Mixed by Eric Lopez aka “BigE”
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SESSION 1556: FUNKY SLICE 01.21.14
Mixed by Monchan
01. Master At Work – Voices In My Mind
02. Stayshon2stayshon – my,my,my
03. Chrome – Finger Trip Theme
04. Vil-N-X – Bumrush Da’Party
05. Jerzzey Boy
06. Morenas – Hazme Sonar
07. Tyree – Acid Over (Acid Over Again Mix)
08. Youandewan
09. Monchan – Great Thing
10. Melvin Moore – The Rhythm
11. DJ Gilb’r – Espece Funk
12. Adam Berecki – No Bitchin’
13. Salsoul Mateo&Matos Remix
14. The Glue q&a Edit
15.
16. Trinidadian Deep – My Eshu
17.
18. Ricard Miranda
19. Like A Circle
20. Kito Jempere -Confusion
21. Tom Trago – What You Do Ft.Tyree (Mr.Fingers House Dub)
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23. Lil Louis
24. John Rocca
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SESSION 1554: GLOBALSESSION 01.17.14 JAPAN
Mixed by DJ Nob (KAMOME SOUND SYSTEM)
DJ NOB first came in contact with electronic music in the late 1990’s at the underground venue “Sound Community DUB”, in his hometown of Yokohama, which is still renowned for it’s high quality sound system.
In 2003 DJ NOB and his colleagues at “Sound Community DUB” created the KAMOME SOUND SYSTEM collective consisting of DJs, music producers, and VJ artists who also design and build original speakers and sound systems. DJ NOB and KAMOME SOUND SYSTEM have recently launched the party “LOUVER” in Tokyo in partnership with the “Far East Underground” radio program of the Romanian radio station “Radio DEEA”. The “LOUVER” concept is the global transmission of underground music from Japan to the world via broadcast.
DJ NOB is not only a popular DJ but also a producer of his own original music and has gained additional success editing various classic dance tracks. He has gone on to tour in Australia, Taiwan, Germany, London, Sweden and Romania.
Daily Session is now proud to present a unique, comprehensive and exclusive new mix by DJ Nob which blends many of his musical roots together including the classic raw sounds of Funk, Rock and Soul to Techno, House and Ambient electronic music.
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SESSION MIX LP : PARTY HOUSE MIX PT.1
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SESSION MIX LP : DISCO/GARAGE/LOFT PT.1
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DAILYSUMMARY: WED, JANUARY 08, 2014
Photo by Joe’s NycNew in the Radio Archive
SESSION 1551: FUNKY SLICE 01.07.14 – Monchan
SESSION 1550: VINYLMANIA 01.05.14 – Big E
SESSION 1549: VINYLMANIA 01.02.14 – Big E
SESSION 1548:NININJA 12.31.13 – Monchan & Donald LassiterSession of the Day
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SESSION 1551: FUNKY SLICE 01.07.14
Mixed by Monchan
01. The Swingle Singers – Prelude & Fugue in C Minor
02. 386.2251
03. Jose James – Love Conversation Feat.Jordana De Lovely
04. Chet Baker – I’m Fool To Want You (Live)
05. Carleen Anderson – Sweetness
06. Loop Professor & Dell Wells Vs.Norah Jones
07. Sands of Time
08. Stevie Wonder – Superwoman
09. Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson – Must Be Something
10. David Mccallum – The Edge
11. John Barry – The Persuaders Theme
12. Debukas – Titanic
13. Herbert – In The Kitchen
14. Herbert – You’re Unknown To Me
15. Flash & The Pan – Walking In The Rain
16. The Jimi Hendrix Experience – Castle Made Of Sands
17. The Jimi Hendrix Experience – May This Be Love
18. Archie Pelago – Brown Oxford
19. Yse Saint Laur’ant – Harmonious Discord
20. Andrew Allsgood – (Disco) Pig In Space
21. Todd Terje – Snooze4Love
22. Minnie Riperton – I’m A Woman
23. Taste of Honey – Rescue Me
24. James Wells – My Claim To Fame
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SESSION 1548:NININJA 12.31.13
Mixed by Monchan & Donald Lassiter
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DAILYSUMMARY: SUN, DECEMBER 29, 2013
Photo by Joe’s NycNew in the Radio Archive
SESSION 1547: FUNKY SLICE 12.23.13 – Monchan
SESSION 1546: A1 IN STORE 12.25.13 – Donald Lassiter
SESSION 1545: VINYLMANIA 12.25.13 – Big E
SESSION 1544: A1 IN STORE 12.20.13 – DJ Marc SoulSession of the Day
SESSION 1370: GOOD RECORDS 07.27.12 – Garcia Vega De La Greenleaf & Jonny PaycheckNew in the News and Events
NEWYORK GLOBAL CLUB INFLUENCE
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SESSION 1547: FUNKY SLICE 12.23.13
Mixed by Monchan
01. Murphy Jax – The Acid HouseKeeper (DSR Mix)
02. Jazzatron From Cybertron – Feel
03. Ben Rourke – Blue
04. Nick Agha – Climates
05. Manuel Tur & DPlay – Rest Your Senses
06.
