so much oddisee and anderson .paak on this mix, but the nina simone track "ain't go no/ i got life" is the anchor. a sweaty, passionate proclamation of gratitude and self preservation. enjoy. 

bambi - jidenna
parking lot - anderson .paak
ain't got no/ i got life - nina simone
the breakthrough - oddisee
the long way home - oddisee
blackbird - anderson .paak
the dreamer - anderson .paak
born before yesterday - oddisee
still sleeping - oddisee
brea - oddisee
the long way home - oddisee
maps - andersoon .paak
out at night - oddisee
on the table - oddisee
the bird - anderson .paak
shot down - khalid 
the distance - dntel 
bull of the earth - jidenna 
little girl blue - nina simone

mixes

om.SEMIcolon

my youngest daughter, Yemaya, just turned 8. she loves Steven Universe, and i've grown to love the show myself. i smile when the tracks on this mix come up, they're so fun and emotionally rich, like Yemaya! and, like the other songs, and hopefully like your summer. enjoy. 

SONG : ARTIST 
peace and love on the planet earth : Steven Universe Soundtrack 
anything : SZA
NNGE : Oddisee
garden (say it like dat) : SZA
she’s my collar : Gorillaz feat. Kali Uchis
i’m leaving you : Miles Davis & Robert Glasper feat. John Scofield @ Ledisi 
i need a forest fire : James Blake feat. Bon Iver
octopus : King Krule 
way up : Jamila Woods
drops : Jungle 
be wherever you are : Steven Universe Soundtrack 
carnival : Gorillaz feat. Anthony Hamilton 
hallelujah money : Gorillaz feat. Benjamin Clementine
nothing burns like the cold : Snow Aalegra feat. Vince Staples
love galore : SZA feat. Travis Scott 
here comes a thought : Steven Universe Soundtrack 
the weekend : SZA
thunderstorm

summer nesting

an #oldiebutgoodie. 
i made this mix in 2014, and came back to it recently because i saw the Bullitts advertised in my Instagram feed. their definitely pillars in this playlist, as well as Quantic and Jesse Boykins III. it was also nice to hear the connection that 3 years ago, i first got turned onto SZA….Enjoy! 

Song : Artist 

close your eyes : the bullitts feat. jay electronica, aamp, and lucy liu
livelove : jesse boykins III
love of my world 1.0 : jesse boykins III
landspeeder : the bullitts
duvido : quantic feat pongolove
you will return : quantic feat alice russell
masterkey : theesatifaction 
klapp klapp : little dragon
babylon : sza feat kendrick lamar
la plata : quantic feat nidia sophia gongora bonilla 
i miss you : ta-ku
bouquet of barbed wire : the bullitts  
amorous : jesse bodkins III & fullcrate 
broken again : pharoahe monch
in my dream 2015 : kid cudi

jean-jacques gabriel

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