Marc Brown ran 2 hours of headsy jazz and funk infused brazilica selections this month, with tracks from the likes of Azymuth and James Brown inside.

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Marc Brown - June 2023

Our radio studio is back with a new episode of "The Space In Between" directly from the label office.

The Space In Between is a celebration of the spaces that exist between musical genres, where artists are free to experiment, innovate, and push the boundaries of what's possible. From jazz to electronica, from funk to soul, house to disco, this series will showcase a diverse range of musical styles, united by a spirit of creativity and exploration.

We invited Joel Holmes, a remarkable musician who has achieved widespread acclaim for his unique fusion of jazz and electronic music. Over the years, he has collaborated with some of the most relevant artists in jazz, earning four Grammy nominations for his contributions. We’re very happy to have him for this show and to get to know more about his brand new album on Kryptox, "Into the Abyss" and upcoming concerts.

Be sure to follow us on Twitch, YouTube and Mixcloud and all that good stuff!

Catch us broadcasting live on YouTube and Twitch every Friday from 11hr-13hr from THE SPACE IN BETWEEN at the Sonar Kollektiv Office.

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The Space In Between [Radio] with Joel Holmes, Daniel W. Best & Marian Tone // 05-05-2023

Originally hailing from New Zealand, Philippa now calls Berlin as her home, and her love for House music dates back to the late 90s when she first started DJing. For a decade, she curated a renowned bi-monthly club night named "Chicago Disco" in Auckland, which headlined five to six national tours, leading to unforgettable moments of partying, globetrotting, promoting, and DJing.

In 2013, She took the leap to move internationally, choosing Berlin as her base to delve into music production, captivated by the city's exquisite beauty, dark soul, and creative vibe. Presently, She has the privilege of teaching electronic music production and related subjects at dBs Berlin Catalyst - Institute for Creative Arts and Technology, while also dedicating time to composing music and enjoying invigorating jogging sessions - a fulfilling and recurring cycle in my exhilarating life.

Be sure to follow us on Twitch, YouTube and Mixcloud and all that good stuff!

Catch us broadcasting live on YouTube and Twitch every Friday from 11hr-13hr from THE SPACE IN BETWEEN at the Sonar Kollektiv Office.

https://bio.to/sonarkollektiv

The Space In Between [Radio] with DJ Philippa // 07-28-2023

Delfonic from Berlin, a busy guy that will hit you with his experienced, flawless flow and the skills of a Hip Hop veteran but an open-minded music taste including soulful grooves from new jazz vibes, underground Disco, American House, Breaks and Afro Grooves.

Markus Lindner, a.k.a. Delfonic, is one of the most versatile and informed DJ as they come. After a long decade at OYE records store he left the business to become a 100% touring DJ and joining Kapote to do a series of Dance Jazz Edits (Illegal Jazz) which create a massive buzz with support from Gilles Peterson, Honey Dijon and many others.

An open-minded talent, with an uncompromising approach to DJing, he employs a style schooled from an upbringing in hip-hop. Delfonic is the model DJ - he’ll warm the crowd up, get them dancing and then provide the scope and context that will keep the heads on board.

Be sure to follow us on Twitch, YouTube and Mixcloud and all that good stuff!

Catch us broadcasting live on YouTube and Twitch every Friday from 11hr-13hr from THE SPACE IN BETWEEN at the Sonar Kollektiv Office.

https://bio.to/sonarkollektiv

The Space In Between [Radio] with Delfonic // 09-15-2023

Robert’s accolades as a scratchmaster and turntablist include 2016 Winner of the #ShookOnesScratchChallenge, 2017 DMC GERMANY CHAMPION, 2017 Finalist Kame World Classics Europe and 2019 Winner of the #ComeDownSkratchChallenge by Skratch Bastid & Skratch School so we are sure to experience something special. Hip hop is the base for DJ Robert Smith’s work, while jazz, electro, soul, funk and world music also find their way on his turntables.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSlKZh0Fwkk
https://www.instagram.com/dj_robert_smith/

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Catch us broadcasting live on YouTube and Twitch every Friday from 11hr-13hr from THE SPACE IN BETWEEN at the Sonar Kollektiv Office.

