Sadly, on Monday 12th April, Steve Reid passed away. Obituaries, blogs and biogs tell the tale of a man who led an extraordinary life. Steve Reid grew up in the 40s and 50s in the same Bronx neighbourhood as the likes of Thelonius Monk - three blocks from John Coltrane. He drummed for Martha Reeves and the Vandellas when he was still a teenager and went on to accompany the likes of Fats Domino, James Brown, Miles Davis and Henry Threadgill before being convicted for being a conscientious objector during the Vietnam War.

Over the last five or so years Steve collaborated with Domino artist - Kieran Hebden (Four Tet) and put out several releases on Domino in many guises. In their most recent collaboration, Reid recorded a set of tracks in Senegal called 'Daxaar' produced in Africa by Kieran Hebden - this clip documents the time spent on the album. Given Kieran's long standing association with Steve Reid it is worthwhile taking a moment to hear Kieran tell Giles Peterson about his time spent with Steve here.

A Steve Reid Memorial is to be held at Café Oto in Dalston on Sunday May 16th 2010 from 7pm-12pm featuring Gilles Peterson and in association with Soul Jazz Records. Tickets are £5 donation to Steve Reid Foundation.

Sharwoods today (03.02.2012) unveiled their new TVC featuring Bill Wells & Maher Shalal Hash Baz 'Banned Announcement' (Domino Publishing/Domino Records) from their extraordinary album Gok.

How charming! You can watch the real thing by Fránçois & the Atlas Mountains here...

SOUNDCLOUD

Video directed by David Aspinall of 'Movement' - the brand new single from Manchester indie-ravers The Whip coupled with fantastic remixes by 2 Bears. New dates up in PLAY now!

Eugene McGuinness plays White Heat on 7th February 2012 - keep up to date with our forthcoming gigs via the PLAY category to the right of this page.

If you're heading to Sundance, feel free to stop by the ASCAP Music Cafe to see Domino Publishing artist Dayna Kurtz perform two shows:

Tuesday Jan 24th - 2.40PM | Wednesday Jan 25th - 2.40PM - For more details and a full schedule of the ASCAP Music Cafe click here.

We're also excited to share with you the abundance of Domino Publishing songs appearing in films @ Sundance:

01.  Arthur Russell - 'That's Us / Wild Combination" (HOW TO SURVIVE A PLAGUE - U.S. Documentary)
02.  Cass McCombs - "Dreams-Come-True-Girl" (SMASHED  -  U.S. Dramatic)
03.  Dayna Kurtz- "Do I Love You" (ASCAP Music Cafe performer)
04.  Blood Orange - "Sutphin Boulevard" (BACHELORETTE - Premieres)
05.  Austra - "Beat and the Pulse" (SIMON KILLER -  U.S. Dramatic)
06.  Gold Panda - "Lonely Owl" (BEAR 71 - New Frontiers Microcinema)
07.  Victoire - "I Am Coming For My Things" (DETROPIA -  U.S. Documentary)
08.  The Kills - "Future Starts Slow" (BLACK ROCK - Midnight)
09.  Clinic - "Gideon" (CALIFORNIA SOLO - Premiere)
10.  Rat*a*tat - "Nostrand" (THE D WORD: Uunderstanding Dyslexia - Doc Premieres
11.  Michael Brunnock- "You Can Like It" (written by Will Oldham & David Byrne)  (THIS MUST BE THE PLACE -Spotlight)
12.  Active Child feat. How to Dress Well - "Playing House" (THE END OF LOVE - U.S. Dramatic)
13  Arthur Russell - "Close My Eyes" (KEEP THE LIGHTS ON - U.S. Dramatic)

All explained in a lovely way by BBC Academy - bravo Beeb!