Take it slow amigo.

Tracklist
Leon Lowman – Bumpin’ on Sunset
Dan Lacksman – Skylab
Bobbie Gentry – Slow Cookin’
Passionfruit – Smilin ‘Ed
Les Hooper – Lady of the Night
Rare Silk – Storm
Gabor Szabo – Poetry Man
Hiroshi Suzuki – Romance
Chuck Brimley – St. Elmo’s Fire
Opa – Never Can Say Goodbye
James Black Revolution – Open Window
The Moir Sisters – Stop the Music
Dianne Mower – The Secret Sign
Sergio Mendes & Brasil ‘77 – Home Cooking
Peter Brown – The Singer’s Become a Dancer

Slow Cookin'

Luvbalm is a mixtape of loops, edits, & beats by Roane Namuh.

Artwork by Smelly Elle

Luvbalm

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DJ Amir presents an exclusive DJ Mix to celebrate the release of ‘Strata Records The Sound of Detroit’ Volume 1.

Buy or stream the album: https://orcd.co/soundofdetroit1

Tracklist: 
1. Stanley Cowell-Equipoise-Strata-East Records
2. NTU & Gary Bartz-Singerella-Fantsay Records
3. Kelelee Patterson-Maiden Voyage-Black Jazz Records
4. Eddie Russ-Take A Look At Yourself-Monument Records
5. Maulawi-Root in 7-4 Plus-Strata Records/180 Proof Records
6. Stanley Cowell-Trying To Find A Way-Strata-East Records
7. Kenny Cox-Clap Clap! The Joyful Noise-Strata Records/180 Proof Records
8. CJQ-Nguzo Saba-Strata Records/180 Proof Records
9. Max Roach featuring Abby Lincoln-Garvey’s Ghost-Impulse Records
10. Calvin Keys-B.K.-Black Jazz Records
11. Larry Nozero-Tune L.N.-Strata Records/180 Proof Records
12. Maulawi-Unknown Track-Strata Records/180 Proof Records
13. Bert Myrick-Scorpio’s Child-Strata Records/180 Proof Records

DJ Amir 'Strata Records - The Sound Of Detroit DJ Mix'

9-24-21 Mix for "High Noon" on NTS Radio with Dinanoir.

High Noon mix on NTS Radio

Big Crown Radio returns with a very special episode from our friend Double Peas. She made a killer mix of records with female leads and asked us to make sure it comes out on International Women's Day. So here is "Everyday Is International Women's Day" from one of the baddest women in the record game hands down. She's a member of Hot Peas & Butta and Sundown Soul Club. Catch her playing records anywhere you can and it is guaranteed to be right on.

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BCR Radio 041 - Every Day Is International Women's Day

BCR Radio Episode 041 - Double Peas - Everyday Is International Women's Day

All-vinyl mix recorded live at Bevy in Honolulu, June 24, 2024.

O'Spliff 00:00 to 2:00:00
Roger Bong 2:00:00 to 3:37:50
B2B (3 tracks each) 3:37:50 to end

Please note: 
1. We had some unwanted needle skipping around the 2-hour mark (dancers going ham next to the DJ booth)
2. There’s some clipping throughout, but it's only slightly noticeable. Hope you can still enjoy the mix!

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Soul Time in Hawaii (June 22, 2024)

Danny Akalepse is back with the next episode of Big Crown Radio, Impressions Of Impressions Pt.2.
This is the unedited B side to the cassette, all reggae covers of Impressions tunes. Enjoy.

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BCR Radio Episode 004 - Danny Akalepse - Impressions Of Impressions Pt. 2

Big Crown Records is proud to launch Big Crown Radio, our label curated podcast of DJ mixes. First up, our own Danny Akalepse takes us for a listen to his Impressions of Impressions Part 1 mix, paying tribute to The Impressions with a mix of Soul & Rock covers of their tunes. To celebrate the launch of the podcast we pressed up a limited edition cassette tape of Impressions of Impressions Part 1 and the forthcoming Part 2 (all reggae covers of Impressions tunes). Expect to hear mixes from Big Crown artists as well as a ton of heavy weight DJs and record collectors that we are happy to call friends and colleagues. 

