• SESSION 485: THE BANDWAGON 013 CRAIG RICHARDS | TAIMUR AGHA

    RECORDED LIVE ON JUNE 9TH 2010
    A NEW RADIO SHOW FEATURING MASTER OF CEREMONIES, TAIMUR AGHA (BLKMARKET MEMBERSHIP / HALCYON | NY) 

    THIS WEEK’S SPECIAL GUEST WAS MY GOOD FRIEND CRAIG RICHARDS (FABRIC / TYRANT WITH LEE BURRIDGE – UK) 

    THE BANDWAGON PODCASTS INCLUDES LIVE DJ MIXES (NO PRE-RECORDINGS), INTERVIEWS, TRACK COMMENTARIES AND MUCH MORE. EVERY ALTERNATING WEDNESDAYS AT HALCYON THE SHOP IN DUMBO BROOKLYN FROM 7-9PM.

    HR 1 – TAIMUR AGHA 
    1. Sepulcure – The Warning – Hotflush
    2. Maxi & Zeus – The Cell – International Feel
    3. Mikkel Metal – Image – Echocord
    4. Pheek – Aye Aya Ashawa – Archipel
    5. DJ Ali – It’s Alright – Visitor
    6. Second Hand Satellites – Orbit 1.4 – Hallucination Ltd
    7. TT Ensemble – Mirror Light – Yojikconcon
    8. Maus Und Stolle – Extra Vergine – Klang Elektronik
    9. Bruchstuecke – B8 (Supermayer Mix) – Ascii Edition
    10. DJ Joey Anderson – Thee Analysis – Strength Music
    11. Claro Intellecto – Signifier – AI
    12. Maxxi & Zeus – The Struggle – International Feel

    HR 2 – CRAIG RICHARDS
    1. Sarass – Lust – Third Ear
    2. DJ Qu – Secret Place – Strength Music
    3. DJ Joey Anderson – Dive Deep – Strength Music 
    4. Conforce – Rare Education – Meanwhile
    5. Bredon Moeller – Mainline (Robag Wruhme Mix) – Echochord Color
    6. John Daly – Unknown – One Track
    7. Auralex – Dream – Interpretation
    8. The Freeze – The Freeze – White Label
    9. MRI – Schnellbalm – Force Inc.
    10. Arne Weinberg – Persistence – Keynote

  • SESSION 484 : BLESSUP 02.04.10 : ROAD WARRIOR & I-TESTAMENT : REGGAE

    Funky monks take note, BlessUp! is three hours of anything-but-silent devotion to the woofer ripping trinity of Drum and Bass, Dubstep and Reggae. Hosted by Liondub and recorded live at halcyon in Brooklyn.

  • SESSION 483: VINYLMANIA 06.08.10

    Played by Charlie Grappone & DJ Monchan

    01. Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio – For Those Who Like To Groove
    02. Fred Wesley – House Party
    03. Funkadelic – (not Just) Knee Deep Part1
    04. David Williams – Come Down Boogie People
    05. Jimmy Bo Horne – Is It In
    06. Ish – Don’t Stop
    07. Sharon Ridley – Changin’
    08. Melba Moore – Standing Right Here
    09. Ramona Brooks- I Don’t Want You Back
    10. Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe- Check Out Your Mind

  • SESSION 482: ZAKKA 06.08.10

    Mixed by Dr.Shazzbots

    01. Tom Waits – Opening Intro
    02. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – Stagger Lee
    03. Songs Ohia – Captain Badass
    04. Nick Drake – Hazey Jane II
    05. Lou Reed – Andy’s Chest
    06. Canned Heat – Going Up The Country
    07. Broken Social Scene – Kc Accidental
    08. The Sea And Cake – For Minor Sky
    09. Built To Spill – Made Up Dreams
    10. Dan Cray – Unknown

  • NEWS: MARVIN ISLEY DIES AT 56

    BY JIM FARBER – Daily News

    Marvin Isley, whose muscular bass lines propelled the hits of his classic sibling band The Isley Brothers, died Monday in Chicago at age 56.

