DJ Tom Thump has been moving dance floors, bringing smiles for a few glorious years now. Originally from Detroit, with a stop in Los Angeles and now San Francisco, his immersion and knowledge of the world of dance music (and good music in general), combined with his skills DJing, allow the musical language of each style to speak clearly and powerfully.
Formally manager and buyer at the world renowned Groove Merchant Records, San Francisco. Most recently sponsored by SOL REPUBLIC Headphones (solrepublic.com) Tom is currently Co-Producing with DJ BMG (EctoMorph, Detroit) the FUNKADELIC REMIX PROJECT for Westbound Records. Featuring mixes/edits and covers from Tom Thump, Carl Craig, Claude Young, Marcellis Pittman, Moodymann, The Dirtbombs, Recloose, Alton Miller, Mike Banks, BMG, and others...
Touring the world Tom has also played gigs in London, Berlin, Budapest, Basel, Montreal, Vancouver, Seattle, New York, Denver, Auckland, Sydney, and Melbourne.
Tom has played alongside Gilles Peterson, Kruder and Dorfmeister, Mark Farina, Thievery Corporation, Fat Freddy's Drop, Nickodemus, Morrissey, Jamiroquai, Femi Kuti, Tricky, Morcheeba, The Original Meters, Roy Ayers, Gang of Four, George Clinton, Boozoo Bajou, Bonobo, Herbert, 4Hero and many more.
He has Programmed/Sequenced and Mixed six commercially released Compilations on Cosmic Flux (SF) and Kinkysweet Records(LA),and has released a remix of San Francisco Producer/Artist Romanowski with DJ U9lift,also, producing a booty moving remix of Funkadelic's "Standing on the Verge of Getting It On" with DJ Smash (Blue Note Records). In this time, Tom has also hosted and played at some of San Francisco's biggest, and best club nights, such as, Release, Budonkadonk!, Twice as Nice, Mushroom Jazz and Loose Joints!. Often boundary pushing, always satisfying.
CD Releases: Panatone:Warm -Cosmic Flux Musiq Midnight Soul 1 -Kinkysweet Records Midnight Soul 3 -Kinkysweet Records Loft Party:Sydney -Kinkysweet Records Frequent Flyer: Havana -Kinkysweet Records Also A+R on After Dark:New York Revisited and After Dark:Chicago Revisited
Events and Venues: FACEBOOK Event 12/11 SF City Hall SF MOMA Openings and Corporate Sponsored Events THE PEPSI FESTIVAL Budapest, Hungary RED BULL DAYLIGHT FESTIVAL Auckland, NZ THE JAZZ CAFE, London GOOGLE Event, Lake Tahoe "NightLife" at the Academy of Sciences ORACLE, Christmas Party on Treasure Island Icer Air Event, AT&T Park YELP Pool Party, San Jose KPMG Christmas Party, The Four Seasons PIXAR Car Toons Wrap Party, Sausalito iNDUSTRIAL LIGHT AND MAGIC Star Trek Wrap Party Yerba Buena Center for the Arts ABC Sitcom, In House DJ plus Wrap Party, Burbank Dennis Kucinich Benefit, St Marys College Start SOMA Openings, Hotel des Artes APPLE Apps Event The W Hotel The Clift Hotel Armani Exchange Event Miss Sixty/Energie Event Art Openings 111 Minna Street Gallery Blinkx Private Event J Date Event Puma Store Event Zip Car Event SONY Event Oatv Event RAPTR Private Event Wedding Ceremonies and Receptions, San Francisco to Carmel to Napa Indian Wedding Receptions and Sangeets.
