Great back to back to back DJ session on the @dubsmugglers soundsystem at this year's @dimensionsfestival in Croatia, alongside @floatingpoints, Tom Smith from the ace Cosmic Slop night in Leeds, ( https://www.facebook.com/groups/211633616863/ ) all held together by the mighty MC Kwasi. We all played vinyl, one or two tunes each for most of the session, with a slightly longer set each towards the end.

Massive thanks to everyone involved!

Full Tracklisting: 0.00 BLO 'CHANT TO MOTHER EARTH  0.06 TELEVISION 'LITTLE JOHNNY JEWEL'  0.12 RACHEL SWEET 'ITS SO DIFFERENT HERE'  0.14 DARONDO 'DIDNT I'  0.18 THE FUNKEES 'ACID ROCK'   0.21 KING SUNNY ADE 'THE MESSAGE'  0.30 HONEY B'S 'WHAT LOVE CAN DO'  0.34 ANANSI 'SEA SHELLS'  0.39 SERGIO MENDES 'THE REAL THING'  0.43 HARVEY MASON 'TIL YOU TAKE MY LOVE'  0.46 EDDIE KENDRICKS 'BODY TALK'  0.53 SUN PALACE 'RUDE MOVEMENTS'  0.59 RISCO CONNECTION 'AIN'T NO STOPPING US NOW'  1.07 AIRTO MOREIRA 'ITS TIME FOR CARNIVAL'  1.15 DE LA SOUL AND J DILLA 'SHUMP'  1.18 CODEK 'TIM TOUM'  1.21 MONO/POLY 'OIL FIELDS'  1.25 PAMOJA 'OOH BABY'  1.28 JESSE MCFALL 'I THOUGHT YOU OUGHT TO KNOW'  1.31 COSMOS UNIVERSAL BAND 'THIRD EYE'  1.34 REGGAE EXPERIENCE 'ADOMS TREO'  1.36 LARRY T AND THE FAMILY 'I'M MOVING ON'  1.39 JOAO DONATO 'AMAZONAS'   1.42 STEVE PARKS 'MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION'  1.45 ELOSIE LAWS 'PUT A LITTLE LOVE INTO IT'  1.48 SUN 'WAIT A MINUTE'  1.52 AGED IN HARMONY 'TRUST IN ME'  1.56 ARNOLD BLAIR 'TRYING TO GET NEXT TO YOU'  1.59 ANAMARIA E MAURICIO 'MANDATO'   2.01 MONK HIGGINS 'GOTTA BE FUNKY'  2.02 GORDON STAPLES 'STRUNG OUT'  2.03 SUN RA 'WHERE PATHWAYS MEET'  2.10 UNSPOKEN HEARD 'JAMBOREE'  2.11 MOONDOG 'DOG TROT'  2.13 CEDRIC BROOKS 'GLORY TO SOUNDS'  2.17 THE JAMAICANS 'SING FREEDOMS'  2.19 JABO 'GETTING DOWN AT THE DISCO'  2.22 SHAWN J PERIOD 'INSTRUMENTAL BONUS NO.1'  2.24 FATIMA 'TECHNOLOGY'  2.26 DONNY HATHAWAY 'VOICES INSIDE (EVERYTHING IS EVERYTHING)'  2.29 RUFUS & CHAKA 'WHAT AM I MISSING'  2.33 GRACE JONES 'MY JAMAICAN GUY (DUB)'  2.37 MARVIN GAYE 'FUNKY SPACE REINCARNATION'  2.46 NEAL CREQUE 'WHAT YOU WANNA DO IS DO IT'  2.51 PAUL NGOZI 'CANT YOU HEAR ME'  2.55 KING SUNNY