Aroop Roy is a producer, musician and label head, who joins the dots between electronic music and borderless organic sounds. From house, disco and techno to jazz, funk and Afrobeat, he has enjoyed universal acclaim as a producer and DJ.

Like his productions, his sets are full of personality and style and have earned him a growing reputation as a uniquely gifted DJ. In 2022, he closed We Out Here Festival with Mr Scruff who described Aroop as a 'ridiculously skilled selector, musically able to move in any direction with ease'. We were fortunate enough to witness this magic, so it's with great pleasure we welcome him to the series. Enjoy

Artist: @aroop-roy

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SlothBoogie Guestmix #370 - Aroop Roy

A feast of very varied jazz-infused pleasures selected from a range of relatively recent purchases and a few from off the shelves. (Not really mixed, more gently juxtaposed and blended, if you know what I mean...)

TRACKLIST:
Nick Waters - Nilgiri Hills
Fred Wesley and the JBs - Use Me (DJP Quick Edit)
Hugh Masekela and Company - Ashiko
Lorenzo Morresi & Tenderlonious - Tema Cinque
Cinephonic - L'Exil
30/70 - Pleasure
Alina HipHarp - Reflections
Edgar van Asselt - The Gentle Insult
Nestor Alvarez - El Barrio
Kham Meslien - Gnawen
Lalo Schifrin - Panamericana (Live at Jazz A Vienne, 1999)
Tadaaki Misago & Tokyo Cuban Boys - Yagi Bushi
Jackson Mathod feat. Gabriele Pribetti & Harry Pope - Matador
Edan Walker - Mixture
Grupo Batuque - Keyzer
Don Pascal - Passa Sub
Daz-I-Kue & Tempo - Crash Boat Party
Abraham Reunion - Tryin' Times
Work Money Death - At Once Familiar
Dan Berkson - Momentum (Rhodes Rework)
John Beltran - Outro

Jazz Loungin' Into 2023

Here is a rework of my favorite Terry Callier track, "Holdin' On (To Your Love)", a groove pearl made of soulful horns, touching politically-conscious lyrics and Terry's incredibly warm voice at his best. The original song was released in 1978 as part of his classic LP "Fire On Ice".





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Terry Callier - Holdin' On (V4YS Rework)

My rework using the original stems with additional percussion.

Superstition (Dave Gerrard Edit) ***FREE D/L MASTERED WAV***

A relatively unknown Californian Soul & Gospel band, The Supreme Jubilees released only one LP, in 1979, which was recently re-issued and is a highly recommended gem. 

Keyboardist Leonard Sanders wrote the wonderful song, "It'll all be over", and I was not surprised when I read he was a big fan of Donny Hathaway, as this soulful groove clearly evokes Donny's sound.

Here is my slo-mo rework of it.

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The Supreme Jubilees - It'll All Be Over (V4YS Rework)

From his splendid jazz albums in the sixties on Blue Note, to his countless groove and funk gems with the Blackbyrds in the 70s/80s, Donald Byrd is one of the most creative musician of his generation, and certainly one of the most remarkable trumpet player ever. 

Released in 1978, the LP "Thank You… for F.U.M.L. (Funking Up My Life)" is probably not the best recording of his disco/funk period, but is nevertheless home of "Loving You", a beautiful track spelling g r o o v e.

Here is my Dj-friendly, spiced-up version of it.

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Donald Byrd - Loving You (V4YS Is All I Do Edit)

This is my Remix-Treatment for this awesome song I always loved and will ever love. Thank you Dee Dee for this soulful masterpiece. If you wanna get the WAV - drop me a line. I'm happy to send it to you via email. Cheers, M

Easy Money (Motte Re-Edit)

"Clean Up Woman" (T.G.I.D. & Barry Harris Club Mix)

"Hot Butterfly" (T.G.I.D. & Barry Harris Club Mix)

I've been listening (and buying) hip hop for many decades but, with fairly well-defined and selective tastes (decidedly 'old school', strongly leaning towards conscious, organic and jazzy/soulful trax, and with a penchant for 'abstract' instrumentals) and not being a turntablist, I haven't really considered it as part of my 'core' collecting or DJing output. But, having recently been asked to put together a few CDs, I enjoyed the selection process so much, I thought I'd share some of the tunes with you in a loosely-layered mix. As usual with all my mixes, this is definitely not a sequence of classics and all-time faves but, that said, it does include a fair few pioneer artists and some unmissable tunes.      

TRACKLIST:
Essa - The Middle Man (Tall Black Guy Remix)
DJ Jazzy Jeff feat. J Live - Practice
Awon feat. Tiff the Gift - People Music
Marc Mac & The Visioneers feat. John Robinson & Jimetta Rose - Shine
80s Babies - Don't Box Me In
Mo Fingaz - 1991 Broadway
Sampa The Great feat. Blue Lab Beats, Boadi & Lori - Made Us Better
Slakah The Beatchild & Ayah - State Of The Game
Awon & Phoniks -For Your Love
H.E.R. feat. DJ Scratch - Lost Souls
Iojii & Swarvy - b4 da crowns (flip)
Eric B & Rakim - I Know You Got Soul
Paul Nice & Phill Most Chill - No Other Than
Kid Sublime feat. CoolBeanz - Fly Away
Oddisee feat. yU - Still Doing It
Marc Mac & The Visioneers feat. Baron & TRAC = Back In Time
Resolution 88 feat. Marcus Tenney - Dig Deep
Stetsasonic - Talkin' All That Jazz
Sampa The Great feat. SilentJay - Brand New
Phoniks - Drifting
Digable Planets - Rebirth Of Slick (Cool Like Dat)
Igory x Yeyts - Beat Up
De La Soul (& DJ Jazzy Jeff & Eric Lau)- Time For The Summer
The Basement Khemist - Everybody (L.I.F.E)
MF Doom/Metalfingers - Smokin' That Shit!
Main Source - Looking At The Front Door
Pete Rock & CL Smooth - It's A Love Thing
Damu The Fudgemunk - It's Called The Chill Out
Children Of Zeus - Happiness
J Dilla & Erykah Badu - Front Back
A Tribe Called Quest - Electric Relaxation
Eric Lau - Tape's Rolling
Amerigo Gazaway - Invisible (Clean version)
Pete Rock & CL Smooth - Appreciate

DeHav Soulful Hip Hop Sessions Vol.1

Like so many others, I started DJing as an extension of my record collecting and partying, the main intention being to celebrate and promote the music that had become such a central part of my life. I started collecting jazz, soul and funk in my late teens and by my mid-twenties had also started DJing occasionally in various small bars and warehouse parties. I subsequently became part of (and the resident DJ for) a number of club night and party promotion teams  - WordOfMouth, RIPE, SWDeep, Strange Fruit,  FRESH! and others... 

Musically, I was increasingly drawn to the house sounds that were emerging in the late 80s and 90s. While a revelation, this stuff also sounded to me like the contemporary expression of the music I had always loved, but with a renewed commitment to inspire people to dance. 

And I figured if I gained so much enjoyment from these great tunes then others would too. I suppose all of us who enjoy playing music for others to hear (and maybe dance to) are evangelists at heart.

More recently, this has led to forays into production and the odd record release (...NUSA Records still lives!). I try not to get too hung up or limited by genres and my shelves and hard drives host an ever-widening spectrum of music. 

That said, I find I always eventually return to my roots and, in my DJing, attempt to fuse contemporary grooves with those elements of black music that got me started on this journey.

Jazz Loungin' Into 2023

John 'jB' Mulligan

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