07.
08. John Heckle
09. Jerzzey Boy
10. Scientist
11. Jovonn – Garage Shelter
12. Arnolod Jarvis – Take Some Time Out
13. Trojan Horse – What $ Love
14. Echo 106
15. I Cry Ft. Gemma Dunleavy
16. Jahiliyya Fields – Aeon aeon
17. John Heckle
18. Simoncino
19. Herbert
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SESSION 1546: A1 IN STORE 12.25.13
Mixed by Donald Lassiter
01. Shirley Caser – Go Take A Bath Sermonettc
02. Black Rascals – So In Love
03. Boyd Jarvis – In The Jungle
04. Omar-S – Thank You For Letting Me Be Myself
05. Omar-S – Be Yoself
06. Purple Velvet – Never Do Wrong
07. Mood II Swing – Got To Have It
08. River Ocean – Love Happiness
09. Jovonn – Gotta Party
10. Fazed Idjats Feat Sally Rodgers – Dust Of Life (Piano Mix)
11. Jovonn – Circle Dance
12. Afrikan Basement
13. Arno E. Mathieu – Afternoon Fantasy
14. Jamerson – Got to Give It Up
15. Mood Swing II – To Thinh We Met Just Yesterday
16. Vincent Floyd – Get Up
17. Slam Mode – La Colecion
18. Indigo Tracks Part One – Rites of Passage
19. Stephen Encinas – Lypso Illusion
20. Rosie Gaines – In Sprit “The Gift Of Paradise Mix”
21. Gloria Taylor – Deep Inside You -
NEWYORK GLOBAL CLUB INFLUENCE
From Disco to Disco: New York’s Global Clubbing Influence
By Tim Lawrence – RedbullMusicAcademyParadise Garage. Studio 54. The Loft. The heady influence NYC’s clubs have exerted on global dance culture.
The case is harder to make today, but once upon a time New York hosted the most numerous and adventurous DJ-led party spaces in the world. Visitors testify they had never experienced anything like it prior to their trip to the city. Some even returned home with the dream of re-creating something of their own.
New York’s influence can be traced back to the moment at the beginning of 1970 when David Mancuso hosted the first in a series of shimmering house parties that came to be known as the Loft. Around the same time, two entrepreneurs known as Seymour and Shelley took over a struggling discotheque called the Sanctuary and became the first nightclub proprietors to welcome gay dancers into a public venue.
Selecting records in relation to the energy of their multicultural and polysexual crowds, Mancuso and Sanctuary DJ Francis Grasso established the sonic and social potential of a contagious culture. Better Days, the Tenth Floor, the Gallery, Le Jardin, Flamingo, 12 West, SoHo Place, Galaxy 21 and Reade Street bolstered the word-of-mouth network. With the media barely aware of its existence, the city’s dance scene remained resolutely subterranean – to most locals as well as tourists.
