First Word Top Sevens: #14 Soulist

Soulist mixes food and drink with music - nice!

Amplified / Q Tip / Produced by J dilla /
First Solo Album from Q Tip, This album is just perfect , the vibe , Q tip's flow, it grooves all the way and was under rated , never knew why ..

Justments / Bill Withers /
One of my favourite Soul Artists .. He made popular music with such a sensitive touch.
Loving in particular the track " The same Love that me made me Laugh "

Roundtree Hit On You / Idjut Boys edit/
An Amazing Band From NYC in the end of the 70's , This edit is just mad, a killer - taking the best of Guitar riff , bass is sick. It has the boogie vibe that I love.

Club Soda / Thomas Bangalter /
With Fulgeance we are crazy about this track, a crazy synth and drum loop , French touch at it's best ...

Raw Cuts # 3 / Motor City Drum Ensemble /
An amazing house by this great German producer track that always gives me a good feeling. For me, It's already a classic ..

PIMMS (Drinking)
We had Pimms for the first time with Aly from First Word when we did our first tour in UK. Today when we come over it's a must have .. It bring us always refreshing and good memories..

Steak Tartare (Food)
Just get it in a good Brasserie when you come over to France ... loving it!

First Word Top Sevens: #13 Ali Gudgeon

Top 7 TV Detectives/ Crime Fighters

1 : Columbo
2 : Monk
3 : Quincy
4 : Dr Mark Slone
5 : Sherlock Holmes (Jeremy Brett not Basil Rathbone)
6 : Gill Grissom
7 : Magnum P.I.

First Word Top Sevens: #12 Ali Gudgeon

Another list from the FW office monkey!

Top 7 TV Themes

1 : Chase Side Shoot Up - The Theme for the BBC's Golf Coverage
2 : Gotcha - Theme from the Starsky & Hutch TV series
3 : Mike Post - Theme from Hill Street Blues
4 : Original Sesame Street Theme
5 : Patrick Williams - Theme From M.A.S.H
6 : Randy Newman - It's a Jungle Out There (theme from Monk)
7 : Theme from Laverne and Shirley (The Wisconsin Years)

First Word Top Sevens: #11 Testament / Homecut

Testament / Homecut's TOP 7 Police Procedural TV Dramas

Yeah, I'm a bit of a geek for the old Cop Show. Ever since I was a kid staying up to watch the bits of late night TV that arent totally repellent with my big brother. Mostly wicked actors and scripts that explore the darker part of our human psyche innit? No CSI -Bruckheimer-imaginary-tech-overhyped-shizak. (Though I do like theme tune ininit).

7. Homicide: Life on The Street

Cult following from people that know all about Pemberton, Bayliss and Munch in Baltimore. Can vividly recall scene where detectives on the way to a crime scene discuss the finer points of theology. Exciting AND cerebral.

6. Prime Suspect

I dont care which series: Helen Mirren on killer form. Worldwide stardom awairts. Pow.

5. Spiral (or' Engrenages' as its known in France)

Apparently, this helped save French TV. Heavy. The double-meanings from the French title is lost in translation - Spiral/Gears.
Not only do we see the workings of the justice system, but also see bad choices sending people into a moral nosedives.
Dark. Kind of have to watch it through your fingers.

4. Conviction

Was on BBC 2 years back. Only lasted one series. Amazing. One of the best things the Beeb spent my license fee on I reckon. Twists, turns. I'm gonna buy another copy on DVD right now.

3. Cracker

Flawed and really arrogant psychologist helps Manchester police. Robbie Coltrane keeping it real. Also, I was an extra an episode. Look out for the kid the classroom with a high-top when it wasnt fashionable. Ouch.

2. Columbo

Yes bruv. Standard. Dunno what it is. The concept of the viewer knowing whodunit from the first scene. The cat and mouse. The underdog detective overcoming the evil mastermind. Or the fact the shabby, cigar chewing glass-eyed cop is one of the coolest brothers of all time.


1. The Wire.

Y'all knew tat was gonna be number one. The 'Illmatic' of Police Proecedural drmas. I know its definitely not family friendly, but its the realness! Belive the hype. EvERYONE hsould watch this. A Policeman friend of mine got into it because a crack dealer recommended it to him saying "Its just like real life". The fact that it has a message and something to say about the world...Its just deep. Enlightening. Edutainment for real.

