Mix of Brazilian records from my collection.  Various styles are represented:  Soul, Funk, Samba, Jazz, MPB, Psych...a nice hodge podge. About half are the original Brazilian releases, the other half are Brazilian records released here in the States (marked with *).  Please forgive the slight background noise (I need a laptop upgrade!) otherwise it sounds beautiful!

Paulinho da Costa - Terra*
Moacir Santos - Nana*
Gal Costa - Rainha do Mar
Joao Bosco - Jardins da Infancia
Sergio Mendes & Brasil 77 - Iemanja*
Jorge Ben - Domingo 23
Elis Regina - Ponta de Areia
Deodato & Donato - Batuque*
Tim Maia - Ate Que Enfim Encontrei Voce
Maria Crueza - Mais Que Nada
Egberto Gismonti - Quarto Mundo*
Clara Nunes - Jogo de Angola

Que Beleza! (A Brazilian Mix)

First and foremost, my philosphy as to what I do as a DJ is simple:  present the music that I enjoy in a manner which highlights the inter-relationships of varying emotions/feelings, sounds, and rhythms.  Secondly, I believe that the one playing/showcasing the music is always secondary to the music itself.  The time I have spent - and continue to spend - searching for music has led to continuous refinement & evolution of my ear for music.  I believe the music a DJ plays should be reflective of the DJ, as to give the listener an honest and more human experience.
Musically, this mix is a representation of the emotions & sounds which I feel represents me as a person with the song sequencing highlighting the relationship between all of these feelings.  
360 Degree of Black has a two fold meaning.  On one hand, it simply represents the time-tested medium of which I chose to play my music on, vinyl.  But more importantly, it is a representation of the deep, rich, culture of music which has been created, performed, and influenced by the people of the African diaspora, for through this lense is how I view the world.  
Aside from the music, this mix also highlights ways of thinking which have shaped how I relate to the present day world and the feelings which are contained within this mix serve as an ambassador of Black cultures worldwide, with music being the universal language we can all understand.

Interested in the tracklisting?  Shoot me an email and build with a brotha at BruceGeetz@gmail.com.

360 Degrees Of Black

Saturday evening, I was hungry for some Soul music.  I sat in front of my record shelf and picked 10 records.  I briefly reviewed each LP, made my choices, and hit record:  no edits, one take, live mix.  I wanted to put together something folks could relate to, yet highlight artists and songs which have easily slipped under the average listeners radar.  Keeping true to many an LP release back in the day, I played the uptempo songs for the first half, then slid right into the slow, love songs for the second half of the mix.

100% Live, 100% Vinyl, 100% Soul.

Peace.

tracklisting:

Prince Phillip Mitchell - You'll Throw Bricks at Him
Willie Mitchell - I Wanna Be Where You Are
The Sylvers - I Don't Need to Prove Myself
The Fourtops - Turn on the Light of Your Love
Stevie Wonder - Jesus Children of America
Prince - Crazy You
Phyllis Hyman - The Nightbird Gets The Love
The Impressions - Keep on Trying
Blue Magic - Spell
DJ Rodgers - Faithful to the End

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