Vahé:LeisureCAST (2008-2015)

15/10/2008.

taking y'all way back to '08 to when i kicked off the first joint in my long-running mix series "Vahé:LeisureCAST" (in the process of hopefully reupping the entire series after my prev account got nixed). starting off with the spacey, hip-hop, chill, synth and soul driven installment: "SPACE IS THE PLACE (Pt. 1)".

tracklist:

01. native - one night
02. the stance brothers - steve mcqueen
03. dj mitsu the beats - my lament (feat. hanif jamiyl)
04. elusive - interlude 2
05. afta-1 - pluto moon
06. wildchild - day n' the funk (feat. georgia anne muldrow)
07. liquid spirits - if you don't love me (feat. phonte)
08. liquid spirits - stepney
09. amp fiddler - you must be the one (feat. allen barnes)
10. jazzanova - let me show ya (feat. paul randolph)
11. quantic presenta...flowering inferno - cuidad del swing
12. nikka costa - i don't think we've met (sa-ra remix) (feat. prince)
13. osunlade - cream (feat. lotus)
14. sain - donny
15. jlaine, t. fox & wes felton - prom queen on the train
16. soil & "pimp" sessions - funky goldman
17. people under the stairs - the wiz
18. fat jon - atria
19. dj cam - so what (part 2)
20. the national bank - cubicle man 
21. ladybug mecca - last train (feat. martin luther).

Vahé:LeisureCAST - 001. SPACE IS THE PLACE (Pt. 1)

22/10/2008.

you went to space...now come back home.

01. sonar kollektiv orchester - ain't no dream (no use introduction)
02. sonar kollektiv orchester - no use/another day (feat. clara hill)
03. paul murphy - mr. cosmic
04. ernesto - held
05. zo! - inertia (feat. tiffany paige)
06. nick van gelder - think about it (feat. mazen)
07. nude continuum - sleeping with yourself
08. flying lotus - parisian goldfish
09. giant panda - do the robot in cyberspace
10. black milk - purple track 3
11. ras g & the afrikan space program - morning spliff (interlude)
12. stone mecca - in love
13. dela - won't do (feat. miles bonny)
14. jackhigh - illumination (architeq rework)
15. made in japan - city at night
16. lettuce - mr. yancey
17. giovanca - pure bliss
18. zero star - never enough (prod. by ree dic)
19. vahé - red-headed slut
20. tawiah - broken hearted
21. lalah hathaway - tragic inevitability.

Vahé:LeisureCAST - 002. BACK DOWN TO EARTH (Pt. 2)

30/10/2008.

the perfect mix of Naked Music classics to traverse your dreams with.

tracklist:

01. blue six - tropicalia (feat. lisa shaw)
02. aquanote - only (original mix)
03. project 4 - waiting (original)
04. andy caldwell - i can't wait (feat. omega)
05. central living - everyday (central living original)
06. gaelle - rain (original mix)
07. blue six - pure (aquanote tidal mix)
08. miguel migs - days of color (feat. lisa shaw)
09. naked music - hurry (blue six dub)
10. lovetronic - you are love (after hours payback session)
11. aya - sean (eric's 2wfu dub)
12. naked music nyc - if i fall (jay & ittal mix).

Vahé:LeisureCAST - 003. A NAKED DREAM AS YOU SLEEP (Pt. 1)

10/11/2008.

the love that house built.

tracklist:

01. sunaga't experience - chitose airport
02. intrallazzi & fratty - aquamarina (feat. joanne)
03. lenny fontana & joi cardwell - make it alright (richard earnshaw instrumental)
04. hardsoul - my life (knee deep simply saw dub mix) (feat. ron carroll)
05. miguel migs - get down (dolls combers spring vocal) (feat. lt)
06. reel people - butterflies (restless soul heaven mix) (feat. dyanna fearon)
07. blackgold massive - just make a move (and be yourself)
08. yann fontaine - low pressings
09. lisa shaw - all night high (original vocal)
10. dj kawasaki - the love of music (feat. lady alma)
11. john dahlback - magic touch
12. the rurals - i'm lost (ananda project remix).

