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"Each blade of grass has its spot on earth whence it draw its life, its strength; and so is man rooted to land from which he draws his faith together with his life."

[Joseph Conrad]

Live w/ Padre @ 2244 (February 2015)

Almost all of my best nights out in Chicago since I moved here a year ago have been in the dark at Spy. Most of my best friends in the city too. Tried with this one to capture the simmer of those early hours residents before the vibe dives deep in the a.m. Did I get it right?

XO J

Von&Zu - Fools Life (Andreas Henneberg Remix) [Tretmuehle]
Rashid Ajami - What You Like [Einmusika]
Solee - Phoenix (Unique Repeat Remix) [Parquet]
GHIZ - SMR03 A-side [Shanti Radio Moscow]
Tim Engelhardt - Watching Swans [Lucidflow]
Schegg - Taking You Over [Tach & Nacht]
Love over Entropy - Tonii (Dixon Retouch) [Something Happening Somewhere]
Simon Vuarambon - Ethiopian [Shanti Radio Moscow]

Spybar Simmer (June 2017)

The calendar says deep Winter, but today felt like Spring. Here’s a fun one for those still grooving like it’s Summer...


   Fink - Maker (Mario Aureo Acoustic Sunday Edit) [?]
   Desta - Dreieck [DTD]
   Cipy - To Many Wishlist [Kindisch]
   Los Suruba - Delta force (Tigerskin Remix) [Suruba]
   Chi Town Hustle - Doin It [DV8]
   Be Svendsen - The Drifter [Beat & Path]
   Blood Orange - Uncle ACE (a/jus/ted Remix) [Domino]


Artwork by Dan Leveille @ Deviant
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The Wild Wild West (Winter 2018)

I put together a longer one with some of my favorite finds from the dawn of this year and the late hours of last, plus a nice long tail of classics as always.

The extended play gave me the opportunity to explore a few sides of my library — jumping into the deep end, surging in the middle, and finishing melodic.

Sound familiar?


(00:00) Fat Cosmoe — Eterea [Cosmic Society]
(07:00) Tim Green — For a Memory [Get Weird]
(13:30) Nico Stojan — After the Hour [Dantze]
(18:45) Bengal — Masada [Manjumasi]
(24:30) Grandbrothers — Bloodflow [City Slang]
(29:15) Lehar & Musumeci — Horizon [Flora & Zephr]
(34:30) Yoram — Oudezijds Achterburgwal [Crossfrontier]
(40:00) Herald Walk — Nostalgia [Polymath]
(44:30) Sunrom — Guru [Slowciety]
(49:00) Dub Capsule — M Gruuv (Radu Mirica Remix) [Unknown]
(54:00) Roy Rosenfeld — Love from Afar [Lost & Found]
(60:00) Lee Burridge & Lost Desert — Float On [All Day I Dream]
(65:30) Fort Romeau — Secrets & Lies [Live at Robert Johnson]
(74:30) PHCK — Elephants [All Day I Dream]

Marauder (Winter 2019)

With a new season comes new energy, and it’s definitely reflected in these spring selections. I hope their power gives you some of your own.


(0:00)  Daniel Bortz — Cosy  [Suol]
(6:00)  Kevin Di Serna & Ditian — Crystal Forest  [Lost & Found]
(11:40)  Gaetano C, DePandis — Saw  [Innocent]  
(16:15)  dreamAwaken — Kalipha (Klartraum Live Cinematic Remix)  [Lucidflow]
(24:00)  Eating Snow — Gravel & Trees (Einmusik Remix)  [Freude am Tanzen]
(30:00)  Dave Pad & Anjei — Cantec De Leagane  [Anjunadeep]
(36:30)  Michael Mayer — Baumhaus (The Mole Remix)  [Kompakt]
(45:00)  Helly Larson —  Echoes of Dream  [Sofa Sessions]

Nile (Spring 2019)

Listen, record, release. Read, write, publish.

This summer has been an extended experiment in choosing openness & optionality before perfection, and my latest selections reflect it.

Enjoy.


