Gilles Peterson & Patrick Forge present Sunday Afternoon At Dingwalls

Celebrating 20 years since the now legendary "Talkin’ Loud" Sunday Sessions first commenced at Camden (UK) club Dingwalls, Ether Music now presents the definitive tribute 2xCD collection filled with the music that inspired this “Talkin’ Loud” generation.

Running each Sunday from lunchtime until 6.30pm Dingwalls featured a live act almost every week. During the first hour or so Patrick Forge played less obvious music, spiritual jazz, mellow vibes, modal tunes, stuff that strayed from the obvious 500mph fusion and Latin bangers that the dancers traditionally loved. Different groups of dancers preferred different styles so it was important to mix up the rhythms, and contrast the mad percussive work-outs with more melodic material, mixing rhythmic and harmonic intensity.

The last ever session on a Sunday afternoon at Dingwalls produced a queue that snaked from inside the market to half-way down the high street. Incognito provided the finale with Jocelyn Brown singing “Always There” and bringing the house down, setting the vibe for a session that maintained a fever pitch of emotional intensity until the last bars of “Family Affair” faded into eternity.

“'Talkin Loud and 'Saying Something' or 'Dingwalls' as it was more commonly known was the session that shaped a generation, in sound, style and attitude - its influence spread far and wide. It was the counterpoint to the rave generation’s acid revolution, taking that same spirit and optimism and applying it to a very different music. It became the touchstone for everything that followed in it’s wake, acquiring near legendary status, tempting folk to later claim that 'I was there' whether they were or not. It was inspirational, revolutionary, celebrator and radical. It was a family, it was a congregation. It was our Paradise Garage.” - Patrick Forge, August 2006

Tracklist:

CD1:

01. Janet Lawson – “Sunday Afternoon”
02. Weekend – “The View From Her Room”
03. Patsy Gallant – “Te Caliente »
04. Dom Um Romao – “Shake (Ginga Gingou)”
05. Bobby Montez – “Kon-Tiki”
06. Byron Morris – “Kitty Bey”
07. Airto – “Encounter (Encontro no Bar)”
08. Michel Legrand – “Southern Routes”
09. Pharoah Sanders – “Origin”
10. Mark Murphy - “Empty Faces”
11. Webster Lewis – “Barbara Ann”

CD2:

01. Leroy Hutson – “Cool Out”
02. Tribe Called Quest – “Luck of Lucien”
03. Willis Jackson – “Nuther’n Like Thuther’n”
04. Stone Alliance – “Sweetie Pie”
05. The Soul Tornadoes – “Hot Pants Breakdown”
06. Larry Young’s Fuel – “Fuel For The Fire”
07. Roy Ayers Ubiquity – “He’s A Superstar”
08. Norman Connors – “Captain Connors”
09. Corky McClerkin – “Searchin For The Soul”
10. Jean Luc Ponty – “In The Fast Lane”
11. Soul II Soul – “Fairplay”
12. Elsie Mae – “Do You Really Want To Rescue Me?”
13. Ricardo Marrero and the Group Time – “Feel Like Making Love”
14. Roy Haynes – “Dorian”

"Sunday Afternoon At Dingwalls" will be released on December 5, 2006 on Ether Records.