Talented International Artists Tom's Played Alongside: De La Soul, Jamie Lidell, The Meters, Morcheeba, Jurassic 5, Ladytron, Tricky, Kruder & Dorfmeister, Fat Freddy's Drop, Natural Self, Bonobo, P Funk Allstars, Morrissey, SantoGold, Nickodemus, Kraak n Smaak, Legba's Light (Miles Davis All Star Band), Thievery Corporation, Social Distortion, Jazzanova, Wagonchrist (Luke Vibert), Roy Ayers, United Future Organisation, Norman Jay, Miguel "Migs", Charles Webster, Femi Kuti, Gavin Smith (Mr. Bongo/Disorient Records), Truby Trio, Koop, John Beltran, DJ Smash, Madrid de los Austrias, Dennis Ferrer, Nicola Conte, Turntables on the Hudson, Desmond Williams, Lamb, Alton Miller, Nu Spirit Helsinki, Kaskade and Gilles Peterson, and many others. All Styles & Smiles...
AZLA “GOING BACK TO MY ROOTS” OMAR “IT’S SO….” (REMIX)MONIE LOVE “GRANDPA’S PARTY” (SOUL II SOUL -LOVE II LOVE MIX) THE DIDDYS “INTERGALACTIC LOVE SONG” (BLACK HOLE EDIT)
. Note: The sound quality is not good on that last track, because I scared it off the web.) Amazing S. Rollins performance though. Listen for the circular breathing at the end!JOE PASS “A TIME FOR US” (BLACK HOLE EDIT)CHARLES EARLAND “MERCY”JACK HAMMER “SWIM” (SOUL FLIP EDIT)DUSTY DONUTS W-EMMA NOBLE “RUNNING AWAY”BRIAN AUGER “WHENEVER YOUR READY” (JOE CLAUSSELL OVERDUB MIX) LEONARD COHEN/SONNY ROLLINS (R.I.P.)/WAS (NOT WAS) “WHO BY FIRE” (OFF YOUTUBE-LIVE STUDIO RECORDING FROM “NIGHT MUSIC” SHOW NBC 1989)
CONGO ASHANTI ROY “BREAKING DOWN THE PRESSURE” MARK STEWART “JERUSALEM” (based on a Poem by William Blake) [Free Palestine!]DUB SYNDICATE “POUNDING SYSTEMS”BIM SHERMAN “STOP THAT TRAIN”
Back out on the Patio. Knee deep in a lovely eclectic Vinyl set. Then 2 hours in, the rain came. I presevered, eventually on 1 tt. QUARTETO NOVO “ALGODAO"24 KARAT BLACK “SKELETON COAST”YELLOWTAIL W-MARK MURPHY “SEASONS IN MY MIND” (RICHARD E REMIX W- JAKE TELFORD)ADDICT AMEBA “POR NOSTALGIA”SKELETONS “POSTIVE FORCE”ROY AYERS “THE THIRD EYE” (GATOR BOOTS MIX)OLIVER DOLLAR & ADMIN (FT. APROPOS) 'BEFORE YOU"ALTON MILLER “SUPER HERO”NICOLA CONTE “UMOJA” (JOAQUIN’S RHYTHM DUB)SABU MARTINEZ “HOTEL ALYSSA” (DANNY KRIVIT EDIT)LOLOMAN “LUMINA” (BLACK TRUFFLE EDITS)CHEZ DAMIER/CAMILLE/NICO LAHS “SUNNY”RAH BAND “MESSAGE FROM THE STARS” (LONG WAVE MIX)MAGIC SOURCE “VOODOO RAY” (A GUY CALLED GERALD)CARMEL 3000 “SUPER RAPIDO” (SIRS CUT)DAVID LYNCH “GHOST” (WOLF & LAMB EDIT)BOD DYLAN “KNOCKIN’ ON HEAVENS DOOR” (BAD REPUTATION EDIT)CINDY LEE “DIAMOND JUBILEE”PULP “PENCIL