While going through some older files on my machine, I rediscovered a live recording of a brunch gig with myself and DJ Adrian Loving that came out much better than I recall. Perhaps that recollection was colored by bottomless mimosas.

So now I’m sharing. Throw this on while partaking of fellowship, alcohol fortified fruit juices and delectable carbs with good company.

There’s no tracklist, but that won’t impair your enjoyment of a carefully chosen selection of jazz, house, disco, soul and some Axel F classics.

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New schedule. New mix.

Catch me once a month, every 1st Thursday. Starting this evening, April 5.

no cover, 21+, 10pm
Blackbyrd Warehouse
2005 14th St. NW, WDC 20009

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Q-Tip – Getting Up (KING MOST REDIRECTION)
TiRon & Ayomari – All My Love ft. Yummy Bingham
Donae’o – Number One
Pure-P – Luv Like Dis
Jill Scott – Shame feat. Eve & The A Group
Cutty Ranks – Cutty Edwards (DJ Day Reflix)
Eric B. & Rakim – Paid In Full (Album Version)
MC Lyte – Poor Georgie
Toto – Georgy Porgy
Musiq Soulchild – Halfcrazy (Remix)
Bernard Wright – Who Do You Love
LL Cool J – Loungin (Who Do Ya Luv)
Mos Def – Brown Sugar (original mix)
Poor Righteous Teachers – Rock Dis Funky Joint
Frank Ocean – nature feels
Mark Ronson – She’s Got Me feat. Daniel Merriweather
Zhané – Hey Mr. D.J.
B.o.B – Play The Guitar (feat. André 3000) [Explicit]
Usher – Whatever I Want
Mark Ronson – Ooh Wee feat. Ghostface Killah & Nate Dogg
Skillz – (For Real) He Don’t Own Me
De La Soul – Keepin’ The Faith (Just A Touch Edit)
Bennson – Let The Love (Yam Who Remix)
Uncle Jesse – Even Closer
Lyrics Born – I Like It, I Love It
Analog Players Society – I Can’t Wait feat. Cecilia Stalin
Los Rakas – Abrazame (uproot andy mix)
Jay Dee – Rico Suave Bossa Nova
Kid Creole & The Coconuts – Maladie D’Amour (Mutant Disco Version)
Fela Kuti – Water No Get Enemy (Cousin Culo Moombahton Remix)
Adele – Rolling In The Deep (Cousin Cole Remix)

Slip in after dinner with someone and continue the conversation. Bring a bunch of friends and take over the spot. Whatever you do is how I play. The only constant is flavor.

Have a listen to this new set, grab the previous joint then stop by tonight for a bite, some tunes, and a place to chill.

DJ Stylus at Blackbyrd Warehouse
alternating Thursdays
no cover, 21+, 10pm
2005 14th St. NW, WDC 20009

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DJ Format – Here Comes The Fuzz
Heatwave – Ain’t No Half Steppin’
John Legend & The Roots – Compared To What
N*E*R*D – Stay Together
Latyrx – Lady Don’t Tek No
Prince – Begging Endlessly
the Caesarz – Take Me Away
Biggabush – Shark Fin Soup
King Most x Frank Ocean x Notorious B.I.G. – Big Novacane (King Most Redirection Clean)
PPP – Smoking Mirrors
Matt & Kim – Block After Block
Grace Jones – Williams Blood (Aeroplane Remix)
Slave – Feel My Love (InnerWestSoul Edit)
The Fatback Band – I Found Lovin’
?uesto/FE/Carlitta Durand – Purple Flip
Analog Players Society – Feat. Cecilia Stalin – I Can’t Wait feat. Cecilia Stalin
Teena Marie – You Make Love Like Springtime (propsEdit)
Tall Black Guy VS Michael Jackson – Sunshine (Blame It On The Boogie)
Uncle Jesse – Even Closer
Anthony Hamilton – Prayin’ for you ( Hallex.M Edit )
Chanson feat. Q-Tip – Don’t Hold Back (The S-Man & DJ Phaze remix)
Edwin Birdsong – Cola Bottle Baby
Cymande – Bra
The Brand New Heavies – Saturday Nite (Jay Dee Remix feat. Mos Def)
The Politik – Saturn (the Gentleman Players remix)
N*E*R*D – You Know What
Ikenga Super Stars of Africa – Soffry Soffry Catch Monkey (Sol Power Dub)
Quantic & His Combo Bárbaro – Mas Pan
Gregory Porter – 1960 What? (Opolopo Kick & Bass Rerub)
d e g o – Eyelids Heavy
Tanya Morgan – A Love Joint Named Saturday (clean)
Donwill – Love Junkie (Wallpaper. Rmx ft The Park)

Had to cook up something special for the big shebang-bang.