https://bio.to/sonarkollektiv

The Space In Between [Radio] with DJ Robert Smith // 09-22-2023

One of the most exciting young talents in his home country’s revitalized dance music underground, Benny Salvador is a DJ, multi-instrumentalist, producer, radio show host and event promoter from Wellington, New Zealand. Over the last half-decade, Benny has won over nightclub audiences throughout New Zealand with eclectic, dancefloor-friendly selections that find the common threads between house, techno, electro, disco-funk, dub, boogie and beyond. In recognition of his taste and talents, Benny has shared the DJ booth with American and European trendsetters like Marcellus Pittman and Courtesy and played at crucial NZ music festivals such as Splore, Beacon and Catacombs. Benny has also recorded well-loved DJ mixes for Planet Trip Records, NTS, Balamii, Related Articles and Friendly Potential Radio. Born into a music and fashion-loving family, Benny uses software, hardware, keyboards, flutes and organ to craft mid-tempo to uptempo club records.

Be sure to follow us on Twitch, YouTube and Mixcloud and all that good stuff!

Catch us broadcasting live on YouTube and Twitch every Friday from 11hr-13hr from THE SPACE IN BETWEEN at the Sonar Kollektiv Office.

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The Space In Between [Radio] with Benny Salvador & Marian Tone // 09-08-2023

DJs Tom Kutsche & Marian Tone are LOVEDANCIN’ from The Space In Between.


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Catch us broadcasting live on YouTube and Twitch every Friday from 11hr-13hr from THE SPACE IN BETWEEN at the Sonar Kollektiv Office.

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The Space In Between [Radio] with Tom Kutsche & Marian Tone // 09-29-2023

Excited to share my latest journey with you all. This is a house mix I recorded for Soho Radio London.  It took a few days to select 33 tracks of hundreds of tunes I had in the beginning of the process. My intention is to introduce you to some of my favorite new records, classics and share my current vibe. Thank you for listening. Duration: 2 hours. 

1. Andres - Love Heals 
2. John Beltran - Nuyorico
3. Sin Palabras  - Yemaya (John Beltran Remix) 
4. Elements Of Life - Dusk On The Beach (Demo)
5. Javonntte - Tropical Feelings
6. Audrey Powne - Feed the Fire (Musclecars Dream Dub)
7.  Joaquin Joe Claussell - Progressive Roots 
8. Ron Trent - Magic Carnival
9. Resonating - J707
10. Phil Moffa - Alma Del Mundo - Photay Remix
11. Wallace - Papertrip
12. STR4TA - Lazy Days (Wallace Remix)
13. Stevie Wonder – Visions (House Remix)
14. Luther Vandross x Tall Black Guy - Since I Lost My Baby (The Spirit Remix)
15. Kerri Chandler & Arnold Jarvis - Music Is My Friend 
16. A Night With Dick (Kerri Chandler) - The Bar feat. E.Q a.k.a The XTC Queen 
17. UGNG - UGNG 4.2
18. Timmy Regisford - Umi Says (Main Mix)
19. Trinidadian Deep - Island Roots Sonics (Main Mix)
20. DFRA, Shaka - Supernatural
21. Earl’s BOOOM!!! - NEP​-​2
22. GeeW – Still In Love 
23. DJ King Tutt - Pray (Main Version)
24. Donald Byrd - Love’s So Far Away 
25. Los Conquistadores Chocolates (Version)
26. Collettivo Immaginario - Tempo Al Tempo (Patrick Gibin edit)
27. Krewcial - Elaboritz
28. Omar - Benefit (Kai Alce NDATL Dub 2)
29. Henry Wu & Earl Jeffers - Projections
30. Chrissy - Composition For Sampler, Flexatone, & Vibraslap
31. ?
32. Kerri Chandler– Coro (The Colonial Mentality) (Kaoz 6:23 Dark Mix)
33. Alcatraz - Giv Me Luv (Original Mix)

PS: coming to play records in New York City this week: March 14-18th. The vibe will be quite different. Expect to hear a very eclectic 5-hrs set @ Port Said in Manhattan this Friday and 5-hrs Set @ Carousel in Brooklyn next day, Saturday. 

