The latest Solid Steel mix celebrates the release of Beat Spacek’s Modern Streets, the new solo album from storied UK producer Steve Spacek.
At the controls is one of the finest selectors we know, Low End Theory affiliate and now London-based DJ and producer Kutmah, who’s gone deep into Spacek’s back catalogue to dig out highlights from his collaborations with the likes of Mark Pritchard, Theo Parrish and J Dilla as well as his vast array of solo productions.
The IZWID boss is a huge fan of Spacek apparently, so he’s been able to shine a light on some lesser known Spacek cuts and even an unreleased gem in the shape of a track from his shelved album collaboration with Raphael Saadiq.
Stream it below and see the tracklist underneath, and don’t miss FACT’s in-depth conversation with Spacek from earlier this month, where he talks about his roots in London’s sound system culture and why he made Modern Streets with iPhone apps.
Next, grab Kutmah’s beat tape Wintah Hu$tle, which he released at the end of 2014.
Tracklist:
Theo Parrish feat. Steve Spacek – Chemistry (Sound Signature)
Beat Spacek – I Wanna Know (Seven Davis Jr Remix) (Ninja Tune)
Mark Pritchard & Steve Spacek – Turn It On (Sonar Kollektiv)
Black Pocket – Boungie (Exit Records)
Sun Ra – When There Is No Sun (Horo Records)
Africa Hitech – Light The Way (Warp)
Africa Hitech – Too Late (Warp)
Spacek – How (Blue (Island))
Space Invadas – Way We Feel (BBE)
Steve Spacek – Take Her Away (Sound In Color)
Troubleman feat. Steve Spacek – Without U (Far Out)
Steve Spacek – Smoke (Sound In Color)
Black Pocket – Al Softly (Exit Records)
Steve Spacek – After Beris Step (Exit Records)
Beat Spacek – Search N Development (Ninja Tune)
Kingsbread feat. Steve Spacek – Alright-ok (Wagram)
GB – Simply So (with Steve Spacek) (Sound In Color)
Spacek – Eve Demo (Blue (Island))
Spacek – Eve (Blue (Island))
Spacek – Eve (Jay Dee Remix) (Blue (Island))
Spacek – Getaway (Blue (Island))
Spacek – Act For You (Blue (Island)
Harmonic 313 feat. Steve Spacek – Falling Away (Warp)
Steve Spacek – Thursday (Sound In Color)
Spacek feat. Mpho Skeef – La Bougie (Studio !K7)
Steve Spacek – Dollar (Let The Dollar Circulate) (Sound In Color)
Steve Spacek – Dollar Live (Breakdown) (Sound In Color)
Raphael Saadiq & Steve Spacek – Pookie Blue Room feat. Q-Tip, Ray Ray and Sir Fonzworth Bentley (unknown)