Name: 466: A radio jawn | Futuresoul Dispatch Ctr | From Philly with Luv by MAGZ FM
Duration: 1 h 18 min 43 s
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Who’s ready for a new Room Service Radio Episode ?
Our fav DJ, The Whooligan, comes to brighten up our day with his monthly show Room Service Radio.

Room Service Radio 007
Curated by @thewhooligan @roomservice
Read about: https://www.sourceradio.com/media/the-whooligan-room-service-radio-007

The Whooligan presents: Room Service Radio 007

Mr Bongo proudly presents the debut album from Tasmania-born, Melbourne-based, Finn Rees. Gliding across a swirling palette of saturated hues, Dawn Is A Melody feels vintage yet vibrant, new but familiar at the same time. A spiritual, deep and textured jazz record, tipping its hat to greats from the past, capturing memories and reformulating them into new ideas with the help of some of Melbourne’s finest talent.

Expert keys player for the likes of 30/70 and Elle Shimada, alongside one-half of Close Counters, this debut LP was Finn’s conscious departure from the realm of groove-based jazz. Instead, Dawn Is A Melody places the piano and arrangements centre stage, giving Finn and his fellow Melbourne crew freedom to explore the spaces in between, new emotions and alternate soundscapes.

In Finn’s own words: “My intention with Dawn Is A Melody was to create a world; a microcosm of colour. Something rich and beautiful that allowed the melodies and compositions to reach their full potential. It was driven by hope, curiosity and the search for beauty and reassurance in this ever-changing world. The emotion behind the music is really about the journey of life, growing up and changing, as well as my relationship with Tasmania’s natural landscapes where I grew up, a part of the world that is incredibly unique and beautiful.”

The album arcs between opening, middle and end. Beginning with the optimism of ‘Looking Up’ and ‘Lagoon’, the former a celestial, string and harp marbled slice of positivity, the latter a spiritual journey of exuberance and hope, Finn’s fingers dancing across the ‘70s Yamaha grand piano. From there the songs blossom outwards with the cinematic soulful journey of ‘It’s Behind Me Now’ and Brazilian-inspired ‘Expansion’, as the divine ‘Crossing’ signals a transition to a new realm. The energy is transformed from the rich cosmic textures to a more intimate and personal feeling with ‘Ablaze’, ‘Between Spaces’ and ‘As It Passes’ which blissfully fades down to simply piano and strings to close out the record.

Recorded at Rolling Stock in Collingwood, Melbourne, Henry Jenkins was drafted in as recording and mix engineer, his minimal vintage mic setups giving a live aesthetic and warmth to the arrangements. Lucky Pereira and Blakely McLean Davies form the rock-solid rhythm section, with a hand-picked line-up of other Melbourne talent on display, including Cheryl Durongpitikul on tenor sax, Siwei Wong on harp, Audrey Powne on trumpet and Allysha Joy on vocals to name only a few.

Plotting a course from Alice Coltrane, through Herbie Hancock, to Arthur Verocai, this is a debut nourished by the past but firmly made in the present. A record unable to be age-stamped, casting ambiguity as to when, what era and by whom it has been crafted. Like a vintage lens capturing a current scene, Dawn Is A Melody is warm and familiar yet focused on the here now.

Finn Rees - Between Spaces

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466:  A radio jawn | Futuresoul Dispatch Ctr | From Philly with Luv

The Dime Store Companion for October is up on Mixcloud, Soundcloud and Spotify! 

Curated by @pauldufrene 

Links in bio & story! 
Dewey Balfa, Marc Savoy, D.L. Menard - J'ai Ete Au Bal (I Went to the Dance) 
Chubby Checker - The Twist 
Uncle Dave Macon, Sam McGee - Comin' Round the Mountain 
Pete Drake, Willis Brothers - Satisfied Mind 
John Prine - Far from Me 
Tanya Tucker - What's Your Mama's Name 
Sam & Dave - When Something Is Wrong with My Baby 
George Jones, Melba Mongomery - We Must Have Been Out Of Our Minds 
Mickey & Sylvia - Love Is Strange 
Alphonse "Bois Sec" Ardoin, Canray Fontenot - Bonsoir, Moreau 
Chuck Berry - Johnny B. Goode 
Jeannie C. Riley - Harper Valley P.T.A. 
Wanda Jackson - Sparkling Brown Eyes 
Booker T. & the M.G.'s - Green Onions 
Brownie McGhee, Sonny Terry - Take This Hammer 
Tom Paxton - Ramblin' Boy

Dime Store Companion #10 :: October '24

Omega and I go way, way back, co-hosting a college radio show in the late 90s, talking shit about wack emcees and going on wild digging missions in the 2000s when these tracks were recorded. He remains one of my best friends and partner in crime today. He also happens to be an incredible emcee, with a style that certain emcee(s) making a name for themselves in 2024 took a big bite from (including one who literally was in rooms in 1999 where Omega spitting...go figure). So here's some tracks - some previously released, several unreleased - that we did in the 2000s, starting with "Eye Problems" which we recorded in Philadelphia back in 2001. These are "basement classics" since most were recorded in my Brooklyn basement apartment on Cool Edit. Everything except for one produced by me. Make sure to check out Omega's amazing and prolific output as a producer and emcee at https://omegajackson.bandcamp.com/ and https://soundcloud.com/omegajackson and cop all his projects! Not to mention our recent Neosapien EP available here: https://everydaybeats.bandcamp.com/album/all-we-need-is-a-title

Downloads + Streams

Omega Jackson Basement Classics

Crown Ones

Brody - Psilocybin vibes (HENRYG  REMIX)

helluva thang - guest mix by https://soundcloud.com/the-alaia for mint condition
Originally aired on Hotthobo's "Mint Condition" show on NTS: www.nts.live/shows/mint-conditi…on-15th-april-2019

helluva thang - guest mix by the alaia for mint condition (NTS) 4/15/19

My OP-1 flip of Dilla's "Untitled". Enjoy!

Download:
https://analoguestudies.bandcamp.com/track/opus-one

Opus One

'Cactus Dance' the opening single from 'III' is the distillation of the GODTET sound. Part Dub, part Funk and any other musical adjective available to categorize this uncategorizable sound. Godriguez's latin roots shine their brightest vicariously through the band on 'Cactus Dance' as his guitar playing acts as needle and thread weaving and tying the fabric of GODTET.

Out December 4th. Find out more here:
http://www.musicamacondo.com/2020/10/premiere-godtet-cactus-dance/

III - Beat Tape

Premiere: - GODTET - Cactus Dance

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