Head in the Clouds - Radio ARA

Tracklist:

1. Vitor Araújo - Toque N.3 Turvalema
2. Lula Côrtes e Zè Ramalho - Harpa dos Ares
3. Fernando Falcão - Elas
4. Uakti - Cio da Terra 
5. Priscilla Ermel - Corpo do Vento
6. Edson Natale - Viajante
7. Gal Costa - Fruta Gogoia
8. Gal Costa - Vapor Barato
9. Caetano Veloso - O Estrangeiro
10. Cátia de França - O Bonde
11. Tim Maia - Além do Horizonte
12. Seu Jorge - Motoboy
13. Sexteto do Beco - Flutuando
14. Augustin Pereyra Lucena - Guayabas
15. Sebastiao Tapajos/Pedro Dos Santos - Ganga
16. Edu Lobo - Zanzibar
17. Seca do Trombone & Roberto Sax - Na Passarela
18. Seu Jorge & Rogê - Saravá
19. Baiano & Os Novos Caetanos - Dendalei
20. Bebeto - A Beleza é Vocé Menina
21. Baby Consuelo - Todo Dia Era Dia De Indio
22. Baby Consuelo - Curto de Véu e Grinalda 
23. Eliana Pittman - Mistura de Carimbó
24. Elizeth Cardoso - Eu Bebo Sim
25. Erasmo Carlos - Sorriso Dela

Edirtions de lux

Brazilian Wax

Going Nowhere

Track list:

1. LARS BARTKUHN – Every morning I meditate
2. REGGAE DISCO ROCKERS – The whistle song (Silent Dream version)
3. THE ZENMENN – Bella fantasia
4. HELADO NEGRO – Pais nublado
5. JAIME E NAIR – Sob o mar
6. SIVUCA – Ain’t no sunshine
7. ERICK COSAQUE – Guadeloupe, île de mes amours
8. VS QUARTET – A pou zot
9. TWYLYTE ’81 – Some go up
10. DOC DANEEKA & ABIGAIL WILES – Tobyjug
11. SAULT – Wildfires
12. HUGO MOLENAAR – We can live together
13. SERGINHO MERITI – Bons momentos
14. SONYA SPENCE – Let love flow on
15. NATHAN HAINES – U see that
16. LAURENT BARDAINNE & TIGRE D’EAU DOUCE – Kinshasa
17. ARP FRIQUE & MARISEYA – Nyame ye
18. MAUSKOVIC DANCE BAND – Space drum machine (Dam Swindle Flute remix)
19.VALÉRIA – Marcação (Delfonic edit)
20.BAIANASYSTEM – Água (Jimpster remix)
21. CLUB PARADISO – Romagna tropicale
22. NU GENEA & CELIA KAMENI – Marechià
23. STR4TA – Rhythm in your mind
24. EMMA-JEAN THACKRAY – Say something
25. THE CONGOS – Solid foundation — Rest in Power Lee “Scratch” Perry £$P Music Master Mind —

Head in the Clouds // Radio ARA // Episode 1 // 21.09.2021

Track list:

1. JUN FUKAMACHI – At the cutting edge
2. ETUK UBONG – Uyai mi Margaret
3. SONS OF KEMET – To never forget the source
4. DOS SANTOS – City of mirrors
5. DAZION – Eu não sei
6. VICTORIA SANTA CRUZ – Me gritaron negra! (Daniel Haaksman edit)
7. GRUPO MAGNÉTICO – Hermanos latinos
8. NILAMAYÉ – Tierra
9. ARNAU OBIOLS & KAYYAK – Chang’an (Kalabrese remix)
10. SHEITAN BROTHERS – Gardien volcan
11. GHETTO KUMBÉ – Tambó
12. THE QUIET ONES – Matamba
13. FRANK M. – What JAH give
14. KHRUANGBIN & QUANTIC – Pelota (Cut A Rug mix)
15. BEBETO – A beleza é você menina
16. EMÍLIO SANTIAGO – O amigo de Nova York
17. LAMAR THOMAS – Feel so good inside (Waxist edit)
18. EL TURRONERO – Si yo volveria a nacer
19. FLAMINGO PIER – Cosmic sunset
20. HERBIE HANCOCK – Stars in your eyes
21. MARVIN GAYE – I want you
22. LORD SHORTY AND FRIENDS – Who is she?
23. MELVIN VAN PEEBLES – Quittin’ time    —RIP Sweet Sweetback—
** Let the spirit take you to where it wants you to go **

Head in The Clouds // Radio ARA // Episode 2 // 19.10.2021

Track list:

1. ORCHESTRE TOUT PUISSANT MARCEL DUCHAMP – Blabber
2. MARCEL VOGEL – Human being
3. JORJA SMITH – Rose rouge
4. OSCAR JEROME – Gravitate
5. DJOSA – Amazone
6. JOSEPH MALIK – I don’t want
7. THE NEW AGE ORCHESTRA – Let’s dream together, pt. 4 (Kenneth Bager refix)
8. BIANCA – Tabú
9. MUNGOLIAN JET SET – Moon jocks n prog rocks (Montezuma’s Rache remix)
10. HOLGER CZUKAY, JAH WOBBLE, JAKI LIEBEZEIT – How much are they?
11. BOTS & GAS – Nasty beings
12. DENIS MPUNGA & PAUL K. – Criola
13. GRATIEN MIDONET – Osana (Kuniyuki remix)
14. MENDES & MENDES – Riqueza & valor
15. JOHNNY HAMMOND – Los conquistadores chocolates
16. LETTA MBULU – Kilimandjaro take us higher
17. BURNIN’ BEAT – Searchin’
18. MARTEN YORGANTZ – Ammenain serdov (de tout coeur)
19. BEL – Ready to die (Mudd’s extended mix)