    The cause of death has not yet been announced, though Isley suffered from diabetes severe enough to have caused him to leave the band in 1997. Later, his condition led to the amputation of both legs.

    Isley will be remembered for the resilience and power of his bass work, which, for one thing, formed a crucial hook in the undulating ’70s hit “Fight The Power.” The bassist also played on the smash “Who’s That Lady,” as well as on prominent songs like “For The Love Of You” and “Harvest For The World.” [Read More]

  • SESSION 481: FUNKY SLICE 06.07.10

    Mixed by Takaya Nagase 

    01. Environments Disc 10
    02. Alice Coltrane – Journey In Satchidananda
    03. Leon Thomas – Pharoah’s Tune (The Journey)
    04. Chico Hamilton – Nomad
    05. Santana – Aqua Marine
    06. Ashra – Shuttle Cock
    07. Brian Briggs – Aeo (Part1)&(Part II)
    08. Donso – Waati
    09. Sylvester – I need somebody To Love Tonight
    10. Edgar Winter – Above And Beyond

  • NEWS: SKATE PARK IN QUEENS

    By MATT HIGGINS – NY Times

    The inspiration for the newest skate park in New York City came from obstacles found on the streets. There is a replica of a ledge and a grate setup found by the Unisphere fountain in Queens, and a curved railing modeled after one in Manhattan’s Union Square, both popular with street skaters.

    The 16,000-square-foot skate plaza in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, which hosted the Maloof Money Cupcompetition over the weekend, includes bits borrowed from the five boroughs, making it unique in its setup. [Read More]

  • Sabit @ Sapphire

  • SESSION 480: GOOD RECORDS 06.04.10

    Mixed by Doc Delay

    Tracklist coming soon.

  • Nininja@CedarPartyRm

    MR. Deba(Lex Records,Dailysession)

    DJ Monchan(Dailysession,Nininja,Skyscraper)

    17 cedar st, Brooklyn 11221

    info: muzic@earthlink.net

  • PublicEnemy@CentlPark

    The most influential and controversial rap group of the’80’s performs on the 20th anniversary of their seminal album Fear of a Black Planet, with two rising and equally political new comers.

    Public Enemy rewrote the rules of hip-hop, becoming the most influential and controversial rap groups of all time. Public Enemy pioneered a variation of rap that was revolutionary. With his powerful, authoritative baritone, co-founder Chuck D rhymed about all kinds of social problems, particularly those plaguing the Black community, often condoning revolutionary tactics and social activism. In the process, he directed hip-hop toward an explicitly self-aware, Pro-Black consciousness. Musically, Public Enemy were just as revolutionary, creating dense soundscapes that relied on avant-garde cut-and-paste techniques, unrecognizable samples, piercing sirens, relentless beats, and deep funk. It was chaotic and invigorating music, made all the more intoxicating by Chuck D’s forceful vocals and the absurdist raps of his comic foil Flavor Flav. Today, PE celebrates the twentieth anniversary of their classic, influential album Fear of A Black Planet.

    Ghanaian hip-hop artist Blitz the Ambassador uses rousing horns and clever beats that make him impossible to take lightly. Alongside his band, The Embassy Ensemble, Blitz tests the limits of hip-hop with live instruments and heavily complex, cross-cultural musical exploration.

    In an age of disposable, cookie cutter acts, The 7th Octave offers up a different musical and lyrical perspective, combining metal riffs and blistering instrumentation with fiery, socially aware lyrics to provoke the minds of the new millennium generation.

  • HotChip@SummerStage

  • ForceMD’s@SumerStage

    orce M.D.’s versatile mix of credible urban savvy with smooth showbiz pleases both b-boys and traditional soul fans.

    New York born and bred, The Force M.D.’s began their climb to fame by singing and dancing on Greenwich Village street corners and the Staten Island ferry. Among the first R&B vocal groups to intermix catchy doo wop-affected consonances with hip-hop beats, the Force M.D.’s versatile mix of credible urban savvy with smooth showbiz pleases both b-boys and traditional soul fans.

