Aswad...thank you man for another show of great guests, music, and conversation!!! Happy Holidays Mate!!

Aswad you played that ‘Queen of Hearts’ track right when Covid was easing at the beginning of 2021!! Nice!!!

please do a mix with those soulversions :)

Mint Condition Radio Show with DJ Randy Ellis and special guest: Clive Gardiner (of UK Funk Duo McKenzie and Gardiner)
Aired originally on the Mint Condition Radio Show with DJ Randy Ellis(NTS)10/25/21: https://www.nts.live/shows/mint-condition/episodes/mint-condition-25th-october-2021

Order McKenzie and Gardiner 7": https://cqqlrecords.bandcamp.com/album/mckenzie-gardiner-got-to-get-away-2020-from-time

Mint Condition w DJ Randy Ellis and Clive Gardiner (NTS) 10/25/21

This month on Studio Funk we welcome curator, DJ, the man of leisure — Miche. Over the past years Miche has been contributing heavily to the funk and soul scene in the U.K. From being a leading music programmer of London’s number 1 listening bar Spiritland, through to working and collaborating with various artists, musicians and DJs he is now entering his next chapter — releasing his new compilation on world renown record label, Mr Bongo; With Love Vol.1. Here on Studio Funk we get an exclusive preview and insight behind the highly anticipated project.

S4 EP10 - Miche

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)

https://cqqlrecords.bandcamp.com/album/walter-thomas-i-wanna-get-witcha

"I Wanna Get Witcha" is a mid tempo love song, playfully serenading a long-time love interest to elevate their friendship into a romantic endeavor. The flirtatious lyrics and sweet plea in Walter’s voice illustrate a flourishing connection between a man and a woman he has known for quite some time.

Walter Thomas wrote and recorded "I Wanna Get Witcha" in North Chicago, Illinois in 1987, and the track was eventually released in the UK by Bay Breeze records on CD in 2000. In 2008, the tune was pressed up as a small run white label promo 7". We were then introduced to this soulful Chicago dance floor starter at the legendary, San Francisco-based dance party Sweater Funk via the deep crates of veteran Selector DJ Kirk. Our reissue is a re-mixed and re-mastered version, accompanied by its previously unreleased instrumental.

Walter Thomas - A - I Wanna Get Witcha

I came back the other week with a bag full of records I grabbed while in NYC to play for you all, but that will have to wait. In the past few days, two of the best to ever do it have transitioned after living incredible lives and giving all of us so much music and inspiration - Ahmad Jamal and Ivan "Mamao" Conti. It only felt right to pay tribute to them both on this episode. I tried to play some tunes, especially from Jamal's catalogue, that aren't the big sample-famous ones, but are favorites none the same.

I've done two other mixes dedicated to Jamal in the past, who is my favorite pianist ever, whose music has been so important to me, whose records my dad passed down to me. Admittedly only in more recent years have I become more familiar with Conti's work, and have completely fallen in love with it. 

Salute to these giants!

April 19 2023

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Pullin from the Stacks - Episode 224 (Ahmad and Mamao)

PT. 2 (BONUS) "Day Care" Radio Show w/ DJ Randy Ellis & The Alaia, featuring special guest Mr. Big Happy
Recorded and Mixed Live at Cafe De Nadie (CDMX)
Listen to pt. 1 here: https://soundcloud.com/cqqlrecords/day-care-on-nts-w-dj-randy-ellis-the-alaia-mr-big-happy-050823

PT. 2 Cafe De Nadie Bonus Day Care w/ DJ Randy Ellis, The Alaia & Mr. Big Happy 05.08.23

Listen back to 120 minutes of tracks selected by Jeff Higgins and Rich Medina featuring artists from the likes of Baque Luar, Róisín Murphy, Joyce Campbell and more. 

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Sweet Nothings w/ Jeff Higgins & Rich Medina - September 2023

As promised, the second half of the special two part episode with Mr Static King - J Scienide. We continue our conversations regarding the Hip Hop honours - 50 year’s milestone, but we also go into J Scienide’s discography to discuss the releases and collaborations of the past few years. The buck doesn’t stop there…with records to burn, Aswad shares plenty of favourites from the collection to round things off in good fashion.

J Scienide - Part 2

Welcoming back to the podcast, we have Sam Don to share and discuss his latest release, Just A Touch (Athens of the North, 2023) — the new compilation focusing on underground U.K Soul. Together, Aswad and Sam discuss the term ‘Street Soul’ and what it means to them, the culture, the impact it created in a short space of time. Sam shares the inspiration behind the project, working closely with artists to resurface these rare, and sometimes lost and forgotten music.

Sam Don - Just A Touch

"Day Care" Radio Show w/ The Alaia & DJ Randy Ellis 
aired on NTS Radio 11/20/23
Tracklist and Original Episode here: https://www.nts.live/shows/day-care/episodes/day-care-20th-november-2023

Day Care on NTS w/ The Alaia & DJ Randy Ellis 11.20.23

We had the pleasure to have Ken Okuda as our special guest at the Sonar Kollektiv office. He played a very enjoyable mix deep into Soulful House and Broken Beat from artists such as Theo Parrish, Zeitgeist Freedom Energy Exchange, Chez’N Trent, D’Monk, Yoofee, Jazzanova and others.

We hope we can brighten up your day with this episode, because music is the healing force.

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Ken Okuda from the Space In Between // 12-08-2023

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

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