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For show 36 we have the multi talented Los Angeles based DJ and graphic designer The Alaia grace us with another super dope all vinyl mix!

Born and raised in LA on KDAY, The Beat, and Funkmosphere, The Alaia is attracted to music that has a feeling of perpetual summer and heat: soulful boogie funk, sexy disco, smooth g-funk, hard gangsta rap. She aspires to play music to make you bounce, to get you off your ass, to makes you want to cry, to make you wanna go home with a stranger, to makes you feel tuff enough to catch an attitude. 

Always discovering and rediscovering, she collects and selects vinyl and cassettes mostly, with some CDs here and there. She’s graced the Dublab and NTS airwaves, contributed a guest mix on Dash Radio, holds down a casual monthly residency on local online radio station VPN Radio, and has contributed guest dj mixes to an array of music selector series’ worldwide.

@the-alaia

https://www.instagram.com/the.alaia

Tracklist ---

Set The Tone - Dance Sucker (12" Club Version)
Funk Masters - Love Money '86
Pure Pimp - Can't Fade The Funk
Night Force & The Tom Cats - Search For Love
Perry Michael Allen - Turn On The Music
Equa - City Dub
TeeRoy Morris - Hold On Tight
Stanley Clarke & Bill Shields - Easy Listening
Asso - Don't Stop
Johnnie Taylor - I Want To Get Into You
Orlando Johnson And Trance - Turn The Music On
Omni - Warriors
Keith Sweat - My Mind Is Made Up
Dorian - Stacked To The "T"
Major Lance - Are You Leaving Me
Osiris - Consistency

FMO Funk - 036 | The Alaia

Summer is here! Aswad provides us some jams to accommodate the warm weather. First half of the show he plays a wide range of new music from modern funk through to jazz funk. Second half of the show he digs into the record collection and plays tracks finish off this summer soundtrack.

S3 EP7 - Business As Usual pt.2

Recorded live at Oakley Court in Windsor on Sunday 26th September 2021

Listen over speakers for better results (it's a mono recording)

A Sunday Afternoon at Oakley Court | 26th Sep (part 2)

Gospel Disco, Boogie & Soul special with collector, DJ and curator - Tone B. Nimble. Aswad and Tone get together to discuss his passion and the stories behind his latest music series ‘Soul Is My Salvation’. A series that showcases private press Gospel records that’s he’s discovered over the years. We take a deep dive into Gospel music, sharing music from Tone B. Nimble compilation series, Soul Is My Salvation and other notable artists & musicians from the spirit lifting genre. The show features a full roster of great artists and musicians including Mary Love Comer, United Spiritual Singers, Elbernita “Twinkie” Clark, Mckinley Sandifer, Fay Hill and many more!

Tracklist

S4 EP3 - Tone B Nimble

Mr Big Happy is one the great collectors on the scene who is actively seeking under the radar, obscure and lesser known funk and soul music. He pro actively does this whilst gathering insight directly from the artists and shares behind the scenes information related to the release. On the show, Aswad and Mr Big happy talk about why it’s important to him, and what drives his passion for collecting and sharing these relics of great music. Together they recorded nearly 2 hours of conversation — so let’s just say it’s been a long time coming for them to have a good chat. As you can expect the show is curated with music, and includes a soul 45s tribute mix for our special guest = the perfect summer podcast.

S4 EP7 - Mr Big Happy

WNUA...Ninety Five Point Fiiiiii-ivveeee!

If you're of a certain age, you recognize this jingle instantly!!

A former Chicago "Smooth Jazz" radio station and an institution in Chicago for many. This mix is dedicated to my Mom. Happy Belated Birthday! We used to listen to WNUA in her car all the time. I used to scoff at the Kenny G's of the world back then, but little did I know it would all come full circle. I'm playing these type of cuts in my sets and on the radio. 🎷

Tanisha and I were listening to a sick WNUA playlist on the way to my Mom's bday (9/25), and this mix idea came to me. I approached this as if I was asked to play a dj set on WNUA, so I played more of the soulful, dj-friendly cuts I recall them playing than the hot tub jazz. 🛀

I may make another version with more deep hot tub anthems if you guys are enjoying this Vocalo edition.

WNUA 95.5 (Tribute Mix)

Even though Mad Mats and Tooli runs a 'house label' we hope our various influences from other musical genres shine through the label's vast catalog. 

One strong influence on Local Talk is of course jazz, in any shape or form. So on our new '-ish' compilation series we thought we begin here...Jazz-ish.

The compilation is full of personal favorite jams from Local Talk. But some tracks stand out a little extra. Kai Alce's melodic remix of Munk is a personal fave and a true beauty, Kaidi Tatham's mix of Coflo is proper UK jazz-fusion boogie (ish.), Dean Zepherin's 'Blue Moon' is a classy jazz-funk number and Ron Trent's remix of Kyoto Jazz Sextet is as deep-jazz as it gets. 

Put em' all together and I hope you will hear what it's all about.JAZZ-ISH

Jazz-Ish is selected by Mad Mats

Local Talk Jazz-Ish

MIMS Guest Mix: MAD MATS presents "Jazz-ish" (The Jazzier side of Local Talk Records)

An all blue covers special for the latest Balamii show (without the talking) to show appreciation for all the front line workers during this tough time. Please stay safe out there and enjoy the music.

Tracklist: https://www.instagram.com/p/B_hyxGhJB89/

Video recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clZjT17tRs4&t=1707s

Watch on Youtube

Balamii - April 2020 soul x jazz x boogie

Forty Minutes of Funk is a weekly mix series hosted by @Kirollus celebrating the sound of boogie and 80's funk. Follow @fmofunk for more of your weekly funk mixes 🔥

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TRACKLIST ----

Home Boy - A Love Connection 
Patrice Rushen - Feel So Real 
Ron Banks - This Love Is For Real
Freeez - Can't Keep My Love
France Joli - Your Good Lovin'
Klymaxx - Wild Girls
Electric Mind - Zwei (Dub Version)
Vernon Burch - Do It To Me
Motivation - Motivation (Instrumental)
Melba Moore - You're Sweet Lovin'

FMO Funk - 015 | Kirollus

Forty Minutes of Funk is a weekly mix series hosted by @Kirollus celebrating the sound of boogie and 80's funk. Follow @fmofunk for more of your weekly funk mixes 🔥

instagram.com/kirollus__

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TRACKLIST ---

Kingdom - Don't Be Afraid 
Total Contrast - Sunshine (12" mix)
Midnight Star - Curious
Active Force - Give Me Your Love 
The Strangers ‎- Step Out Of My Dream (12" mix)
First Touch - Bayflower
Chas Jankel - 3,000,000 Synths
Leoparden ‎– Høyt Oppe
Paul Hardcastle - Rainforest (LP mix)
Reaction - Downtown Lady

FMO Funk - 016 | Kirollus

Mint Condition Radio Show with Randy Ellis (NTS)
A Tribute to Kenyan "K-Maxx" Hopkins mixed by Randy Ellis
Rest In Paradise
K-Maxx - "Selections" on Vinyl: https://k-maxx.bandcamp.com/album/selections
Originally Aired on NTS 1/18/21: https://www.nts.live/shows/mint-condition/episodes/mint-condition-18th-january-2021

Mint Condition - K-Maxx Tribute (NTS) 1/18/21

Studio Funk - podcast show created and hosted by Aswad. Showcasing his discoveries, music collection, and interviews the leading names in modern funk and soul.