  • JimmyCliff@CentlPark

    he king of Jamaican reggae plays alongside roots newcomers from South Carolina and Burkina Faso.

    Dr. Jimmy Cliff is the world’s the best-known living Jamaican reggae musician and songwriter. He is generally credited for helping popularize the genre internationally with his soundtrack to the movie The Harder They Come, in which he also starred. His many hits include “Sitting In Limbo,” “You Can Get It If You Really Want” and “Many Rivers to Cross” and the now classic covers of “Wild World” and “I Can See Clearly Now.” He was recently inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and holds The Order of Merit, the highest honor granted by the Jamaican government for achievements in the arts.

    Trevor Hall, a native of South Carolina, has been writing and performing since he was fourteen years old. His unconventional mix of acoustic rock and reggae serves as a vibrant backdrop for thought-provoking, inspiring lyrics, which he delivers in a uniquely soulful voice. Of his self-titled 2009 album, Rolling Stone says, “Trevor Hall fills his third album with spiritually inclined roots jams.”

    For more than thirty years, Victor Démé has performed his soulful blend of rootsy African blues in bars and clubs of his home town of Ouagadougou, the capital of the landlocked West African nation of Burkina Faso. His heartful vocals evoke the struggle of a hard lived life, but also the confidence and wisdom of a man who comes from the griot tradition and spends his life honing his craft. Having already won acclaim throughout Europe, this is his US debut. But it wasn’t until the intervention of a French journalist and local hip-hop club promoter that he was able to record his first album of all original material. In 2009, his self-titled debut of rootsy blues gems was finally released internationally.

  • GilScottHeron@CntrlPark

    The godfather of hip-hop and neo soul performs classics and music from his first new album in over fifteen years.

    Gil Scott-Heron’s poetry and music is widely acknowledged as the matrix from which hip-hop and neo-soul emerged. His transgressive, politicized, spoken-word-meets-jazz recordings, including, “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised,” “Whitey on the Moon,” “The Bottle” and “Small Talk at 125th and Lennox,” have been covered, sampled, referenced, deified and parodied by generations of artists. 2010 saw the release of I’m New Here, Scott-Heron’s first release in thirteen years. SPIN called the album, “not so much a comeback as a testament to spiritual resilience.”

    This event is presented in association with Jill Newman productions and is part of the NYC Revolutions series.

  • OmarSouleyman@SumerStage

    Energizing rock rhythms and unexpected up-tempo dance beats from Africa and the Middle East will make you rethink party music.

    Plagued by warfare and drought, the political and environmental plight of the Tuareg people of the Southern Sahara has been given voice by the electrifying music of Tinariwen. Formed in 1979, the band rose to prominence in the 1980s as the pied pipers of a new political and social conscience in the southern Sahara, becoming icons to a generation of young Tuareg living in exile in Algeria and Libya. In the early 2000s, Tinariwen attracted a following outside Africa, first in the world music community and then in the wider rock scene, thanks to frequent tours and appearances at festivals in Europe and the US. Tinariwen sing about the suffering and exile of their people, the semi-nomadic Kel Tamashek, and about the beauty of their desert home.

    Since 1994, Omar Souleyman and his musicians have reigned supreme as a staple of Syria’s dance-folk-pop scene. To date, they have issued more than 500 studio and live recorded cassette albums, easily spotted in the shops of any Syrian city. A ground-breaking musician, Souleyman melds classical Arabic mawal-style vocalization with Syrian dabke (the regional folkloric dance and party music), Iraqi choubi, and contemporary Arabic, Kurdish and Turkish styles. The music often consists of phase-shifted Arabic keyboard solos and frantic rhythms. Oud, reeds, baglama saz, accompanying vocals and percussion fill out the sound from track to track. This performance offers a rare glimpse into Syrian street-level folk-pop phenomena seldom heard in the West.

