The Practice Room – Forward Listening 10 (part 1) hosted DJ Frank(e)

The Practice Room – Forward Listening 10 (part 2) hosted DJ Frank(e)

HOUR 1

Vieux Farka Toure- Diaraby Magni *Yossi Fine As Radiks Remix* (Other Roads: Fondo Remixed; Six Degrees)
Dennis Brown- Wolves and Leopards  (IG Culture presents: Inspirations; Karma Giraffe)
Habitat Sound System- Zebras In The Dancehall (7″; Gematria Records 2008)
Tosca- Elitsa (No Hassle; !K7)
Phantogram- When I’m Small (Eyelid Movies; Barsuk)
Jon Kennedy- Spellbound feat. Amie J Corridan (14; Organik Recordings)
The Shelltoes- Nothing But Your Love (I was Told There Would Be Refreshments; Self Release)
Rahel- Hope (Free download on mashibeats.com)
Eric Rico- Dorothy Parker (Reworks EP: Re-interpretations of Inspiration ; Lifenotesmusic.com)
Salvador Santana- Don’t Do It *Daddy Vad aka DJ Vadim Remix [Don't Do It Remix EP; Forthcoming]
DJ Center- You Got The Love feat. Gretchen Parlato (Everything In Time; Push The Fader)
Sun Singleton- Moment *Atjazz Remix (Digital 12″; Stilnovo Music)
Us3- The Love Of My Life *Instrumental (The Love Of My Life EP; Self Release)

HOUR 2

Stevie Wonder- As If You Read My Mind (Hotter Than July; Tamla)
RJD2- Crumbs Off The Table Feat. Aaron Livingston (The Colossus; RJ’s Electrical Connections)
The Boogoos- The Journey / Ghana ‘74 *Remix By Dusty (Jazz & Milk Breaks Vol. 2; Jazz & Milk Records)
Alice Russell- Universe *Kid Gusto Remix (Pot Of Gold Remixes Vol. 1;  Six Degrees)
Awa Band feat. Tony Allen- Bababatteur *Quantic Remix (One Off’s – Remixes and B Sides; Tru Thoughts)
Sambo- Woman (Calypsoul 70: Caribbean Soul & Calypso Crossover 1969-1979; Strut)
Horace Andy & Ashley Beedle- Babylon You Lose (Inspiration Information 2; Strut)
Sadat X Feat. Pete Rock- Turn It Up (Wild Cowboys II; Fat Beats)
Strong Arm Steady- Best Of Times feat. Phonte (In Search of Stoney Jackson; Stones Throw)
Anthony Valadez- Rewind Phase Two (Audio Visual: Sounds Inspired by All Things Visual; Record Breakin)
Black Moth Super Rainbow- Happy Melted City (Causes 2; Waxploitation Records)
Beres Hammond- What One Dance Can Do (Beres Hammond; WKS Records)
In Crowd- His Majesty Is Coming (600% Dynamite; Soul Jazz Records)
Yabby You- Conquering Dub (King Tubby’s Prophesy of Dub; Blood & Fire Records)
Taylor McFerrin- Warrior Dub (Taylor McFerrin Demos; N/A)

The Practice Room – Forward Listening #9

Tracklist:
1.  DJ Day- Freedom (People Music; Self Released)
2.  Amber Ojeda- Broken Is Broken (Amber Ojeda; Self Released)
3.  Sade- Soldier Of Love (Soldier Of Love; Epic)
4.  Amy Serrata- Monday Morning (Amy Serrata; Self Released)
5.  DJ Center feat. Oddisee- Leave The City Outside (Everything In Time; Push The Fader)
6.  Lizz Fields- It’s OK To Love Me *Hot Coco Mix (Re-Produced; Bluefields Records)
7.  Trus’Me feat. Amp Fiddler- Put It On Me (In The Red; Prime Numbers / Fat City Recordings)
8.  The Jones Girls- Nights Over Egypt (Get As Much Love As You Can; Philadelphia International)
9.  Flevans- The Notion (Tru Thoughts 10th Anniversary; Tru Thoughts)
10.  Chico Mann- Estan Llamando (Turntables On The Hudon 10 Year Anniversary; Wonderwheel)
11.  Gilles Peterson feat Danay, Francis Del Rio, & Julio Padron- Ipacuba (Havana Cultura; Brownswood Recordings)
12.  Scott Hardkiss feat. Lisa Shaw- Come On, Come On *Joe Claussell Sacred Rhythm Suite Version (Come On, Come On EP; God Within)

Forward Listening #8- November 2009
Selected, Mixed, and Hosted by: FRANK(E)

