late night mix by cessa) :: raah project :: white

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The City Rises – Max Headroom Special


We were lucky enough to be given the opportunity to host a special show in RRR‘s performance space on Thursday night. On top of showcasing our sound to a different time slot we also had some great live performances from the very talented Mike Kay and Andras Fox. We also had a special off air performance from Galapagoose who fried all our minds with his Monome tinkering. We had planned to have Wooshie as well but unfortunately he was a bit under the weather, hope you’re feeling better buddy.

A very big thanks to everyone involved and to all the crew that made it down. Enjoy!

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The City Rises #075


Rambl dropping serious bangers, old and new. Dilla to HudMo, Africa Hitech to Rhythm & Sound, Gold Panda to Actress. Serious biz.

pause feat frank n’ dank :: j dilla :: bbe
spotted :: hudson mohawke and Mike slott :: lucky me
two bottom blues :: flying lotus :: plug research
dirtdegree :: tom trago :: nod navigators
polkadot blues ::: hudson mohawke :: warp
93 million miles :: africa hitech :: warp
give a man a rod (2nd version) :: james blake :: hessle audio
time out :: lando kai :: hotflush
error code :: roska :: hotflush
untitled :: equalized # 002 :: equalized
test signal :: untold :: hessle audio
high rise :: dark sky :: blunted robots
applehead de applehead side a :: applehead :: pre-cert entertainment
music a fe rule :: rhythm & sound :: rhythm & sound
marriage :: gold panda :: ghostly international
convolution (aardvark remix) :: skudge :: skudge
our luv :: africa hitech :: warp
ghosts have a heaven :: actress :: prime numbers
solitary flight :: theo parrish :: sound signature
main titles :: vangelis :: blade runner o/

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The City Rises #074


Dan Dare ridin’ solo with the heat. Check!

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The City Rises #072


Rambl and Dan Dare this week with a special mix from New Zealand’s Frank Booker. Frank co-hosts the Hit it and Quit it radio show in Auckland with friend of the show and no stranger to Melbourne, Recloose.

fast life (computer jay’s skeezer remix) :: drive me home :: cdr
marriage :: gold panda :: cdr
the only valentines day failure :: prefuse 73 :: warp
what you do (feat tyree cooper) :: tom trago :: rush hour
dream zenith pt 1 :: chaz vincent :: panet e
nyc :: burial :: hyperdub
solitary flight :: theo parrish :: sound signature

::: frank booker mix :::
always twirling :: tornado wallace :: delsuions of grandeur
hi ya :: nebraska :: smooth agent records
clear eyes (triksi mix) :: chopstick & johnjon :: suol
transatlantic landing bay :: space dimension controller :: r&s
forever & a day :: franc spangler :: delusions of grandeur
put off :: marlow :: room with a view
your rolling hills :: move d :: compost
look right through (vox) :: storm queen :: environ
rip :: linkwood :: prime numbers

desire :: 69 :: planet e
bug in the bassbin (31st century jazz remix) :: 69 :: mo max
8 :: instra:mental :: tectonic
this is it :: addison groove :: tectonic
promises :: kode9 & the spaceape :: hyperdub
stunts :: teams :: cdr

 

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The City Rises #073

New to old and back again, LA beats to Detroit techno, that’s how we roll. Check the playlist peeps, serious gold for you this week. Check!

ascension :: morphosis :: delsin
multicolour :: memotone :: black acre
murasaki kumo :: mike gao :: machina muerte
bad day :: young montana? :: alpha pup
featuring mndsgn :: jonwayne :: alpha pup
your girl smells like chung when she wears dior :: hype williams :: hippos in tanks
orfeo ed euridice :: pavel dovgal
2bit road :: mizz beats :: eglo
androids among us :: morphosis :: delsin
in the valley :: virgo four :: rush hour
moving glowstream (savile’s k-house mix) :: eskmo :: ninja tune
northern lights :: pod :: buzz
connct :: young montana? :: alpha pup
ego :: burial & four tet & thom yorke
surfers hymn (actress mix) :: panda bear :: kompakt
the illuminator :: underground resistance :: ur
the look ( mark flash UR remix) :: jacques greene :: luckyme
where will i be (shake dub) :: eddie fowlkes :: backtobasics
son of a norma :: norma g :: urban sound of amsterdam
sexual :: addison groove :: swamp81
glass clouds :: desto :: ramp
aquatic family affair :: 2562 :: when in doubt
awake to you :: taylor mcferrin :: brainfeeder
mitsubishi :: hype williams :: hippos in tanks
restructure 2 :: moritz von oswald trio :: honest jons

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Technical Issues

Hi TCR fans,

It appears that there is an issue resolving the links to our images and audio files when using Chrome and Internet Explorer. However Firefox seems to handle them fine, so if you are having difficulties listening to the shows, please try Firefox.

We will attempt to get to the bottom of it over the weekend.

Thanks,

TCR Admin

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The City Rises #071

Dan Dare with two more hours of the good stuff. Check back soon for the track list!

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The City Rises #070

Dan Dare in control this week, hold tight for that track list!

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The City Rises #069


Rambl rolling out some bangers this with with very special guest Able who was in to promo the Uncomfortable Beats night down at Bar Open in sunny Fitzroy. Rambl took it all the way from Burial, 2562 and Lone through to Jae Jeremiah, Cannibal Ox and Naminé.

Hold tight for more shows about to hit the site. Peace!

nyc :: burial :: hyperdub
floor music feat. niki randa :: matthewdavid :: brainfeeder
international feat. dogbite :: matthewdavid :: brainfeeder
science within reason :: b. lewis :: cdr
otherman :: kode 9 feat. spaceape :: hyperdub
skyway :: infinti :: metroplex
ego :: burial, four tet & thom yorke :: fact
wasteland :: 2562 :: when in doubt
blossom quarter :: lone :: r&s
future unknown :: scb :: hotflush
blind spot :: lukid :: glum
noineedu :: jjak hogan :: frequency
love is the drug (feat. cha cha) :: kode9 & the spaceape :: hyperdub
retread :: naime :: naime

::::: able interview :::::
datacrunch :: able :: cdr
y2k bugs :: able :: cdr
window :: able :: cdr
in the beginning :: able :: cdr
the masterless dub traveller :: ghostsoul :: cdr

the bells sketch :: james blake :: hessle audio
guns go off (remix) :: jae jeramiah :: brainfeeder
raedawn :: viktor vaughn :: sound-ink
you can’t hold a torch (j dilla instrumental) :: busta rhymes :: stones throw
antigravity (low limit remix) :: shlohmo :: friends of friends
korg-a-tron :: arp 101 :: eglo
the f word :: cannibal ox :: def jux
wlta :: teebs :: planet mu
look to the future :: naminé :: bandcamp

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