3. “Mirror in the Graveyard”

Karma begins to whisper. The dead are restless. Trump and his ilk face their own shadows—but instead of reflection, they find decay. In a graveyard of forgotten justice, the mirror doesn’t lie. This track is soul-deep and haunting, a poetic meditation on guilt, denial, and the spirits that won’t stay silent. The past is watching, and it wants payment.

Mirror in the Graveyard

Love in Beats

Destiny

The 2000LB Crate Podcast is the vehicle I will use to share some of the music I purchase, receive from submissions, or discover as I tag & organize my hard drive. Tagging and organizing my hard drive has proven an equally tedious and fulfilling task as I've unearthed so many treats I'd simply forgotten about. 2017 has also been a good year for music with so many good tunes being released. Shouts out to Simon Harrison' Basic Soul Show and GQ tha Teacha for keeping me up on a lot of albums/singles that would have simply passed me by. Enjoy ep1, provide feedback, like, tweet, rate and share

The 2000 Pound Crate Podcast

The 2000 Pound Crate Podcast 001

the epic 5hr broadcast covering all things MAXWELL in episode 002 of the CONFESSIONS OF A CURLY MIND radio show. aired originally on 23/6 via Blue-in-Green:RADIO >>> http://www.blueingreenradio.com.

tracklist:

01. maxwell - the urban theme (unfaded)
02. maxwell - ...til the cops come knockin' (the opus) (pt. 01)
03. maxwell - ...til the cops come knockin' (the opus) (pt. 02)
04. maxwell - ...til the cops come knockin' (the opus) (pt. 03)
05. maxwell - lock u up n' love fa days (pt. 04)
06. maxwell - ascension (no one's gonna love you, so don't ever wonder) (the tribute) (uncut)
07. maxwell - ascension (don't ever wonder) (the encore) (live @ planet groove) (1997)
08. maxwell - sumthin' sumthin' (the mantra) (uncut)
09. maxwell - sumthin' sumthin' (mellosmoothe)
10. maxwell - whenever wherever whatever (español)
11. maxwell - segurança
12. sweetback - softly, softly (feat. maxwell)
13. maxwell - ...til the cops come knockin' (the opus) (pt. 02) (live @ paradiso, amsterdam) (1997)
14. maxwell - gotta get:closer (live @ mtv unplugged) (extended version)
15. maxwell - ...til the cops come knockin' (shelter vocal)
16. maxwell - gestation:mythos
17. maxwell - luxury:cococure (prologue, monologue, epilogue)
18. maxwell - gravity:pushing to pull (fellowship remix)
19. maxwell - everwanting:to want you to want (charles spencer black label mix)
20. maxwell - luxury:cococure (alternate version) (live @ essence awards) (1998)
21. maxwell - luxury:cococure (jurgen paape mix) (uncut)
22. maxwell - luxury:cococure (mixzo mix) (uncut)
23. maxwell - luxury:cococure (cottonbelly mix) (uncut)
24. maxwell - let's not play the game
25. maxwell - as my girl
26. maxwell - matrimony maybe you or maybe not
27. maxwell - fortunate (the naked uncut remix)
28. maxwell - lifetime (shelter vocal)
29. maxwell - playing possum (jason b remix)
30. maxwell - bad habits (medicin remix)
31. maxwell - lake by the ocean (melo-x remix)
32. maxwell - all the ways love can feel (michael brun remix)
33. maxwell - 1990x (cyril hahn remix)
34. maxwell - gods (izze the producer remix).

CONFESSIONS OF A CURLY MIND - Episode 002: Maxwell/Musze

CONFESSIONS OF A CURLY MIND - Episode_002: Maxwell/Musze

My first introduction to Omar was around the mid 90s, which were also my early teens, at a time when I was still scratching the surface of what would eventually become my musical taste. As the years went by, I realized that with each new album, his name would pop up whenever I would have conversations about who my favourite artists were. A few months ago I caught up with Omar to talk about his new album, family, music philosophy and life in general.
Read The Full Interview Here: http://bit.ly/2vnQfkj

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Tribute to OMAR - Mixed & Selected by Spacewalker

Partnered with Freestyle Records label mate Omar Lyefook (on vox) here the duo offer a fresh interpretation of Herbie's classic track, Butterfly.  The single is taken from Pine's new album, Black Notes From The Deep - out October 27th.

