JOCKO HOMO MIXTAPE 1- PSYCHE

Hey guys, this is the first in a series of mixtapes for the Jocko Homo blog. The emphasis here isn't necessarily on mixing, but on showcasing some music that might not represented fully at our nights but that we think deserves your attention.

The first in the series is a psychedelic inspired compilation. All of the music here is from the 1960's and most of it takes in all the elements of great Psyche records.. fuzzy guitars, whirling synths and tripped out lyrics..(some of my favourite here include songs about sliding down sun beams, mushrooms that make you Ten feet tall and sliding in and out of buildings..) Most of these records are from the US and UK, but with Psyche taking in more exotic sounds with it's love of Sitars, bells and Eastern melodies; there are records from Pakistan and Brazil represented here also. The mix is 40 minutes long. ENJOY x J.H.

http://www.mediafire.com/?a925dr07ich2lwm

1. The Beatles- Revolution 9
2. Children of the morning
3. Dalmon- Don't you feel me?
4. Caravan- Ride
5. 13th Floor Elevators- Slip inside this house
6. Gal Costa- Tuareg
7. Sohail Rana- Indus Waves
8. Jefferson Airplane- White rabbit
9. The Creations- How does it feel to feel?
10.Donovan- Hurdy gurdy man
11.Silver Apples- Misty Mountain
12.Syd Barret- Terrapin

THIS IS TMRW

Check out our exclusive mix hosted by our good friends at This is TMRW.co.uk there are also lots of other goodies to be had.

****Previously Unreleased Mix****

At the launch of Jocko Homo in May 2010 we did a special mix and gave it away on the night to the first 50 guests. It's now virtually a year later and we have decided to post it on the blog for your listening pleasure. Enjoy

Launch Party Give Away Mix

Tracklist
OMD - The Messenger (GW Edit)
Mark Romboy Vs Blake Baxter - House Ya
Wganda Kenya - Tifit Hayed (Cronk Family enterprizes rework)
Panda Bear - Bros (Cousin Coles No Bro Mo Bro Mix)
dapayk Solo - Green
Mr Fingers - In the beggining (Accapella)
Blondie - Rapture (serge santiago edit)
The Osmonds - III (todd terje Edit)
Hard Ton - Flawless (snuff crew mix)
Emperor Machine - ramrimrimram
Kink & Neville - Blueprint
MCDE - Raw cuts#1
Tantra - A place called tarrot (idjut boys edit)
The phenomenal Handclap band - 15 to 20 (telonius remix)
Florence & the machine - rabbit heart (raise it up) (leo zero mix)

RE-SCHOOLING MIX

Here's a House mix i put together, I wanted to make something pretty upfront seeing that the rest of the mixes i've posted on here have been such a mish mash of styles. The mix is an hour long going through deep and minimal, taking in elements of future bass.

Enjoy.. x jh

http://www.mediafire.com/?k16xzl719b9ma5n


Nico- It has not taken long (Sample) (Island)
Two Lone Swordsmen- Bunker (Villalobos mix) (Warp)
Julio Bashmore- Chasm (Ten thousand Yen)
Steadycam- In the moog for love (Kompact)
Russ Yallop- Rock me (Crosstown Rebels)
Rodion & Hugo Sanchez- Tape oxyde (Solardisco)
Kink & Neville Watson- Metropole (Hour House Is Your Rush)
Lito Barrientos Y Su Orquesta- Cumbia En Do Menor (Discos Fuentes)
Joe- Claptrap (Hessle Audio)
Appleblim & Ramadanman- Void 23 (Carl Craig mix) (Aus Music)
Ramadanman- Tempest (Hemlock)
Hunne- Rare Silk (WT records)
Levon Vincent- Late night jam (Ostgut Ton)
Daniel Wang- Not feeling it (edit) (Rush Hour records)
Andy Butler- (And i’m) So in love with you (Mr. Intl)
Lone- Re-Schooling (Magic Wire Recordings)
MMM- Donna (Outro) (MMM)

WARMER SOUNDS

Post Christmas blues? Us too.. so i thought i'd attempt to warm your cockles with some sounds from warmer climbs..

