30-Sep-07 0:00 AM CST

Low End Theory October Podcast 2007

Is it October already? Wasn't it just 1992 last week? Time flies when you have the funk! First thing is first; we had a complaint that last months podcast was too funky. Now we have heard a lot of strange things in our lives but if someone ever says that something is 'too funky' they better be talking about a skunk or something. If they say it about music it better be said with a wide grin and prefixed with 'Hot Damn now that is....' Music can never be too funky, if it did we would be lifting off in the Mothership with George and Bootsie as our co-pilots. Not that would be Too Funky, here me now.

We are going all over the map again this month with a podcast packed with some fantastic aural treats. Starting it off we have the Bay areas very own DJ Shadow with Fixed Income off his amazing live album - In Tune and On Time. Next up is the mysterious Clutchy Hopkins. If you've been living above ground you probably haven't heard of Clutchy - yet! A few months ago Ubiquity Records announced that it had signed Clutchy to a record deal. This announcement had a picture of Clutchy, a rather spaced out looking street guy. Very strange. Since that post the quest to find out who Clutchy Hopkins is began. There are many people out there speculating on who or what he is, visit Canerican for a lowdown on links. I'm not sure if anyone will know as no one has seen Clutchy in a long time, maybe the release on Ubiquity will answer some questions. Sliding out of CH is the great Digable Planets with Highing Fly off Blowout Comb. Next up it's a pair of funk tracks; Speedometer with Accra International Airport and the Bamboos with Pussy Footin'. Audio Infunktion provides the lo fi remix of Ancient Astronauts 36 hours. That is some straight up B Boy ish. The percussionists from Tortoise got together with Stones Throw and released an album of break and things, we doubled up there Crass Jenny to full effect. Keeping the B Boy vibe alive is Braile with their track Fresh Coast. Freddie Cruger AKA the Beatconductor drops in for his remix of MC Lyte's Goes to My Head. Not too long ago a remix album of Bob & the Wailers called Roots, Rock, Remixed came out and this one is actually pretty good. Afrodisiac Sound System give Soul Shakedown Party to once or twice over. LET faves Noiseshaper keep the riddims flowing with The Creator. Smith & Mighty stay in the groove with No Justice ft. Rudy Lee before the space pimp himself Quasimoto shows up for the Return of the Loop Digga. Before I knew any better I pictured Quasimoto as a short shady MF. A spaced out Pimp that would shank you for a nickel. Quas/Madlib share a little skit that many diggers go through looking for one beat then they hit us with some raw funk, rapping about David Axelrod and diggin for loops. MF Doom sneaks in from another Clutchy remix before Quantic Soul Orchestra takes us back to the funk with Walking Through Tomorrow. The Poets of Rhythm keep the metering running with Eulogize the Source. Pnu Riff take us back to some Afro-Funk days with Bula making way for Quantic and Ohmega Watts to take us home with Ticket to Know Where.

DJ Shadow - Fixed Income
Clutchy Hopkins feat MF Doom - Melody 5:54
Digable Planets - Highing Fly 8:05
Speedometer - Accra International Airport 9:08
The Bamboos - Pussy Footin' 12:13
Ancient Astronauts - 36 hours (Audio Infunktion lo fi remix) 15:33
Bumps - Crass Jenny 19:09
Braille - Fresh Coast ft Othello & Sojourn 20:01
Beatconductor - Goes to my Head 23:09
Bob Marley & The Wailers - Soul Shakedown Party (Afrodisiac Sound System Remix) 26:19
Noiseshaper - The Creator 29:32
Smith & Mighty - No Justice ft Rudy Lee 34:38
Quasimoto ft Madlib - Return of the Loop Digga 37:51
Quantic Soul Orchestra - Walking Through Tomorrow 41:00
The Poets of Rhythm - Eulogize the Source 43:29
Pnu Riff - Bula 44:00
Quantic ft Ohmega Watts - Ticket to Know Where 56:16

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