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Once again, Futuristica Music have got it spot on with the latest 7” on vinyl (when you read this, please read “7” on vinyl” in your best Gilles Peterson impersonation) by the very influential Mr. Beatnick.

You’ll recall that he’s remixed the mighty Azymuth (‘Linha Do Horizonte’) and Hint (‘One Woman Army’ on EP and Shapes 09:01) and released the excellent ‘I Know All The Bitches’ (that was included on Alexander Nut’s compilation Rinse:08).

So it’s a bit of coup for Simon S and the Futuristica Music crew to get these two tracks for their eight (and final) Futuristica 7” series release.

It’s annoying me but ‘The 4th Day’ features a sample (if not two) that I can’t quite put my finger on but I’m sure said Mr. Peterson and Brownswood message boards types will have no problems. This is far more beat dominated than ‘I Know All The Bitches’ and, for me, ‘Fallen Apples’ wins out as it’s a more of vibraphone[zone] piece.

And whilst mentioning Peterson, on a personal note, it looks like I’ll be missing his Dingwalls Session in a couple of weeks but to compensate, Simon has booked me up for an hour at the 4th Jazz Chronicles Session following on from Electric Conversation, Emanative (new remix EP out in 3 weeks) and K15 (definitely one to watch) together with the ever present Martin Gordon of Brownswood fame (see links below).

Will I play ‘Fallen Apples’? I don’t see why not. And as Simon is so close to Fabric this week, I might even drop ‘Unicorn In The Garden’ (see review HERE) but if Mr. Beatnick ever gets the nod to get out his Jazz Chronicles, that’s definitely one session not to be missed.

Reviewed: Mr. Beatnick - The 4th Day (Futuristica Music) Cat. No. FM016 Release date: 26th October 2009
Tracklisting:
A. The 4th Day (4:30)
B. Fallen Apples (3:41)

Links:
www.myspace.com/mrbeatnick
www.myspace.com/djsimons
Smiths of Smithfield, 67-77 Charterhouse Street, Clerkenwell, EC1M 6HJ
www.smithsofsmithfield.co.uk
www.futuristicamusic.com
www.samurai.fm/futuristica
www.myspace.com/futuristicamusic
Previously released:
FM006 Kira Neris - Chance & Wills / Melly Medony (7”, Ltd) 2008
FM007 Electric Conversation - Find Myself / Melodie (7”, Ltd) 2008
FM009 Rise - Message To The Architects (7”, Ltd) 2008
FM010 Jazz Chronicles - One For Joe / Land (7”, Ltd) 2008
FM011 Replife - Put It Down / R U Ready (7”, Ltd) 2008
FM012 Emanative - When On Earth (7”, Ltd) 2008
FM013 Deborah Jordan - Nothing Lasts / Home (7”, Ltd)
Gilles Peterson :: 7th October 2009 :: Andreya Triana Live In The Studio
Mr Beatnick - The Fourth Day (Futuristica) [London]
5th December 2009 - Simon S, Martin Gordon & Gerry Hectic : Jazz Chronicles @ Sixty Million Postcards, Bournemouth 3 to 8pm www.sixtymillionpostcards.com