old adventures in hi-fi

Quite a few years ago I edited the music section of the magazine at the now rebranded London Metropolitain University. Its a typical ‘Dan’ story how I became appointed – for another time maybe. Needless to say it fully opened the already ajar door of blaggadon (my record/cd collection was doubling on a almost weekly basis) and meant I had some amazing oportunities to meet and interview some really creative people like Blackalicious/Quannum, Talvin Singh, The Herbalizer, Skunk Anansie, Tjinder Singh (of Cornershop) and loads of others. It also laid a nice foundation for my next project – setting up a radio station to broadcast to the whole of east london and beyond for 4 weeks in the summer of 2000.

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olo radio guest mix

I put this mix together especially for my friends at olo radio. Check it out and let me know what you think.

Playlist:

01: Gossip – Standing in the way of Control (Soulwax Remix)
02: Kid Carpet – Breakbeatles
03: Fela Kuti – Ololufe Mi
04: Apsci -Cherubic
05: Danger Doom – Space Ho’s
06: Nas – Understanding (feat AZ& Biz Markie)
07: Van Dyke Parks – Steel Band
08: Shuggi Otis – Sweet Thang
09: Leadbelly – In The Pines
10: Lonnie Donegan – New Burying Ground
11: Toots and the Maytals – Louie Louie
12: Blackalicious- Alphabet Aerobics (The Cut Chemist Remix)
13: Unknown – Harmonica Blues
14: Alpha – Lipstick From the Asylum
15: Kathryn Williams – All Apologies
16: Ultra Magnetic MCs – Poppa Large
17: Mylo – Sweet Child of Mine
18: Zbigniew Flakus – Evening Coffe
19: King Biscuit Time – Izzum
20: Lucas Dawson – I’m so miserable
21: Blue Bongo – Lewis, Ramsey

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