awww yeaaaa! dope strong flow. feelin the old school vibe, dope asf

100+ tracks by De La Soul in the mix..

This mix was originally made to celebrate the reissues of De La’s back-cat, and broadcast on BBC 6 Music a month ahead of the March 3rd release date.

Just over a week after this mix was broadcast, Dave, aka Trugoy the Dove, aka Plug Two, tragically passed away. A few weeks before release. 

The first half of this is the original 40-minute version of the broadcast mix.
A 27-minute edit was broadcast Saturday 4th Feb 2023, for the Block Party mix on The Huey Show.

The second half is a bonus 40-minute selection of 15 more faves - tracks that I feel needed time to breath; some that felt a bit dark for Saturday morning radio, and a few where Dave’s bars hit a little more poignantly now. A bittersweet time. 

Recorded Saturday 4th March 2023, the day after De La day.

Salutes to Posdnuos, Maseo, Prince Paul & the Native Tongues.
Rest in power, Dave.

De La Soul forever.
Stay Plug Tunin’.

Dedicated to Dave Jolicoeur & Don Newkirk.

BBC 6 Music

De La Mix | BBC 6 Music

This is a mix I put together to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Massive Attack's third album 'Mezzanine', focusing mainly on tracks & breaks used on the Bristol group's first three albums.

This was broadcast on The Huey Show's Block Party on BBC 6 Music, Sat 22nd April 2023 (Record Store Day). This version contains the 27 minute mix that was aired, as well as an additional segment at the end that was chopped for time.


TRACKLIST:
Massive Attack ft. Elizabeth Fraser - Teardrop
Massive Attack ft. Tricky - Karmacoma (acapella)
Al Green - I’m So Glad You’re Mine
Massive Attack ft. Tricky - Five Man Army
Lewin Bones Lock (Dillinger) - Five Man Army Dub
Billy Cobham - Stratus
Massive Attack ft. Shara Nelson - Safe From Harm (LP Version / Just A Dub)
Massive Attack - Risingson
Pieces Of A Dream - It’s Time For Love
Massive Attack - Weather Storm
Massive Attack ft. Tracey Thorn - Protection (Mad Professor Dub / LP Version)
James Brown - The Payback
James Brown - Never Can Say Goodbye
Massive Attack ft. Tracey Thorn - Better Things
Massive Attack ft. Shara Nelson - Lately
Lowrell - Mellow Mellow Right On
Massive Attack - Superpredators (Metal Postcard)
Massive Attack ft. Nicolette - Sly (Underdog Mix)
William Devaughn - Be Thankful For What You’ve Got
Massive Attack ft. Tony Bryan - Be Thankful For What You’ve Got
Tom Scott & the LA Express - Sneakin’ In The Back
Massive Attack - Blue Lines
Massive Attack ft. Shara Nelson - Daydreaming
Wally Badarou - Mambo
Massive Attack ft. Mos Def - I Against I
Massive Attack ft. Carlton - Any Love
Massive Attack ft. Tony Bryan - Any Love (2)
Massive Attack ft. Horace Andy - Angel
Massive Attack ft. Shara Nelson - Unfinished Sympathy
JJ Johnson - Parade Strut
Massive Attack - Exchange

extras:
Massive Attack - Exchange
Massive Attack ft. Roots Manuva - Dead Editors
Massive Attack ft. Horace Andy - Man Next Door
Massive Attack ft. Sara Jay - Dissolved Girl
Massive Attack ft. Hope Sandoval - Paradise Circus
Massive Attack ft. Horace Andy - One Love
Isaac Hayes - Ike’s Mood
Massive Attack vs Mad Professor - Bumper Ball Dub (Karmacoma)


Samples inc. BBC Soul Britannia, Q TV interview with Tom Power, 1998 Mezzanine interview, and an early ‘90s BBC feature narrated by Lisa I’Anson.