Head in the Clouds // Radio ARA // Episode 3 // 16.11.2021

Track list:

1. LUCIO BATTISTI – Angel (Mars & Jupiter Numero Uno vocal mix)
2. NED DOHENY – Get it up for love (demo version)
3. R.J. RIGGINS – I need you now
4. LLOYD McNEIL (Rest In Power) – Samba for the animals
5. ANA MAZZOTTI – Agora o nunca mais
6. BO & RUTH – You’re gonna get next to me
7. AHMED FAKROUN – يا فرحي بيك (Ya farhi beek)
8. TATSURO YAMASHITA – Love talkin’ — one for the Manila city pop dons…

——————Interview with THE HOME CURRENT——————

9. BOMB THE BASS – Megablast
10. THE GRID – Floatation
11. FUTURE SOUND OF LONDON – Papua New Guinea
12. THE UNDERGROUND SOLUTION – Luv dancin’
13. THE HOME CURRENT – Leave your fears
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DJ mix by THE HOME CURRENT:

14. STEIGER – Lambda
15. STUFF – Waksi
16. TOITOITOI – Goliards
17. EMERSON KITAMURA – 窓から (Mado kara)
18. DANIEL ÖGREN – Kristinehamn by night
19. ANN SOREL – L’amour à plusieurs
20. SERGE GAINSBOURG – Je suis venu te dire que je m’en vais (instrumental)
21. ANDRZEJ KORZYNSKI – Losy 2 (mid-guitar theme)
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22. THE HOME CURRENT – Exit signs

Head in the Clouds - Radio Ara

Head in the Clouds // Radio ARA // Episode 4 // 21.12.2021 // The Home Current

Takeover part I @Maison Viticole Schmit-Fohl

w/Fabio Grillo @Monè - 24 December 2021

Track list:

Intro: DAVID BOWIE – Moss Garden

Giuseppe’s 2021 Favorites

INOYAMA LAND – Hair Air
FLOATING POINTS & PHAROAH SANDERS – Movement 5
FABIANO DO NASCIMENTO – Planalto
MANDUKA – Patria Amada, Idolatrada, Salve
AMARO FREITAS – Nascimento
ARTHUR VEROCAI – Sylvia
HARUOMI HOSONO – Something Stupid
THEO CROKER- Soul Call // Vibrate
INSIGHT – Fantasy (feat. Ashaye) [Insight Mix]
KINA TOMOKO – Ink
JAMBAL – Kind Of Being (feat. Culture The Kid)

Mike’s 2021 Favorites

PAULINE ANNA STROM – Tropical Convergence
AYANE SHINO – Kodomotachi
G.S. SCHRAY – Diverted By Faint Pathway
JOHN CARROLL KIRBY – Swallow Tail
MNDSGN – Masque
MARA TK – Te Kete Aronui
PAINTED PICTURES – Air
MAWIMBI – Kakraa (feat. K.O.G.)
TONY ALLEN & HUGH MASEKELA – Robbers, Thugs And Muggers (O’Galajani)
TENO AFRIKA – 8 Ubers
MOODYMANN – Let Me Show You Love
NIGHTMARES ON WAX – Wonder (feat. Haile Supreme & Shabaka Hutchings)
SISONKE XONTI – Newness
MATTHEW HALSALL – Tropical Landscapes (Live at Hallé St. Peters)

Outro: PARCELS – Shadow

Head in the Clouds

Head in the Clouds // Radio ARA // Episode 5 // 18.01.2022 // Best of 2021

In this episode, we’re celebrating Radio ARA’s new frequency for Esch-Sur-Alzette and surroundings (87.8 FM) and the launch of the Esch European Capital of Culture 2022 festivities. We’re at Vinyl Harvest, the only record shop in Esch, to play some of our records over the shop sound system (featuring a pair of Technics 1200 turntables and lovely rotary DJ mixer custom built in Australia by Mehdi El-Aquil).

Track list:

1. ELZA SOARES – Aquarela do Brasil
2. DONALD BYRD – Cristo redentor (background music)
3. THE BRKN RECORD – His mother’s eyes
4. TERRY DURHAM – Crystal telephone
5. BELLYDANCE – 3 day man! (extended mix)
6. THE SHYANNES – Asso-kam
7. CARLINHOS SANTOS E GRUPO CÉU – Nagô
8. NETINHO – Du du du domingo
9. BIXIGA 70 – Grito de paz
10. PAQUITO D’RIVERA – La patica
11. VINCENT ARTHUR AND DAGOMBA – Jubilation
12. ROY AYERS – Silver vibration
13. MADRID GROOVE – Suave
14. WILSON BOATENG – Asew watchman (Mendel’s extended edit)
15. GENERAL EHI DUNCA AND THE AFRICA ARMY EXPRESS – Africa my no. 1 (Captain Planet mix)
16. SOICHI TERADA – Double spire
17. JOE CLAUSSELL – Spiritual insurrection
18. ELEMENTS OF LIFE feat. JOSH MILAN – Children of the world (Ben Brophy mix)
19. SOLÀ AKINGBOLÁ – Ninu opon ori tiwa (Kiko Navarro re-edit)
20. MARIAH CAREY – Dreamlover (David Morales mix)
21. BOOF – Chicken and waffles
22. BACKBEAT CONVENTION – Love and happiness (Quartz dub all over mix)
23. GIGI TESTA – Moments in time

Head in the Clouds // Radio ARA // Episode 6 // 16.02.2022

THE HOSONOVERSE

In this episode, we dig deep into the discography of Japanese living legend Haruomi Hosono (細野晴臣). Follow us as we chart a path into the Hosonoverse and experience his art as a musician, writer, producer, arranger, composer, and performer under some of his many guises…

As always, 100% on vinyl records from our own collections.