SKIRT/COMMON PEOPLE”JESUS & MARY CHAIN “APRIL SKIES” (EXTENDED)NICK LOWE “CRUEL TO BE KIND”THE SMITHS “BIGMOUTH STRIKES AGAIN” (DEMO VERSION)THE GO-BETWEENS “RIGHT HERE”[[THUNDER STORM]]SPOON “THE FITTED SHIRT”THE CHARLATANS “WEIRDO”THE THREE JOHNS “SOLD DOWN THE RIVER” (EXTENDED)BENEDIKT FREY “SHE’S LOST CONTROL” (JOY DIVISION)SAD LOVERS & GIANTS “IMAGINATION”OWEN PALLETT “THE GREAT ELSEWHERE” Jupiter, Berkeley,Ca. 3/2025
Devon Turnbull’s HiFi Pursuit Listening Room Dream No. 2 was an immersive audio installation that provided visitors with a chance to experience exceptional high-fidelity music playback on HIS completely custom built soundsystem. He invited operators who are noted record collectors, from the Bay & beyond. Including myself, Beck, Mark Ronson, Wonway Posibul, Tommy Guerrero, “Cool” Chris Veltri, Dan Gentile, Prince Language, Vinnie Esparza, TJ Gorton & more. https://www.sfmoma.org/devon-turnbull-listening-room-schedule/-FRIPP & ENO “WIND ON WATER/EVENING STAR" Soaring.-RAYMOND RICHARDS “MESCAL SHAKES” -THE KLF (EXCERPT FROM) "CHILL OUT” LP. Ambient pranksters.-THE BOOKS W/JOSE GONZALEZ “CELLO SONG” Nick Drake tune.-NICO “THESE DAYS” Jackson Browne song.-EDDIE CHACON “MY MIND IS OUT OF IT’S MIND” -ALDOUS HARDING “THE BARRELL” Perfect.-MOMUS “THE CHARM OF INNOCENCE” Momus (the Greek God of Sarcasm) Wicked.-PANDA BEAR “COMFY IN NAUTICA” Great Lp.-ARCHIE SHEPP GROUP “SONG FOR MOZAMBIQUE (A SEA OF FACES)” “there is a beautiful sound that is heard, it begins with an African word” Powerful. One of Shepp’s best.-CODONA “MUMAKATA" Kalimba vibe ritual. On the iconic ECM label.-THE USER "-^^-%^%^%” From “Symphony for Dot Matrix Printers no. 2” for 21 Dot Matrix Printers.-MY FIELD RECORDING OF BRIAN ENO’S “MUSIC FOR AIRPORTS 1/1” 1980, I drove up to the “NEW MUSIC AMERICA FESTIVAL” in Minneapolis. My Tape Recorder in tow. Brian Eno had just released “Music For Airports” The Festival was piping it into the Bus Stops at the Nicolett Bus Mall, downtown (as well as at the Airport!). (Recording from a now well worn Cassette.)-THE DECEMBERISTS “ON THE BUS MALL” A favorite LP of this century. -SEEFEEL “CHARLOTTE’S MOUTH” Got back into Shoegaze music during covid. Dubby, monolithic. -MILDLIFE “RARE AIR” MILDLIFE with one of their otherworldly, space anthems. -SLOWDIVE “STAR ROVING” Broke up in the early 90’s reformed in the ’00’s. Better than ever..-KING CRIMSON “FORMENTERA LADY/SAILOR’S TALE” One of the first things I thought of when I secured the session. A poetic,and dexterous journey.