Mix curated & sequenced by BobaFatt
The Block Party is hosted by Huey Morgan.
The Huey Show is produced by Tom Whalley.
Artwork by Jamie Groovement.

Massive Attack Block Party Mix | BBC 6 Music

BobaFatt bossin the beats at our Palm party a couple of weeks ago.

The Palm Guest Sessions 15:07:23 - BobaFatt

A fuzzy freestyle 2.5 hour mix of 90 tracks, with a HEAVY alternative & classic rock presence, nestled alongside soul & funk, and an assortment of hip hop, blues, psych, post-punk, dub, reggae & ska.

This is another in a sporadic series of eclectic mixtapes comprised of records I plucked from a crate for a recent gig; this time warming up for one of my fave groups & old compadres, The Heavy, at their sold-out headline gig at Koko in London (Sep 15th 2023). This selection includes several tracks from them, and a variety of genres touching on sonics incorporated in the band’s sound.

Ranging from legends like Hendrix, the Stones, the Beatles, Led Zep, The Stooges, Fleetwood Mac, Marvin Gaye & James Brown, to current artists like SAULT, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Say She She, Anderson Paak & Tame Impala, along with King Tubby, Cymande, The Specials, White Stripes, Run the Jewels, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, J Dilla and loads more.

Music for Rock Steady Souls.

Peace, love & heaviness.
Shout to Swaby.
Bobby, Sep 2023 x

A Rock Steady Soul (Peace, Love & Heaviness)

Several years in the making and including around 100 tracks, this is my personal tribute to De La Soul's '3 Feet High and Rising'. Using original sample sources, album tracks, interviews and rarities, 'How High's The Water Mama' tells the story of one of hip hop's most influential albums.

When De La Soul's debut album dropped in 1989 I was ten years old. Yet, by some stroke of good fortune a cassette copy of '3 Feet High and Rising' found its way into my hands thanks to my best mate's older brother. The music was a revelation and had a significant influence in shaping my musical tastes - in fact I can't think of any other album that has had such a profound effect on me as this one. Thus '3 Feet High and Rising' holds a special place in my musical affections. Now, some twenty-five years after its original release, it's time to pay my respect to Pos, Dove, Mase, and Prince Paul...



Credits: 
Respect and thanks to DJ Moneyshot for providing the original inspiration for the mix, Strictly Kev for sample sourcing, design work and general encouragement, DJ Cheeba for keeping me on my toes, Chris Binstead for his great taste in music and for unwittingly exposing my young ears to '3 Feet High and Rising' in the first place, and of course, to Dave Jolicoeur, Kelvin Mercer, Vincent Mason and Paul Huston without whom none of this would be possible.

How High's The Water Mama

DJ Format has put together a 60 minute mix of funky psychedelic records to give us a taste of what to expect from his forthcomung BBE compilation album. 'Psych Out'. The mix varies from slow stoner-psych to fast & furious B-Boy breaks and features tracks from Brazil, Yugoslavia, Russia, Japan, Turkey, Poland, Africa, India, Switzerland, Greece, Jamaica, France, Italy, Germany, Belgium, Denmark, Hungary, Uruguay, UK and USA.

DJ Format's Psych Out is released June 10th on Vinyl, CD and digital.

https://www.bbemusic.com/artist/dj-format/


Buy The Album

DJ Format 'Psych Out' Mix

Brilliant mix by dj food & DK Theres something here for everyone. Tracks from Jeru The Damaja, Ice, X-ecutioners, Herbie Hancock. The Beat and Four Tet and many more...Enjoy!.

Dj Food & DK "Now, Listen!"

