This month on Pacific Spirit DJ D.DEE takes a trip through some recent discoveries and old favourites during the first hour. On the second he revisits an old recording originally produced for the fantastic Libra Mix platform back in 2015. It's an eclectic journey through dusty AOR, blue eyed soul, and other uplifting emotional content. Enjoy!

Originally aired on Worldwide FM on November 4, 2021

Tracklist: ??? - ??? 
Alex Ho - Miss Suzuki [Music From Memory] 
You’ll Never Get To Heaven - Setting Sun [Seance Centre]
Sylvester Johnson - Tripping On Your Love  [Shama Records] 
Margie Lomax - God’s Greatest Gift To A Man Is A Woman [Golden Flamingo Records]
It’s For You - Cool Cat [Music Industry Arts]
Alex Ho - Move Through It [Music From Memory]
Stimulator Jones - Soon Never Comes [Stones Throw Records] 
Rick Wilhite Ft. Billy Love - Don’t Ever Let me Hear You Say [Stilove4music] 
Arnie’s Love - I’m Out Of Your Life [Radar Records] 
CORBEN - So Long [Forthcoming Pacific Rhythm]

NOTE: The second hour of this mix was recorded years and years ago and no track-list was readily available. If you're looking for a tune drop a message and we'll try our best to track it down.

Pacific Spirit No.69 | DJ D.DEE

This week on There Is No Planet Earth I welcome guest DJ/Producer/Balihu Records Founder Daniel Wang

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It's a pleasure to share the first mix contribution of this new decade which comes from the heart of California's apostle of funk, Garrett. Interview (excerpt) down below. 

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MFM: Hi Garrett, such a pleasure to have you on board. For the readers who've never been to Pasadena before, could you describe how it is growing up and living there as an artist?

G: It’s a suburb just north of The City of Los Angeles. A few miles from Dodgers Stadium. Home of the Rose Bowl & the Rose Parade. Living there was nice, for the most part. Slower than Los Angeles, yet..still in the same county. All backgrounds live there & also co-existed with each other in the schools & etc. The schools used to have music programs. The neighborhoods had parks. Still do. Yet, the park in my neighborhood was called Jackie Robinson Park. A lot of stories from the era I grew up in around this park, neighborhood & particular side of Pasadena aka: Northwest Pasadena. Too much for your readers, now, in this interview. 

MFM: Is it different now from back when you grew up there?

G: It’s different. My neighborhood used to be mostly Black. Last time I went back, it was mostly Latino. Downtown has now been gentrified. Small Mom & Pop stores have been replaced with big brand stores & eateries. Etc. Yet, all things change. Nothing ever stays the same.

MFM: Could you tell a bit about how you got to play instruments and where your exceptional knowledge of anything funky comes from?

G: Just taught my self keyboards & drums. No one taught me anything. It was natural. Just dived in. As for Funk; it was all over the place growing up; on the radio, my parents records, my neighbors windows, the cars driving by, boom boxes after school, etc. Hip-Hop was part of my youth as well. Just came later. Yet, I was also into other styles by artists such as RUSH, Gary Numan, KISS, Iron Maiden, Soft Cell, The Human League, early 80’s King Crimson like “Elephant Talk” & more. That was how we got down in Pasadena. We weren’t one dimensional as far a music styles. 

MFM: Apart from funk-related music, is there any other kind of music you're into, or maybe even get your inspiration from?

G: I like Detroit Techno a lot. Early Chicago House (particularly Larry Heard’s endeavors & related), Prog. Library music, Ambient, some Metal, & some Pop, such as artists like Prefab Sprout & The Blue Nile.

MFM: On your LP's synths seem to do the talking whereas lots of your other material include vocals too. Is there a specific reason for that both Garrett albums came out fully instrumental?

G: It’s a glimpse into my private life. I’m an only child. Didn’t really need to speak much. So, that mind-state flows all over both releases, in that manner.  

MFM: You're a producer and musician foremost. At what point did DJing start to play a pivotal role in your life/career?

G: Around 2006 when I started DJ’ing (weekly) at a party called Funkmosphere in Culver City, California at a small bar called Carbon. The rest is history. 

MFM: How important is DJing and touring to you? You seem to be rather selective when choosing shows, correct?

Garrett: All of my creative endeavors are important to me. I really don’t take any of them for granted. I’m not that selective. I think if anything is related to that; it may be that I just don’t wanna play myself out everywhere, every month! I’d like it to remain special when I come around, worldwide (humbly speaking).

MFM: If there's anything more you'd like to share maybe?

G: Thank you to all the listeners for your continued interest & support of my creative endeavors out here in the world. I sincerely appreciate it. I’ve matured over the years & thank you all for maturing with me. Peace to the entire MFM staff & everyone paying attention + listening.

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