Dr. Best - best of Snapshots

My monthly 'Snapshot' Mix for July 2024
>> SOUND: Nu Disco / Modern Funk / Neo Soul / House

Featuring music by Jam Master, DiCE_NZ, Paul Older, Omegaman, All Good Funk Alliance, Pecoe (Fort Knox Rec.), Michael Reinboth, Erobique, Nothing But Funk, Ruby Wood, Quiet Dawn (First Word Rec.), Flevans, Sam Redmore (Jalapeno Records), Kraak & Smaak, Prins Thomas, Munk, Sam Ruffillo & Kapote, Fimiani & Fab_o (Toy Tonics), and others...

- Hope you enjoy! -

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>> TRACKLIST:
01. Innocence - Natural Thing (Elevation Mix) [Chrysalis / Cooltempo]
02. The Chimes - 1-2-3 (Jam Master Remix) [Self-released]
03. DiCE_NZ - Get My Life Together (DiCE's Ready Re-Edit)  [Self-released]
04. Paul Older - I Like It, I Wanna It (Extended Version) [Toy Tonics]
05. Omegaman (feat. Patou & Katherine Vavahea) - Gonna Be Alright (All Good Funk Alliance Remix) [Fort Knox Recordings]
06. Michael Reinboth - RS6 Avant (Cosmic Version) [Compost Records]
07. Tomasz Guiddo & Jimi Tenor - Where The Wild Roam (Erobique Disko Remix) [Compost Records]
08. Ruby Wood - My Favourite Song (Turna Remix) [First Word Records]
09. V.B. Kühl - Chordhose [Self-released]
10. Omegaman (feat. Emily Molloy) - Bring Back The Funk (Pecoe Remix) [Fort Knox Recordings]
11. Nothing But Funk - Sweet Talking Honeys (feat. Max Tuohy) [Disco Tropicana Records]
12. Sunshine - The Boogie Bug [Allchival]
13. Sunshine - Give It To Me [Allchival]
14. Flevans - By Your Side [Jalapeno Records]
15. Quiet Dawn - It's All About Freedom [First Word Records]
16. Sam Redmore (feat. Dele Sosimi) - Home (Radio Edit) [Jalapeno Records]
17. 2fox (feat. Sophia Thakur, Nandi & Afronaut Zu) - Just Be (Radio Edit) [Soul Clap Records]
18. Flevans - Say Yes (feat. Laura Vane) (*Doc's Tailored Refit) [Jalapeno Records]
19. Leon - The Rebirth (Original Mix) [Timewarp Music]
20. Lyric Jones - Better Now (Main Version) [Soul Clap Records]
21. B.Visible (feat. Anda Retriva) - Bad Karma (Restless Leg Syndrome Remix) [Data Snacks]
22. Sabrina Bellaouel - Period Point Blank (Karen Nyame KG Remix) [InFiné]
23. Bottler - Cicada Rhythm (Prins Thomas Diskomiks) [InFiné]
24. Tonique & Man - Running After Time (Kraak & Smaak Remix) [Tonique Records]
25. Riton (feat. Kah-Lo) - Rinse & Repeat (Nothing But Funk 'Disco Tropicana' Bootleg) [Unreleased]
26. Mike (Agent X) Clark - Where You Get Your Funk From [House Of Efunk Records]
27. Munk (Kapote) - La Musica (Hot DJ Version) [Toy Tonics]
28. Sam Ruffillo & Kapote - La La Tune (Original Mix) [Toy Tonics]
29. Fimiani & Fab_o - Disco Music (Original Mix) [Toy Tonics]
30. Michael Cignarale - She Thinks She's Fierce (You Gotta Go Mix) [Medusa Records]
31. Agoria - I Feel Good (Radio Edit) [Sapiens]
32. FAHU - Get2gether (Gee Lane Remix) [Toy Tonics]



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Snapshot 2024-07

"Global Beats" is the headline and theme of my monthly 'Snapshot Mix' for October 2024 - a selection of my current favorites.