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SESSION 1544: A1 IN STORE 12.20.13
Mixed by DJ Marc Soul
01. The Reflections – Are You Ready
02. G.C. Cameron – You’re What’s Missing In My Life
03. North, South, East & West – I Can’t Make It Without You
04. Creative Funk – Moving World
05. Ice Water Slim – I Don’t Understand It
06. The New Birth – I Can’t Understand It
07. The Futures – Stay With Me
08. Free Spirit – Love You Just As Long As I Can
09. We The People – Making My Dream Real
10. Maceo And the Macks – Soul Power 74 Part.1
11. The LTG Exchange – Coraazon
12. Lon Courthey – Hot Butter N’ All
13. Roy Ayers – The Way Of The World
14. Street Feet – Satisfied City
15. Willie Lee & Ike Bennet – These Eyes
16. Numonics – Forever And A Day
17. Don Armando’s Rhumba Band – Winter Love
18. Machine – Marisa
19. Gang’s Back – Love
20. J.W.McGee – And When We Party
21. Ebony Brothers – Brighter Up Your Night
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DAILYSUMMARY: MON, DECEMBER 23, 2013
Photo by James Maher – New York PhotographyNew in the Radio Archive
SESSION 1543: VINYLMANIA 12.22.13 – Big E
SESSION 1542: A1 IN STORE 12.17.13 – Stewarrt UpchurchSession of the Day
SESSION 1297: EVENT SESSION 04.26.12 – Tropical Jeremy, Dan Selzer and Ben GebhardtNew in News Section
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MASTERING OF VINYL
Mastering for Vinyl
By Recording Magazine“LPs are staging a big comeback, which means there’s a lot to know before you send your music off for pressing.”
By Scott DorseyThere’s something of a small renaissance in LP production these days, and we’re starting to see a lot of people in small studios producing material for issue on LP for the first time.
It’s not just in one sector of the industry, either. The guys producing dance music for DJ use have never really given up on vinyl because their customers like the ability to mix and scratch the stuff, but the techno music explosion has also brought in a lot of people intending to cut vinyl. There is an increasing amount of jazz being released on vinyl, and a number of small audiophile labels cropping up that release primarily on vinyl.
This is a bit of a problem, though, for people who want to get into this growth. LPs aren’t like CDs at all, in that a lot of manipulation has to be done to fit your material onto the disc. So there are a lot of things to watch out for that most folks who haven’t mixed for LP release might find a bit odd.
How LPs are made
Now, this stuff is actually more important than you think. When you release on CD, you don’t need to know a thing about the pressing process, because you know that the bits that get sent out to the plant will be the same bits on the disc you release.
This is not at all the case with LPs, and you need to involve yourself in the process a lot more. You also need to know how things work, because the probabilities of something going wrong are great, and you will need to talk with the manufacturing people and understand what they are saying. So a lot of this stuff may sound completely irrelevant, but it’s important in understanding some of the limitations of the medium.
In the beginning, we start out with an acetate blank (also called a lacquer), a disc made of aluminum with a thin layer of acetate plastic on it. It’s placed on a mastering lathe, which is a sort of turntable with a cutting head (basically a huge oversized phono cartridge in reverse) on a bar that is suspended over the disc like a linear tracking tonearm.
The head may be cooled with water or compressed helium because of the huge amount of heat generated by the high torque coils in it that are required to cut smoothly through the acetate surface without distortion. This is despite the fact that the cutting stylus is heated to help it glide through the plastic without tearing. [Read More]
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SESSION 1542: A1 IN STORE 12.17.13
Mixed by Stewarrt Upchurch
01. Ditongo – Walk Between The Rain
02. Seven Davis Jr. – All Kinds
03. the Pointer Sisters – Send Him back
04. First Choice – Love Thang (Tee Scott Remix)
05. Lil Louis – I called You (Joe Edit)
06. Juan De Dios – The Man I Luv
07. Jay Daniel – I Have No Name
08. D.Snaith – Ye Ye
09. Daphni – Ne Noya
10. Floor Plan – Never Growold
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12. Francis Bebey – Bissao (Pilouski Edit)
