|
Podcasts | Community | Create a Podcast |
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
idea presents...a souljunction music podcast. Enjoy the goodness... |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Smooth Grooves
December 09, 2010 10:24 PM PST
Smooth Grooves: A Delicious Concoction Mixed by DJ J-Smooth
From 2002-2006 my souljunction crew (Darin, Benson, myself & DJ J-Smooth) collaborated on throwing a series of small one off parties in LA and we released a handful of music compilations (many of which are my releases already found on my podcast page). Eventually DJ J-Smooth & I came together to release a handful of J-Smooth's previously unreleased house music mixes. He provided the mixes....all done live in one take. No mistakes...no editing. I provided the visual concept & design of the graphics, an extension of my own "Candy Box Cover" Series, pressed them up and released them on my own dime. Just like we did with my compilations we pressed up hundreds of these things and distributed them hand by hand to anyone that would take them. This is just one of our house music releases and it very well may be one of my all-time favorite mixes to drive to...it's filled with a collection of deep, soulful house tracks that are all.... Smooth Grooves. Happy Listening, Sincerely idea ----------------------------------- 1. Cafe Flores - Dr. Rockit
Mixed & Produced by DJ J-Smooth for souljunction productions
January 22, 2010 07:06 PM PST
Originally Released: 2006 What started out as exercise in digital digging, thanks to www.the-breaks.com in the quest to find the original songs sampled for Hip Hop joints, it quickly steamrolled into something completely different. After finding gem after gem after gem and coming up with so much material, I ended up throwing it on a disc just to listen to it all. That process itself, let to a basic arrangement which evenutally culminated with what we have here. Expressions of Rhythm: Volume II...A finely aged collection of luxurious beats, rare grooves & lush stereophonics Happy Listening! Sincerely, idea -------------------------------------- 40 Days - Billy Brooks
January 06, 2010 01:21 AM PST
Originally conceived & mixed: 2006
From laid back downtempo joints to broken beat gems and uptempo soulful jams, it's a cornucopia of soulful & rhythmic goodness. As with all my compilations, I try to pick classic sounds with timeless qualities. Mind you, this was my take on progressive soul music in 2006...Although one new track has just been added, overall, I feel it sounds just as refreshing as it did when I first put this out 4 years ago...I hope these sounds are refreshing to your ears & spirit as well... Happy Listening! Sincerely, idea --------------------------------------
December 26, 2009 05:55 PM PST
This is inspired by my many trips to New Orleans for Jazz Fest. For those of you who have yet to experience the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival (commonly known as The Jazz Fest), it is without question The Festival to End all Festivals. Deeply steeped in the incredible history & cultural cornucopia that is New Orleans, the Jazz Fest is simply unrivaled in its breadth and depth of musical styles and genres. It is completely filled with supremely gifted & talented musicians and performers. When I traveled to this amazing city my first time, I had an idea that I would be exposed to great music but I genuinely had NO idea of how amazing it would all be. To witness music & performances of the most top notch caliber, from bands & musical styles of people and/or groups I'd previously never heard of, was a completely humbling experience for me as a music fan. Experiencing this, one really begins to realize the infinite expanse that music occupies in our universe. There is SO much amazing music out in the world. For as much as we may hear or may be exposed to on a daily basis, there is always and incredible amount of music that we're missing. Going to the Jazz Fest just once in your life is like taking a pilgrimage to the musical Mecca that is New Orleans and paying homage to the city that is the birthplace of Jazz, which along with the blues, are roots of all the contemporary music we listen to today.....New Orleans is a city which has single-handedly shaped & influenced American popular music like no other...Respect! ::Background:: The tradition of brass bands in New Orleans, Louisiana dates to the late 19th and early 20th centuries. "Brass bands have inhabited the city's streets ever since, and legends like Louis Armstrong, Jelly Roll Morton and Wynton Marsalis all played in them"* A well-known use of these bands is for the New Orleans Jazz Funeral. Traditionally, New Orleans brass bands could feature various instrumentations, often including trumpets, trombones, saxophones, sousaphones and percussion. The music played by these groups was often a fusion between European-styled military band music and African folk music brought to the Americas by west African slaves and the idiom played a significant role in the development of traditional Jazz. In the 1970s and 1980s, the New Orleans brass band tradition experienced a renaissance, with bands breaking away from traditional stylings and adding elements of funk, hip hop, and bop to their repertoires. Some notable exponents of this style of brass band include the The Rebirth Brass Band, the Soul Rebels Brass Band, The Hot 8 Brass Band, & The Dirty Dozen Brass Band. http://www.nojazzfest.com
