DJ Stylus – The Vibe Conductor

Just in time to pretend that it’s not getting cold outside.

1. Jazz Samba Encore – Saudade Vem Correndo
2. Visioneers – Runnin’ (extended)
3. Nicola Conte – Bossa per Due
4. Tom & Joy – Imagina
5. Evinha – Que Bandeira
6. Jeff Bradshaw – Soul of Bahia
7. Miyazawa – Anjos Ilrmaos (Rainer Truby Trio mix)
8. Jay Dee – Rico Suave Bossa Nova
9. Los Hombres Calientes – Brazilian Sugar
10. Los Hombres Calientes – Mulher Bahiana
11. Montefiori Cocktail – Gypsy Woman
12. Marcos Valle – Para De Fezer Besteira (4hero Mix)
13. Nature’s Plan – Broken Samba
14. Taylor McFerrin – The Song I Promised You
15. The Randy Watson Experience feat. Bilal – Can’t Hide Love
16. Karen Ramirez – Troubled Girl (MAW rmx)
17. Luisito Quintero – Aquilas Coisas Todas
18. The Rebirth – Talking Me Down
19. Nomumbah – Tudo Que Voce Podia Ser

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1. Sade – By Your Side (Cottonbelly’s Fola Mix Edit)
2. Ocote Soul Sounds – Divinorum
3. Owusu & Hannibal – Le Fox
4. Peven Everett – They’re So Cold
5. Spacek – Getaway
6. Dwele – Pimp’s Dream
7. W. Ellington Felton – Run
8. Lanu – Shine
9. Sergio Mendes – Berimbau/Consolacao feat. Stevie Wonder & Gracinha Leporace
10. Raphael Saddiq – Body Parts
11. 4Hero – Give In feat. Darien Brockington & Phonte of Little Brother
12. Steely Dan – Black Cow
13. N.E.R.D. – Run To The Sun
14. Heavy – Do For You
15. DJ Spinna – Where’s Your Love (featuring N’Dea Davenport)
16. Yasuko Agawa – L.A. Night
17. Midnight Star – Curious

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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)

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1. Kokayi – Angel
2. Brand New Heavies – Forever (Soulpower remix)
3. D’Angelo – Brown Sugar remix feat. Kool G. Rap
4. Ronny Jordan – Keep Your Head Up
5. N’Digo Rose – Philthy Kadeem
6. DJ Roddy Rod – Everyday feat. Planet Asia & Chris Marsol
7. Omar – Waiting Game
8. Erykah Badu – Bump It
9. W. Ellington Felton – Come This Far
10. Goapele – Childhood Drama remix
11. Myron – We Can Get Down (Tim & Terrence Mix)
12. Biz Markie – Games
13. Sylvia Striplin – You Can’t Turn Me Away
14. Backstreet Boys – If You Stay
15. Greyboy – Genevieve feat. Bart Davenport
16. Lord Finesse – Something in the Way feat. Thelma Gyton
17. Crossrhodes – Put In Work feat. Cy Young
18. Wayna – Straight Up feat. K’Alyn
19. Waajeed – Soul City rmx feat. Nico Redd
20. Tamara Wellons – Gruve Song

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It’s been a while…

This one has been sitting on ice because I wanted to tweak the transitions and selection a bit, which would essentially mean doing it over. Well, that was almost 3 months ago and I’ve reconciled myself to the fact that it isn’t going to happen. I tend to get a bit anal when I freestyle a mix instead of planning it out because I get hung up on how it could be better. There are a couple mixes in line behind #10 so I’ll stop obsessing for the sake of everyone’s iPods.

1. Kindred – So Love
2. Ali Shaheed Muhammad – Family
3. Darien – Where It’s At
4. DJ Jazzy Jeff – My Peoples feat. Raheem Devaughn
5. K-Salaam – Vieques P.S.A. (outro beat)
6. Jewel – Lemon Drops & Clovers
7. Miri Ben-Ari – Chillin in the Key of E
8. Musiq SoulChild – Buddy
9. P.M. Dawn – Amnesia
10. Lina – Come To Mama
11. Q-Tip – 4 Tha Nasty (remix) feat. Patina Renea
12. Strange Fruit Project – Get Live feat. Erykah Badu
13. Dazz Band – You Are My Starship
14. J. Dilla – We Must Be In Love feat. Pharoahe Monch
15. Robin Thicke – Got 2 Be Down feat. Faith Evans
16. The Rurals – Relax Your Soul
17. Janet Jackson – That’s The Remix (We Aimsta Win)
18. Maya Azucena – I Saw This In You
19. DKD – Brighter Day

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Where’s #8? Lost in the digital ether, that one. Might be resurrected some day with another name!

Here’s a really late night one-take freestyle joint. Very mellooooow, no boogie bizniz on this session.