From Danny on Episode 1: 

“The Impressions, as Curtis, Fred, and Sam are one of my favorite groups ever. I’m really into collecting covers, I have been at it for a long time. I came up with the title for these two mixes and that really got me going, from the artwork to the tunes I really like the way this came out and it seemed fitting to commit it to a tape, two sides worked really well for the genres. This project definitely sent me on a trip digging and digging for more versions to add to what I already had, and I had to leave off some killers so I wouldn’t repeat songs. Some of the records on here aren’t straight covers but tunes that someone jacked Impressions melodies and arrangements and wrote their own verses over them.  At the end of the day this mix has a heady level to it, but I am hoping that even with no context at all, and for people who don’t know who The Impressions are it will still be a good listen just the same. Curtis is a god in reggae, there’s way too many covers to get onto one mix, so I pulled some of the more known ones and some of the more obscure. I collect a lot of reggae records, something most folks don’t know me for, this is the first time I am releasing a reggae mix publicly. I hope everyone enjoys the vibe”.


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BCR Radio Episode 001 - Danny Akalepse - Impressions Of Impressions Pt. 1

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1. Cores / Da Lata
2. Consolação / Paula Morelenbaum
3. Consolação / A Bossa Eletrica 
4. Tombo In 7/4 / A Bossa Eletrica 
5. Skindo-Le-Le / A Bossa Eletrica 
6. Skindo-Le-Le / Viva Brasil 
7. Aldeia De Ogum / Joyce
8. Maltratar, Não É Direito / Maria Rita
9. Portuguese Love / Bah Samba
10. Vera Cruz / Jayme Marques
11. Taj Mahal / Jorge Ben
12. Sebastiana / Gal Costa
13. Sebastiana / Jackson Do Pandeiro 
14. Comanche / Jorge Ben
15. Caxanga / Elis Regina
16. Tudo Que Voce Podia Ser / Quatro Em Cy
17. E Preciso Perdoar / João Gilberto

Brazil 3 / Paul Nice / FREE DOWNLOAD

Big Crown Records teams up with Staple Design for this mix. Our own Danny Akalepse lays down a mix of Big Crown catalog, unreleased Big Crown stuff, a few Plane Janes, and a KA record for good measure.

Tracklist:

Lady Wray - Do It Again (Original Recording)
Tall Black Guy - JB Suite pt 1
Miles Bonny - Hello Jesus
El Michels Affair feat. Lee Fields & The Shacks - Tearz (Black Thought Freestyle)
KA - No Down Time
Lee Fields - Lover Man 
Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band - Burn
79.5 - Terrorize My Heart pt. 1 (Lepse's Mix)
79.5 - Terrorize My Heart (Tall Black Guy Bounce Rmx)
Bobby Oroza - Bobby’s Mood
Bobby Oroza - This Love pt. 1
Sunny & The Sunliners - Should I Take You Home (Original Keyloc Version)
El Michels Affair feat. Lee Fields - Snakes (Lepsealude)
Lady Wray - Piece Of Me
Holy Hive - Didn’t You Say (Demo Version)
Thee Lakesiders - Parachute
Paul & The Tall Trees - I Explained It All
Brainstory - Thank You (Demo Version)

Follow Danny Akalepse: 
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BCR Radio 023 - Big Crown + Staple Award Tour

BCR Radio Episode 023 - Danny Akalepse - Big Crown + Staple Award Tour

"Lost & Looking" is a haunting and heavy vibe, a proper mood. This is the A side to the cassette, the B side is coming soon to Big Crown Radio.

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BCR Radio Episode 034 - Danny Akalepse - Lost & Looking

Big Crown Records is a Brooklyn based independent record label started in 2016 by Leon Michels & Danny Akalepse. Home of Lee Fields & The Expressions, Lady Wray, El Michels Affair, Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band, The Shacks, Paul & The Tall Trees, 79.5, Bobby Oroza, Brainstory, Okonkolo, and many more.

BCR Radio Episode 001 - Danny Akalepse - Impressions Of Impressions Pt. 1

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