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As a teenager, Sole's loft parties were a culture clash during the birth of Hip Hop and House music. His upbringing was seeped in the rich Chicago history of Blues, Jazz, Disco, Salsa and Soul - and...
I'm coming out with a series of live blends called Interpretations. This is the 11th translation out in that series. I'll be doing this on a weekly basis to bring you some eclectic tunes from my music library. Keep in mind that this all live. No gimmicks, no editing, and no waiting for 2 years to come up with a theme. All random, all for the sake of music and love. I am not the type who doesn't need to go on sites like Bandcamp and Soundcloud to download songs illegally to create a mixtape but rather actually dig...
Castor started as a doo-wop singer in New York. He wrote and recorded "I Promise to Remember" in 1956. Castor then replaced Frankie Lymon in The Teenagers in 1957 before switching to the saxophone in...
Ubiquity's first volume compiling a bunch of the best acid jazz stuff to come out of the early 90's – but which had only been floating around on expensive import singles. Cuts include "Honeydipped" by Marden Hill, "High Noon" by Kruder & Dorfmeister, "Sweat" by Paolo Achenza Trio, "World Keeps Fallin" by Cunnie Williams, and "Say Yeah" by Izit. Lots more, and in a nice package. BACK IN THE DOGHOUSE (BUGZ IN THE ATTIC) A pulsing, bouncy set of electro funk and dancefloor future soul from Bugz In The Attic...
Live At The Lift (Jeremy Sole) Earth (Saregama) Dirty Story (Blackwell) Crossfire (The Orlons) Mix It Up (Little Brenda Starr) Misunderstood (Jericho Jones) Soul Heaven (The Dixie Drifter) It’s...
HAVANA CULTURE: THE SEARCH CONTINUES (GILES PETERSON) A hell of a double-header – almost like getting two albums in one – both records put together as part of Gilles Peterson's recent dip into the Cuban scene! CD 1 features a tight performance from the Havana Cultura Band – a contemporary ensemble, but who work with a really rootsy blend of modes – lots of older Afro-Cuban elements, with funkier elements, a few contemporary touches, and an overall sound that's far more global than straight Latin – but in ways...
Mark De Clive Lowe Mixed By Dj Spinna (Dj Spinna) Mongo Santamaria (Ray Baretto) To The Full Every Minute Yam Who Remix (Big Bang) Elation (Ceu) Radio Sol (Mo Horizons) Ol Man River (Willie Bobo...
There's this blog I go to when I want to see what's wrong with djing and music of today. In this blog, the owner posts a lot of good music and then writes a little summary of why they like it. They...
Groundbreaking artist Justin BUA is internationally known for his best-selling collection of fine art posters--The DJ being one of the most popular prints of all time. Born in 1968 in NYC's untamed Upper West Side and raised between Manhattan and East Flatbush, Brooklyn, BUA was fascinated by the raw, visceral street life of the city. He attended the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music and Performing Arts and complemented his education on the streets by writing graffiti and performing worldwide with breakdancing...
Why LA club owners are totally lost and some advice for them from a professional musician. As I’ve been looking for gigs lately, I’ve never seen so many free and low paying gigs. Well the economy...
Raw and heavy produced music, fusing jazz with breakbeat elements, bringing the jazz back to the dancefloor. Started as an experiment in trying something new, Renegades Of Jazz were instantly signed by UK based producer Smoove to his new label Wass Records. After the huge success of the first 12" and great feedback from all over the globe, Renegades Of Jazz delivered a full length album summer 2011. Deja-Move "Shade Of Pearls feat. Neele Ternes (Renegades Of Jazz Remix)" by Renegades Of Jazz
Producer since the 90's, Dj Moar has a varied discography with several EPs, albums, mixtapes and 45 laps solo or in collaboration. Notably with Raashan Ahmad (Crown City Rockers), which he recently accompanied the Zenith de Paris (Opening for Hocus Pocus), Dj Goodka with whom he released the famous album Groovology, Kohndo (La Cliqua) producing the song "Ma Définition" ... Hyper-active Dj in the Paris scene, Moar mixes his re-edits, remixes and productions tailored for efficient and dancefloor music ! With his...
