• 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)
    22.
    23. Lil Louis
    24. John Rocca
    25. Midnight Star -Wet My Whistle

  • SESSION 1555: VINYLMANIA 01.20.14

    Mixed by Eric Lopez aka “BigE”

  • SESSION 1554: GLOBALSESSION 01.17.14 JAPAN

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    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.
    (by Megumi)

  • SESSION MIX LP : PARTY HOUSE MIX PT.1

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    Photo by Anrei Degenhardt

  • SESSION MIX LP : DISCO/GARAGE/LOFT PT.1

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  • SESSION 1553: VINYLMANIA 01.12.14

    Mixed by Eric Lopez aka “BigE”

  • SESSION 1552: VINYLMANIA 01.09.14

    Mixed by Eric Lopez aka “BigE”

  • 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
    25. Sharon Ridley – Changes

  • SESSION 1550: VINYLMANIA 01.05.14

    Mixed by Eric Lopez aka “BigE”

  • SESSION 1549: VINYLMANIA 01.02.14

    Mixed by Eric Lopez aka “BigE”

  • SESSION 1548:NININJA 12.31.13

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    Mixed by Monchan & Donald Lassiter

  • 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
    20. The Turtles – You Showed Me

  • 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

  • SESSION 1545: VINYLMANIA 12.25.13

    Mixed by Eric Lopez aka “BigE”

  • NEWYORK GLOBAL CLUB INFLUENCE

    From Disco to Disco: New York’s Global Clubbing Influence
    By Tim Lawrence – RedbullMusicAcademy

    Studio 54 DJ Booth, 1979

    Paradise 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.
    [Read More]

  • 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
    22. Twenty Nine With Lenny White – Fancy Dancer

  • MASTERING OF VINYL

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    Photo by www.ivobol.nl

    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 Dorsey

    There’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]

  • SESSION 1543: VINYLMANIA 12.22.13

    Mixed by Eric Lopez aka “BigE”

  • 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
    11.
    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)
    29. Guem – Le Serpent

  • SESSION 1541: VINYLMANIA 12.17.13

    Mixed by Eric Lopez aka “BigE”

  • SESSION 1540: VINYLMANIA 12.16.13

    Mixed by Eric Lopez aka “BigE”

  • 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)
    18. Ten City – All Loved Out

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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
    25.

  • 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
    21. Stevie Wonder – I Love You More Today Than Yesterday

  • SESSION 1536: GLOBALSESSION 12.06.13 ITALY

    Mixed by Luka Bernaskone

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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
    13.
    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
    21. Intruders – I’ll Always Love My Mama

  • SESSION 1531: GLOBALSESSION 10.31.13 ITALY

    Mixed by Luka Bernaskone

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  • SESSION 1530: LISTENER SESSION 10.29.13

    Mixed by DJ Amore

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  • SESSION 1529: GUEST SESSION 10.27.13

    DISCO

    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.

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    ­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.

  • SESSION 1528: GLOBALSESSION 10.25.13 ITALY

    Mixed by Luka Bernaskone

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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
    15. Marvin Gaye – God Is Love

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  • VINYLS VS CD/MP3: INSIGHTS INTO MUSIC FORMATS

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    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]

  • 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

  • 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

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  • SESSION 1524: VINYLMANIA 10.19.13

    Mixed by Eric Lopez aka “BigE”

  • HOW TO CLEAN VINYL RECORDS

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    By DiscoMusic.com

    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]

  • SESSION 1523: FUNKY SLICE 10.16.13

    Mixed by Monchan

    01. Ecstasy Orchestra – Paradise
    02. Claude Young – Wind Up
    03. Archie Pelago – Alice
    04. Herbert
    05.
    06. After Hours – Feel It
    07. Vincent Floyd
    08. Club Swing – A Little Boy
    09. Kiwi-Llama
    10. Loleatta Holloway – Love Sensation (Sq101 Edit)
    11.
    12. Main Ingredient – Happiness Is Just Around The Bend
    13. Stone Fox Chase (Arranged Danny Clark)
    14. Juju & Jordash – Coffin Train Getaway
    15. Daphni – Yes, I Know Jiao
    16. Henrik Schwarz – Leave My Head Alone Brain
    17. Nuyorican Soul – Mind Fluid
    18. Kuniyuki – Precious Hall
    19. Chaka Khan – Clouds
    20. Carly Simon – Tranquillo (Melt My Heart)