And so here we are at the end of the year, and the decade. Let us therefore indulge in this most seasonal of traditions with a two-part, end of year ‘best of’ show for 2009. The idea was to build on last year’s first installment, and then before I knew it I’d sat down in front of the computer with a shortlist of 100+ tracks and the idea of actually doing a proper mix as opposed to a simple selection of tracks. As with last year there is no talking this time round, just pure music selection for your enjoyment.

We start with part 1 and 50 odd tracks which have all been highlights of the year here at Rhythm Inc towers from the likes of Architeq, Paul White, Alice Russell, Raekwon, DOOM, Oh No, Heliocentrics, Loops Haunt, LuckyMe, Robot Koch, Milanese, King Midas Sound, 2nd Class Citizen and many, many more. The selection is a nice representation of this year’s playlists too with a couple of previously un-aired goodies thrown in on top. As always complete tracklist below with link to the mix for those that aren’t subscribed to our feed or iTunes channels (hint hint).

As I said this best of show is more of a ‘mix’ than our normal shows – everything has been mixed and mashed up to allow me to fit as much music as I can in 75 minutes and still give every track a chance to shine.

Part two will be dropping very shortly, either on Christmas eve or Boxing day (the day after xmas) – it all depends on how much I manage to get done tonight. It will feature another 50 or so tracks from our best of 2009 list as well as the second ‘Labels of 09′ mini-feature, this time looking at the output of Ramp Recordings which is by far one of the stand out labels of the year for us. And don’t forget to check last month’s show for part of our ‘Labels of 09′ mini-feature which looked at the excellent One Handed Music.

So I won’t keep you any longer. Get stuck in, lie back, crank up the volume, ignore the family members and enjoy the first half of our best of 09 show!

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Tracklist:
Nasdroic – Room Mist – LuckyMe
The Slew – Robbin Banks, Doin Time – Puget Sound
Kids in Tracksuits ft Non genetic – No Hooks – Fluid Ounce
Dizz1 – Konotakosuke Yaro – Rush Hour
Instra:Mental – Watching You – Non Plus
Scuba – Symbiosis – Hotflush recordings
Stoney Jackson ft Talib Kweli – Get Started – Stones Throw
Heliocentrics & Mulatu Astatke – Masenqo – Strut
Oh No – When Nah – Stones Throw
DOOM – Ballskin – Lex records
Robot Koch – Heaven – Project Mooncircle
Teebs – Untitled 9 – Self-released
Samiyam – Bonus Mission – Poobah records
B-Ju – Philly Run – Error Broadcast (free release)
G.O.D – Desrunay – NozL recordings
Loops Haunt – Joplin – Black Acre
Exile – The Sound is God – Plug Research
Little Dragon – After The Rain (GB reinterpretation) – Self-released (free download)
Karriem Riggins – 12s in 8s – Scion AV
Mayer Hawthorne – Just Aint Gonna Work Out (Astronote El Camino remix) – Aside Worldwide (free download)
Mono/Poly – The Beatles – Faces Records
Tranqill – Payroll (Paul White clean dub) – One Handed Music
2nd Class Citizen – The Day You’re Lost or Found – Equinox records
King Midas Sound – Lost – Hyperdub
Diamond District – Who I Be – Mellow Music Group
Debruit ft. Om’mas Keith and Jamie Woon – I’m Goin’ Wit You – Civil Music
Erikah Badu – Real Thang (fLako remix) – Unreleased
Nosaj Thing – Quest – Alpha Pup
Joker – Digidesign (Om Unit’s Pop and Lock remix) – White Label
Foreign Beggars ft Kashmere, Jehst and 2tall – No More – Dented records
Leatherette – In July Focus Rite – Norm Rex
Depakote – Lilykoranic – Unreleased
El Michels Affair – Duel of the Iron Mics – Fat Beats
Milanese ft. Ben Sharpa – Disclosure – Planet Mu
Dr. Who Dat? – Viberian Twilight pt2 – Lex records
Lorn – Wake Up Fucked Up – Self-release (free download)
Ras G – Eunice in White – Brainfeeder
Alix Perez ft Yungun – Calm of Cast – Shogun Audio
Disrupt – Sega Beats – Jahtari
Architeq – Birds of Prey (Jackhigh remix) – Tirk recordings
Lambent – Groove Analyse – Project Mooncircle
Mike Slott – 40 Winx – LuckyMe
Alice Russell – All Alone (DJ Day meets Clutchy Hopkins remix) – Little Poppet
Architeq – Babylon – Tirk recordings
Raekwon – House of Flying Daggers – IceH20
Architeq – Sleeping Bear’s Lament (TAKE remix) – Planet Mu
M64 – Rhythm of the Drum (Dert remix) – Record Breakin’

While it’s been a bit of a quiet month here at Rhythm Inc headquarters (life has a habit of getting in the way like that), the music has kept coming in thick and fast. This month’s show is therefore another slightly extended edition with 70 minutes of fresh new music and exclusives. From the live, funky sounds of El Michels Affair and The Heliocentrics to the dubbed out riddims of Dubterror, T-Woc and Ras G via 21st century gfunk from Joker, Funky stylings from Kode 9 and boom bap headnodders and the new school hip hop flavours of Willie Isz, Paul White, Dorian Concept, Jamie Vex’d, G.O.D and GB.