Saturday, January 28th. A celebration of one year of all the body-rolling and curl moisturizing you can handle.

Tickets: http://axelf.eventbrite.com

Pre-game with this jammy right ch’ere.

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Reverend Brown intro
DâM-FunK – Monster Jam (DâM-FunK Re-Freak 4 Kool Herc)
Gladys Knight & The Pips – Save The Overtime (For Me)
Bobby Nunn – Do You Look That Good In The Morning
Sherrick – Just Call
Vesta Williams – Don’t Blow A Good Thing
Tyrone Brunson – Fresh (Scratch Mix)
Bugz In The Attic – Consequences
RJD2 – A Rollerskating Jam Called Fridays
Aurra – Baby Love (Touchsoul Boogiedub Edit)
Kon & The Gang – Sunlight
Bennson – Let The Love (Yam Who Remix)
Material – Over & Over
Logg – Lay It On the Line (JM After-Session M&M Mix)
Finis Henderson – Skip To My Lou
Janet Jackson – Say You Do
Aretha Franklin – Jump To It
Michael Jackson – Just Good Friends feat. Stevie Wonder
Ollie and Jerry – Breakin’… There’s No Stopping Us (Club Mix)
New Edition – My Secret (Didja Gitit Yet?)
Jamie Foxx – Slow Jam (live)
Midnight Star – Slow Jam
DeBarge – Love Me in a Special Way
Sheila E. – Hold Me
Isley Jasper Isley – Insatiable Woman
Herb Alpert – Making Love in the Rain feat. Lisa Keith and Janet Jackson
Status IV – You Ain’t Really Down (acapella)
Azari & III – Reckless With Your Love
EPMD – It’s Time 2 Party
Raze – Jack The Groove
Aretha Faltermeyer – Who’s Zoomin’ Axel F
The Time – Grace
Prince – Irresistible Bitch (propsEdit)
Michael Jackson – Billie Jean (Ahmed’s Get It Remix)
Shalamar – Dancing In The Sheets
Dance Avenue – Doing Lines

Check out this sneak peek into the preparations for the Sexual Chocolate Band & Show’s triumphant unveiling at the Axel F anniversary.

DJ Stylus at Blackbyrd Warehouse
every other Thursday
no cover, 21+, 10pm
2005 14th St. NW, WDC 20009

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Jon Lucien – The Ghetto Song
Lyrics Born – I Changed My Mind (DJ Spinna Remix)
Cacique’97 – Get No Stronger
Captain Planet – Get You Some
TiRon – the Do
Slum Village – Jealousy
Stone Allliance – Sweetie Pie
Soulive – She’s Hooked
Mike Baker the Bike Maker – Espionage
DJ Eurok – Hendrix Me By
De La Soul – Fanatic of the B Word
Poor Righteous Teachers – Each One Teach One
Special Ed – Ya Wish Ya Could
DâM-FunK – Monster Jam (DaM-FunK Re-Freak 4 Kool Herc)
B.T. Express – Do It (‘Til You’re Satisfied)
Frank Ocean – nature feels
Mayer Hawthorne – No Strings (Classixx Original)
Carl Anderson – Buttercup
Mary J. Blige – Keepin’ Real Love New (Pure P’s MJB v. Howard Johnson)

Much respect to the brother Stevie G. as well as Solomon, NK, Malik and the venues where I played on this trip: Crystal Palace, KU DE TA, Harry Juku and The Cave.

That last one was the only evening that yielded a recording. I’m still hurt about not capturing my sunset session at Ku but these three hours of Stevie and I going in on the afterhours tip at the Cave will have to suffice.