The Practice Room – Forward Listening 8

Tracklisting:
1. Variety Lab- Love Is A Bird *Feat. Yael Naim (Team Up With Variety Lab; Digital Pressure)
2. Tommy T- Eden *Feat. Gigi (The Prester John Sessions; Easy Star Records)
3. DJ Center- Tout Passe *Feat. Samia Farah (Everything In Time EP; Push The Fader)
4. Lisa Shaw- Tomorrow (Free; Salted Music)
5. First Touch- Pleasure For Your Treasure (First Touch; High Steppin Records)
6. Edan- Echo Party (Echo Party; Five Day Weekend)
7. Diplo- Wassup Wassup *Exclusive Samim Remix (Causes 2; Waxploitation Records)
8. Jern Eye- Get Down (Vision; Rbc Records)
9. Marvin Gaye- A Funky Space Reincarnation (Here, My Dear; Motown)
10. Chin Chin- Go There With You *Ticklah Remix (Chin Chin Remixes; Def Jux)
11. Nneka- Beautiful (The Uncomfortable Truth EP; Yo Mama)
12. Paten Locke- Til The Dawn (Super Ramen Rocketship; Tres Records)

The Practice Room – Lesson 7

-Jason Mixed

Tracklist:
1. Tiesto & Sneaky Sound System – I Will Be Here (Wolfgang Gartner Remix)
2. Antillas, Uppermost – Somebody (Antillas Club Remix)
3. New Order – Someone Like You (James Holden Mix)
4. Dousk – Chrysalis (Revisited)
5. Paul Van Dyk Featuring Johnny Mcdaid – Home (Kaskade Remix)
6. Sultan & Ned Shepard – Kitsch
7. Hatiras – Something About You (Adam K Soha Remix)
8. Shane 54, Myon – All Night Rock And Roll – Squash 84 Remix
9. Marco V, Sander Van Doorn – What Say? – Bingo Players Remix
10. Julian De Angel – Jaguar 2009 (Dario Nunez Remix)
11. Joris Voorn – Chase the Mouse (Original Mix)
12. Sunloverz – Now That We Found Love (Terrace Vocal Mix)

Forward Listening #7- October 2009

Selected, Mixed, and Hosted by: FRANK(E)

The Practice Room – Forward Listening 7

Tracklisting:
1.  Van Hunt- No Sense Of Crime (On The Jungle Floor; Capitol)
2.  Katalyst feat. Steve Spaced- How Bout Us (Brownswood Bubblers Vol. 3; Brownswood Recordings)
3.  N’Dambi- Can’t Hardly Wait (Pink Elephant; Stax Records)
4.  Illa J- Sounds Like Love *Carlos Nino & Miguel Atwood Ferguson’s In Space Remix (12″ Single; Delicious Vinyl)
5.  Counterfeit Junkies- One-Eight Left (Leaning From A Steep Slope; Position Music)
6.  Worldwide Groove Corporation feat. Flemming McWilliams- Tangerine (The Midnight Sessions; Liaison Music)
7.  Johnny Colon- Merecumbe (Nuyorican Funk Experience Vol. 2: Further Adventures in Latin Soul; Nascente)
8.  J. Period & K’NAAN- Introduction To Fela Kuti (The Messengers; Free Download at www.jperiod.com/knaan)
9.  J. Period & K’NAAN- Let’s Start (The Messengers; Free Download at www.jperiod.com/knaan)
10.  J. Period & K’NAAN- Let Me Introduce Me (The Messengers; Free Download at www.jperiod.com/knaan)
11.  Shafiq Husayn- Lost and Found (Shafiq En’ A Free Ka; Plug Research)
12.  Shafiq Husayn- Dust & Kisses (Shafiq En’ A Free Ka; Plug Research)
13.  Pinnawela- You Can Dance *Envee Ensemble Version (Jazz & Milk Breaks Vol. 2; Jazz&Milk Recordings)
14.  Dr. Buzzard’s Original Savannah Band- Cherchez La Femme (Dr. Buzzard’s Original Savannah Band; RCA Records)
15.  The Players Association- Turn The Music Up! (Turn The Music Up!; Vanguard)

The Practice Room – Forward Listening 6 Hosted by DJ Frank(e)

