WAX POETICS x MUSIC IS MY SANCTUARY
Digging Soviet Melodiyas with Lexis 

"When it comes to exploring records from a culture across the world, nothing beats going to the source and digging them from where they originated. After spending time in Estonia (a former Soviet Republic) last year and again this year, I went from knowing very little about Soviet-era records, to being obsessed by them.

Turns out, digging Soviet-era records is quite a challenge!"

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WAX POETICS x MUSIC IS MY SANCTUARY

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

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Pullin from the Stacks - Episode 192

Some lazy summer jazz tunes for the hot, climate-change weather right now. Hope everyone is safe and staying as cool as possible! Appreciate all the listeners. More Knowledge Breaks mixes coming sometime soon, they just take a lot longer to put together but are on the way!

Tracklist: Joe Pass, Don Randi, Joe Torres, Zimbo Trio, Kenny Dorham, Joe Bonner

July 27 2022

Pullin from the Stacks - Episode 205

Always a pleasure to get a new episode from our dear friend TAHIRA, the talented DJ / tastemaker from Sao Paolo never disappoints! Here is the summer edition of his radio residency with MIMS. 

Wishing you all a great summer. Make the moments count!

TUDO BEM #12 — Hosted by Tahira (Sao Paulo, Brasil)

Tune in to Across 110th Street live every week on 89.9 FM (NYC) or via WKCR.org from 12-2 PM EST!

Tracklist:
"Sparrow" Marvin Gaye
~Talk
"Betcha By Golly Wow" The Stylistics
"Betcha By Golly Wow" Phyllis Hyman & Norman Connors
"La La Means I Love You" The Delfonics
"I'll Be Around" Spinners
"Could It Be I'm Falling In Love" Spinners
"It's Gonna Take A Miracle" Deneice Williams
"Your Move, My Heart" Phyllis Hyman
~Talk
"Is It Something I Said" MFSB
"Crawshay" Cymande
"Bra" Cymande
"Zion I" Cymande
"Funky Nassau Pt. 1" The Beginning of the End
"Funky Nassau Pt. 2" The Beginning of the End
"When She Made Me Promise" The Beginning of the End
~Talk
"Family Affair" Sly & The Family Stone
"Last Night Changed It All" Esther Williams
"Seven Minutes of Funk" The Whole Darn Family
"Fencewalk" Mandrill
~Talk
"Yes We Can Can" The Pointer Sisters
"How Long (Betcha Got A Chick On the Side)" The Pointer Sisters
~Talk
"Close Your Eyes & Look Within" Donald Byrd
"Tripping Out" Curtis Mayfield

Photo: Thom Bell

Across 110th Street 1/15/23

New episode featuring some laid-back sounds of recent aquisitions as well as favorites. Enjoy!

Tracklist: Starship, Cal Tjader, Woody Shaw, Hermann Gehlen Big Band, Gabor Szabo, Greg Foat

January 25 2023

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Pullin from the Stacks - Episode 220

Extra mellow flavor for starting off February. Snuck in a few digital treats between the analog on this one. Enjoy!

Tracklist: Mary Lou Williams, H. Ray Crawford, Chino Corvalan,  Moacir Santos, Jazzbois, Jazzbois, Lonnie Liston Smith

February 1 2023

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Pullin from the Stacks - Episode 221

Buy / Stream it here: https://orcd.co/beersheba

Like a long-lost Holy Grail album from the mid-seventies, Kirk Degiorgio’s latest project, Modal Forces / Percussive Forces, explores both Modal Jazz and Seventies Jazz Fusion in the Library album format. Side One swings with a vengeance with its tight arrangements built around acoustic bass, electric piano and glorious analog synth leads and side 2 takes us on a journey of funk fuelled, percussive workouts and heavy breaks. The contributions of renowned session drummer Chris Whitten adds to the authenticity of the album as does the use of vintage, analog synths.

Now, as a taster of what's to come on this album, BBE is releasing Beersheba as the first single from the project. In true library music style Beersheba comes in at less than 4 minutes but manages to create an atmosphere and a story. With the keys overlaying a melody and a refrain on top of a bass and drum break rhythm this track not only paints a picture but also builds to a lovely mid-tempo dancefloor groove that tantalises the listener as to what the next track will be.