DELTA NOVE (delta novay) Formed in a Long Beach, California garage with funk at the core, Delta Nove has grown incredibly since those early days and their first independent EP release in 1998. After hundreds of shows in California and on the road, the band has developed its world funk sound to crowds around the country. When using the term "world funk" we're talking deep and heavy funk grooves, a thunderous array of percussion, catchy songs, and a celebration of life like you're at Brazilian Carnaval and New Orleans...
I'm coming out with a series of live blends called Interpretations. This is the 10th translation out in that series. I'll be doing this on a weekly basis to bring you some eclectic tunes from my music library. Keep in mind that this all live. No gimmicks, no editing, and no waiting for 2 years to come up with a theme. All random, all for the sake of music and love. I am not the type who doesn't need to go on sites like Bandcamp and Soundcloud to download songs illegally to create a mixtape but rather actually dig...
Much of the best music of 2011 has been in fact the music of 1958, or 1967, or 1974. Week by week, compilation's of the world's lost and forgotten songs - excavated in obscure locales from Angola to Cambodia, dusted down and re-released - have sounded fresher and exciting then a great deal of contemporary output. To the list we must now add this hypnotic and evocative double CD of Colombia's native dance music, cumbia. I've always enjoyed Quantic and by far he is still on my Top 3 dj's, artists, and producers of...
(From Tru Thoughts) The Best of Mark de Clive-Lowe mixed by the legendary DJ Spinna includes 34 tracks of MdCL productions, remixes and collaborations with Kenny Dope (Masters At Work), DJ Spinna, Phil Asher (Restless Soul), Zed Bias and more. The mix takes you on a journey covering an array of genres including downtempo, soul, breaks, and house. Mark de Clive-Lowe's ninth solo album, 'Renegades' is out now on Tru Thoughts Records. Tracklist: 1. Freesoul Sessions - EP1 Part III (Live) (Antipodean) 2. MdCL - Koko...
"I can assume that the younger generations will no longer know what vinyl was. Maybe some kids will take their CD back to the shop, telling the shop owner they have a faulty disc and if they could please...
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So we just finished up our final show of 2011 for Vibes & Stuff Radio and in traditional fashion we get together and do a little gift exchange. This time we did a little something called a White Elephant...
I was saddened when I heard the news that the Soul Sessions was coming to an end in 2011. This is by far one of the best places to be in Los Angeles to hear good music and be around a beautiful surrounding of people and musical minds. From the great guests to the dope dj's, I want to be the first of many to say thank you to all the family at Soul Sessions for bringing 7 years of proper music goodness to the L.A. nightlife. Soul Sessions was one of the first parties that gave me the opportunity to play in front of...
Downtempo goodness + Chill ambient backgrounds + beautiful drum loops = music to groove to. This is the type of music where you're just relaxing with a glass of wine on a Sunday afternoon and the only thing occupying the air is that essence of groove. I've had this in my library for a while and I thought I'd share it with all of you out there. Enjoy. Napz "Kalimba" by Hiperbole Records
Funk. Bossa. Jazz. What more can you ask for in a composition of music. I recently came across this German label called Hiperbole that infuses all those together in one beautiful rhythmic melting pot...
Imagine stepping into a bumping dance party at the peak of the night and feeling the movement of the dancers around you; take a psychedelic walk through the Malian desert with a boom box, or meditate on some modern dub as the night winds down. Afrolicious brings musical treats for you to feed your mind, body and soul which mixes a love of dj and dance culture along with a passion for organic soulful live music from around the world. With their first official release "A Dub for Mali" they have created a recipe that...
During the last four years every single Thursday night people leave the Elbo Room in San Francisco sweating and with a big smile on their face. The infectious mix of tropical and electronic beats, live drummers, live musicians, live remixes and seductive dance floor along with the brothers party rocking DJ skills and crowd pleasing antics brings out hundreds of the most diverse party seekers every week. During those 4 years Afrolicious has also travelled many places around the globe to spread their love and passion...