Featuring music by Sharon Marley & Big Youth, Laíz & The New Love Experience (Agogo Records), Kolonel Djafaar, Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad feat. Ebo Taylor, K.O.G, Seun Kuti & Egypt 80, Ezra Collective, Voodoocuts, Sam Redmore, Titeknots, DJ Farrapo, The Allergies, Lawne (Wah Wah 45s), and others...

- Hope you enjoy! -

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>> TRACKLIST:
01. Ezra Collective - Intro [Partisan Records]
02. Sharon Marley & Big Youth - Steppah (Original Version) [Gong Gyal Entertainment]
03. Erykah Badu x Bob Marley - Jammin' On And On (Breakbeat Junkie Mashup) [Self-released]
04. Dubmones (feat. Shniece & Horseman) - Pet Sematary (7" Dub) [Echo Beach]
05. Laíz & The New Love Experience - Take Em [Agogo Records]
06. Laíz & The New Love Experience - Carcará [Agogo Records]
07. Kolonel Djafaar - Sparkling Clover [Batov Records]
08. Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad with Ebo Taylor - Nsa a W'oanye Edwuma, Ondzidzi [Jazz Is Dead]
09. K.O.G - Live For Today [Heavenly Sweetness]
10. Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 - T.O.P. (Album Version) [Record Kicks]
11. Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 - Stand Well Well (Album Version) [Record Kicks]
12. Tristan de Liège - Iara (feat. Fabiano do Nascimento) [Joshua Tree Records]
13. Ezra Collective - Streets Is Calling (feat. M.anifest & Moonchild Sanelly) [Partisan Records]
14. Ezra Collective - Lights On (Interlude - Act 4) [Partisan Records]
15. Ezra Collective - Palm Wine [Partisan Records]
16. Tristan de Liège - Idir [Joshua Tree Records]
17. Ezra Collective - God Gave Me Feet For Dancing (feat. Yazmin Lacey) [Partisan Records]
18. Lawne - Mamasong (Radio Edit) [Wah Wah 45s]
19. The Movers - Shanana (Voodoocuts Edit) [Matasuna Records]
20. Kiko Navarro & John Beltran - We Made It Happen (Sam Redmore Remix) [Afroterraneo Music]
21. Mr Raoul K & Vanco (feat. Abou C) - Loni kè (Original Version) [Compost Records]
22. Bopperson & Bikbaye - Changes (Titeknots Remix) [+33JOY]
23. K.O.G - Don't Take My Soul [Pura Vida Sounds]
24. Santrofi - Amina [Outhere Records]
25. Sam Redmore - Glow (Radio Edit) [Jalapeno Records]
26. Ezra Collective x Joy Anonymous - Joy (Life Goes On) (feat. Sampa The Great) [Partisan Records]
27. Djingo Typical Band - Vini Quais (DJ Farrapo Edit) [Self-released]
28. Sonic Interventions - Twasa [Agogo Records]
29. The Allergies - Koliko (feat. K.O.G) [Jalapeno Records]
30. Lawne - Heather's Leather (Radio Edit) [Wah Wah 45s]
31. Blick Bassy - LoBa (Badfocus Remix) [InFiné]
32. Lehto - Sinua (Original Mix) [Bathurst]




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Snapshot 2024-10

The January edition of my monthly “Snapshot” mix series, which recently celebrated its premiere on Radio Z 95.8 Nuremberg. This time, the focus is increasingly on two of my personal favorite labels labels from England, which celebrated round anniversaries in 2024: First Word Records (20 years), and Wah Wah 45s (25 years). In addition, there are a few more of my recent musical discoveries.
The sound ranges somewhere between downtempo, hip hop, neo soul, soul jazz, nu jazz, broken beat and afro house.

