Das Projekt Solid Steel ist eine Künstler-Plattform des Labels Ninja Tune sowie eine seit 1988 gleichnamige Radio-Sendung mit diverse Live-Events und Mix-CD-Veröffentlichungen.

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Solid Steel Radio Show: DK, Point to C & Neotropic

This week DK returns with a trawl through the digital inbox and catches up on some recent and upcoming releases. We kick off once again with the excellent Warrior One remix of 'Eyesdown' by Bonobo and continue in a leftfield uptempo groove with Martyn, Joy Orbison and Octa Push, before dropping the huge bomb that is the Nero mix of 'Sincere'. More bass heavy beats follow before dropping down with new material from the great Gil Scott-Heron, Jay Electronica and the original from Billy Stewart. It's a west London shuffle with 2000 black on the remix for Ty and Seiji mixing it with Jern Eye. Classics from Tom Tom Club and Donald Banks along with some Afrobeat flavours bring the first hour to a close.

Hour 2 starts with Point to C and their System Pulley mix and it’s his usual subtle brilliance, brimming with off kilter neck snappers and low slung rumblers, all mixed with typical surgical precision and attention to detail. Autechre, APC and Tortoise all line up in the mix.

To finish the show, we welcome back Neotropic. With a new album called 'Equestrienne' in the shops, we hear LP tracks alongside more of her own productions of beautiful electronic sound scapes.

1/2 – DK

1. Bonobo – Eyesdown (Warrior One Remix) – Ninja Tune
2. Martyn – Freidrichstrasse – Fabric
3. Joy Orbison – The shrew would have cushioned the blow – Aus
4. Octa Push – Dr Bayard – Fabric
5. MJ COLE – Sincere (Nero remix) – Prolific
6. Jinx – Tippa Tap (First Aid Rmx) – Functional
7. Gella – Twinkle feat MC $pyda (Schema Remix) – Sub Slayers
8. RUCKSPIN – JIBBER – Ranking Records
9. George Lenton – Cold Rocker – Wicky Lindows
10. Dyme Def – Do Something (Inst) – 800 LB
11. Gil Scott-Heron – On Coming from a Broken Home, Pt. 1 – XL
12. Jay Electronica – Exhibit C – Decon
13. Billy Stewart – Cross my heart – Chess
14. Andreya Triana – Lost where I belong (Flying Lotus mix) – Ninja Tune
15. Ty – Emotions (Dego & Akwasi's 2000 Black Remix) – BBE
16. Jern Eye f. The Pharcyde – Get Down Remix – MYX
17. Seiji – I Can't Let it Go – unknown
18. Ninjasonik – My Eyes feat Spank Rock – Marriage Records
19. Tom Tom Club – Genius Of Love Project Tempo Re-Edit – Sire
20. Donald Banks – Status Quo – Kapital Sity
21. Wganda Kenya – Tifit Hayed (Cronk Family Enterprises Rework) – LESS
22. Fela & Africa 70_ Who're You? – Soundway
23. Skeletons – Positive Force – Unfold
24. Sounds From The Ground – Wicked Flow – Upstream
25. Funki Porcini – Bright little things – Ninja Tune
26. Daedelus – Fin De Siécle – Brainfeeder
27. Kidkanevil – Land Of Plenty – First Word

3 – Point to C

1. Modeselektor – In Loving Memory – BPitch Control
2. Missy Elliot – Work It (Lunice Remix) – unknown
3. Hovatron – Gold Star Radiation – unknown
4. Autechre – Nil – Warp
5. Busta Rhymes – Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See (Acapella) – J-Records
6. Anti-Pop Consortium – Volcano (Four Tet Remix) – Big Dada
7. Dam Funk – Hood Pass Intact – Stones Throw
8. Ghosts On Tape – Mogadishu Night Life – Wireblock
9. Kelpe – Eye Candy Bath – DC Recordings
10. Eprom – Selah Rmx 5 – unknown
11. Clause Four – Be The One – unknown
12. Tortoise – Seneca – Thrill Jockey
13. Loops Haunt – Rubber Sun Grenade – Fortified Audio
14. Boards Of Canada – 1969 – Warp
15. Ghostleigh – Places – Ghostleighdubz

4 – Neotropic

1. Neotropic – Intro – Council folk
2. Neotropic – Farewell – Council folk
3. Neotropic – sometimes – Council folk
4. Neotropic – Joe Luke (whiter Rabbits remix ) – Council folk
5. Neotropic – the horse trainer – Council folk
6. ekkehard ehlers – Cornelius cardew – Bottrop-Boy
7. Neotropic – Little Wave – Council folk
8. Neotropic – Hezbollah girl – Council folk
9. Neotropic – Untilted part II – Council folk
10. ekkehard ehlers – Cornelius cardew – Bottrop-Boy
11. Neotropic – knucklebones – Council folk

Solid Steel Radio Show

This week it's party sets all round, starting with Parker and a mix to get your feet moving in the right direction. Ed Solo, Foreign Beggars and Sub Focus all share the dance floor with bona fide classics from Junk Yard Band, Aretha Franklin and Liquid Liquid. There's also tracks from the man himself and a cheeky remix here and there.

Ruckus Roboticus hits the 4 to the floor button in hour 2 as he starts a tour of the UK. You can catch him up and down the country and hear tracks in his set from the likes of Jesse Rose, Fake Blood, 2000F & Jkamata and of course mr Roboticus himself.

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