13. Prince – The Future
14. Mick Jagger – Lucky In Love
15. Belle Epoque – Miss Broadway
16. Massimo Barsotti – W.L.L.
17. Alexander Robotnick – Love Supreme
18. Sunny Place (Won X Mix)
19. Dido – I Don’t Believe In love (Joe Edit)
20. Jay Daniel – Nu Love Lost
21. Omar Souleyman – Shift Al Mani
22. DJ Sotofelt feat.Madteo – There Gotta Be Away
23. Trence FM – Feelin’ Kinda High
24. Francis Inferno Orchestra – Take No Time
25. Fleetwood Mac – Dream (Psychemagik Remix)
26. Psychemagik – Wake Up Everyday
27. Eros
28. David Bowie – Love Is Lost (Hello Steve Reich Mix)
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DAILYSUMMARY: FRI, DECEMBER 13, 2013
Photo by Joe’s NycNew in the Radio Archive
SESSION 1539: A1 IN STORE 12.07.13 – Douglas Sherman
SESSION 1538: A1 IN STORE 12.06.13 – Elevator Man
SESSION 1537: VOICE OF VOICE 12.08.13 – Ali Coleman
SESSION 1536: GLOBALSESSION 12.06.13 – Luka Bernaskone
SESSION 1535: GUEST SESSION 12.04.13 – Sean Rowlands
SESSION 1534: FUNKY SLICE 12.01.13 – MonchanSession of the Day
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SESSION 1539: A1 IN STORE 12.07.13
Mixed by Douglas Sherman (The Loft / Joy)
“Adventures in Flight” Pt.2
01. One Time – Almunia
02. Doctor Rock It – Cafe De Flore
03. Sade (Naked Music Mix)
04. Pablo Bolivar – The Other Vision
05. Pablo Bolivar – Anjanas
06. Quintin Harris – Maunted
07. Diephuis Feat.Ursula Rucker – Listen To This Drum
08. Milk & Honey – Touch
09. Pirahnahead – Fragments
10. Mateo & Matos – Mixed Moods (Extended Version)
11. Still Going – On And On
12. Crazy P – Caught Up (Still Going Dub Mix)
13. Henry Saiz – Lupine
14. Apologist – The World As We Knoe it
15. Kevin Yost – Like A Dream to Me
16. Kotu Rete – Mental Remedy
17. Fleetwood Mac – Dreams (Psychemagik Remix)
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SESSION 1538: A1 IN STORE 12.06.13
Mixed by Elevator Man
01. Youngbloods – Gimme Some More
02. Technical Onslaught – The Calling
03. Tctus – You like It
04. Nicolette – wicked Mathematics (Inst)
05. Modified Starch – Brik – A – Brak
06. Ladies With An Attitude (Original Electric Boogie)
07. Sharon Forrester – Love Inside (Original Mix)
08. DJ Crystal – Let It Roll
09. Ramadanman – Every Next Day
10. Vip Crew – Ayia Napa Theme
11. Drum Dubs (Werk 03)
12. Brackles – 6am El gordos
13. AFX – Analord Oil
14. Andrea Parker
15. Jack Mate – Buccancer
16.
17. Mosca – bax
18. technasia
19. Flux – Caruso
20. E-Dancer – Banjo (Funk a’void Remix)
21. John Beltran – Beautiful Robots
22. Anstam – Cree
23. Mate 003
24. Front Cube Pusher
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SESSION 1537: VOICE OF VOICE 12.08.13
Mixed by Ali Coleman
01. Devil’s Advocate Monologue
02. Anto Vitale – Deep Batida (Abicah Soul Mix)
03. Louie Vega feat. Duane Harden – Never stop (Sunset Ritual Mix)
04. Jessie Outlaw feat. Guru – Simple Thing of Life
05. DJ Phyzix feat. Tshepo – Groove in this Place (Original Instrumental)
06. Low Deep T – Heaven
07. Ten City – My Piece of Heaven
08. Sara Tavanes – One Love
09. Deepquest – Our Joy
10. The Incredible Bongo Band – Dueling Bongos
11. Rider & Lewis (Seven Deadly Sins) – Lust
12. Sylvester – Do You Wanna Funk
