Fez909
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Was this NTS btw? Didn't realise he'd lost his slot...
Broken Beat
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ska invita
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Before that on Rinse...
Iirc
Fez909
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Ah, OK. He's on NTS now if you can face giving him your attention
ska invita
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You really have no idea.
Fez909
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I'm really struggling to care what you think, tbh...You really have no idea.
Weak ass troll? No, but you do try hard. But it will never be good enough. As far as you are concerned class will always be in session.
So?
stethoscope
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Its the syncopated, staggered arrangement of the drums. If you listen to some of the Reinforced Records '2nd wave' (likes of Sonar Circle, G-Force & Seiji, Nucleus & Paradox), you can really hear that 'broken beat' starting to form.
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For the latest broken beat action
1. Go on Tunein
2. Choose Nuwave Radio
Tunein treats its like a podcast and you can then choose what show to listen
3. Choose the Back To Bruk show.
wicked tunes
back catalogue here
is there a broken beat on in London these days? I know Co-op restarted a couple of years back, but cant find anything now? stethoscope ??
1. Go on Tunein
2. Choose Nuwave Radio
Tunein treats its like a podcast and you can then choose what show to listen
3. Choose the Back To Bruk show.
wicked tunes
back catalogue here
is there a broken beat on in London these days? I know Co-op restarted a couple of years back, but cant find anything now? stethoscope ??
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ska invita
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There'll be articles and wikis that explain it better but it's basically a drum style ...130s bpm, and it's all about the shuffle and swing... Snares have this snap effect as they hit a little early... Other little J Dilla esque offness on the beats.. But it's very much for the dancefloor.
And then melodically the influences are 1970s soul jazz chords and African diaspora in general. Very much out of that West London soul scene.
Here's a good archetypal example
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ska invita
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This is a favourite ... Helping me wakeup
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such tragic news, but just saw that Phil Asher died of a heart attack a couple of weeks back - aged just 50
write up here
ra.co
tribute mix from his friend Dez Parkes here - such a class producer
pod.co
heres an old radio shows of his i taped off the radio
very very sad, way way before his time
write up here
Phil Asher, beloved DJ and broken beat pioneer, dies aged 50 · News ⟋ RA
The cofounder of legendary party CoOp passed away yesterday from a heart attack.
ra.co
tribute mix from his friend Dez Parkes here - such a class producer
Nuwave Radio
heres an old radio shows of his i taped off the radio
very very sad, way way before his time
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Benji B - Phil Asher Tribute - BBC Sounds
Paying tribute to legendary DJ and producer Phil Asher.
www.bbc.co.uk
2. Focus – Having Your Fun (4 Hero Rework)
3. Phlash & Friends – 1471
4. Restless Soul – Son of Ra Ra
5. Phil Asher – Namby It Ain’t (Vocal Mix)
6. Phil Asher – Rhythmic 1
7. Blackjoy & Sandra Nkaké – Metal Bossa (Restless Soul Vocal Mix)
8. Phil Asher – Revolution = Solution (Main Mix)
9. Phil Asher & James Massiah – Time & Space
10. Phil Asher – Stutterfly
11. Peven Everett – Stuck (Phil Asher’s Soul Heaven Mix)
12. Nathan Haines – Earth Is The Place (Restless Soul Peaktime Remix) (feat. Verna)
13. Phil Asher – Someone (ft. Kai Alcé)
14. Root Soul – Spirit of Love (Phil Asher’s Restless Soul Boogie Mix)
15. Bah Samba – Reach Inside (Restless Soul Broken Dub)
16. Notenshun – Amarante (Phil Asher’s Restless Soul Remix)
17. Restless Soul – Little Things
18. Phil Asher – 8512514
19. Focus – Bamba
20. Focus – Exagr8
21. Phlash & Friends – Think About It
22. Bougie Soliterre – Miles Away (Peoples People Main Mix)
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two sheds
Least noticed poster 2007
Fits well here I think
www.nature.com
I have no sense of timing and when I'm trying to tap out a beat every so often I drop in irrecoverable half beats and time seems to stop for that moment
Downbeat delays are a key component of swing in jazz - Communications Physics
To which extent and how do jazz musicians synchronize their timing to create swing? By analyzing jazz musical recordings and carrying out psychoacoustical experiments, the authors tackle a long-standing controversial question and find that microtiming deviations in the form of downbeat delays...
www.nature.com
I have no sense of timing and when I'm trying to tap out a beat every so often I drop in irrecoverable half beats and time seems to stop for that moment
ska invita
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just heard that Dez Parkes has died - a fair few days ago now
hes more oldskool than broken beat scene but part of that world - don
from his discogs page:
"
Dez Parkes (died 11th November 2022) compiler, collector, producer, DJ is one of the UKs most knowledgeable sources of music information.
Some people say he was a walking encyclopedia on music. For 30 years Dez had monitored the changing face of entertainment as a dancer, deejay and label owner. Dez's passion for music began as a young child growing up in a collectors environment: his father was a record collector covering all aspects of black music and Dez himself ventured into this intriguing world in his early teens.
