6 Mix celebrates Dance Pioneers throughout May, continuing with an Ed Banger Special. Throughout the month of May, 6 Mix is shining a light on a selection of Dance Pioneers. The series kicked off with Grandmaster Flash followed by Sasha and continues this week with Busy P presenting 10 Years of Ed Banger Records. Justice [...]
This week’s featured Album comes from New York drummer Jaimeo Brown, who samples early African-American spirituals on his ‘Transcendence’ album, combining it with jazz. Plus there’s a Do Over, 1 sample used over 3 different decades, featuring the JBs, Public Enemy and Hyperdub label boss Kode9. There’s new music from Ghostface Killah, Thundercat, The Heliocentrics, [...]
The Brand New Heavies take us through their new album ‘Forward’. And we couldn’t have these guys in without giving you some of their classics from back in the day. The Brand New Heavies have been laying down the funk since the 1980′s, when they started out as an instrumental group and have become known [...]
6 Mix celebrates Dance Pioneers, continuing with Sasha. Throughout the month of May, 6 Mix will be shining a light on a selection of Dance Pioneers, which kicked off with Grandmaster Flash and continues this week with Sasha. Born and raised in a small town in Wales, Sasha grew up listening to Motown records. It [...]
Gilles brings three hours of the best singles and albums to have come out so far in 2013, as well as recapping some of the re-releases/reissues and some old rediscoveries of the past 4 months. Including music from Neneh Cherry, Bonobo, The Hics, Nick Mulvey, Mount Kimbie, Koreless and Laura Mvula, to name a few. [...]
A James Brown Special. May 3rd 2013 would have been James Brown’s 80th birthday so that’s a good excuse to celebrate the life of The Godfather of Soul. We’ve got some of the hottest producers around remixing classic James Brown tunes plus we’ll be joined by those who knew James best – the musicians who [...]
6 Mix celebrates Dance Pioneers, starting with Grandmaster Flash. Throughout the month of May, 6 Mix will be shining a light on a selection of Dance Pioneers, which kicks off with a true legend and forefather of hip hop: Grandmaster Flash. From the Bronx, Flash grew up listening to and experimenting with his father vinyl. [...]
Album of the week comes courtesy of British soul singer/songwriter, Omar, featuring his new LP ‘The Man’, and Gilles pays tribute to US soul/folk singer Richie Havens who recently passed away. There’s brand new music from the frontier of club culture, featuring producers such as Gold Panda, Pearson Sound, Nicolas Jaar, Romare and LV remixing [...]
Gregory Porter the Grammy nominated legend will be Craig Charles guest. Gregory was a member of the original Broadway cast of ‘It Ain’t Nothin’ But The Blues’ and Craig is his biggest fan. Plus we’ll be playing your classic funk and soul tracks in our ‘Spinage A Trois’ and Craig will be playing you back [...]
Iconic DJ and producer, Andrew Weatherall returns to his 6 Mix residency. One of Britain’s best loved DJs, Andrew has recently been been busy with the release of his 19th album, Ruled By Passion Destroyed By Lust. On this release Weatherall pairs up with Timothy J Fairplay, as As The Asphodells, who is another accomplice [...]
As part of Record Store Day, Detroit hip hop producer and vinyl enthusiast, Tall Black Guy joins Gilles in the studio, to discuss some of the records that have influenced him as a producer, playing both classic original samples and the TBG tracks that have sampled them, in a Do Over special. Discussing both the [...]
Prince Fatty takes over The 30 Minute Trunk of Funk mix for a Mr Bongo special. Lord Kitchener – London Is The Place For Me [Honest Jons] Maceo Parker – Homeboy [ESC] Chaka Khan – What’s Going On [Motown] Raymond Lazer Trio – Lola [Digest Music] Gladys Knight & The Pips – Walk In My [...]
The Godfather of Techno, Juan Atkins, takes to the 6 Mix decks for two hours. Atkins is widely regarded as one of the originators of Techno music, along with Derrick May and Kevin Saunderson. The trio, often referred to as the Belleville Three, attended high school together in Belleville, Michigan, near Detroit. Growing up, they [...]
Gilles is joined in the studio by singer/songwriter James Blake, who performs tracks from his new album ‘Overgrown’. Gilles first supported the South London producer’s debut EP, CMYK back in 2010, and since then his profile has continued to rise, with his cross-over hit cover of Feist’s ‘Limit To Your Love’ entering the charts later [...]
Cody ChesnuTT The Headphone Masterpiece challenges Craig’s record collection in Fight Club. Cody recently performed tracks from his amazing new album ‘Landing On A Hundred’ as part of 6 Music Live At Maida Vale. After tearing the roof off Maida vale, Cody returns to take on Craig Charles might trunk of funk in a 6 [...]
Erol Alkan returns to the 6 Mix, taking you on a sonic journey through bleeps, beats and bass from the cutting edge of club culture. One of the most in-demand DJs in the world, Erol is one of the UK electronic scene’s most eclectic figures, with a musical palette ranging from Arthur Russell to the [...]
Gilles catches up with Simon from Bonobo, whose new album ‘The North Borders’ came out this week. Simon is currently practising with his band in Nashville, Tennessee, ahead of dates in the US and Europe. Album of The Week comes from Atoms For Peace, and there is a Bloodlines feature involving jazz legend Thelonious Monk [...]
Hot 8 Brass Band, the funk fuelled marching band from New Orleans are Craig’s guests. They’ll be giving us the lowdown on their new 2 album project and what it’s like be a ‘Funeral Band’. We’ll be talking to a funk and soul listener about their favourite tunes in ‘Spinage A Trois’ and Craig will [...]
Canada’s electro ambassador, Tiga, returns to his 6 Mix residency where he explores his love of synthesized music past, present and future. Based in Montreal, Tiga’s introduction to dance music came with the early 90s rave scene which inspired him to become a club DJ and set up his own label. In the last decade [...]
Edwin Starr’s brother Angelo will be looking back at his brother life, ahead of the tribute gig he’s putting on at the Jazz Cafe in London. Edwin Starr recorded some massive hits including War and the Northern Soul anthem 25 Miles. Craig will also be playing your selections in ‘Spinage A Trois’ and one of [...]
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