DJ Stylus - The Vibe Conductor

Meistro:
Bebel Gilberto - Aganju (Latin Project rmx)
Plastyc Buddha - String Vibe (Nickodemus and Osiris NY Hip Harmonic Remix)
7 Samurai - Feel The Same (Dubben rmx)
Soul II Soul - Jazzie’s Groove
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Alice Russell - Fly in Your Hand (DJ Vadim rmx)
Casbah 73 - Big Shoes, Small Feet
Gecko Turner - Un Limon en la Cabeza (Quantic rmx)

Stylus:
Afro Life - Sidewinder
Ohmega Watts - Adaptacao feat. Tita Lima
Common - Time Travelin’
Cloud One - Patty Duke
Milton Bros. - Living in the City
Tigercity - Are You Sensation?
Owusu & Hannibal - Lonnie’s Secret
Matisyahu/Rolling Stones - Chop ‘Em Down/Miss You Mash

Meistro:
Beatfanatic - Sumthin Betta
Common - Go (King Most rmx)
Amp Fiddler ft. Corinne Bailey Rae - If I Don’t
Casbah 73 - Freshly Sqeezed!
Bionics - Love Chains
Keyshia Cole - Shoulda Let You Go (Eli’s put echo on everything mix)
Space Lady - Gift Pt II
Faith Evans - Mesmerized (White label rmx)
Mark Hype and Jim Dunloop - The Mexican
Kathy Diamond - All Woman
Afro Heat 4 - White Label
Recloose ft. Joe Dukie - Dust (Roc Wun rmx)
The Rebirth - Evil Vibrations

Stylus:
Sesso Matto - Sessomatto
Universal Robot Band - Barely Breaking Even

Stylus:
Reel People - Upside
Nick Straker Band - A Little Bit of Jazz
Patrice Rushen - Number One
J Boogie’s Dubtronic Science - Conga Rock
John Arnold - Supadupe
Kelis - ’80s Joint
2000black - So Right
Aloe Blacc - Bailar

Meistro:
Faze Action - Hypnotic (Disco Mix)
Idan K - Ijidan Tribute (unreleased)
Louie Vega - Mi Gente (dub)
Matthias Heilbronn & Candela Allstars – Brobombique (Matty’s II Deep Mix)
Bunny Mack - Let Me Love You (DJ Gregory Original Vibe Mix)
Oreja - Manana por la Manana
Nickodemus - Conmigo
War - Galaxy

Stylus:
Ian Friday feat. Erro - Everything (Tea Party Vocal Mix)
Tiger Stripes - Missing You (Raw Artistic Soul remix)
Reel People - Alibi

Meistro:
Yam Who? - Flunky Gone Punky (we are ready)
Cymande - Brothers on the Slide (Ruffy Tuffy edit)
Awa Band ft Tony Allen - Bababateur (Quantic rmx)
Faze Action - Kariba (Copyright rmx)

Stylus:
Alice Russell - Somebody’s Gonna Love You (featuring Quantic)
Fela Kuti - Shakara

Meistro:
Nickodemus - Puerto Rico Pa’Gozar
Damn! - African
African-Scanian Music Continuum Rerouted

Another freestyle situation. Finally got in a lot of the new goodies that have been piling up in the lab. And my new baby is also making her first appearance.

1. Daru Beats - Gratefull feat. Deenahea (DNA)
2. Kissey Asplund & Suff Daddy (feat. Bless 1) - 99bottles
3. Erik Rico - Making Love
4. Nickodemus (Wonderwheel Records) exclusive joint
5. Coultrain - Green
6. Nicolay & Kay - I’ve Seen Rivers
7. Mr. Windmill & Jay.Soul - Hugo Hovenkampp
8. Trevor Lovey’s - Elevate Your Mind
9. The RH Factor - For Fun (SoulFeast Vocal Remix of “Common Freestyle” feat. Omar)
10. Reel People - Outta Love feat. Omar
11. Ave.To - Cuz Of You
12. Chris Barker - Breakin Bread edit
13. Demetrius Price - No Holdin’ Back
14. Moodyman - Black Mahogani
15. Amp Fiddler - I’m Doing Fine (live)*
16. Exchange Bureau - The End of Me & You feat. Salah Obeid

*original version: track 4

It’s a regular thing with the homie Dredd. Make sure you check him out for the April installment.

Now download the jont.

I love it when you can hear the crowd through the needles. The feedback on the mic adds to the authenticity of the house party vibe.

I meant to write a blog about this night, it was a good one. I still might. In the meantime download this.