Featuring music by Hardkandy, Espen Horne, Takuya Kuroda, Essa (a.k.a. Yungun), Mr Thing, Tall Black Guy, Blockhead, Amanda Whiting, Scrimshire, Total Hip Replacement, Kruder & Dorfmeister, Anthony Joseph, Part Time Heroes, and others...

- Hope you enjoy! -

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>> TRACKLIST:
01. Hardkandy - Yonder [Wah Wah 45s]
02. Takuya Kuroda - Everybody Loves The Sunshine (Original Version) [First Word Records]
03. Art Test - Meanwhile In The East [Folded Music]
04. Espen Horne - Bakeren (feat. Faye Houston) [Wah Wah 45s]
05. Essa (a.k.a. Yungun) - Out [First Word Records]
06. Essa (a.k.a. Yungun) - The Big Idea (feat. Lewis Parker) [First Word Records]
07. Mr Thing - Funky Coffee Thing [First Word Records]
08. Kidkanevil - A Love That's Worth Sampling [First Word Records]
09. Tall Black Guy - Super Heights [First Word Records]
10. Jonny Drop & Andrew Ashong - The Puzzle Dust [Albert's Favourites]
11. Blockhead - Dolphin Lundgren [Future Archive Recordings]
12. Ruth Joy - Feel [First Word Records]
13. Mr Thing - Changes [First Word Records]
14. Nick Marks - Into The Void [Self-released]
15. Amanda Whiting - Incredible Lightness [Albert's Favourites]
16. Fthmlss (feat. Christie) - Estuary (Synkro Remix) [Folded Music]
17. Arjuna Oakes - The Love That I Feel (Scrimshire Edit) [Albert's Favourites]
18. Eddie Chacon - Empire (feat. John Carroll Kirby) [Stones Throw Records]
19. Quiet Dawn - See The Good [First Word Records]
20. Total Hip Replacement - Kakum [Total Hip Replacement]
21. Part Time Heroes - Realise (feat. Jono McCleery) [Wah Wah 45s]
22. Madonna - Nothing Really Matters (Kruder & Dorfmeister Remix) [!K7 Records]
23. Anthony Joseph - Tony [Heavenly Sweetness]
24. Essa & Pitch 92 - Seasoned [First Word Records]
25. Lawne - To Live Here [Wah Wah 45s]
26. Beatkozina (feat. El Mago & Axel Camil) - Merhba (Radio Edit) [Compost Records]
27. Takuya Kuroda - Choy Soda (Waajeed's Hi-Tech Jazz Remix) [First Word Records]
28. Bopperson & Bikbaye - Consumption (K15 Remix) [+33JOY]
29. Stefan Ringer - Cleanse [Black Acre]
30. Tall Black Guy - There's No More Soul (feat. Diggs Duke) [First Word Records]



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Snapshot 2025-01

“Global Beats” is the theme of my monthly ‘Snapshot Mix’ for February 2025 - a selection of my current favorites. Admittedly, a very vague term that only indicates the general musical direction. For a more precise orientation, here are a few more keywords: Brazil / Samba / Bossa Nova / Afro Latin Jazz / Latin Funk / Tropical / Afro House / Reggae / Dub / Broken Beat / Dubstep / Trip Hop / Downbeat / Ethio Jazz

Featuring music by artists such as Trinka, Sonic Interventions (Agogo Records), Gerardo Frisina & Toco, DJ Marcon & The Palo Santos, Zeph & Azeem, Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 feat. Damian Marley, Gaudi & Don Letts, Jayl Funk, Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad with Ebo Taylor, Sam Redmore, Raz & Afla (Wah Wah 45s), Ancient Astronauts, New Sector Movements, Dubmatix, Soul Intent, The Hempolics, Subatomic Sound System & Screechy Dan, Mulatu Astatke & Hoodna Orchestra, and others...