ADE 'SYNCRO SYSTEM'  3.00 THE VISION 'LAID BACK AND GROOVY'  3.07 HEAVEN AND EARTH 'I REALLY LOVE YOU (INSTRUMENTAL)'  3.10 SYLVIA STRIPLIN 'GIVE ME YOUR LOVE'  3.16 DR JOHN 'WHAT COMES AROUND (GOES AROUND)'  3.18 BATTEAUX 'HIGH TIDE'  3.21 JOSE FELICIANO 'GOLDEN LADY'  3.27 JOHNNY LYTLE 'SELIM'  3.30 JEREMY STIEG 'HOWLING FOR JUDY'  3.35 THEO PARRISH & TONY ALLEN 'FEEL LOVED'  3.41 BRASS FEVER 'TIME IS RUNNING OUT'  3.43 PRINCE BUSTER 'FUNKY JAMAICA'  3.47 BOB MARLEY 'ROCKING STEADY'  3.49 SYLVIA TELLA 'BROTHERS UNITE'  3.51 MORGAN HERITAGE 'REGGAE MUSIC'  3.54 GEORGE FULLWOOD 'NATTY DREAD SHE WANT'  3.56 JOHNNY OSBOURNE 'LOVE IS UNIVERSAL'  4.02 FRANKIE PAUL 'DELIVERANCE'  4.07 WARRIOR KING 'KEEP THE FAITH'  4.10 AL CAMPBELL 'JAH LOVE'  4.18 MORGAN HERITAGE 'ONE RASTA MAN'  4.21 DENNIS BROWN 'CHILDREN OF ISRAEL'  4.27 WILLIE WILLIAMS & BRENTFORD DISCO SET 'ARMAGIDEON TIME'  4.29 DENNIS BROWN & ASWAD 'PROMISED LAND'  4.31 ASWAD 'DUB FIRE'  4.33 PETER TOSH 'JONNY B GOOD'  4.39 TITO PUENTE '4 BEAT MAMBO'  4.43 ELECTRIC SOUL 'ELECTRIC SOUL'  4.45 X-RAY 'LOCK IT DOWN'  4.48 SERGIO MENDES 'POMBA GIRA'  4.52 SAM MOST 'JUNGLE FANTASY'   4.54 WAREIKA HILL SOUNDS 'KUMINA MENTO RASTA'   5.01 SEXUAL HARASSMENT 'EXCERCISE YOUR ASS OFF'  5.06 PATTI LABELLE 'GET READY (LOOKING FOR LOVE) RON HARDY EDIT'  5.09 DRUM DANCE 'FANGA ALAFIA (JOE'S EDIT)'  5.13 GUNNAR WENDEL  '578 (OMAR S. RUDE BOY WARM MIX)/GIL SCOTT-HERON 'BICENTENNIAL BLUES'  5.20 SYLVESTER 'OVER AND OVER'  5.24 AMADOU ET MARIAM 'BARA (JOAQUIN'S SACRED RHYTHM DANCE)'  5.32 P-FUNK ALL STARS 'HYDRAULIC PUMP'  5.35 PARLIAMENT 'FLASHLIGHT'  5.37 PUSHA T 'NUMBERS ON THE BOARDS'  5.42 HOT 8 BRASS BAND 'SEXUAL HEALING'  5.48 TOURÉ KUNDA 'EM'MA'  5.52 WAREIKA HILL SOUNDS 'NO MORE WAR'  5.56 AZYMUTH 'TAMBORIM, CUÍCA, GANZA, BERIMBAU'  5.59 OS TREMENDOES 'THE NAME OF THE GAME'  6.02 JACK JACOBS 'I BELIEVE IN YOU'  6.07 5 MILES OUT 'SET YOUR MIND FREE'   6.09 TOMORROWS PEOPLE 'OPEN SOUL'  6.15 ARTHUR RUSSELL 'LET'S GO SWIMMING'  6.18 STEPHEN ENCINAS 'LYPSO ILLUSION'  6.23 BERNARD WRIGHT 'CHILLIN' OUT'  6.29 TAXIE 'ROCK DONT STOP'   6.32 HASHIM 'AL NAAFIIYSH'  6.37 EDEE 'MAKE IT LAST'  6.40 JUNIOR DELGADO 'ROW FISHERMAN'

