Meant to have this together sooner, but you know how it goes. Second Summer Session mix is all beats with a laid back flavor, for the headphones or the ride. Tried to play a few things old and a couple new. Enjoy!

Summer Sessions 2021

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Summer Session #2

BBE Music presents a brand new remix of the 1982 Rim & Kasa classic, ‘Love Me For Real’, created by the L.A. duo of Denise Love Hewett and Yung Spielburg.

Former New Yorker, now Los Angeles based DJ Denise Love Hewett joined forces with fellow NYC export, musician, and producer Yung Spielburg for the rework of ‘Love Me For Real’, having heard the track on the soundtrack to the 2019 movie ‘Big Time Adolescence’.

“My ears are always ticking for songs to add to my sets to keep them fresh” says Hewett. “I heard it in a film soundtrack and loved it! I started playing it but had an urge to rework some components for a club setting. I called up Lenny (Spielburg) to collaborate on the remix and between both of our visions, we found our way to this awesome result.”

Adding rock-solid House drum patterns and updating the song’s production aesthetic for modern dancefloors, Hewett and Spielberg’s version makes great use of the swirling synths, catchy vocals and unique Latin Afro-Disco vibe which has made ‘Love Me For Real’ an international hit since its 2015 BBE reissue.

Rim Kwaku Obeng - Love Me for Real (Denise Love Hewett Extended Remix)

RIP Dr. Lonnie Smith. We're back with just a few mostly longer selections for your ears. Digging adventures continue, and more in store in the coming weeks! Thanks again for tuning in.

Tracklist: Dr. Lonnie Smith, Nucleus, Whole Darn Family, Three Pieces, Gerry Neiwood

October 6 2021

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Pullin from the Stacks - Episode 177

Ending 2021 with a long set of some of my favorite purchases this past year! (I can't really call most of these "digs"). This episode is a combination of some long-time wants I knocked off the list with some of my favorite new records by both young, incredible artists as well as brilliant veterans like Brian Jackson.

A huge, massive thank you to all the listeners who have tuned in this year, whether new or old. I greatly appreciate you. Special shout to Pipomixes for posting my mixes and for keeping DJ mixes alive for us all still doing this stuff! 

Tracklist: Michel Sardaby, Brian Jackson, Nucleus, JAB, Alex Santos Orchestra, Johnny Frigo Sextet, Garay Trio, Brandee Younger and Dezron Douglas, Jimmy Heath, Amanda Whiting, Mankunku Quartet

December 22 2021

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Pullin from the Stacks - Episode 185 (Favorite Records I Got in 2021)

Dusty Donuts presents
NEEDLE DROPS
Volume Nine

Four world-class DJs telling a story in their own way, just through the selection of seven 45s in the mix, live on Twitch & FB Live.

Get ready for episode nine of NEEDLE DROPS on Sunday the 23rd of January, when The Rootdown & Motown on Mondays Los Angeles OG DJ EXPO & Tijuana's finest 45 slinger LOOPDROP KID meet Dusty Donuts’ MARC HYPE & DJ ROBERT SMITH from Berlin.

The theme of this episode :
“Casino - Hustler's Convention“

www.keepitdusty.com

Supported by GVL & Neustart Kultur

NEEDLE DROPS Volume Nine feat DJ Expo & Loopdrop Kid

Buy / Steam the EP here: https://orcd.co/saturdaynights 

The second single to be pulled upcoming BBE album ‘Strata Records – The Sound of Detroit – Reimagined By Jazzanova’, ‘Saturday Night Special’ features remixes by Kai Alcé and DJ Amir & Re.decay, as well as The Lyman Woodard Organization’s 1975 original.

Possibly the best-known piece of music from the Strata label’s diverse and innovative catalogue, the unique, low-fi, moody, understated aesthetic of ‘Saturday Night Special’ has captured the hearts of music fans and DJs worldwide. “When I first heard the Lyman Woodard Organization ’Saturday Night Special’,” says DJ Amir, “I thought it was a song from a Blaxploitation soundtrack. Once I realized that Lyman was from Detroit, I immediately thought that if there was ever a ’theme song’ for Detroit that ’Saturday Night Special’ would be it. There is such a cinematic vibe to the song full of grit, rawness, and determination that just soaks into your veins. This album/song will always be in my bag of records to survive the apocalypse with!’”

When DJ Amir and Jazzanova began work on the ‘Reimagined’ project, breathing new life into the Strata Records archive, this jazz-funk classic was right at the top of the list of ‘musts’ for the band to re-interpret. “I had no idea what direction they were going to go, musically” says Amir. “The original song had been sampled more than a few times, but in my opinion, it was never done tastefully. However, from the first practice session, I knew that they were spot on with the right direction! Their version is the perfect blend of Detroit and Berlin!”

Kai Alcé’s ‘NDATL’ remix of ‘Saturday Night Special’ (named, like his label, after his three hometowns of New York, Detroit, ATLanta) brings a sure-footed lightness to Jazzanova’s version of the song, making the absolute most of the track’s stellar horn solos. “After hearing the unreleased Kamasi Washington/Gregory Porter remixes he did, I knew I had to reach out Kai” says Amir. “With this remix, he stretches out
the track into a seven minute groove, in the direction of a soulful house/future jazz interpretation.”

Alongside his Berlin production partners Re.decay, DJ Amir turns in a low-slung rework of ‘Saturday Night Special’, using as many parts from the Jazzanova version as possible. “We tried to emulate the intro to one of my favourite jazz dance tracks, ‘Expansions’ by Lonnie
Liston Smith” says Amir. Mission accomplished.

