

Scott C with the joints....
1. Sunship Ensemble- Atlantic Rising
2. Bugz in the Attic- Move Aside
3. Ben Westbeach- So Good Today(Domu rmx dub)
4. Ben Westbeach- So Good Today(original mix)
5. AC Lweis- Ticcles(Domu mix)
6. Omar- All For Me ft. Angie SAtone
7. Omar- Kiss it Right
8. Kardinal Offishall- Bellydancer (7D mix)
9. Arcee- Supereducated
10. 7D- I Hear Music
11. Choklate ft. Charli Tuna- Waitin
12. Umod- Question of Ill
13. Omar ft. Common. Rodney P- Gimme Sum
14. Frank n Dank- Ma Dukes
15. Gnarls Barkley- Crazy
16. Naila Kaleeta Mae- Gangsta Rap
17. Busta Rhymes- Can't Hold the Torch
Andy Williams releases the hounds...
1. Tosca- Chocolate Elvis
2. Mutabaruka- Spirit of Drums
3. Savoir Faire- One Inch Angels
4. Dwight Trible- Waves of Infinite Harmony
5. Amp Fiddler- Love & War
6. Lonnie Liston Smith- Peace & Love
7. New Cool Collective- Streets of San Francisco
8. Jimi Tenor- Take Off
9. Jumbonics- Jezebel
10. Metrix- What The Blunt
11. Fertile Ground- Another DEay
12. Mitchell & Dewbury- Jazz is Your Life
13. Espen Horne- Color Away
14. Kyoto Jazz Massive- The Brightness of these Days
15. Frestylers- Slammer
16. Nutmeg- Bicycle Kick
17. The Goods bumper
18. Artwork- Red




Last week signaled the end of an era, when MC/ producer James Yancey, aka Jay Dee, aka J Dilla, passed away in Los Angeles as a result of complications from the disease Lupus. Some might remember, back in 2004, when rumours that Dilla was in a coma started circulating, later to be revealed as a health matter under control, generating from problems with malnutrition and his kidneys. That same year, he appeared in an Urb interview with Madlib to push the then-new Jaylib LP Champion Sound, looking unusually plump as a result of his illness.
Then, in late 2005, truly saddening pictures of a tour in Europe and the U.K. did the rounds, showing a frail and emaciated Dilla performing to packed houses from the confines of a wheelchair, his mother watching from the wings. My first thought then was that something was terribly wrong. It was strange for him to be touring in between releases, let alone with his mother in tow, being carried on and off stage by members of his entourage. Why would anyone choose to go out on the road in this condition? Strangely, his management played down the apparent severity of the situation and tried to reassure distraught fans everywhere that everything was fine, stating that Dilla was indeed on the road to recovery. I see now that touring when he did was perhaps his last chance to get out there and connect with true heads, many of whom had never seen the elusive workaholic live on stage.

