Audio Sunshine's Playback

That time again where we focus the spotlight on some of the musical talent that Ireland has to offer this week. Irish Producer focus Vol.3 with Cork Jazz & House producer Denis Clifford, Galway beat maker Aaron McDaid & from Dublin the cosmic productions of Adi Sharma. Tom also pays a 6 track tribute to the late Etta James.

January 22nd playlist:

Alfie Chapstick - Sally Skag - Unreleased
Robert Glasper Experiment Feat: Erykah Badu - Afro Blue - Forthcoming Blue Note
J.Dilla - High - BBE
Nickodemus - New York Minute - Wonderwheel
Le Pamplemousse - Do You Have Any? (Do You Know Where I Can Get Some) - AVI
Raffertie - Mass Appeal - Forthcoming on Ninja Tune
Stee Downes - For My Life - Audio Sunshine Exclusive
Jazzanova - Dance The Dance (Atjazz Remix) - Sonar Kollektiv
Julio Bashmore - Well Wishers - Fat City
The Steoples - Got To Be Right - Forthcoming on Gifted & Blessed

Irish Producer Focus: Denis Clifford (www.soundcloud.com/denisclifford)

Denis Clifford - The Four Sections
Denis Clifford - Pumpjack
Denis Clifford - Drumming (Particle Mix)
Denis Clifford - Easter Island

Irish Producer Focus: Aaron McDaid (www.soundcloud.com/aarondaid)

Aaron McDaid - Where Trains Sleep
Aaron McDaid - Time is Up
Aaron McDaid - Digital Immigrant
Aaron McDaid - Irey (2nd Version)
Aaron McDaid - Deeply Loved
Kryiah Dee - Take It Or Leave It (Digital Native Mix) - Forthcoming on Audio Sunshine

Irish Producer Focus: Adi Sharma (www.soundcloud.com/adisharma)

Adi Sharma - Moksha
Adi Sharma - Winds Of Winter
Adi Sharma - Pop Crackers
Adi Sharma - The Darkest Day
Adi Sharma - In Memory Of The Loved Ones
Adi Sharma - Reading A Candle Flame

Zed Bias - Night Lovers (DVA Soule Power Mix) - CDR
Danny J Lewis - Spend The Night - Locked On
Yellowtail - Refuge - Forthcoming on Bagpak
Emika Feat: Jimmy Edgar - Hit Me - Forthcoming on Ninja Tune

Audio Sunshine Tribute To Etta James: 1938 – January 20 2012 RIP

Etta James - All The Way Down - Chess
Etta James - Do I Make Myself Clear - Cadet
Etta James - The Man I Love - Cadet
Etta James - At Last - Chess
Marc Mac Feat: Etta James - See My Smile - Omniverse
Etta James - In The Basement (Theo Parrish Re-Edit) - Ugly Edits

Raphael Attar - La Ritournelle - Paper Tiger
Amerie - Why Don't We Fall In Love (Richcraft Remix) - Columbia
The Internet Feat: Tay Walker - They Say - Odd Future
Middlewood Sessions - Morning Star - Forthcoming Self Release

First mixtape of the year with music from Seiji, Raphael Attar, Middlewood Sessions, Teishi-1 & The Brandt Brauer Frick Ensemble.

January 15th playlist:

James Blake - Love What Happened Here - R&S
Speech Debelle - I'm With It (Cooly G Remix) - Forthcoming Ninja Tune
Conqueror - Highest Order - Lobster Boy
Switch & Andrea Martin - I Still Love You - Dubsided
Scratcha DVA - Ganja French Fries (VIP Mix) - Unreleased
Champion - Lose Control - Hardrive
Bonobo - All In Forms (Falty DL Remix) - Forthcoming Ninja Tune
Raphael Attar - Robot Bastard - Paper Tiger
Teishi-1 - Koi - Unreleased
Brother Ali - Writer's Block - Rhymesayers
Gangrene - Vodka & Ayahuasca - Decon
Boog Brown - My Love (Georgia Muldrow Mix) - CDR
Busta Rhymes Feat: Pharrell - Light Your Ass On Fire - Star Trak
Homeboy Sandman - New York Nights - Stones Throw
Homecut Feat: LeeSun - YKTE (Capstone Re-Version) - First Word
New World Generation - One Of A Kind - Now-Again
Jupiter Tuning Centre - Don Do It - Free Download
Daz-I-Kue Feat: Rasiyah - Midnight Clear - The Do-Over
East of Underground - I Love You - Now-Again
Middlewood Sessions - Weightless - Audio Sunshine Exclusive
Zed Bias - Music Deep Inside - Swamp 81
Jamie 326 - Bostich Time - Strobe Light Honey
Locked Groove - Drowning - Hot Flush
Layo & Bushwacka! - Love Story - XL
Seiji - Face Up - Seiji 5
Zepp001 - The Warm - White
Agev Munsen & Roland Clark - The Thing About Deep (Karizma Remix) - Vega
Floating Points - Arp3 - Eglo
John Miller Trio - Skit - White
Digable Planets - Dedicated - Blue Note
The Brandt Brauer Frick Ensemble - Mi Corazon (Dollkrauts Rework) - Forthcoming Strut
Kryiah Dee - Take It Or Leave It (Dazboy's Remix) - Forthcoming Audio Sunshine
Badbadnotgood - Fall In Love - BBNG
Robert Glasper Experiment Feat: Erykah Badu - Afro Blue - Forthcoming Blue Note