Wonderfull folk from Palestine..
Palestinian Student Karmel Group- Watani Laysa Hakiba
http://www.mediafire.com/?5s0531tyvwz3f3z

Rikki Ilionga's first band, psych-rock from 70's Zambia..
Musi-O-Tunya- Wings of Africa
http://www.mediafire.com/?dfu95rrdduzbznr

70's psychdelic inspired funk from Nigeria..
The Ify Jerry Krusade- Nwantinti/Die Die
http://www.mediafire.com/?xt1aloch1c646yg

From the Isthmus of Panama, a latin cover version of the timeless Bill Withers classic..
The Soul Fanatics- Aint No Sunshine
http://www.mediafire.com/?t2m7t7u5iq8w6w2

Frankly bizzare but strangely facinating Jazz experimentation from Thailand from the awesome new Soundway compilation..
The Viking Combo Band- Pleng Yuk Owakard
http://www.mediafire.com/?l1i1372sb7wncwz

Our Good Friends This is Tmrw present:

Matthew Dear (Live Band)

Matthew Dear released one of the best records of 2010 in ‘Black City’. I think it’s fair to say this album has put him in the same league as the likes of Four Tet and Caribou. Not forgetting his remixes last year, including his re rub of The XX’s – VCR and his live show which has left jaws touching the floor (file under Bowie and LCD Soundsystem)…This show is one of only two solo dates whilst Matthew travels the country supporting Interpol…..We’re so exited to be welcoming him to The Hare and Hounds….This is seriously not a show to be missed..

***** PLEASE NOTE THIS SHOW TAKES PLACE IN VENUE 2 SO CAPACITY IS STRICTLY LIMITED *****

Depending on whom you ask, Matthew Dear is a DJ, a dance-music producer, an experimental pop artist, a bandleader. He co-founded both Ghostly International and its dancefloor offshoot, Spectral Sound. He’s had remixes commissioned by The XX, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Spoon, Hot Chip, The Postal Service, and Chemical Brothers; he’s made mixes for the Fabric mix series and Get Physical’s Body Language. He maintains four aliases (Audion, False, Jabberjaw, and Matthew Dear), each with its own style and distinct visual identity. He straddles multiple musical worlds and belongs to none—and he’s just hitting his stride.
Matthew Dear’s 2003 full-length Ghostly debut, Leave Luck to Heaven, is a suite of sparse, wickedly funky house laced with Dear’s deep, distinctive vocals, and includes the much-loved single “Dog Days” (voted one of Pitchfork’s Top 100 Songs of the Decade). The record was met with rapturous acclaim from both the dance-music establishment and the critical press, including a four-star review in Rolling Stone. Dear’s 2007 follow-up,
Asa Breed, is a considerable departure from Heaven’s dancefloor excursions, incorporating the polyrhythms of Afrobeat, the irreverent pop sensibilities of Brian Eno, and the austere beauty of Krautrock. More four-stars reviews followed (Q and Mojo magazines), and Dear subsequently began touring with a live three-piece band, Matthew Dear’s Big Hands, in which he acted as frontman, commanding the stage with a Bryan Ferry-like swagger and a gentleman’s grace.
Today, Matthew Dear finds himself in a unique position. His highly anticipated fourth album, 2010’s Black City, is the culmination of years of hard work and experimentation, a darkly playful sound-world that envelops the listener like the arms of a malevolent lover. After over a decade of exploring pop’s outer limits, Matthew Dear now inhabits a rarefied corner of the musical universe: no longer tethered to any one genre, respected by his peers, and blessed with a bottomless well of creative energy. Now is Matthew Dear’s moment, and it sounds like nothing else.