Superb second selection of eclectic beats/breaks/soul/funk/rock/etc from DJ Andy Smith of Portishead fame, highly recommended. For those that don't know, peep the Kate Bush intro :)

More here https://soundcloud.com/selectabwoy/sets/random-mixes-and-live-shows

1. Kate Bush - The Man With The Child In His Eyes
2. Craig G - Welcome To The Game (Inst.)
3. James Brown - Lowdown Popcorn
4. Akbar - Hot Ya Hot
5. Mr Lif - The Unorthodox
6. Three Dog Night - I Can Hear You Calling
7. Patti Drew - Hard To Handle
8. DJ Bombjack - Big Beat No.3
9. Serge Gainsbourg - Requiem Pour Un C...
10. Martin Brew - Sand Steppin'
11. Black Sheep - The Choice Is Yours
12. Quantic Soul Orchestra - Super 8
13. The Sugarman 3 - Funky So And So
14. Ultramagnetic MC's - Give the Drummer Some
15. Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames - Music Talk
16. Barbara Randolph - Can I Get A Witness
17. Dynamo Productions - Showtime
18. Major Force - Re-Return Of The Original Artform (Cut Chemist Mix)
19. Jack Jones - I'll Never Fall In Love Again (The Andy Smith one channel Re-edit)
20. Eric B & Rakim - No Omega
21. Boca 45 - Gather Round
22. Roy Lee Johnson & The Villagers - Boogaloo No.3
23. Five By Five - Fire
24. Barbara Acklin - Am I The Same Girl

DJ Andy Smith: The Document II (2003)

Recorded July 17, 2010 for Cinespia's screening of "Saturday Night Fever" at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery.  Cut Chemist mixes up party time classics from 1973-1979.

Cut Chemist -Disco is Dead (1973-1979)

Solid Steel (24th May) Following on from last year's treatment of 'Paul's Boutique' (by DJ Food, Cheeba and Moneyshot), United States of Audio does the same with De la Soul's groundbreaking album 3 Feet High and Rising. It's not just a mix, but more like an audio documentary about an album that is also about to celebrate it's 25th anniversary. In his own words;
'Several years in the making and including around 100 tracks, this is my personal tribute to De La Soul's '3 Feet High and Rising'. Using original sample sources, album tracks, interviews and rarities, 'How High's The Water Mama' tells the story of one of hip hop's most influential albums.
When De La Soul's debut album dropped in 1989 I was ten years old. Yet, by some stroke of amazing good fortune a cassette copy of '3 Feet High and Rising' found its way into my hands thanks to my best mate's older brother (though I'm pretty sure said brother had no idea of this fact!). The music was a revelation and had a significant influence in shaping my musical tastes - in fact I can't think of any other album that has had such a profound effect on me as this one. Thus '3 Feet High and Rising' holds a special place in my musical affections. Now, some twenty-five years after its original release, it's time to pay my respect to Pos, Dove, Mase, and Prince Paul...'

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PART 1 + 2 - United States of Audio  https://twitter.com/usofaudio