- Hope you enjoy! -

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>> TRACKLIST:
01. Trinka - Navega [Agogo Records]
02. Rio 18 - Intro-Love (feat. Coco Maria) [Légère Recordings]
03. Sonic Interventions - Change [Agogo Records]
04. Wallace Negão - Tambor Falou [Seelae Productions]
05. J Dilla - Rico Suave Bossa Nova (Sam Redmore Re-Edit) [Unreleased]
06. Gerardo Frisina & Toco - Ilê (Original Mix) [Schema Records]
07. DJ Marcon & The Palo Santos - Idu Idu Dama (Original Mix) [Timewarp Music]
08. Matters Unknown - Permission To Malfunction [Bridge The Gap]
09. Sharif Galal - Little Rays Of Sunshine [Suite Grooves]
10. Zeph & Azeem - Come One Come All (Original Mix) [OM Hip Hop]
11. Carl Douglas - Kung Fu Fighting (Uptone 7" Edit) [Echo Beach]
12. Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 (feat. Damian Marley) - Dey (Gaudi & Don Letts Radio Edit) [Record Kicks]
13. Jayl Funk - Easy Summertime [Florence Records]
14. Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad with Ebo Taylor - Kusi Na Sibo [Jazz Is Dead]
15. Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad with Ebo Taylor - Obi Do Woa (If Someone Loves You) [Jazz Is Dead]
16. Phirpo y sus Caribes - Y Esa Pava Que? [Matasuna Records]
17. Sam Redmore (feat. Lumi HD) - What Would You Do? (Radio Edit) [Jalapeno Records]
18. Sam Redmore - Glow (Radio Edit) [Jalapeno Records]
19. Raz & Afla - What's Going On? [Wah Wah 45s]
20. Rainer Trueby & Corrado Bucci pres. Truccy - Kenyatta (Laroye Afro Balearic Mix) [Compost Records]
21. Fred Everything & Trevor Walker - Kafoiyé (Instrumental) [Compost Records]
22. Soul Sugar - Licence To Dub [Echo Beach]
23. Raz & Afla - Voodoo Zeze [Wah Wah 45s]
24. Ancient Astronauts - Singa (feat. Niina MC) [Switchstance Recordings]
25. New Sector Movements - Bless (Groove Chronicles Remix) [First Word Records / CoOp Presents]
26. Lehto - Kettu (Titeknots Remix) [Bathurst]
27. Ancient Astronauts - Obutebbe (feat. Taye Mwasiba, Phitzo Kiganda & Natural Calamity MC) [Switchstance Recordings]
28. Dubmatix (aka DJ Ironbelly) - Ironstep [Self-released]
29. Dubinator meets Alien Levi - Complexity [Echo Beach]
30. Soul Intent - Babylon Come [Unreleased]
31. Agile Experiments - Bubble Smoke [None More Records]
32. Tibshelf - Cruncher [None More Records]
33. The Hempolics - Rockin N' Sway (Rockin' Dub) [Zee Zee Records]
34. Subatomic Sound System & Screechy Dan - Ancient Wisdom (Melodica Dub) [Subatomic Sound]
35. The Hempolics - Hempolics Rock (feat. Corey Jackson) [Zee Zee Records]
36. Damon Locks - Click [International Anthem]
37. Mulatu Astatke & Hoodna Orchestra - Yashan [Batov Records]



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Snapshot 2025-02

My monthly 'Snapshot' Mix for March 2025
>> SOUND: Neo Soul / Nu Jazz / Soulful House / Nu Disco / Broken Beat

Featuring music from artists such as Kelela, Michi (Stones Throw Records), Ruby Wood, Sola Rosa, Celia Wa (Heavenly Sweetness), Lyric Jones, Veezo, Erik Rico & C.Boogie, Marc Mac (4 Hero), Zeitgeist Freedom Energy Exchange, Charles Petersohn & Roberto Di Gioia, Inkswel & Andre Espeut (Compost Records), Butcher Brown, Mike 'Agent X' Clark & Paul Hill (Soul Clap Records), Sound Support (Toy Tonics), and others...