WITH SPECIAL GUESTS……………
MARK E (MERC // SPECTRAL)
JOCKO HOMO DJ’S

XMAS MIX

I don't know about anyone else, but if i have an absolute hatred for that bastard Pogues song and although i have a secret soft spot for Slade's festive staple ( IT'S CHRIIISSSSTMMASS!) there's only so many times you can listen to the same 25 standard Christmas records. So (and i realise any credibility we may of once had may now be lost) here's Jocko's Xmas mix! It ranges from 60's Soul, Gospel and reggae, 30's carols and couple of contemporary re-rubs of old classics. It features not 1 but 2 cuts from Phil Spector's 'A Christmas gift for you' THE number one festive album of all time, if you haven't heard it, I'd really recommend it..

http://www.mediafire.com/?eaphwcic7d79uvc

Nina Simone- Little girl blue
Ray Charles & Betty Carter- Baby it's cold outside
Ella Fitzgerald- White Christmas
Elisabeth Schumann- Coventry carol
Bobb B Sox & The Blue Jeans- Bells of St. Mary
Pastor T.L. Barrett and Youth Christ Choir- Jingle Bells
The Ronettes- Frosty the snowman
Billie Holiday- I've got my love to keep me warm (Yesking remix)
Wain Nelson- Santa Claus
The Cimarons- Silent night
Louis Armstrong- What a wonderful world (Orb remix)
Judy Garland- Have yourself a merry little Christmas

Jocko Djs are playing a couple of key dates over the Xmas season, firstly is our joint party with our friends Chicks Dig Jerks on Boxing day at The Victoria. Expect mixed up party sounds from the Chicks downstairs and drunken Jockos and Homos upstairs playing a seasonal selection. The lovely Jim will be guesting with us also. (Free entry)
New Years Eve is the intimate Hare and Hounds in King's Heath with Habit, Chicks Dig Jerks and a whole host of other people, regular Hott Date goers please buy tickets in advance as we've been infomed this event always sells out between xmas and new year. (£10 Adv tics)

Merry Christmas and happy new year from the Jocko Crew

xxx

The Bombers

Oh my this record is a prized possession after my mate Jib spent 6 years talking this record up. I had to own it. This was back in the day when the only way to hear it was to have it on vinyl. I finally found it in a record shop in Brazil of all places. It was worth the wait. Originally performed by a British 60's rock band Babe Ruth, this cover more than does it justice...... The breakdown at 6 mins is sensational......

The Mexican
http://www.mediafire.com/file/nycccbxmxum/Bombers%20-%20The%20Mexican%20%28Disco%20Remix%29.mp3


Enjoy.

A certain Ratio

Today i'm feeling all post punk so thought i might share this with you....



Knife Slits Water
http://www.mediafire.com/?tdd4q2vyydh

Enjoy

ALBUMS OF THE YEAR

This is a run down of my favourite albums of the year, in some kind of order. I didn't think 2010 was the best- but looking back there was some amazing stuff! x J

1.Warpaint- The Fool


2.Lone lady- Nerve Up


3.The Fall- Your Future Our Clutter

4.Foals- Total Life Forever
5.Beach House- Teen Dream
6.Everything Everything- Man Alive


7.These New Puritans- Hidden
8.LCD Soundsystem- This Is Happening
9.Lone- Emerald Fantasy Tracks


10.Deerhunter- Halcyon Digest
11.Liars- Sisterworld


12.Ass- Salt Marsh


13.Yeasayer- Odd Blood
14.Caribou- Swim

15.Factory Floor- Untitled
16.Toro Y Moi- Causers Of This
17.Laura Marling- I Speak Because I Can
18.Love Is All- Two Thousand And Ten Injuries

19.JJ- No.3

20.Brian Eno- Small Craft On A Milk Sea

LIP

LIP CLUB MIX
http://soundcloud.com/jocko-homo-1
There's a mix i put together for LIP available to listen to/download at Soundcloud. Lip is the new mid-weeker in Brum. It's about time Birmingham got a credible indie clubnight, we play alt classics and the latest cutting independant music. LIP puts on live acts every week, this week's guests are..