-MASSIVE ATTACK “SAFE FROM HARM” Bristol’s finest. One of my top 90’s tracks.-SOCCER96 W-ALABASTER DEPLUME “I WAS GONNA FIGHT FASCISM” A top track of the last set of years. Snarky vocal from Alabaster Deplume. Stakes are high. Donate, Call, Text, And VOTE like your life depends on it, because, it does. -GRAY W-GLENN O’BRIEN “WILLE MAYS, BOOM FOR REAL" Basqiat’s group from the *80’s”. Archival recording. Not sure if it has much to do with the great baseball player Willie Mays, but, it is a fever dream of a track.-RAHSAAN ROLAND KIRK W-BETTY NEALS “THEME FOR THE EULIPIONS” Perfect, with The Poetry of Betty Neals & soaring Sax worth of the one of a kind Rahsaan Roland Kirk. “…if there were no Sun, there would be this Song…” This is all the light you need!-YUSUF DAYES “BLACK CLASSICAL MUSIC”. Title track of the recent LP. New UK Jazz Drummer Yusuf Dayes with a track of Bop bliss.-ART ENSEMBLE OF CHICAGO W-FONTELLA BASS “THEME DE YOYO” The 3rd “must play” track. Fontella Bass’ dark, sexual lyrics, one of the best bands of the 70s The Funk/the Jazz/theSoul & the OUTNESS!-UKOKOS & JABCO EDIT “KEEP RISING ALL NIGHT LONG” A boisterous, jovial Medley of Kent Burke’s “Rising to the Top” & Mary Jane Girls “All Night Long”!-ARIEL KALMA JEREMIAH CHIU & MARTA SOFIA “TEN HOUR WAVE” One of the best albums of this year, from the unique “International Anthem” label. Rythmic, trance positive.-ROBERT ASHLEY “THE BACKYARD” The 4th “must play” of the session. Member of the collection of 60’s artists “Fluxus”, Robert Ashley from the LP “Private Parts” With tabla, etc. from “Blue” Gene Tyranny. Entrancing, calming, baffling, yum. (The record has been played a lot so a bit “crunchy” at the end.)-LAURIE ANDERSON “DIEGO (TIME TO GO)” Early piece about a security guard at the NYMOMA snapping people out of the “art trances” at closing time. Love Laurie.
KEYS & TRONICS ENSEMBLE “ME X YOU” (FIRST MIND VERSION)THE EARONS “LAND OF HUNGER” (DUB MIX)FELA KUTI “ROFOROFO FIGHT” (MR MENDEL EDIT)BACK 2 AFRIKA “COSMIC SAFARI”ORCHESTRA TUMBA AFRICA INTERNATIONAL “PITIE” (CAPTAIN PLANET EDIT )KABBALA “ASHEWO ARA” (DOUG GOMEZ REMIX)BRIAN JACKSON “MAMA WATA” (JOE CLAUSSELL SACRED RHYTHM VERSION)NICOLA CONTE & GIANLUCA PETRELLA “INFINITY”DUBTRIBE SOUND SYSTEM “DO IT NOW” (EXTENDED ORIGINAL)SHAUN ESCOFFERY “DAYS LIKE THIS” (DJ SPINNA MIX)THE GROOVE COLLECTIVE “I WANT YOU (SHE’S SO HEAVY) (ERIC KUPPER MIX)PHENOMENAL HANDCLAP BAND “TEARS” (STALLIONS REMIX)(GENERATOR DIED-SET ENDED 15 MINUTES EARLY)ALL WAX.