Track list:

INOYAMALAND – Apple Star (1983)
HAPPY END – 風をあつめて (Kaze Wo Atsumete – Collect The Wind) (1971)
SACHIKO KANENOBU – あなたから遠くへ (Anata Kara Toku E – Far Away From You) (1972)
HARUOMI HOSONO – ぼくはちょっと (Bokku Wa Chotto – I’m A Little…) (1973)
HARUOMI HOSONO – 北京ダック (Peking Duck) (1975)
HARRY HOSONO AND THE YELLOW MAGIC BAND – Paraiso (1978)
HARUOMI HOSONO & TADANORI YOKOO – Hepatitis (1978)
HARUOMI HOSONO, SHIGERU SUZUKI & TATSURO YAMASHITA – Cosmic Surfin’ (1978)
YELLOW MAGIC ORCHESTRA – La Femme Chinoise (1979)
YELLOW MAGIC ORCHESTRA – Firecracker (1978)
YELLOW MAGIC ORCHESTRA – Technopolis (1979)
YELLOW MAGIC ORCHESTRA – Tighten Up (1980)
YMO – Cue = キュー (1981)
HARUOMI HOSONO – Sports Men (1982)
MIHARU KOSHI – Paralellisme (1984)
SANDII & THE SUNSETZ – Drip Dry Eyes (1984)
HARUOMI HOSONO AND FRIENDS OF EARTH – Body Snatchers (1984)
HARUOMI HOSONO – Caravan (1989)
HARUOMI HOSONO – Sherpa (1995)
HARUOMI HOSONO – Laughter Meditation (1993)
YOSUI INOUE – Pi Po Pa (1990)
SKETCH SHOW – Chronograph (2003)
HARRY “THE CROWN” HOSONO – Sayonara (The Japanese Farewell Song) (1976)
HARUOMI HOSONO – I Love How You Love Me (2020)

Head in the Clouds // Radio ARA // Episode 7 // 15.03.2022 // The Hosonoverse

For our 10th show we set up our turntables, mixer and speakers (a.k.a. the Head In the Clouds Sound System) at the Konscht Am Gronn art fair in the Grund, Luxembourg City, and had a great little street dance party in spite of the drizzle.

Track list:

1. STEVEN HALPERN – The light in your eyes
2. MAYA – Lait de coco
3. SURPRISE – Ogoue
4. UNDER COVER LOVERS – Gonna fly now
5. CASSIANO – Onda
6. CAMELLE HINDS – Let it flow (Sausalito calling)
7. BRIEF ENCOUNTER – Human
8. TOMMY McGEE – Now that I have you
9. DEEP SOUTH BAND – Deep south is
10. PETE VICENTINI Y SU GRUPO GUANABACOA – Tus labios
11. CLAUDY – Extra-terrien
12. MICHEL GODZOM – Tristesse et joie
13. EVASION 85 – Van la ka vante
14. EXPERIENCE 7 – Bel toubonman
15. LUCKY MEREKI – Your lips
16. KARRIEM – I love you
17. GARFIELD FLEMING – Don’t send me away
18. ALICIA MYERS – I want to thank you (KON’s Shine your light remix)
19. FRAGILE ON THE ROCKS – La vie continue… (elle est longue)
20. CLAUDIA PHILLIPS – Donne-moi du feu (Dimitri from Paris Summer nights disco mix + bonus dub extension)
21. MAUREEN – Tu me tues (JKriv remix)
22. RHYZE – Just how sweet is your love
23. BECKIE BELL – Music madness (Tom Noble remix)

This show was recorded @VinsFins in Grund!

Vive la FRANZ!!

Head in the Clouds // Radio ARA // Episode 10 // 21.06.2022 // @VinsFins

This show was recorded @VinsFins in Grund....again!

Track list:
1. Elias Mazian - Vrij van Dromen
2. Cesaria Evora - Petit Pays (Chateau Flight remix)
3. João Bosco - Incompatibilidade De Gênios
4. Ruy Maurity - Nem Ouro Nem Prata
5. Ruy Maurity - Festa Crioula
6. Zé Roberto - Lotus 72 D
7. Bebeto - Preto Velho
8. Leci Brandão - Cara Pintada
9. Os Originais Do Samba - La Vem Salgueiro
10. Jorge Ben Jor - Ma Ma Ma Ma Mãe (A Língua Dos Anjos)
11. Flora Purim - From the lonely Afternoon
12. Da Lata - Jungle Kitten 
13. Bernardo Pinheiro - Deixar A Peteca Cair
14. Northy Davies - De D.J. Redde Mij Vannacht
15. Steve Monite - Only You
16. Basa Basa - African Soul Power
17. Letta Mbulu - Kilimanjaro Take Us Higher
18. The Volcano Brothers - Neocolonialism Is Strong Tea
19. Bibi Flash - Histoire D’1 Soir: Bye Bye Les Galères
20. Alec Mansion - Dans L’eau De Nice
21. Pino Daniele - Chillo è Nu Buono Guaglione
22. Barrabas - Woman
23. Jungle Fire - Comencemos (Let’s Start)
24. Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band - Pimp
25. Boogaloo Assassins - No No No
26. Afshin & Kiss My Black Jazz - Jesuino Galo Doido
27. Poppers - 299BPM
28. Elia y Elizabeth - Alegría (Vagabundo Club Social Remix)
29. Dj Bert & Eagle - Import (Spacelex Extended Drum Edit)
30. Sly 5th Ave The Clubcasa Chamber Orchestra – Uptown Funk 

Vive la FRANZ!!