EVRYONE
myspace.com/isevryone
Check out the single 'Millions', a lovely little slice of indie-pop.

HOT HORIZONS
myspace.com/hothorizons
Wonderful, melodic and romantic downtempo grooves and vocals.

Both worth checking out!

LIP MIX TRACKLISTING
Kindness-Swinging Party
Two Door Cinema Club- Something good can work (Twelves mix)
The Jellies- Jive baby on a Saturday night
A Hundred in the Hand- Dressed in Dresdon
Friendly Fires- Jump in the pool (Wild Geese mix)
Sonic Youth- Dirty Boots
Foals- Blue blood
The XX- Crystalized (Rory Phillips mix)
Factory Floor- Wooden box
The Ramones- Blitzkreig bob
Zebra And Snake- Modern Art
Sparrow and the Workshop- Black to red
Gloria Jones- Tainted love
The Turtles- Happy Together
In Flagranti- Reputation or notoriety
Monarchy- Love get out of my way (Holy Ghost mix)
Daft Punk- Around the world (Drop out city rockers mix)
Talking Heads- Psycho Killer (Jonny Homo edit)
Gang Of Four- Not great men
Kraftwerk- The Model
Yeah Yeah Yeah's- Heads will roll (A Track dub)
(B52's- Love Shack vocal sample)
The Pixies- Broken face
The Parsonage- Love will tear us apart

JOCKO HOMO

Thanks s much to all of the zombies/witches/trannies/general freaks who came down to our 'Spook up 54' Halloween party, we were so impressed with your outfits, collective pat on the back!



Hot on the heels of that we have our November party, on Saturday 27th November were pleased to anounce we have Paul Kaminski from Discomendments playing for us. Discomendments have been splicing and dicing many old gems for a while, putting together many fine re-edits spanning lots of genres of music. They also have a burning passion for all things DISCO, which makes them big friends of ours. They've been recently signed to Pete Herbert's Maxi disc label where they've just dropped one of their own original tracks..

Here's a couple of Jocko's favorite edits of theirs to give you a flavour of what to expect.. Check out Juno's website for their latest chart and 12"/download..

Garden of love
http://www.mediafire.com/?vfj7vxcm5tpn317

Do it dub
http://www.mediafire.com/?z9w8dmpzpt7ur21

HALLOWEEN MINI MIX

There seems to be so much Halloween inspired music, but how much of it is genuienly scary? This is a little mix i put together of music from the DARK side. I mixed it late last night and half spooked myself out whilst making it! It features haunted piano music, horrid drum and bass and creepy vocals. ''YOU WONT LIKE IT, SUGAR''..

http://www.mediafire.com/?d338gn8seicaees

Dave Sheppard- A somewhat distorted view
Astrobotnia- Satan is good
This Immortal Coil- Tattooed man
Nina Simone- I put a spell on you
Michael Jackson- Thriller (sample)
Bizzy B & Equinox- Merda style 2004
Aphex Twin- Cock/ver10
Whitehouse- I'm commin' up your ass
Sonic Youth- Death valley '69
Leadbelly- Yellow woman's doorbells
Theme from Halloween
CoCo Rosie- Armageddon

Antony & The Johnsons

A return to Form for Antony, his new album is more focussed and wonderfull, go check it x

IT'S THE BEAT

Here's a little edit i've done of the Major lance song 'It's the beat' from 1962. The repetitive, hypnotic fuzzy guitar riff that goes throughout the track was really ahead of the time and still sounds dancefloor today- The lyrics perfectly describe the feel of song! The U.S. record was a big hit on the Northern soul scene and a particular favourite at Manchester's Twisted Wheel club. Ive done very little to the track, just added some extra beats, lengthened it, and extended the looped mid section (yes those loops are on the original!)

