New mix for April

Biggabush Mix April 2011 by Biggabush on Mixcloud

Please add a comment if you'd like the full tracklist.

Here's a link to my old mucker DJ Dick's very fine blog - lots of cool tunes both new and old, stories vids and pics from Mr. Whittingham.

Bluebells Rising

Nice to see some green shoots coming up.

Here are a couple of current faves, some old some new:

Starting with Deerhoof, a band I stumbled across in a conversation a about Chrome Hoof and then fell in love with. Their videos are great too.

This track, "The Perfect Me" is from their 2007 album Friend Opportunity.






This one inspired me to go back to 10cc's Sheet Music, a forgotten classic, check this one from it.





This is an amazing concert, a 60-piece orchestra performing arrangements of Dilla's music. Hook up your hi fi and turn it UP!!

Summer Mix 2010

This is a new mix for Summer 2010, although it is in reality a re-lick of the set I played at Kimberley in 2009....

Biggabush Mix June 2010 by Biggabush on Mixcloud

01 Journey in Satchidananda - Alice Coltrane
A beautiful spiritual jazz track that features in Jerry Dammer's Spatial Aka set - check them out if you get a chance.
02 Unmechanical Love - Jack Berkeley
Late of Naked and the Boys and now working on something destined to be BIG..that's yours truly on bass and 12 string
03 Butterfly - Henry Mancini
The master at work.....check out Herbie Hancock's version too, once sample dby Rockers on a very obscure remix.
04 Sunshine - Blue Planet Sound
My mates PK and Sam going all summery on us
05 Soulual Healing - Bigga vs Marvin
Couldn't resist slapping a bit of Marvin on one of my more chilled tunes, Sole Sister
06 Let the Happiness In - David Sylvian
An all time fave, love those deep deep horns
07 Mellow Planet - Chandra Walker
Chandra in mellow mood from a couple of years ago - you should hear his piano playing now. Astonishing.
08 Ghost Town - Up Bustle & Out
I don't think this version ever made an official release but it's class in a glass
09 Tom's Version - Herman Marquis
I love this because it's that loop from hip hop classic Fortified Live by Reflection Eternal AND it's a really cheesy reggae track to boot
10 Dunce Cap - Herman And The Aquarians
Note the Jimmy Saville-esque vocal stylings, guys n gals
11 Lively Up The Street - G Corp mashup
From last summer, what could be better than a bit of Streets-wise chit chat over Bob and the Wailers?
12 Doesn't Make It Alright -The Specials
Always brings a lump to my throat this one
13 T Jam - Lightning Head
My dirty guitar and trombone take on Stpehen Marley's beatbox dancehall joint
14 Southern Gul - Erykah Badu
More beatbox beats with THAT voice on top
15 The Man Machine - Kraftwerk
Lest we forget the pristine beauty of synths in Dusseldorf circa 1978
16 Bokoor Sound Special (Chico Mann remix) - Lightning Head
From the forthcoming 13 Versions album, it'll be worth the wait....

New album from BiggaBush aka Lightning Head

"13 Faces of Lightning Head"


The new album is released October 2008.

Click here to play the "Journey Into Afrobeat" documentary

Here are some reactions:

Lovin - sounding very fresh
Gav Smith, Pantone Music, Mr. Bongo, Disorient

Superb afro grooves that go down a treat
Alan Gubby, Nanny Tango

Great album
Peter Kruder, Kruder & Dorfmeister, Peace Orchestra, Voom Voom

Brilliant album - recommended
Gilles Peterson, BBC Radio 1

Will be hammering numerous tracks over the coming months.
Simon Harrison, Basic Soul

This is a fantastic record – seriously.
Aaron Schultz/ DJ DRM/Bastard Jazz

Wow, great album & nice production. Really like it. Hope to hear more like this from you.
Rino Spadavecchia , Pulver Records

What a great album bro! Absolutely love it...Right down my Strasser.... Can feel you in da zone musically...
George Evelyn/DJ EASE, Nightmares on Wax

A rich and full album that really pays respect to world music, while retaining the meticulous details that help make your music stand out from many others
Velanche Stewart, Urban Landscapes, KCPR, San Luis Obispo, USA


Sounds superb, nice work! Fela would be proud
Mark Turner, Found Sounds/DJ Mag

Very nice.. enjoying all the afrobeat flavours
Petrit Paula, NuBlu, NYC

I love the release. It's totally the vibe that I'm digging ... so good.
Q Burns Abstract Message

There’s always room for Lightning Head in just about every set I do. Never fails
Tim “Love Lee”, Boy Scout recordings, Tummy Touch

"Power of the Great" sounds like one of the possible singles, the bass is amazing, soundwise, just like "Preguntas Por Que". I dig Earl Zinger's poetry in "Shark Finn Soup", the eerie Carpenter soundtrack-like analogue feel is real dope, especially put under a slow afro beat. “Sousaphunk” sounds like it's taken out of Beastie Boys "The In Sounds From Way Out". “Rascal Republic” sounds like a lost Africa 77 track, the warmth of the recording shivers me timbers... the hot Rhodes versus the sax is the best way to wrap up the album, it is SOOOO beautiful.
DJ Kaspar, Groovement, Portugal


THANKS FOR THE NEW ALBUM LOVE IT.
PLAYING IT A LOT ON RADIO AND CLUB
Raphael Sebbag, UFO, Tokyo

Great work.... have been playing it out
Will Quantic, QSO, Flowering Inferno, Tru Thoughts

Loving it !!
Pathaan, BBC Radio

I really love the album!.. really good floor reactions, really nice rhythms, horns and melodies.
My fave of the album is "Rascal Republic", already an anthem for me!!
Felix Haaksman, Pulver Recordings


A very strong release indeed. I will be dropping some from this without doubt
Paul Boots, For The Love Radio Show

There are quite a few Lightning Head fans at the station...last EP was excellent.
Jason Bentley, KCRW, Los Angeles USA

The album is great. Wonderful production, a warm authentic afro inspired sound with a modern feel
Tony Nwachukwu, Attica Blues/NEPA Recordings




Available from www.biggabush.co.uk

All Time Top 100

After a couple of false starts, double bookings, call them what you will - I am finally booked to play my ALL TIME TOP 100 tunes at the Big Chill Bar on Sunday 30 March 2008.

In choosing what tunes to play I was immediately faced with a dilemma: what to play when a NORMAL DJ set for me consists of my favourite tunes? I had to come up with a solution that would allow me to play my faves but make it more of a special occasion and throw in some surprises.

So I decided to (mostly) play tracks that I had played out less than three times, which gives me to scope to include all my deep dark prog rock secrets, weirdness from the early 70s, as well as punk, funk, junk and, er gunk from across the ages. I'll be posting a full list of tunes on here in due course - and I doubt whether I'll get through all one hundred in a six hour set, what with all the 20 minute Yes tracks (haha).

Hope to see you there