Some new and old sounds I've been enjoying this summer.

Tracklist
Stairsteps - Theme of Angels
Brainstory - Peach Optimo
Patrice Rushen - Remind Me (The Reflex Revision)
Debora - Lo Que No Haria Por Amor
Rogê - Mis Filos
Khruangbin - Happy Survival
Weldon Irvine - Morning Sunrise (Setwun's Dubrise)
DJ Harrison - IGY
Steely Dan - The Second Arrangement
Gabor Szabo - Keep Smilin'
Jimmy Ponder - Love Me Right
Young Gun Silver Fox - Winners
Stairsteps - Pasado
Percy Mays - Changes
Peter Herbolzheimer RC&B - Time Out
David Diggs - Gentle Thoughts

Keep Smilin'

Long intro to try and dodge the algorithm. Not sure if it's finished yet.

Crazy in Dub (Reggae in Love Remix)

Tracklist
Intro - Soul Power & Sound Radio Show, 1978
J Moody & Horus - The Sphinx
Generation Gap - Journey Within
Merging Traffic - Mister Magic
Jean & Trevor - Back Together Again (edit)
Horus All Stars - Christo Rendentor (Count Of Monte Christo Dub)
Mudies All Stars - Loran's Dance
Cedric Im Brooks & The Light of Saba - Jah Light it Right
Nat Birchall - Meditation Dubwise
Jackie Mittoo - Wall Street
Khruangbin - Zionsville (Vuelo Remix)
Brilliantes Del Vuelo - I Know That (When the Springtime Comes)
Aston 'Family Man' Barrett - Soul Constitution
C.H.A.R.M - Midnight (Dub)
Dean 'Youth Sax' Fraser - Float On 
Harold Butler & The Gold Connection - I Love Music
Prince Lincoln Thompson & The Royal Rasses Band - Dub Vortex
Monty Alexander Feat. Ernest Ranglin - Love & Happiness

Image: Jackie Mittoo

Float On: Reggae Jazz, Funk & Disco

Tracklist
Audrey Powne - Overture/Feed the Fire (instrumental)
Nubya Garcia - Clarity
René van Helsdingen - Offshore Sounds
Piero Piccioni - Colpo Rovente 
Ennio Morricone - Citta Viva 
Enzo Scoppa - Guida Sicura
Quincy Jones - Threadbare (Main Title Part III) 
Orchester Roland Kovac - Service i
Bernard Herrmann - Sport & Iris
Francesco De Masi - Waiting For The Killer
Andrew Hale - LA Noire (Main Theme)
Bob Belden - Black Dahlia
Manfred Burzlaff - Smog
Yoki Freund - Aisha
Krzysztof Komeda - Ballad for Bernt
Michael Garrick - Requiem
Ada Moore - The Devil is a Woman
Marva Josie - He Does it Better 
Wutrio - Lament
Dave Grusin Trio - The Long Goodbye
Andrew Hale - Minor 9th
Orchester Roland Kovac - Milky Way
Nicholas Britell - Mrs. Victoria Rogers / What Have They Done
Nubya Garcia - Clarity (Outerlude)
Audrey Powne - Feed the Fire (Vocal)
Oliver Nelson - Mission Accomplished
Clydie King - The Long Goodbye Adlibs Rehearsal

Art: Malika Favre

Feed the Fire: Noir Jazz & Crime Themes

Liberation Drum

Moomin's Mood (Mark Wayward Edit)

A mix of funk, Jazz and R&B made for kids and on some tracks by kids, most of it originally recorded for children's TV shows and animations in the 70s.

TRACKLIST
Mike Curb Congregation - Mickey Mouse Club
The Pointer Sisters & Sesame Workshop - Pinball Number Count (DJ Food Edit)
The Brady Bunch Kids - Drummer Man
The Free Design - Bubbles
The Stark Reality - Say Brother
The Future Kind - Simon Says
Nasza Basia Kochana - Gniewna Piosenka Muminka o Lecie (Moomin's Angry Summer Song - Edit)
Sharron & Harrell Lucky - Pease Porridge Hot
The Jackson 5 - It's Great to be Here (Kenny Dope Remix - Edit) (from The Jackson 5ive Show)
Herbie Hancock - Fat Mama (from Hey, Hey, Hey it's Fat Albert TV Special)
Vince Guaraldi - Little Birdie (from A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving)
George Semper - ET Where RU?
Bob Dorough - Three Is A Magic Number (from Schoolhouse Rock)
Vince Guaraldi Quintet - Linus and Lucy (Bonus Mix)

The image is from the Black ABCs photo cards created for the Society of Visual Education in Chicago 1970.