Kirk Degiorgio is a DJ, composer and music lover whose influences, from family and then going out to clubs from under-18 discos to attending the Belvedere Arms and 'Shoom' and working in Reckless Records, cover all genres of Black music. From Soul, Jazz-Funk, Funk and then House and Detroit Techno Kirk has a love and an appreciation for how all these sounds work together and evolve from each other.

Kirk Degiorgio - Beersheba [BBE Music]

Darker Than Wax FM, hosted by Marco Weibel every Saturday afternoon. Ever so present yet deeply rooted, we move through two hours of diverse rhythms and globally free frequencies with regular notable guests.

http://www.instagram.com/marcoweibel 
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Darker Than Wax FM with Marco Weibel @ The Lot Radio 02-11-2023

DAVID CROSBY
“I'd Swear There Was Somebody Here”
(Atlantic, 1971)

DONALD BYRD
“Essence”
(Blue Note, 1970)

KATHY SMITH
“End Of World”
(Stormy Forest, 1970) 

BENNIE MAUPIN
“Eternal Flame”
(Mercury, 1977)

BEVERLY GLENN-COPELAND
“Good Morning Blues”
(CBC Radio Canada, 1970 / Transgressive, 1970 / Return to Analog, 2021)

BILLY COBHAM
“Song For A Friend (Part II)”
(Atlantic, 1976)

DARYL HALL
"The Farther Away I Am”
(RCA, 1980)

LONNIE LISTON SMITH & THE COSMIC ECHOES
“Between Here And There”
(RCA Victor, 1976 / Ace, 2021) 

AL JARREAU
“Fire And Rain”  
(Reprise, 1976) 

THE BAND
“The Weight”
2015 Remastered Version
(Capitol, 1968 / 2015)

DUANE ALLMAN
“Goin’ Down Slow”
(Capricorn, 1972)

JOHN LENNON & YOKO ONO
“Watching The Wheels”
(Geffen, 1980)

PAUL MCCARTNEY
“On The Way”
(Parlophone, 1980)

STEVE MILLER BAND
“Fly Like An Eagle” 
Alternate Version
(Capitol, 1976 / Sailor, 2019)

FLEETWOOD MAC
“Hypnotized”
(Reprise, 1973)

ROBERTA FLACK
“River”
(Atlantic, 1973)

CROSBY, STILLS & NASH
“Cold Rain”
(Atlantic, 1977)

DAVID CROSBY
“Traction In The Rain”
(Atlantic, 1971)

JELANI COBB 
“Kyoto: March”
Poem by GARY SNYDER, 2004
(The Birdsong Project, 2022)

PAT METHENY GROUP
“Spring Ain't Here”
(Geffen, 1989)

RICHIE HAVENS
“Here Comes The Sun” 
Live Version
(Five Star, 1990)

THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE
“Like A Rolling Stone” 
Live, Monterey Pop Festival, 1967
(Experience Hendrix / MCA, 2000)

PINK FLOYD
“Wish You Were Here”
Live, Nassau Coliseum, Long Island, 1988
(Columbia, 1988)

BILLY PRESTON
“That’s The Way God Planned It”
Alternate Version
(Apple, 1969 / 2010)

MRE109 (HD)

Produced by US&THEM and DJ GETLIVE! for the MIDNIGHT ROCKERS EXPRESS, 03 23 2023

Cover: YOUNG MAN WASHING HIS FACE IN THE RAIN AT THE "ANTI-WAR EXPOSITION," HELD NEAR THE PROPOSED SITE FOR EXPO '70, OSAKA, 1969, by RYOJI AKIYAMA, via THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART

MRE109 03 23 2023

Thought it was a good time to do a tribute to one of my favorite indie labels, PM Records. Listening to their music is kind of like a sci-fi-jazz-adventure, where the sound isn't easily labeled but the music is taking the listener in all kinds of directions while keeping a solid groove. Hope you dig it! 

Tracklist: Steve Grossman, Doug Riley, Stone Alliance, Elvin Jones, Stone Alliance, Steve Grossman, Pat Labarbera, Don Thompson

May 24 2023

Pullin from the Stacks - Episode 227 - PM Records Tribute

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 220

DJ Ian Head