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Been inserted into the Marvin week day rotation a few times lately, and since I’ve been getting lounge crowds more suited to hanging out than raving, I’ve been playing Refuge style sets… and enjoying it. Hope you dig it too. There are a few more of these on the hard drive that I’ll share in coming weeks.

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Tuesday night at Marvin: a Refuge special (pt. 1)

The Roots – Spain (ft. Chick Corea)
Matt Hudson – Trippin’ On Your Love
Kaidi Tatham – On A Vibe
Nicky Thomas – Soul Power
James Brown – Lowdown Popcorn
Randolph – Golden Days
The Memphis Horns – Soul Bowl
Monty Alexander - Love And Happiness
Tony Allen – Pariwo
Omar – Ghana Emotion
Amel Larrieux – Nadie Mas (CASAMENA Kitchen RMX)
Oddisee – Viva Brasil
Dorothy Ashby – Canto de Ossanha
Herbie Hancock – Trust Me
Jill Scott – High Post Brotha feat. Common
Oddisee – All Because She’s Gone feat. Phonte (clean)
King – The Story
Frank Ocean – songs for women
Kev Brown – What Ruling Means (feat. Grap Luva)
Dwele – Too Fly
DJ Day – Sunday
A Tribe Called Quest – 1nce Again feat. Tammy Lucas
Nas ft. AZ – Life’s a Bitch/Doonit
The ARE – Lyrics To Stay
Donwill – I See You ft Ragen Fykes

Here’s my segment from the 6th annual DC Loves Dilla party.

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Grab all the recordings from the whole night courtesy of the homie Quartermaine.

http://www.mediafire.com/folder/qogu29qdg108w

Enter Axel F.

’80s and ’90s have been done as well as disco and soul classics. New Jack Swing hasn’t been done PROPERLY (yet). Golden era hip-hop is done a lot. We love all of those and continue to rock them, but there’s a period that hasn’t been examined.

From roughly 1977 – 1987 (folks tend to debate those dates but there are some clear markers) popular black music transitioned between the disco era and hip-hop’s rise to prominence. There were a lot of synthesizers and some androgynous fashion choices, as well as hair disasters. Some call this stuff “boogie”. We file it under the mantle of champagne soul and jheri curl funk, with some new wave thrown in, because we like stuff like Talking Heads and want to play that too.

Per DJ Jahsonic‘s original concept, Eddie Murphy’s turn in Beverly Hills Cop became Axel F’s muse.

Now we’ll be paying homage to a different ’80s movie every month. February is the debut of Black Kevin Bacon.

Join myself, DJ Jahsonic and DJ Adrian Loving for another sweaty, grooving night of synthed out Reagan era dance classics.

Saturday February 26
9pm
LIV Nightclub
2001 11th Street NW
Washington, DC

We’ve already got four mixes up for you to download in preparation. Here’s a glimpse of last month’s fun.

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New Sector Movements – Para
Stevie Wonder – As If You Read My Mind
Root Soul feat. Vanessa Freeman & Mike Patto – Spirit of Love (Phil Asher’s Restless Soul Boogie Mix)
Eddie Kendricks – Date With The Rain
OK-Ma – Bwoygal (Lanu Remix)
Atlantic Starr – Circles
Jamiroquai – Soul Education
Ne-Yo – Nobody
Ty – Wait A Minute (Dwele Remix)
Little Dragon – Constant Surprises
Kaidi Tatham – I’m High
Reel People – Ordinary
Quantic – Mishaps Happening (Quantic Beat Mix)

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Wednesday, Sept. 1
10pm
U Street Music Hall
1115 U Street NW, WDC
<<< FREE ALL NIGHT, 18+ >>>

I forgot this existed until I dug up some old cd’s while cleaning up the studio. Synergy was like Refuge, except it was a long, long time ago, back in the solely vinyl days.

This still sounds really good, especially for a live recording. And the style is also a fitting compliment to Gaia this Sunday.