Head in the Clouds // Radio ARA // EPISODE 12 // 16.08.2022 // Street Party in Grund

Track list:
1. Alex Ho - Mark
2. Guy Cuevas - Quiéreme un poco (The Instrumental Mix)
3. Enzo Avitabile feat. Pino Daniele - È ancora tiempo 
4. Olivia Newton-John - Love Song
5. Rita Lee - Mania de Você
6. Ismael Miranda - Me voy ahora (Sacred Rhythm Dance Version)
7. Stella - Détends-toi 
8. Saâda Bonaire - Woman
9. Regina James - Dancin' in the flame of love
10. Horace Andy - Safe from harm
11. Eddie Chacon - Holy hell
12. Ze Manoel - Obaluaê
13. Alex Figueira - Aprende
14. Junge by Night - Multi Beam
15. Lorenzo Morresi & Tenderlonius - Nuda Sorgente
16. Louie Vega feat.  Moodymann - Seven Mile
17. Fingers Inc. - Never No More Lonely
18. Pais Tropical - Melodya (Shockcut Mix)
19. Yaya Bey - Pour Up
20. Normal Brain - M-U-S-I-C
21. Kokoroko - Age of Ascent
22. Ruf Dug - Don't give in (Street Soul Vocal)
23. David Versace - Summer Party
24. André Fertier - Moving Waves

Head in the Clouds // Radio ARA // EPISODE 13 // 20.09.2022

Track list:

1. KHAM MESLIEN – The alarm
2. LEWIS BALOUE – Cool night in Paris
3. WILLIE WRIGHT – Son, don’t let life pass you by
4. LITTO NEBBIA – Bazar de los milagros
5. TIM MAIA – Me dê motivo
6. TONY BIZARRO – Que se faz da vida
7. SUNBEAR – Let love flow for peace
8. BRUNNO – Ó pa’i ó
9. TIM MAIA – Nissei linda, linda nissei
10. TANIA MARIA – Come with me
11. CHIARA CIVELLO – Sono come sono
12. LADY ZU – Dança louca
13. DONALD BYRD – Dominoes
14. KATSUHISA HATTORI – Love steppin’
15. PETER GORDON & THE LOVE OF LIFE ORCHESTRA – Still you
16. RARE BAND – Why why (vocal version)
17. FLICKK – Prime suspect
18. MARA TK – Every hori is a star
19. STR4TA feat. EMMA JEAN THACKRAY – Lazy days
20. KENDRICK LAMAR – Mirror
21. CLEO SOL – Why don’t you
22. DIP IN THE POOL – オン・レティニー (On retinae) (West version)
23. CHARLES STEPNEY – Black gold
24. GARRETT SARACHO – Sabor del ritmo
25. YVES SIMON – Raconte-toi
26. ROBOHANDS – Lá em cima
27. ANTONIO CARLOS JOBIM – Double rainbow
28. ALESSANDRO ALESSANDRONI – Tribute to Morricone
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Head in the Clouds // Radio ARA // EPISODE 15 // 15.11.2022

Track list:

1. IZEM - Quiver
2. MARENGO - Puente de esperanza
3. VÂNIA BASTOS - Tabu
4. REUBEN VAUN SMITH - Euphoria
5. CHARLES AMOAH - Scratch my back
6. DONALD - A ver, a ver (RIC PICCOLO edit)
7. FREE YOUTH - We can move
8. TABU LEY ROCHEREAU - Hafi deo
9. SANDRA HAMILTON - Parang jam
10. GABRIELE POSO - Africa linda
11. OSCAR SULLEY AND THE UHURU DANCE BAND - Bukom mashie
12. ZE SPIRITS BAND - Tucheza (ESA extended mix)
13. D IVAN - Fire (extended dub edit)
14. FLAMINGO PIER - Tripping up
15. SAI GALAXY - Get it in the sun
16. ASHIKO - Gumba fire
17. OBY ONYIOHA - Enjoy your life
18. ROB - Make it fast, make it slow
19. ME AND MY FRIENDS - All that is you
20. SUSSO - Son kunda
21. IZEM - Agua viva
22. LORD ECHO - Just do you (feat. MARA TK)

Head in the Clouds // Radio ARA // EPISODE 16 // 20.12.2022 // SOUNDWAY Records

Track list:

TRIBUTE TO RYUICHI SAKAMOTO

1. RYUICHI SAKAMOTO & JACQUES MORELENBAUM – Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence
2. RYUICHI SAKAMOTO – The last emperor (Theme)
3. RYUICHI SAKAMOTO – oxygen
4. RYUICHI SAKAMOTO – Tokyo story
5. RYUICHI SAKAMOTO – Kachakucha nee
6. RYUICHI SAKAMOTO – Once in a lifetime
7. RYUICHI SAKAMOTO – Amore
8. RYUICHI SAKAMOTO & KAZUMI WATANABE – I’ll be there
9. RYUICHI SAKAMOTO – Lost child

Japanese music mix:

