1. Ben Westbeech - So Good Today
2. Peven Everett - Can’t Do Without
3. Tweet - Taxi (Cab Ride mix)
4. Kemdi - Still A Dancer
5. Lathun feat. India Arie - When Love Came In (Quentin Harris remix)
6. Musiq - Thereason
7. Reel Soul & Byron Stingily - Walk Away
8. Silhouette Brown - Spread That Bruno E (Drop tha’ funk mix)
9. Aaliyah - 4 Page Letter (DJ Stylus Ruff Rider blend)
10. Ski Oakenfull - Where Did The Love Go? (Restless Soul mix)
11. Jooski feat. Cherie Mathieson - Ease Your Mind (original)
12. Fertile Ground - The Moment (Seiji remix)
My girl Kia asked me for a sexy house mix a while ago. I wanted to call it “Foreplay” when I eventually got around to putting it together. February is The Love Movement over at ProjectVIBE so I figured I’d hook up the romantic joint for them. I take no responsibility for any children conceived as a result of this mix.
1. Teddy Rok 7 - Feel (feat. Okou)
2. Bah Samba - Far Away
3. Kemetic Just - unknown title
4. Moodymann feat. Amp Dog Knight - I’m Doing Fine
5. Ananda Project - ICU (DJ Spinna rmx)
6. Jimmie Abney - Is There Anybody Here?
7. John Beltran - Your Colors (Yoruba soul mix)
8. Sade - Surrender Your Love (rmx)
9. Renovation - Antonata feat. Roy Ayers (Atjazz Remix)
10. Frank-l - Let The Record Play (Casamena Living Room Rmx)
11. Osunlade - Beloved (Main Mix)
12. Fertile Ground - Come 2 Me (Don Ray’s Docile Mix)
13. Vikter Duplaix - Sensuality (Extended)
14. Raheem Devaughn - You (DFA rmx)
15. Siji - Sanctuary (DJ Deep and Franck Roger Remix)
I finally got around to putting this up almost 5 years after I first recorded it. All things in due time I guess. This was actually a mix that I did to hustle up some gigs. I took a downtempo and a house mix and put them on the same cd to try to impress upon promoters that I was versatile. I gave out a ton of these as freebies at gigs and still get inquiries about it. I had only been into house seriously for about a year at that point so if you’re a hardcore house head please don’t snicker at the naivete of the house section. Great records have long shelf lives, that’s for sure.
1. Jill Scott & Common - 8 Minutes to Sunrise
2. Ronny Jordan & Mos Def - A Brighter Day
3. Omar - Saturdays
4. A Tribe Called Quest - Like it Like That
5. Vodu 155 - Mama Dadu (instr.)
6. MoKenStef - Baby Come Close (instr.)
7. Davina - I Can’t Help It
8. De La Soul - Breakadawn
9. Common - The Light (rmx.)
10. J-Live - Play (instr.)
11. Jazztronik - From the Picture
12. Miguel Migs - Lionel’s Jam
13. Scott Grooves feat. Chris Codish - Organ Nights Part 1
14. U.C. Heights feat. Anthony Flanagan - Never Lost Faith (Original Mix)
15. Jamiroquai - Cosmic Girl (Quasar Mix)
16. Incognito - I Can See the Future (Ski’sa Main Mix)
17. Turnstyle Orchestra - Latin Soul (..Not so Latin Sonic Soul Mix)
18. Blue Six - Pure (Jay’s Original Vocal)
19. MJ Cole - Sincere (Naked Music’s Jay’s Breakfast Dub)
20. The Rurals - Grey Clouds
21. Incognito - Nights Over Egypt (MAW Bonus Beats)
22. Marie St. Claire - Closer I Get (Johnick Vocal mix)
23. Willie Washington presents Paula Ralph - Ain’t No Running Away (Ricanstruction Vocal Mix)
24. Masters At Work feat. India - To Be In Love (Ricanstruction vocal)
Back in late ‘04 the Soul Controllers were solicited to be a part of WPFW’s new programming block that would possibly incorporate hip-hop. Here’s the demo we did. Doesn’t really resemble what Decipher is now but it’s a decent bit of listening.