1. 4Hero – Take My Time feat. J*Davey
2. The 3 Foot People – On My Way feat. Linn
3. Adriana Evans – Never Say Goodbye feat. Phife Dawg
4. Les Nubians – Bebela
5. Eric Roberson – Crazy…
6. Vinia Mojica – Sands of Time (Geo’s Quintessential Mix)
7. DJ Roddy Rod – Soul 2 (unreleased)
8. Bilal Salaam – Metro Groove
9. Cooly’s Hotbox – Make Me Happy (DJ Spinna vocal mix feat. The Jigmastas)
10. Nicolay – My Story feat. Kay & Sy Smith
11. Kev Brown, Skate the Great & Rescue – Street Realism (instr.)
12. LSK – Hate or Love feat. Dwele & Slum Village (remix)
13. Domu – It’s You (Bling47 version)
14. Soul ID – Believe
15. 84 – How Y’all Feel
16. The Procussions – Move Yer Self feat. Vice Versa
17. Mya – Fallin’ remix (instr.)

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1. Blue Girl – Q-Tip
2. Why – Eric Benét & The Roots
3. The Hop – Radio City feat. Bajka
4. Summertime – Mos Def feat. Esthero
5. Very First Time (hip-hop 01) – Aloe Blacc
6. Simply So (Sa-Ra Rmx) – GB feat. Steve Spacek
7. Keep On – Up Hygh feat. Phonte & Big Pooh
8. Love You Can’t Borrow – M1 feat. Q-Tip
9. Speak – Olatuja feat. Ty
10. U Better Run – Rasiyah
11. Amongst Pride – DJ Roddy Rod feat. Wayna
12. Ever (After) – Lyric L
13. The Gift Pt. II – Up Hygh
14. I’ll Be Around (Kev Brown remix) – The Spinners
15. The Light – Reel People feat. Vanessa Freeman
16. Listen For It (original vocal) – Markus Enochson feat. Ingela Olsson
17. Having Your Fun (Phil Asher remix) – 4 Hero
18. Our Time to Shine – Modern Groove Assembly

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Some of my favorite current bits scattered about in here:

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1. Delegation – Oh Honey
2. Three Times Dope – Funky Dividends
3. Strange Fruit Project – Remember My Face
4. Platinum Pied Pipers feat. Zeno – Fever (original & DJ Spinna BK Banger rmx)
5. Morgan Spacek feat. Raphael Saddiq – I Miss U
6. Melo – Moody Melo (Up Hygh rmx feat. Black Fist)
7. Musiq – Realove
8. V – Best Friend feat. Kev Brown
9. Space Lady – Boom Bap Girl
10. J*Davey – Private Parts (rmx feat Che Grand)
11. Sy Smith – Part of the Night
12. Peven Everett – See You Tonight
13. N’Dambi – Call Me (Yam Who rework)
14. MotionLab – Anywhere feat. Reggie Watts
15. J. Rawls feat. Aloe Blacc – Bailar
16. Black Eyed Peas – Like That feat. Cee-Lo, Talib Kweli, John Legend, & Q-Tip
17. Sylk 130 – All The Way Live feat. Capitol A

1. Groove Theory – Tell Me (rmx.)
2. Mos Def – May-December
3. DJ Jazzy Jeff feat. Slum Village – Are U Ready?
4. Les Nubians – Tabou (Roots rmx.)
5. Little Brother – Whatever You Say
6. Res – Ice King
7. Smif-N-Wessun – Recognize (rmx.)
8. Slum Village feat. Pete Rock – Once Upon A Time
9. Common – High Expectations
10. Erykah Badu feat. Common – Love Of My Life
11. Raphael Saddiq feat. D’Angelo – You Should Be Here
12. DJ Roddy Rod break
13. D’Angelo – Devil’s Pie
14. Poem-Cees – Affirmation, Baby!
15. Royal Flush – Rotten Apple (instr.)
16. The Roots feat. Roy Ayers – Proceed II
17. The Roots feat. Talib Kweli – Rolling With Heat

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More live recorded, one take action from the archives.

1. Scritti Politti (w/Mr. Man & Mos Def) – Tinseltown to the Boogie Down
2. J-Live – A Charmed Life
3. A Tribe Called Quest – 4 Moms
4. Nonchalant – Take it There (Roots rmx instr.)
5. Asheru feat. Raheem Devaughn & Talib Kweli – Mood Swings
6. The Roots – Live Freestyle @ WNYU
7. Group Home – Supastar
8. Bahamadia, MC Lyte, Nonchalant, Yo-Yo – Keep On Pushin’
9. Jill Scott – Slowly, Surely (live)
10. A Tribe Called Quest – Find a Way
11. Sergio Mendes & Brasil ‘88 – Tiro Cruzado (Cross Fire)
12. Antibalas – War Is A Crime
13. Minnie Riperton – Baby, This Love I Have
14. Quincy Jones – Summer in the City
15. L. – Blue Lights & Blunts (instr.)
16. Kim Hill – Summertime in Aspen (DJ Spinna rmx)
17. Opus Akoben – Amazing
18. Outkast feat. Cee-lo – In Due Time
19. Laurnea – Over and Over
20. The Pharcyde – Moment in Time
21. Donnie – Do You Know
22. Linda Williams – Elevate Our Minds
23. Fertile Ground – Be Natural

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