12.16.11: EPISODE 159: LISTEN LINK & PLAYLIST

Episode 159.

Just me, DJ Seano, Kirkland Green Tea, and my good friend Barry (pictured above).

This one was fun. Sean said we should do this at least once a month, and I agreed.

He also put me up on what is my new favorite interview series, and he challenged me to write a post on the following video:

I obviously didn’t have time to get down on writing said post in the middle of the show, but please note that said post will be up this week.

Soundwaves Radio.

There for your left and right eardrums when you need it most since 2008.

Feel free to drop a comment. Even if you think I should be buying my honey elsewhere.

It’s fun when this thing gets interactive…haha

EPISODE 159 LISTEN LINK

PLAYLIST

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1. Dave Brubeck – Take Five

2. Moondog – Bird’s Lament

3. Billy Paul – Let The Dollar Circulate

4. Ohio Players – Food Stamps

5. Kool & The Gang – Dujii

6. Cymande – Fug

7. Paul Humphrey – Detroit

8. Mandrill – Ratchet (Como Se Va La Cosa)

9. Average White Band – Person to Person

10. Herbie Hancock – Heartbeat

11. Curtis Mayfield – Kung Fu

12. Funkadelic – (Not Just) Knee Deep

13. James Brown – My Thang

14. The Decoders – Hey There Lonely Boy

15. Will Sessions – One Love (Instrumental)

16. SBTRKT – Something Goes Right

17. Peter Jay – Indigo Dreams

18. Owusu & Hannibal – Lonnie’s Secret

19. Flying Lotus – Do The Astral Plane

20. TOKiMONSTA – Sweet Day

21. Calvin Harris – Love Souvenir

22. Metro Area – Miura

23. Phonte – Sendin My Love

24. Thundercat feat. Austin Peralta – $200 TB

25. Oddisee – Different Now

26. Miles Bonny feat. Ahu – Same Dream Again

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Gem of the Day: 12.14.11

“Without love your ass is lacking major shit in your life.”

- Steve Harvey

This post was prompted by my viewing of ‘The Notebook’ for the first time.

And the Good Reverend Doctor Harvey is unequivocally correct.

*cues song*

And now…my favorite love song of all-time.

I’m so glad I found my love.

The Queen of Cool.

The Ambassador of Awesome.

The Macaroni to my Cheese.

The Ketchup on my Hasbrowns.

The Rice to my Beans.

Ms. Cecilia….

Here’s hoping you find yours….

*raises glass of Arnold Palmer skyward*

Gem of the Day: 12.13.11

“Don’t stop imagining. The day that you do is the day that you die.”

- Peter Jay

It All Comes Out In The Wash

(picture: an oddly-telling sign that stares me in the face every time I go to the laundrymat)

There are times when a long period of hard-work bears fruit that tastes sweeter than any which had been gifted in the past.

And then there are times when all one thinks about is fruit while staring for an eternity at that same bag of seeds sitting on the kitchen table.

Back when I played baseball my Dad used to serve as what I someday aspire to embody as his son’s most enthusiastic and caring cheerleader. He knew how much I loved the game, but he also knew that as his son I was blessed with the same gift that he has always had of never being able to turn my brain off. Some would say that keeping one’s brain on while engaging in a thinking man’s sport like baseball would be foolish. However, the “turned-on brain” that sat between my left and right ears was one that had me running through every possible pitch that I could see every time I stepped up to the plate.

And I froze. Like a motherfucker.

I cannot begin to count the number of trips back to the dugout I spent continuing this overthinking disease as I would then imagine what would have happened had I reacted in a variety of different ways to the pitches that I saw seconds before.

My Dad had the greatest name for this problem that plagued me from about the age of 8 until 14:

PARALYSIS THROUGH ANALYSIS.

I was spending so much time thinking about what COULD happen that I wasn’t giving myself the freedom to experience what WOULD happen as a result of simply reacting and letting my body instinctively take over at that moment when what had to go down was about to go down, and my action would be informed by the deep well of knowledge that I had filled for myself that would inform my subconscious as to how to throw my hands and put bat to ball.

