Radio Citizen

vocal breaks // oily soul // slack dub

If reknowned jazzbreaksdancegroove über-DJ Quantic hands you a CD-R and tells you, “Have a listen, you might like this,” you’d be wise to heed his request. Luckily A&R at Ubiquity did, and now we have this fire track “The Hop” steaming off of the label’s newest compilation. Radio City is 27 year-old German Niko Schabel, a talented instrumentalist and music scholar. In “The Hop” he proves his ear’s precision– stirring the aural pot with musty vinyl samples, a laid back break, and a magical touch for pacing. Smokey vocalist Bajka (from jazz-house outfit Beanfield) adds some lyrical funk into the mix.
A bold but chill taste of tomorrow’s yesterday’s groove.

Radio City feat. Bajka – The Hop

Update (2007.01.03): Radio City has been renamed to Radio Citizen
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Posted by Paul Irish on Thursday, September 22nd, 2005 under soul.

12 Responses to “Radio Citizen”

  1. Justin said on September 23rd at 10:54 am :

    damn that’s tasty

  2. Matthias said on September 23rd at 12:28 pm :

    Great track! Even though this guy’s from Germany (like me), I’ve never heard of him. But I’m pretty sure we will hear from him in the future. Once again a quality song download on aurgasm!!! Thanks!

  3. Nick said on September 23rd at 1:06 pm :

    this one definately had me nodding my head and tapping my feet.

    great cut!

  4. Adonis said on September 23rd at 3:59 pm :

    Very, very nice. Chill beat, groovy vocals, I dig it.

  5. Sean said on September 23rd at 9:05 pm :

    See…this is why I like you Paul Irish.

    There are only two sites with shit that hits me like this.

    One word: Quality.

  6. eliz. said on September 25th at 1:25 pm :

    Love it. The vocals remind me of someone, but I don’t know who yet. Maybe I’ll know after about a dozen more listens. Maybe Morcheeba + Lamb (vocalist-wise).

  7. Anonymous said on September 26th at 7:52 pm :

    Very nice indeed.

  8. Anonymous said on September 28th at 4:22 pm :

    she sounds like roisin murphy from moloko

    -mike-

  9. John said on October 3rd at 6:24 am :

    love that Radio City track – reminds me of the best of the Herbalizer.

    love your blog too – a parade of introductions to new music/artists/vibes

    I have a blog about movies where I post reviews/scabrous essays.

    http://maguiresmovies.blogspot.com/

  10. soulchap said on October 3rd at 6:53 am :

    Great track. Where can I find this in print? Must have.

  11. Paul Irish said on October 3rd at 6:50 pm :

    if you’re lookin for vinyl, try the $6 one here, or the full comp from Ubiquity

  12. Anonymous said on January 12th at 11:20 pm :

    CAN’T WAIT to hear a solo release from this gent. Thanks for posting this infectious track.

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