Look, if you like jazz, latin, electronic, dub, afro latin, and brazillian fusion then I suggest you go out and buy this song now. Correction. You would be doing yourself an injustice if you just buy one track. I highly recommend you go and buy the whole album. You can truly appreciate all the rhythms and balance incorporated with some instrumentation that Ezequiel Lodeiro brings to the table. It's a guaranteed mover and shaker at any party. Do yourself a favor and do your music a collection a favor by adding this...
Don’t say Boca’s back; he’s never been away. Scott “Boca 45” Hendy is the Bristol UK beatsmith who’s been at the forefront of funky breakbeat music for well over a decade. With three solo artist albums in the bag (Pitch Sounds, Vertigo Sounds and Bombonera Sounds) dancefloor devastating collabos with DJ Andy Smith as “Dynamo Productions”, and the brand new “Beekeepers” project with rising star Parker, now has never been a better time to catch Boca 45 fever. His love of funk, soul, psych, and hip-hop jumps...
SOMETHING ABOUT APRIL (ADRIAN YOUNGE WITH VENICE DAWN) A contemporary classic from Adrian Younge – and his first full soul album, after some previous soundtrack material! The record's got all the fragile, lovestruck qualities you'd expect from the image on the cover – a real throwback to the glory days of indie soul, particularly the East Coast indie variety of the early 70s – when beautiful ballads and falsetto vocals were the height of soul expression – often served up with surprisingly funky undercurrents in...
Makossa Classics (Dj Wonway) Rockets & Moon Shots (Marvin Gaye) Black Jesus (9 Lazy 9) Let Yourself Go (Afro Dizzi Act) Chunk Of Funk (Skeewiff) Check The Rhyme Organ Mix (A Tribe Called Quest...
SOUL TIME (SHARON JONES & THE DAP KINGS) Damn damn damn – maybe the funkiest album ever from Sharon Jones and The Dap Kings! The group have always been great, but there's something here that goes even farther than usual – an especially funky snap on the drums at the bottom, even on more laidback tunes – and a stone classic approach to funky soul, one that's definitely been honed to a "T" through their important work on the road during the previous few years! And Sharon Jones is great – with vocals that are way...
Soul Sessions 7yr Anniversay Intro (The Remitch) Amebo (Sly Collins) Moon 1 (Fluydo) Fire (Saregama) Lady Massage (Khimero) New Generation (Souled Out) Funkdance (Bubbamusic) Algo En Tu Piel...
In late 1964, the John Coltrane Quartet (featuring McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones, Jimmy Garrison and Trane himself) recorded A Love Supreme in one session. Often considered Coltrane’s masterpiece, the album has influenced jazz musicians far and wide. It has been deemed an American national treasure by the Smithsonian. And no jazz collection should go without a copy. Apparently the quartet only performed A Love Supreme once in public — in Antibes, France in the summer of 1965 — and the performance has been captured in...
I'm coming out with a series of live blends called Interpretations. This is the 9th translation out in that series. I'll be doing this on a weekly basis to bring you some eclectic tunes from my music library. Keep in mind that this all live. No gimmicks, no editing, and no waiting for 2 years to come up with a theme. All random, all for the sake of music and love. I am not the type who doesn't need to go on sites like Bandcamp and Soundcloud to download songs illegally to create a mixtape but rather actually dig...
Good friend of the show Jeremy Sole has done it again. His production has always been on point and his music is all over the map which almost immediately gives the listener an enjoyable experience. Here is his remix of Scale It Back which features one of our favorite artists on VNS in Dj Shadow and also the beautiful sounding backdrops of Little Dragon. Listen to it here and be amazed once again. Jeremy Sole can not do wrong. DJ SHADOW ft. LITTLE DRAGON - Scale It Back (Jeremy Sole Remix) by Jeremy Sole
One year ago I started a monthly get down called Sound Sketch with my partner Dj Shortstack and another female who I keep forgetting because of lack of importance. I think her name was Ab-loon. Anyways...
