MENTAL ORIGAMI feat. RQM 7 inch (artwork sneak preview!)
January 19th, 2010
includes Graham Massey remix........COMING SOON!!
Soul Concentrate Xmas Elixir Vol. 4
December 23rd, 2009
Sneaky Santa has a lovely treat for everyone….
If you have been keeping up with all things Sneaky via my website and Face-Space etc you will know I have been getting a bit mix crazy recently. My “Soul Concentrate” mixes have been keeping me awake at night. After a short hiatus whilst my wooden computer was repaired and thus a chance to catch up on some needed sleep, i am now extremely proud and somewhat relieved to present in all it´s glory the 4th and final instalment!
It is slightly longer than the last three. Instead of the usual 15minute workout, this one clocks in at just over 20…. Witwoo! Some music just has to be left alone to breath, you can´t put a stopwatch on that, and anyway I had to fit in some xmas cheer;) So raise your glasses and wack up the volume!!
Happy Christmas everyone!!
See you in 2010……
Cal Tjader – wear your love like heaven
Q-Tip/Biddu feat.Manhar Anand – hum ternhe chate hain
Eddie Harris – the river nile
Palmrich and Josez Nunez – come and give me something
John Coltrane – lush life
Dutch breaks
The Pharcyde – passin me by
Common – come close to me
Brand New Funk – interlude / Q-Tip – breathe and stop
Felix Slovacek – kdyz odchazis
The Houghton Weavers – he made the night a bit brighter
Dead Prez – it´s bigger than hiphop
The Spencer Jackson Family – walk up moses
Smokey Robinson and The Miracles – jingle bells
EPMD – strictly business
Dutch Breaks/ Veronika Fischer – rauchiger sommer
Smokey Robinson and The Miracles – jingle bells
Felix Slovacek – the logical song
Shelley Fisher – i´m gonna leave you
Gene Page – heavy changes
Herb Alpert – sunny
Spank Rock – bump
Felix Slovacek – logical song
Q Tip – breathe and stop
Demis Roussos – I dig you
John Coltrane - like someone in love
McFadden and Whitehead – aint no stopping us now
Queen Latifah feat. Sarah Jane– everywhere you go
Pharoah Moch – simon says
Jan Akkerman – crackers
Timbaland feat. Nelly Furtado – give it to me
Dankworth Big Band – wrvr
Felix Slovacek – opsale
Jack Daugherty – someone to love
Singers Unlimited
Pharrell feat. Gwen Stefani – can I have it like that
Edna Wright – oops here I go again
Ramsey Lewis – soul mist
Z-Trip feat. Chuck D – shock and awe
Nirvana – in bloom/ Gwen Stefani
Karat – unterwegs nach haus
The Herbaliser – can´t help this feeling
Budgerigars
8 Bit Jesus – ryu the red nose ninja
SOUL CONCENTRATE VOLUME 3
December 2nd, 2009
NUMMER DREI!!! Ready for consumption……WARNING!! May contain traces of Nas due to factory working conditions. Please consult your doctor if side affects persist
ACTIVE INGREDIENTS:
Warren Schatz – will I ever love again
Daly Wilson Big Band – limp dropper
Nas – i can
Cal Tjader – you keep me hangin on
Gene Page – good to the last drop
Ramones – blitzkrieg pop
George Benson – gonna love you more
Hilton Felder – spreadin fever
Sneaky – feel like a king (Barbara Panther vocal)
James Vincent – firefly
Frank Schöbel Uve Schikora combo – schreib es mir den sand
Barbara Panther
Diana Ross – reflections
Naughty by Nature – it´s on
Kenny Rankin – string man
Nas – I can
Os Homens – do ritmo a febre do mato
Ray Bryant – sound ray
Ray Bryant – con alma
Lisa Stansfield – people hold on
Som Tres – Leonardo
Nuyorican Soul – runaway
The Maledictus Sound – criminal theme
Eric B and Rakim – I know u got soul
Felix Slovacek – karel svobodo
Krs One – speaking the truth
Felix Slovacek – honesty
Aurora Lacasa Orchester Günter Gollasch – sohneland
Veronika Fischer Band – zu groß der hut
Marvin Gaye – what´s goin on
Joao Donato – nana das aguas
Elvis – true love travels on a gravel road
A Tribe Called Quest – rumble in the jungle
Herbie Hancock – joanna´s theme
Gene Russell – get down
M.I.A. – paper planes
Marvin Gaye
Cal Tjader – fresh air
People Under the Stairs – tuxedo rap
Omega – ein bruchiger schwung
Eddie Harris – samba de orfeu
Omega – blues
Glencoe – telephonia
Roots Manuva – colossal insight
Karat – mich zwingt keener auf die knie
Gary Bartz – dr follow´s dance
Rias Orchester – ele toldoth
Rick James – super freak
SOUL CONCENTRATE MIX SERIES continues…..
November 16th, 2009VOLUME 2 is ready for consumption………….15 minutes of unadulterated funk and hedonism!!
