BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix

Host Sam Don played a few intro records before handing the reigns over to Chicago underground heroes Material and Nosha Luv.  Recorded live from a recent party, this mix bangs in a way that only Chicago can do.

Free Association #11 w/ Sam Don, Material & Nosha Luv - May 2023

I have been recording mixes for 29 years & this might be one my favourite sets ever. 

It seems I've grown to love long emotive arches – within songs as well as in programming. And Songs Not Tracks lets me do just that.

I get to showcase a variety of beautiful dance music I've been obsessed with. I can let it unfold over multiple hours, as an open-to-close club set would: with "the patience of an opening set, the drama of peak time, and the tender emotionality of closing a night" (quote from DJ Voices, one of the best writers in the dj realm).

Selections cover 5 decades and include many of my fave new releases of 2024. Once again house is front & center, but as always, surrounded by adjacent vibes (ok ok, you don't really get a real house song until 45 minutes in or so 😎) 

We begin slow, but start building soon enough. Eventually we get to peak time drama... and close with tender emotionality.

Open your mind, tune in, enjoy! 🧡

Thx for help and/or inspiration: Victoria, DURH crew, Perennial Rhythms, Ita, TINPE, Woody, DJ Voices, Eli, musclecars.

----Sampo / Ocean People

TRACKLISTING:

Space Craft's Men - Crossing 
Simply Red - Thrill Me - Steppin' Razor Ambient Instrumental Mix 
Theophilus London feat. Leon Ware - Water Me
Loose Ends - Nights Of Pleasure (The Dancing Danny Dee Dub)
Sjunne Ferger - Reality 
Jazzadelic - Time
Angelique Kidjo - Batonga - The Jungle Club Mix
YBU - Soul Magic - Deep Vocal Version 
Schatrax - ? (I misplaced the record & they all look alike)
Antonio Ocasio - Below The Underground
Circulation - The Return 
Mark E - Sanctified 
DJ Different - A Woman’s Aura
The Rock Posse Featuring Fonda Rae - Do You Want My Love? - Smooth R&B Mix 
Deep Choice - Fix Of 4:38AM 
Push / Pull - Secrets Of The Nile
ARN4L2 - Caribe
Munir - Pit Stop 
Mike Perras - Beginning Of Life
Sade: Pearls - Phillip Damien Remix 
Jorge C: A Little Beat A Little Beat - DJ Sprinkles The World Is Ova Megamix
Kelela - Contact - Karen Nyame KG Remix 
Trinidadian Deep - Native Revolution 
Jeremias Santiago - Congasoul 
Raw Elements - Last Foundation
A Man Called Adam: Que Tal America - Ocean People Edit 
Pascal’s Bongo Massive I - Pere Cochon (I Like It) - The Shirley Bassey Suite
Janet Jackson - Any Time, Any Place - D&D House Mix 
Musclecars - There’s Space For Us All 
DJ’s Rule - In Deep 
Prolific feat. Simone - Stay With Me Forever - Grand Piano Paradise Mix 
Inner City - Share My Life - Kenny Larkin Detroit Mix
Joe - Claptrap 
Erykah Badu - Didn’t Cha Know - L3Ni Love Remix
Josh One - Contemplation - King Britt Funke Mix 
Los Hermanos Detroit -  Family 
John Beltran - Gutaris Breeze (6000 km To Amsterdam)
Ten City - All Loved Out - Extended Vocal Version

Songs Not Tracks #4 /// 4-hour dance music excursion 🧡

Ayanna Heaven at Dripping 2024

This one plays as a journal of travels to various record shops in Tokyo, London, Istanbul, and Los Angeles. The excursion version!

MIKEY DON  - Nice Up! (Excursion Version)

BENJI B RECORDED LIVE AT SOULECTION IN THE PARK 2025

2025-10-01 - Benji B - Thakzin Album Mode + Tim Reaper Headphones Mix

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Eli Escobar @ The Lot Radio 10-13-2025

A collection of my favorite D’angelo songs, covers, remixes and appearances with other artists Raphael Saadiq, Q-Tip, Common, J Dilla, Femi Kuti and Lauryn Hill.

With Respect: D'angelo (Another Life)

Rhythm Section is an eclectic mix of jazz breaks & rarities curated by Hot Peas and Butta's QSTN & MARSELLUS WALLACE. Expect nothing less when you hear the Butta Bros take you on a musical journey through their comprehensive record collection.

Tracklisting:

QSTN

A Toast To The People - Gil Scott-Heron
Everybody Loves The Sunshine - RAMP
Round Midnight - Luchi De Jesus
Love Beat Of The City - Les Baxter
Over The Hill - Oliver Sain
Le Miroir Noir - David Baker
Jagger The Dagger -  Eugene McDaniels
Fin Janvier - Late January
Easy To Be - Rene Costy
Book Of Slim - Gene Harris
Wichita Lineman - Frank Cunimondo Trio
Je Veux Te Dire Une Chanson - Angelillo & Hamel
On A Clear Day - O.C. Smith
Good Humor Man - Blue Mitchell
A Rose For Booker - Chico Hamilton
Sweet Tears - Roy Ayers Ubiquity

MARSELLUS WALLACE

Diana In The Autumn Wind - Gap Mansion
Between Thoughts - Quintessence
Welcome New Warmth - Michel Sardaby
First Impressions - Shamek Farrah
Ray Ban - I Marc 4
Blues For Alexandra - Romano Mussolini
Our Love Will Grow - Sunrise Ltd
Gimkana  - Franco Micalizzi
Inner Beauty - Lonnie Liston Smith And The Cosmic Echoes 
Quiet Dawn - Lonnie Liston Smith And The Cosmic Echoes
Sustah, Sustah - Ahmad Jamal 

Rhythm Section - QSTN + MARSELLUS WALLACE

404 eros' May show was a Lovers Rock special, smooth lovers and reggae selections for the whole two hours.

MIKEY DON - Nice Up! (Excursion Version)

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