"This week I will be airing a tribute to Shem McCauley / aka Slacker / aka DJ Streets Ahead. Shem was a great DJ, amazing producer and a good friend to many, me included. Sadly he passed away last weekend. I will be broadcasting one of the most popular mixes he did for me, almost 6 years to the day. He called it "Obsessive Sounds' and I am going to play the 60 minutes in it's entirety so please make sure you tune in to pay your respects. Shem you will be missed my friend. Your music will always be with with us."
01 Obsessive Intro - 02 Flow - Truth & Sunshine (Funk Void Mix) 03 John Tejada - Paranoia [Paranoia] 04 Skystate - Soundflower One [Jukebox In The Sky] 05 Alex Dolby - Obsessive Sound (Niki B & Christian E.f.f.e. Remix) [Mantra Vibes] 06 Elektrochemie - Vexed [Get Physical] 07 John Dahlback - It Feels So Good [Systematic] 08 Warren G - Make It Do What It Do (Sharam Jey Remix) 09 Sascha Funke - Forms & Shapes (Paul Kalkbrenner Remix) [Bpitch] 10 Flying Doctors - We Make Contact (Oliver Lieb Remix) [Kindred Sounds] 11 The F.t.t. - Make It Good (Fuzzy Hair) [Rise] 12 Delicious - Let It Drop [Phunkwerk] 13 Mode Hookers Vs Cassius - Breath The Sound Of Violence [Unsigned]
Running for a bumper 3 hours 41 minutes, Ozmosis is a combination of recordings from my first Australian visit in October 2006, edited together to form a whole and given away as a limited data disc, which also included my lecture at the Red Bull Music Academy in Melbourne, and various interviews, articles and photographic images that I took on my travels. The 3 appearances were at the infamous Revolver in Melbourne on Oct 21st, Sugar in Adelaide on Oct 27th, and Mad Racket in Sydney on Oct 28th. Here’s a YouTube clip filmed at the Melbourne gig: http://youtu.be/W0aBUE7HpE4
The following was written on my return to the UK:
AUSTRALIA AFTERTHOUGHTS: Got back from Australia a couple of days ago. Went over for the Red Bull Academy and a trio of DJ dates in Melbourne, Adelaide and Sydney. Had a great time and already planning a return next summer, when I also hope to take in Perth and Brisbane, as well as Auckland and Wellington in NZ.
The whole Red Bull thing is very impressive – so much preparation and attention to detail (not to mention funding) goes into it all. The students really know their stuff as well, and it was an absolute pleasure to be invited across to give a talk (on UK dance culture pre-House) and host an editing demo (old school style on reel-to-reel).
The club dates went brilliantly – having now played in New York, Australia and various European countries, it’s clear that the underground scene is undoubtedly global. The internet has truly revolutionised the way we’re all inter-connecting and even though I was on the other side of the World, I met so many people on a similar wavelength.
As a relatively new country with a multicultural vibe, I’ve a feeling that Australia is primed to really make its mark. Despite not having the direct connections with black culture that have had such a huge influence in the US and UK, a younger generation is now retrospectively embracing the dance music of the 70’s and 80’s, taking in new (old) influences. There’s a melting pot bubbling away, which I’m sure will result in some really interesting groove fusion.
Having spent a few weeks over there, I’m more confident than ever that we’re entering an exciting new era for dance culture. There are definite parallels with the early 80’s when the supposed death of Disco allowed dance music the necessary space to explore new hybrid forms in a more fertile underground environment. However, whilst this was mainly centred around New York, nowadays the geography is less important – the scene being globalized, rather than regionalized.
As Ian Brown once famously said (paraphrasing Rakim), ‘it’s not where you’re from, it’s where you’re at’ – words that resonate more strongly today than ever.
For nearly two decades, the Chemical Brothers “mind-bending” audiovisual live show has played to packed houses and festivals across the globe but it has never been captured on film. Until now.
NCM Fathom, Omniverse and EMI Music come together to present The Chemical Brothers Don’t Think in select movie theaters on Wednesday, February 1 for only one night. Originally captured in 2011, at the iconic Fuji Rock Festival in Japan, this event captures the synesthetic barrage of sound, film and light and the transforming effect it has on its audience. Fans will also be able to experience not only an incredible concert but gain access to never-before-seen behind the scenes footage from the Fuji Festival and an exclusive interview with Adam Smith, the concert’s director and visual creator of all of The Chemicals Brothers live shows.
Join us in movie theaters nationwide as we embark on a magical realist and psychedelic journey and feel the show in a whole new way. The Chemical Brothers: Don’t Think comes to life on the big screen on Wednesday, February 1 at 7:30PM (local time) in movie theaters nationwide.