It's that time of year where everyone gets together and spends time with family and loved ones. Also that time of year when you have to listen to cheesy Christmas songs almost everywhere you go. Afterall, tis the season for Jingle Bells and Silent Night. What's worse is that it seems like there are 1000 versions of these classics. Take a listen to this mix by Bishop D'guruve (Thanks to Danny Massure for the post). He took the Christmas style of music and put a jazz and downtempo feel to it. Add some drums, soul...
Found this gem as I going through some records. If you're a dj, digger, music head, and lover of all things funky and/or latin then this is a must in your library. This doesn't apply to folks who claim they play "anything & everything" and then you go to their spot and all they play is grimey garbage. This applies to the folks out there who aren't afraid to expand their library. Btw, just because you know the whole history of New Orleans Jazz & hip hop doesn't make you a musical historian. Just means you do a lot...
El Jazz Mexicano De Tino Contreras (Tino Contreras) Mindblowing music from Mexican drummer Tino Contreras – a cat who works in a very unique blend of jazz and Latin styles! The tunes here go way way past the obvious – and do start out with a bit of New York and Cuban energy, yet quickly take off into wonderfully unusual territory that's all Tino's own – hints of exotica in the instrumentation, unusual inflections in the arrangements, and complicated drum parts that go way past just Latin dancefloor modes! The...
I'm coming out with a series of live blends called Interpretations. This is the 8th translation out in that series. I'll be doing this on a weekly basis to bring you some eclectic tunes from my music library. Keep in mind that this all live. No gimmicks, no editing, and no waiting for 2 years to come up with a theme. All random, all for the sake of music and love. I am not the type who doesn't need to go on sites like Bandcamp and Soundcloud to download songs illegally to create a mixtape but rather actually dig...
Homage Roy Ayers Mix (Anthony Valadez) Get This (Groove Nation) Remember Me (Blue Boy) Pick Me Up (Deadbeats) Midnight Calling (Fly Amanita) Midnight Calling (Naked Funk) In Hale (Hydrophonic Groove Sessions) Then Came You (Euphonic) Piano Grand (Tony D) Cutee (Spacehopper) Make Me Happy (Cooly's Hot Box) Poppy's Song (Big Muff) Warm Chill (Julias Papp) Music Use It (Lalomie Washburn) No (Fat Jon) Seven Days (Tek 9) Big Fish (Dubble D) Bath Music (Greyboy) Autumn's Evening Breeze (Sound Providers...
POP FUSION (WILLIAM KURK) Spacey, fusiony soul from William Kurk – the most cohesive set we've heard from him to date – and quite possibly the best, too! Cosmic keyboard tones flow throughout, with some lightly thumping drum programming another constant – but most important to Kurk's Pop Fusion is the genuinely soul vocals and solid songwriting. FUNK & GROOVY SOUL (DYNAMIC GROOVES) Wow! A storming collection of funk and hard grooving soul from the furiously productive period between the late 60s & early...
Sweeping in its scope, The Legends of Hip Hop is an intimate look at the visionaries, the movers and the shakers, and the pioneers who have helped shape the world of hip hop. Groundbreaking artist...
It's good to be an L.A. resident. Music culture flourishes in this great city and it's full of knowledgeable music heads that I have had the pleasure of learning from in my 11 years being back here...
Anyone here remember Alison Limerick? She's a beautiful vocalist from Europe. She would create hit after hit after hit. I remember being in Japan and me and a couple of my friends went diggin in the Rappongi District near Tokyo and I found a couple of her records in an old run down looking record shop. Two lessons I learned that day: 1. Don't underestimate the powers of an old run down looking record store because the gems in it could be endless and 2. Don't sleep on Alison Limerick. Alison Limerick-Come Back...
"Raw Kulture was developed with the intent to create a universal music clothing line that is not bounded among musical genres. The Raw Kulture Brand is one supporting the various lifestyles that many...