In the early 70s he started dancing in the underground clubs with groups and became something of a fixture at the infamous Crackers, Birds Nest and the Whisky A Go Go (today known as The Wag), to name but a few, where under the tag Unknown Kwantity he became responsible for getting the party going.
Dez's first DJ spot was to cover for the resident Sonny at the Whisky. Then came a liaison with another vinyl spinner, Trevor Shakes, and Dez and Trevor eventually teamed up to kick off the underground club, Spats. Running for some three years the club built an enviable reputation and anybody who was anybody and many of today's significant names attended to soak up the music and atmosphere.
Further stints at Browns and The Maze (a.k.a Upstairs at Ronnies (Scotts)) kept his reputation flying high. In 1987 Dez was approached by RCA to compile and launch the Rare series of albums, which were responsible for starting the whole rare groove revival. The first release went straight into the national album charts at no. 75 - (this was a real ground breaker for underground rare black music in this country). Four further volumes were released plus a Best Of. The series was also responsible for containing numerous breaks, beats, samples and loops.
On the back of this series he then compiled Motown Rare Grooves and Prelude One, again for RCA. At the same time Dez was working on some of the London's pirate radio stations including WBLS, Dance FM and Laser. During this very busy period Dez and several associates launched TUF (The Underground Family) Records and kicked off with a cover of Sweet Charles Yes Its You by Diana Brown & The Brothers which proved to be a major underground club hit: the group went on to become The Brand New Heavies.
TUF Records following projects by Zinc and Rodeo Jones were received reasonably well, but following a hip-hop excursion from East Side Connection (which also rocked the label) the company was, alas, wound up.
Dez's next liaison was with Ace Records where he compiled The Best of Pleasure Vols I and II. Further compilations for Ace followed namely All Spice, Jazz Collective and The Best of Pucho and the Latin Soul Brothers. Dez was later approached by Mastercuts and was asked to compile a couple of albums for them. What followed were Classic Rare Groove Vol.1 and Classic Rare Groove Vol.2.
Dez continued to work in various areas of the music industry and continued to do so. He held approximately 50,000 records in his collection.!
he had a regular show on nuwave radio, many archived on mixcloud
heres a set playing some beats
hes more oldskool than broken beat scene but part of that world - don
from his discogs page:
"
Dez Parkes (died 11th November 2022) compiler, collector, producer, DJ is one of the UKs most knowledgeable sources of music information.
Some people say he was a walking encyclopedia on music. For 30 years Dez had monitored the changing face of entertainment as a dancer, deejay and label owner. Dez's passion for music began as a young child growing up in a collectors environment: his father was a record collector covering all aspects of black music and Dez himself ventured into this intriguing world in his early teens.
In the early 70s he started dancing in the underground clubs with groups and became something of a fixture at the infamous Crackers, Birds Nest and the Whisky A Go Go (today known as The Wag), to name but a few, where under the tag Unknown Kwantity he became responsible for getting the party going.
Dez's first DJ spot was to cover for the resident Sonny at the Whisky. Then came a liaison with another vinyl spinner, Trevor Shakes, and Dez and Trevor eventually teamed up to kick off the underground club, Spats. Running for some three years the club built an enviable reputation and anybody who was anybody and many of today's significant names attended to soak up the music and atmosphere.
Further stints at Browns and The Maze (a.k.a Upstairs at Ronnies (Scotts)) kept his reputation flying high. In 1987 Dez was approached by RCA to compile and launch the Rare series of albums, which were responsible for starting the whole rare groove revival. The first release went straight into the national album charts at no. 75 - (this was a real ground breaker for underground rare black music in this country). Four further volumes were released plus a Best Of. The series was also responsible for containing numerous breaks, beats, samples and loops.
On the back of this series he then compiled Motown Rare Grooves and Prelude One, again for RCA. At the same time Dez was working on some of the London's pirate radio stations including WBLS, Dance FM and Laser. During this very busy period Dez and several associates launched TUF (The Underground Family) Records and kicked off with a cover of Sweet Charles Yes Its You by Diana Brown & The Brothers which proved to be a major underground club hit: the group went on to become The Brand New Heavies.
TUF Records following projects by Zinc and Rodeo Jones were received reasonably well, but following a hip-hop excursion from East Side Connection (which also rocked the label) the company was, alas, wound up.
Dez's next liaison was with Ace Records where he compiled The Best of Pleasure Vols I and II. Further compilations for Ace followed namely All Spice, Jazz Collective and The Best of Pucho and the Latin Soul Brothers. Dez was later approached by Mastercuts and was asked to compile a couple of albums for them. What followed were Classic Rare Groove Vol.1 and Classic Rare Groove Vol.2.
Dez continued to work in various areas of the music industry and continued to do so. He held approximately 50,000 records in his collection.!
he had a regular show on nuwave radio, many archived on mixcloud
heres a set playing some beats
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