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Making your debut on a label as revered as Theo Parrish's Sound Signature tends to ensure people sit up and take notice. It happened with Marcellus Pittman back in 1999, it happened with Andrew Ashong last year, and it's most certainly happened with Jay Daniel. Released back in September, the Scorpio Rising EP presented Daniel as a producer whose style was wedged somewhere between the scuffed, rawness of Kyle Hall and the underlying warmth of an Omar S track. This auspicious debut hints that Daniel has plenty more to offer and complements his growing reputation among the new generation of Detroit talents as a highly skilled DJ.

A debut set at last year’s Movement festival led the Boiler Room crew to christen Daniel "one of the most exciting new discoveries we made in Detroit," while he also presides over the Fundamentals night with Wild Oats boss Kyle Hall. This was reason enough to extend an invitation to Jay to become the first Detroit resident to contribute a Juno Plus mix this year, and we were pleasantly surprised with the results. As happy as we are when an invited producer or DJ drops a chunk of unreleased material from their contemporaries, it's also nice to see someone elect for a different approach as Daniel has done, sifting through his collection for a wonderfully blended 59 minutes of soul, jazz and hip hop.

We took the opportunity to quiz Daniel over email on his introduction to DJing, how he came to release on Sound Signature, what he has planned for the future, and the best place to go digging for records in Detroit. You can read that here: http://t.co/XyscFhl41O

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Juno Plus Podcast 73: Jay Daniel

Theo Parrish @ Albert Hall, Woodstock 2010

Some music for these extremely troubled times. Hope everyone is staying as safe and healthy as possible.

Tracklist: Adrienne Rich, Dollar Brand, Melvin Sparks, Sly5thAve,  Ill Considered, Latarnik, Dezron Douglas and Brandee Younger

Pullin from the Stacks - Prayers for a New Year

Now available to stream, this exclusive one-of-a-kind mix by Patrick Gibin captures the heart of our recent collaboration with Mother Tongue. Immerse yourself in this journey through sound.

Originally pressed as a rare collector’s item with hand-drawn cover art, this mix is completely unique and will never be replicated on vinyl again.

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dego "Sunshine"
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Alicia Myers "Gotta Get Away"
Tony Ransom "One Love"
Sylvia St.James "The Way To Your Heart (You've Got The Power)"
Nyhtjar "All in Fun (instrumental)"
Oasis "Hepty Baby"
Patrick Gibin "Team Spirit"
Scott Grooves "So Glad"
Kaidi Tatham "Feeling Happy"
E-Live "Flotational Device"
T.S Monk "Fantasy"

Patrick Gibin - Limited Edition Wax Poetics Mix

Blue Train, 1957

I'm Old Fashioned

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Pullin from the Stacks - Prayers for a New Year

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