    Toubab Krewe has set a new standard for fusions of rock ’n’ roll and West African music. The North Carolina musicians developed their unique sound over the course of numerous extended trips to Mali, Guinea and the Ivory Coast, where they immersed themselves in the local culture and studied and performed with native musical luminaries. Their seminal new studio album, TK2, is a genre and mind-bending example of what the instrumental group’s “futuristic, psychedelic, neo-griot frenzy” (Village Voice) is all about. Featuring an uber-unique and seamless mix of ancient and modern instrumentation and sounds, TK2 defines Toubab Krewe as “one of the most innovative bands in music today” (Honest Tune)

  • SESSION 479: GOOD RECORDS 06.04.10

    Mixed by Jonny Paycheck

    01. Crash Drew – On The Radio
    02. Q-Tip – Move
    03. The Whatnuts – Help On The Way
    04. 9th Creation – Much Too Much
    05. Milton Wright – Keep It Up
    06. Brothers By Choice – Baby You Really Got Me Going
    07. The New Birth – I Can Understand It
    08. Ellis And Cephas – I’m Gonna Miss You Girl
    09. Afrodisia – A Fool No Longer
    10. Michael Boothman Touch Feat.Charmaine Forde – What You Won’t Do For Me

  • SESSION 478: MOMUSICMOLIFE 06.01.10

    Mixed by DJ KOJIE a.k.a.Marlin

    01. Parquisite feat.Benjamin herman – Another summer
    02. STARVING ARTISTS CREW – Organic Chemistry
    03. Saukrates  – Play Dis(Remix)feat.Common
    04. Justice System – Dedication To Bambaataa(Diamond D
    Reminisce Mix)
    05. Justice System – Summer In The City
    06. DJ Mitsu the beats – After Midnight
    07. Kenichiro Nishihara Feat. Kissey Asplund – Life
    08. Clementine  – Un Homme Et Une Femme
    09. INO hidefumi-  Sentimental Promnade
    10. Nichoras Orbie – Summer 87

  • DJ Dex @ThePorch

  • NEWS: BLKLN YARD CLOSED

    By BKLYN Yard

    To our Yardies…

    Over the past four years, we have worked hard to create BKLYN Yard. You watched us grow from a small unknown independent venue into a space that hosted the best tacos in NYC, incredible talent (Lee Scratch Perry, Kaiju Big Battel, Dan Deacon & Jose Gonzalez to name a few), the Sunday Best dance series, the Gowanus Harvest Fest, the BK County Fair, Score! Pop-Up Mega Swap, Parked: Food Truck Festival, and countless lobster bakes, pig roasts, BBQs and more. This past Memorial Day Weekend, we were so proud to open our doors and display all the hard work we have been putting into the space to make this summer even better…from our new bar, to our atm, to our bocce court. Thousands of you came out and supported us and made it one of the most beautiful weekends we have had yet, so we are sad to announce, that last weekend was the final weekend of BKLYN Yard in our Carroll Gardens home. [Read More]

  • SESSION 477: A1 AFTRHRS 06.02.10

    Mixed by Ron Morelli

    01. Ami S – Friends (Inst)
    02. Unknown
    03. Tullio De Piscopo – Stop Bajon
    04. Sun Palace – Rude Moments
    05. Frank Chickens – Mothra
    06. Unknown
    07. TG – Distant Dream (Part2)
    08. OMD – Annex
    09. Terre Thaemlitz – Terre’s Neu Wuss Fusion
    10. Earth Wind & Fire – Drum Song

  • SESSION 476: THE BANDWAGON 012 NEUROTIC DRUM BAND | TAIMUR AGHA

    RECORDED LIVE ON MAY 26TH 2010
    A NEW RADIO SHOW FEATURING MASTER OF CEREMONIES, TAIMUR AGHA (BLKMARKET MEMBERSHIP / HALCYON |NY) 

    THIS WEEK’S SPECIAL GUEST WAS NEUROTIC DRUM BAND (WURST – NEW YORK) AKA JOHN SELWAY & ULYSSES 

    THE BANDWAGON PODCASTS INCLUDES LIVE DJ MIXES (NO PRE-RECORDINGS), INTERVIEWS, TRACK COMMENTARIES AND MUCH MORE. EVERY ALTERNATING WEDNESDAYS AT HALCYON THE SHOP IN DUMBO BROOKLYN FROM 7-9PM.