I'm coming out with a series of live blends called Interpretations. This is the 6th translation out in that series. I'll be doing this on a weekly basis to bring you some eclectic tunes from my music library. Keep in mind that this all live. No gimmicks, no editing, and no waiting for 2 years to come up with a theme. All random, all for the sake of music and love. I am not the type who doesn't need to go on sites like Bandcamp and Soundcloud to download songs illegally to create a mixtape but rather actually dig...
One of my favorite and early genres I got into when I first started listening to music was jazz. Then jazz lead oddly lead me into the world of Afrobeat. Afrobeat, like house music, dips into many sub...
Wax Poetics take a sharp left turn for Cover Story Vol 2 – veering into the strange and bizarre realms of album cover art – featuring hundreds of odd, mysterious or otherwise bugged out soul, funk, jazz, hip hop and rock album covers in this excellent tome to vinyl LP archaeology! The book wastes little time getting to the good stuff. After a brief intro by Dave Hollander, it dives right in and doesn't take a break for chapters, essays or explanations. The cover art speaks for itself – and it's wild, fun stuff –...
I don't know about you all but I truly believe one of the best decades where music came out of, especially in the genre of hip hop, was the early to late 90's. The overfabricated, overhyped, and less stimulated hip hop today just doesn't measure up to the sounds of yesterday. Back then it was raw, playful, conscious, real, beat heavy. Today it's all about voice control, cat-in-the-hat lyrical content, and loss of a voice. For the fortunate generation that had the blessed prescence to go through the 90's, this is...
I love gifts of a music nature. I got a gem of a tune from one of my favorite labels out there. They go by the name Spring Strut and I want to thank them for dropping this fine piece of music in the VNS inbox. We constantly try to preach to expand your open-music-mindedness and this cut is no exception. Take a listen, search for it, and go buy it because it's worth it. Now there will be some Backpack Chronicle nitwits out there who might steal this and put in their overly populated jiggy library and claim they play...
RETURN OF PIPECOCK JOHNSON (LEE SCRATCH PERRY) One of the ultimate moments from the legendary Lee Scratch Perry – the set of recordings that shut down the Black Ark studios – and which helped build a bridge to the European scene that would help keep Perry's music alive for the next few decades! The sound of the album is even more far-reaching than some of Lee's earlier recordings – opened up in a new freedom that's much more aimed at album-oriented styles – heard best on the album's long opening number "Bed Jammin...
I'm coming out with a series of live blends called Interpretations. This is the 6th translation out in that series. I'll be doing this on a weekly basis to bring you some eclectic tunes from my music library. Keep in mind that this all live. No gimmicks, no editing, and no waiting for 2 years to come up with a theme. All random, all for the sake of music and love. I am not the type who doesn't need to go on sites like Bandcamp and Soundcloud to download songs illegally to create a mixtape but rather actually dig...
Who doesn't love Marvin Gaye? Anyone and everyone who loves music knows that any Marvin Gaye composition is an essential part of any music library. As dj's, it's one of the first records you go out and dig for. It sets the tone for any type of mood. I found this on my man Pied Piper's Soundcloud page and he just does a total flip of this classic Marvin Gaye song. Highly suggest you download it and make it a friend to your Ipod because it's just a beautiful piece of remixing. Don't sleep. Marvin Gaye - What...
What's up with all these dj's not breaking new music and always playing the same old stuff? If it's not the same old stuff then it's garbage music they are promoting. Talking about that it's our jobs as dj's to play radio music? That's the most ridiculous piece of thinking I've heard. Only people who use that excuse are the dj's who are afraid to play "non-radio" stuff. This could be at their event, or their own radio show, or because they don't push themselves hard enough to play at venues where good, eclectic...
Every year on Thanksgiving Eve, all of L.A's finest in regards to music, art, and dj culture comes together in unity to bring about an event to raise money to raise awareness for art for underprivelaged youth. I was fortunate to be part of Thanksgivends for the last couple years and it just feels good when we all can come together as a family and community to do what we love and play what we love to play in order to help out the youngsters in our area. Don't miss out on this event that goes down Nov 23rd and let...