Summer Sounds of the (and influenced by the) Latin Diaspora for your pleasure. Music from Celia Cruz/Boogie Assasins/Yellowjackets/S-Tone Inc./Ochestra Makassy/Louie Vega/Barefoot Beats/ and more. Plus one YachtRockDiscoEdit.🙂
MARTINE GIRAULT “REVIVAL” (ORIGINAL)OMAR “THERE’S NOTHING LIKE THIS” D.C. LEE “THINGS WILL BE SWEETER”INCOGNITO “WILD & PEACEFUL” (KENNY DOPE MIX)SOUL II SOUL “I CARE (SOUL II SOUL)” (12” MIX)GURU W-D.C. LEE & RONNY JORDAN “NO TIME TO PLAY” (CJ MACINTOSH MIX)YOUNG DISCIPLES W-MC MELLO “YOUNG DISCIPLES THEME”SPIDER “TOGETHER AS ONE”LOSE YOUR MIND “LOSE YOUR MIND (IF 6 WAS 9)” (JIMI HENDRIX)MICA PARIS “YOUNG SOUL REBELS” (EXTENDED REMIX)ASSASSINS W- DIANA BROWN “THINK ABOUT IT” (TRIBE MIX)BRAND NEW HEAVIES “STAY THIS WAY” (SLAM REMIX)INNOCENCE “NATURAL THING” (INTERPOLATING PINK FLOYD “SHINE ON YOU CRAZY DIAMOND”)ORCHESTRA JB “COME ALIVE” (LOVE IN LONDON MIX)4HERO “NAIMA” (JOHN COLTRANE)GANGSTARR W-BRANFORD MARSALIS “JAZZ THING”SLEEVE “HIPNESS”INCOGNITO “ROOTS (BACK TO A WAY OF LIFE)”LEENA CONQUEST “BOUNDARIES” (FULL LENGTH MIX)FEDERATION “LIFE SO FREE” (UNDERDOG MIX)SARAH WINTON “TELL ME HOW”GOLDIE “INNER CITY LIFE” (BABY BOYS MIX)OUTSIDE “MINTY”MISTY OLDLAND “A FAIR AFFAIR (J’TAIME)” (MISTY’S MAGIC MIX)SOUL FAMILY SENSATION “I DON’T EVEN KNOW IF I CAN CALL YOU BABY” (MARSHALL JEFFERSON DANCE MIX)RAW STYLUS “PASS ME BY” (YO YO HONEY SOUTHSIDE MIX)4HERO “LES FLEURS” (ROTARY CONNECTION)ALL VINYL MIX. Jupiter, Berkeley 6-23-23 Downloadable.
EVERYTHING:adjacent Sessions are streams I present Weds (PostPunk/Shoegaze/Influences), Fridays (Jazz/Funk/Cosmic/Leftfield), Sundays (Balearic/Ambient/Experimental) all from 10p-Midnight+ Pacific Time. (All currently on short hiatus.) They appear at Mixcloud.com/Live/SaintSimonian. This is from Sunday 2/28/21/////// NADJA “DISAMBIGUATION/SIGN-EXPRESSION” RADIOHEAD “CLIMBING UP THE WALLS” (FILA BRAZILLIA MIX) RNA-ORGANISM “WEIMAR 22” MARTIN DENNY “EXOTICA” ROBERT NACKEN “MAJOMIN” MILDLIFE “IM BLAU” RYLEY WALKER & KIKAGAKU MOYO “SHRINKING THE DAY’ THE ORB “PERPETUAL DAWN” (ULTRABASS MIX) NUSRAT FATEH ALI KHAN “LAMENT” (EARTHTRIBE MIX) LE MYSTERE DES VOIX BULGARES “TRENKE TODORKE” HUGH HARDIE “LEARNING TO FLY” KOM’AH “MIRAGE” DAVID HOLLAND QUARTET “CONFERENCE OF THE BIRDS” NICK DRAKE “ONE OF THESE THINGS FIRST” DAEVID ALLEN “WISE MAN IN YOUR HEART” MAMMAN SANI “LIDDA” NADJA "UNEASY DESIRE” MARTIN DAVORIN JAGODIC “TEMPO FURIOSO” (PART 2)
Streaming Session from 12/11/20 SaintSimonian/DJ Tom Thump
Mixcloud.com/SaintSimonian