- Hope you enjoy! -

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>> TRACKLIST:
01. Kelela - Cherry Coffee (Unplugged) [Warp Records]
02. Michi - Walking Away [Stones Throw Records]
03. Ruby Wood - Me And My Girl (Vice Beats Remix) [First Word Records]
04. Sola Rosa - The Sun Doesn't Shine (feat. Joe Probert) [Way Up Recordings]
05. Marvin Gaye - I Want You (The Reflex ReVision) [Unreleased]
06. Celia Wa - Souljah [Heavenly Sweetness]
07. Anan - Naif [Space Echo Records]
08. Matthias Zimmermann - You'll Make It Eventually [Back Office Records]
09. Rose Rose - Affection [Neville Street Music]
10. Ruby Wood - My Favourite Song (Turna Remix) [First Word Records]
11. Lyric Jones - Better Now (Ian Wallace Remix) [Soul Clap Records]
12. Veezo - Excavator [Last Forever Records]
13. Tali Freaks - She Can Get It (Original Mix) [Piston Recordings]
14. Erik Rico & C.Boogie - Love Everlasting (Marc Mac Remix) [Cosmocities Records]
15. Annie & The Caldwells - Wrong (You Dropped A Bomb) (Nicky Siano Remix) [Luaka Bop]
16. Erik Rico & C.Boogie - How It Feels (To Be Loved) (Josh Milan '2 The Floor Radio Vocal Mix') [Cosmocities Records]
17. Zeitgeist Freedom Energy Exchange - Celebrate Some Time [Energy Exchange Records]
18. Charles Petersohn (feat. Roberto Di Gioia & People of Tala'aga) - Children Of Zu Zu (Short Version) [Compost Records]
19. Charles Petersohn (feat. Roberto Di Gioia) - Schmetterlinge im Bauch (Alternate Version) [Compost Records]
20. Butcher Brown - Ibiza [Concord Jazz]
21. Inkswel & Andre Espeut (feat. Han Litz) - Callin' 4 U (Jamie 3:26 Remix) [Compost Records]
22. Paul Matic - Neva Felt This Way [Piston Recordings]
23. Yannick Roberts - All For You [Freerange Records]
24. Mike (Agent X) Clark & Paul Hill - I Don't Know Why (Oliver Dollar Remix) [Soul Clap Records]
25. Sound Support - Nobody Knows (Extended Version) [Toy Tonics]
26. Julian Jonah (feat. Tamika) - Now's The Time For Us (Lup Ino Rework) [Self-released]
27. V.B.Kühl - Needless To Say [Self-released]
28. Bluestaeb, Melodiesinfonie & S. Fidelity - 365 P (Tre Posti) [Jakarta Records]
29. Agosta - Serenade [Space Echo Records]



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Snapshot 2025-03

:: DR.BEST ::
DJ and radio host on Radio Z 95.8 Nuernberg/Germany (Radioshows “Limbo Rhythm” and “Headz”).

As DJ he has performed since 1992 in the Franconian surroundings, however, also in Berlin, Cologne, Munich, Portugal, Switzerland, Austria… Moreover he was booked for events such as the IFA International Radio Exhibition Berlin and the biggest European Youth Fair “YOU”, also in Berlin.
Dr.Best himself considers his roots in the Hip Hop Sound of the early 80’s to the mid 90’s, but he also dealt with other styles such as Funk, Soul, Acid Jazz, Trip Hop, Big Beat, House, Drum & Bass and Breakbeat. Over a couple of years he has been known in the German Clubscene as a Breakbeat-DJ, then in 2006, however, his style started to mutate… Styles such as Funk, Soul, Jazz, Hip Hop, Reggae, Latin, Afrobeat and Disco got mixed with his Breakbeat Sound and created a new mixture which cannot be easily tagged any more.
- But actually there is no need to tag it, is it? -