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Beanfield – Corso
Vikter Duplaix – Manhood
John Coltrane – Naima (4hero mix)
Chick Corea – The Slide
Angie Stone – Wish I Didn’t Miss You
Seek – Surrender
Gwen Guthrie – Ain’t Nothing Going On But the Rent (dub mix)
Lucy Pearl – Don’t Mess With My Man
Earth, Wind & Fire – Evil
Minnie Riperton – Gettin’ Ready For Your Love
Petal Pusher – Rely On Me
Tortured Soul – How’s Your Life? Part One
Abstract Truth – Get Another Plan
Seek – The Story Of Us
Meikbar – Sunshine
Kaskade – Brighter Day
Banda Favela – Samba 1250 (Alex Phountzi rmx.)
Shaun Escoffery – Let It Go
Nuspirit Helsinki – Get Over

Part of it may have been an attempt to avoid going back to the dark emotional place of June 25, 2009, but my crew decided we were going to hold off on the Michael Jackson memorializing until his birthday on August 29. I did re-post the recording from our epic MJ church service at Marvin last year. Then I got the call from SoulBounce to be a part of their Summer of Michael Jackson.

They had the fresh idea to release a series of themed Michael Jackson mixes based upon the refrain from “Blame It On The Boogie”. It was a hard choice, but I decided to take on “Sunshine”. The main reason is that there’s so much great material in the early Jackson catalog that goes unrecognized. And when you experience it in a big dose, it’s astounding how gifted Michael was as a child and teenager.

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Jackson 5 – I Want You Back (Z-Trip Remix)
Michael Jackson – We’re Almost There (DJ Spinna Remix)
Jackson 5 – Chained
Michael Jackson – People Make the World Go Round
Michael Jackson – Buttercup
Michael Jackson – Rockin’ Robin (Grant Phabao Remix)
Michael Jackson – Rockin’ Robin
Jackson 5 – I Want To Take You Higher (Live)
Jackson 5 – Can’t Get Ready For Losing You
Michael Jackson – All the Things You Are
Jackson 5 – It’s Too Late To Change The Time
Jackson 5 – Don’t Know Why I Love You
Jackson 5 – Don’t Let Your Baby Catch You
Jackson 5 – It’s Great To Be Here
Jackson 5 – Get It Together
Jackson 5 – The Mirrors of My Mind
Jackson 5 – Love Is the Thing You Need
Jackson 5 – Who’s Lovin’ You (Live)

It might be the sexiest mix I’ve done, so I’m bringing this one back by special request. It’s about that time.

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1. Outkast – You May Die
2. Quincy Jones – Summer in the City
3. Zansika – Beyond
4. Quintessence – Delirious
5. DJ Spinna – Summer Madness feat. Fresh Daily & Daniel Joseph
6. Roddy Rod – This Time Around feat. Phonte & Carlitta Durand
7. M64 – Rhythm of the Drum
8. Minnie Riperton – Inside My Love
9. Slakah the Beatchild – D.A.N.C.E.
10. Lewis Taylor – Lovelight
11. Bennson – Let The Love
12. Janet Jackson – And On and On
13. Azymuth – Dear Limmertz
14. Real to Reel – Love Me Like This
15. Basia – New Day For You
16. Reel People – Ordinary Man
17. The Rebirth – Love Issue
18. Metro Area – Piña
19. Omar – Little Boy (Jaycee in da Mix)
20. Anthony Nicholson – Dirty Soul (Can’t Lift It)
21. Pirahnahead & Diviniti – Music
22. Zaki Ibrahim – Money (King Britt rmx)
23. Jeremy Ellis – Kissed By The Sun
24. Yaminah – 7 Days (Pirahnahead Remix Mellopella)
25. Yaminah – 7 Days (Pirahnahead Remix)

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1. Gil Scott Heron – Intro
2. Ohmega Rhed – Chocolate City
3. Wayna – So Long Heartache
4. Chuck Brown – Playing Your Game, Baby
5. Raheem Devaughn & Backyard Band – Guess Who Loves You More
6. MVP – Feelin’ Free
7. Ne’a Posey – Gotta Be
8. Priest da Nomad feat. Asheru & Kokayi – Holding It Down
9. Ne’a Posey & PPP – You Should Be
10. Ave.To – Sand To The Beach
11. Oddisee feat. yU – Searching
12. Tamara Wellons – Corcovado rmx
13. Kenny Allen – Kissing You
14. Kokayi – Own Soul
15. Kev Brown feat. Raheem Devaughn – Heaven
16. Muhsinah – Once Again
17. RPM – Poetry Bum
18. Nicholas Ryan Gant & Pharcyde feat. Amma – I Ain’t Ready
19. Bilal Salaam – Metro Groove
20. DJ Stylus – O Fim Dos Tempos
21. Unspoken Heard – Truly Unique
22. JLaine, TFox & Wes Felton – Don’t Really Know
23. Kev Brown – Allways
24. Kokayi & Foreign Exchange – Where Did The Love Go?
25. Marky, Jazzanova & Clara Hill – No Use

Last year I did a happy hour with SoulBounce and put together a collection of DMV soul that was created before Beltway outsiders extended long overdue acknowledgement.