And now I sit here…13 years later…putting pen to paper (or rather “thumbs to touchscreen”) in a moment when–after a long period of having succumbed to that same paralysis through analysis with this here Starship Soundwaves–it finally hit me what has to be done. There’s no reason to wonder whether or not that music video I was feeling will be liked by our listeners if i post it up. There’s no reason not to record that Occupy Mix that my man Aaron mentioned and I agreed would be a good idea but I ended up shelving out of laziness. There’s no reason NOT to put up a post a day here on the Soundwaves site because Sean and Cecilia thought it’s be a great idea if I were actually able to commit to the task of putting my thoughts to paper (or rather “keyboard”). There’s no point NOT bringing my camera to that concert like I knew I should so that I could sit down with a good friend and musician and talk about the ending of his group’s tour, not knowing that two weeks later I would no longer have the chance to see the brother’s face ever again in the physical form and tell him how proud I was of him and his success (which was, by no accident whatsoever, the culmination of a daily mantra of “hardwork and dedication” for the man).

This revelation is as much about the passing of a good friend who was putting his dreams in motion by way of his own will, determination, and commitment to capitalizing on EVERY SINGLE opportunity he encountered as it is about my sitting here in my laundrymat down the street from my apartment wondering why I can’t take the time to do my laundry on a consistent basis 2 minutes from my place at the nice little corner laundrymat instead of waiting too long and having to lug a trunk’s worth of laundry to the huge laundrymat on the bad side of town where the machines are huge but the scene is a bit sketchy.

The picture says it all…it all DID come out in the wash today.

The self-doubt.

The worrying about what people will think.

The paralysis through analysis.

All of it.

Gone.

Consider this me grabbing my 34″ Reflex from the bat rack, putting on my helmet, and stepping to the plate.

Time to send this next pitch into the leftfield bleachers….

12.09.11: EPISODE 158: LISTEN LINK & PLAYLIST

My brother from another…my man…my mellow…my mellow…my man…

The Good Reverend Doctor Turnbull Green docks with the Starship Soundwaves and steers the ship for 120 minutes of musical treats from all over the spectrum of dopeness.

We hope you dig the sounds…

…as I sure as hell know we enjoyed laying this one down!!

EPISODE 158 LISTEN LINK

PLAYLIST

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1. Busta Rhymes – Get You Some (Peter Jay Remix)

2. Mr. Kees – Head Up

3. Jackson P – Cornerstone

4. Turnbull Green – Welcome To Swell A

5. Power Douglas – RVRSR

6. Eka – Church

7. Harry Nilsson – Coconut

8. Foster The People – Helena (Echoes Alike Remix)

9. Braxton Nations – TV Set Fire: The Ant, Alex Zhort, and Seth Nations

10. Meat Beat Manifesto – Psyche Out (Version 1)

11. Eka – UP21

12. Bisco Green – Untitled

13. Blind Willie Johnson – Dark Was The Night, Cold Was The Ground

14. Au Revoir Simone – We Are Here (Turnbull Green Remix)

15. Whispertown – Atlantis (Dntel Mix)

16. Eka – IO

17. Power Douglas – Quail Dreg

18. El Grupo Nuevo – Noir

19. Turnbull Green – Nuro-Transmit Your Face

20. Courvoisier – Peace Peace

21. Public Enemy – Don’t Believe The Hype

22. Freeze Tag – The Voices (Turnbull Green Remix)

23. Masxs – Chairman Gou

24. Freeze Tag – The Visions (Echoes Alike Remix)

25. Turnbull Green feat. Thimali Kodikara – The Untitled Track of Joy Sundance

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12.02.11: EPISODE 157: A TRIBUTE TO JOVAN COLEMAN

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EPISODE 157 LISTEN LINK

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The world lost a gentleman, a brother, a son, a friend, a mentor, a motivator, a musician, a lover of life, and a young man gone much too soon in the passing of Jovan “J1 The Deer” Coleman who passed away in an accident on Sunday, November 27th, 2011 in Sweden.

