we have moved! http://thisistomorrow.net

this is it, this is the end. the end of this blogger site. i've had enough of blogger so you can now find my all new site here:

http://thisistomorrow.net

this site will not be updated but all the posts will remain the way they are. so if you need anything download it now. the new site only features a few of these older posts,but http://thisistomorrow.net will be updated soon.

the jazz kid - jazz is tomorrow

Blast Kid aka The Jazz Kid is no stranger to http://this-is-tomorrow.net
His Inner City Jazz Mixes 1 + 2 have been downloaded a few thousand times, so you know what to expect from this new Guest Mix.
Quality Jazz, so sit back, put on your Headphones and... just listen
If you like what you hear, get over to http://thejazzkid.tumblr.com/ to check out the other monthly mixes available on http://www.mixcloud.com/blast_kid/

Sheila Jordan - Hum Drum Blues (Blue Note)

Horace Silver - Senor Blues (Blue Note)

Mose Allison - Don't Get Around Much Anymore (Prestige)

Gigi Gryce Quintet - Blues In The Jungle (New Jazz)

Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers - Alamode (Impulse)

Donald Byrd - Boom Boom (Verve)

The Three Sounds - The Lamp Is Low (Blue Note)

Mel Torme - Coming Home Baby (CBS)

Hank Mobley - Three Way Split (Blue Note)

Andy & The Bey Sisters - Sister Sadie (Prestige)

Les Baxter - Zebra (GNP Crescendo)

Walter Davis - Rhumba Nhumba (Blue Note)

Lonnie Smith - Slouchin' (Blue Note)

The Jazz Kid - Jazz Is Tomorrow by This Is Tomorrow Guest Mixes on Mixcloud

You can also download this mix on http://www.this-is-tomorrow.net/p/guest-mixes.html

Disco Love 3 - Even More Rare Disco & Soul Uncovered and Compiled by Al Kent

I'm always pleasantly surprised by some of the feedback I get when I put out one of these albums... I mean, liking good music isn't exactly rocket science is it? Judging by some of the records I see changing hands for staggering sums of money though, it's maybe not as easy as it looks. Perhaps seeing past the rarity of a record and actually liking something for its beauty rather than its value is the key. Perhaps being broke is a good position to be in after all.
Whatever. I've said it before and I'll say it again; this album isn't about me showing off my "collection" (despite the use of the word "rare" in the title), it's simply my choice of as many good tracks as I can fit on a CD, most of which I hope you'll like as much as I do.
That said, there would be no point in filling a CD with tracks that are obvious or particularly easy to find. So rest assured, you've saved a few bob, not to mention the hassle of hiding parcels from your wife when the postman comes, by buying this album instead of the individual songs.
One CD is just straight up music (I've edited a few tracks of course, but that just makes them even more "DJ friendly"). the other is a "continuous disco mix" which basically means it's the same songs without gaps. So you can have a party and just mingle without worrying too much about the music. Assuming your guests like obscure disco music that is. I'm trying to avoid using the term "DJ mix" because it isn't really. I made the mistake of selecting tracks that don't easily blend together, whereas DJs, as we all know, select tracks based on how long and how tightly quantised the drum intro is.
As an added bonus, all vinyl conversion was carried out by Andrew Pirie, Glasgow’s answer to David Mancuso, but younger. And taller. With mastering duties by Lynn Petrin of Ebony Cuts. Germany’s answer to Herb Powers. Except German.

Al Kent, October 2012

Disco Love 3 - Even More Rare Disco & Soul Uncovered and Compiled by Al Kent available on 2xCD, Digital and 2x Vinyl Gatefold on February 18 2013

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chris read - bizarre ride II the pharcyde 20th anniversary mixtape

chris read has done it again, another great mix that is
download the mix on soundcloud while it's up or just listen on mixcloud

To mark the twentieth anniversary of Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde, DJ Chris Read from the UK put together this special mixtape for O.G. West Coast label Delicious Vinyl. Artwork by John Brotherhood.