Upcoming DJ Gigs:

Fri 3.15 Port Sa’id 8 pm | NYC
Sat 3.16 Carousel 9 pm | NYC
Sat 3.23 Allegory 9 pm | Washington DC
Thu 4.4 Touch of Classics @ Darling Rooftop | Hard Rock Cafe 8 pm | NYC
Fri 4.5 Cafe Balearica Bar 9 pm | NYC
Sat 4.6 Crown Inn 8:30 pm | NYC
Thu 4.11 The National Art Gallery 6 pm | Washington DC 
Fri 4.12 Allegory 9 pm | Washington DC
Thu 4.18 The Feel Room | Washington DC
Fri 5.3 Private event | NYC
Sat 5.4 El Techo | Washington DC
Fri 5.10 Eavesdrop 8 pm | NYC
Fri 5.10 Razor=n-Tape Shop 4 pm | NYC
Sat 5.11 TBC | NYC
Sun 5.26 Private event | NYC

RUSTAM OSPANOFF - SPECIAL HOUSE MIX FOR SOHO RADIO (JAZZYSTAN | MARCH 9TH 2024)

ELTB x Radio Alhara - 12.03.24

Cleo Sol - Self (Forever Living Originals)
Cleo Sol - Life Will Be (Forever Living Originals)
Jalen Ngonda - Come Around And Love Me(Daptone Recording)
Starve - Put The BS Aside (Everland)
Tim Maia - Sossego (Mr. Bongo)
Temu - Love Dancing (Tugboat Editions)
E. Live - Night Raid (Star Creature)
Opolopo - X Machine (Not On Label)
Light Of The World - Something For Noting (Ensign Records)
The Main Ingredient - Work To Do (RCA)
Sly & The Family Stone - Family Affair (Studio Rio) (Legacy)
Waldir Calmon E Seus Multisons - Afro Som (Mr. Bongo)
Psyché - Hekate (Four Flies Records)
Eleven 76 - The Scarab’s Quest (Mocambo)
Glass Beams - Kong (Research Records)
Yin Yin - Shiatsu For Dinner (Glitterbeat)
Charles Earland - I Will Never Tell (CBS)
Candy Bowman - Since I Found You (Love Is Better Than Ever) (RCA)
Melba Moore - Stranding Right Here (Buddah Records)
Firefly - Love (Is Gonna Be On Your Side) (Emergency)
Trouble - E Flat Boogie (Al & The Kidd Records)
Congress - Neptune (Backatcha)
Con Funk Shun - Lady’s Wild (Mercury)
Semi Skimmed - Jog On (Semi Skimmed Edits)
Black Ivory - Mainline (Buddah Records)
Gayle Adams - Stretchin’ Out (Epic)
Billy Boomer - You Can’t Hide (Mr. Bongo)

ELTB x Radio Alhara

ELTB x Radio Alhara - 12.03.24

A mix for the homies at GOODHOOD.

55 minutes of soulful, psychedelic and eclectic grooves <3

ENJOY

Yas

https://goodhoodstore.com/goodvibes/good-vibes-87-mixed-by-yasmin

Tracklist:
The Defaulters - Gentle Man
Anderson Paak ft. BJ The Chicago Kid - The Waters 
Black Star - Little Brother
Curtis Mayfield - You’re So Good To Me
Ana Mazzotti - Roda Mundo
The Kooks - Sweet Emotion
Jan Hammer Group - Don’t You Know
Rahsaan Roland Kirk - Spirits Up Above
Little Simz ft. Cleo Sol - Selfish 
I.M Yoni ft. Yasmin - Perfect Place
Payphone ft. Tigerlight - Subconscient Lamentation
Sault - Up All Night
Doris Day - Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps
Outkast - Funkin Around
Bluestaeb ft. Aréna - Left & Right

GOOD VIBES 87: YASMIN

Volume 35 comes to us from far away to the east. Shuya Okino offers up 2 hours of club jazz and crossover music.

He is the founding member of KYOTO JAZZ MASSIVE who released their first album in 1994. KYOTO JAZZ MASSIVE made history as the only Japanese artists ever to have a single at No.1 on the BBC Radio ZUBB chart for 3 consecutive weeks with 'Eclipse' which was on their second album ’Spirit of the Sun’ 2002.  These albums made KJM one of the most influential groups in the crossover scene worldwide and Shuya has performed in over 40 countries and 140 cities. 

Shuya Okino is also the producer of The Room club, Shibuya, one of the most vital venues worldwide in supporting Club Jazz/Crossover music.