NICOLE MITCHELL “SHINY PARTITIONS” DUKE PEARSON “THE PHANTOM” TENDERLONIOUS & THE 22ARCHESTRA “THE SHAKEDOWN” NINA SIMONE “FUNKIER THAN A MOSQUITO’S TWEETER” PETER HERZBOLHEIMER “COREAN CHICK” LARRY ROSE BAND “WHO CONNED THE LADY” KAHIL EL’ZABAR “SKETCHES OF AFRO BLUE” (JOHN COLTRANE) HEEM THE MUSIC MONSTER “GOING DOWN (INCOGNITO)” FRAZELLE “TODAY IS THE DAY” (LINKWOOD CHOP) THE COUNTS “PACK OF LIES” “STAND ON THE WORD” (DANNY KRIVIT EDIT) ESTHER PHILLIPS “HOME IS WHERE THE HATRED IS” (DJ SOOPASOUL EDIT) (GIL SCOTT-HERON) DJ KRUSH “JUST WANNA TOUCH HER” (STONED JAZZ MIX) LINTON KWESI JOHNSON “FIVE NIGHTS OF BLEEDING” SAULT “THE BEGINNING & THE END” BOBBY KONDERS W-MUTABARUKA “DIS POEM” (RON TRENT AFRICAN BLUES MIX) KIKO NAVARRO “E-MAG-IN” JAH WOBBLE “SEA-SIDE SPECIAL” HERBIE HANCOCK “BUTTERFLY” OUTSIDE “THE LOWER WE FLY/MINTY” SADE “SMOOTH OPERATOR/SNAKE BITE” SOUL CENTRAL “TEEN TOWN” (WEATHER REPORT) RICHARD DORFMEISTER/MADRID DE LOS AUSTRIAS “VALDEMOSSA” SUNSHIP “THE 13TH KEY” GARY BARTZ “MUSIC IS MY SANCTUARY” SERGIO MENDES “FOR WHAT IT’S WORTH” (BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD) ROOTS MANUVA “DREAMY DAYS”
ALL VINYL.
One of my recent Jazzy/Funky Sessions from my Streaming series EVERYTHING:adjacent....schedule in pic. I like it Eclectic & Deep. Enjoy.
Jaguar “Black Hole” Brian Auger “Straight Ahead” Mushroom vs Bunny K. Brown vs Faust vs Gary Floyd “Compared To What” Jimmy Smith “”My Place In Space” The Take Vibe “Walking On The Moon” (The Police) Billy Cobham “Snoopy’s Search/Red Baron” Burnt Friedman/Jaki Liebezeit “Eurydike” Sofi Hellborg with Tony Allen “Wouldn’t That Be Fun” (Senorlobo & Watch TV Mix) Soul 2 Soul “Back To Life” (Zepherin Saint Mix) Gerado Frisina “Naihi’s Son” Recloose “Can’t Take The Absense” (Recluse Mind Meld Mix) Electric Conversation “Vibe Change” DJ Krush with N’Dea Davenport “With Grace” Breakbeat Era “Ultra-Obscene” Chris Energy presents The Jazz Step “Clouds” D-Influence “The Wah Classic” Randee Jean (Idjut Boys) “Suzee” Cro-Magnon “Space Love” Betty Padgett “Sugar Daddy” (Instrumental) Willem Breuker/Instant Composers Pool “Lunch Concert For Three Barrel Organs" (excerpt) Diesel & Jarvis Moton Edit “Hysteric Glamour” MI 7 “Rockin’ Down The House”
All Vinyl.
PANATONE:Warm was released on San Francisco's Cosmic Flux Musiq Records. It was released on CD & 2x12 Lp (edited track list)/
It received several positive reviews World Wide.
Mixed and Curated by SF DJ Tom Thump and Produced by Cosmic Flux head honcho Oliver Goss.
Tracklisting:
1-Valerie Etienne "When the Birds Sing" 2-John Tejada with Divine Styler & Carmen Tejada "The Matrix of Us" 3-Couzens "Menage et Trois" (Alton Miller Mix) 4-Outside "Tears (From Sorrow to Joy)" 5-Tetris "Two Hours" 6-Sea Cushion "Dig Dig Dang" 7-Suntrust "How Insensitive" 8-Tenth & Parker with Mark Murphy & Snowboy "Kool Down" (Tenth & Parker Dark Mix) 9-Pat Barry "What You Do" (Solid State Mix) 10-Slow Supreme "Flesh" 11-Frank Cunimundo Trio with Lynn Marino "Feelin' Good" (Remix) 12-Fug "Chunk" (Anjali & Spykid Mix)
Artwork by : Kelly Tunstall
Downloadable Enjoy.