Butterfly

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Premiere: Courtney Pine feat. Omar - Butterfly

demo circa 2000 with Van Hunt and Ra-Re Valverde

better than nothing

Darondo feat. Tall Black Guy:I Don t Want To Leave (Sure Know How To Love Me Re-Edit)

a trio of tracks from the new Stretch & Bob (+ the M19s Band) release & funky material from the likes of Louie Vega, Alex Attias (w/ Georgia Anne Muldrow), Ahmed Sirour, Adina Howard, Terrace Martin, Temu, Tall Black Guy, Hypnotic Brass Ensemble. 
original air date: january 10 2020 playlist here: http://bit.ly/2Tt6RFD

Grand Groove Radio-January 10 2020-No Requests

Next up in the series is a Chicago Stepper-influenced remix of Jay-Z's "Can't Knock the Hustle." 

I've spent the Summer immersed in vinyl, getting the Miyagi Records project off the ground. And along the way I've discovered or have been put up on, a ton of music! This remix is based on The Stylistics quiet storm killer "Hurry Up This Way Again" which you'll recognize as sampled on Jay-Z's "Politics As Usual." I'd heard the Stylistics song waaay back in the day but didn't put 2 and 2 together. The homie Twelve Gage came through the shop awhile back and reintroduced me to this gem and I had it on repeat for days afterward. It didn't take long for the remix idea to come about. All I really wanted was to make a Stepper out of Jigga and continue my "Reasonable Saturday Night" series somehow. Comes with the instrumental which kinda works on it's own as a Stylistics flip. 

On a more personal note, this remix isn't just a clever mashup of song titles but it's more so what my 2020 mindset has become. Losing all DJ gigs, performance work, and my marketing company due to the pandemic made me reassess what I want from life and how I plan to get there. I have a tendency to move too fast, and this year has been a blessing in disguise. A much needed slow down, in order to get some bigger moves in play. I'm sure everyone has their thoughts about Jay-Z but there's no denying his success, and the scope and longevity of that success. I once heard for "Reasonable Doubt" he used his advance to purchase copies of the record so as to give SoundScan numbers a bump, thus securing a better deal on his next album. Whether that's myth or reality, it's a G move and the perfect example of investing and reinvesting in yourself. 

I hope you're all safe and healthy out there, this ride isn't over yet!

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Jay-Z - Can't Hurry the Hustle (TREW remix)

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<b>OUT: 24 June 2013</b>

"When I grow up, I wanna be like Omar" - Stevie Wonder

There are precious few, if any contemporary UK artists whose creative credentials and influence extend as far and so consistently wide as Freestyle Records' most recent signing Omar. Since first breaking through to worldwide renown all the way back in 1991 with his first releases on Gilles Peterson's seminal Talkin' Loud label, and since going on to work with all manner of musical legends including a certain Stevie Wonder, Erykah Badu, Angie Stone, Syreeta Wright, Common, and Carleen Anderson.

Omar returns with a brand new album that many say is without doubt the strongest of his entire career. The buzz generated by the single release of the album's title track, The Man, confirmed beyond doubt that Omar is very much at the top of his game, with everyone from BBC 6 Music's Gilles Peterson, BBC Radio 2's Trevor Nelson and Jamie Cullum giving both major support and high praise for the simply magnificent new high point for Omar's renowned ability to write devastatingly catchy melodies.

Across the rest of this new album, opener Simplify sets the template, with its luscious and majestic string backed introduction raising the curtain on this deep, hard grooving number. Omar also joins forces with Germany's Hidden Jazz Quartett on High Heels - growling organ spars with the tough, jagged drumbeat on this tough, funk driven collaboration. Elsewhere, latin textures and rhythms have always been part of Omar's far reaching musical vocabulary, and on Come On Speak To Me and Ordinary Day restless south American beats underpin the crisp and fresh melodies.

Soul II Soul's Caron Wheeler offers her distinctive voice on the duet Treat You, allowing these two legendary voices to unite beautifully. Completing the circle that began all the way back in the early 1990s, Omar has re-recorded his classic love song There's Nothing Like This, which this time features bass player to the Gods Pino Palladino. The touching sentiment remains undiminished, but the addition of soaring strings, soulful, jazzy horns, a vibrant live and acoustic feel, plus an extended and new arrangement.

This album will surely become known as the most eclectic, confident, mature and soulful album of his career. After all, Stevie Wonder knows, Erykah Badu knows... and now everyone knows; Omar is The Man.

10 Omar - There's Nothing Like This (feat. Pino Palladino)

Future Classics & Forgotten Treasures — Selections for the Adventurous Music Listener (Founded in 2007 by Lexis)

Tribute to OMAR - Mixed & Selected by Spacewalker

Music Is My Sanctuary