United States of Audio - De La Intro
Average White Band - School Boy Crush - Atlantic
De La Soul - Intro - Tommy Boy
Bob Dorough - Three is a Magic Number - Capitol
Double Dee & Steinski - Lesson 3 (History Of Hip Hop Mix) - Tommy Boy
Run DMC - Here We Go (Live at the Funhouse) - Profile
Johnny Cash - Five Feet High and Rising - Columbia
Syl Johnson - Different Strokes - BGP Records
James Brown - Funky Drummer - Harmless
De La Soul - The Magic Number (Too Mad Mix) - Tommy Boy
Fatback - Is This the Future? - Spring Records
De La Soul - The Magic Number (1-2-3 Mix) - Tommy Boy
De La Soul - The Magic Number - Tommy Boy
The Monkees - Mary, Mary - RCA Victor
The Mad Lads - No Strings Attached - Volt
Cymande - Bra - Janus
The New Birth - Got to Get a Knut - RCA Victor
De La Soul - Can U Keep A Secret - Tommy Boy
Maggie Thrett - Soupy - Dynovoice
De La Soul - Jenifa Taught Me (Derwin's Revenge) - Tommy Boy 
De La Soul - Derwin - Tommy Boy
Steve Miller Band - Take The Money And Run - Mercury
Liberace - Chopsticks - Columbia
De La Soul - Ghetto Thang - Tommy Boy
Kraftwerk - Trans Europe Express - Capitol
James Brown - Funky President - Polydor
The Blackbyrds - Rock Creek Park - BGP Records
De La Soul - Eye Know (Know It All mix) - Tommy Boy
De La Soul - Eye Know - Tommy Boy
Steely Dan - Peg - ABC Records
Otis Redding - (Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay - Atlantic
The Mad Lads - Make This Young Lady Mine - Volt
De La Soul - Tread Water (Squire Mix) - Flying International
De La Soul - Tread Water (Mr Fish Mix) - Flying International
De La Soul - Tread Water - Tommy Boy
The People's Choice - I Likes To Do It - Mojo
The People's Choice - I Likes To Do It (Extended Mix) - Jamie Record Co.
De La Soul - What's More - Tommy Boy
De La Soul - A Little Bit of Soap - Tommy Boy
The Jarmels - A Little Bit of Soap - Laurie Records
Sly & The Family Stone - Poet - Epic
De La Soul - Description - Tommy Boy
Melvin Bliss - Synthetic Substitution - Sunburst Records
War - Magic Mountain - ABC Records
De La Soul - They Don't Know That The Soul Don't Go For That - Tommy Boy
Parliament - Little Ole Country Boy - Invictus
Barry White - I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby - 20th Century Records

United States of Audio - A Cooler Breeze on the Rocks
[Featuring:
Richard Pryor - Crap Game - Laff Records
Vaughan Mason And Crew - Bounce, Rock, Skate, Roll - Brunswick
MC Lyte - Lyte as a Rock - Atlantic
Ashford & Simpson - Solid - Capitol
Fearless Four - Rockin' It - Enjoy Records
Afrika Bambaataa & The Soul Sonic Force - Planet Rock (Acapella) - Tommy Boy
Cutmaster D.C. - Brooklyn Rocks - Zakia Records
Run DMC - Hit It Run - Profile 
Beastie Boys - The New Style - Def Jam
Treacherous Three - Body Rock - Sugar Hill
The Real Roxanne - Bang Zoom - Cooltempo
Public Enemy - Night of the Living Bassheads - Def Jam
L.L. Cool J - Rock The Bells - Def Jam
Michael Jackson - Rock With You - Epic
The B-Boys - Rock The House - Streetwave
Disco Dave - High Power Rap - Mike & Dave Records
Imperial Brothers - We Come To Rock - Streetwave]

Wilson Pickett - Hey Jude - Atlantic
The Turtles - You Showed Me - White Whale
De La Soul - Plug Tunin' (Original 12" Version) - Tommy Boy
The Invitations - Written on the Wall - DynoVoice 
Billy Joel - Stiletto - Columbia
De La Soul - Buddy - Tommy Boy
Taana Gardner - Heartbeat - West End Records
De La Soul - Buddy (Native Souls Instrumental) - Tommy Boy
The Commodores - Girl, I think the World About You - Motown
Eddie Harris - Get On Up and Dance - Atlantic
De La Soul - Take It Off - Tommy Boy
Funky 4 + 1 - That's The Joint - Sugar Hill
The Turtles - I'm Chief Kamanawanalea (We're The Royal Macadamia Nuts) - White Whale
Detroit Emeralds - Baby Let Me Take You (In My Arms) - Westbound
Hall and Oates - I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) - RCA Victor
De La Soul - Say No Go (Bonus Beats) - Tommy Boy
Sly Stone - Cross Word Puzzle - Epic
The Emotions - Best of My Love - CBS
De La Soul - Say No Go - Tommy Boy
De La Soul - Say No Go (Unity Mix) - Tommy Boy
De La Soul - Me Myself and I (Richie Rich remix) - Tommy Boy
De La Soul - Me Myseld and I (Instrumental) - Tommy Boy
Edwin Birdsong - Rapper Dapper - Salsoul
Funkadelic - Not Just Knee Deep - Warner Bros
Doug E. Fresh - The Original Human Beatbox - Vintertainment
Sequence - Funk You Up - Sugar Hill
De La Soul - This Is A Recording 4 Living In A Full Time ERA (L.I.F.E.) - Tommy Boy
Magic Disco Machine - Scratchin' - Motown
Ohio Players - Funky Worm - Westbound
De La Soul - Ain't Hip to be Labeled a Hippie - Tommy Boy
T-Ski Valley - Catch The Beat - Grand Groove
The Rascals - My World - Atlantic
De La Soul - D.A.I.S.Y. Age - Tommy Boy
Johnny Cash - Five Feet High and Rising - Columbia