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Jovan had touched more lives that he could have ever imagined in a multitude of ways–both intentional and unintentional–which not only affected those of us blessed to exist within the radius of his love and light but changed many of us for the better in ways that even we are still only now beginning to realize in these days of reflection upon his unfortunate passing on from this life. It is in this time of reflection that we his family have been reminded with great depth of the magnitude of light with which Jovan shone up upon us in his short 32 years of life on this planet.

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Jovan more than anything prided himself on the daily betterment of himself–mentally, emotionally, spiritually, physically–and it was in the process of this daily bettering of himself that we know he came into contact and touched the lives of many of you, whether it be through his music, his wit, his wisdom, or the mere ever-present nature of his kindness with which he would maintain his friendships with many of you with a deep level of care, consideration, and concern.

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As we come together and prepare to send Jovan on his journey into the next life, we extend our love to those of you whom we know Jovan touched in his travels–both near and far–and hope that you are able to find solace as we are in the many accomplishments that Jovan was able to achieve through “hardwork and dedication” (one of his favorite phrases) in his short 32 years of life, whether it be in his music, his many friendships, or simply the man that he prided himself in being up until his very last day on this planet.

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We seek to bring peace and comfort to the Coleman family for having blessed us with the being that we affectionately knew as either Jovan, J1, or THE DEER (in all capital letters, as he always insisted), and it is unfortunate that there is a large amount of expenses that need to be covered to bring Jovan back home to Cleveland from Sweden for a proper funeral and internment. As Jovan’s passing was very much unexpected and sudden, the current situation is such that the Coleman family is in dire need of our financial support to ensure that Jovan can be brought back home and provided with a proper burial, and given that time is of the essence it is with heavy hearts and a great deal of love that we thank you–those whom Jovan touched through a multitude of ways–for any type of financial support that you can provide.

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We have set up a PayPal account through which funds can be directly donated to the Coleman family, and we again thank you with great humility and appreciation for your help in ensuring that we are able to help the Coleman family with bearing the weight of this extreme financial burden in this great time of both financial and emotional need.

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The PayPal account can be reached via www.mugpush.com, and we ask that you truly know that your financial contribution–however small or large it may be–is cherished deeply with a great magnitude of love and appreciation.

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We wish you all the best, we hope you enjoy this tribute episode, and we thank you again for your generosity and support in these days of reflection, sadness, and yet celebration of a light that shone brightly for 32 years in the form of our brother Jovan “J1 THE DEER” Coleman.

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- The Deacon of Speakin’, Ms. Cecilia, DJ Seano, and the rest of the Soundwaves family

11.25.11: EPISODE 156: LISTEN LINK & PLAYLIST

2 hours with my man, my mellow Andres Reyes.

Me and this dude go back like crew cuts and “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Arcade Game”, and this here was 120 minutes of us lampin’ and playing good music.

Visits from Andres always end up being my favorite episodes, and this one is no different.

I hope you dig the vibe on this one….

EPISODE 156 LISTEN LINK

PLAYLIST

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1. Knxwledge – Man In The Mirror