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TRACKLIST
- The Land of Spirit and Light (Part 1)/Michael White
- That's What She Said/George Duke
- Touch/12 Senses
- One 2Gether/Mausiki Scales
- This Is Not Your Job (Art Of Tones Afrobeat Dub) / Da Lata ft.Diabel Cissokho
- 2000 Blacks Got to Be Free/Fela Kuti & Roy Ayers Ubiquity
- Can't You See Me/Boogsie
- The Path 2011/Lovebirds
- Carypso Breakdown/RALPHMcDONALD
- Funky Pippo (Original Mix)/Paul Older
- Strength (Freeform Reform)/Freeform Five & Carolyn Harding
- Remember Me (Yuksek Extended Remix)/Risk Assessment ft.Jemeni G
- Mountains (Extended Mix)/The Vision ft.Andreya Triana
- Jazz Carnival (DJ Meme Original Discotheque Mix)/Azimuth
- Venus & Mars (Jamie 3:26 Edit)/BSTC
- DOWN TOWN/Sugar Babe
- My Baby's Got ESP (12" Version)/Four Below Zero
- How have you been(Hollins)/Blood Hollins with Jean Lang
- Naked (feat. IVAR & Berenice van Leer)/Kraak & Smaak
- We Are the Sun/SAULT
- The Blessing Song/ Michael White

Radio Moody 35 - Hitotsu ni natte (One 2gether) by Shuya Okino

Sonar Kollektiv was founded in 1997 by Jazzanova. Designed as a platform for own releases it soon attracted numerous new discoveries and like-minded musicians to lead their trumps right here. Still it was never the intention of Sonar Kollektiv to pursue one specific sound or provide an already existing scene. Each and every release on the label (450 and counting) was at all times meant to illustrate the musical taste of the collective, its flavourful development and recollection of past sounds. The various compilations and label showcases played a big part of it. From the renowed „Secret Love“ compilation (No. 6 will be released these days), the „Computer Incarnations For World Peace“ edition, the  „...Boadcasting“ and „....Mixing“-series to the „Romanian Jazz“ label showcase Sonar Kollektiv continuously cares about broadening its own and the horizon of any type of music lovers. How broad this horizon can be expanded showed the release of Âme’s „Rej“ in 2005. Shorthandly minimal techno was redifined and at the same time the sublabel Innervisions (runned by Dixon) was leveraged to worldwide fame. Other milestones in the eventful history of Sonar Kolletiv were the discovery of the New Zealand reggae soul combo Fat Freddy’s Drop (2005), the debuts by Micatone (2003), Benny Sings (2005), Clara Hill (2003) and Eva Be (2004), the first releases by Dimlite (2003), Tricksi (2006), Christian Prommer’s Drumlesson (2007), as well as Georg Levin (2005) and his collaborative project with Dixon, Wahoo (2004). Also for some of today’s legends of more sophisticated electronic music, like Ulrich Schnauss, Ben Klock and Marcin Kozlowski (now a member of Whitest Boy Alive) Sonar Kollektiv offered a stepping stone to their international careers. And in 2003 a certain Eric Wahlforss released his first record here, just before founding Soundcloud.

When at the end of 2009 the rate of fire ceased some thought the label is running on empty or lost touch to contemporary sounds. But the releases of this year so far should prove doubters wrong. The remix album „Jazzanova Upside Down“ (released in January) gathers the who’s who of the currenty most happening and game-changing DJs and producers (Henrik Schwarz, Motor City Drum Ensemble, Filippo Moscatello, Manuel Tur, Mark E, and more) to catapult Jazzanova classics into the future. By signing Phil Gerus from Moscow, the new project Hot Coins out of the UK, EnaWadan from South Africa and the pan-Geman duo Paskal & Urban Absolutes four of the most promising new acts slantingly offside the dancefloor have been added to the already impressive roster. And once again all true pop aficionados with an addiction for soul and a genuine craft in songwriting are pierced to the heart with the brand new albums by FETSUM („The Colors Of Hope“) and Micatone („Wish I Was Here“).

But what is the formula of success of the Berlin based label? A dance music imprint that – with a few exceptions – actually doesn’t release club music? Is it even after all exactly this? Delievering music for prior to, succeeding and one day after a club night?

There’s no other German record label that can boast such an adventurous range of styles: reggae, folk, electronica, jazz, funk, calypso, house, techno and now also chillwave, dubstep, dream pop, and so on. At Sonar Kollektiv there’s somehow room for everything. Still, all of the 250 and counting releases have one common denominator: It’s music made out of passion - without any financial aim or attemps of ingratiation. From and for music lovers.

The Space In Between [Radio] with Delfonic // 09-15-2023

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