Mid to Late 90's Recording. From Cassette. SIDE ONE OF TWO.
1.-Courtney Pine "I've Known Rivers" (4Hero Mix) 2-Goldie "Angel" 3-Brooklyn Funk Essentials "The Creator Has A Master Plan" (More Rockers Mix) 4-Cloud 9 "Slow" 5-Kushti "Stromboli" 6-Soul II Soul "Zion" 7-Earthling "Nefisa" 8-Pulse & Tango "Let the Hustlers Play" 9-James Hardway "Swing It" 10-DJ Krush Meiso (Alex Reece Mix) 11-(White Label) Freebass Records 12-Puse & Tango Getting Red 13- Lamb "Cotton Wool" (Fila Brazillia Mix)
Recorded Mid to Late 90's. From Cassette. SIDE TWO OF TWO.
Downloadable.
Emma Donovan & The PutBacks Down City Streets John Wesley Dickson Band Barrows Blues On the Spot Trio Critically Acclaimed Shit Odetta Hit or Miss (Galaxy Sound edit) The Quickest Way Out Tick Tock The Grease Traps Burning Bush Stark Reality Hey Brother Billy Cole Bump All Night Nolan Porter Go Go Go Tommy Nestor Spaceland Incredibles There’s Nothing I Can Say Mr Floods Party Compared to What George Benson On Broadway (Lee Douglas edit) Dooley Silverspoon Mr Deluxe (Bill Brewster edit) Prolateriat Blues Peter Croce edit (Razor n Tape) Hologram More (Danny Krivit edit) Fertile Ground Live in the Light (remix) Gregory Porter queen Africa (joe claussell mix) Rich Medina/mlk Drum Major Instinct Richie Havens Going Back to my Roots (Danny krivit edit) Rub n Tug Scanners live Ramm Spark the Universe (dub) Koari Good Life (Sero Muki mix) The Trash Company having fun Raze Break 4 Love Jhelisa Friendly Pressure (Nebraska mix) Batty Bass Unmask Me (Ashley Beedle mix) Reset Snoutgrape Lordamercy & Dego Can’t Remember But I Know Atsushi Yano Plugged Nickel
Live Mix. All Vinyl. Enjoy. Be Safe. Be Space in Place.
////Recorded 2017//// 1-SunlightSquare "Theme De Yoyo" (Art Ensemble of Chicago) 2-Saucy Lady "Emotions" (Remix) 3-Byron the Aquarius "Aquarian Voyage" 4-George Duke "Brazilian Love Affair" (Rio Edit) 5-Smith & Mighty "Same" (Ashley Beedle Mix) 6-Soul II Soul "Africa" (Scrimshire Edit) 7-Lay-Far "Slope" (Remix) 8-Paul Hardcastle "Rain Forest" 9-Weather Report "Boogie Woogie Waltz" 10-Talking Heads "Crosseyed & Painless" (Mr Mendel Edit) 11-Orange Tree Edits "Afro edits Vol. 2"" 12-Aroop Roy "Black & White" (Kampana Edit) 13-BB Seaton "Dancing In the Moonlight" (Remix) 14-Shadow "D'Hardest" (Remix) 15-Sheila Hylton "Lotta Love" (Nicolette Larsen/Neil Young) 16-Lola "Wax the Van" (Jon's Mx) 17-Loose Ends "Don't Be a Fool" (UK Mix) 18-Joanna Law "First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" (Funky Ginger Mix)(Ewan MacColl) 19-Raw Stylus "Pass Me By" (Southside Mix) 20-Material "Cosmic Slop" (Funkadelic)
RECORDED 2017
Beginning strangely, with a couple scratchy minutes of Eno's classic "Discreet Music" moving into Miles Davis' "Sanctuary" and then off we go bringing the soul, disco, house and more....Fill your cup & strut.... Enjoy!
