This week on the moodroom, the mood priest is joined by the mood pope. Visiting from Singapore, the moodpope, dae’s sister Marv and her man DC review a few moments from the weekend together in Seoul. The top picks are dancing sheep, slippery walls, tender lips, and a fat boy.

Dae and zEEb’s song selection from the week starts with a few funk tracks including the carribean soul influenced George McCrae’s ‘Sitting in Limbo’. A cool track from Willie Bobo, that was later sampled in Gil Scott Heron’s ‘Racetrack in France’, which is also featured in this week’s moodroom.

The second mood is a few disco funk tracks, with back to back selections from the Funky Aleems, and energized cheese encrusted synth soul disco track from 2 tons of Fun. This track ‘I got the feeling’ was re-edited by Deep Sang, one of the moodroom’s favorite DJs.

In mood 3, zEEb dives into some house starting out with Munk’s ‘Tipsy’ from the album Bird and the Beat. The top track of the week- ‘Off my mind’ from Moonboots, makes daeYO! bounce and boogie from head to toe every time he hears it. Also featured is the amazing new track out of Europe, Lee Stevens & the beautiful People with Ridin’ High. This is followed by two tracks that mix melancholy and happinesss. The first a re-edit by DJ APT ONE of the Spinners track- I’ll Be there, followed by a remix of the Talking Heads-This must be the place.

A family mood

This week daeYO! and zEEb drop you into the Jungle and lead you to the disco. Starting with a few tracks from Nigeria including an intro from Joni Haastrups- " Greetings". Known as Nigeria's Soul brother number one, Haastrup began his career in the mid sixties with  saxophonist Orland Julius. 

Psychedelia follows with Funkadelic's 'How do yeaw view you?.' zEEb gives you a brief taste of this acid-driven track from 1976. Following this short colorful trip, zEEb guides back to Lagos, to listen to the powerful and political voice of Fela Kuti, one of daeYO!'s hereos. Fela's Lyrics are potent and vividly describe the chaos that he and his fellow Nigerians endured during the Nigerian-Biafran War that went on from 1967 – 1970 and the civil turmoil that followed. Between 1 – 3 million people died during this war. The track features ‘Sorrow, Blood & Tears’ came out during the military rule of Obasanjo, Fela’s most hated enemy.

Leaving Nigeria, the moodroom swings through Kenya for a track from Wganda Kenya before stopping in with the legendary Bobby McFerrin and a track from his circlesongs album. McFerrin pulled some of the best vocalists from jazz, classical, and musical theater to create the sacred music of tribal gatherings.  Bobby says, "One of the simplest and most direct ways of praying and meditating is through singing and singing in community is exceptionally powerful."

And through the Jungle we run finding ourselves on the autobahn and shifting into 5th gear with a track from Fritz Kalkbrenner’s Suolmates Album. The track by Johnson Products blends the tribal vibrations of the earlier tracks into a melting pot of afro-latin disco. zEEb’s wanted to let everyone it aint a game, it's a Love Thang, by playing First Choice’s track ‘Love Thang’. This track eases into the strings of a track by Delegation from 1979. zEEb and DaeYO re-cut this track, making sure they PICKED the best parts for you. 

As featured on the last mix, zEEb grabbed a lovely break from DJ Apt One’s philly mix. DJ Apt One is a legend in Philly, melding together funk, soul and disco with the sounds of today.

No moodroom mix would be complete without atleast on track from the D’s Moodyman. This track from the Collection album is by far daeYO!’s favorite track. Featuring Amp Fiddler and and amazing sax, Charles Prophet Jr. would even be Envious of those pipes. 

The mix finishes off with a great track from Montana Sextet and La Pregunta, give you your fill of disco for the week. The final track is a Nigerian-German singer named Asa who will lift you up with the Soul Pop sound of Broda Ole (Brother Ole). This will surely give you a concrete smile. 

From the Jungle to the disco and off into the night on the Autobahn, daeYO! And zEEb will see you next week.

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