Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Detach

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This mix is hosted by Brian at the excellent The Mixtape Club. Be sure to check out all the other great mixes there. Thanks again Brian. The mix is now downloadable by clicking above.

1) Brian McBride - "Girl Nap" from The Effective Disconnect (Kranky)
2) John Roberts - "Ever or Not" from Glass Eights (Dial)
3) LCD Soundsystem - "45:33 (Theo Parrish's Space Cadet Remix)" from 45:33 Remixes 12" (DFA)

4) Juju and Jordash - "Dirty Spikes" from Juju and Jordash (Dekmantel)
5) Dam-Funk - "Rollin'" from Toeachizown (Stones Throw)
6) Lonnie Liston Smith - "Visions of a New World (Phase II)" from Visions of a New World (Flying Dutchman)

7) Melvin Van Peebles - "Salamaggi's Brithday" from Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death (A&M)
8) Akido - "Blow" from Akido (Mercury)
9) Leron Carson - "Mechanism" from Red Lightbulb Theory '87-'88 (Sound Signature)
10) John Coltrane - "Ole" from Ole Coltrane (Atlantic)

Thursday, October 21, 2010

Ascent


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1) Theo Parrish - "Somethin" from Somethin/Invocation 12" (Sound Signature)
2) Black Renaissance - "Black Renaissance" from Body, Mind and Spirit (Luv N' Haight)
3) Jahari Massamba Unit - "Nightime" from Madlib Medicine Show No. 7: High Jazz (Madlib Invazion)
4) Spirits Rejoice - "Joy" from Next Stop...Soweto Vol. 3: Giants, Ministers and Makers: Jazz in South Africa 1963-1978 (Strut)
5) Crue-L Orchestra - "(You are) More Than Paradise (Theo Parrish Translation Long Version 1)" from (You are) More Than Paradise 12" (Crue-L Classics)
6) Actress - "Always Human" from Splazsh (Honest Jon's)
7) Keith Worthy - "Rockit Science (The Deeptroit Deepstrumental)" from Moments in Rhythm Vol. 2 12" (Aesthetic Audio)
8) Black Bottom Collective - "Invocation (Theo Parrish Remix)" from Somethin/Invocation 12" (Sound Signature)

Monday, August 02, 2010

Better

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1) The-Dream - "Purple Kisses" from Love/Hate (Def Jam)
2) New Edition - "Can You Stand the Rain" from Can You Stand the Rain 12" (MCA)
3) Chico Hamilton - "Abdullah and Abraham" from Peregrinations (Blue Note)
4) Marvin Gaye - "I Want You (Intro Jam)/All the Way Around" from I Want You (Tamla)
5) Flying Lotus - "Drips/Autie's Harp" from Cosmogramma (Warp)
6) Phil Ranelin and Tribe - "Vibes from the Tribe" from Message From The Tribe: An Anthology of Tribe Records: 1972-1976 (Soul Jazz)
7) Bobby Hutcherson - "Mtume" from Head On (Blue Note)
8) Actress - "Let's Fly" from Splazsh (Honest Jon's)
9) Eddie Henderson - "The Kumquat Kids" from Sunburst (Blue Note)
10) Moody - "Ol' Dirty Vinyl (U Used to Know)" from Ol' Dirty Vinyl 12" (KDJ)
11) Fatback - "Backstrokin'" from Hot Box (Spring Records)
12) Prince - "Do Me, Baby" from Controversy (Warner Bros.)

Thursday, May 27, 2010

Never Again

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1) Philip Glass - "Opening" from Glassworks (CBS)
2) Alice Coltrane - "Blue Nile" from Ptah the El Daoud (Impulse!)
3) Four Tet - "Sing (Floating Points Remix)" from Sing 12" (Domino)
4) The Crystal Ark - "The City Never Sleeps" from The City Never Sleeps 12" (DFA)
5) The 24-Carat Black - "24-Carat Black (Theme)" from Ghetto: Misfortune's Wealth (Stax)
6) Peven Everett - "I Can't Believe I Loved Her (Main Mix)" from I Can't Believe I Loved Her 12" (Nite Grooves)
7) Billy Love - "Can't Keep Running Away" from Melloghettomental 2x12" (Sound Signature)
8) Philip Glass - "Closing" from Glassworks (CBS)

