FCR podcast 2: InBetween

check FATCITY [http://www.fatcity.co.uk] FCR Myspace [http://www.myspace.com/fatcityrecordings] -------------- The Fat City shop opened in 1993 and established itself quickly as an alternative to the strictly house and dance purveyors already in Manchester and quickly became a hot spot for music lovers. The shop is currently bigger and busier than ever with a renowned and thriving website. -------------- Throughout the nineties Fat City organised and promoted several legendary club nights across the country including Feva, Headfunk, Counter Culture, Off Centre and Friends and Family. -------------- Friends and Family continues to gain capacity crowds regularly weekly in Manchester and monthly in London. The club features the most upfront DJs, producers and bands from across the globe whilst having one of the most varied rosters of any club in the country. -------------- Fat City Recordings was set up in 1998 and has since released some highly acclaimed albums including the eclectic, Mystic Brew series, Andy Votels, Finders Keepers and the hiphop focused Heavy Loungin. The label is currently distributed by Pinnacle Records, one of the biggest independents in the world and has a full and impressive release schedule for the next 12 months including releases from Dudley Perkins, Waajeed / Platinum Pied Pipers, The Nextmen, Quantic, 88-Keys, Eric Lau and Broke'n' English. -------------- At last! The first of two vinyl samplers from the looooong awaited War LP from Waajeed and his Bling 47 crew. Six killer tracks of Detroits finest rocking the boards, following on and definately progressing from the Platinum Pied Pipers album, this is next level ish right here. Hip hop, soul, funk and techno mixed with that Detroit thump! All new material except the classic Carl Craig-does-hip hop ( and VERY souight after) Tron, we have Ta'Raach and Invincible together on the malfunctioning computer soundtrack of Bombs Away, Fire sees Waajeed messing with the electronics and vocal and guitar samples. Soul superstar in waiting Tiombe Lockhart mixes it with the best of them, Invincible gets a go over a syncopated jazz loop, and Proud sees the dopest JBs cut up in years. A great taster to whet your whistle for a stunning double CD. Tracklist: *Bombs Away *Fire *O'Bloody Days, O'Starry Nights On The Bowery *Tron *Place Where We Dwell *Proud Waajeed Myspace [http://www.myspace.com/waajeedandthebling47group ]

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*Fat City Recordings Podcast* from our fuzzy friend Martin Brew*
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Martin Brew, Producer & DJ, began his journey in the early nineties as one half of Strangebrew releasing two albums and a handful of singles for Rob's Records, founded by the sorely-missed Rob Gretton, manager of New Order, and also home to Sub Sub (later to become Doves) and A Certain Ratio amongst others. It was a new sound and it was only with the simultaneous emergence of the likes of The Dust Brothers, Depth Charge and Red Snapper did some bright spark come up with the term "Trip Hop" and a new genre was born******

Moving quickly on, Martin teamed up with Martin Desai (engineer for the Twisted Nerve label) to form J-Walk. They released a series of 3 collectable 45rpm singles on the Pleasure label. ******

As a result, J-Walk signed to Eastwest and released the critically acclaimed but sorely-overlooked album "A Night On The Rocks", promoting it with support slots for Nightmares On Wax and Aim, playing at such venues as the Shepherd's Bush Empire, The Kentish Town Forum and Manchester's The Ritz, along with an appearance at Midem's "Best Of British" showcase in Cannes, along with Ladytron and David Holmes' Free Association ******

Along the way, J-Walk have lent their sound in remixing to Nitin Sawhney, Bebel Gilberto, Alfie, Rae & Christian, Baaba Maal, Kings Of Convenience and Only Child, as well as remixing Manuel Gottsching's much-sampled electronic classic "E2-E4"******

During this time Martin also managed to run the Fat City record shop for several years and contributed tracks to the Fat City Recordings label's acclaimed series of "Mystic Brew" compilations, most notably Sand Steppin, which has since appeared on mix compilations such as N.O.Ws "DJ KICKS" and Andy Smiths "Document" Vol.2. He has since followed this up with a solo album "No Room In The City For Big Hearts Like Ours", which featured guests such as The Nextmen, Riton, Rich Medina, Ambersunshower, and MC Wrec******

J-WALK IS NOW RECORDING A NEW ALBUM FOR THE PEACEFROG LABEL. MORE DETAILS TO FOLLOW******,

Catch Martin at Odder bar, Oxford Rd, Manchester for his Sunday residency InBetween
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www.myspace.com/martinbrew
www.myspace.com/jwalkmartinbrew

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