We asked and you voted, this week Tom presents the top 20 albums of the year as voted for by you over the last 2 months. We also have a group of 2011 reflections from members of the panel that decided on the original 100 album shortlist and conversations with Madu & All City Records. BIG SHOW!

January 8th Playlist

Albums of the 2011:

20. Africa Hitech - Out In The Streets - Warp - LP: 93 Million Miles

19. Greg Foat Group - Dark Is The Sun Part 4 - Jazzman - LP: Dark Is The Sun

18. Lykke Li - Get Some - Atlantic - LP: Wounded Rhymes

17. Bjork - Crystalline - None Such - LP: Biophilla

Stee Downes 2011 Reflections

Lovebirds & Stee Downes - Want You In My Soul - Winding Road

16. Toro Y Moi - Still Sound - Carpark Records - LP: Underneath The Pine

15. Radiohead - Lotus Flower - Ticker Tape - LP: The King Of Limbs

David Glennon 2011 Reflections

Jamie 326 - Bostich Time - Strobe Light Honey

Lana Del Rey - Video Games - Stranger

14. Hackney Colliery Band - What's The Time, Mr Wasp - Wah Wah 45 - LP: Hackney Colliery Band

13. DJ Shadow - Scale It Back - Island - LP: The Less You Know The Better

Madu Conversation

Madu - The Deceiver - Self Released

DJ Izem - Debaixo D'Água - Self Released

12. Madu - Foundation - Self Released - LP: From Elders Yard

11. Frank Ocean - Love Crimes - Self Released - LP: Nostalgia, Ultra

10. Beirut - A Candle's Fire - Pompeii - LP: The Rip Tide

Olan All City Conversation:

Onra - Hide And Seek - All City

Onra - Fight Or Die - All City

9. Onra - Tears Of Joy - All City - LP: Chinoiseries Part 2

8. Ghostpoet - Cash And Carry Me Home - Brownswood - LP: Peanut Butter Blues & Melancholy Jam

Marcus Ignored 2011 Reflections

Pearson Sound - Stile - Hessle Audio

7. Scrimshire - Afar & Through A Window - Wah Wah 45 - LP: The Hollow

6. Jamie Woon - Spirits - Polydor - LP: Mirrorwriting

Bantum 2011 Reflections

Bantum - Introducing - CDR

5. Thundercat - Daylight - Brainfeeder - LP: The Golden Age Of Apocalypse

4. Little Dragon - Brush The Heat - Peace Frog LP: Ritual Union

Dazboy 2011 Reflections

Coki - Celestial Dub - Deep Medi

Julio Bashmore - Battle for Middle You - PMR

2. Gil Scott-Heron & Jamie XX - I'm New Here & I'll Take Care Of You - Young Turks - LP: We’re New Here

1. SBTRKT - Ready Set Loop & Hold On - Young Turks - LP: SBTRKT

Getting festive with some of our favorite left of the center winter chill Christmas jams.

December 25th playlist:

Detroit Junior - Christmas Day - Tramp
Electric Jungle - Funky, Funky Christmas - Nike
Jermaine Thomas - The First Noel - Essex
Afrika Bambaataa - Deck The Halls - Essex
Alison Crockett - Like Rain - Wah Wah 45
Ultra Nate - Twisted (Re:Jazz Re-make) - Infracom
Pharoah Sanders - Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt - Soul Brother
American Gypsy - Golden Ring - Chess
Rod Abernethy - Ron And Eddie Blues - Luv & Height
The Doors - Riders On The Storm - Elektra
Binky Griptite & the Dee-Kays - Stone Soul Christmas - Daptone
Count Sidney & His Dukes - Soul Christmas - Tramp
Lou Rawls - Little Drummer Boy - Philadelphia International
Part-Time Heroes - So - Wah Wah 45
Dimlite - Hungeryears and Advanced Communication - Sonar Kolektiv
Krystal Klear & Olivier Day Soul - Never Thought I Would Go - Forthcoming on Eglo
D'Nell - Time 2 Say (Break Reform Mix) - Abstract Blue
The Isley Brothers - The Highways Of My Life - T-Neck
Dexter Wansel - Life On Mars - Philadelphia International
M.F.S.B - Mysteries Of The World - Philadelphia International
East of Underground - Walk On By - Forthcoming on Now Again
Newban - Free Your Mind - Guinness
Sounds Orchestral - Cast Your Fate To The Wind - Piccadilly
Jay Electronica - Act 1: Eternal Sunshine (The Pledge) - CDR
Diana Ross & The Supremes - My Favorite Things - Motown
Mark Murphy - My Favorite Things - Riverside
Brute Force Steel Band - Jingle Bells - Cook
Nu Spirit Helsinki - Seis Por Ocho (Jazz Session Mix) - Jazzanova
Orquesta - Dona Sandra (Rosbeg's Aero Remix) - First Second
Mr President - It's Christmas Time - Favorite
LaVern Baker - How Can You Leave a Man Like This? - Atlantic
Nneka - My Home - Decon
Memphis Sounds Orchestra - Sleigh Ride - RSO