We all grew up listening to A Tribe Called Quest. That era was a beautiful time for hip hop and these guys kept our feet moving and our conscience free. Dj Platurn gave us permission to spread the word on this mix he came out with to commerorate the release of Michael Rappaport's documentary on Tribe called Beats, Rhymes, & Life. This is a beautiful sounding blend from start to finish and we HIGHLY SUGGEST you download it now and keep it in your library for exceptional listening. For more info on Dj Platurn and press...
I'm coming out with a series of live blends called Interpretations. This is the 5th translation out in that series. I'll be doing this on a weekly basis to bring you some eclectic tunes from my music library. Keep in mind that this all live. No gimmicks, no editing, and no waiting for 2 years to come up with a theme. All random, all for the sake of music and love. I am not the type who doesn't need to go on sites like Bandcamp and Soundcloud to download songs illegally to create a mixtape but rather actually dig...
Once one of the most visible and winning jazz vibraphonists of the 1960s, then an R&B bandleader in the 1970s and '80s, Roy Ayers' reputation s now that of one of the prophets of acid jazz, a man decades ahead of his time. A tune like 1972's "Move to Groove" by the Roy Ayers Ubiquity has a crackling backbeat that serves as the prototype for the shuffling hip-hop groove that became, shall we say, ubiquitous on acid jazz records; and his relaxed 1976 song "Everybody Loves the Sunshine" has been frequently sampled...
I wanted to share a video from our friends Dj Moni & Mike Vargas who run a beautiful website called Friends We Love. Click here to check it out. They did a piece on Jose James who is always getting some sort of constant rotation on VNS and wanted to let you all check it out. Soulful, sultry, jazzy, ambient, loungy, and chill are all adjectives to describe his music. You can be on some sort of acid jazz vibe anywhere you go listening to Jose. Check out the little excerpt and much love goes out to Dj Moni & Mike Vargas...
Names We Trust is a record label I've been diggin for a while now and I especially like to get all their 7" releases when they come out because they are all so pleasing to the ear. This offering of...
I'm coming out with a series of live blends called Interpretations. This is the 4th translation out in that series. I'll be doing this on a weekly basis to bring you some eclectic tunes from my music library. Keep in mind that this all live. No gimmicks, no editing, and no waiting for 2 years to come up with a theme. All random, all for the sake of music and love. I am not the type who doesn't need to go on sites like Bandcamp and Soundcloud to download songs illegally to create a mixtape but rather actually...
All this scratchin' is making me itch. We at VNS just want to give a quick congratulations to Dj Vajra for taking home the DMC World Championship trophy. The resume stretches a long way and is quite...
For those that missed all the screenings of Michael Rappaport's documentary on the legendary hip hip group A Tribe Called Quest, which was called Beats, Rhymes, & Life, the DVD & Blu-Ray are out now in your local video store location. I had a chance to watch this a couple times and I have to say that I thoroughly enjoyed it. It will take you behind the scene of not only the group but the individuals involved. I got mine. Do you have yours yet? Go and grab a copy now.
I'm coming out with a series of live blends called Interpretations. This is the 3rd translation out in that series. I'll be doing this on a weekly basis to bring you some eclectic tunes from my music library. Keep in mind that this all live. No gimmicks, no editing, and no waiting for 2 years to come up with a theme. All random, all for the sake of music and love. I am not the type who doesn't need to go on sites like Bandcamp and Soundcloud to download songs illegally to create a mixtape but rather actually dig...
There are music heads out there that seem to exemplify the knowlege and purity of music when they play. You know right away because the rhythmic converstions that are trangressed from dj to listener are translated through the selection of music they play. It has a way of hypnotizing you in a certain way. You put that together with seamless blends and you got yourself something that speaks to your mind and penetrates your ears. Dj Destroyer from Strictly Social fits that description without question. He stopped by...
The Root Down holds a place of high legend in the history of the Los Angeles underground music community. Every Thursday night for over a decade the Root Down gathered LA’s soul/funk/hip-hop/roots/latin...