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Possible

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1) Archie Shepp - "Un Croque Monsier" from For Losers (Impulse!) 
2) Miles Davis - "Zimbabwe Part II" from Pangaea (CBS/Sony Japan)
3) Miles Davis - "Interlude" from Agharta (CBS/Sony Japan)
4) Leron Carson - "China II" from Red Lightbulb Theory 2x12" (Sound Signature)
5) Disco Nihilist - A2 from Disco Nihilist 12" (Love What You Feel)
6) Herbie Hancock - "Rain Dance" from Sextant (Columbia)
7) Eddie Henderson - "Cyclops" from Mahal (Capitol)
8) Theo Parrish - "Going Through Changes" from Space Station 12" (Sound Signature)
9) Rick Poppa Howard - "About Fourteen (Extended Original)" from About Fourteen 12" (Beautiful Granville Records)
10) James Brown - "Ain't It Funky Parts 1 and 2" from Ain't It Funky (Polydor)
11) Fela Ransome Kuti & Africa 70 - "It's No Possible" from He Miss Road (FAK/MCA)
12) Arthur Russell - "In the Light of the Miracle" from The World of Arthur Russell (Soul Jazz)

Thursday, March 04, 2010

Searching

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1) The Cure - "A Forest" from A Forest 12" ( Fiction)
2) Donald Byrd - "Dominoes" from Places and Spaces (Blue Note)
3) Sun Ra - "That's How I Feel" from Lanquidity (Philly Jazz)
4) Madlib - "Movie Finale" from Vol. 3: Beat Konducta In India (Stone's Throw)
5) Outkast - "Skew It On the Bar-B" from Skew It On the Bar-B 12" (LaFace)
6) Sly and the Family Stone - "Strain My Brain" from Small Talk (Epic)
7) Theo Parrish - "Brain" from Parallel Dimensions (Ubiquity/Sound Signature)
8) Four Tet - "Plastic People" from There Is Love In You (Domino)
9) Depeche Mode - "Enjoy the Silence (The Quad Final Mix)" from Enjoy the Silence 12" (Sire)

Monday, February 01, 2010

Soon Enough

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1) Bill Evans - "Peace Piece" from The Soul of Jazz Piano (Riverside)
2) Nina Simone - "Wild Is the Wind" from Wild Is the Wind (Philips)
3) John Coltrane Quartet - "The Drum Thing" from Crescent (Impulse!)
4) Dexter Wansel - "Rings of Saturn" from Life On Mars (PIR)
5) Charles Earland - "Leaving This Planet" from Leaving This Planet (Prestige)
6) Newcleus - "Computer Age (Push the Button)/Auto-Man" from Jam On Revenge
(Sunnyview)
7) Juju and Jordash - "Pulse A Denura" from Juju and Jordash (Dekmantel)
8) Lerosa - "Plesso" from Panorama Bar 02 Part I (Ostgut Ton)
9) Kraftwerk - "The Telephone Call (Remix)" from The Telephone Call 12" (Warner Bros.)
10) Alicia Myers - "I Want to Thank You" from You Get the Best From Me 12" (MCA Records)
11) Sharon Brown - "You Got Me Where I Want to Be" from You Got Me Where I Want to Be 12" (Profile)

Friday, January 08, 2010

Getting Over

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1) DJ Shadow - "What Does Your Soul Look Like (Part 2)" from Preemptive Strike (Mo Wax)
2) Miles Davis - "Black Beauty Part III" from Black Beauty (CBS/Sony Japan)
3) James Brown - "I Got the Feelin'/Give It Up Or Turnit A Loose" from Sex Machine (King)
4) Parliament - "All Your Goodies Are Gone" from Up for the Down Stroke (Casablanca)
5) Moodymann - "Forevernevermore" from Forevernevermore 12" (KDJ)
6) The Art Ensemble of Chicago - "Theme De Yoyo" from Les Stances A Sophie (Soul Jazz)
7) Hamilton Bohannon - "Gittin' Off" from Gittin' Off (Dakar)
8) Vis a Vis - "Obi Agye Me Dofo" from Ghana Special: Modern Highlife, Afro-Sounds & Ghanaian Blues 1968-81 (Soundway)
9) Rick Wilhite - "Dreams of Yesterday (Rick's Never Will Forget Mix)" from The Godson EP (Rush Hour)
10) Dam-Funk - "Brookside Park" from Toeachizown (Stone's Throw)
11) Harvey Mason - "Groovin' You" from Groovin' You (Arista)