Category: Travel

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My friend Vicente Bellver lives in Barcelona and every time I go to his place, the music he plays is great!  I am always asking him about different tracks and artists.  I really think he should have a podcast or something that he does whenever he wants (he has a \”real\” job.)  I know that you will understand why I asked him to do me the favor of guest selecting some shows for the time I was in the USA with Los Chicos Altos!  Definitely check out Number Two as well…

The Life of a Scholar – 3 Titans
Pursuit of Happiness – KiD CuDi
Mad World – Ren

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So last night, I returned from my annual pilgrimage to Notting Hill Carnival in London.  While this set isn\’t really inspired by the music I heard there, I did purchase 99% of the CDs they are drawn from while in London and Brighton.  Since I like to share good stuff–especially music-oriented–I\’ll let you in on a few of my favorite stores in the UK, so far (there\’s always more to be found!)  The first place I went was in the middle of the Carnival area (I went a few days before): Honest Jon\’s. It\’s near the top of Portobello Road, which is kind of like Telegraph Ave in Berkeley, but a little less hippie.  The staff really know their music and you can always find interesting stuff there.  In Brighton, I really love Resident in \”the laines.\”  Pleasant & knowledgeable staff and great prices–there\’s always classics and \”things you missed\” on sale.  While I was down there, I played a great gig with my Brighton connection and fellow DJ/Producer, Sumsuch at the legendary (infamous?) Fishbowl.  Definitely for the non-pretentious get-down crowd.  The next night, the order of the day was \”disco breaks & dinner funk\” for the Camden crowd at the cafe/performance venue, Inspiral Lounge.  Although the food there is raw/vegan, it\’s a lot tastier than that sounds to folks outside that scene.  I would recommend eating there to anyone, but ESPECIALLY to those who prefer raw/vegan-oriented places.  The music this week is my usual eclectic mix, enjoy and have something tasty before, during or after the set!

Aquarius (Underwater) – Waldeck
High Up On The Hook – Alice Russell
Who Comes To Boogie (Club Mix) – Little Benny & The Masters
In Time (Featuring Erik Dillard & Roy Ayers) – Richard Earnshaw
Rock Your Roll (Promo Mix) – Roy Ayers
Oboe – Jackie Mittoo
Su Suzy feat. The Combo Barbaro – Alice Russell & Quantic
Brotherhood – Cinematic Orchestra/Allenko Brotherhood Ens
Walk Away – Nitin Sawhney
Another Day – Los Chicos Altos

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This set is a bit of a mixed bag (kind of normal for me, actually.)  Some of it is from my recent trip to Madrid, others are tracks that have come about from recent music sessions with collaborators (Maxey Blaze, my partner in Los Chicos Altos, and Voodoofunk, our friend and fellow producer here in Barcelona.)  There\’s promos from different record labels, other tracks I\’ve come across recently, some hiphop breaks (i.e., source material for samples,) poetry and a sort of tribute to Charles Stepney, the subject of a documentary \”Interrupted Greatness\” and major influence on musicians I dig.  Hope you enjoy…

The Fight Is In The Streets (15 M) [DJ Floro & Oscar Martos Mix] – Alma Afrobeat Ensemble feat Krukid
Union Station Blues final – Voodoofunk & Los Chicos Altos
Joy And Pain (LCA Edit2) – Maze Feat. Frankie Beverly
Let\’s Dance – Pleasure
Ballerina (The  Auto Charm Fantasy Mix) – Nyree and The Auto Charm
Tigerskin (Original Mix) – Terry Grant feat. Carrie Manning
Phuture Bound (Shur-I-Kan remix) – Joey Negro presents Akabu
Maleele – Etran Finatawa
When Gamble and Huff Ruled – Nikki Giovanni
Skain\’s Domain – Wynton Marsalis
Impressions – McCoy Tyner
You Can\’t Hide Love – Creative Source
Drum Song – Earth Wind & Fire
Les Fleur – Ramsey Lewis