Vahé:LeisureCAST - 004. HOUSE IS THE HOME WHERE THE HEART IS (Pt. 2)

exhale.

tracklist:

01. cut chemist - the garden
02. diplo - indian thick jawns (feat. p.e.a.c.e.)
03. those norwegians - molde
04. aaron jerome - reel time (feat. voice)
05. project 4 - waiting (ocean view mix)
06. dego & kaidi tatham - bring it up with them
07. tiefschwarz - monday
08. ian pooley - distant love (feat. jade & danielle)
09. marcos valle - parabens dansa do daniel (daz-i-kue bugz dub)
10. abstract truth - living for him
11. unforscene - don't you worry (feat. alice russell)
12. sofia rubina - 100 miles
13. sven van hees - breakfast with abductees
14. bah samba - inner soul.

Vahé:LeisureCAST - 005. SMOKE SUITE

20/11/2008.

from the ground unda.

tracklist:

01. illegal - back in the day
02. a+ - my thing
03. sleestack'z - raw raps
04. sfc - one time
05. people without shoes - escape the streets
06. ill al skratch - get dough
07. da bush babees - we run things (it's like dat)
08. mystidious misfits - i be (buckwild remix)
09. milkbone - bonus track
10. ram squad - keep it real
11. scientifik - lawtown
12. private investigators - that's what it is
13. rough house survivors - take a trip
14. mad flava - from the ground unda
15. daddy-o - swung it, blunted, brung it
16. double x - money talks
17. the alkaholiks - let it out
18. boogie monsters - boogie
19. native nuttz - skinflower.

Vahé:LeisureCAST - 006. THE "OTHER" FINAL FRONTIER

05/12/2008.

4_Fay.

tracklist:

01. poets of rhythm - discern/define
02. the herbaliser - street karma (a cautionary tale) (feat. jean grae)
03. international pony - international pony theme
04. genesis experiment - for my niggaz
05. treblefree - morning glory (feat. mercury waters)
06. thievery corporation - retaliation suite
07. recloose - deeper waters (feat. joe dukie)
08. rory hoy - sunandthestars
09. illa j - freestyle
10. grooveman spot (aka dj kou-g) - moondish song
11. penthouse players clique - handle yo bizness
12. koop - i see a different you (feat. yukimi nagano)
13. ohmega watts - gone with the wind
14. windimoto - a place for us (feat. carlitta durand & victor st. clair)
15. woolfy vs projections - this space
16. groove collective - ocean floor
17. visioneers - dirty old bossa
18. kylie auldist - make me want more
19. lovelock - don't turn away (from my love).

Vahé:LeisureCAST - 007. HYENA BUTTER SUITE

12/01/2009.

safety first.

tracklist:

01. cosmic force - trinidad bump
02. soul purpose - blow (sax mix)
03. rasmus faber - come with me (dub mix)
04. cro-magnon - new horizon
05. solu music - this time (jask's thaisoul mix) (feat. kai martin)
06. daft punk - around the world (mellow mix)
07. ananda project - fireworks (blaze roots vocal mix) (feat. terrance downs)
08. dolls combers - dreaming of you (feat. dawn nicole)
09. osunlade - momma's groove (jimpster's hip replacement mix)
10. kellyyss - surfing inside me (original mix)
11. the dining rooms - thank you (skwerl's ungrateful love mix).

Vahé:LeisureCAST - 008. SAFE AS HOUSES

15/02/2009.

the art of you.

tracklist:

01. reel people - outta love (feat. omar)
02. peter hadar - painted
03. cradle orchestra - food for thoughts (feat. o.c.)
04. nathan haines - pick it up (feat. ty)
05. eagle nebula - celebrity stylist
06. musiq soulchild - until
07. sugarush beat company - the number one
08. aqeel - wake up (prod. by shafiq husayn)
09. panacea - a mind on a ship through time
10. mo'j - are you ready?
11. incise - intermission
12. ananda project - stay as you are (feat. kai martin)
13. rasmus faber - everytime we (feat. dyanna fearon)
14. dolls combers - flying to miami
15. kaidi tatham - do what you gotta do
16. the hi-fly orchestra - polonesa (feat. miriam aida)
17. mabanua - dream about you
18. blu - amnesia
19. crazy p - never gonna reach me.

Vahé:LeisureCAST - 009. ROOM 508 (The Gravity Suite)

04/04/2009.

a tribute to 80s boogie fonk.

tracklist:

01. earons - video baby
02. class action - weekend
03. a'o'k' - style
04. david morris - saturday night
05. big tony - bubble up
06. mike t - do it any way you wanna
07. goldie alexander - show you my love
08. leon haywood - i'm out to catch (club mix)
09. majik - you gotta get up
10. radiance - you're my number one
11. unique - what i got is what you need
12. style - playboy en detresse.