Major Lance- It's the beat (Jocko edit)
http://www.mediafire.com/?36ux0vk5c010fka

DAFT DISCO

I guess it was only a matter of time.. Party faves Daft Punk just don't sit in disco sets.. whereas a few years ago DJs were dropping their tracks all over.. So I've come across two records that sample, arguably, the world's most famous robots and remake them in a disco-styleee. First up is the awesome Social disco club, who have had a couple of records out that have been played alot at JOCKO HOMO, taking on 'One more time.' Secondly is a track by Drop out city rockers, it features a live bass remake of the classic line from 'Around the world' With extra vocoder and strings. Perfect for your disco, just don't tell everyone about them, these are a couple of my secret weapons!

Daft Funk
http://www.mediafire.com/?8k497fdwc3xwg13

International Track
http://www.mediafire.com/?g67daftq690te0p

JOCKO HOMO PARTY MIX

Pete and Jonny have put a special full length, full throttle mix together for your listening delight. We've tried to encapsulate the kind of set you might hear at one of the JOCKO HOMO clubnights within the space of 60 minutes. PLAY LOUD x

http://www.mediafire.com/?b6xojxvcpxr6isa

1.Prince- Sign O' The Times
2.INXS- Need you tonight (loop)
3.Dillinger- Funky Punk (acapella)
4.George Kranz- Din da da
5.Crystal Castles- Empathy (loop)
6.The Cure- Let's go to bed (edit)
7.Pete Herbert- Yo drums
8.E.L.O- Don't bring me down
9.Amerie- 1 thing (instrumental)
10.Cassie- Me & You (Pete Jocko edit)
11.Drums Of Death- Breathe (loop)
12.Curtis McClain- Let's get busy
13.Runaway- Brooklin club jam (Lsb re-edit)
14.FCL- More than seven (Dub)
15.Fleetwood Mac- Dreams (Jonny Homo edit)
16.Neurotic Drum band- Robotic Hypnotic Adventure (Abe Duque mix)
17.Aretha Franklin- Rocksteady
18.Forepost Poets- Moonraker (Spencer Parker mix)
19.A Guy Called Gerald- Voodoo ray (loop)
20.The Cramps- Garbageman
21.Round table Knights- Caylpso
22.The Temptations- Papa was a Rolling stone (Jonny Homo edit)
23.Plasticman- Spastik
24.Shangri La's- Set me free
25.Allez Allez- Defeatest
26.Saints & Sinners- Pushin' too hard (Nic Fanciulli mix)
27.First Choice- Let no man put assunder (accapella)
28.Man 2 Man- Male stripper (loop)
29.Sparks- Beat the clock
30.Jackie Moore- This time baby

..Hecker-Hyperbolic cosine yea II
..Johnny Cash- Get rhythm

(Tracks 1-14 Pete, 15-30 Jonny)

Tim Sweeney's Flying Squad!

As I was sifting through my records recently, I came across the first Rvng of the nrds 12" that I picked up a while ago. It has two of Jocko Homo's favourite disco tracks re-edited by Tim Sweeney, better known for his beats in space radio show, under the moniker of the Flying Squad. 'Trip 1' deals with Munich Machine's 'Get on the funk train' and 'Trip 2' re-works Boney M's 'Nightflight to Venus'.

Trip 1

http://www.mediafire.com/?5o5be6rd4ies2uu

Trip 2
http://www.mediafire.com/?z2cgsvuw152kyn1


Ripped from vinyl for your listening pleasure, enjoy!


PJ x

HE'S THE POPE!

You can almost forget about sexism, homophobia and child abuse when there's punk-funk grooves this good. Praise the big man all together now, HE'S THE POPE!

Morrissey's favourite albums

The Quietus website has put up an article detailing Morrissey's top 13 l.p.s of all time..apparently with the sleeves scanned in by Mozza himself (this i find hard to believe, can you actually imagine Morrissey spending hours scanning?!) There's some pretty obvious choices- acts like Patti Smith, Velvet underground and Roxy music would appear in many people's favourite records, awell as some more obscure albums. Worth checking out!

http://thequietus.com/articles/04797-morrissey-s-supreme-13-favourite-albums?page=1