Credits: 
Respect and thanks to DJ Moneyshot for providing the original inspiration for the mix, Strictly Kev for sample sourcing, design work and general encouragement, DJ Cheeba for keeping me on my toes, Chris Binstead (wherever you may be) for his great taste in music and for unwittingly exposing my young ears to '3 Feet High and Rising' in the first place, and of course, to Dave Jolicoeur, Kelvin Mercer, Vincent Mason and Paul Huston without whom none of this would be possible.

Solid Steel Radio Show 24/5/2013 Part 1 + 2 - United States of Audio

I was recently asked to play a night called Classic Material in London. The idea for the club is to give each month over to a year from Hip Hop's past and only play tracks released during it. I was given 1989 and this set was all done from original vinyl, clicks, jumps and all.

Tracklist:

Tone Loc - On Fire (Remix) (Delicous Vinyl)
Gang Starr - Words I Manifest (Wild Pitch)
Chill Rob G - Court's In Session (Wild Pitch)
Beastie Boys - Hey Ladies (Capitol Records)
Jungle Brothers - Jbeez Comin' Through (Warner Bros)
Beastie Boys - Shadrach (Capitol Records)
Beastie Boys - Shake Your Rump (Capitol Records)
EPMD - Big Payback (Sleeping Bag)
Ultramagnetic MCs - A Chorus Line (Next Plateau)
Public Enemy - Fight The Power (Motown)
De La Soul - Say No Go (Say No Dope mix) (Big Life/Tommy Boy)
Most Wanted - Calm Down (Fever Records)
Hijack - Badman Is Robbin' (Rhyme Syndicate)
Ice T - Lethal Weapon (Sire)
Twin Hype - Do It To The Crowd (Profile)
Jungle Brothers - Tribe Vibes   (Warner Bros)
Jungle Brothers  Beyond This World  (Warner Bros)
Cookie Crew - Born This Way (FFRR)
Jungle Brothers - Good News Coming  (Warner Bros)
The D.O.C - Portrait of a Masterpiece (Ruthless)
Hijack - Doomsday of Rap (Ice T Remix) (Rhyme Syndicate)
De La Soul - Magic Number (123 mix) (Big Life/Tommy Boy)
Doug Lazy - Let It Roll (Grove St)
Double Trouble & Rebel MC - Just Keep Rockin' (Desire)

'88 was great but '89 is mine

DJing since 1992. 
SOHO RADIO | Fortnightly Friday 6-8pm
FIRST WORD RECORDS | Label Manager
BBC 6 MUSIC | Resident: The Huey Show, Block Party

WORLDWIDE AWARDS Label of the Year 2019 (First Word) 
MIXCLOUD Best Alternative Radio Show 2015 (Rough Trade)
FACT Magazine: Readers 'Top 20 Unsung DJs' 2014
MIXCLOUD Top 100 Cloudcasts 2013: BAd BReaks
BBC 1XTRA: "M1X It Up" Champ 2006

Go to my MIXCLOUD & HEARTHIS pages, there's LOADS more stuff over there! x

A Rock Steady Soul (Peace, Love & Heaviness)

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