mongey, hogsy and tricky tarka (in reverse order)

While Bill Brewster bucked the worrying trend of not showing up to a Trick & Tom guest slot we couldn’t guarantee that others would follow suit, so when we asked Greg Belson to step up to the plate, the fact he lives thousands of miles from the Resonance studios may seem a little wishful thinking to some. Luckily Belson’s as reliable in that department as he is with his selections which you can now marvel at in all their podcasted glory.

There’s little to no chance of you recognizing even one of these records, all hand picked from some of the darkest dingiest digging spots in California, and no doubt if you’re familiar with our shtick then that’s exactly how you like it. We can’t promise you’ll find any of them in your local supermarket or hiding on a cheeky zshare link anywhere but we can tell you some solid gold’s been mined in thar hills, from the filthiest of funk to some sublime dancefloor gospel and Mr Belson will in no way disappoint.

As usual the careless banter runs thick and fast with Greg giving us the low down on the world of deep funk trading, sharing the tale behind dancefloor stormer “Silly Savage” and doing one of the greatest mock red-neck accents you’re likely to hear this side of Tom Hanks being shot in the buttocks.

Tracklisting:
Boris Gardner Happening – Ghetto Funk [Leal]
Little Tiger – Funky Fight [Geodol]
Rosa Lee Brooks – Utee [Revis]
Walter Washington – Mary Jane [Power]
Dynamic Disciples – Satan [Purified]
Holy Disciples – Trying To Make A Hundred [Songbird]
Christian Harmonizers – Troubles of the World [Hummingbird]
Sammy Jones – Cinderella Jones [Mascot]
Gene & The Team Beats – I’ll Carry On [Leatherwood]
The Presidents – Shoe Shine [Hollywood]
Dennis Brown – A Little Bit More Loving

Soundbed: Hightower Set – Moon Runner

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Our Featured Video for this week could only be one thing…

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This is about as tenuous as our blog/show tie-ins can get; as you may have heard, Belson joined us on the show this week, a man known for uttering the words “get jiggy with the piggy” at his celebrated Hogwash sessions but I’m not here to discuss the virtues of a Stubblefield break, no today I want to raise awareness for the microscopic peril that is swine flu.

First up, our apologies for not getting this show online sooner, but thanks to my son, a knife and a memory card reader, our fine presenting talent was trapped on a card for a few days… £20 and one loud rant later and we’re good to go…

This week we gleefully stepped back up with our own selections to air, which included – shock horror – some new releases! Yes, Busdriver and Mos Def fulfil in that regard, as does Fist of Facts (technically, even if the track is 20+ years old). Ranting was set to “overdrive” this week – listen to find out why!

Tracklisting:
Avalanche – “You Know My Love”
Busdriver – “Me Time”
Mos Def Ft. The Ruler – “Auditorium”
Mr Dibbs – “Ugly…”
Fist Of Facts – “Fugitive Vesco”
Bugger Sod – “Introducing The BS Crewe/Left… Right/Lord Giberick
and a snippet of Mack Attack – “Let There Be Drums”

Soundbed: various songs sampled by RZA

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Here’s the featured video for the week – some crusty old Fist of Facts footage uploaded by none other than Sal P. himself:

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This week we truly go global, delivering anything from Cambodia-via-LA psyche pop to German horrotica novelty records, taking in some Washington Go-Go courtesy of Macattack and the Nigerian afro-disco of Tony Allen. Trust us, this one’s a belter….

Thanks also to all those who texted in and messaged us via Twitter; we love hearing from you all so please, keep that up!

Please note: next week Trick will be on holiday, so Tom will be joined in the studio by a man whose name will be known to regular listeners, Mr Ed Zed. Expect the usual line in idle banter and fine, fine music. Enjoy!

Tracklisting:
Tony Allen & Africa 70 – “Progress”
Macattack “The Art Of Drums (DC Street Rap)”
Dengue Fever – “Seeing Hands”
The Nextmen ft Ms. Dynamite “Lion’s Den”
Dracula’s Music Cabinet – A Handful of Nitro
Julie Dexter “The Plan”
Dam Funk – Searching for Funk’s Future
Yusuf Ali & The Revolutionaries “Uganda (Version)”

and the soundbed which went unmentioned was “Theme From Mellow” by Ruthless Rap Assassins

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Featured video for this week had to be this, the blinding “Seeing Hands” from Dengue Fever:

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That’s right Mr Trick will be boarding the Eurostar to consort with Nazi sailor ducks and masonic mice (come on – he didn’t go raving in those white gloves) leaving me, a hardened technophobe to fend for myself in a sea of faders and condenser mics. Fortunately I wont be left to my own devices as I got on the blower as soon as I heard the devastating news and asked my old friend Ed Zed if he could fill Trick’s shoes for the evening.