The mini feature this month looks at the work of West Coast producer Dert, a man who’s produced for KRS One among others and made a name for himself through various beat tapes and mashups releases including the excellent ‘Sometimes I Rhyme Slow’ and his reinterpretation of the Pink Floyd classic ‘Dark Side of The Moon’. For the feature we’ve hand picked 5 beats/tracks from previous releases as well as from his forthcoming CMYK EP, which is out now. Peep the playlist for full details of where to cop everything, and also look for Dert on iTunes where you can buy a few of his albums (can’t seem to find a way to link to the page directly, but it’ll come up if you search for Dert in the iTunes store).

So that’s it for this month, as usual grab the show directly below or subscribe via iTunes or your podcatcher of choice so you never miss a show (and save yourself a few clicks along the way). Subscription details can be found on the right hand side!

And stay tuned for some more guest mixes in May as well as the usual dose of fresh new music. Oh yeah and if you haven’t already be sure to check the Trick and Tom show’s weekly goodness and keep an eye on Turntable Radio for some special video and audio podcasts in coming weeks.

Enjoy!

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Tracklist:
El Michels Affair – CREAM – Fat Beats
Paul White – Hustle (Bullion Remix) – One Handed Music
Floating Points – Love Me Like This (Nonsense Dub) – R2
Flying Lotus – GNGBNG (Blu vocal bootleg) – Download this track
Willie Isz – Georgiavania – Lex records
Three Six Mafia – Stay Fly (Dorian Concept remix) – Kindred Spirits (download free zip file)
Jamie Vex’d – Radiant Industry – Planet Mu
G.O.D – Night of the Flavigator – NozL
Mini feature starts
Dert – Funky New World – Taken from ‘Talk Strange’ beat tape, download
Dert Floyd – Untitled 28 – Taken from ‘West Side of the Moon’ beat tape, download
Dert – You Are Here – Take from ‘The Seattle Situation’ beat tape
Dert – Trucker Hats & P.B.R – Taken from ‘Fledgling’, buy (CDbaby)
Dert – Black ft Surreal – Taken from ‘CMYK’ EP, buy (iTunes)
Mini feature ends
Paul White – Floating Free – One Handed Music
Ras G- Eunice in White – Brainfeeder
Prince Kong – Crossroads (T-Woc remix) – Alphabet Set
Joker – Psychedelic Runway – Kapsize
Kode 9 – Black Sun – Hyperdub
Dubterror – Tetradis dub – Universal Egg
Mulatu Astatke & Heliocentrics – Chinese New Year – Strut
Soundspecies – Brazilya pt 2 – Burntprogress
Little Dragon – After The Rain (GB interpretation) – Unreleased, download
Joker – Digidesign (Om Unit remix) – Unreleased

We continue full steam ahead this month with the first of 3 L.A. exclusive mixes, courtesy of our man in the city of angels Dday One. First up is Namo, an L.A. area DJ who has put together a ‘Full Flavour’ mix for us that ticks all the boxes at the Rhythm Inc HQ and has been getting some serious rotation.

We’ll let Dday do the introductions…

“L.A. area DJ Namo, of Long Beach’s premiere weekly wednesday downtempo, hip hop, acid jazz and trip hop spot, The Downbeat Lounge. Last year he dropped his extra long EP ‘The Beat Book’. Based on what he spins live, it was only natural the album was full of deep, down-tempo heavy instrumentals, the kind you might need to pop a painkiller to enjoy. Beautiful, jazzy and dreamy, instantly head-nod worthy, extra slow break-beat with lots of pianos and horns.”

There’s plenty more info over on his myspace. For now though sit back and relax with over an hour of beats old and new in very fine L.A. style. The perfect accompaniment to the recent good weather and incoming spring.

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Tracklist:
(0:00) – London Funk Allstars – Introduction
(1:40) – Bootman – To The Hip
(3:41) – Headshock – Bebop to Hip Hop
(5:59) – Jazz Con Bazz – Wayz of Life
(8:14) – C Swing – Obese Request
(10:50) – Dextah – Subconcious
(12:17) – Quasimoto – Fatbacks
(14:48) – Jungle Oasis, Inc – Shaft of Ubik
(18:23) – A Tribe Called Quest – Oh My God
(20:58) – Kenny Dope – Axxis Remix
(23:25) – Ashley Beedle – Concious Dub
(25:23) – Black Sheep – Choice is Yours
(26:36) – DJ Cam – Innervisions
(28:36) – Sachill Pages – Brass Rung
(31:26) – Turntable Terranova – 29
(33:50) – Heliocentrics – Distant Star
(36:35) – Flying Lotus – Shadows
(38:28) – Ammon Contact – Life Force Contact
(40:51) – Take – Like A Drum
(42:12) – Prefuse73 – Mud in Your Mouth
(43:55) – Glen Porter – Transient: Self-Life Remix
(46:09) – Flying Lotus – Beginners Falafel
(48:37) – Ras G – I Luv it…
(51:15) – Dillingers Massive Dub Beats – Sensimilla (Purple Haze Mix)
(54:14) – MHE – 001
(55:35) – Buddy Peace – Slow Gang Funeral
(58:40) – Siro – Elo
(101:03) – Khromozomes – The Mother
(103:49) – Heliocentrics – Before I Die
(107:21) – Hustletron – String Em Up
(108:26) – DJ Life – Notha Mood
(110:22) – Kaliyuga Pro – Another Point of View