[I really miss Vegetate. | photo credit: Ne'a Posey]

It was only given out on site to folks who attended the party and has languished on my hard drive since then. It’s not that undiscovered new-newness, but a collection of modern DC soul that leans toward the indie and progressive. The main names of the scene over the past decade are included as well as a few bits you might have missed. And of course, there’s a taste of go-go. Without it, this mix would be improper.

I noticed a strong connection between the vibes on this mix and our current combination of warm sun, cool breezes and mild temperatures. I highly recommend this mix for the following activities:

- cruising in the sunshine
- relaxing at a cook-out
- Friday evening pre-gaming
- Saturday morning bunning-up
- Sunday afternoon housecleaning
- hipping people to DMV music
- flaunting your good taste when you pull up next to a cutie at a red light

With DJs Stylus, Meistro and Deep Sang.

Forecast for Saturday:
Abundant sunshine. 85 degrees (!)

Now that’s some Sol Power. Last month was crankin’ like a Lagos disco inferno.

Meistro, Stylus, and Deep Sang Live @ SOL POWER (3.2010) Part 1 by Meistro

Meistro, Deep Sang, and DJ Stylus SOL POWER (3.2010) Part 2 by Meistro

ALL beers are $4 (including Leffe & Redstripe)

Saturday, April 3
10pm
Dahlak
1771 U St, NW (18th & U)
21 and Over
NO COVER (that means FREE)

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Carlton Banks & Tom Jones – It’s Not Unusual
Gnarls Barkley – Smiley Faces
Stevie Wonder – Part-time Lover
Hall & Oates – You Make My Dreams
Alice Russell – High Up On The Hook
Prince – I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man
Blackalicious – Powers
Lauryn Hill – Lose Myself
HEAVy – Sam
Joe Jackson – Steppin’ Out
Zo! and Tigallo – Steppin’ Out
Pigeon John – Brand New Day
Gang Starr – Lovesick (Upbeat Mix)
Carlton is a maniac
Pink – Feel Good Time feat. William Orbit
J*DaVeY – Outta The Window
Weird War – Ak-47
Punks Jump Up – Dance To Our Disco
Jamiroquai – Black Devil Car
PPP – Countless Excuses
Luther Vandross – Give Me The Reason
Carlton Banks – I’ve Got A Gal In Kalamazoo
Donald Fagen – Walk Between Raindrops
Doobie Brothers – Taking It To The Streets
Ben Westbeech & Die – Get Closer (Lovers Mix)
Carlton approves

It’s designed to make you dance like Carlton Banks for an entire hour, a dance originally captured in the wild by Eddie Murphy.

Those with shallow historical knowledge might be skeptical that this dance actually existed. For confirmation, check The Boss and Courtney Cox GOING IN on the white people dance, particularly at 3:30. It’s awesome.

We’ve established that this dance has its own lore, but like any true visionary, Alfonso Ribeiro took existing styles to new creative heights in creating Carlton Banks’ signature movement vocabulary.

Since Tami is dropping heat rocks left, right and all over the place, it seemed like a good time to take it back.

We did this project in ’05 after we did an EP in 2003. She wanted something to hustle at WMC that year and it worked better than we could have anticipated.

The Alice in Wonderland theme was Kat‘s idea. Ed handled the interlude segments (lady on the Metro = Ed’s mama, Metro conductor = Ed) and I recorded all of the re-envisioned takes on some of our favorite beats at the time then assembled it in mix form. Listen for early versions of the big records that Tami is now known for.

Tamara Wellons – Tamara in Wonderland

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1. Ferry Ride (reprise) feat. Naima Jamal
2. Caught Up
3. Hold Me
4. Don’t Change
5. Can’t Be Found
6. Blue Skies
7. All This Time
8. Oh Well
9. Free
10. Moonwalk (acapella)
11. Like Rain feat. K’Alyn & Black Picasso
12. And So….

