Fluid Oz Guest Mix! (Something Else! 05/07/09 on Wtnr Radio.com)

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Special treat this week!!

Thanks to Chris Vogado of Zero Db/Fluid Oz (the man in the photo) we have a featured guest mix for Something Else! Over the last few episodes I have played a number of tracks from the release Fluid Ounce presents… a DVD featuring SEVEN HOURS of music ranging from chilled-out downtempo to glitched-out house. Chris kindly sent me a mix of tracks solely from the DVD and I don\’t think there are any of the tracks that I\’d been playing in the mix… Rather than rambling on and re-telling a story better told first-hand, I will tell you about the tracks I play to lead into Chris\’ mix and then post his tracklist and let him tell his own story (the writing is pretty good, why not share it?)

Since Chris went futuristic on us, I decided to mine the past a bit. After the show intro I started out with a Philly break I just came across, Norman Harris\’ \”In Good Faith\” (courtesy of Norman Jay — the original \”rare groove\” dj — and his compilation Philadelphia 1973-1981 The Underground Anthems of Philadelphia Soul.) Next I go into a song that I love dearly and play a lot at home—\”Tales (Reprise)\” by Marcus Miller featuring Joe Sample (co-writer of \”Street Life,\” the Crusaders\’ anthem featuring Randy Crawford on vocals.) Marcus Miller is the man responsible for Luther Vandross\’ early hits (e.g., \”Never Too Much,\”) the David Sanborn albums that people still own (e.g., Backstreet,) E.U.\’s DC Go-go classic \”Da Butt\” (featured in Spike Lee\’s School Daze) and most of Miles Davis\’ popular later albums (e.g., Tutu & Amandla.) Jhelisa\’s \”Whirl Keeps Turnin\’\” leads us into the guest mix…
The brainchild of Fluid Ounce head honcho Chris Vogado – aka one half of Ninja Tune