In celebration of the launch of the gorgeous new PooBah.commatthewdavid assembled a short cassette mix (from ableton) for the influential Los Angeles-based record shop/label .
I recently took a two week trip to Mexico City and thanks to my amazing sound guides Tropicaza and Ganas had the good fortune of finding some incredible records in dusty streetside stalls and bustling flea markets. Upon my return I played this smog-coated vinyl live on our “future roots radio” on KPFK. Muy Sabroso!
This week sees the completion of a circle that started outside the Rootdown club in 2000. Back then at being first told about the proposed trip to Brasil Madlib responded “One of my favorite groups is from there, Azymuth”. Now eight years later and a movie, several tours, an amazing collaboration album “Jackson Conti” and we’ve finally got Azymuth coming to Los Angeles. Mamao’s group will lift the roof on the EchoPlex on Saturday August 16th. They haven’t been in the US in twenty years. This is an exclusive date and they return to Brasil two days later. In celebration of this completed circle, the release of the amazing Sujinho album and the blistering street promo campaign we begin our week by inviting you to Radio Azymuth live from Mochilla in Eagle Rock. - B+ (August 12, 2008)