1) The Pharcyde – Ya Mama (Instrumental) 2) Chris Read – Theme #3 (Scratchapella) 3) Marvin Gaye – Since I Had You (Loop) 4) The Pharcyde – Interview (1992) 5) The Pharcyde – Otha Fish (Acapella) 6) The Pharcyde – Otha Fish (LA Jay Remix) 7) The Pharcyde – Otha Fish (Instrumental) 8) Herbie Mann – Today 9) The Pharcyde – Pack The Pipe 10) Herbie Mann – Bijou 11) Jimi Hendrix – Are You Experienced (Loop) 12) Quincy Jones – Summer In The City 13) The Pharcyde – Passin’ Me By (Acapella) 14) Melvin Bliss – Synthetic Substitution (Loop) 15) Roy Ayers – The Third Eye 16) The Pharcyde – Passin’ Me By (Fly As Pie Mix) 17) Mike Bloomfield, Al Kooper & Stephen Stills – Season Of The Witch 18) The Soul Children – I Don’t Know What This World Is Coming To 19) The Pharcyde – Ya Mama (J Swift Remix) 20) The Pharcyde – Ya Mama (Acapella) 21) The Pharcyde – Ya Mama (Kenny Dope Remix) (Loop) 22) Stanley Cowell – Traavelin’ Man 23) The Pharcyde – On The DL (Instrumental) 24) The Pharcyde – On The DL 25) James Brown – Funky Drummer 26) The Pharcyde – Officer 27) Donald Byrd – Beale Street 28) The Pharcyde – Oh Shit (Instrumental) 29) The Pharcyde – Soul Flower (Remix Acapella) 30) The Pharcyde – Soul Flower (Remix Instrumental) 31) Doug E Fresh & Slick Rick – The Show (Instrumental) 32) The Pharcyde – Return Of The B-Boy 33) The JBs – Rockin’ Watergate (Loop) 34) The Pharcyde – 4 Better Or 4 Worse (Acapella)

soul spectrum records volume one

if you're into soul and funk, the names euan fryer and jazzman gerald should ring a bell
the two have been releasing hidden and lost gems for a few years now
now they've teamed up to bring you soul spectrum records volume one, a compilation featuring some of the rarest soul tunes including the ultra rare $8000 7” from fluorescent smogg

the compilation will be available on cd / vinyl / digi on february 18 2013 on jazzman records

you can stream all the tracks below



"The endless quest to discover lost interesting music from the past is something of a calling to many. Record collectors and DJs will go without food and spend all their wages to own a single piece of vinyl. Many will travel around the world to towns and cities you would never choose to visit. Happy spending nights in cheap hotels and days in musty old shops looking for that one lucky find, and it does happen, eventually, to all that make the effort. I make no claim to the discovery of any of these records contained here, but I nod my hat to those that did and will again in the future. I have let good as well as rare music be the narrative on this LP. There are some records here that are relatively affordable and I encourage you to go out and find them on original 45s, and play them. Records should be heard, not archived - keep the wonderful culture of playing 45s and 12s alive." - DJ Fryer, December 2012

nick pride & the pimptones - unfinished sympathy / white lines

my friend sir jarvis has just released a new 45 on his badass 45's label
this release features re-interpretations of classic tunes, done by nick pride & the pimptones
first up is a nice soulful and jazzy version of massive attack's unfinished sympathy
turn the record over and you'll get a funky version of white lines
the 45 is now available on juno.co.uk, hhv.de and many other shops





you can also buy/listen to nick pride & the pimptones - midnight feast of jazz on bandcamp.com

four tet - 0181

this is a mix of tracks by four tet, all produced between 1997 and 2001 which will be available on vinyl soon
you can listen and / or download to the mix on soundcloud

otis funkmeyer - chow mei funk

staying with nice mixes, here's a funk 45's mix from otis funkmeyer

mr. mendel - nye live set

here's a nice mix by mr. mendel, recorded live on new years eve in amsterdam

dj sets in the uk

first of all, happy new year to all of you. just back from berlin, where i bought some nice records, visited some friends and had a few nice days.
now i'm back, working on a few mixes which should be ready soon!
also...
i'll be in the uk at the end of february to play some gigs. here are the dates:

friday february 22 i'll be at the Fishbowl Brighton

saturday february 23 i'll be at the Dragon Bar Shoreditch London

come down for a drink and say hello if you're in the area!