    HR 1 – TAIMUR AGHA 

    1. Tony Lionni – Better Change – Mule Electronic
    2. Lucien-n-Luciano – House Tools House – Cadenza
    3. Darragh Casey – Kuri – Antiqua
    4. Ellen Allien – Flashy Flashy (Nicolas Jaar rmx) – Bpitch Control
    5. Mount Kimbie – William (Tama Sumo & Prosumer Rmx) – Hotflush
    6. Chris Carrier – Gosse De Paris pt. 1 – Robsoul
    7. Jamie Jones – Rukus – Hot Creations
    8. John Talbot – Matilda’s Dream (Jacques Renault Rmx) – Permanent Vacation

    HR 2 – Neurotic Drum Band (aka John Selway & Ulysses)
    1. Omar – Feeling you (Henrik Schwarz Rmx) – Peppermint Jam
    2. Trickski – The Warm Up (CB Funk Rmx) – Delusions Of Grandeur
    3. Trapavoid – Little Countries (Neurotic Drum Band Remix) – Dither Down
    4. Theo Parrish – Sweet – Stoky – Peacefrog
    5. The Revenge – Heavy Love
    6. Carl Craig – Angola (Carl Craig’s Mix) – BMG
    7. Manu Dibango – New Bell
    8. Hungry Ghost – Don’t Eat The Apricots – International Feel
    9. Jose Gonzalez – Killing For Love (Todd Terje mix) – Permanent Vacation
    10. Jackmate – Carrier – Phil E
    11. Aka Jk – Someone Out (Neurotic Drum Band Remix) – Throne Of Blood
    12. Eli Escobar – Love Pt. 1 (John Selway Endless Dub) – Plant
    13. Rolling Stones – Ventilator Blues (Perishable Vertabrate Edit)

  • SESSION 475: A1 AFTRHRS 06.02.10

    Mixed by Seth

    01. Omar Souleyman – Jalsat Atabat
    02. Unknown – Oh, Mother, The Hondsomeman Tortures Me
    03. Omar Souleyman – Dabke 2001
    04. Cheb Mami – Chedi Bentek
    05. Chaba Fadela & ChebSahraoui – Ha Rai
    06. Sajada AI Ubaid – Ala Honak (Take It Easy)
    07. Omar Souleyman – Arabic Dabke
    08. Omar Khorshid – Raqset El Fada (Dance of Space)
    09. Cheb Hamid – Machi Esshour
    10. Ya Loualid – Chaba Zahouania And Cheb Khaled
    11. Cheb Zergui – Ana Dellali
    12. Cheb Khaled – Ya Hay Kabret

  • SESSION 474: VINYLMANIA 06.01.10

    Played by Charlie Grappone & DJ Monchan

    01. Pauiinho Da Costa – Toledo Bagel
    02. Domu – Sail Away With Me
    03. Amy Helm – Own Way Home
    04. Stigmato INC – La Maison De La Trompette
    05. Patch Works – Sugar
    06. Hudson People – Trip To Your Mind
    07. Animal Nightlife – Love Is Just The Great Pretender
    08. Incognito – On The Road (Danny Krivit Re Edit)
    09. Blaze – Found Love
    10. Biddu Orchestra – Chick Chica Chick Chica

  • SESSION 473: ZAKKA 06.01.10

    Mixed by Olé Koretsky (Jetlag)

    01. intro
    02. happy mondays – cowboy dave
    03. black grape – reverend black grape
    04. a certain ratio – knife slits water
    05. a guy called gerald – voodoo ray
    06. gang of four – i love a man in uniform
    07. the smiths – barbarism begins at home
    08. bohannon – let’s start the dance (dub)
    09. ian brown – time is my everything
    10. rza (as bobby digital) – my lovin is digi

  • AdultSection@Cielo

  • DJ Spun @ DeepSpace

  • Dub Inc @Santos

  • RadioSlave@Cielo

  • EmilieSimon@LPR

  • Jump’nFunk@ LPR

    Rich Medina & LPR present Jump ‘n Funk
    Tony Allen’s Afrobeat Orchestra
    w/ Janka Nabay and special guest Rich Medina
    Thu., June 17, 2010 / 10:30 PM

