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)

This past weekend I hit up Egon's store Rappcats where DJ Shadow was selling some of his vast collection. I missed the opening day but snuck in and out on Sunday with a random high school band record, featuring a nice cover of Freddie Hubbard's "Little Sunflower" as well as some original tunes. That record reminded me I'd been wanting to do a school band episode of Pullin for awhile now, so it was a good inspiration to dig through my crate of very random college and high school music for a couple of my favorites. You never know what you're getting with these records - so many are poor quality recordings or cheesy renditions, but among the many there are some real gems. Hope you dig.

October 26 2021

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Pullin from the Stacks - Episode 180 (School Band Records)

magz fm  radio / philadelphia / 322

1.Charm Taylor - Follow The Money
2.The Domino Effect - By Any Means 
3.Lance Skiiiwalker ft. Nick Hakim - In The World 
4.Dunt ft. Shears - SPC BTWN 
5.Immortal Nightbody - Moon Reversed 
6.Natural Sequence - FYH 
7.BabySmooth ft. Avery Temple - F.or T.he P.eople 
8.Den Kokoro, Gestalt & Chickpea - Fuck Our Future 
9.Ka! X Eli Carrier - Dum Do Dum 
    10. Sample ft Rillz & K Solar - Accountability 
11.Mute Speaker - Skin Suit 
12.MoonManFlo ft. YF Tee Shirt - Owuraku 
13.J.U.S - A Tribe Called Bruiser 
14.Immortal Nightbody - Wet Work Outro 
15.MarkTheKeep ft. Matthew Jahshua - Yeah x2 
16.Swordman Kitala & Moganjah - Back in di Yard 
17.JD Reid - Edits 4  
18.Janice Godknowsher Holmes  - You 
19.DJ Earl - Far
20.Airfee ft Ambur Rose - I Want to Say
21.Thee Heart Tones - Don't Take Me As A Fool 
22.Ray Barnard - Tru Belever 
23.Love terrence
24.Jules - Outsider
25.Finding Rhythms & HMP Woodhill - Penanomics 
26.Sample - More Than Luvv 
27.J.U.S - Casa Migos 
28.J.U.S - Price is Right 
29.JazzZ - Thrive, Heart Thrive 
    30. Little Dragon - Drifting Out

MAGZ FM

322: new LITTLE DRAGON | DJ EARL | BABY SMOOTH | THE DOMINO EFFECT

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)

** Original upload from 2013 ** 

It’s quite an honour to get an exclusive mix from an artist who you’ve been buying his records for 10+ years. Marc Mac of 4Hero fame (founded with Dego) and tons of other projects like Visioneers, Nu Era has been one of the most influential forces in all sorts of cutting edge British music; from Jungle, Broken Beat to Downtempo.

Marc always shares tons of absolute treasures on twitter (@MarcMac4Hero) so we asked him to make us a mix as part of our amazing Forgotten Treasures. He dug deep for this one and delivered a fantastic mix which he affectionately calls “Weird & Wonders”

Essential Listening!

Tracklist

MIMS Guest Mix: MARC MAC (4 Hero, Visioneers, Hipology / UK)

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

Arnheim's productions have long been a firm favorite of the Music is My Sanctuary crew, so we invited the Barbara Recordings honcho to do a special little guest mix for us. Much like with his production, he delivers.

From spacey beats to soulful house and everything in between, start the weekend off properly with a 60-minute journey through the sound of Arnheim!

TRACKLISTING

Typesun - Last Home (DJ Nature Remix)
Agent K - Hands
Domu feauturing Yolanda - Dangerous Times
Mark de Clive-Lowe - Brukstep (Atjazz Astro Remix)
The Colours That Rise featuring Andrew Ashong - The Juice 
Junior - Junior Gives Thanks
Mr. Fingers - Nodyahed
Steve Spacek featuring Natalie Slade - Plain Site
Marvin Gaye - Sexual Healing (Simon Dark Keys Mix)
Marcus Strickland Twi-Life - Aim High

LINKS

Bandcamp: https://barbara.bandcamp.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/barbararecordings/ & https://www.instagram.com/arnheimmusic/

MIMS Guest Mix: Arnheim (Barbara Recordings, UK)

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

Back at it with a bunch of new digs! Starting this set off with a few pieces that just dropped into the PO box from Cuba, then moving into some private press jazz that I just scooped up in Portland, ending with a classic from the master Herbie Hancock. Enjoy!

Tracklist: Ricardo Eddy y Expreso Ritmico, Felipe Dulzaides, Hilton Ruiz Trio, King James Version, Jan Deneau Trio, Bob Szainer Triad, Herbie Hancock

March 16 2022

Pullin from the Stacks - Episode 192

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

Brise brisée - Plan b

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)

DJ Ian Head