DJ Stylus
Roy Porter - Party Time
Common - Heat
DJ Spinna - All Up In It
The Rebirth - This Journey In
Prince - Ballad of Dorothy Parker
Patrice Rushen - Music of the Earth
Larry Gold - Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now feat. Black Thought
Lizz Fields - When I See Love (Ty & Drew’s Lizzie’s Children Remix)
Organized Konfusion - Let’s Organize feat. Q-Tip
Till Bronner - No Fusion Generation (Mark de Clive-Lowe rmx)
The Roots - Melting Pot
DJ Jahsonic
Theo Parrish - Ebonics
Rahsaan Patterson - So Hot
Roy Davis Jr. - Someday feat. Peven Everett
Quant - Tryin’ feat. Ernesto
Alan Hoyst - Inner City Blues
Blaze - Shine
Franck Roger & M-Salem - No More Believe
Universal Principles - Inspiration and Light
I did the first Progressive Groove mix about 4 years ago. It marked a period in my path as a dj where my style broadened considerably and laid the groundwork for the Vibe Conductor concept. Some fortunate networking got me gigs where I was able to rock a lot of the records that I was buying for my own enjoyment but had no audience for. I challenged myself to put together sets that covered much wider stylistic ground but still “made sense” and the process has been a lot of fun.
This past Saturday was the official Rhomiepalooza birthday celebration and I created a new mix for the occasion that was distributed to my guests at the jam.
It’s woven with several thematic threads. Some of these tunes are current personal faves, others are records that have stayed in heavy rotation in my sets over the last couple of years and are popular with folks that come to see me. Most importantly, I’ve included some of the many local artists who have inspired me during my time in the DC arts scene. It feels like a fitting way to mark the 30th birthday milestone.
So if you missed out at the party, here’s another chance. Enjoy and tell a friend!
1. Ty - Look For Me
2. Opus Akoben - Ronin
3. Asheru - Black Moses
4. Georgia Anne Muldrow - Nothingness
5. Bobby Hutcherson - La Malanga (Kenny Dope rmx feat. Kronkite)
6. Chuck Brown - Bustin’ Loose
7. Rare Essence - Back Up Off The Wall
8. John Arnold - Rise Up
9. Beady Belle - Hindsight (Ricanstruction mix)
10. Okada Taxi - Season 2 Season (feat. Abdul Shyllon &
Mark De Clive-Lowe)
11. Mark de Clive-Lowe - 4.Y.V. (feat Abdul Shyllon)
12. Snowboy - 42nd And Broadway
13. Deadline vs. Batacumbele - Batacumbele
14. Big Bang feat. Nathan Haines - Smile In Your Eyes (Mark De Clive-Lowe rmx)
15. Ty - Wait A Minute (Dwele rmx)
16. The Sunburst Band - Far Beyond
17. Kenny Dope - Comin’ Inside
18. Alice Russell - Take Your Time, Change Your Mind
19. Common - Go!
20. Lizz Fields - I Gotta Go (DJ Spinna rmx)
21. Platinum Pied Pipers - 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover
22. Chris Lowe Anda Ill Pedestrians - Midnight Blue
One of my popular grab-bags of nu soul, hip-hop and upbeat dancefloor flavors. Big ups to my homegirl DJ Sezy on the hosting. Don’t forget to share.
1. Intro (Soulive - Doin’ Something remix )
2. DJ Jazzy Jeff feat. Slum Village - Are U Ready?
3. Sara Devine - Take Me Home
4. Ring - Anything’s Possible (instr.)
5. Crossrhodes feat. Sy Smith - 3 Sides
6. The Rebirth - Everybody Say Yeah
7. Pete Rock break
8. Roy Ayers - Searching (Africa 70 version)
9. Butta - Sunday Afternoon (A.T.N. Dub Mix)
10. Beady Belle - Moderation (extended mix)
11. Nathan Haines - After Ours (Phreek Time Mix)
12. Vikter Duplaix - Galaxy
13. Markus Enochson & E-Man - I Am The Road (Bugz in the Attic remix)
14. Sylk 130 feat. Alma Horton - Happiness (Soul Dhamma remix)
15. Kenny Bobien - Now I Can See (Roy Davis Jr. remix)
16. Jackson 5 - Forever Came Today (DJ Stylus F2F Soul Train Edit)
17. Jamiroquai - Little L (Blaze shelter mix)
18. Aaliyah - More Than a Woman (MAW Main mix)
19. Agent K. - Rideaway Getaway (Spinna Remix)