10. Super Eccentric Theater - CBB Radio News Hour 
11. Hiroshi Sato - High Times 
12. Ryo Kawasaki - Dreams for Radha 
13. Hosono/Ishikawa/Matsutohya -The Aegean Sea
14. The Mystery Kindaichi Band - Masquerade
15. Hiroshi Sato - Sora Tobu Jutan
16. Super Eccentric Theater - Oh Les Beaux Japonais!
17. Haruomi Hosono - Sports Men
18. YASUAKI SHIMIZU - Blue Suits (Mondo Dump edit)
19. Mariah - Hana Ga Saitara
20. YASUAKI SHIMIZU - Madame Shriek
21. Miharu Koshi - パラレリズム
22. Aragon - Polaris
23. Hiroshi Sato - Sun Bathing
24. Harry Hosono & The Yellow Magic Band - Japanese Rumba
25. Masumi Hara - Your Dream
26. Wonder City Orchestra - Changing
27. Hosono/Suzuki/Yamashita - Pacific
28. Harry Hosono & The Yellow Magic Band - Paraiso 
29. Yoko Ono - Every Man Has A Woman Who Loves Him

Head in the Clouds // Radio ARA // EPISODE 21 // 16.05.2023

Tracklist:

1. AKIRA ISHIKAWA – Let’s start
2. JARIBU AFROBEAT ORCHESTRA – Legend of Yoruba (pt. 1)
3. AJATE – Butakusa
4. STEPAK-TAKRAW – Slugfest
5. MINYO CRUSADERS – Hohai bushi
6. KINGDOM AFROCKS – Anti-violence
7. STEPAK-TAKRAW feat. TEN – African rhythms
8. AJATE – Mammamelie
9. ANNA SATO & TOSHIYUKI SASAKI – Watasha
10. STEPAK-TAKRAW – Apache (RYUHEI THE MAN edit)
11. COMA-CHI – Endless rhythm (QUEEN BEETZ dub)
12. DOIT SCIENCE – Spy vs spy (YASU-PACINO Remix)
13. AMANITA – Makossa
14. JARIBU AFROBEAT ORCHESTRA – Bomb (ultimate take)
15. KIALA & THE AFROBLASTER – Sorrow, tears and blood
16. KOICHI SAKAI feat. ALFA SACKEY – Wono (POCZ Remix)
17. TAKASHI NAKAZATO – Toshiafro
18. TAKUYA KURODA – ABC
19. KINGDOM AFROCKS – Ichikabachikaano
20. STEPAK-TAKRAW – Socotra
21. NAOITO – Voodoo grease
22. AJATE – De de

Head in the Clouds // Radio ARA // EPISODE 26 // 17.10.2023 // Japan Afrobeat

Tracklist:

1. As Ganhadeiras da Itapuã - Maré mansa
2. Wayne Shorter - Ponte de areia
3. Darondo - Didn't I
4. Bob James - Westchester lady
5. The Isley Brothers - That lady, pts. 1&2
6. Atmosphere - Little elephant 
7. Jill Scott - Slowly surely (2020 remaster)
8. Kendrick Lamar - I
9. Emile Londonien - Down the big street 
10. Léon Phal - Vibing in ay
11. Yussef Dayes - Black classical music (ft. Venna & Charlie Stacey)
12. Cesar Camargo Mariano - Futebol de bar
13. Cro-Magnon - Kai-ho
14. Los Hermanos - Quetzal
15. Herbert - The audience
16. Etuk Ubong - Etuk's Ritual 
17. Phil Moffa - Alma del mundo (Photay remix)
18. Nana Benz du Togo - J'ai compris
19. Lionel Loueke & Gilles Peterson - One finger snap version 
20. Adam F - Circles (7" edit)
21. Pharoah Sanders - Pharomba
22. Erlend Øye & La Comitiva - For the time being 
23. Pharoah Sanders - Harvest time

Head in the Clouds // Radio ARA // EPISODE 28 // 19.12.2023 // Gilles Peterson Special

Tracklist:

1. Ennio Morricone - Giù la Testa
2. Le Feste Antonacci - Mi Piace lo Sport
3. Giorgio Poi - Estate
4. Marco Castello - Pipì
5. Orofino - Amsterdam
6. Erlend Øye - La Prima Estate
7. Giovanni Block - Adda Venì Baffone
8. Enzo Carella - Malamore
9. Il Volo - Capinera
10. Tonico 70 - Vic'l
11. Donatella Viggiano - Napoli Canta e More
12. Tonica & Dominante - Generino 'o Sioux
13. Viscardi & Il Duo Magnetico - Guagliò!
14. Pellegrino - Malìa
15. Nu Genea - Vesuvio
16. Lapa Dula - Indio
17. Lucio Dalla, Bottin - Lunedì Cinema (Martedì Version)
18. Franco Califano - Balla Ba
19. Ornella Vanoni - Ti Voglio
20. Mina - Capisco
21. BOP, 291out - Slot Machine
22. Jolly Music - Jollyo
23. Lucio Dalla - Washington
24. Moana Pozzi - Nuda
25. Il Quadro di Troisi - Non Ricordi
26. Mina - C'è Più Samba
27. Alessandro Alessandroni - Tribute to Morricone
28. Lucio Dalla (Gli Idoli) - Mondo di Uomini

Head in the Clouds // Radio ARA // EPISODE 33 // 21.05.2024 // Sanromolo

Tracklist:

1. Rubel - Assum Preto (w/ Dora Morelenbaum)
2. Amaro Freitas - Sonho Ancestral
3. Fabiano do Nascimento - Astral Flowers
4. Rubel - Toda Beleza (w/ Bala Desejo)
5. Helado Negro - Best for You and Me
6. Haruomi Hosono, Cornelius - Bara To Yaju
7. CV Vision - Spaziergang am Meer
8. Bob Lind - Spilling Over
9. Molly Lewis - Porque Te Vas
10. Khruangbin - Pon Pón
11. Mildlife - Return to Centaurus
12. Flash and the Pan - Walking in the Rain
13. Hiroshi Sato - I Can't Wait
14. Marlena Shaw - Suite Seventeen
15. Róisín Murphy, DJ Koze - Can't Replicate
16. Rollets - Patinando
17. WITCH - Movin' On
18. Yoanson & Laramie - African Leaders 
19. The Unknown Cases - Masimbabele (J. Van der Volgen Rmx)
20. The Godfathers - Ebe Ye Die Ni
21. Chantage - It's Only money (On-U Sound Dub Version)
22. Mendes & Mendes - Evoluçâo
23. Dadá Joãozinho - Pai e Mãe
24. Erasmo Carlos, Rubel - Erasmo Esteves (Tijuca Maluca)
25. The Ipanema's - Imperial
26. Bruno Berle - Tirolirole
27. Eliseo Parra - Noche Tranquila y Serena

Head in the Clouds // Radio ARA // EPISODE 35 // 16.07.2024

Tracklist:

1. JOHN BELTRAN - Aşk Anları
2. SUNBÖRN - Echoes
3. ROGÉR FAKHR - East of any place
4. COWBOY JUNKIES - Sweet Jane
5. DANIEL ÖGREN - Picasso
6. JUNIO BARRETO - Amigos bons
7. PIERRE CAVALLI - Possarinhos
8. MELODISINFONIE - Água salada (feat. PEDRO MIZUTANI)
9. OPA - One + one is two
10. NATACHA FINK - Pirarublue
11. LEON WARE - Wishful thinking
12. MOVE D - Soap bubbles
13. CAPTAIN PLANET - Moqueca (feat. ZUZUKA PODEROSA)
14. LORD ECHO - In your life (LISA TOMLINS version)
15. COCO O. - Watching the news
16. HELEN ISLAND - It’s so easy
17. NONA HENDRYX - Soft targets
18. ENCHANTMENT - Sunshine
19. THE NM BAND - She wants
20. ROBAG WRUHME - Spoddy spy
21. RONNIE LION - The negotiator
22. MIKE REED, BITCHIN BAJAS & BEN LAMAR GAY - Your soul
23. ANDWELLA - Hold on to your mind
24. JEWEL BASS - Let your love rain down on me
25. HARUOMI HOSONO & JOHN CARROLL KIRBY - Fuku wa uchi oni wa soto (feat. THE MIZUHARA SISTERS)
26. KREIDLER & KHAN OF FINLAND - Loisaida sisters
27. THE ZENMENN - The legend of Haziz
28. THE DURUTTI COLUMN - Home
29. PUBLIC IMAGE LTD. - Hawaii
30. DOROTHY CARTER - Waillee, Waillee

Head in the Clouds // Radio ARA // EPISODE 36 // 20.08.2024

Tracklist:

1. Johnny Lamas - Arpas Eternas
2. Lucio Battisti - Io Gli Ho Detto No
3. Pascal Latour - MAT'LO
4. A Certain Ratio - Brazilia

Dinamo Records Mix for 180gr (w/Fabio Grillo)
https://youtu.be/Tmaj33cUkjE?si=X4nLG6p2pxTRXa-D

Head in the Clouds // Radio ARA // EPISODE 37 // 17.09.2024 // Dinamo Records x 180gr

Tracklist:

1. YASUAKI SHIMIZU - Seiko 2
2. HIROKI TAMAKI - River
3. SUNSHINE EARTH BAND - Tuesday afternoon
4. GUY CUEVAS - Island in my mind (edit)
5. ANTENA - Naughty naughty
6. THE B-52s - Deep sleep
7. SCERIDA - L'odore della notte 
8. PERIKAS - Laberinto
9. FOR MANKIND & EAST COAST LOVE AFFAIR - Música para todos
10. BAJY & THE ELECTRICAL HAITIAN ORCHESTRA - Comme ça
11. JOSAN - Vendedor de mangaios
12. OSMAR MILITO - Maracatu atômico 
13. ANTONIO ADOLFO - Cascavel
14. THONY SHORBY NWENYI - Married life
15. OLUKO IMO - Oduduwa 
16. MAURICE POTO DOUDONGO - Momo
17. SALLY - Zawgy al azeez (DAR DISKU edit)
18. SANDY B - Sukuma 
19. DAR DISKU - Sabir (feat. BILLUR BATTAL)
20. THE WORD - Lobster (12" version)
21. CHATEAU FLIGHT - Allô?
22. SYSTEM OLYMPIA - Sanctified
23. ENZO CARELLA - Riflessione finale
24. RICHARD SCHNEIDER JR. - Samba-trip
25. GENE HARRIS - Summer (the first time)/Rebato summer/I remember summer
26. EARTH, WIND & FIRE - They don't see
27. LAFAYETTE AFRO-ROCK BAND - Ozan koukle

Head in the Clouds // Radio ARA // EPISODE 38 // 16.10.2024

Tracklist:

1. Àbáse - Greeting mother Sea (Intro)
2. Zara McFarlane - The Mystery of Man
3. Matthew Halsall & The Gondwana Orchestra - When The World Was one
4. Juan Almeida - Decide Tu
5. Flora Purim - Overture
6. Karin Jones - Here I Go Again...
7. EnLIGHTment - Faith Is The Key
8. King Errisson - Manhattan Love Song
9. The Originals - Down To Love Town
10. Jungle By Night - Oog Om Oog
11. Louie Vega & Msaki - Mercy Of Time
12. Galliano - Pleasure, Joy & Happiness

Dj Nature Vintage Mix:

- The Crusaders "A Ballad For Joe"
- Gian Piero Reverberi "Cat Casanova"
- Roy Ayers Ubiquity "Gotta Find A Lover"
- LA Express "Shadowplay" (Edited)
- Cleveland Eaton "Keena"
- Norman Connors "We Both Need Each Other"
- Dennis Coffey "A Sweet Taste Of Sin" (Edited)
- Sister Sledge "Easier To Love"
- Love Unlimited "Move Me No Mountain"
- Ryo Kawasaki "Bones"
- MFSB "Fortune Teller"
- Gregg Diamond & Luther Vandross "Papillon (Hot Butterfly)"
- The Players Association "More Than A Little Bit"
- Norman Connors "The Creator Has A Master Plan" (Edited)
- Phreek "May My Love Be With You"
- Walter Murphy "Afternoon Of A Faun"
- The Persuaders "It's Love" (Edited)
- Discognosis "Movette"
- George Benson "You're Never Too Far From Me"
- Hamilton Bohannon "Maybe You Can Dance"
- Brainstorm "Every Time I See You, I Go Wild!"
- Tom Scott "Got 'Em Where You Want 'Em" (Edited)

Head in the Clouds // Radio ARA // EPISODE 40 // 17.12.2024

Best of 2024 - Gius' tracklist:

1. Angelo Badalamenti - Twin Peaks Theme
2. CTM - Drama
3. Nuno Beats - Sai do Coração
4. Hermanos Gutiérrez - Low Sun
5. Morfuco, Tonico 70 - O' Tiemp
6. Sault - Someone to Love You
7. Bobby Bazini - Waterfallin’
8. Galliano - Circles Going Round the Sun
9. Abase - Shango
10. DJ Lycox - Energia 
11. Deejay Veiga - My Mind
12. The Streets - Turn the Page (Overmono Remix)
13. Ame - Asa 
14. Precious Bloom - Flashlight
15. Pembey Sheiro - Sala Mi Toto 
16. Claude Jay - Find Your Light -
17. Haze - Jazz Carnival
18. Roland Haynes - Ceta Theme
19. Bill Withers - Lovely Day (Studio Rio Version)
20. The Ipanemas - O Samba ‘E O Meu Dom 
21. Rogê - A Força
22. Rubel - Grao de Areia
23. Dudu Moraes - Eloia 
24. Amaro Freitas - Gloriosa 
25. Alvaro Lancellotti, Mateus Alleluia - A Calma 
26. Milton Nascimento, Esperanza Spalding - Cais 
27. Malcolm Jiyane Tree-O - Baby Ngimanzi Wuthando
28. Michael Kiwanuka - Live for your love
29. CHO CO PA CO CHO CO QUIN QUIN - Quarantine mood
30. Amaro Freitas - Gloriosa
31. Rubel - Vinheta As Palavras

Head in the Clouds // Radio ARA // EPISODE 41 // 21.01.2025 // Best Of 2024 // Gius

Best of 2024 - Mike's Tracklist:

1. AUNTIE FLO - Nightjar
2. LAU RO - Onde eu vou
3. BLUNDETTO - La playa
4. HERBERT - Fallen
5. KHARTOMB - Swahili Lullaby (Synkro’s Balearic dub)
6. KOKOROKO - Ewà Inú (Dreamcastmoe’s Smoked Out remix)
7. CHANGA BOYS - Jaar jaar dub
8. TOKYO RIDDIM BAND - Canoe dub
9. EKOWMANIA - Dub souljah
10. MO KOLOURS - We no let y’all in
11. JAMES ALEXANDER BRIGHT - Aguas blancas
12. KING GIZZARD & THE LIZARD WIZARD - Blue morph (Donato Dozzy remix)
13. RÓISÍN MURPHY - CooCool (DJ Koze club mix)
14. THE AFRICAN HOUSE PARTY PROJECT - P-Coq
15. TIGERBALM - Profunda alma (Make-A-Dance tribal dub)
16. JURA SOUNDSYSTEM - Linn fun (Good Block remix)
17. RUF DUG - Night blossom
18. CRAZY P - System failure
19. LEFTO EARLY BIRD - I feel the pain but can’t describe it (feat. Ain’t About Me)
20. LEON VYNEHALL - Goodthing
21. PAHUA - Calla (Prince of Queens dub)
22. PLASTIKMAN - Marbles (2024 remastered)
23. THE SPACE LADY - Major Tom
24. KENSUKE USHIO - Born slippy nuxx

Head in the Clouds // Radio ARA // EPISODE 42 // 18.02.2025 // Best Of 2024 // Mike

Tracklist:

1. JANE WEAVER - I wish (Loops variation)
2. MAC DeMARCO - Boku wa chotto
3. EGO ELLA MAY - Why?
4. ANGIE STONE - High
5. YASUSHI IDE - A place in the sun (Kaoru Inoue remix)
6. FISHMANS - Night cruising
7. SRIRAJAH SOUND SYSTEM feat. MOLAM INTENG KEAWBUALA - Si phan don lovers rock
8. KEITH HUDSON - Darkest night
9. RECLOOSE - Insomnia in dub
10. 1TOO - In your dream
11. ROGÊ AND MENAHAN STREET BAND - Tropical man (club mix)
12. DORA MORELENBAUM - Venha comigo
13. BALA DESEJO - Baile de máscaras (Recarnaval) (Jamz Supernova and Sam Interface edit)
14. WEALSTARCKS - Gratidaoh
15. LINIKER - Presente
16. TRANSMISSION TOWERS - Cosmic trigger
17. MÁRIO RUI SILVA - Kazum-zum-zum 
18. FRANK E. JEFFRIES JR. - Did it have to be me
19. ALFONSO LOVO - Magic mushroom world (Brian Jackson retouch)
20. LORI VAMBE - Drumsong (One)
21. ROMAN NORFLEET AND BE PRESENT ART GROUP - Joy song
22. ARTHUR RUSSELL - This is how we walk on the moon
23. A CERTAIN RATIO - Day one
24. KING ERRISSON - Space queen
25. ROBERTA FLACK - Lovin’ you (is such an easy thang to do)
26. GWEN McCRAE - All this love that I’m givin’ 
27. ROY AYERS - Better days