13. Salsoul Orchestra – Magic Bird of Fire (Cyclist Edit)
14. Loleatta Holloway – Catch Me On The Rebound (L’ephant Edit)
15. Ripple – The Beat Goes On (RLP ReTouched)
16. Pure Energy – Breakaway
17. Aurra – Such A Feeling
18. The Earons – Land Of Hunger
19. Yanni – Niki Nana (Redzone Mix)
20. Maceo Plex – Under The Sheets
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SESSION 1535: GUEST SESSION 12.04.13
Mixed by Sean Rowlands (Academy Records)
01. Buscrates – In Gear
02. Proh-mic – I Like
03. Reva & Roane – Champagne (Hot 16 Rmx)
04. Benedek – Saturday Jam
05. Contact – Big Fun
06. Teams & Star Slinger – Life Partner
07. Toro Y Moi – All Alone
08. Rene & Angela – I’ll Be Good
09. Tambi – You Dont Know (Female Version)
10. Oxygen – Party Lets Party Part II
11. Pleasure – Nuthin To It
12. Captain Sky – Dr. Rock
13. Orlando Johnson & Trance – Turn The Music On
14. Sinnamon – I Need You Now (The Fierce Reprise)
15. Sinnamon – I Need You Now
16. Del Richardson – Soul on Fire (Jazz Mix)
17. Cherelle – Saturday Love (Extended Version)
18. Toro Y Moi – Saturday Love
19. Toro Y Moi – I Can Get Love
20. Firefox – Fire
21. Steve Harvey – Something Special
22. The Armed Gang – Love Shot (Club Version)
23. East Liberty Quarters – The 206
24. Spice – You’re So Nice (Latin Spice)
25. Deco – Fresh Idea
26. Lynx – You’re Lying
27. Atlantis – Keep On Movin And Groovin
28. Keni Burke – You’re The Best
29. Starleana Young – Heartbreaker
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SESSION 1534: FUNKY SLICE 12.01.13
Mixed by Monchan
01. Dolette Mcdonald – (Xtra) Special
02. Surface – Falling Love
03. Billy Ocean – Night Feel Like Getting Down
04. MFSB
05. Cecil Parker – What It Is
06. Vitamin E – Snake Woman
07. Lalomie Washburn – Man Power (Can You Do It)
08. Black Soul – Daker Sound
09. Funkadelic – Better By The Pound
10. Pucho and His Latin Soul Brothers
11. The Hamilton Affair – Soul Sister (You’re he Baddest Thing Out There)
12. Idris Muhammad – Tasty Cakes
13. Rockin’ Horse – Love Do Me Right
14. John Gibbs and U.S. Steel Orchestra – Trinidad
15. Jan Leslie Holmes – I’m Your Superman
16. Bryan Ferry – Don’t Stop The Dance (Todd Terje Remix)
17. Like A Circle – Terence (Terry Original Mix)
18. Kito Jempere – I Get This Feeling
19. Andres – New For U
20. Osunlade – Camera Shy (Alex & Chris Remix)
21. The Songstress – See Line Woman
22. Simply Red – When I Look Into Your Eyes
23. Terrence Parker Feat.Reno Ka – Finally
24. Monchan – Sweet Dream
25. Monchan – Great Thing
26. Vin Sol – It’s House Feat.Tyree Cooper
27. Space Coast (Social Disco Club Remix)
28. Pepe Bradock – @The Stanley -
SESSION 1533: A1 IN STORE 11.22.13
Mixed by Dwayne Holt (Studio 54)
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SESSION 1532: FUNKY SLICE 11.10.13
Mixed by Monchan
01. Carly Simon – Tranquillo (Melt My Heart)
02. France Joli – Your Good Lovin’
03. The Salsoul Orchestra – Ooh, I Love It (Love Break)
04. Tonight Tomorrow
05. Omar S 002
06. Dinky – Falling Angel
07. Bjork Remix
08.
09.
10. La Pregunta – Chameleon
11. Moodymann – Got 2 Make It
12. Kito Jempere – Confusion
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13. The Music Choir – Get Down To Love
14.