1. Takuya - Summerjam
2. Caron Wheeler - UK Blak
3. Anthony Hamilton - Nobody Else
4. Sade - Turn My Back On You
5. Femi Kuti - Blackman Know Yourself (The Roots Remix)
6. Moodymann - People Make The World Go Round
7. Dionne Farris - 11th Hour
8. Chaka Khan - What Cha’ Gonna Do For Me
9. Maxwell - Now/At the Party
10. Whole Darn Family - Seven Minutes Of Funk
11. Starpoint - Bring Your Sweet Loving Back
12. Strange Fruit Project - Good Times
13. Blackalicious - Make You Feel That Way (DJ Eurok Kenyatta mix)
14. Pimps of Joytime - Street Sounds
15. Alice Russell - Remember To Forget
16. Paul Hardcastle - Rain Forest
17. 4Hero - Star Chasers (4hero Version Excursion)
18. Restless Soul feat. Zansika - And I Know It (Dub)
19. Agent K - Feed The Cat

1. Timbaland - Big White Spaceship feat. Pharrell
2. DKD - Brighter Day (Jneiro Jarel rmx)
3. Ladybug Mecca - Dogg Starr
4. Ohmega Watts - Adaptacao feat. Tita Lima
5. Wale Oyejide - Ibadan Sunrise (instr.)
6. Robin Thicke - Lost Without You (Oddisee rmx)
7. Yummy Bingham - One More Chance
8. Alice Russell - A Fly In The Hand
9. Cloud One - Patty Duke
10. Heavy D. - I Can’t Help It feat. Anthony Hamilton
11. W. Ellington Felton - How Dare You
12. Jill Scott - Gimme
13. Yam Who feat. Christian Fontana - Wrap You Up
14. Amp Fiddler - If I Don’t feat. Corinne Bailey Rae (main & Taylor McFerrin rmx)
15. Phuturistix - In The Sun
16. Beady Belle - Goldilocks
17. Mr. Hermano - Free As The Morning Sun (Disisco Re-Edit)
18. DJ Spinna - The Originator

This post is responsible for the unearthing of this nugget from the vaults. Take a look at the playlist and you’ll know what time it is. I’m not even going to identify when I recorded this one, but it’s another collection that has remained popular over the years whenever I’d burn a batch on CD. Now err’ybody can get a copy. Not holding onto these old jonts anymore!

1. Mos Def - Umi Says
2. Faze Action - Samba
3. Femi Kuti - What Will Tomorrow Bring (Remix LP MIx)
4. Los Amigos Invisibles - Bruja (MAW Mix)
5. Tom & Joyce - Queixume (MAW Mix, Main Vocal)
6. Salome de Bahia - Theme of Rio
7. Los Ladrones - Las Luces del Norte
8. Osunlade - Diamant
9. Jiva - Love Chooses Lovers (The ‘Heart Chakra’ Mix)
10. Tortured Soul - I Might Do Something Wrong pt. 2
11. Fertile Ground - Peace & Love (Jazztronik ‘Mardi Gras’ Mix)
12. Nickodemus & Osiris feat. Carol C from Si*Sé - Mariposa
13. Sade - By Your Side (Naked Music Mix)
14. T.Kolai - Congo (T.Kolai’s Andalu Vocal feat. David Crosby)
15. Opa - African Bird
16. Charlie Byrd & Cal Tjader - Samba de Oneida
17. Osunlade - Aldeia de Ogun
18. Nuspirit Helsinki - Afro-Cuban Haze

Book was on WPGC duty and I didn’t really have any options. In a stroke of fate, New Year’s Eve fell on a Monday, which is Jamil’s regular residency at Marvin. That was a good look because he’s been slogging through some soul-sucking gigs as of late. “Full creative control” on New Year’s Eve had him giddy like Geoffrey Holder in Boomerang. I was just going to show up, chill and watch the homie black out on the decks but he proposed we make it a Soul Controller throwdown. Didn’t have to ask me twice.

Crowd was mixed, nobody paid a dime to get through the door, folks were partying and looking nice without having to be instructed to do so by a dress code. Isn’t that what a NYE party should be? My only regret is not having a mic to catch the roar of the dancefloor, makes the track mutes in the recordings sound silly. One women told us that “it’s time for you to play some mainstream hip-hop now.” We declined gracefully.

Part 1:
Setting the mood for the jump-off. “Champion Requiem” at a New Year’s Eve party? Whoa. Marvin Gaye makes the first of several appearances… ‘cuz we at Marvin.

Jamil drops Cee-Lo’s “I’ll Be Around” right at midnight. Booties start shaking and moving all around. Somehow we get to “Sounds Like” and “Golpe Duro Calinda”. No mercy and no prisoners. Can you feel it?!