  • Roots @ Cielo

  • GreenVelvet@Santos

  • 718Session@Santos

  • FreeToBoogie@Loft

  • INTERVIEWS: STROBE LODGE DJS

    In 2004, Dennis Kane and Darshan Jesrani met during a sound check. A friendship and creative bond grew from that moment and Adult Section and Strobe Lodge eventually began. June 4th will be the next installment of the Strobe Lodge, and DailySession recently sent Darshan and Dennis some questions, via email, to get a better look at what pushes them and delivers such solid parties.

    01. How did the two of you meet and begin playing records together?

    DJ: I think the first time we met was at a sound check downstairs at APT on west 13th st. This was probably back in 2004-5.. Not too long after we did our first Adult Section night at a short-lived place called Opus 22, which was near the West Side Highway, an ill-fated venue which ended up closing because one of the bouncers shot someone right outside. That one good night we did there was enough though, to set the tone for what was to come.

    DK: We went in together to preview and EQ the new funktion 1 system at APT, I think in 2004, shortly after that we did a party at Opus 22, it was a one off really, but we had a great time and thought – why not do it again.

    2. What bonds you both creatively when it comes to playing events together?

    DJ: Probably just that we both aspire to play with the most feeling we can, and that we try to play up to people and make the place happen in the best way we know how at the moment. We try to employ some thought, and overall desire to see something different happen each time, each in our own way.

    DK: Well different but sympathetic approaches, but ultimately the desire to make the night as enjoyable as possible while exploring whatever genres of dance music that inspire us. Drive the bus up the hill, and then floor it down the hill! Seriously the idea of a crazed bus trip sounds like an apt description. The nights have always been full on, and there has been an offhanded and easy rapport with a really great crowd of people.

  • SESSION 472: FUNKY SLICE 05.31.10

    Mixed by  Sean Bee (Downtown)

    01. Idioma – Landscapes
    02. A Mountain of One – Bones (The Time And Space Machine Mix)
    03. Bubble Club – Violet Morning Moon (Remix By DR.Dunks)
    04. Vegard Wolf Dyvik – Quad 1
    05. Burnt Island Casuals – Truth & Temptation
    06. Hungry Ghost – Don’t Eat The Apricots
    07. Situation – Gangster Love
    08. Lindstorm & Christabelle – Baby Can’t Stop (Aeroplane Vocal Remix)
    09. LCD Soundsystem – 45:33 (Padded Cell Remix)
    10. Visitors – Ledger (Richard Sen Remix)

  • SESSION 471: MOMUSICMOLIFE 05.25.10

    Mixed by DJ KOJIE a.k.a.Marlin @ 310 Lounge

    01. Prefuse 73 – Love You Bring
    02. Inner Science – Diaphanous
    03. Chimp Beams – Menina
    04. Luke Vibert – Bongo Beats
    05. Fresh Air – the Call
    06. UBAD – The Legacy
    07. Dela & Large Pro – Cheer
    08. Teezva – Find A Way
    09. C.O.M.P.U.T.E.R.J.O.C.H.E.Y.S- Ping Pong
    10. Sharaku – River

  • REVIEWS: JOY OF SUNDAY BEST

    By Anna Beta – The Village Voice

    I’m a reformed ’90s raver,” confesses DJ Doug Singer. “So dance parties for me used to be hundreds of people gathering at random spots and finding something in common together. The first parties I ever played were at campgrounds on a lake.”

    Seated together with his fellow DJ/promoters—North Carolina transplant Justin Carter and Irishman Eamon Harkin—at a bar in Fort Greene, Singer, an Ohio native, reminisces about a decade spent partaking in and promoting dance parties amid the cement strictures of New York, and how far the scene here has fallen. “With bottle service and Manhattan club life, going out became a chore. So we’re bringing it back to where you don’t have to be into anything other than having a good time.” [Read More]