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ska invita- I get what you are saying and agree to a point.

I'm not that bothered, though, as me listening to Uncle Dugs now is basically the same as my old man listening to Classic Gold or whatever it was playing the hits of the 60/70s BITD!

Embrace it! :D ;)

That said, I will have a look at the ones you mentioned and am looking forward to hearing them. I love it all. :)
 
Just caught Virus for the first time on Kool <he's got reinforced records connections, another great oldskool dj <i think hes up after the ads too in a minute
 
pesh said:
don't think this has been posted before...

Lt Stitch - ex Weekend Rush / Defection interview and mix

http://www.mixcloud.com/dubkineticuk-dj ... ate-radio/

good little interview and mix from Kool with Stitch talking about setting up Weekend Rush and possibly breaking a DTI officials toe.
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You beauty :)! Love Defection ... I got talking to Stitch in the Myspace era (via Myspace), he couldnt have been nicer...was living in Japan I think
 
That Stitch interview was a week after a Mixmaster Max interview on Madnesses show, which is linked below - Max isnt much a talker tbh!
ska invita said:
My favourite oldskool dj pirate radio legend Mixmaster Max was on Kool today... the sets below, but first this one from where he did a guest show on Kool back in June 2012 is
http://www.mediafire.com/?511e6b3pk3b836z
all the usual tricks scratches, reggae tracks mixed over hardcore tunes, etc etc, great stuff including an interview and insights into Defection 89.4 :cool: This is him on Maddness's show ,so you have to get passed him a minute, FFWD up to 50min to get to the interview, set starts at 64mins.

....but today he was on his own http://www.mediafire.com/?t95fh0dxq24ppj2
if you havent heard him before i promise you its worth the download

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Onket said:
Them links don't work, mate.
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ah thats a shame, its quite old now...
oh well heres a LT Stitch tape which is classic through and through
http://www.terraincognita.co.uk/pirate_radio/Lt Stitch Killer 92 Set Defection.mp3
^in his prime on that one, mixing those tunes to bits (starts of a bit chewed, sorts out soon enough, played to death :), like Dan U one of my all time favourite tapes)

and another, still great tunes, a little more casual on the mixer
Dj Wicked + Lt Stitch Side A
http://www.terraincognita.co.uk/pirate_radio/Wicked Lt Stitch - Defection 1992.mp3
Lt Stitch Side B
http://www.terraincognita.co.uk/pirate_radio/Lt Stitch - Defection 1992.mp3

Those link definitely work
 
Can't get my mixcloud downloader to work. That or it's saving stuff in bizarre places on me phone. Confused. :confused:
 
Onket said:
Only listened to the Killer Defection set so far but superb stuff as always fron you ska invita, cheers! :)
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pleasure onket - ive uploaded my favourite tapes online - tapes got recorded over if they werent any good, so there was an evolutionary process where only the best survived - although the other problem was the best tapes also got nicked and lost :mad: ...these ones are the ones that lived to tell the tale (posted these several times on the boards already, but I dont think onket has seen them)

Cream of the crop
http://mikusmusik.blogspot.co.uk/2010/10/dusty-tapes-london-pirates-1991-1995.html
More very good ones
http://mikusmusik.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/london-pirate-radio-tapes-cache-2.html
 
ska invita said:
Look at Kiss and Choice (better still don't).
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Admittedly Choice suffered the same fate as Kiss quite a while ago (bought out, studio uprooted, specialist programming in decline), but spotted today that the final death knell has happened with it being re-branded to Capital Xtra :rolleyes:

TheVoice said:
CHOICE FM have stopped broadcasting under the name listeners know and love.

Britain’s first black radio station – licensed specifically to cater to African and African Caribbean audiences – has been renamed Capital XTRA as part of a major rebranding exercise.

The end of an era was announced on Twitter on the third day of Black History Month.

The secret decision - which has been in the pipeline for months - was brought forward after The Voice broke the story in the newspaper this week, according to sources.

However, a spokesman for Global Radio claimed they always intended to go public today.

A well-placed industry source revealed how station bosses frantically called DJs last night and summoned them to a meeting early this morning to break the news.

As well as the loss of the iconic name, a number of well-loved Choice DJs have lost their jobs.

The first to be axed was reggae veteran Daddy Ernie who said via Twitter: “Just to let you the public who has supported Superjam for 24yrs as from today I will no longer be part of Capital XTRA moving forward. Shame.”

The DJ had earned the credit of heading the first and only five-day reggae show outside the Caribbean on legal radio.

Others who have been pushed out include popular personalities Martin Jay, Natty B, Dave P and DJ KC who announced their departures on social media.

A source said: “The fact that [Global Radio] has done this so underhandedly speaks volumes about the people now heading up the station. Surely their listeners are worth more?

"Some of the names that I’ve heard going mean that soca, reggae and gospel have now been erased from the station’s playlist. Our black identity has well and truly been removed from the station. Happy Black History Month!”