15. Sandy Rivera feat.Lt Brown – Come Into My Room
16. DJ Sneak – Show Me The Way
17. Lonely (Marcos Cabral Edit)
18. Lil Louis – Club Lonely
19. The Chi-Lites feat.Eugene Record – Try My Side (of Love)
20. Candi Staton – Looking For Love
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SESSION 1529: GUEST SESSION 10.27.13
Mixed by DJ Osmose (Smokeclouds Records)
01. DJ Reverend P / Troubleman ‘After Da Dance pt 2’ GAMM
02. Beards in Dust ‘Grapevine’ *Lipelis remix Whiskey Disco
03. B.G. Baarregaard ‘The Sound’ Whiskey Disco
04. Beaten Space Probe ‘Sorcerer’ Glenview records
05. Skylevel ‘5 Million Steps’ Skylevel
06. Guynamite ‘Paradise Uncertain in Eucharis’ Mukatsuku records
07. The Noodleman ‘They Call Him Archie’ Glenview records
08. Frank Booker ‘It’s Time’ Kolour LTD
09. Gredits ‘Musique’ Basic Fingers
10. BJam ‘You’ll Never Get Away’ Smokecloud records
11. Jordan Fields ‘Track One’ Voulezvous
12. Light Of The World ‘Time’ *Koko reedit Basic Fingers
13. Eric Duncan ‘Don’t Stop The Dance’ edit C.O.M.B.i.Quality Music For Forward People
ALL VINYL ALL THE TIME
Turntablist flare with dancefloor sensibility. Osmose has worked in the studio and/or nightclub with artists as diverse as Grandmaster Flash, Sleazy McQueen, Ursula 1000, Nicola Conta, Thunderball, Ramadanman, Moldy,CaZ, Mayhem, Boozoo Bajou, Boo Williams, Kai Alce, Paul Rogers, Mykal Rose, Collie Buddz, The Aggrolites, Dubconscious and The Wailers (both versions of the group). Osmose plays a wide variety of styles from Disco,Funk, Soul, HipHop, Reggae, Deep House, Nudisco & more, but always keeps it analog! With over 15+ years experience behind the decks Osmose not only plays in Atlanta, but has a recurring DJ presence around the USA
and Canada.As of 2011 Osmose launched Smokecloud records, a vinyl only label that is mastered and pressed in the USA.
The label’s focus is on the slower side of soulbased dance music, staying below the 115116 bpm range and is geared towards DJ’s that play a diverse collection of venues from nightclubs, lounges, cafes, bars and restaurants. Outside of vinyl releases on Smokecloud records, Osmose also has music out on Sleazy McQueen’s France based Whiskey Disco vinyl imprint (another forthcoming too) as well as a forthcoming release on The Noodleman & Fake Glasses new vinyl only label out of Toronto entitled Long Weekend records, a remix on the vinyl only Boogie & Beatdown imprint Rotating Souls and a new vinyl project in the works with Canada’s Honey Disco man Hristo & Koosh. -
DAILYSUMMARY: SAT, OCTOBER 26, 2013
Illustration by You and NeruNew in the Radio Archive
SESSION 1528: GLOBALSESSION 10.25.13 – Luka Bernaskone
SESSION 1527: RECORDEX 10.24.13 – Donald Lassiter
SESSION 1526: ELBIN RECORD GROCERY 10.20.13 – Elbin ReyesSession of the Day
SESSION 988: THE BAND WAGON 05.18.11 – Taimur Agha & Eli Goldstein & DadNew in the News and Events
VINYLS VS CD/MP3: INSIGHTS INTO MUSIC FORMATS
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SESSION 1527: RECORDEX 10.24.13
Mixed by Donald Lassiter
01. Lonnie Liston Smith and The Cosmic Echoes – Goddess of Love
02. Lonnie Smith – Babbitt’s Other Song
03. Lonnie Liston Smith and The Cosmic Echoes – Golden Dreams
04. Bobbi Humphrey – Just a Love Child
05. Steve Marshall – You Are The World
06. Johnny Hammond – Fantasy
07. Grover Washington Jr. – Rock Steady
08. Joe Thomas – Flame
09. Melba Moore – Promised Land
10. The Supremes – High Energy
11. Sylvia – Lay It On Me
12. Silver Convention – Fly, Robin, Fly
13. Main Ingredient – Euphrates
14. Isaac Hayes – Never Gonna Give You Up
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VINYLS VS CD/MP3: INSIGHTS INTO MUSIC FORMATS
By OurVinyl.com
[Preface: There is no argument for an objective superior. Steaks, hamburger and sloppy joes are all great. But to not know what you’re eating is only letting yourself down ….]
