Dylan Drazen's BBQ

part 1 - reunion 

back to the basics. settle into the sounds you used to know. Darryl James on the midday mix on WBLS or Tony Humphries on Kiss FM, saturday nights at 4am, cruising down the belt in mom's datsun. say hi to old friends and make a few new ones. watch your kids - make sure they don't fall off the swing set. have a drink before dinner's on. yo, was that an Anita Baker track? 

Jamie Lewis feat. Michael Watford - For You - Deep Vision 
Cleptomaniacs feat. Bryan Chambers - All I Do - Defected 
Romanthony - Trust (Chandler dub) - Downtown 161 
Al Kent - Back in Love - Million Dollar Disco 
Nigel Hayes - Back Together - Sunshine 
Homecookin' - All About The Mind - Solevisions 
PB & Co feat. Yvonne Brown - I'm in Love - Suburban 
Fierce - Sweet Love - Wildstar 
Billie - Come Along - Purple Music 
95 North - Unbelievable - Vinylicious 
Planet - Friday Nite - PandaMonium 
WPA - Where Da Party At? - DJ Promo 
The Factory - Do What You Feel - i! 

Barbecue (Part 1) (2001)

part 2 - ribs 

gather round the grill y'all cuz the ribs is on! we in the thick of it now. the saucy vocal jams of our past and present. grab a few paper towels - you're bound to get a little messy. it's too bad kraft had to discontinue that oven pit rib sauce, but this outta do. home is where the heart is. 

Blaze - Home Is Where The Heart Is - Shelter 
Phlash 3000 feat. Marcus Begg - Participate - Estereo 
Indigo feat. Joy Malcolm - Fly to the Moon - Defender 
Donell Jones - U Know What's Up (Jeremy B mix) - LaFace 
Brownstone - Pass the Lovin' (Maurice Joshua mix) - Epic Street 
Disco Anarchists - You Are Everything - white 
Homecookin' - Stay Away - Sole 
Paula Ralph - Ain't No Runnin' Away - Estereo 
Moments of Soul - Live My Life - Wave 
Shazz feat. Alec C - Fallin' In Love - Epic 
Robyn - Good Thang - BMG 
The Rurals - Sweeter Sound - Pêng 
DSE - Bound - Mood Music 

Barbecue (Part 2) (2001)

part 3 - macaroni & cheese 

the perfect side dish to make it go down smooth. we take it down a notch and gives it to you a bit deeper still. make room on your plate for melodies made not only for the dance floor. now that's nice. 

George Levin - When I'm With You - Recreation 
Lovebirds feat. Marie - Tweak - Trax of Interest 
Jersey Street - Step into the Light - Glasgow Underground 
Weekender - Spirit in Your Soul - Toko 
Modaji - Into Something - Laws of Motion 
Taana Gardener - Heartbeat (Touch of Class rmx) - West End 
Gemo/Fabrice vs. Street Vibes - Walking - Disco Inn 
Microman - Too Mankind - Ahab 
Losoul - Lies - Classic 
Bougie Soliterre - Superficial - Quiet Riot 
Soldiers of Twilight - Feeling So High - What's Up 
Seal - Latest Craze - white 

Barbecue (Part 3) (2001)

part 4 - watermelon 

the meal is almost over, but the party isn't. eat up your juicy dessert as you expose your ears to some of the vocal depth from across the atlantic. this one's a bit happier and uplifting. 

South St. Player - Who Keeps Changing Your Mind (Paul Harris mix) - Cream 
Tom & Joyce - Vai Minha Tristeza - Wave 
Warm - It's In The Music - 3345 
Only Paradise - You Got The Way - V2 Music 
Pure - U & I - Atletico 
Ricky Montanari feat. Lisa Millett - I Believe - Azuli 
Groove On Da Rocks - La Bonba - GDR 2 
Nova Fronteira feat. Guida de Palma - Supernova - Z 
Deaf'n Dumb Crew - Feel The Funk - Riviera 
Negrocan - Cada Vez - Swing City 
Danny Tenaglia feat. Celeda - Music Is The Answer - Urban 
Tony Esposito - Kalimba De Luna (Kamasutra mix) - DW Boys 
Tony Esposito - Kalimba De Luna (Sebastian mix) - DW Boys 
Electrix - Blame The Music - 3345 

Barbecue (Part 4) (2001)

can't ever have enough of the local talent. as we say goodbye, here's a handful of true classics for some perspective on how long we have come. love is the only way. 

Presence feat. Shara Nelson - Sense Of Danger - Pagan 
Yolanda Wyns - I Know You, I Live You - Suburban 
Monday Michiru - Sunshine After The Rain - MAW 
Abstract Truth - Get Another Plan - Streetwave 
Can7 - Windjammer - ProgCity 
Larry P. Rauson - Love Is The Only Way - Vinylicious 
Tortured Soul feat. Christian Urich - I Might Do Something Wrong - Central Park 
Sun Kidz feat. Chance - Rescue Me (MAW mix) - white 
Kerri Chandler - Rain - Nervous 
Lil' Louis and the World - New Dance Beat - Polygram 
Double Exposure - Ten Per Cent (Ken Lou mix) - Salsoul 
Michael Jackson - Rock With You (Frankie's Favorite Club mix) - Epic 

Barbecue (Part 5) (2001)

I really can't put to words how important this set ended up being to me.  It's kept me company over many long trips through the years.  I'm so glad I recorded it when I did; it truly shows how inspired house made me in the 90s.  My one regret is I never made a track listing, and the vinyl is packed away in boxes now.  Long live Ultimately Deep.  It lived up to its title.  :)

Ultimately Deep (1999)

I will say that this is probably the finest collection of tracks I’ve ever found. It’s the mix that once literally brought me to tears.
In 2003, I wrote:

“whenever i set up to record a house mix, there are inevitably a few records that must get left out, mostly because they are too deep, time doesn’t permit and don’t fit with the rest of the mix. here are those neglected babies, crying out for empathy. this is not peaktime music! one wednesday night i turned down the lights in the studio almost to the point where it was pitch black in the room, turned up the system real loud, and absolutely got lost in it. in today’s depressed music industry, the beautiful and intelligent tracks get left out, replaced by candy coated bullshit. the artists represented here have obviously recorded these soulful gems for the love. they were released between 2002 and 2003, largely under the radar.”

Recorded live at Tetanus Studio, Brooklyn 06.04.2003

Schmoov! – Playground – DIY
Vincenzo – The Charmer – Dessous
Osunlade – Beloved – Soul Jazz
Cpen – Follow The Shine Pt. 1 – Aesoteric
Patrick Richard – Runnin – Route 33
Rebuild – Late Night Cycling (Gerd rmx) – Duplex
Sweet Abraham – Couldn’t Catch You When I Fell – Diaspora
Rasoul feat. Star Stern – Reality Remix – Soulfood
Dylan Drazen – What Will She Do (unreleased)
Elesse – Liberian Girl – BlackJack
Mike & Steven Sugar – Flight@Night – Milk&Sugar
Dalminjo – Cruz Persille – Deeplay
Westpark Unit feat. Victor Davies – Fade Away – Draft
outro

Dylan Drazen's BBQ

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