Vahé:LeisureCAST - 010. WTF(UNK) (Pt. 1)

15/05/2009.

more of my fav 80s boogie fonk selections.

tracklist:

01. northend & michelle wallace - it's alright
02. suzy q - get on up & do it again
03. carol douglas - party nights
04. hitomi tohyama - love competition
05. anthony franklin - hot number
06. klassique - somebody's lovin' you
07. orlando johnson - turn the music on
08. unknown artist - untitled
09. ago - good time (extended version)
10. game - gotta take your love
11. alfreda james & billy ray - back to love
12. black & white co. - stop
13. armenta & majik - comment allez vous
14. t-connection - anything goes.

Vahé:LeisureCAST - 011. WTF(UNK) (Pt. 2)

09/10/2009.

Carlton says "DANCE!".

tracklist:

01. tomorrow's edition - you turn me on
02. amuzement park - groove your blues away
03. pino d'angio - ma quale idea
04. finesse - feel it (5:54)
05. vicky d. - this beat is mine
06. gene dunlap - party in me
07. xavier - love is on the one
08. jellybean - little too good to me
09. 80's ladies - it's easy to move (original mix)
10. afterbach - wanna fill you up
11. willie bobo - always there
12. marc sadane - baby won't cha
13. second image - can't keep holding on
14. sugarfoot - call me
15. alfonso ribeiro - not too young.

Vahé:LeisureCAST - 012. WTF(UNK) (Pt. 3)

09/11/2009.

a journey into the modern takes on bossa nova.

tracklist:

01. money mark - use your head
02. paolo fedreghini & marco bianchi - onda espumante (ironic wave)
03. jazzanova - gafiera (feat. pedro martins & azymuth)
04. fila brazillia - snakeskin bib
05. sound surgeons - novo mundo
06. lazy - it's over
07. barrieri - sonohando ipanema (feat. themis)
08. praful - inspiracao (jazz juice mix)
09. ladybug mecca - leaving it all behind
10. rosalia de souza - bossa 31
11. assassino daninho - amizade
12. butti 49 - kalas
13. protassov - another letter
14. thievery corporation - samba tranquille
15. rosa passos - e luxo so
16. scallymatic orchestra - groovy couple
17. native - whisper voices.

Vahé:LeisureCAST - 013. THE NEW OLD THING

16/11/2009.

when reality's a dream, *you* control the sound.

tracklist:

01. tortured soul - did you miss me (intro)
02. cloud nine - 20-20
03. tuomo - sweet with me
04. recloose - catch a leaf (feat. rachel frasier)
05. lisa shaw - inside my love
06. zoot woman - it's automatic
07. crazy p - fascination
08. roachford - gus's blues (intro)
09. eric roberson - a tale of two (feat. ben o'neill & michelle thompson)
10. shafiq husayn - nirvana
11. c.r.a.c. knuckles - bullet through me (feat. shawn jackson)
12. supreme beings of leisure - calamity jane
13. grooveman spot (a.k.a. dj kou-g) - levitation
14. peter hadar - planets
15. morgan geist - nocebo
16. ananda project - no.1 to the sun
17. gringo - o começo (j. dilla tribute)
18. aqeel - breath (prod. by griffi)
19. bennson - incredible (feat. christin deralas)
20. joy jones - supernova
21. boozoo bajou - same sun.

Vahé:LeisureCAST - 014. LUCID DREAM SUITE

30/11/2009.

it's trendy cos i say so.

tracklist:

01. taylor hawkins & the coattail riders - louise
02. dust galaxy - limitless
03. van hunt - attention!
04. mystery jets - two doors down
05. peter, bjorn & john - young folks
06. stereolab - daisy click clack
07. little dragon - looking glass
08. wilco - i'm always in love
09. phoenix - fences
10. the bird & the bee - preparedness
11. portugal the man - do you
12. tv on the radio - dlz
13. the black keys - psychotic girl
14. washed out - belong
15. neon indian - local joke
16. mark lizotte - sleep while walking
17. eels - packing blankets
18. a band called quinn - babywheniseeyoureyes
19. mugison - little trip to heaven
20. yo la tengo - today is the day.