Tracklist:
1. M64- Rhythm Of The Drum (Record Breakin Sampler; Record Breakin)
2. DnS- GUM *Daz-i-kue Remix (Record Breakin Sampler; Record Breakin)
3. Crown City Rockers- Clap Your Hands (Day After Forever; Gold Dust)
4. Mr. Scruff feat. Andrea Triana- Hold On (Ninja Tuna; Ninja Tune)
5. Brownout- Slinky (Aguillas & Cobras; Six Degrees Records)
6. Pure Essence- Third Rock (Chrome Children; Stones Throw Records)
7. Shafiq Husayn- Nirvana (Shafiq En A-Free-Ka; Plug Research)
8. Sahara All Stars of Joe- Take Your Soul (Nigeria Disco Funk Special; Soundway)
9. Breakestra- North East To Nippon (Dust Till Dawn; Strut Records)
10. Brother Ali- Us (Us; Rhymesayers Ent.)
11. A Tribe Called Quest- Push It Along (People’s Instinctive Travels…; Jive)
12. De La Soul- Brain Washed Follower (3ft High & Rising Bonus Disc; Tommy Boy)
13. Dam Funk- Hood Pass Intact (Toeachizown; Stones Throw Records)
14. Major Lazer feat. Mr. Lex & Santigold- Hold The Line (Gunz Don’t Kill People…Lazers Do; Downtown Music)
15. 77 Klash feat. Johnny Osbourne- Mad Again (Future Sound of Reggae, Vol. 1; Dubshot Records)

Be sure to check him out @ his next event Friday, October 16.

Dubspot + NextAid + The Rhythm Section presents…
“Funk Aid For Africa” CD Release Party

Featuring performances by:

DJ Obah (NYC | Giant Step)
Pleasuremaker (San Francisco)
J-Boogie (San Francisco | OM Records)
Simple Citizens (Los Angeles)
Jeremy Sole (Afro Funke’ | KCRW)
Glenn Red (Afro Funke | Los Angeles)

Where: Dakota Live Music Lounge
1026 Wilshire Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90401

FOR MORE INFO: http://www.funkaid.com or http://www.myspace.com/therhythmsectionla

The Practice Room – Guest Lesson 2 Feat. Don Santino

-Jason Mixed

Be sure to check him out @ Key N Krates @ Dakota Lounge Friday September 9th.  You can RSVP on the facebook event here.

The Practice Room – Forward Listening 5

Tracklisting:
1. Joy Jones- Promised Land (Godchild; Future Soul Records)
2. Michael Olatuja f. Eska Mtungwazl- Yi Yipada (Speak; ObliqSound)
3. J-Boogie’s Dubtronic Science f. Rich Medina- Same Ol Thang Dub (Soul Vibrations Dub Remixes; OM)
4. Lush Life- Innocence Reprise (Cassette City; Rapster)
5. Bobbi Humphrey- New York Time (Mizell Brothers- Sky High; Blue Note)
6. Mos Def- Casa Bey (The Ecstatic; Downtown Records)
7. Stevie Wonder- Boogie On Reggae Woman (Fulfillingness First Finale; Tamla)
8. Sharon Jones & The Dapkings- Genuine (Kings Of Funk; BBE)
9. Black Milk- Give The Drummer Sum (Tronic; Fat Beats)
10. The Latin Project- Eres Tu (Musica De La Noche; TLP Musica)
11. Reel People- Second Guess (Da Lata Remix) (The Connection Vol. 1; R2 Records)
12. Lisa Shaw- Free (Free; Salted Music)
13. Zap Mama- Togetherness (ReCreation; Heads Up)
14. Nickodemus f. The Candela All Stars- Calle Luna Calle Sol (Sun People; ESL)

The Practice Room – Forward Listening 4

Tracklist:
1. Josh One – Tolerance
2. Cotti – Run Tings
3. Lonnie Liston Smith – Devika
4. Matthew Cassell – Heaven
5. Kissy Asplund – 99 Bottles
6. Simple Citizens – Early Morning
7. Herbie Hancock – Doin It
8. Chaka Khan – Some Love
9. Quantic & His Combo Barbaro – Enyere Kumbara
10. Johnson & Jonson – Do Right
11. Big Horns Bee – Vamp Intro Reprise
12. Speedometer – Answer To Mother Popcorn
13. The Snugs – Trying
14. Ramsey Lewis – Back To The Roots
15. J-Live – A Charmed Life

-JMX

The Practice Room – Lesson 6

Tracklist:
1. Anton Pieete – Players – Original Mix
2. Tapesh – Brighter Day – Original Mix
3. Ramon Tapia – Tanzgefuehl feat. Neka – Original Mix
4. Way Out West – Spaceman (Robert Babicz Mix)
5. Milk & Sugar – Let The Sun Shine – Alex Kenji Dub
6. Olivier Giacomotto – 96 Degrees – Superskank Remix
7. Pryda – Reeperbahn
8. Infusion – Do To You (In ‘82)
9. Rod Carrillo Presents Bodega Charlie – Oye Party (DJ Sted-E Barrioteca Mix)
10. Flash Brothers – Palmito – Original Mix
11. Lukas Guerrero – 99 Percent (Tony Arzadon Mix)

-Jason Mixed