2. Samiyam – Quesadilla

3. Sa-Ra – Untitled

4. Crac Knuckles – Hello?!

5. Nottz – Untitled

6. Little Brother – Whatever You Say (Slopfunkdust Remix)

7. Bilal – Hands of Time

8. Sa-Ra – Untitled

9. Quelle Chris – Sugar Honey Iced Tea

10. MED – Blaxican (Instrumental)

11. Sa-Ra – Untitled

12. Sunny & The Sunliners – Cross My Heart

13. Knxwledge – Best Friends

14. Madlib – Lightworks

15. D’Angelo & The Roots – Ex-Girl To Next Girl

16. Sa-Ra – Untitled

17. Azymuth – Untitled

18. Shawn Jackson – Big Money Heist

19. Sa-Ra – Untitled

20. Os Brazoes – Untitled

21. Gustavo Santaholla – Lima

22. ??? – Lonely Without You

23. George Duke – For Love (I Come Your Friend)

24. Kalyanji Anandji – Dharmatma Theme Music

25. Deodato – Where’s J.D.?

26. Kev Brown – Albany

27. Jimi Hendrix – Drifting

28. Joao Donato – ???

29. Wee -Aeroplane (Reprise)

30. Kamao Daood – I Am Horace Tapscott

31. Pablo Ygal – Birds Tribe Return

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11.18.11: EPISODE 155: LISTEN LINK & PLAYLIST

On this here 155th trip through the galaxy we had a WHOLE lot of people in the studio.

Beyond the cast of characters you see pictured above, we also had House Shoes, John Kim, Andres Reyes, Sha Boogie, Dan Siggy, and Jerry Azurin in the house adding to the good vibes.

I will say that the best part of this episode was the non-stop laughter and jokes that we were cracking off-air while songs were playing, but that does you no good as that part of the night didn’t get recorded. However, the music and conversation on this one–ALL of it–is of the highest caliber, and I must say that we are very, very proud of having laid this one down into the history books.

Episode 155 in your left and right eardrums.

We hope you dig it!

EPISODE 155 LISTEN LINK

PLAYLIST

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1. Phonte – The Good Fight

2. Kourosh Yaghmaei – Bachehaye Khoobe Koocheh (The Good Children Of The Street)

3. Renkas – Weekend Pleasures

4. Ohbliv Live Set

5. Quelle Chris – Symbolic

6. Quelle Chris – Shotgun

7. Quelle Chris – Slaves

– beginning of The Remitch’s Live Mix –

8. Joey Negro – Far Beyond

9. Sade – By Your Side (Cottonbelly’s Mix)

10. A Bossa Eletrica – Sob A Luz Do Sol

11. Joe Arroyo – Patrona de los Reclusos

12. Captain Planet – Macumba

13. Mos Def – Quiet Dog (Sabo Mix)

14. DJ Cam – New York

15. A Tribe Called Quest – Luck of Lucien

16. Billy Brooks – 40 Days

17. Alice Russell – Pushin’ On

– end of The Remitch’s Live Mix –

– start of Big Bad Baby Bubba’s Live Mix –

18. Norman Connors – Invitation

19. Towa Tei – Technova

20. Freddie Joachim – Find Another Way

21. Onra – Long Distance

22. Flash Callahan – Do You Know The Truth

23. RJD2 – Bus Stop Bitties

24. Alice Russell – Fly In The Hand (DJ Vadim Mix)

25. Bennson – Let The Love

26. Yasuko Agawa – L.A. Nights (Instrumental)

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11.04.11: EPISODE 154: LISTEN LINK & PLAYLIST

The good reverend doctor J. Boogie blesses the Soundwaves listeners with an exclusive 48-minute mix that is nothing short of a comprehensive musical journey around the world.

This episode would not have been possible without the assistance of the good brother John Kim, and to him we are eternally grateful (and perpetually indebted for a trip to Road to Seoul for the illest Korean BBQ in Los Angeles).

If that weren’t enough, DJ Seano then hits us in the second hour with his newly-minted Volume 1 of his Fresh Start Mix series. Sean knows how much of an uptempo/disco/boogie head I am, so the man threw this down and texted me no less than 5 times asking me if I had listened to it as of yet.

I finally saw him and told him in person….

“GOTDAYUM, THIS ONE IS THE BUTTER DOPE ISH, SON. I AM NOT WORTHY.”

Needless to say, Sean got this devious smile and end up laying down a Volume 2 of the mix series that was even MORE buttery (and which you can cop here along with Volume 1).