Second and final part of the tracks that made 2011 great.

December 18th Playlist:

Annabel Lee & Novo Tempo - Circles - Further Out
Teedra Moses - Another Luvr - Self Released
Muhsinah - How Great - CDR
Phantom Lover Feat: Jesse Boykins III - Subtle - Mauve
Recloose - Electric Sunshine - Rush Hou
Oddisee - For Certain - Self Released
Kanye West & Jay Z - Otis - Roc-A-Fella
Lil Wayne - Nightmares Of The Bottom - Cash Money
SBTRKT Feat: Sampha - Hold On - Young Turks
Jamie XX - Far Nearer - Numbers
Bantum - Gravy (VIP Mix) - Unreleased
Radiohead - Bloom (Blawan Mix) - Ticker Tape
Monto - SCKRPNCH - First Second
Photek - Rings Around Saturn (Breach Remix) - White
Zed Bias - Music Deep Inside - Swamp 81
Boddika - Warehouse - Hot Flush
Round Table Knights - Calypso - Made To Play
Martyn & Mike Slott - All Nights - All City
Pearson Sound - Stifle - Hessle Audio
Africa Hitech - Light The Way - Warp
Beverley Knight - Southern Freeze - 101
Matthew Halsall - The Move - Gondwana
Daedelus - Tailor-Made (Floating Points Mix) - Ninja Tune
Dorian Concept - Toe Games Made Her Giggle - Ninja Tune
Kersha Bailey - Good Time (Silkie's Mix) - Untold Songs
Wagon Christ - Wake Up - Ninja Tune
Zara McFarlane - Mama Done - Brownswood
Homebase Feat: Coco O - Sleep - White
Hype Williams - Farthing Wood Dub - Hyperdub
Jonti - Nightshift In Blue - Stones Throw
James Blake - Wilhelms Scream - Atlas
Szjerdene - Think it Through - CDR
Twin Cities Feat. Ne'a Posey - Don't Slow Down - Boglewaltz
Floating Points - Marilyn - Eglo
Adele - Rolling In the Deep (Jamie XX Shuffle) - XL
Falty DL - Can't Stop The Prophet - Ninja Tune
Theo Parrish, Osunlade & Rick Wilhite Feat. Billy Love - Blame It On The Boogie - White
Owiny Sigoma Band - Wires (Theo Parrish Remix) - Brownswood
YULT & Tanya Auclair - Inland Empire - Self Released
Royce Wood Jnr - Jodie - Unreleased
Dj Rum - Mountains Pt. 2 & 3 - 2nd Drop
Jupiter Tuning Centre - Vodka Sour - CDR
Eliphino - A Side More Than Me - Somethink Sounds
Virgo Four - It's A Crime (Caribou Mix) - Rush Hour
Cosmin TRG - Less Of Me, More Of You - 50 Weapons
Tigerskin - November - Dirt Crew
Ogris Debris - Sexy Chair - Affine
Peven Everett - Everybody Loves The Camera - White
Dimitri Max - Waffles - Sampled
Martyn - Popgun - Brainfeeder
Mosca - Bax - Numbers
DVA - The Flute Tune - DVA
Rootz - Hard Knock Life - Whte
Funkystepz - John Wayne - Hyperdub
Jamie Woon - Night Air (House Mix) - CDR
Lovebirds & Stee Downes - Want You In My Soul - Winding Road
40 Winks - Outside The Box - Project: Mooncircle
Maverick - Till Next Rhyme - CDR
Shuya Okino Feat: Navasha Days - Still In Love - Especial

That time of year again when we go through our favourite musical moments from 2011, Part 2 coming next week!