Happy Listening! Sincerely, idea --------------------------------------
December 10, 2009 07:50 PM PST
Released: 2003 Originally slated to be the follow-up to All Hits: Organic Hip Hop Hits, a late night convenience store run and a bit of chewing gum graphic design inpiration changed all that....nonetheless, it picks up right where All Hits left off, providing a heavy dose of quality organic hip hop that just happens to be...Extra Fresh. Happy Listening. Sincerely, idea --------------------------------------------------- Happy Valentines Day - Andre 3000
December 07, 2009 09:05 PM PST
Originally conceived & mixed in 2003, this seemless sexy non-stop mix is chock full of soulful, funky & uptempo jams. It's feel, mood & description is just as the title suggests... Plenty Groovy. Happy Listening! Sincerely, idea -------------------------------------- Nowhere - Aquanote
November 23, 2009 01:06 AM PST
Originally Released: 2002 Background on All Hits: SuperSoulSh*t Volume I: Ahhhh, The Next Level: Hawaii's original Hip Hop show; College Radio KTUH 90.3 FM, Friday Night, Midnight to 3am... The 5 semesters we broadcast out of that dark cozy corridor known as Hemingway Hall rm. 202, on the University of Hawaii @ Manoa Campus were truly something special. From Spring 1995 to Summer 1997, we dug in our crates & cd books to give you the best Non-Commercial Hip Hop available. We played Biggie before he became an icon & martyr. We had Common Sense before he was simply Common. We tried to force-feed The Roots & Outkast, Bahamadia & Gangstarr down every listeners earhole. Busta Rhymes, Redman, De La Soul, Pharcyde, Nas, Mobb Deep & A Tribe Called Quest were in our permanent rotation before any other station in Hawaii ever thought of playing these artists. Our old school hours were classic like shell-top Adidas & our occasional late-night jazz/soul hour was simply divine. Our faithful listeners still remember this; those herb smoke filled, late night sessions eventually became stuff of legend. For those of you who look to recapture those precious moments, we present to you, ALL HITS: SuperSoulSh*t. This is a special compilation near and dear to our hearts as it perfectly replicates one of The Next Level's favorite Late Night jazz/soul hours. This is the kind of set that would have the folks wrapping up their parties in the dorms & on-campus apartments something to wind down and get busy to.... Feel free to do the same... Happy Listening, beats & blessings idea -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Just The Two Of Us - Grover Washington Jr & Bill Withers
April 20, 2009 11:24 PM PDT
Originally Released: 2002 "This mixtape is quite possibly the most flawless mix of Hip Hop and soul I have ever heard. It's basically a collection of songs that pair a bunch of ill emcees on jazzy, soulful tracks with R&B singers that can actually sing.
Comments: ALLHITS®, the Original Celebrated Curiously Hot Organic Hip Hop Hits®, is a specially arranged compilation of Hip Hop songs many times hotter than today's ordinary commercial music. The recipe for this sound is derived from the generous use of phat beats, complex lyrics and real mc's developed by true Hip Hop heads, b-boys & mc's during the late 1980's. This era, which is often referred to as the "Golden Age of Hip Hop", was characterized by a style, content, and consciousness rarely exhibited in today's shallow, materialistic, and relatively uncreative mainstream rap music. Despite the over-commercialization and saturation of rap music in a market driven by fickle teen dollars, there are still some artists who have managed to maintain the integrity, credibility and tradition of this bygone era. Most of these same performers come from a musical lineage that can be traced back to many of the early Hip Hop pioneers. Here we present to you a sampling of some of the best and the brightest talent that Hip Hop has to offer, blazing a trail back to a time when it was all simply about the music. Happy Listening Sincerely -idea- --------------------------------------------------- 1 Jill Scott feat. Mos Def Love Rain (Remix)
|
Podcast SummaryMusic is my constant companion....I live, eat, sleep, and breathe the rhythms of the music. It's love, life, a source of good energy and my passion. Whether it be Hip Hop, soul, house, rare grooves, funk, or jazz, you'll find me movin to it, groovin to it and getting lost in the rhythm....what you're getting here is just a sampling of what moves me. Hopefully it will do the same for you... About ideaRadio is the 9-5 day gig/immersing myself in LA's music scene and throwin parties at nite | Was a crucial architect of the emerging Hawaii hip-hop scene the mid 90's | Former college radio DJ & host (KTUH 90.3 FM Honolulu) | Music manager/consultant | Networking wizard & jack of all trades...the bridge that connects people together | Socialite | Co-Founder of the LA based party, The Rhythm Section...the man behind the scenes Followers
Favorite LinksIdea 's Friends
Contact MeSubscribe to this Podcast
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
