Gotta Be Gettin' Down

And another hectic weekend over. I popped over to Sheffield on Saturday night for Thirsty Ear's (check recent posts) monthly knees up. It was another great night, and the special guests Rob Luis and Natural Self of Tru Thoughts fame certainly did not fail to deliver. Always good to slow things down with a bit of Hip Hop from time to time.
Not only did people in attendance get to hear some splendid tuneage, they also got to take some home with them - as you can see in the picture above I whipped up a little collection of some Roland Dubbs tunes for the Thirsty Ear faithful to check out. It's more of a showcase of tunes than anything else, bit of fun liiiiiiiiiike. There's some old, two brand new, some remixes, some you've heard and some that you haven't. So here's the tracklisting for those lucky buggers that snaffled a copy!....

Roland Dubbs Sampler April 09
1. Gotta Be
2. Gettin' Down
3. Desert
4. Discotheque
5. Keep It On The Low
6. And You Know
7. Fuck Up (Throw Ya Hands)
8. Good Stuff
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9. Dance Area - 24/7 (Roland Dubbs 'Reach For The Lasers, Safe As Fuck Remix)
10. Roland Dubbs - Desert (JDevious Lost In The Desert Remix)
11. Glitter Junkies - Hang The Mother Fucking DJ (Roland Dubbs Remix)
12. Don Rimini - Hools (Roland Dubbs Re-lick)
13. Mattafix - Things Have Changed (Roland Dubbs Sweet Memories Remix)
14. Romanthony - The Wanderer (Roland Dubbs Wandering In Paris Remix)

Hang on a minute....did I just say there were two brand new tunes in there? Yes I did! Best let you lot have them then, hadn't I?

First new tune is called "Gotta Be" and is a little slower and groovier than some of the tearout, dancefloor business floating around. With a chopped up Common acapella and some odd little squeeks and bleeps, it certainly loosens those neck muscles for a good old nod-along. There's no chance that it'll turn from a nod-along to a nod-off though, as slap bang in the middle of the track is a super camp disco breakdown. It's pretty wonderful. Think Mr Oizo's 'Gay Dentists' and you're halfway there....just a lot more gay. Lots of gay in fact. Lemme know what you think...

Roland Dubbs - Gotta Be

The second new tune is titled "Gettin' Down"...we all like to get down. Again it's a little calmer than normal, with an almost Minimal-esque intro. A simple clicky bassline sandwiched between some more weird sounds and stabs that help to create a nice little roller. It has a stranger, more eery feel to it. Jazzy biscuits.

Roland Dubbs - Gettin' Down

ENJOY!