Nightlife Unlimited, September 2009 Edition

Shout outs to everyone who came to Dance Right last night. I had a brief but very enjoyable time behind the decks.

During my set someone asked about the version of Peaches And Prunes I played. I couldn't recall the details there, but here it is, a really cool take on the timeless Ron Hardy classic. Enjoy.

Nightlife Unlimited: Peaches & Prunes (Special Editions Remix)(2003)

Over the next couple of weeks you can catch me at the following parties in LA, SF & NY. Come say what's up.

Friday September 4 Los Angeles: Bar Lubitsch w/ Thee Mike B
Sunday September 6 Los Angeles: TBA
Tuesday September 8 Los Angeles: Dim Mak Tuesdays @ Cinespace with Love Grenades, Dangerous Dan, Them Jeans and Dan Oh
Thursday September 10 San Francisco: Le Cirque @ Yoshi's SF with
King Most and Shred One
Friday September 11 San Francisco: Treat 'Em Right @ The Elbo Room with Matthew Africa, B.Cause and Vinnie Esparza
Saturday September 12 Oakland: Ta-Dow!! @ Luka's Tap Room with Platurn and B.Cause
Thursday September 17 New York: Fam @ Von Kellar with Chris Cutz, DJ Eleven and Queen Majesty
Friday September 18 New York: TBA
Saturday September 19 New York: Grand Groove @ APT with Chairman Mao

Diamonds In The Dust

AKA the new home of my man DJ B.Cause. Check him out, bookmark and subscribe (Yo Josh you can't be hiding the feed on the bottom of the page like that!).

B.Cause In HKI This Friday

One of my favorite DJs, San Francisco's very own B.Cause gives us a visit tomorrow. My HKI peoples I expect to see you there OK.

Btw, if you haven't yet peeped dude's Playcrater Too mix, make sure to do so.

B.Cause Is The Truth

Dude comes with new useful remixes like every other week....
Tanya Stephens: It's A Pity (Ya Boy B.Cause Blend)

BONUS:
Found out these older faves are still up there for you to grab:
Outkast: So Fresh So Clean (B.Cause Let's Get It On Reprise)(2007)
Stevie Wonder: Uptight (B.Cause Bass Re-fix)(2007)

Grown Man On

Dem Hoodstarz: Grown Man On (2005)
Grown Man On Remix feat Mistah F.A.B., Clyde Carson, Turf Talk & San Quinn (2006)
These have been my jams ever since they came out, I even had the remix on one of my summer mixes back in '06. For a while I didn't play either version, but this year I'm planning to bring them back. What can I say, the Traxxxamillion beat is still bananas and the topic is as important as ever.

J.P. Rodgers

J.P. Rodgers: I Enjoy Making Love (Just Like You Do)

As far as I'm concerned this here jam is one of the absolute best 80's R&B joints. The production is just slick enough and the vocals are top notch. This was a 12" release on tiny Bay Area label Inculcation back in 1982, but the song also appears on Rodgers' Good Taste In Love album. The label was so low budget that even the album comes in a plain white stock sleeve.


Btw, Quannum / Solesides heads will remember the groove no doubt.

Once again big up to my man Pablo who was the first to play this in HKI. Many people here will remember the song from his well-liked Summer Soul mix from 2002.

Messy Marv feat Mike Jones: Body Rock

New Bay ish, from the forthcoming Draped Up And Chipped Out Volume 2. The beat is ridiculous.
Messy Marv feat Mike Jones: Body Rock
BONUS:
Incredible joint from a few years back, low bitrate though. "Orange juice and a blunt for breakfast, while I read the paper.."
Guce & Messy Marv (Bully Wit Fullys): Orange Juice & A Blunt (128)

Damn man! You gotta love the innernets...

Johannesburg, Riyadh, Istanbul, Albuquergue, Anchorage, Adelaide.... those are just some of the far away places dotted in my new visitor map on the bottom of the page. And I only had that thing up for a day, without any major updates even. I can definitely respect that.

Here are a few very random (but very good) songs talking about the "world"...

The Team: Top Of The World (209 vbr)
Bangin album track from 2005's World Premiere.
Anita Baker: No One In The World (New Orleans Bounce Mix) (160)
I love me some bounce, but stuff is hard to get if you're not in NOLA... Anyone wanna help me out?
Daft Punk: Around The World
Possibly their finest moment, for me at least.

Btw, stay tuned as there will be a lot of things going on over the next few weeks... some mixes maybe, and something special to celebrate my 200th post. After that I just might have to keep a low profile for a while as I will be travelling in Argentina and Japan.

Classic Time #23

Keak Da Sneak feat E-40: T-Shirt, Blue Jeans & Nikes (2003) A Bay anthem ever since it's release.
BONUS:
Keak Da Sneak: In Front Of Yo Momma's House (2007)
The bangin first single from the forthcoming album "Defied", out in few weeks.

Shout outs to my man DJ Ross Hogg.

Rappin 4-Tay

Where I'm from most people remember San Francisco's Rappin 4-Tay just for his 1994 hit Playaz Club when his subsequent singles were just as good.
I'll Be Around (Timber Mix)(1995)
Ain't No Playa Like... (Video Mix)(1996)
A Lil Some'em Some'em belongs here as well, but I couldn't locate it now. Sorry.



Tähän väliin terveiset Laurille ja Tipalle (oon edelleen velkaa Three 6 Mafiast ait). Piti tarkistaa Discogsista vuosilukuja ja taas kerran jäbät oli ns all over the place.

Turf Talk update

Turf Talk Fan Club European chapter recommends:
In The Street
A slapper if I ever heard one. And I don't even like Queen.
The track's from the recent I Love The Bay compilation on Too Short's Up All Nite label.

Ai nii, kuuliks kaikki jo huhut: Too Short Helsingissä syksyllä.

Scraper Bike (Final Version)

The final version of the video is out now. The original version (see below) became a bit of a Youtube hit and has some 900 000 views by now.

Turf Talk

Popo's was posted a few months back already, here's two more bangers from the new album West Coast Vaccine. The CD comes highly recommended, even if it means you're gonna have to mail order it.


Back In The Day


Shinin'

Scraper Bike!

I caught this on the Soulstrut board and it made my day. To quote my man Gnat, "thanks for reminding me why I love hip hop".

3 x Kaz Kyzah

Bay-ryhmä The Teamin tunnetuimman jäbän Clyde Carsonin sooloura alkaa olla jo vauhdissa ("2 Step" sinkku ulkona Capitolilla, Theatre Music-täyspitkä tulossa) vaan Kaz ei jää jälkeen ainakaan laadussa.

Kaz Kyzah: I Go (160)
Kaz Kyzah: Go Down (192)
Kaz Kyzah: Fly (128)

2 x Sade

Veteraani-deejiin uusin miksaus Toimii - klassisia Sade-vokaaleja uusien ja vanhojen hiphop-biittien päällä. Osta netistä tai lähiviikkoina Helsingistä.

Keak Da Sneak, PSD & Messy Marv: Burdens Of His Youth Ei-niin-tyypillinen Droop-E tuotanto Bay-trion Da Bidness-albumilta. Ja kohokohtana siis hieno Sade-sample.