Sounding Out The City

Where the sounds are "light on the attitude, heavy on the beat." You'll hear rare grooves, hard jazz, heavy funk, broken beats, library grooves, house, deep soul, Latin flavours, Brazilian vibes, left-field hiphop, rock, drum n bass, afro-beats--all these sounds and more, hand picked and blended fresh into 30-minute mixes, Wednesdays at noon.

Wednesday, Mar 28, 2007

Episode #012 - The Best Is Yet To Come

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This mix starts off with an electro-ambient jazz waltz from Alex Attias, and some mad organ fused jazz funk from the mighty Ronnie Foster.

Things start to heat up with a couple of hiphop instros courtesy of Lil' Dap, Madliband RJD2 before going back into time for some psychedelic jazz by Karin Krog and library illness by James Clarke.

After that, it's party time with the Tiki Two, Outbreak, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and others, finally ending with a jazzy Afro-disco gem from Peter King and some library disco from the famed Chappell label.

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Jessica Lauren - Waltz For Little Eva
Ronnie Foster - Kentucky Fried Chicken
Senor Coconut and His Orchestra - El Coco Rallado
Amy Winehouse - He Can Only Hold Her
Lil' Dap - Get It
Madlib - Outerlimit (Space Ho)
RJD2 - All For U
Karin Krog - Raindrops, Raindrops
James Clarke - Second Cut
Tiki Two - The Best Is Yet To Come
Outbreak - The Party (Vocal)
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Gold Lion (Diplo Remix)
Otto De Royas Y Los Ultras - Choca Las Caderas (7 Samurai Edit)
Smoove - All This Love That I'm Giving (Radio Mix)
Pablo - Supersweet
Peter King - Watusi
Martin Dee - Deadline Destination
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Shout outs also to my listeners near and far.

'Til next week, peace and best wishes.
--Driftwood--

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Wednesday, Mar 21, 2007

Episode #011 - I Know You Got Soul

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Welcome to the all funk edition of Sounding Out The City...

This week features some of my alltime favourite tracks, and a few that I haven't played in a long time.

All of these tunes are massive funk jams that have rocked many a dancefloor throughout the ages, and continues to at finer parties today like "The Rub" in Brooklyn, or "Footprints" in Toronto.

Enjoy!

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1984 - There's A Wrinkle In Our Time
Sandi & Matues - The World Pt.1
All The People - Cramp Your Style
Bobby Byrd - I Know You Got Soul
Marlena Shaw - Liberation Conversation
Co-real Artists - What About You?
The Chefs - Mr. Machine
Cymande - Brothers On The Slide
Bobby Byrd - You Got To Have A Job
Funky Nassau - Bahama Soul Stew
The Fabulous Originals - It Ain't Fun But It's Funky
Seven From Eleven - Strawberry Snocone Pt.1
The Capprells - Close Your Eyes
Dennis Coffey - Theme From Blackbelt Jones
The Rebirth - Evil Vibrations
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Big shout outs to my man Richie in the UK, and all my listeners near and far. Next week's episode will go back to the usual genre-crossing blend of beats and grooves. I have a few new goodies to play and a few old tunes to dust off.

'Til next week, peace and best wishes.
--Driftwood--

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Wednesday, Mar 14, 2007

Episode #010 - We Gettin' Down

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Welcome to another episode of Sounding Out The City...

This episode starts off with one of my all-time favorite jazz tracks and works through some funk, house, latin, disco, library and boogie before finishing with some nufunk madness courtesy of Queen Eve The Kings.

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Jazz Co-op - Pyramid Piece
DJ Day - ?
Weldon Irvine - We Gettin Down
Headtop - The Mad Shit
Lack Of Afro - Roderigo
Bahama Soul Stew - Funky Nassau
Nicolette - Dove Song
Florence Miller - The Groove I'm In
Roberto Roena- Que Se Sepa
The Third Wave - Love Train
Marlena Shaw - Liberation Conversation
George Campbell K Five - Wear It Out
Beatconductor - Bumpin'
James Mason - Free
Gianfranco Reverberi - Sequence Three
Brian Bennett - Samba School
Deodato - Keep it in The Family
Queen Eve & The Kings - All Hail The Queen
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Shout outs to Helder,all London crew, VanCity massive, and my listeners in New York City and Cali. On a request, next week will be an all funk affair featuring heavyweight and deep-fried soulful grooves.

'Til next week, peace and best wishes.
--Driftwood--

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Wednesday, Mar 07, 2007

Episode #009 - Radios Start Rockin

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Welcome to another episode of Sounding Out The City...

Starting you off this week with some downtempo beats, this mix heats up with some headnodding breaks then comes to a boil with a couple of mad drum 'n bass tracks followed by some Latin heat.

Throw some Spank Rock action into the mix, a dash of broken beats and library, and finish up with some 60s Italian freak beat courtesy of Ennio Morricone.

Definitely an open format mix for the open-minded music lover, so I'm sure you'll find something you like.
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Marrow Of The Mind - Naples Deli
DJ Mike the 2600 King - #3
Bottom Fly - Feels So Good
DJ Day - ?
Visioneers - Ike's Mood I
Dj Andy Smith - Radios Start Rockin'
Abnormal Yellow Band - Funky Oreo 2000
DJ Day - First Step
Hai Karate Allstars - Hit The Road Jack (Dj Czech Remix)
Drumagik - Night In Tunisia
Todos - Nombres
Ursula 1000 - Beatbox Cha Cha
Aquarius Band - Sultana
Art Pepper - Mambo De La Pinta
DJ Format - Rap Machine feat. Abdominal
The Hole In The Wall Gang - Apache King
Spank Rock - Rick Rubin
Sygaire - In Your Groove
Corduroy - Follow That Arab
Perez Prado - Circle
Ennio Morricone - Allegretto Per Signora
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Next week will feature another open format set for the headnodders and dancers. I'll be dropping some brand new music, some slept-on goodies and a few dusty nuggests.

'Til next week, peace and best wishes.
--Driftwood--

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I started out making mixes for myself to listen to during drives and subway rides. Somewhere along the way, I thought other people might enjoy the music in the mixes as much as I do, so I began posting them. My wish is simply to share what I consider to be really good yet seldom heard music with others.

You'll hear 30 minute mixes that incorporate rare grooves from the past along with the modern sounds of today, and a dash of various flavours--from latin jazz, to disco, to classic rock, to sample-based beat oriented styles and beyond.

Please leave a comment if you like what you are hearing and share this podcast with others.

For your requests, questions, or just to get in touch, email: soundingoutthecity@hotmail.com
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