Urban Radio up and (test) running - anyone up for it?

[idioteque]

I've got it on now

 

[friedaweed]

Excellent sound quality. Fucking awful music.

C'mon grumpy arse this is da shiz.
Track after track

I loved the earlier set but this one is right up my street.

Respect to the mixers.

 

[idioteque]

Really like the current track

 

[ska invita]

it probably doesn't matter, but it feels a bit cheeky to use people's mixes without asking them

As I said in the OP - I'll happily take down any that I put u, but they were all in the Music forum mix thread anyhow, so I imagine people wanted to share them with urbanites. I wanted to get started with a fair amount of music.

From now on I'll just put up stuff that people offer.

can I do a hip hop set sometime ? I've got a massive rare collection.

how would I go about it, what do I have to do ?

Try and record it and turn it into an mp3. Not that simple I guess - ask in the music making forum for instructions!

 

[ska invita]

Thanks to everyone posting up mixes - I'll have a root through this weekend, and start collecting them up. Would be nice to have a vault full of mixes ready to go.

I think the music policy should be totaly open (so long as its quality).

I expect these http://www.urban75.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=239781&highlight=sticky guidlines will tend to operate by default!::

 

[tendril]

Ta for posting up my 2tone mix

 

[TitanSound]

What is this ' Shoutcast station ' of which you speak?

Shoutcast is just the type of streaming used. It was just for fun, I paid for it myself when I was still living at home a few years back. Quite satisfying getting messages from friends that the tunes were good on a particular night

e2a: Had a quick listen just now for a little while, good stuff and niiice quality. Good job

 

[_pH_]

loving the dubstep on atm

 

[friedaweed]

loved it, kept me tappin all night long.
Respect to all involved

 

[Shippou-Sensei]

is urban ready for my set?

 

[clandestino]

So how does it work with copyright on these mixes? Or are you not worrying about that for now? If someone could tell me how to create a mix, I'd be happy to knock one together.

 

[Crispy]

my impression is that this sort of small-scale thing is not hunted down. I've got no real experience or in-depth knowledge of the risks involved though...

 

[ska invita]

my impression is that this sort of small-scale thing is not hunted down. I've got no real experience or in-depth knowledge of the risks involved though...

There are a lot of shoutcast stations out there, some of which are sibsidiaries of legal stations (less than1%), most of which are 'pirate' - at the moment it seems to be allowed.
Im happy to take any fallout.
Only issue for urban is how closely it wants to be assosciated - so far it is seems like its being embraced (nice 1 ed).
I say we just go for it

 

[ajdown]

Ta for posting up my 2tone mix

Listening to that one right now

Maybe it's time I put together a cheesy 70's disco or prog rock mix... how long should they be?

I'm sure I can't be the only one that remembers the Brixton Broadcasting Corporation on the Lenny Henry Show..

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=oIj0tuXqAFo

 

[andrewdroid]

weds morning it still keeps tiing out on me are there lots of peeps tuned in?
ill let you know where some of my mixes are if i can find em


later

found 1 its from last xmas and not an xmas mix it very hardcore thats real hardcore eg punk
http://www.bmbx.org/podpress_trac/web/1493/0/DJ_Droid-New_FU_mix.mp3
do u dare to play it?

 

[clandestino]

So how do you go about making a mix? I have itunes if that's any help.

 

[Crispy]

Not really any help at all.

Audacity is a good way to start if all you want to do is arrange tracks, fade in and out.

http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

Should be able to drag'n'drop tunes onto the multi-track view and apply fades etc.

 

[whoha]

Doodle lang!!! Shudoop de lang..

 

[ska invita]

Listening to that one right now
Maybe it's time I put together a cheesy 70's disco or prog rock mix... how long should they be?

i would say on hour is about right - by all means do that - would be nice to have a bit of variety.

I'm sure I can't be the only one that remembers the Brixton Broadcasting Corporation on the Lenny Henry Show..
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=oIj0tuXqAFo

Lenny Lenny Len...Lenny Lenny len [well ard!]

 

[ska invita]

Not really any help at all.

Audacity is a good way to start if all you want to do is arrange tracks, fade in and out.

http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

Should be able to drag'n'drop tunes onto the multi-track view and apply fades etc.

Thanks for that-
I'll try and put together a thread in a couple of days time with all the ways to make a mix, including technical stuff. I think there might be a thread in the music making forum that can be piliged!

 

[King Biscuit Time]

This is a really, really good idea.

 

[ajdown]

i would say on hour is about right - by all means do that - would be nice to have a bit of variety.

Ok I'll dust off Audacity and see what I can come up with. I've noticed that most of what's playing so far is just back-to-back music; is that what you're looking for, or are you wanting jingles, introducing the tracks, etc like a proper DJ would live (although of course this is pre-recorded).

Also, if doing a 70's show, would some 'retro adverts' in the show to set the scene be frowned upon?

 

[andrewdroid]

thanks ska invita for putting this together
I finially gotit to work doh it was my firewall not letting winamp do outgoing connections
sounds great

btw there is a great audacity visual flash tutorial here
and an official (by the audacity team) written one here
Hope these are some use.

btw I used to be one of the original urban radio crew and did a few of the shows so many years ago

2nd btw there are some great political punk mixes on Skidmark Bob's site and I know he is happy for others to use em!

 

[ajdown]

Ignore that request, I found the track listing for "Randy & Earls Honky Tonkin mix".

Jimmy Bryant & Speedy West – Old Joe Clarke
Ray Charles – I’ve Got A Woman
Lloyd & Glen – Mini Skirt & Go Go Boots
Louis Prima – Just A Gigolo
Clarence ‘Frogman’ Henry – Ain’t Got No Home
Bobbie Gentry – Mississippi Delta
Southern Culture On The Skids – Soul City
Ollabelle – Before This Time
Royal Crown Revue – She Walks On Fire
The Rockingbirds – Searching
The Four Tops – Walk Away Renee
Nina Simone – I’m Going Back Home
Lord Kitchener – London Is The Place For Me
Wynonie Harris – Quiet Whiskey
Aretha Franklin – Soulville
Hopeton Lewis – Proud Mary
Elvis Presley – Polk Salad Annie
Lee Dorsey – Who’s Gonna Help A Brother
Cab Calloway – Reefer Man
George Jones – White Lightnin’
Claude McLin – Jambo
Archie Bell & The Drells – Tighten Up
Nora Dean – Barbwire
Fluffy Hunter – Walk Right In, Walk Right Out
The Box Tops – The Letter
Sugar Pie Desanto – Soulful Dress
Robbie Fulks – She Took A Lot Of Pills (And Died)
Paul Williams – You Give A Little Love

 

[The_Reverend_M]

Anyone have a track listing of "Randy & Earls Honky Tonkin mix"? There's a really bizarre song in the middle of it that I just have to get hold of.

Try googleing it - pretty sure their mixes are up on their site with track-listings...

 

[cozmikbrew]

Yay!!! gonna do an "ecletic"mix,respect mr ska for being arsed

 

[ajdown]

I can't seem to locate the one I want... it's the one with the wierd lyrics that sounds like "ding a ding dang your dang a long ling long", that sounds like a jew's harp.

 

[bluestreak]

Excellent sound quality. Fucking awful music.

You should do a mix, Sas.

 

[bluestreak]

I can't seem to locate the one I want... it's the one with the wierd lyrics that sounds like "ding a ding dang your dang a long ling long", that sounds like a jew's harp.

Some cover of Jesus Built My Hot Rod?

 

[Augie March]

Well done ska. Think I just heard the Funky Worm...