G is for Groovy - Funky Music for Kids of All Ages

Tracklist
Yasuaki Shimizu - Umi No Ue Kara
Little Tempo - Tzena Tzena
Tamami Koyake - You Wanna Rain
Sugar Plant - Thunder
Mikio Masuda - Let's Get Together ft. Emeson
Kazumi Watanabe, Ryuichi Sakamoto & Akiko Yano - I'll Be There
Yuji Ohno - Take it to the Sky (Edit)
Chikara Ueda & The Power Station - Cloudy
Terumasa Hino - Send Me Your Feelings
Kiyoshi Sugimoto - Night Train
45trio - All Because of You
Colored Music - Colored Music

Image: Tamami Koyake

Let's Get Together - Back to Japan

Timeless music that I'll never tire of hearing, thank you for the vibes.

Tracklist
Everybody Dubs The Sunshine
RAMP - Come Into Knowledge
Roy Ayers & Wayne Henderson - For Real
Ethel Beatty - It's Your Love
Ubiquity - Simple and Sweet
Roy Ayers - Reaching For The Highest Pleasure
David Newman with Roy Ayers - Foxy Brown
Roy Ayers - I Just Want To Give It Up
Roy Ayers Ubiquity - Baby You Give Me A Feeling
Roy Ayers Ubiquity - The Boogie Back
Roy Ayers Ubiquity - Life Is Just A Moment Pt. 2
Roy Ayers - Funk in the Hole 
Roy Ayers Ubiquity - We Live In Brooklyn Baby
RAMP - The Old One-Two 
Roy Ayers - Brawling Broads
Roy Ayers Ubiquity - It's So Sweet
Roy Ayers Ubiquity - It Ain't Your Sign It's Your Mind 
Roy Ayers - Everybody
Roy Ayers - Oh What A Lonely Feeling
Roy Ayers - Sugar (The Reflex Revision)
Roy Ayers - Baby Doll (Instrumental)
Roy Ayers - Liquid Love
Roy Ayers Ubiquity - The Memory
Sylvia Striplin - You Can't Turn Me Away
RAMP - Daylight
Roy Ayers & Wayne Henderson - Thank You, Thank You
Buster Williams featuring Roy Ayers - Vibrations
Roy Ayers Ubiquity - Sweet Tears

Vibrations - Roy Ayers Tribute Mix

Searchin' for the soul with a strictly vocals mix.

Tracklist
Sweet Reaction - Take It Easy
Erasmus Hall - She Shined a Light
Doctor Rhythm feat. Spirits Rejoice - I'm So Strong Now 
The Ellis Hall Group - Those Passing Words
Corky McClerkin - Searchin' for the Soul
The 9th Creation - Let it Shine
Stylus - We All Need One Another
Roland Haynes Jr. & Phenix - Mind Games
Woods Empire - Universal Love (Edit)
Kevin Moore - Speak Your Mind
Al Jarreau - Rainbow in Your Eyes (Live at the Childe Harold 1976)
Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway - Where is the Love (Live New York 1971)
Sergio Mendes - The Real Thing
Steve Elliott - Wake Up

Image: The 9th Creation

Take it Easy

Current status: Getting more disillusioned with SoundCloud with every change they make. The new algorithm and its 'recommendations' have killed mixes and any tracks over 10 mins (my plays have reduced by half since they introduced it and I know it's happening for other people on here too), they've removed the New & Hot charts and replaced them with irrelevant crap like "Events near you", and this new UI has me searching for a way to revert it. 

Not sure what any of us can do about it but for the first time I'm questioning whether to renew my sub later this year.

Banner: Roy Ayers mural in Brockley, SE London by Richard Wilson: www.richardwilsonartwork.com

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