Soundwaves Radio. Don’t say we don’t stay blessing you. I know I take a while to put these episodes up, but you gotta admit that once they’re up the sounds are kinda fresh, right?

Love y’all….for real for real….

- The Deacon of Speakin’

EPISODE 154 LISTEN LINK

PLAYLIST

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1. BMB (aka WayneTweed) – Cuba! (2011)

2. Renkas – She Welcomes the Spring

3. Renkas – Christabella (Radio Edit)

– beginning of J. Boogie’s Soundwaves Mix –

4. Willy Joy – Woman Like Me (Flinch Remix)

5. B. Bravo feat. Zackey Force Funk – Kiss ‘n’ Tell

6. Sonidero Corodbestia – La Subienda (Remix)

7. DJ Sandro de America – RHCP Cumbia

8. ELO & FOKN Bois – FOKN Future (Frikstailers Remix)

9. J. Boogie’s Dubtronic Science feat. Deuce Eclipse & Caipo of Bang Data – El Ritmo

10. Groove Xpress – La Candela (Sabo Moombahton Edit)

11. A Tribe Called Quest – Bonita Applebum (Jon Kwest Remix)

12. DJ Theory & J. Boogie – Take Your Time

13. Goapele – Play (Beset’s Moombahsoul Blend)

14. Jeremy Glenn – New Life (Torro Torro ReWork)

15. Body Language – Social Studies (Plastic Plates Remix)

16. Hygher Baby vs. Tropical Treats – Strugglin’ (Tropical Treats Remix)

17. Mark De Clive-Lowe feat. Omar & Sheila E. – Get Started

18. Mario Basanov – Lonely Days (Drop Out Orchestra Dub)

19. Jazzy Jens – Guarapera

20. MAM – One Of Them Nights (Alternative Mix)

21. Royal Cash – Radio Activity

22. Vinroc presents: Millennium Social – I Feel Your Energy (J. Boogie Remix)

– end of J. Boogie’s Soundwaves Mix –

23. Eli Hurwitz – Freaky Creatures

24. Olivier Day Soul – Drive In My Car

25. Mark de Clive-Lowe feat. Nia Andrews – The Why

26. Eli Hurwitz – Life In Motion

27. Mar – 2u4u

28. Dirg Gerner feat. Fatima – Rubies & Diamonds

29. Flako & Dirg Gerner – I Want You

– beginning of DJ Seano’s Fresh Start Vol. 1 Mix –

30. The Bahama Social Club feat. Kojato – Afro Shigida (Suonho Spirit of 70s Remix)

31. Blue Six – Let’s Do It Together

32. Monsieur Claude – My View

33. Femi Kuti – Victim of Life (AVDC Remix)

34. Candido – Jingo (Todd Terry Remix)

35. Mark De Clive-Lowe feat. Ovasoul7 – Feels Like Home

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10.28.11: EPISODE 153: LISTEN LINK & PLAYLIST

That’s hella photos, right?

B. Bravo, Ahnnu, Mndsgn, Knxwledge, E. Reece, Master Blazter, and Inka One.

All on this episode.

All in a span of 2 hours.

All-star episode.

Sit back, relax, listen, and enjoy….

EPISODE 153 LISTEN LINK

PLAYLIST

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1. Stacy Barthe – Touch

2. Devonwho – Move

3. T.IM.E – Sky Walker

4. T.IM.E – R U Ready

5. T.IM.E – Many Styles (Satellite Interlude)

6. T.IM.E feat. Joy Jones – Breakthrough

7. Interview w/ Master Blazter

8. Dam-Funk – Mobbin’ Thru Busters

9. Dam-Funk – Kill Dat aka Killdatmuthafu*ka

10. Ahnnu Live Set

11. B. Bravo – Kiss & Tell

12. B. Bravo – Swang

13. B. Bravo & Teeko – More Than Just A Dream

14. Salva feat. B. Bravo – Obsession

15. Mndsgn Live Set

16. Knxwledge Live Set

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