Under the terms of the licence, Choice on its two frequencies – 107.1 and 96.9 – is described as “a targeted music, news and information service primarily for listeners of African and Afro-Caribbean origin in the Brixton area but with cross-over appeal to other listeners who appreciate urban contemporary black music.”

It was founded as an independent radio station in 1990 by Patrick Berry and Neil Kenlock to address the absence of black music on the airwaves, and it was on those grounds that Ofcom continue to approve the licence.

Kenlock told The Voice: “The owners would be well within their rights to change the name.

“But whatever happens we expect them to continue to give our community, the black community, the access to broadcast, because that’s what Choice was about. That’s why we chose the name, because the guiding principle was that every community had the right to music of their choice. Change the name by all means but don’t disregard our community, that would be wrong.”

Kenlock warned Ofcom to ensure that Choice, or its equivalent, continued to broadcast music in the interest of black people. He added: “If [Global] plans to target other groups, Ofcom needs to offer new licences.”

A series of tweets from Global Radio said: "We are launching Capital XTRA, the first urban dance music station to be broadcast nationally this Monday, October 7.

"Capital XTRA will be the place for urban dance - Kojo and Jade XTRA in the morning kick it all off on Capital XTRA, this Monday at 6am."
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Seem to recall the station was originally in Trinity Gardens, Brixton when it first launched?
 
I did see that on the front page of The Voice this week...but frankly Choice has been so tame for so long i just shrugged and thought 'what a waste'. What Choice should have been in my ideal world was a station that played jazz, funk, rare groove, new reggae, roots + dub, soca, african music, hip hop, house+ garage, grime, dnb etc as well as contemporary pop/rap stuff. Even the specialist shows they had tended towards meh (from the ones i ever caught)

So this is an exact replay of Kiss - turning it into " the place for urban dance " aka pop music. The problem for anyone who cares is that the Kiss butchering was a success and listener figures were much higher after the restructuring into this pop/dance dross.
 
look how well Kiss are doing! http://radiotoday.co.uk/2013/08/kiss-closes-gap-on-capital-fm-in-london/

theres money to made there, and thats why Choice are following

Ugh depressing. On the one hand you'll have people saying "we're jsut giving people what they want!", and the listener figures reflect that
On the other hand I still believe tastes need to be nurtured, and its up to radio to work to do that.
The example i always think of is Dillinja Twist Em Out - which charted around number 20 I think - why did that get in the charts? Because it was the intro music to one of the Ali G shows. Expose people to less obvious music in the right way and you can create a different music culture.
 
Yeah, the commercial reasons are sound, and clearly working in terms of share of audience and ad revenue (which seems to count for more than anything now).

I just despair at this sort of radio industry :(
 
Its a US model. 1000s of stations, all identikit, all geared to selling advertising, fed playlists from a bunker buried under the Nevada desert by our holographic lizard overlords.
We're still good here in the UK. BBC does its bit, and for a national broadcaster could be a lot lot lot worse. Internet radio particularly means those who want to look elsewhere can do so. Pirates plug many gaps...whats really missing it that magic cross-genre, quality in all departments, old and new station, but maybe thats asking too much.

The UK isnt that big - it would be great if a station like Rinse could broadcast nationally. I dont know about the technical side of it, but I bet the state/BBC has it sown up.
 
ska invita said:
Pirates plug many gaps...whats really missing it that magic cross-genre, quality in all departments, old and new station, but maybe thats asking too much.
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I heard a while back that Gordon Mac's latest - Mi Soul was planning to get a London radio license, in addition of being internet only - that does a pretty good job from when I've listened to it.

Since being up here, I'm pretty much doing all of my listening online, cos the FM airwaves are pretty desolate really - but I've got to admit, I still prefer listening to the radio proper! Really missing the London dial!
 
On a positive note theres a good looking new oldskool station (online only) just started www.radiofrontline.net , Fri-Sunday (proper!), and check the line up! Some proper heads here.... that maybe a special launch weekend special, but im hoping not:
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Ahhh, just saw this:
BROADCASTING ON THE FIRST WEEKEND OF EVERY MONTH FRONTLINE WILL BRING TO YOU THE VERY BEST IN
88-94 ACID / HARDCORE / JUNGLE / TECHNO MUSIC WITH SHOWS HOSTED BY SOME OF THE FINEST DJs & PRODUCERS WHO HELPED TO LAY THE FOUNDATIONS OF THE DRUM & BASS / JUNGLE SCENE BACK IN THE 1990s.

Once a month.... that can be hard to remember tbh
 
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steph said:
I heard a while back that Gordon Mac's latest - Mi Soul was planning to get a London radio license, in addition of being internet only - that does a pretty good job from when I've listened to it.
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Listened to Mi Soul for a bit, but I think http://www.back2backfm.net/ is a lot lot better, deeper selection and doesnt have all those annoying ad breaks. its a great station AND its on the FM dial (and stream of course). In particular it has some amazing deep crate digging 70s jazz, funk and rare groove shows + a whole lot more
 
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