(0:00)  Karol XVII & MB Valence — Sonus (Lucine Remix)  [Get Physical] 
(5:00)  PolyNation — Kali  [Atomnation]
(9:00)  Sven Tasnadi — Ripe  [Katermukke]
(16:00)  Daniel Bortz — Let’s Meet in the Forest  [Suol]
(21:00)  DSF — Panacea  [Shanti Moscow Radio]
(27:30)  Lost Desert, Gorje Hewek & Izhevski — Yurta  [Shanti Moscow Radio]
(34:30)  Gate 85 — Atares  [Highway]
(40:30)  Ka Fu — Where Everything’s Ours  [Hidden Vibes (?)]
(45:30)  Lessovsky, Tayu — Sabar  [Plastic City]

Canvas (Summer 2019)

The social, the plural, friends & family, is a gift.  So accept this gift from me…


Tracklist
(00:00)  Gregory Porter — Feeling Good (Definition Remix)  [Definition]
(04:30)  PHCK — Natu  [Nie Wieder Schlafen]
(09:00)  Gab Rhome — You Want It Lighter  [TRYBESof]
(15:00)  Kris Davis — Forever Alone  [Soul de Anima]
(20:30)  Pablo Bolivar & Squire — The Leftovers  [TRYBESof]
(26:30)  Atapy — In & Out (Tim Paris Remix)  [Subjekt]
(32:00)  Yotto — Oscillations  [Green]
(37:30)  @Costikyan — Trolley Problem  [@undermind_music]
(44:00)  Hyenah — Soak It (feat. Nonku) (Andre Lodemann Remix)  [Objektivity]
(50:00)  Bicep — Orca  [Ninja Tune]
(53:30)  Nacho Varela & Cruz Vittor — Underworld (feat. Nauel) (Lost Desert Remix)  [Shanti Radio Moscow]
(60:00)  Greg Chin — Dashboard Angels  [Delsin]

*Recorded live at The Nest*

Interact (Fall 2019)

It's hard to see around corners


Tracklist
(00:00)  Andhim — Last Song  [Superfriends]
(07:30)  Polynation — Prosa (Polynation Remix)  [Something Happening Somewhere]
(12:30)  Geyo — Dear Summer  [Blue Dye]
(19:00)  M.A.N.D.Y— Feel It In Your Brain Feat Nick Maurer (Baikal Remix) [Cityfox]
(25:30)  Cid inc. — Forgotten  [Balance]
(32:00)  Didacte — Oze  [Oleeva]	
(39:00)  Doomwork — Elytra [Sudbeat]
(44:30)  Armen Miran — Reborn (Volen Sentir Sunset Mix) [Hoomidaas]
(49:30)  MDK — Mr. Nobody  [Shanti Moscow Radio]

*** first mix on the XDJ-700s ***

Liquid (Winter 2020)

Music can bottle up your frustration; music can drown your sorrows; music can let it flow...

(00:00)  Untangle — Tunnelvision [Palor]
(07:30)  HI, Saberhagen — Parachute [Integraded]
(12:00)  Kuprion — Finsehyetta
(17:30)  Solee — Ditizingen  [Parquet]
(23:00)  Mononoid — Ballina  [Keller]
(28:00)  Jay Pei — Lucid  [Inward]
(34:30)  Butch & C. Vogt — Parallels (S.A.M. Remix)  [Otherside]
(40:00)  Earth Trax — Deep Dive  [Shall Not Fade]

Inflect (Spring 2020)

In a welcome change of pace from my usual sound, this one’s inspired by all the hyper-aesthetic surf films I’ve been watching lately.

(00:00)  Skinshape — Don’t Call My Name  [DLoaw]
(04:00)  Disarmed — Disarmed (Lovestruckk Remix)  [Ouie]
(10:00)  Lana Del Rey — Venice Bitch  [Interscope]
(14:00)  Old Man Canyon — Take Me Higher  [Randm]
(17:30)  The Acid — Basic Instinct  [Infectious]
(22:00)  Ry X, Frank Wiedemann — Howling  [Infectious]
(27:00)  Gang Gang Dance — Lotus  [4AD]
(32:00)  Caribou — Your Love Will Set You Free  [Jiaolong]
(37:00)  Beach House — Lemon Glow  [Bella Union]
(40:30)  The Casket Girls — Same Side [Graveface]
(45:00)  Frank Ocean — Lost  [Def Jam]
(49:00)  Mount Kimbie — Four Years and One Day [Warp]

Caesura (June 2020)

I try to let the music speak for itself.

*Upcoming*

Jake Color (NYC)

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