Extended Play 061004

Ronnie Hudson & the Street People-West Coast Poplock-Street People-1982 Times Square-You’re Hot-New York City-1981 Mr K-Feeling James-TD-1981 The Micronawts-Lets Smurf Across the Surf (Afrika Bambaataa Mix)-Tuff City-1982 The Screaming Meemees-Stars in My Eyes (12” Vocal)-Propeller-1982 Imagination-Just An Illusion-R&B-1982 Arthur Adams-You Got the Floor (Inst)-RCA-1981 Jill Scott-Golden (Blackbeard Mix)-CDR-2004 Will Dowing-A Love Supreme (Jazzin’ in the House Mix)-4th & Broadway-1988 Soul Central-Strings of Life (Funky Lowlives Mix)-CDR-2004 Ballistic Bros-Peckings-Junior Boys Own-1995 Urban Soul-Alright (Sasha Strings Mix)-Cooltempo-1990 Roberta Flack-Uh-Uh Ooh Look Out (Hurley House Mix)-Atlantic-1988 Todd Terry-Found Romance-Freeze-1993 Roy Davis Jnr-Join His Kingdom-20000ST-1999 KC Flight-Summer Madness (Mark Kamins & Eric Kupper Love is in the Air Mix)-RCA-1989 Miss Kittin-Requiem for a Hit (Abe Duque Mix)-NovaMute-2004 Paul Rutherford-Get Real (Martin Fry Happy House mix)-4^th & Broadway-1988 Kraftwerk-The Telephone Call (Francois K & Rob St Germain mix)-Capitol-1986 Michael Watford-Holdin On (Roger S Shelter Mix)-Atlantic -1991 The Specials-Friday Night Saturday Morning-2 Tone-1981 Ricardo Villalobos-Dexter (2 Lone Swordsman Mix)-CDR-2004 Incognito-Out of the Storm (C’s Planet E Mix)-Talking Loud-1995 Roy Davis Jnr-House Inferno-Container-1992 X-press 2-Tranz Euro Express (Pooley Mix)-Junior Boys Own-1996 Mu-Paris Hilton-Output-2004 The Glass-Don’t Bother Me (20:20 Soundsystem mix)-Fine-2004 Inner City-Say Something-KMS-2004 Slam-Lie to Me (Dave Clark Mix)-Soma-2004 DJ Q-We Are One (Carl Craig Mix)-Filter-1997

Good stuff from Paul Krugman in today's NYT...

As a result of the American military," President Bush declared last week, "the Taliban is no longer in existence." It's unclear whether Mr. Bush misspoke, or whether he really is that clueless. But his claim was in keeping with his re-election strategy, demonstrated once again in last night's debate: a president who has done immense damage to America's position in the world hopes to brazen it out by claiming that failure is success. Three years ago, the United States was both feared and respected: feared because of its military supremacy, respected because of its traditional commitment to democracy and the rule of law. Since then, Iraq has demonstrated the limits of American military power, and has tied up much of that power in a grinding guerrilla war. This has emboldened regimes that pose a real threat. Three years ago, would North Korea have felt so free to trumpet its conversion of fuel rods into bombs? But even more important is the loss of respect. After the official rationales for the Iraq war proved false, and after America failed to make good on its promise to foster democracy in either Afghanistan or Iraq - and, not least, after Abu Ghraib - the world no longer believes that we are the good guys.

more here

Extended Play 29 09 04

Jackson 5-Ain’t No Sunshine (Phil Asher edit?)-Soul Source-2003 Brenton Wood-Better Believe It-Warner-1975 Tashan-Save the Family (MPG Dedication Mix)-OPR / Def Jam-1990 Carol Williams-Can’t Get Away from Your Love (Promo mix)-Vanguard-1982 Jean Carn-Got Some Catching Up to Do-Philadelphia International -1979 Captain Sky-Super Sporm-Dynamic Sounds-1978 Jablonski-Soul Makossa-Randys-1975? The LOD Crew-Fill The Be-Bop-Tri State-1982 The Style Council-Long Hot Summer ‘89-Polydor-1989 BB & Q-Ricochet (Danny D Mix)-Cooltempo-1987 Original Concept-Can You Feel It-Def Jam-1986 Mantronix-Bassline (Stretched)-Sleeping Bag-1986 Cyndi Phillips-Sacrifice-Atlantic-1986 Chaplin Band-Il Velero-White-1982 Fallout-The Morning After-4^th Floor-1990 LNR-Work it To The Bone-House Jam-1987 Fire Island-Fire Island-Junior Boys Own -1992 Cajmere-Midnight (MG Funk D’Vocal)-Cajual-2004 Yello-Base for Alec (Trevor Jackson Remaster)-Output-2004 The Glass-Won’t Bother Me (Putsch 79 mix)-Fine-2004 Unit 4-Body Dub (Tiefschwarz Mix)-Clone-2004 Paperclip People-The Floor-Planet E-1996 Vector Lovers-Electrorobotic Disco-Soma-2004 Greg Churchill-Plutonic-CDR-2004 Inner City-Say Something-KMS-2004 Dave Clarke-Red 2-Bush-1995 The Most-Make-up -Beautycase-2004 Client-Radio (Rex the Dog mix)-Mute-2004

Peter McLennan has an interesting piece on the Major Flavours release on his blog and goes into the phenomena of mix tapes and piracy. I really don't know how I feel about this, as a copyright owner, but I do know that that majors are doing themselves no favours attacking it with a sledgehammer. There is so little sympathy for their position, they are perceived as greedy (they are, but that's what their shareholders require them to be), and music is seen as too expensive (rubbish- its cheaper now than it ever has been) and the Burn and Get Burnt campaign in NZ, plus the RIAA overkill in the US has won them no friends. Sadly, major record companies have been treating those whose good works they distribute as workers in servitude for too long and there is some rough justice in what has come about in recent years. A fine correction of sorts coming out of the opportunities and anarchy that the digital age offers. I firmly believe, that once a recording is recouped the ownership should be shared by all involved parties. Indeed, a year back I passed the rights to the Blam Blam Blam catalogue back to the group. It recouped all costs in the mid nineties (after which we divided income equally) and I felt it fair to pass it back in 2004. I'm not trying to blow my trumpet but it felt like the right thing to do... God, that was a ramble....

I guess the problem John Kerry is having in the POTUS race is getting a story like this across to a population fed on Oprah and Fox, who still believe that WMDs were found and are happily oblivious to the rising US casualties on the ground and the fact that post Mission Accomplished, Iraqis are dying at a faster rate than they did under Saddam (at least since GW Snr encouraged the Shi'ites to rise in '91, with the promise of support and then sat back as Saddam massacred them). But how Bush Jnr can blatantly lie about the situation on the ground in Iraq and the future in the region in the face of statements like:

"Things are definitely not improving," said one U.S. government official who reads the intelligence analyses on Iraq.

"It is getting worse," agreed an Army staff officer who served in Iraq and stays in touch with comrades in Baghdad through e-mail. "It just seems there is a lot of pessimism flowing out of theater now. There are things going on that are unbelievable to me. They have infiltrators conducting attacks in the Green Zone. That was not the case a year ago."

is beyond me. But more to the point is the meek complicity of the US media in buying and propogating the myths in the face of overwhelming evidence otherwise.

Joseph Gobbels is alive and well, working for Rupert Murdoch, and living in DC it seems.