December 11th Playlist:

Submotion Orchestra - All Yours - Exceptional
Beastie Boys - Don't Play No Game That I Can't Win (Major Lazer Mix) - Capitol
SBTRKT Feat: Rosie Gabor - Pharaohs - Young Turks
Omar & Zed Bias - Dancin' - Tru Thoughts
Four Tet - Pinnacles - Text
The Stepkids - La La - Stones Throw
Hudson Mohawke - Cbat - Warp
Jehst - Poison - YNR
Drake - Look What You've Done - Cash Money
Jessie Ware & Sampha - Valentine - Young Turks
Ifan Dafydd - No Good - White
Nitin Sawhney Feat: Yolanda Quartey - The Devil & Midnight - Cooking
Obenewa - Drummer Boy - Self Released
Jacques Greene - Another Girl - Lucky Me
Julio Bashmore - Battle For Middle You - PMR
Lana Del Rey - Video Games (Joy Orbison Mix) - Stranger
Kode9 & The Spaceape - Love Is The Drug - Hyperdub
Silkie Feat: The Truth - Feel - Deep Medi
Objekt - The Goose That Got Away - EP1
Finn Peters - Yellow - Mantella
Terror Danjah Feat: Meleka - You Make Me Feel - Hyperdub
Taylor McFerrin Feat: Ryat - Place In My Heart - Brainfeeder
Mo Kolours - Biddies - One Handed Music
Mr. Beatnick - Synthetes - Don't Be Afraid
Little Dragon - Shuffle A Dream - Peacefrog
Bhonstro Feat: ES - Clouds In A Can - CDR
Raphael Saadiq - Go To Hell - Columbia
Lack Of Afro - Fool - Freestyle
Fatima - Mind - Eglo - TRACK OF THE YEAR
Amanda Diva - Manchild - White
Dirg Gerner - Loose Lights - Ho-Tep
Chucky - Breathing Jewel - Unreleased
Hygher Baby - Let You Go (DJ Aspargus Mix) - Raw Fusion
Lyric L - Cold Feet - Fresh Rotations
Long Arm - The Waterfall Inside Me - Project: Mooncircle
Marlow - I Don't Care About Anything (Being With You) - Room With A View
Alex Dimou - Nina & The Band - Elite
Osunlade - Envision - Yorba
Soul Purpose - Sublim3 - Lo:Rise
Roman Rauch - Can't Get Enough (SoulPhiction Mix) - Philpot
Avery Sunshine - Ugly Part of Me (Terry Hunter Mix) - Ts Box
Mic Newman - The Fidelity - Freerange
Roberto Rodriguez - Thinking Of You - Fina
Kings Of Tomorrow Feat: April - I Need to Love Me (Sandy Rivera Mix) - Defected
Circle Of Funk Feat: Lifford - Feelin It - CDR
Bjørn Torske - Langt Fra Afrika (Todd Terje Remix) - CDR
XXXY - Kerpow - All City
Addison Groove - Sexual - Swamp 81
Coleman Feat: Fatima - The Write Thing - All City
Dimlite - Loins - Now Again
DVA Feat: Vikter Duplaix - Madness - Hyperdub
Mizz Beats - 2 Bit Road - Eglo
The Weeknd - The Morning - Self Released
Thundercat - For Love I Come - Brainfeeder

This week we welcome back one o our favourite musicians and co-owner of Wah Wah 45 Records, Mr. Adam Scrimshire to talk about his new album 'The Hollow' & closer to home we have a guest mix from hugely talented Dublin based DJ Izem.

December 3rd Playlist:

The Love Unlimited Orchestra - Strange Games & Things - 20th Century
Floating Points - Myrtle Avenue - Eglo
Inohs Sivad Feat: Diamondancer - Somewhere Else - Third Ear
S-Tone Inc. - Baira Do Mar - Schema
Arema Arega - Ay - Brownswood
Dwight Trible - Speak To Us Love - Katalyst
Jhene Aiko & Kanye West - Sailing NOT Selling - CDR
The BB Architects - Goodie Goodie - White
Middlewood Sessions - Quadra - Unreleased

DJ Izem Conversation & Mix:

DJ Izem - Debaixo D'Agua - Bandcamp
DJ Izem - Quiver - Bandcamp

Tracklist for mix to be added...

James Blake - A Case Of You - Atlas
Mosca - Dom Perignon - 3024
24 Hour Experience - Together - Nice N' Ripe
George Fitzgerald - Shackled - Hot Flush
India Aire - Black Hair - White
Wiley - Boom Blast (Herner Werzog Mix) - Forthcoming on Ninja Tune
Zangalewa - Waka Waka (Prommer & Barck Mix) - Forthcoming on Derwin
Oktored - Broken Car Window - Forthcoming on YO Sucka!

Scrimshire chit chat:

Scrimshire - Ascension - Wah Wah 45
Scrimshire Feat: Stac - Alignment - Wah Wah 45

Jimmy Flamante - Hey Girl - Jus Like
1000 Names - Born With Promise - Forthcoming on Project Mooncircle
Oduor Nyagweno meets Owiny Sigoma - Hello Skinny - Brownswood