(playlist)
1-Brian Eno "Discreet Music" (excerpt) 2-Miles Davis "Sanctuary" 3-Bei Bei & Shawn Lee "East" (Billy Paul) 4-Archie Shepp " Attica Blues Live at The Parais Des Glaces (Jazz funk Boogie Edit#3) 5-Consoul "Ball of Confusion" 6-Crystal Grass "Crystal Dreams" 7-Creative Source "Who Is He and What is He to You" (Ghost Town Edit) 8-Al Hudson "Music" (Leo Zero Edit) 9-Thundercat "Oh Sheit, It's X" 10-Hotmood "Daraw" 11-Crazy Frenchman Band "Do the Tapdancing" (Soho mix) 12-Kid Creole & the Coconuts "Annie, I'm Not Your Daddy" 13- Air Bell Samba (Same Speed Edits) 14-Theophilous London "Calypso Blues" 15-The Avalanches "Frankie Sinatra" 16-The Beatles "Come Together" (Mojo Filter Edit) 17- The Avalanches "Noisy Eater" 18-Foremost Poets "Open Season" 19-Marvin & Guy "Makin' Love" 20-Cassius "Go Up" (Butchered Edit) 21-Alexander Robotnick Problems D'Amour" 22-Cloud One "Disco Juice" 23-Tom From Brooklyn with Deep Sang "Theme from Deep Cock"
Ok, here's Part 2, again recorded at live on the patio at Jupiter in Berekley, Ca. this summer. Killer cousins Jhelisa and Carleen Anderson appear with 2 more grooves, as well as appearances by Kruder & Dorfmeister, early Thievery Corporation, a downtempo mix of D&B don Goldie, a rap inspired by William S. Burroughs, a Balearic track from The Aloof, and of course "The Heavies". Enjoy.
1-The Aloof "Never Get Out of the Boat" 2-Bomb the Bass with Justin Warfield "Bug Powder Dust" (Kruder & Dorfmeister Mix) 3-Thievery Corporation "Shoalin Satellite" 4-Goldie "Inner City Life" (Baby Boy's Mix) 5-Brand New Heavies "Back to Love" (Opaz Remix) 6-Tiki "Funki Fing" 7-Carleen Anderson "Mama Said" (Kenny Dope mix) 8-Angela Marni "Slippin' and Slidin'" 9-Up, Bustle & Out "Who's Gonna Take the Weight" 10-Delancey St. "Rebel Without a Pause" 11-Jhelisa "All I Need"
All Vinyl mix.
Another set recorded live recently at Jupiter in Berekley, California. Harkening back to those magical, heady, sweaty days of playing at Mushroom Jazz, Metro Jazz, Twice As Nice, not too mention the numerous mix tapes and guest sessions around the planet. The music still sounds good! Enjoy.
1-Urban Species w/ MC Solaar "Listen" 2-Jhelisa "Whirl Keeps Turning" 3-Diana Brown & Barrie K. Sharpe "Masterplan" 4-Brooklyn Funk Essentials w/ Shakee "A Headnodda's Journey to the Planet of Adiddi- Skism" 5-Dana Bryant "Wishing from the Top" (Remix) 6-Soul II Soul "Jazzie's Groove" 7-Mica Paris "Young Soul Rebels" 8-Shara Nelson "Uptight" (Perfecto Mix) 9-Carleen Anderson "True Spirit" (Domino Mix) 10-Incognito "Fearless" (Tom Thump Edit) 11-Izit "Blow White & the Seven Chords" 12-Beanfield "The Season" (Swag Mix) 13-Jazztronik "Samurai" 14-Kyoto Jazz Massive "Eclipse" 15-Omar "It's So" 16-Izit "Make Way for the Originals"
Photo Gilles Peterson and ?uest Love