ACTIVE INGREDIENTS:
the dankworth big band - darlington
Eric B & Rakim - follow the leader
Herbie Hancock - party people
Bud Shank - california soul
Jackson 5 - dancing machine
2 Live Crew
Houston Person - how vicious
Warren Schatz - try me
Alaide Costa - catavento
Diana Ross - love hangover
Bud Shank - imprevu
Sneaky - mental origami feat. rqm
Daly Wilson Big Band - three for all
Bud Shank - what the world needs now
Kelis - milkshake
Krs One - freestyle
Hans Jürgen Beyer und Manfred Möller Uve Schikora-Combo - auf dem wege zu dir
Miles Davis - he loved him madly
Young Mc - bust a move
Dennis Edwards - don´t look any further
Frank Schoebel Orchester - wie ein stern
Roland Kirk - three for the festival
Tubby Hayes - modes and blues
Edu Lobo - vento bravo
Future Sound of London - papua new guinea
Ray bryant - scarborough fair
Mya - ghetto superstar
Kenny Rankin - i was born
Pierre Duchamp - gang progress
Gadi Elon - hacho vesh
Digital Underground - doowutchyalike
George Duke - do what you wanna
Dennis Edwards/Seidah Garret - don´t look any further
Marcos Valle - mentira
Fonda Rae - touch me
FSOL - papua new guinea
Monk Higgins - gotta be funky
Incognito - still a friend of mine
Miles Davis - honky tonk
Beenie man - bounty killer
Warren Schatz - need your smile
Marvin Gaye - let´s get it on
The Singers unlimited
Krs One - freestyle.
Soul Concentrate Mix Series……..
November 7th, 2009
With all the advancements in technology a “dj” can put together pretty much whatever he or she wants these days. This said, there are very few in my humble opinion who use this to the fullest and do more than beat match tune after tune without much attention to detail. Now don´t get me wrong I honestly believe that the tunes themselves are the most important aspect; but as I see it, a dj´s job is to present these gems in such a way to maximise their effect. In a club a dj needs to be foremost adaptable to his or her crowd. Sets that are too planned with tricky quick edits will struggle to hold even the most open-minded dancefloor boppers. On a mixtape however the gloves are off so to speak and the listener is freer to be taken on the dj´s journey…..
In the past several hiphop beat makers and producers have made mixtapes that jump from original samples, one break after another relentlessly. For beat digging geeks like myself they provide interest and inspiration, but the flow rarely makes for a relaxing listen. Often, in my opinion they are not much more than a bragging tool – “check out the rare records I have”. Without providing tracklists they promote the beat digger as an elitist, taking away from the original music itself…..
Having made many dj mixes myself over the years with varying degrees of success, I decided to push the bar higher with a series of mini concentrated mixes that trulyrepresent my taste and influences as a musician, producer and a dj. My ever growing collection of old and new vinyl provides me with constant rediscoveries that I feel compelled to share…..
The aim of this new series is to pay proper tribute to the music that I love in a way that has not yet been done, by arranging and layering samples, loops, self made edits and acapellas to create my own musical journey. Like the break to break mixes I will be cramming in a hell of a lot of tunes into a short set while attempting to recreate something new and cohesive that honours and reinterprets the originals.
There will be 4 volumes in the series, all approximately 15 minutes each. To keep yourselves nicely topped up with the elixir over the coming wintery months i´ll upload a new one every two weeks up until the end of the year.
The first instalment has been concocted and its medicine time folks…………
VOLUME 1….
ACTIVE INGREDIENTS:
Maynard ferguson
Bent Fabric – alley cats
Chuck Mangione – hide and seek
Jeff Lorber – rain dance
The Roots – I don´t care
Marvin Gaye – aint nothing like the real thing
Maynard Ferguson
Diana Ross – baby it´s me
Roots Manuva – colossal insight
Art Farmer
Louis Van Dyke Trio – nightwings
Roland Kirk
Paul Whiteman guitar
Michel Legrand
Roland Kirk – lovin you
Stanley Turrentine – pieces of dreams
Deadly Venoms – one more to go
Maynard Ferguson
Puhdys – zeiten und weiten
Mahavishnu – the life divine
The Roots – don´t say nothing
Omega
Monty Alexander – love and happiness
Gary Burton – doin the pig
Patrice Rushen – (she will) take you down to love
Art Farmer – saude
Betty Wright – help is on the way
John Barry – porpoise escort from the dove
Graham Collier Septet – conversations
*Recapitulation*
NEW SINGLE “FEEL LIKE A KING” ft. Barbara Panther (Ltd. Edition) 7″ Available now!!
October 15th, 2009
DEBUT SOLO ALBUM OUT NOW……
June 29th, 2009
Debut single - out now!
May 28th, 2009Hello summer lovers, Some big news……..My very first official release as Sneaky is OUT NOW!!
Mental Origami feat. RQM is the 1st digital single from my forthcoming album. It is accompanied with a killah remix by 808 state producer Graham Massey.
It´s very big…………..and i´m very proud:)
Check it!!! Available from the shop on my site, plus most good digital portals, some of which are listed below: