Arad Yeini - Trumpet  || Ma'ayan Milo - Trombone || Gal Dahan - Saxophone || Ilan Smilan - Guitar || Lior Romano - Bass (Keytar) || Dan Mayo - Drums || Galla Borowski - Vocal

Recorded at  "DB Studios", Tel-Aviv, Israel
Mixed by Uri "Mixmonster" Wertheim
2011

Crazy Race (Roy Hargrove)

Available on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/sly-5th-ave-presents-akuma/id815716294

Sly5thAve - Deme (feat. denitia) [of denitia and sene]

On his recent trip to London, the man like Diggs Duke was gifted the keys to the Brownswood Basement. This playlist is the result of his vinyl rummagings, and it is pretty great. 

Tracklist:
Langston Hughes – Excerpt from ‘The Trumpet Player, 52nd Street’ (Black Forum)
Frank Foster & The Loud Minority – E.W. Beautiful People (Red Lion)
Leon Thomas – Prince of Peace (Soul Brother Records)
Moacir Santos – Haply Happy (Blue Note)
Salif Keita – Primpin’ (Mango)
Harold McKinney – Dolphin Dance (Tribe)
Hilton C. Felton – The Power Of Love, (It’s In My Heart) (Hilton’s Concept)
The Emotions – I Wouldn’t Lie (Columbia)

You can order Diggs' new EP "The Upper Hand and Other Grand Illusions" here:
smarturl.it/diggsdukeupperhand

Tracklist:
1. Forever Love Is Tainted
2. A Private Island
3. The Pinnacle (of Class and Taste)
4. Our Love Was Brand New
5. Covered in Cloth
6. Secrets Seem Rehearsed

Diggs Duke Keys To The Brownswood Basement Mix x HUCK Magazine

Coisa Nº4 -  Moacir Santos 

Trombone: Eduardo Santana
Sax: Oswaldo Lessa
Bateria: Pablo Silva
Guitarra: Felipe Chernicharo
Baixo: Sidão Santos
Percussão: Roque Miguel

Participação especial:

DJ Negralha
Efeitos: Pedro Tie
Remixe: Rodrigo Pacato

Coisa Nº 4

Track #4 from my protest album/EP entitled, The Mourning After, in tribute to the fallen men, women, and children of color who were murdered by a racist regime of evil police officers who never deserved to wear the badge, let alone handle a gun. It is not happenstance, not "fearing for their life", and certainly not justice when the vast majority of the murderers in blue are let off with little to no punishment at all.

I had to release my rage into the healing power of music, and it was this remake of Duke Pearson & Donald Byrd's "Cristo Redentor" that I felt was an appropriate song of mourning to express my deep sadness and anger at the systemic racism that was designed to bring about what few are calling (but is accurately) a genocide.

Anyway, I enlisted the talents of Jill Scott/Bootsy Collin tour trumpeter, Farnell Newton (@fnbeatsgalore), to cover Donald's iconic solo, but in his style and voicing, to express this sadness and melancholy through music. Yes, it comes out smooth and lounge jazzy, but it begins with a gunshot just to let you know that this is anything but relaxed and chill...more so a soulful way of saying goodbye while also preparing for the fight ahead for freedom, justice, and equality amongst ALL people...but if Black Lives Don't Matter in that equation...then ALL LIVES TRULY DON'T!

"Black Requiem (Cristo Redentor)" - feat Farnell Newton

The 2nd installment of Okayplayer's AREA CODES series
415, with @DJStillLife  
Recorded live at Samsung 837 in New York City.
twitter.com/DJStillLife
twitter.com/837NYC

:::: Tracklist ::::
Gabor Szabo – San Franciscan Nights
Fifty Foot Hose – Rose
Cold Blood – I Just Want To Make Love To You
Cold Blood – Kissing My Love
Linda Tillery – Freedom Time
The Loading Zone – Can I Dedicate
 Sugar Pie Desanto – Git Back
De La Soul – Area (Still Life Area Codes edit)
San Quinn, E-40, Richie Rich – Timing
Lee Oskar / DJ Shadow – San Francisco Bay / Three Freaks (DJ Still Life blend)
Rappin’ 4-Tay – Playaz Club
The Jacka feat. Andre Nickatina – Glamorous Lifestyle
LoveRance feat. E-40 – Up!
2Pac feat. Digital Underground – I Get Around
Mariah Carey feat. ODB – Fantasy (loop)
Sage The Gemini feat. Iamsu! – Gas Pedal
Sly & The Family Stone – Trip To Your Heart
Sly & The Family Stone – Loose Booty
JT The Bigga Figga feat. RBL Posse – SFC
Ray Luv – Get My Money On
IMP feat. Cellski & Dre Dog – Frisco
RBL Posse – Don’t Give Me No Bammer Weed
Steve Miller Band – Fly Like An Eagle (DJ Still Life edit)
Grateful Dead – Shakedown Street
Con Funk Shun – Ffun
DJ Zeph feat. Raashan Ahmad – Floorwax
Boz Skaggs – Lowdown
Sly & The Family Stone – Thank You (Falettin Me Be Mice Elf Again)
Cool Benny – Wobble Cha
Santana – Oye Como Va
Aromadozesski Therapy – Strudle Strut
Sapo – Been Had
The Doobie Brothers – Long Train Runnin’ (Yosaku Blue Eyed Soul edit)
Sylvester – Over And Over
Andre Nickatina feat. San Quinn – A Yo
E-40 – Choices (Warriors version)
4 Non Blonds – What’s Going On
Jefferson Airplane – Somebody To Love
Blue Cheer – Summertime Blues
The Beau Brummels – Just A Little
The Doobie Brothers – Jesus Is Just Alright
Huey Lewis & The News – The Heart Of Rock N Roll
Tommy Tutone – 867-5309 Jenny
Starship – We Built This City
Dr. Octagon – Bear Witness
Handsome Boy Modeling School – Holy Calamity
Folk Implosion – Natural One
Faith No More – Midlife Crisis
Chris Isaac – Wicked Game
Big Brother & The Holding Company – Piece of My Heart
Soft Touch – Plenty of Action
Young Cellski – Living In Da Bay
Darondo – Didn’t I (re-edit)
The Paris Sisters – I Love How You Love Me
 

AREA CODES: (415) ft DJ Still Life

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

Pre-Order

Premiere: Courtney Pine feat. Omar - Butterfly

Juicy - Roy Hargrove

What would happen if you lock up a bunch of producers and musicians from different backgrounds into a studio complex for several days and give them complete creative freedom to record whatever they like? 

This is the question that music label INI Movement asked themselves. They decided to set up an experiment in their own studio complex in Haarlem. They invited a varied group of artists consisting of several members of brass band Gallowstreet, Rilan & The Bombardiers, Umoja & Pitch Controller Mitch. 

Guests that stopped by include Freshy Jazz and members of The Mauskovic Dance Band. The above mentioned contributors have helped each other with their personal projects but have never recorded in such a 'supergroup jam session type setting' where there was no directive style to the project. It could be seen as a collaboration in the style of supergroups like Soulquarians, Native Tongue or Odd Future. 

The result is a blend of different genres where the styles, tastes & speciality of each contributor meet. This is displayed in the tracks 'Berimbao' and 'Crappy Samba' where Umoja, best known for their tropical tracks and edits, is backed up with live recorded brass sections by members of Gallowstreet. Or Pitch Controller Mitch 
(formerly known as DJ for the group Pete Philly & Perquisite) not only contributing as producer, but also experimenting with his own vocals on 'Give It To Ya' & ‘A Star Is Born’. Also Rilan (lead singer of Rilan & The Bombardiers) can be heard on several songs including ‘Put Yo Feet Up Off The Wall’ where he complements the Disco & Funk drenched track with his raw vocal appearance. 

The young and talented multi-instrumentalist Lucas van Ee (Saxophonist in the group Gallowstreet) showcases himself as an established producer in many of the productions. 

The Collaboration 
Just like the collaboration between producers & musicians, collaborations have also taken place in the creation of the artwork (Photography by INDVDU edited in collages by visual artist Harm van Ee) and the creation of three music videos to be released along the way (one of which displays choreography by international dance phenomenon Roche Apinsa). The name Birdhouse is drawn from the nickname of INI's studio complex where this all went down. We dub this album 'Birdhouse Sessions Vol. 1' as an ode to this beautiful place that allows us to share our passion and experience complete creative freedom. One Love.

Recorded at Birdhouse Studios 
Mixed by Job André de la Porte & Lucas van Ee 
Artwork: Harm van Ee 
Photography: INDVDU

Birdhouse Sessions Vol.1

Birdhouse - Sunrise

An hour of seeds and things and flowers for @nts_live. 

Tracklist: https://www.nts.live/shows/guests/episodes/mark-wayward-7th-april-2019 

(Couple of updates to the tracklist: the Teena Marie track is an extended edit I made for the mix rather than just the reprise, and the version of Roberta Flack's "Feel like making love" is the Reflex Revision).

Springtime Special for NTS Radio - 07.04.19

A recording of the complete set of new music created and performed at Band on the Wall by residency participants under the direction on Michael League, Robert "Sput" Searight and Bill Laurance in the week of 28th January to 1st February 2013

Snarky Puppy Residency at Band on the Wall

timchatt