Head in the Clouds // Radio ARA // EPISODE 43 // 18.03.2025

Tracklist:

1. PEDRO RICARDO Y DAMIÁN BOTIGUÉ - Sem dizer
2. OFFERING - Love in the darkness
3. SUGAR CANE - What you do to me
4. DAVID DATUNASHVILI - Wonders
5. LEE TRACY AND ISAAC MANNING - Is it what you want
6. CHAZ JANKEL - Manon manon
7. TETINE - Heading south
8. JAH WOBBLE - East
9. FOREST - Crazy days
10. LEONG LAU - That rongeng sound
11. LA RETRETA MAYOR - Algo misterioso
12. GITTE & INGER - Ud af buret
13. QUINCY JONES - Soul saga (song of the buffalo soldier)
14. TYRONE EVANS - Rise up (discomix)
15. KEY & CLEARY - A man
16. ELITE BEAT - Postcards from Gortupal
17. FLORENCE ADOONI - Fo yelle
18. SABRINA MALHEIROS - Opará (Ashley Beedle's Afrikanz on Mars remix)
19. DOMENICO LANCELLOTTI - Newspaper
20. ALEX - I gotta feel something
21. A BAND CALLED "O" - Coasting
22. THE BLACKBYRDS - Mysterious vibes
23. RAY BARRETTO - Numero uno
24. CRUISIC - Jazz carnival
25. ROLAND HAYNES, JR. & PHENIX - I'll always be there

Head in the Clouds // Radio ARA // EPISODE 44 // 15.04.2025

gius + etienne // Winyl set // La Grocerie // Luxembourg // 5 April 25

Tracklist:

1. Charif Megarbane, Sven Wunder - Helia
2. Lonnie Holley - Seeds
3. Andy Bey - Celestial Blues
4. Theophilus London - Water Me (feat. Leon Ware)
5. Jospeh Malik - My Whole World (feat. Kameelah Waheed)
6. Dan Lacksman - Love You Every Day
7. Margaret Singana - Why Did You Do It
8. A Brief Encounter - Human
9. Gwen McCrae - 90% of Me Is You
10. Marlena Shaw - I’m Back For More
11. Annie and the Caldwells 
12. Shigeto - The Punch (feat. KESSWA)
13. Kendrick Lamar - Reincarnated
14. DJ Lycox - Staring at the Moon
15. Procida RItual Project - Golfo
16. Zouratié Koné - Zou’s Journey
17. Maurice Poto Duodongo - Passport Train
18. Zazou Wemba - Dansez le Malimba
19. Kriss - Hey Mister Mister
20. Funkapolitan - As The Time Goes By
21. Mac Mathunjwa - Give Us More Love 
22. Champagn' - Bel Ti Négress
23. Julia Mestre - Vampira
24. Nygor Higor - Eu Te Amo
25. O Terno - Volta e Meia (Tim Bernardes)
26. Devendra Banhart - Love Song (Helado Negro Remix)

Head in the Clouds // Radio ARA // EPISODE 45 // 20.05.2025

Fab & Gius - BraSoul

Track list:
1. Terry Callier - Love theme from Spartacus
2. Pharoah Sanders ft.Leon Thomas - Sun Song
3. Donny Hathaway Live - Jelous Guy
4. Helado Negro - Pais Nublado
5. Etuk Ubong Quartet - Uyai Mi Margaret
6. Eiji Nakayama - Aya’s Samba
7. Tenorio Jr - Nebulosa
8. Hector Costita - Lou
9. Carioca & Devas - Canto dos Pescadores
10. Milton - Francisco
11. Fernando Falcao - Ladeira dos Inocentes
12. Diom Futa - Sunflowers 
13. Seu Jorge & Rogè - Saravà
14. Tim Maia - Where is my other half
15. The supreme Jubilees - It’ll All Be Over

Artwork by @Janinecharlotte

It'll All Be Over

A selection of Japanese City Pop classics from 70s - 90s.

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We are two Luxembourg-based record diggers who love warm, organic, analogue, eclectic and deep sounds which bring to mind tropical sunsets, campfire parties on the beach, humid jungle nights and star-filled skies. Maracas, vintage synths, saxophones, drum computers and echo machines are common ingredients. 

Follow us on Instagram and Twitter @editionsdelux.

Head in the Clouds is a monthly show on Radio ARA focused on new, rare, and rediscovered underground music, 100% on vinyl records from our own collections. Genres covered during the show could be labelled Balearic, electronic, deep house, jazz, Brazilian, funk, Japanese, African, folk, cosmic disco, boogie, Afro-Caribbean, ambient, New Age, dub reggae, soul, downtempo, vaporwave, Fourth World…

Overlooked records, forgotten gems, or classic masterpieces, no bias and no limits when your head is in the clouds!

Artwork by @JanineCharlotte (Instagram).

Hear more music from Editions de Lux at 
https://soundcloud.app.goo.gl/sWhnp and https://www.ara.lu/shows/head-in-the-clouds/

Playlist with songs played in the shows: 
Head in the Clouds // Radio ARA
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7JNn2QD5ckILm7PEpaKjvB?si=148b7670a89646d6

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