I'm coming out with a series of live blends called Interpretations. This is the 2nd translation out in that series. I'll be doing this on a weekly basis to bring you some eclectic tunes from my music library. Keep in mind that this all live. No gimmicks, no editing, and no waiting for 2 years to come up with a theme. All random, all for the sake of music and love. I am not the type who doesn't need to go on sites like Bandcamp and Soundcloud to download songs illegally to create a mixtape but rather actually...
Congratulations goes out to the fellas at The Get Back for holding down one of Vegas's funky get downs known as, yes you guessed it, The Get Back. Going down every first Fridays of the month at the...
There is a lot of music that comes my way to VNS for review and all of them are all exceptionally breath taking. I wouldn't call it much of a review as every piece of music that comes across the VNS desk for me to listen to is always good and it's just a testament to how much good music is out there to be discovered. It is also proof that there are a lot of dj's and music heads who are journeymen and women who make sure we get to hear the fine message of music on a daily basis. I had a chance to listen to DEATH...
Gerald “the Jazzman” Short began his reissue label in 1998. He started out as a collector/seller of rare funk and jazz since the early 90s and found that the best way to build his collection was to...
In my everlasting quest of diggin, discovering, and re-discovering timeless music, I came across this LP that I had aquired a while back. To be honest the first two things that captured my eye was the record cover and the name of the artist: SPAM ALL STARS. Who would have thought that spam anywhere could have a meaning of worth. And for the record, it is hard to come by good record cover art nowadays. Don't you agree. I forgot I had this record and I'm glad it re-surfaced in my crates. Prepared to be taken a smooth...
It has been a decade since Will Holland aka Quantic released his first album on Tru Thoughts. Twelve albums later and Quantic has a vast discography; funky, soulful vibes with the Quantic Soul Orchestra...
I'm coming out with a series of live blends called Interpretations. I'll be doing this on a weekly basis to bring you some eclectic tunes from my music library. Keep in mind that this all live. No gimmicks...
Defined innovation. Creative genius. Modern day Thomas Edison.
Sneak peak at Cultures of Soul Records next release out on October 25th! Funky covers of Purple Haze, The Message, Seven Nation Army, Cloud Nine by Ray Barretto, Nostalgia 77, Mongo Santamaria, Afrousound...
With influences drawn from diverse sources all over the world -- Istanbul to Bolivia, North Africa to Peru -- Up, Bustle, & Out is a group I recommend as they touch and cross genres of experimental...
After Metropolitan Jazz Affair, The Dynamics and Mr President, master of musical ubiquity Bruno "Patchworks" Hovart proudly presents Uptown Funk Empire, a burning tribute to one of his all time greatest loves: Funk. .. .. Bruno “Patchworks” Hovart, as a self-taught musician and typical teenager, started playling guitar, bass and keyboards at age 15, covering James Brown, Jimi Hendrix and Cream in his bedroom and, later in college bands. His first releases are in the mid 90s, with deep house and disco live bands and...
Figures that the quirky and enigmatic Ninja Tune releases their first "greatest-hits" styled compilations without any of the usual milestones labels use to celebrate themselves. There's no big anniversary...
I need to thank DJ Nerstylist for putting me on this mix by a cat named Full Crate. This is a groovy selection of electronic, dance, and house music blended with some funky undertones. Do yourself a...
What? You haven't been to the Do Over yet? Shame on you. If you have been then you know what to expect from one of Los Angeles's premiere Summertime get down parties. Shouts to Chris Haycock, Jamie Strong, Azul, & Aloe Blacc for putting such a beautiful event together. It is definitely worth waiting in line for. If you have not been then make sure you make it a must to be part of this amazing event. WHATCHA GONNA DO?
Afro Beat. A genre filled with sultry and fresh sounds that utilizes every type of instrument available is just a welcome breath of fresh air to the music spectrum. And you can't have an afrobeat library without having Fela Kuti in your crate or library somewhere. I highly encourage you dig in theses type of sounds and expand your library to the outskirts of the tunes coming out of Africa. You can't go wrong with it. Thanks to Speakdeep Music for letting me hear this mix they did of Fela Kuti. It's a house version...
