Here’s a flashback from last year.
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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
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Already put these out there but hard drive space is cheap and you need more goodies to work out/house clean/commute/pre-party to, right?
The two most recent DJ Book mixes on Decipher are must haves. As you know, our slot was moved an hour earlier. It’s a positive move but the one snag in that plan is that Book doesn’t finish at WPGC until 9:30. These two sets might be the last time you hear him on WPFW for awhile and as usual, he kills it. (subscribe/iTunes)
DJ Book – Decipher 3/13/08
DJ Book – Decipher 4/4/08
Jamil‘s still holding down Mondays at Marvin. That’s where he gets to dig into the deeper recesses of his crates that lie hidden when he’s playing his more mainstream gigs. He usually starts out with classic soul befitting the venue’s namesake and then veers off into the outer reaches of futuristic black muzik. You haven’t been yet? Download this set recorded live last month.
DJ Jahsonic – Live @ Marvin 3/17/08
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 these.
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It’s a regular thing with the homie Dredd. Make sure you check him out for the April installment.
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.
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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?!
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Part 3:
More from the Soulful Party Peoples’ Holy Trinity of Jackson progeny, Prince and Stevie. The latin diaspora gets more love along with the Black President.
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Tryna slow it down but bammas ain’t tryna stop partying. That’s cool. 4am ain’t no thing.
Now you know that Soul Controllers have a podcast too. You should check it out.
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This one stays in downtempo territory.
1. Vivian Green – Keep On Going
2. Common feat. Pharell & Q-Tip – Come Close (rmx.)
3. Critically Acclaimed – Wallflower
4. Slum Village – I Don’t Know
5. The Roots – The Good, The Bad & The Desolate
6. Jill Scott – Brotha
7. Little Brother – Altitudes
8. Lowrell – Mellow Mellow, Right On
9. Roy Ayers – Ain’t Got Time
10. Father’s Children – Hollywood Dreaming
11. Break
12. Pete Rock & CL Smooth – I Got a Love
13. Pete Rock & Large Professor – The Rap World
14. Blackstar – Respiration
15. DJ Spinna – Galactic Soul
16. Jurassic 5 – Thin Line
17. People Under the Stairs – Acid Raindrops
18. Steely Dan – Kid Charlemagne
19. Courtial – Losing You
20. De La Soul – Ring, Ring, Ring
21. The Whatnauts – Help Is On the Way
22. Loose Ends – Slow Down
23. A Tribe Called Quest – After Hours
24. Tracey Lee – Stars in the East
25. Mary J. Blige – All That I Can Say (instr.)
26. Soul II Soul – Keep On Movin’
27. Slum Village – Players
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1. Earth, Wind & Fire – Caribou
2. Sade – The Sweetest Taboo
3. Jay Dee – Dreamy
4. Cooly’s Hot Box – What a Surprise (Spinna rmx.)
5. Mista feat. Ceelo Green – Blackberry Molasses (Organized Noize rmx)
6. Blackalicious – Swan Lake
7. Ultra Naté – Twisted
8. DJ Krush feat. Mos Def – Light
9. AZ – Rather Unique (instr.)
10. Glenn Lewis – Beautiful Eyes
11. Shaun Escoffery – Livin’
12. The Roots – Sacrifice
13. Minnie Riperton – Wouldn’t Matter Where You Are
14. Harlem River Drive – Harlem River Drive (Theme Song)
15. Antibalas – N.E.S.T.A. (Never Ever Submit To Authority)
16. Soulive – Liquid
17. Bobby Hutcherson – Montara (Roots rmx.)
18. Will.i.am – Lay Me Down
19. Freeway – Alright (instr.)/Tasha Holiday – Spread My Wings (vocal)
20. King Britt feat. Bahamadiah – Transcend
21. Talib Kweli – Get By
22. De La Soul – Watch Out
23. Grand Puba – I Like It
24. Jay Dee – Get Down
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I saved six live mixes from the Wednesday night residency I had at Rendezvous Lounge a couple years ago. When you hear the record skip, someone either bumped the table or was dancing too hard.
These jonts have been sitting on my hard drive the whole time, occasionally burned on cd to share with friends. I’ll get them all up here eventually. Here’s #1.
1. Soulive – Tuesday Night’s Squad
2. A Tribe Called Quest – Description of a Fool
3. Q-Tip – Feelin’
4. Cru – Just Another Case (instr.)
5. Mystic feat. Talib Kweli & Kam – The Life (rmx)
6. Brand Nubian – Travel Jam (instr.)
7. Jamiroquai – Black Capricorn Day (Slum Village rmx.)
8. Davina – Comin’ For You
9. Critically Acclaimed feat. Cy Young – Flashbacks (rmx.)
10. Will.i.am – Ev Rebahdee
11. The Roots feat. Jill Scott – Complexity
12. Mos Def – Brown Sugar
13. Floetry – Floetic
14. D’Angelo feat. Redman & Method Man – Left & Right
15. DJ Krush – Big City Lover(rmx.)
16. Dwele – A.N.G.E.L.
17. Choclair – Mach 4
18. Hi-Tek feat. Mos Def & Vinia Mojica – Get Ta Steppin’
19. Digable Planets – Dial 7 (Axiom of Creamy Spies)
20. Amel Larrieux – I n I
21. Donnie – Cloud 9
22. Donnie – Do You Know
23. Rare Essence – No Ordinary Love
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