Full gigs list here: http://mrscruff.com/gigs/

Mr Scruff, Floating Points, Tom Smith & MC Kwasi on the Dub Smugglers Sound System, Dimensions 2013

Watch Hikko Mori's appearance on My Analog Journal here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_DsdarWRok&t=1483s

My Analog Journal: '70s - '80s Jazz Funk & Fusion Vinyl Mix With Hikko Mori

In July 2010, I got an invitation to play at a small but neat festival named Folk Ibiza. It was my first visit to the island. I got to spin at a bunch of different locations, such as the Hostal Boutique Salinas, Sunset Ashram, and on the terrace at Space. I returned in September of the following year to play a set on Andy Wilson's show on Ibiza Sonica and a second time at the Hostal. I have not been back to Ibiza since. I recently came across this picture (taken at Cala Compte next to Sunset Ashram), which inspired me to make this mix. I tried to sonically capture the vibe that I felt back then. It includes some bona fide classics such as Ashra "Oasis“, Santana "Aqua Marine," and Jah Wobble & Holger Czukay "Hold On To Your Dreams," as well as tunes by Smith & Mudd, Begin, Quiet Village and more. Full tracklist below.  

Pictures by https://editionyro.com, graphics by www.vanjensen.jp

Bongmaster Inc - Brothers And Sisters
Ashra - Oasis
Santana - Aqua Marine  (Edit)
Mental Remedy - The Sun, The Moon, Our Souls (Dub)
Smith & Mudd - Vegetable Square
Begin - Optical Holiday Part 1
Herbest Moon - Blow Your Body (François K Deep Space Dub)
Turnstyle Orchestra - Latin Soul (Sonicsoul Suite Mix)
Plaid - Ralome
Jah Wobble, Holger Czukay, The Edge - Hold On To Your Dreams (Edit)
Balearic Buffin - State Of Grace
Quiet Village - Pillow Talk

A Magnificent Time [Mix/July 2024]

Next up in Mr Bongo’s Record Club mix, we’re delighted to welcome Meanjin (Brisbane) based DJ, digger and promoter, @benny_chiu.

A key member of Meanjin’s scene, Benny has been putting on events in the city as part of the A Love Supreme collective since 2012. From small laneway get-togethers, to warehouse parties and club nights, live shows with legends Marcos Valle and Azymuth, to showcases with dancefloor icons like Theo Parrish, Marcellus Pittman and Gilles Peterson, Benny has had a hand in bringing a full spectrum of greats to the city that might not otherwise have made it.

That diverse and eclectic outlook is reflected in Benny’s DJing. As at home spinning jazz and soul, as he is broken beat and house, his ability to weave styles and genres together in a cohesive journey is a real talent. It’s one that has seen him sharing the bill with the likes of Hunee, Theo Parrish, Floating Points amongst many others.

For this two hour mix, Benny has put together a fittingly broad selection of favourites:

“This mix has a lot of elements that I'm really into. It’s on the brighter side for a ‘club’ mix but thought it would go down nicely for Mr Bongo. We got some jazz and Latin flavours mixed through the housey stuff. Fellow ‘Australian’ crew Oyobi with ‘Mi Ritmo’ is a fave. And I know this one has been getting plenty of play around but ‘Oyelo (Atjazz Love Soul Remix)’ by Sunlightsquare is such a tune. Musclecars latest album has been getting plenty of love lately as well, though ‘She Raised Us In Sunset Park’ from their earlier EP Street Dreams is a fave.”

Big thanks to Benny for the mix, he’s touring round SE Asia at the minute but keep an eye for his next movements.

Mr Bongo Record Club Guest Mix - Benny Chiu

To celebrate the release of his exploration into the funk legend Sly Stone, Sly Lives! (aka The Burden of Black Genius), Questlove presents the soundtrack from the film alongside a selection of unreleased tracks by legendary soul and funk pioneer Sly Stone.

The film itself explores the life, music, and cultural legacy of funk icon Sly Stone, highlighting the challenges faced by Black artists navigating fame.

Tracklist: https://worldwidefm.net/episode/questlove-on-sly-lives-questlove-on-sly-lives-aka-the-burden-of-black-genius

Questlove: Sly Lives (aka The Burden of Black Genius)

City Nights (Piano Trio)

To celebrate the 60th anniversary of Motown, the iconic record label launched in 1959 in Detroit, Michigan by Berry Gordy Jr., Carhartt WIP will release a thirteen-piece capsule collection in the coming weeks. The collaboration honors a label that reshaped the sound of American pop music, diversifying its airwaves in the process. 

To mark the collection launch, we reached out to Detroit native Kenny Dixon Jr. aka Moodymann and asked him to prepare a strictly Motown music Carhartt WIP Radio show, that displays his personal love for the label.
 
As Moodymann is not man for hasty reactions, he delivered a detailed mix featuring rare b-sides, interviews and live recordings by Motown artists like Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross & The Supremes, Steve Wonder, Kem and Dazz Band. Asked about his very own feelings towards his mix, Kenny Dixon Jr. simply says: “No matter where I‘m standing it’s good to hear home sometimes. These songs are woven into the soundtrack of my own personal movie.”  There is nothing more to add, only: enjoy the ride!

Tracklist:
1. Marvin Gaye - Poor Abbey Walsh (part 2 / take 2)
2. Odyssey - Our Lives Are Shaped By What We Love
3. Marvin Gaye - Outside Police Station (Trouble Man Original Film Score)
4. The Miracles - Do It Baby
5. The Undisputed Truth - Brother Louie
6. Andre Williams - My Imagination
7. Four Tops - Bernadette
8. Diana Ross & The Supremes - Forever Came Today
9. Marvin Gaye - “T” Plays It Cool
10. Commodores - Cebu
11. Marvin Gaye - Come Live With Me Angel
12. Marvin Gaye - There Goes Mr “T”
13. Smokey Robinson - Baby That’s Backatcha
14. Marvin Gaye - Soon I’ll Be Loving You Again (Alternate Mix)
15. Marvin Gaye - Sad Tomorrows
16. The Temptations - 1990
17. Syreeta - Keep Him Like He Is
18. The Supremes interview 
19. Syreeta - Keep Him Like He Is 
20. Marvin Gaye - Theme From Trouble Man
21. The Undisputed Truth - Big John Is My Name
22. Stevie Wonder - Everytime I See You I Go Wild
23. The Temptations - Message From A Black Man
24. Marvin Gaye - Checking Out (Double Clutch)
25. The Undisputed Truth - The Law Of The Land
26. Marvin Gaye - Stick Up (Trouble Man Original Film Score)
27. Jr Walker & The All Stars - Shotgun
28. The Supremes interview pt2
29. Teena Marie - Deja Vu (I’ve Been Here Before)
30. Rick James - Hollywood
31. Kem - If It’s Love feat. Chrisette Michele
32. Marvin Gaye - Police Break In (Trouble Man Original Film Score)
33. Erykah Badu - The Healer
34. Rick James - Sexy Lady
35. DeBarge - You Wear It Well
36. Dazz Band - Joystick
37. Dazz Band - Keep It Live (On The K.I.L.)
38. Dazz Band - Let It Whip
39. Rick James - Throwdown
40. Marvin Gaye - “T” Stands For Trouble (alternate version)
41. Erykah Badu - Hey Sugah (interlude)