Danny Massure is constantly bringing us heat in the form of good music, remixes, re-edits, mash-ups and re-hashes. You can tell by just listening to the sounds he produces that he takes a lot of time and effort into making sure we get a quality product to hear and play. My advice to everyone out there is that when you see anything with the name DANNY MASSURE on it that you do not hesitate to pick it up. It is certfied goodness and guaranteed to make your ears happy. This latest remix he came out with is just another...
Visions Of Tomorrow - Galaxy Mustard Seed - Nicknack African Rhythms - Oneness Of Juju Funky Superfly - Bobby Williams Dreaming - Sun Ra Do Right Man - Little Beaver Cross Country - Archie Whitewater...
One of my favorite genres of music is the latin boogaloo genre and one of my favorite record labels is Fania. It an automatic notion for all music lovers, record aficianados and dj's alike that if you...
Stone Folk - The Advancement Dream City - Jeremy Storch Mood Indigo - Jean Perry Peoples - Stone Coal White No More Ghettos In America - Stanley Winston Tribute To Miles - Jerry Berry Quintet...
STRO ELLIOT This Sunday we welcome Stro Elliot. Tune in as he will be coming by to drop some diverse tunes, eclectic rhythms, and ear pleasing sounds. We'll also be talking to him about new happenings...
Vacation - Jazz Liberatorz I Feel Good - Shirley & Lee Waltz In Orbit - Ray Cathode Live My Life - Joe Beats Heavier Vibes - Montana Orchestra Let's Get Together - The Kingston Trio I'm The...
Here we go folks. As you all know we are giving away a brand new Ipad 2 on the broadcast. Throughout the whole month of July we've been doing a "GUESS THAT RECORD" contest. All one has to do is write...
As we end July on VNS on a high note by aiming on always consistently bringing you an eclectic selection of fresh tunes for your Sunday afternoon. We are blessed to start off the month of August with two individuals we truly admire as artists and people. One goes by the name of Phonte and the other, of course, goes by the name of Nicolay and collectively they are known as Foreign Exchange. Combining hip hop, r & B, and electronica, we are excited to be having them on the show this Sunday August 7th. Go pick up...
Strange Breaks & Mr. Thing Vol. II by Moovmnt on Mixcloud Any avid music aficianado, beat maker, dj, & producer will tell you that the essence of music comes from old jazz, funk, soul, and rock music. There is something beautiful and musically refreshing finding that break or sample in the form of a 7" or 12' piece of vinyl treasure. I encourage everyone to dig despite the technology that has been a distraction to the art because there are some pieces of work you can't find on MP3 that you can find on a record...
Mama Roux - Sandy Shaw Bad Boy - Jive Bombers A Little Bit Of Rain - Karen Dalton House Of The Rising Sun - Claude Denjean We Don't Need No Music - Landslides Once You Understand - The Leonard...
Here it is folks. The 4th record in our "Guess That Record Ipad 2 Giveaway". Make sure you remember each record cover by identifying the artist and name of album of the record and then be the first...
The music played by a generation raised on jazz as well as funk and hip-hop, Acid Jazz used elements of all three. Its existence as a percussion-heavy, primarily live music placed it closer to jazz and Afro-Cuban than any other dance style, but its insistence on keeping the groove allied it with funk, hip-hop, and dance music. The term itself first appeared in 1988 as both a record label and the title of a compilation series that reissued jazz-funk music from the '70s -- often called "rare groove" during a major...
I'm a big fan of re-works, re-hashes, mash ups, re-edits, and re-mixes...as long as they're done correctly and don't take away from the musicality and essence of the original track. This track by Lonnie...
Brazillian Groove - Hansi Waltz In Orbit - Ray Cathode 6 Million Ways To Swim - Quintzy Jointz Evil Ways - Brothers Seven Don't Think Twice It's Alright - Trina Lopez It's Just A Matter Of Time...
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