First Word Top Sevens: #10 Pete Williams of Ariya Astrobeat Arkestra

7 Course Jazz Dinner...

Charles Mingus - Eat That Chicken
Eddie Lockjaw Davis - Wild Rice
Lee Morgan - Cornbread
Sonny Phillips - Bean Pie
Kenny Burrell - Chitlins Con Carne
George Benson - Giblet Gravy
Dexter Gordon - Cheesecake

First Word Top Sevens: #9 TM Juke

7 favourite Drum Machine Sounds

1. Sequential Circuits Drumtraks - Claps
2. Simmons SDS1000 - Snare (Slow decay)
3. Roland TR808 - Bass drum
4. Simmons Clap Trap - Claps
5. Oberheim DMX - Snare
6. Linndrum - Clicky Kick
7. Roland TR-626 - Rim

First Word Top Sevens: #8 Ali Gudgeon (2)

Top 7 records ( possibly of all time )

1 : Herbie Hancock - Stars in your Eyes
2 : Eddie Harris - Lovely is Today
3 : Bobby Humphrey - Harlem Rive Drive
4 : Weldon Irvine - Morning Sunrise
5 : Womack and Womack - Baby I'm Scared of You
6 : Eddie Kendricks - My People, Hold On
7 : Dionne Warwick - You're Gonna Need Me

First Word Top Sevens: #7 Andy H

Andy H's top 7 DJ Routines

1 1993/1994 Dream Team (USA)
2 1991 DJ David
3 1988 DJ Cash Money
4 1995 Roc Raida
5 1999 DJ Dexta
6 1999 DJ Craze
7 2002 DJ Skully

Check out the full list here:

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?p=PL4F62692757FCB1F9

First Word Top Sevens: #6 East Park Reggae Collective

Top 7 90s sticker book footballers:

Shaka Hislop
Tino Asprilla
Tony Yeboah
Peter Ndlovu
Ruel Fox
Gary Mabbott
Paul Kitson

First Word Top Sevens: #5 Green-T

Top 7 MF DOOM tracks

Accordion (Madvillain)
Red & Gold (Operation Doomsday)
Fazers (Kind Geedorah)
Korn Dogz (Danger Doom)
Change the Beat (Viktor Vaughn)
Operation: Greenbacks (Operation Doomsday)
That's That (Born Like This)

First Word Top Sevens: #4 Pimpernel Jones

Pimpernel Jones of Herma Puma's Top 7 Blaxploitation films

1. The Mack
2.Black Dynamite
3.The Human Tornado
4.Space is the place
5.Coffy
6.Black Caesar
7.Cleopatra Jones

First Word Top Sevens: #3 Ali Gudgeon

FW Office monkey Ali Gudgeon's Top 7 sci fi movies

1 : West World
2 : Alien
3 : Star Trek II The Wrath of Khan
4 : Blade Runner
5 : Empire Stikes Back
6 : Close Encounters
7 : Back to the Future

First Word Top Sevens: #2 Jack Baker

Top Seven Drummers - The Jack Baker Trio

1. Joseph 'Zigaboo' Modeliste - The man behind the Meters, it doesn't get much better than this for the funk.

2. Steve Gadd - One of the most soulful drummers ever lived, he can make an rubbish track into a classic.

3. Max Roach - The master, the soloist, the teacher, the god.

4. Amir Thompson aka Questlove - One day I will manage to rip off everything he does... True grit.

5. Aaron Spears - One of the leaders in the gospel scene, he makes me want to get fat and play fast...

7. Elvin Jones - A true jazz legend, he plays with his balls in one hand and his heart in the other.

Happy Birthday, peace and love to the First Word crew.

First Word Top Sevens: #1 Fulgeance

To celebrate our 7th birthday we've asked our artists to give us their top 7. This could be anything, 7 top tracks, 7 favourite 80s gameshows, daytime TV presenters, guitarists, whatever. The first to respond (in no more than 10 minutes of being asked!) was Fulgeance, (one half of Souleance). Here's his list - bon apetit!

Fulgeance Top 7 Meals

1. Lamb Leg with Garlic, Mashed Celeries & Potatoes.
2. Homemade "Croque Monsieur" with Comté Cheese from Jura
3. Beef Prime Rib with green beans & Tomatoes "à la provencale"
4. Salmon Tartare with French Mustard, Cumcumber, tomatoes and pickles
5. Homemade Sushis or from Japan
6. Sea Bass with Spicy Indian Semolina
7. Boiled & cold Calamaris with Mayonnaise or garlic & persillia Vinegar

Ooh la la!