Any avid music fan has probably had the argument with a friend (or foe) about what the best way is, in terms of format, to listen to music. Since Napster shattered the customs of the music world in the late 90’s mp3s have become synonymous with contemporary music. The iPod has since come along and informed us we no longer needed shelves for our music collection, just a pocket. These developments are currently pushing the CD format closer and closer to its inevitable extinction. Yet ironically, as the CD slowly dies, vinyl records are storming back into popularity. So it appears that while the MP3 has unquestionably made music more portable and “share-able” (it is truly awesome to be able to bring your entire music collection on a plane ride!), it doesn’t seem to have what it takes to wipe out other formats completely.
So lets take a look at the science behind music formats and how we hear in general. An educated listener is a better listener indeed, and you may be surprised by what you didn’t know. We must start by examining sound in general.
All right, lets get some simple things straight about the way sound works for us humans and our brains. In general the human ear picks up frequencies between 20 hertz (Hz) and 20,000 Hz; hertz meaning the number of vibrations per second (“sound” is simply our brains perceiving minuscule air pressure changes, or vibrations). Yet the truth is most adults are only capable of hearing up to around 16k Hz (a little higher for females, you lucky ladies) because we lose the ability to perceive higher frequencies as we age. Sounds do indeed exist below 20 Hz (think of when you feel deep bass without actually hearing it) and upwards well beyond 20K Hz (think of a dog whistle, we don’t hear it but the pups sure do). So while we can pick up the most important swath of the sound-spectrum, there does exists a great deal of sonic information we just never hear because of the limits of our ears & brain. [Note: this phenomena also exists with our eyes, we only see a tiny portion of the electro-magnetic spectrum, which we call light & color]
So why care about these sounds our brains’ cannot even perceive, what the heck does that have to do with musical formats and listening to your tunes? Again, we have to look at some science basics (bear with me!). Sound is mathematical. Lets say you play an A major chord on an instrument. The fundamental frequency of an A major is 440 Hz, so that will be the most present frequency we hear, yet it will not be the only. Here is the math; that A note will also create and sound out its harmonics (or “overtones”), which are always multiples of itself. This means that 440 Hz A note will create another “harmonic” at 880 Hz (440 x 2), another at 1320 Hz (440 x 3), and another one at 1760 Hz (440 x 4) and it goes on and on. Harmonics are a large part of what make notes played by instruments interesting to our ears. Because different instruments (or vocal chords for that matter) will inherently create different harmonic relations to the fundamental frequency, this is in turn the reason why there exists a difference in sound from instrument to instrument, even when they play the same mathematically identical musical note. This difference is referred to as an instrument’s “timbre”. Think of a computer created “true tone”, one with no harmonics; it’s a shrill and sterile sound. So, consider this question; if the chords and notes that make up our music all create harmonics that are out of our hearing range, do those sounds have any affect upon what we do hear? Hold onto that thought, however, we can now begin our discussion upon music formats. [Read More]
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SESSION 1526: ELBIN RECORD GROCERY 10.20.13
Mixed by Elbin Reyes
01. Joan Bibiloi – Pinzelles
02. Chicago – Beginnings
03. Brian Auger’s Oblivion Express – Beginning Again
04. Earth, Wind & Fire – See The Light
05. Orchestra Julian – Do It With Class
06. Linda Evans – You Control Me
