GAIA LIVE MIXES. BIG CHILL - PART 8

The mix was proceeding further in the Nu Jazz vein and exploded into an abstract ambient tune, which soon dissolved into "Caprice" by Extended Spirit (which I already posted earlier). The last chord flowed into the epic orchestral syncopes of "An Evening with Hefner (Part 1)" by Hefner (which in an odd way doesn't exist in any stream format anywhere on the web), which was followed by a hypnotizing percussion&vocal chant. And this is how I heard The Last Poets for the first time...

GAIA LIVE MIXES. BIG CHILL - PART 7

After the Groove Armada's tune, the mix was speeding up and entering its upbeat part with some soulful breakbeat, then Latin tunes and further to some early Future Jazz/Broken Beat goodness. This is how I heard even more work by Jazzanova. I wish I could also post the great "Flying High" by P'taah, but it's just unavailable anywhere on the web.

GAIA LIVE MIXES. BIG CHILL - PART 6

Apani B Fly's jazzy rap transcended to an abstract electronic beat, which was followed by the groovy bassline of this remix. It will take another couple of years until I heard the original. But to this day both tracks exist in my mind completely separated from each other, even if the trumpet sample reminds of an undeniable connection between them.

GAIA LIVE MIXES. BIG CHILL - PART 5

Tek 9's tune was followed by a very special rap track. I always had a weak spot for female rappers - ever since The Herbaliser's "Blow Your Headphones", which included plenty of tunes with What What (today - Jean Grae), and this amazing combination of great flow and such beautiful samples just melted my heart out.

GAIA LIVE MIXES. BIG CHILL - PART 4

Oh wow! 3 weeks without any posts! It was exactly the time that I was abroad and also recovering from all that craze. Now, just to excuse the silence, I'll post 3 new tunes at once! Here we go:

DJ Spinna's remix of Nightmares on Wax was starting the hip-hop-influenced segment of the mix. It was followed by a short cut from this great tune. Although they did introduce Jungle to many of its classic samples, and they did remix some of the hip-hop tunes, 4hero were never related to as hip-hop producers. Only years later I realized that both Dego and Marc Mac had a very special approach in beat production, and this tune is a great example.