https://www.carhartt-wip.com/journal/music/radio/2019/11/moodymann-plays-motown

Carhartt WIP Radio November 2019: Moodymann plays Motown Radio Show

Vol.2 of my Brit Funk mix series.

Tracklist: www.worldwidefm.net/show/gilles-peterson-brit-funk-special-part-2/

Brit Funk Vol.2

Gilles Peterson remembers great artists who have passed in the last year with his annual RIP Mix for Worldwide Awards 2020.

Gilles Peterson: Worldwide Awards 2020 RIP Mix

Boiler Room w/ Gilles Peterson & Azymuth (LIVE).

[Broadcasted on 19th June 2013]

Tracklist & video at boilerroom.tv

Gilles Peterson 80 min Boiler Room mix

Larry Heard (born 1960) is a musician widely known for the Chicago house music he produced in the mid-1980s and continues to produce today. He was a member of the influential group Fingers, Inc. and has recorded solo under various names, most notably Mr. Fingers. His smooth production style with soulful vocals and long instrumental passages that de-emphasized percussion spearheaded the subgenre known as deep house. One of his first releases was a collaboration with singer Robert Owens, released under the group name ‘Fingers Inc.’. The song ‘Mystery of Love’ instantly became a classic hit, rising to #10 on the Billboard Dance charts. Larry Heard's musical influence can be heard in the songs of countless artists. For those who appreciate warm and passionate compositions, Larry's music is pure magic. He has been blessed with a unique gift that sends listeners into a blissful euphoric state. 

The Larry Heard remix of the amazing Wallflower ‘Say You Won’t Ever’ is currently receiving huge support from djs like Solomun, Jimpster, X-Press2, Gerd, Danny Krivit, Karizma, Alain Ho.... The release is now available on Rebirth (vinyl and digital)here 

http://www.beatport.com/#release/say-you-wont-ever/1081401
http://www.phonicarecords.com/search/basic#/product/view/115056
http://www.juno.co.uk/ppps/products/494225-01.htm 

Here is an exclusive mixtape from Larry Heard 


Tracklisting

1-00:00 "modern robot chorus" / fatima al-qadiri & brennan green [modal]
2-03:22 "losing my edge" / lcd soundsystem [dfa]
3-09:54 "seasons" / plej [exceptional]
4-14:07 "wild horse" / daze deten [rebirth]
5-17:48 "raise the dead" / kimbu kimra [mantis]
6-21:17 "music, harmony & rhythm" / optik [mbg]
7-25:16 "speak softly" / nature love [nite life collective]
8-28:53 "in 2 deep" / eric johnson [deep explorer]
9-31:33 "the dip" / the rude awakening [kaleidia scope]
10-39:35 "holding on" / michael watford [atlantic]
11-42:53 "don't try to fight it" / da posse f martell [dance mania]
12-46:10 "it's over" / ultra nate' [warner bros.]
13-50:24 "journey into a dream" / dtr [nu groove]
14-53:35 "always be around" / harmony funk {nite life collective]
15-56:47 "tryin' times" rework / roberta flack [londra]
16-1:00:54 "the voyage" / subculture f marcus [strobe]
17-1:04:17 "i can't kick this feelin when it hits" / moodymann [kdj]
18-1:08:31 "when you touch me" / masters at work f india [cutting]

Mr. Fingers / Larry Heard Mixtape

Hikko Mori is a versatile artist known for blending a wide range of soulful grooves and genres in his performances. With a growing global fanbase, Hikko shares his music and mixes on his popular YouTube channel, where his explorations have gained recognition. He's also been featured on platforms like My Analog Journal and Music is My Sanctuary, cementing his reputation as a tastemaker in the electronic and jazz-influenced music scenes.

My Analog Journal: '70s - '80s Jazz Funk & Fusion Vinyl Mix With Hikko Mori

Hikko Works