Vahé:LeisureCAST - 015. TRENDY WENDY

11/02/2010.

welcome to the realm of the delusional.

tracklist:

01. dj devastate - quiet stream
02. trus'me - bail me out (feat. dam funk)
03. jazzanova - i can see (ishfaq's busted speaker remix) (feat. ben westbeech)
04. soulive - too much (feat. nigel hall)
05. adrian younge - shine (feat. dionne gipson)
06. j.a.m - jazzy joint (feat josé james)
07. liquid spirits - closing time duet
08. cro-magnon - (4 the) love i need (feat. soil & "pimp" sessions)
09. the roots - sandwich 322: choir fire
10. uptown funk empire - take you out
11. guynamite - take my dreams (feat. dee)
12. nino moschella - we fight (feat. fanny franklin)
13. damn! - headstone
14. the revelations featuring tré williams - let's straighten it out
15. karl denson's tiny universe - empty soul
16. melanie fiona & the randy watson experience - give it to me (sunday afternoon jam style)
17. laura vane & the vipertones - so much love
18. me'shell ndegeocello - hair of the dog
19. saunders sermons - don't you understand.

Vahé:LeisureCAST - 016. DELUSION SUITE

18/04/2010.

from deep to jazzy to funky to sultry: this is the house we built.

tracklist:

01. rasmus faber - na minha terra (feat. clara mendes)
02. lisa shaw - matter of time (jask's soul seduction mix)
03. mustafa - aqui se faz (da funk remix)
04. studio apartment - siarre
05. glenn underground - gu presents - cvos prelude
06. brazilian soul crew - ubatuba (bsc samba jazz mix)
07. reelsoul - hold on
08. heather johnson - washes over me
09. miguel migs - fire (miguel migs salted rub-a-dub)
10. rephrase - boulevard (omegaman remix)
11. phlash & friends - runnin' (feat. shea soul).

Vahé:LeisureCAST - 017. V WILL HOUSE YOU COS YOU IN HIS HUT NOW

new tunes, new eras, new directions.

tracklist:

01. incognito - tales from the beach
02. dalindèo - sold out (feat. giorgios kontrafouris)
03. rosalia de souza - fica mal com deus
04. limbo experience - deepest seas
05. shuya okino - a million tears (feat. da lata & courtney denni)
06. kenichiro nishihara - rain falls (feat. kissey asplund)
07. kinny - 2546 nice! (feat. unforscene)
08. jaspects - please step up your game
09. ocote soul sounds & adrian quesada - vendende saude and fe
10. adriana evans - suddenly
11. stee downes - obviously
12. trolle siebenhaar - sweet dogs
13. coultrain - the girl of my dreams 
14. el perro del mar - how did we forget
15. basement jaxx - a possibility (feat. amp fiddler)
16. jamie lidell - she needs me
17. sa-ra creative partners - fantastic vampere
18. dogggystyle - beautifull.

Vahé:LeisureCAST - 018. THE NEWNESS

expressions of sorrow, lament & time ill spent.

tracklist:

01. tawiah - watch out
02. funk'n'stein - i want your love
03. saunders sermons - in a sentimental mood (feat. casey benjamin)
04. blue six - anything is possible (feat. tabitha fair)
05. joyo velarde - build this world
06. sa-ra creative partners - melodee n'mynor
07. dj quik - thinkin' bout u
08. reel people - it will be
09. cee-lo green - is it
10. unforscene - unbroken (feat. deborah jordan)
11. sun circle - stars fall down
12. jaspects - find my way to love (feat. chantae cann)
13. soul cycle - blue in green (feat. rogiérs)
14. josé james - bonus track
15. why
16. so
17. blue?
18. lulu jackson - careless love.

Vahé:LeisureCAST - 019. BLUE

tracklist:

01. onra - high hopes (feat. reggie b)
02. bennson - let the love (feat. kylie auldist & kurt wagner)
03. neon heights - giving my love
04. olivier daysoul - change her mind 
05. 2000black - mm black (feat. roy ayers)
06. panacea - walk in the park
07. little dragon - turn left
08. reel people - back 2 base (feat. dyanna fearon)
09. sean c. - balls deep (in your love)
10. kutiman - chaser
11. lettuce - blast off
12. katalyst - how bout us (feat. steve spacek)
13. visioneers - runnin'
14. nobody beats the beats - just music (remix) (feat. grand puba)
15. dr. dooom - how sexy (feat. denis deft)
16. ab & daru - soul dirty (feat. t3)
17. washed out - feel it all around
18. anu~sun - (((iron man)))
19. lord newborn and the magic skulls - astro blue
20. jlaine, t. fox & wes felton - magical.

Vahé:LeisureCAST - 020. PERSNICKETY SUITE

"if nothing we do matters, then all that matters is what we do", -Liam.

Vahé:LeisureCAST (2008-2015)

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