The Seasons Change series has been a blast this year, a beacon for us to come together at a time that life sometimes gets in the way of records. With the most recent Equinox (Spring for me, Autumnal for the Northern folk) we’ve rolled out our offering to the element Gods in the form of a Fire show.
‘Fire’ was approached slightly different, with each of us offering up multiple sections of 3-5 records and then Kamikaze taking on the task of sewing together the chunks. When we submitted our separate chunks they were mostly done across different genres – it was an approach we’re trying for the first time and that I’m keen to stick with.
The records were literally falling off the shelves for this one. It was the first time I had cause to reflect on funk, as a genre, and it’s tight relationship to fire, heat and burning. Jimmy Monsta Funk would likely argue the same for dub.
It’s only as I type this that I realise my folly in not including something to tribute to the famed Disco Demolition Night (pictured above) or the record burnings inspired by John Lennon remarking The Beatles were “more popular than Jesus”.
But who knows how we’ll flip it next year? There was so much left unplayed.
Kamikaze: https://www.mixcloud.com/kamikaze/ – @radiokamikaze
Jimmy Monsta Funk: https://www.mixcloud.com/JimmyMonstaFunk/ – @jimmymonstafunk
Niney – Blood and Fire [Trojan]
Prince Jazzbo – Fire Coal Version [Soul Jazz]
Ebenezer Calendar and His Maringer Band – Fire Fire Fire [Honest Jons]
Roger Robinson – Ashes to Fire [Jahtari]
Clancy Eccles – Fire Corner [Trojan]
Run Stop Restore – Light My Fire (1999 Future Mix) [Throw]
Little Barrie – Burned Out (DJ Nu-Mark Remix) [Genuine]
Lil’ Lavair and the Fabulous Jades – Cold Heat [Now-Again Records]
S.O.U.L. – Burning Spear [Top Pop]
Boris Gardiner – Melting Pot (Coldcut Re-Rub) [Trojan Records]
Cookin’ On Three Burners – Cressy St. Breakdown [Knowfoowl Music]
People Like Us & Wobbly – Bad News [Illegal Art]
Various Productions – I’m Really Hot [White label]
Squarepusher – My Red Hot Car (Girl) [Warp]
Naomi Daniel – Feel The Fire (Party Mix) [Outland]
Paul Johnson – Burnin’ For Your Yearnin’ [Dust Traxx]
808 State – Fire Cracker [Creed]
Bibio – Fire Ant [Warp Records]
Danny Drive-Thru – Violence Makes [Mind Fire]
Gaby Y Carlos – Hot Heavy Heat (Dimlite’s ‘Hot Air And Thick Plastic’ Remix) [Ish]
Richie Spice – Burnin’ (Coki Remix) [White label]
The Bug Ft. Manga Saint Hilare – Bang [Ninja Tune]
General Levy – Heat [Soul Jazz]
Lewi Cifer – Heat (Lewcified Remix) [Miami Inc.]
Johnny Jungle – Flammable [Suburban Base]
John B – Firewall [New Identity]
The Next Men (feat. Cutty Ranks, Dynamite MC, Rodney P) – Fire Walking [Scenario Records]
Percee P – Raw Heat (Original Version) [Stones Throw]
Fatlip – First Heat [Delicious Vinyl]
Mix-O-Rap – I Got That Fire [PPU]
Jana Rush – Rapid Fire [Objects Ltd]
J Dilla – Light My Fire [Stones Throw]
Sly & Robbie – Fire [4th & Broadway]
Midnight Funk Association – Firescratch [Mo Wax Excursions]
The Cure – Hot Hot Hot !!! (Extended Remix) [Elektra]
Kaiju – Burn Down Babylon [Deep Medi Musik]
only joe – Play With Fire (Dubkasm Remix) [Unit 137]
Hidden Operator – Dub You Understand (Arctic Haiti Version) [Kings Chamber]
GU’s Jaz Collective – Fuego De Sangre [Superb Entertainment]
Mad Bas’tard – I Am The Future (Strictly Underground Mix) [Omen]
G Double E – Fire When Ready [Jumpin’ & Pumpin’]
White Noise – Firebird [Island]
Uilab – St Elmo’s Fire [Duophonic Super 45s]
Broadcast – Drums On Fire [Warp]