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In my ongoing process of cleaning up all of my music in all of its mediums, I found myself playing CD-Rs in my Jeep to determine which were OK to discard. Kool & The Gang’s Sea of Tranquility begins to play and I’m listening, trying to figure out who did this instrumental cover of D’angelo’s Send It On. (Yeah, right?) I did a Shazam (lol) and when I saw it was K&TG, the idea to do this mix was born (Inspiration is everywhere). I knew a lot of the samples used, but went to whosampled.com to locate any I missed as well as any extra obscure sources. I ended up with just enough for what I thought could be a cool project. The mix quickly turned into a chore amidst the loss of several loved ones and I considered giving this up because I just didn’t have the energy. While listening to a DJ Premier interview on Hannibal Buress’ Handsome Rambler podcast, Primo begins talking about how D’angelo ended up with the Devil’s Pie beat and I viewed it as a sign to keep going. (Too coincidental to be a coincidence, right?) I persevered, arranged and rearranged the order of songs, & sought interviews and samples I didn’t own before I finally reached out to Chris Read (DJ #1), Head of Content, at whosampled.com and voila. In the end, the mix turned out to be quite therapeutic and I discovered a lot of great tunes in the process. Thanks to everyone who put up with my grumpiness during this process, and Dewan for listening to the mix in its various manifestations. Shouts out to RonOne, graphic design extraordinaire for the assist on the graphic design! (…even though I did the heavy lifting lol) I hope you enjoy! – DJ Rahdu “For our latest guest mix, DJ Rahdu of the crew of tastemaking soul aficionados ‘Bamalovesoul’ delivers a D’Angelo themed mix. Over three quarters of an hour Rahdu explores D’Angelo’s influences with a mix that joins the dots between tracks the Soulquarian has sampled or covered alongside his own tracks with live versions and interview extracts for added flavor” – whosampled.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bamalovesoul-radio/support
It’s been awhile, so I’m giving you more than three hours of continuous music to make up the difference. The new callout drops are courtesy of the Soul Interviews show curated by DJ Soulswede and broadcast on SkyNet satellite radio and Solar Radio on the net. My lil podcast has a special 30-minute mix on the show that you should be checking out. For this mix, I chose the best songs from our radio show. As usual, we’ve got a lil bit of everything on the soul spectrum (all but one special selection was released this millennium), this time broken up by sections, thanks to the drops, making it easier to skip around for a certain sound you’re looking for or you can just listen straight through and relax in my musical hands. Don’t forget to subscribe on Podomatic or iTunes and tell your friends that the LMG: The Soul Eclectics’ Mix, proves good music is still alive and well, if not always on the radio. LMG: The Soul Eclectics’ The Soul Eclectics My Radio Mix Playlist 1) Sweet Afternoon – Avery*Sunshine 2) So Alive (ft. Leon) – Loretta 3) Friends & Lovers – Marsha Ambrosius 4) March – George Tandy Jr. 5) Sleepwalkers – Jarrod Lawson 6) I See The Sun – Incognito 7) I Just Want More – Smoove & Turrell 8) Can’t Keep On – Marcell 9) Aware – Gene Nobel 10) You’re My Star – Tank 11) Patterns (ft. Lianne La Havas) – Tourist 12) Need U 100% (El Train Refix 2.0) – Duke Dumont 13) At Your Best x Fastlove – MNEK 14) Something Right – Kwabs 15) Sweet November – SZA 16) Tender – Bo Saris 17) Before Hello – Carmen Chiles 18) Somehow – Geoffrey Williams 19) Carried Away 2 – Lewis Taylor 20) Always – Amp Fiddler 21) Waiting For Spring (ft Anthony David) – Linn & Freddie 22) Replaceable – Moses Sumney 23) Everything Is Everything – Gabriel Garzón-Montano 24) M.T.Y.P. – Rogiérs 25) The Moment – The Foreign Exchange 26) Hurt So Bad (Makoto Remix) – Angela Johnson 27) Set You Free – Adrian Alan 28) Now There Is We (ft Paul Randolph) – Jazzanova 29) Together – Sam Smith 30) And Then – James Tillman 31) Number One (ft. Glenn Lewis) – Slakah The Beatchild 32) Good Lookin’ (ft Bird) – Anthony Valadez 33) breathe.dream.scream – denitia and sene 34) Stronger Than Ever – Raleigh Ritchie 35) Simply Beautiful (ft Takuya Kuroda)– Jose James 36) Respect (ft. Mara Hruby and Van Hunt) – The Decoders 37) Fall For You – Leela James 38) Don’t Let Me Go – Jarle Bernhoft 39) High and Dry – Send It On – Roman GianArthur 40) Imagination/Crown Royal Suite – Jill Scott (explicit) 41) Touching Again – Eric Benét (explicit) 42) Slowly – Syleena Johnson (explicit) 43) Scandalous – Prince (explicit) 44) Rocket (Beyoncé Cover) – Gene Nobel (explicit)
Family, This mix right here...OMG...get your candles, get your massage lotion and oils...because I HAVE SET YOU UP...2 hours of BABY MAKING MUSIC....yup..I did it...blame me...but just remember to name him Tru Jr...lol Enjoy PLAYLIST: Jill Scott "Crown Royal" Floetry "Say Yes" Jessie Boykins "Victoria" V "Who Would I Be" Maxwell "Cops Come Knocking" Maxwell "Bad Habits" D'Angelo "Send It On" Eric Roberson "Weekend Getaway" Jessie Boykins "Amorous" Robin Thicke "It's In the Morning" Victor Duplaix "Make a Baby" Musip Soulchild "So Beautiful"