Jazzanova - Saturday Night Special

French born Alex Arslan, and Italian Riccardo Pirotto met somewhere in Berlin years ago and then decided to make music as Panna Cotta, and having the self titled Mini LP on Marcel Vogels Lumberjacks In Hell label  in my hands I must say it was a good decision to do so. It is hard to describe any genre the duo serves, the productions are sitting somewhere between sultry disco and polished pop with an electronic feel to it. For my personal taste the majority of the tracks has a Balearic edge, and that’s outstanding these days.

Opener ‘Tasting Sugar’ takes us on a psychedelic cosmic journey, while ‘Sweet’ picks up the yacht rock pace a touch. ‘Childhood’ with its slo-mo vibrations, encourage the dancers to sway, while ‘Nobody’ surprises with its broken beat breakdown and impressive drum solo.  For those of you who expect another Chaka Khan cover with  ‘I Feel Love’ plays with analog synths and steady drums, with flecks of acid beneath the uplifting vocal, all floating along on a killer groove.‘ Sunrise’ allows the honeyed vocal harmonies to take centre stage amidst the blissed-out soundscape, the remix of label honcho Marcel Vogel with its sweet acidic elements and funkiness is my pick of the lot. All in all a very special outing!

Reviewed by MANNIX
For World DMC Mag

http://www.dmcworld.net/reviews/panna-cotta-panna-cotta-lumberjacks-in-hell/

A4 Childhood

Another set of new and old, fuzzy fusion pieces for your ears! Enjoy.

Tracklist: Soul Surfers, Grupo Fa 5, Cesar Mariano, Sly5thAve and Roberto Verastegui, George Duke, Brian Jackson

May 11 2022

Pullin from the Stacks - Episode 198

As the podcast reaches 200 episodes, I want to again extend my deep appreciation to everyone who's tuned in since 2014! Wouldn't be doing this without all the amazing listeners. Also want to give a huge shout-out to Pipomixes and everyone else who has posted, tweeted, and said nice things about this podcast/mix-series/however you want to define it. Looking forward to the next 100 episodes!

Recorded this one live on Twitch (http://twitch.tv/djianhead) and shout out to the folks who tuned in! As usual, every 50 episodes I dig into the hip-hop crates and play some independent releases, favorite b-sides and album cuts. Hope you dig it. 

Tracklist: Funkdoobiest, Nat Lover, Saafir, Kutfather, Shortie No Mass, Camp Lo, Natural Elements, Rhymefest ft Juice, Eardrumz ft Dr. Oop, Libertto ft Jumbo, Abyssinian Creole, Blackalicious ft Vursatyl, Powerrule, Lewis Parker, Grand Puba ft Sadat X, Raekwon, Latebloomer and Moemaw Naedon, Digable Planets

June 1 2022

Pullin from the Stacks - Episode 200

Enfin un show de jazz sur Radio Meuh "Le jazz et la java"!! Tous les 3èmes dimanche du mois, un heure de jazz sous toutes ses formes et ses époques. Réalisé par Franck Descollonges (Heavenly Sweetness)
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Brand new jazz show on the crazy webradio Radio Meuh "Le jazz et la java"!! Every third sunday of the month, you can listen to one hour of jazz, all styles, all eras!!. hosted by Franck Descollonges (Heavenly Sweetness)

TRACKLISTING
OLIVER NELSON« Patterns »
TILLMAN & POTTERS « time is love »
LINDA HILL « leland’s song »
MURIEL GROSSMAN « traneing in »
CHARLES KYNARD « Zebra’s walk »
LAURENT BARDAINNE & TIGRE D’EAU DOUCE « Verte Gronouille »
DUDU PUKWANA «  Madudana (the young ones) »
CHARLES EARLAND « betty boop »
RAICES « Lenguas »
MICHEL MARRE « Matanza »

RADIO MEUH SHOW - LE JAZZ ET LA JAVA #22 (heavenly sweetness)

Today we have over an hour of soulful body-moving inspiration, mixed by two of our favourite new producers, Mambele and Rosie From The Block, both fresh from hot releases on Vice City. Perfect for fans of broken beat and forward thinking soulful house.

Rosie: "Mambele and I got together for this mix without preparing much, we just brought some tracks that we were excited about and intuitively brought them together.

The mix starts off with an unforgotten banger by Tommy Gee. Tommy Gee’s been a big inspiration for me (Rosie) for years. He released an album on R&S Records in 1996 which was a game changer at the time but seems to be forgotten by most today. The second track’s one produced by me (Rosie) and it’s called ‘Let me be’. It’s on my debut EP ‘Love potions for block parties’ which came out on Vice City. The third track’s by Domu, a producer that had a big influence on both Mambele’s and my (Rosie) productions. Domu has done so many different things and this track called ‘Like this?’ is to be found on the album ‘the return of the Rogue’ that explores mixing up different styles and influences such as songwriting structures with dancefloor oriented beats. This mixing up of genres and song structures is something we’re particulary interested in since we don’t let ourselves be restricted by genres nor structures in our own productions. Other producers we played tracks of include Scrimshire, Cody Currie, Dego, Zopelar, Steven Julien, Sean McCabe amongst others. All producers that bring that soulful element into their productions."

Vice City

MIMS Guest Mix: Mambele x Rosie From the Block (Brussels, Belgium)

When I'm not at the dayjob, I'm probably at a record store. Pullin from the Stacks podcast most Wednesdays, available here, Apple Pods (please subscribe!) and elsewhere.

Pullin from the Stacks - Episode 185 (Favorite Records I Got in 2021)

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