From KCRW DJ Mathieu Schreyer:
Last Friday, I had the honor to host Pat Thomas on my show as he came in for a quick chat and DJ mix. His book, “Listen, Whitey! The Sounds of Black Power 1965-1975” provides amazing insight in the effect of the Black Panther movement on music from the late ‘60s to the mid-70’s.
It took him five years to track down all of the records he talks about in his book. He also made a very nice compilation of his finds, which is available on Light …

From KCRW DJ Mathieu Schreyer:
I was running around a lot during the holidays and when I’m moving like that, it takes a bit more than usual to catch my attention, and that’s just what 17-year-old Archy Marshall, aka King Krule managed to do with his second EP, “The Noose of Jah City “. It’s out now on True Panther.
Formerly known as Zoo Kid (check out his video for “Out Getting Ribs“), he’s what they call an “old soul”. I know this term has been used like an old pair of …

Check out KCRW DJ Mathieu Schreyer’s list of the Top 10 Compilations of 2011. And find all of our DJs top 10 album lists here.
1) Darondo – Listen to My Song : the Music City Sessions – Beat Goes Public
Darondo “Get Up Off Your Butt” by FUNK★U
2) Keb Darge and Little Edith’s Legendary Wild Rockers – BBE Records
The Reekers – Don’t Call Me Flyface (Keb Darge & Little Edith’s Legendary Wild Rockers) by Fuse Group Australia
3) Fac Dance: Factory Records 12-Inch Mixes And Rarities …

Sepalcure is a project that combines the production talents of Travis Stewart aka Machinedrum and Praveen Sharma, both great producers in their own right.
Machinedrum has been on the scene since 2001 and has been consistently releasing records since then, as well as a handful of great remixes for the like of Jimmy Edgar, Foreign Begga, Scuba, Praveen and Benoit, Calva …. (check out his 2009 release  “Want to 1 2 ?” and 2010’s “Many Faces” )
Scuba- M.A.R.S. (Machinedrum Remix) by !K7 Records
Praveen Sharma, also known as Braille, has …

I know it’s end-of-year list mania out there, but we’re still rolling out some specialized lists perfect for music fans. See all of our DJ’s Top 10 lists here and check out DJ Mathieu Schreyer’s top 10 reissues of the year.
1) Stone Coal White – Stone Coal White – Cal Tex
Stone Coal White: stone coal white by capadelta
2) Ted Lucas – Ted Lucas – Yoga Records
Ted Lucas- Plain And Sane And Simple Melody by ourdailybread
3) Lijadu Sisters – Danger – Knitting Factory Records
Lijadu Sisters …

From KCRW DJ Mathieu Schreyer:
I first met Stephen Brunner in 2005 through soul singer Leon Ware. Stephen and his brother had been playing with Leon for a while at that point and I had been busy working on Steve Spacek’s first solo record, “Space Shift“.
Stephen ended up playing us some of his beats … one stuck with Steve and we ended up using it on the album’s opening track, “Hello There“,
If I recall correctly this was Stephen’s first track to make it on a record, so he was psyched!!
And so …

From KCRW DJ Mathieu Schreyer:
Mo Kolours ‘s first EP for the excellent London-based label One Handed Music is definitely worth checking out.
Listening to the half-Mauritian vocalist and percussionist Mo Kolours ‘ EP “Drum Talking” one can hear how close he is to his native influences.
He cleverly crafted a perfect blend of African dub hip hop and it’s soulful too! It might be a late night EP for most people, but if your heartbeat is mellow and groovy, then this is just right for you.
The drums and the voices on “Bakiraq”, …

From KCRW DJ Mathieu Schreyer:
Meet Michael Kiwanuka.
This 23-year-old musician from North London is about to release his first EP entitled “Tell Me a Tale”. The EP is amazing, though I’m disappointed its only three songs long! He is currently on the road opening for Adele on her European tour and the EP will be out June 13 on Communion Records. The song that first caught me ear is “Tell Me a Tale”.
Even though it is hard not to draw lots of comparisons (John Martyn, Bill Withers, Terry Callier, a bit …

From KCRW DJ Mathieu Schreyer:
KING is Anita Bias and twin sisters Paris and Amber Strother. They describe themselves as a “soulful, organic trio of young women here to bring a fresh creativity to music and change the world through their art.”
About a month ago I was turned on to KING‘s music via twitter, where a series of raving tweets were circulating. Not immune to enthusiasm, I found them on iTunes and was instantly rewarded by the first chords of “The Story,” the title track off their first EP. A …

My dear friends,
This time is upon us again. In a couple of weeks we will turn another page — 2011 is on the horizon and I can already see it.
It was an eventful year all around, but since our main focus today is music we will leave it at that.
It is hard to listen to all that is available, but I had my fair share of listening time and I have compiled my favorite tunes of 2010, which was no easy task as you can imagine. It will take two …