Sol Power! Afro. Latin. Brazilian. House. Disco. Funk.

With DJ Stylus, Meistro and Deep Sang.

Samba whistles, shekeres and cowbells welcome. Sweat to the rhythms of Cuba, Brazil, Puerto Rico & West Africa.

Saturday, Oct. 24
Dahlak
1771 U St, NW (18th & U)
Washington, DC
21+
NO COVER

And as an extra bonus treat, here’s the last hour from when we rocked in June.

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Of course the homie went digging on his trip. Make sure you check out Meistro’s mix on Soul Strut putting some of those rare treats on display.

DJ Stylus at Little Miss Whiskey’s Golden Dollar
1104 H St. NE, WDC
Saturday, Oct. 10
10pm – 2am
NO COVER

There’s no sign. Look for the purple lights and the friendly ID checkers at the door.

When you hit the bar, make sure you order “The Awesomeness”. Thank me later.

It was on smash mode for my first stint there. It’s time for a re-up. Actually, here’s some evidence from the scene of the crime. Thanks to The Couch Sessions, The Black Snob, Qool DJ Uncle Q and Brightest Young Things who originally posted these mixes.

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Tigercity – Other Girls
Little Dragon – Constant Surprises
Sergio Mendes – Yes, Yes Y’All feat. Black Thought, will.i.am & Chali2na
King Britt presents Sylk 130 – All The Way Live feat. Capitol A
Blackalicious – Make You Feel That Way (DJ Eurok Kenyatta Mix)
Ohmega Watts – Platypus Strut
Alice Russell – Somebody’s Gonna Love You feat. Quantic
N.E.R.D – You Know What
Chromeo – Opening Up (Ce Soir On Danse)
Dayton – The Sound Of Music
J Boogie’s Dubtronic Science – Inferno feat. Lunar Heights
Speedy Consuela – Sukka Suited
Estelle – Star
David Bowie – Let’s Dance
Tortured Soul – Enjoy It Now
PPP – Dirty Secrets
Digital Underground – Kiss You Back
X-Clan – Funkin’ Lesson
Wale – Good Girls
Ryan Leslie – You’re Not My Girl
Restless Soul – Turn Me Out feat. Shea Soul & Motet
Skillz – (For Real) He Don’t Own Me
Ty – Sweating For Your Salary
Robin Thicke – Magic (Mark Ronson remix) feat. Wale & Mary J. Blige
Michael Jackson – Billie Jean (Opolopo remix)
Q-Tip – Manwomanboogie feat. Amanda Diva
Cameo – Rigor Mortis
Rare Essence – Body Moves
Chuck Brown vs. Jackson 5 – Chucky Baby/ABC (Illo Rework)
Jamie Foxx – I Don’t Need It feat. Timbaland
Cheri Dennis – Portrait of Love feat. Yung Joc
Prince – 17 Days
Shannon – Let The Music Play
George Kranz – Dinn Daa Daa (dub)
Sygaire – Deux Mille Deux
Amy Winehouse – In My Bed [Bugz in the Attic Vocal Mix)
Anane – Let Me Love You (Masters At Work Mix)
Mr. V – Put Your Drink Down
Omar – It’s So

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The Roots – The Seed (Live On BBC Radio One’s Worldwide)
Bloodfire – Funky President (Yes We Can!)
War – Galaxy
Fela Kuti – Shakara
DJ Gregory – Block Party
Nathan Adams & Zepherin Saint – Circles
Enya vs. Stevie Wonder – Master Blaster (Foremost Boadicea)
Huey Lewis And The News – It’s All Right
The J.B.’s – Funky Good Time
Outkast – Morris Brown
Sleepy Brown feat. Big Boi – Margarita
Outkast feat. Sleepy Brown – The Way You Move
Che Grand – Sex Shooter remix feat. Apollonia
Status IV – You Ain’t Really Down (Acapella)
Prince – Raspberry Beret
Bill Withers – Who Is He (Henrik Schwarz Edit)
Wham! – Everything She Wants
The Jacksons – Blame It On The Boogie (live in Amsterdam)
The Jacksons – Blame It On The Boogie
Michael Jackson – I Can’t Help It (Tangoterje mix)
Stevie Wonder – Another Star
Louie Vega Featuring Raúl Midón – Cerca De Mi
Bah Samba – Tired Little One (Yoruba Soul Vocal)
Michael Jackson – P.Y.T.
Bugz In The Attic – Booty La La
Janelle Monae – Lettin’ Go
Jazzanova – Look What You’re Doin’ To Me feat. Phonte
Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam – I Wonder If I Take You Home
Junior – Mama Used To Say
Hall & Oates – I Can’t Go For That
Doobie Brothers – What A Fool Believes
Aretha Franklin – What A Fool Believes
D’Angelo – Spanish Joint
Jussara Silveira – Adalgisa
Bah Samba – Don’t Let Them Get You Down

