This is a set recorded live for Awamu’s Together House Party 2020 - a virtual weekend festival fundraiser for the excellent Awamu Charity who’s purpose is to ensure children in the slums of Kampala, Uganda, gain the education and skills that are vital to their future:
“Many children we work with are HIV positive. Their guardians, often elderly, ill and poor, are also in need of support, as the wellbeing of children in their care is inextricably linked to theirs.
“We know that children do best when they are supported and cared for in their own communities, among extended families, friends, and neighbours so we also help those that care for them to gain new skills and the confidence to increase their income, regain control of their lives and take care of themselves and their family.
“Awamu means ‘together’ in L'uganda, the main language spoken in Bwaise and Kikoni slum areas we work. We chose it as it reflects spirit of the women and children we are lucky enough to work in partnership with there.”
Please donate. Anything you can give will mean the world of difference.
https://www.awamu.co.uk/donate
The set, played out at 7pm on a Saturday, designed to be listened during your evening meal. It's 'Dinner Jazz" for those of you who like being sworn at by potty mouth rappers talking about inappropriate subjects while you eat your meal.
Tracklisting
00:00 - Moses Boyd - Rush Hour/Elegua (feat. Kevin Haynes Grupo Elegua)
03:10 - Submerse - Power Stone
05:42 - Channel Select - Skies
07:22 - Noname - Forever (ft Ravyn Lanae)
10:48 - Open Mike Eagle - Very Much Money (Ice King Dream)
14:22 - J.Lamotta - Can’t Refuse
16:45 - Loyle Carner - Loose Ends (ft Jorja Smith )
20:49 - Oso Leone - Virtual U
23:53 - Easy Life - Earth
27: 05 - Bird Person - Salad
29:15 - Jay Z - Empire State of Mind (featuring Alicia Keys)
33:33 - Typesun - The PL
37:28 - Tycho - Skate (Pluko remix) feat. Saint Sinner
40:09 - Phono Ghosts - A Glow in the Night
43:30 - Janelle Monae - Pynk (feat. Grimes)
47:00 - J-E-T-S - Play (feat. Mykki Blanco)
49:20 - Caribou - New Jade
52:31 - Brockhampton - Boy Bye
54:53 - Michael Kiwanuka - You ain’t the problem
(download available on the Hearthis.at page)
It was an emotional day. Maldor Mayne, one of the original shining lights behind Back To Mine (and someone who guided me through the early stages of my Second Life existence) , has decided to take a break from Second Life and today was his last day. So, as I state at the beginning of this show, this one's for you, Mal. We're all going to miss you.
Here's my latest random selection of tunage, as played at Back To Mine, in Shoki, Second Life. I do urge everyone I know to buy the new Telefon Tel Aviv LP "Immolate Yourself" and the Animal Collective's "Merriweather Post Pavillion" as both these releases will enrich your lives. Oh and with much thanks to Dom, I'm now podcasting this so you can stay up to date that way too. Anyway. hope you like the show. :)
This Thursday sees the start of our regular DJing residency at The Big Chill Bar, which we're calling "Three Day Weekend with Echaskech" as it's certainly looking like we'll be taking off the Fridays to recover from it. :)
I finally managed to get down to it and sum up some of the great music that has made 2008 great for me and it's mostly LPs, which I suppose is a change in itself, as for the last 14 years of DJing my music purchases have been mostly made up of singles, but moving on to buying CDs and having an emusic subscription has changed that. Anyway - on with the list (it's not in order, but the best is saved to the last):
As luck would have it I got to play the first two sets at The Big Chill Bar on Sunday, which also happened to be the winter solstice and as I recorded it only seems fair to share it with you guys & gals - consider it a little xmas present from me to you. Here's the first three hours...
Ok, Ok I'm a sad 
We're celebrating xmas with a full acid rave party at our South Bank home, Concrete (next to the Hayward Gallery) from 8pm till 1pm (free entry). Expect party hats, streamers and you dancing to kick ass acid fulled techtronic breaks! Alongside Echaskech, we've also got the Ravetastic AGT Rave Kru playing Live so that's two top notch bands and all for nowt! :)
Here's Friday's Show for you lovely people. I'm suffering with a cold at the moment, so not much talking on this one (thankfully) apart to whinge on about I "ribbish" I felt. Gah, I dunno... prima donna or what? ;)
Mitch Mitchell, the drummer with The Jimi Hendrix Experience died on the Wednesday this week so, to commemorate that (and the fact that Heaven has a fantastic three piece up there now) we had a Jimi Hendrix session at Back To Mine on Friday.
I'm back supplying the audio backdrop to your sunday boozing at the best DJ Bar in London,