07. Kathi Baker – Fa La La (Feel the Heat)
08. Carol Williams – Love Is You
09. Karla Garrison – This Could Be The Night
10. You’ve Got To Have Freedom Feat.Janice & Ange (Patchworks Rmx)
11. The Von Sein & Tigerskin – Pernile’s Kitchen Jam
12. Vick Lavender ft. Diviniti – Let It Go (Josh Milan Honeycomb Vocal Mix)
13. Makussa(African Deep) Part One – Medicine Man Drinking From The Wall Of The Spirits
14. EnJebeye – Medicine
15. RonTrent – Manifesto
16. Secret Squirrels #1
17. Eric Ericksson – (Over) Yuki
18. Keys & Tronics Ensemble – Easy
19. Brasstronaut – Opportunity (Jacques Renault Remix)
20. Double K (Kuniyuki&Raoul K) – Esprit De La Jungle
21. Soul 223 – Fear of Stopping (Maxi Mill Remix)
22. Jersey real Estate feat. Jovonn – What Is House
23. Tommy Rawson – Brenda Done Died With No Name
24. Soul 223 – Walberswick (Hoist Covert Mix)
25. N.O.W. Feat. Juan Rozoff (Patchworks Rmx)
26. Al Kent – Stanton Davis’ Ghetto Mysticism
27. Coyote – California Jam
28. Fabrizio Fattori – Appunti D’Africa
29. David Astri – Get Down To It
30. The Quick – One Light In A Blackout -
DAILYSUMMARY: MON, OCTOBER 21, 2013
Photo by Joe’s NycNew in the Radio Archive
SESSION 1525: A1 IN STORE 10.19.13 – Dwayne Holt
SESSION 1524: VINYLMANIA 10.19.13 – Eric Lopez aka “BigE”Session of the Day
SESSION 487: GOOD RECORDS 06.11.10 – Doc DelayNew in the News and Events
HOW TO CLEAN VINYL RECORDS -
SESSION 1525: A1 IN STORE 10.19.13
Mixed by Dwayne Holt (Studio 54)
“The Soul of Disco”
01. Diana Ross – Lady Sings the Blues Soundtrack 1972
02. Teddy Pendergrass – If You know Like I know 1979
03. Hamilton Bohannon – Keep On Dancing 1974
04. Dexter Wansel – I ‘ll Never Forget 1979
05. O’Jays – I Love Music (Remix Break) 2000
06. Ultra High Frequency – Were on The Right Track 1974
07. Cloud One – Atomosphere Strut 1976
08. Fatback Band – No More Room For Dancing 1976
09. People’s Choice – Boogie Down U.S.A. 1975
10. Atlanta Disco Band – Buckhead 1975
11. The Brothers – Under The Skin 1976
12. Issac Hayes – Buns O’ Plenty 1974
13. James Brown – Super Bad 1970
14. El Coco – Hot Disco Night (Are You Ready) 1976
15. El Coco – Delicdo 1975
16. Mandrilll – Ali Bombaye 1977
17. MFSB – Freddies’s Dead 1973
18. Mark Radice – If You Can’t Beat Em 1976
19. The Four Tops – Catfish 1976
20. Blue Magic – Look Me Up 1974
21. People’s Choice – Her We Go Again 1976
22. Motown Sounds – Bad Mouthin 1978
23. Detroit Emeralds – You Want if You Got It 1972 -
HOW TO CLEAN VINYL RECORDS
Tips to keep vinyl records clean. Directions for deep cleaning records by hand or with a vacuum record cleaning machine. A shopping list of supplies and Q & A section with answers to your record care questions is included.
Good sound starts with a clean and static-free vinyl record. Whether you are a casual listener or a fanatical audiophile and vinyl record collector, many of us here at DiscoMusic.com have accumulated thousands of vinyl records over the years. In an effort to digitally preserve your priceless records you may have considered transferring and restoring your vinyl record collection to CD by using your computer and some audio recording / editing software. Before you do, remember that in order to extract the best sound from your discs it’s important to start with scrupulously clean records and equipment including your stylus.
Cleaning Vinyl Records by Hand or with a Machine?
Vinyl discs that are kept clean and free of dirt, dust and oils from one’s fingers will sound much clearer and more importantly last longer. Since clean records have less clicks, crackle and pop you’ll have less work when it comes to the restoration phase and attain much better results. The great thing about cleaning your records is that it doesn’t take a lot of equipment, but there are choices. Let’s discuss some proven ways of cleaning records either with a record cleaning machine or by hand with brushes and ready-made record cleaning solutions. We will start with the preferred way and work our way down. [Read More]