You should download this because:

- Summer’s winding down and you want to squeeze as much out of it as possible.

- You’re having a house party and can’t afford a DJ.

- You miss Meistro, who’s been in Nigeria all summer.

- You need something to hold you down until the three of us can do this again.

- You’ve been feenin’ since I posted up part 1.

- You need to cut loose to some raw dog afro-funk.

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Thank you DC.

Jamil and I were feverishly preparing for this non-stop from the time we got the heartbreaking news. In his words:

“Preparing for this gig was like getting ready to preach your daddy’s funeral.”

So many of you were looking for something that could help you manage the grief and we needed you there to help us manage ours. The turnout overpowered any possibility of ventilation but you all hung in there. The funk of 40,000 years for real!

Here’s our entire Michael Jackson memorial service that ran to almost 5 hours total.

part 1 [download]
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part 2 [download]
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part 3 [download]
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You missed it and you’re kicking yourself. You were there and you want to relive it. You need the perfect soundtrack to your outdoor summer gathering. You’re welcome.

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Some months after I first felt moved to spread the word about Nicholas Ryan Gant, he asked me to add some flourishes to a mixtape project he was working on with a west coast hip-hop theme.

It was probably just in time because homie’s becoming a hot property along with the talented company he keeps. You’ll find a few rising nu-soul favorites in the tracklisting below along with some familiar names.

This project also marks the milestone of 50 mixes now available for download on VibeConductor.com. (w00t!)

And even though Nick might not find it as amusing as I do, I’m posting the gag cover that was replaced by the official cover above. Maybe he can be convinced that it’s a good look.

There’s an unmixed version for DJ’s and iPod shufflers. Otherwise, enjoy it mixtape style, where mixing actually takes place, which is not guaranteed in this modern lazily assembled compilation mixtape era.

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1.Hittin Switches intro
2.What?
3.Good Thing
4.Incantory Tranquility ft. Labtekwon
5.Make It Right
6.Ode to Nate Dogg
7.Miss the light
8.My Switch ft. Muhsinah
9.Livin Life ft. Queen Godis
10.I Ain’t Ready ft. Amma
11.West Coast Connect
12.I’m Willin’
13.Gangsta Defined ft. Bilal Salaam
14.Unknown ft. Jesse Boykins III
15.Do What You Want
16.Don’t Call Me
17.The Past Outro

Finally liberated an important SD card from Jamil‘s clutches. Now we can reminisce on the first minutes of 2009.

Part 1

The warm-up.

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Part 2

The clock striking midnight with maximum room capacity then busting the lightweights upside the head for about an hour.

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Part 3

Going deep and hitting a few peaks.

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Part 4

A little more head crack and then dénouement.

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For some reason I was playing reeeaally aggressively. Deep Sang was playing schmoove so it balances out. Mission accomplished. The crowd got toasty but we hit them with a completely different manner of ordnance than what Z-Trip came with. Got the dancefloor popping but didn’t peak it out early. That’s how you carry the first leg.

Mad level, balance and distortion issues on this but I promised to post it. Maybe it’ll take you back to the cassette days, true house party style.

Nope, the rock star himself Z-Trip isn’t on this recording. Just make sure you catch him live at the next possible opportunity.

The evening before Phonte tore it down at INAS, we had a little friends and family gathering to welcome him to DC.

Statik rolled down from Philly to kick it so we ran a three-man rotation.

Enjoy. More of these coming later in the week.