It's Been A Long Time..........(Liquid Soul V.14)

Hey gang, I know that you all have been missing the latest mixes. Things on the J-O-B were hectic and I had to take care of other things. So, here I am making up for last week. Here is another volume of Liquid Soul for your listening pleasure.

Finesse

Liquid Soul V.14 (Circa '00)

Black Star - Yazara

Bonita Applebaum (RMX) - A Tribe Called Quest

Illusions - Santessa

When It Came - Break Reform

I'll Do For You - DJ Rogers

Sittin' Back - Res

Supa Dupa Luva - Guru

Just Friends - Musiq Soulchild

Don't Stop - Spanish Fly

Open - Beatminerz ft. Caren Wheeler & Pete Rock

Greater Kind Of Love - D-Vas

Tribe Instrumental

Certified - Guru ft. JayDee & Bilal

Check The Rhime - A Tribe Called Quest

Dance With Me (Inst) - De La Soul

Run To The Sun - NERD

Commercial Break 1

I Need More - D-Vas

Pain - The Pharcyde

Crush - Zhane'

The Blast - Talib Kweli

The Life - Fundesia

One On One - Daryl Hall & John Oates

Turn It Up (Inst) - The What

Outro -Curtis Mayfield

Hypnotik Soul V.3 & Southern House-pitality V.3 Coming Soon to Little 5 Soul & Earwax Records

For all of those who were unaware, I have two editions of music that I currently sell in record stores. The titles are Hypnotik Soul and Southern House-pitality. Both editions have been received quite well and have helped me develop a following of fans in the process. Both editions will be released next week and will be ready for you all in the Atlanta area. The Southern House-pitality V.3 is an anniversary edition.....wow it has been a year already since the first volume was released. It will contain some grooved out house tracks as well as some classics that used to and still do rock the party!!!




Hypnotik Soul V.3 expands further into the neo-soul genre and infuses uk soul, hip-hop and a couple of other surprises. However, I can't tell you all....it would spoil the surprise. Anyways, head on down to Little 5 Soul or Earwax Records whenever you get a chance and pick up both if you can. I am sure your musical palate will be satisfied.




J-Fin

BEAT CENTRAL #4

IT'S THAT TIME AGAIN TO HIT ON THE HEAD WITH ANOTHER BEAT. THIS IS ONE OF THE FIRST ONES THAT I EVER DID. THIS ONE INCORPORATES SAMPLES AND INTRICATE CHORD PROGRESSIONS. IT ACTUALLY WAS KINDA HARD BECAUSE I HADN'T PLAYED THE PIANO IN YEARS.


ENJOY!!!

"MY LOVE" - J-FINESSE

ARTIST INFLUENCE #4

This week's artist of influence can be credited to a good friend of mine from New Orleans. She introduced me to this particular person when she heard some of the Latin music that I was playing on my system. She popped in a cd and immediately I was hooked. Essentially, I heard beautiful strings and melodies with a soft-melodic voice that instantly put me in the mindframe of a long vacation in some remote place with not a care in the world. When I inquired about the artist, my friend told me that it was Bebel Gilberto. Afterwards, I went to itunes and started downloading any and everything that I could. In addition, I did some research on this beautiful voice and her body of work. Attached is a biography from allmusic.com.

Bebel Gilberto has been recording with worldly famous artists like Kenny G, David Byrne, Amon Tobin, Smoke City, the Thievery Corporation, Towa Tei, Caetano Veloso, Chico Buarque, and João Gilberto. Gilberto also has had worldwide success as a songwriter with the song "Technova." Gilberto is from a famous musical family in Brazil. Her father is João Gilberto, her mother is the singer Miúcha, and her uncle (Miúcha's brother) is Chico Buarque de Hollanda. She learned how to sing with Miúcha, and since she was a child, she was already participating in professional musicals like Saltimbancos and Pirlimpimpim. At seven she had her recording debut on one of her mother's albums. At nine she performed together with her mother and Stan Getz at Carnegie Hall. In 1983, she shared an album with the singer Pedrinho Rodrigues (Um Certo Geraldo Pereira, Funarte). Nevertheless, she wisely managed her career, avoiding a hasty debut as a solo singer. Her first album was the EP Bebel Gilberto (Warner, 1986). Gilberto wrote the songs on the album together with Brazilian pop/rock artists like Cazuza ("Preciso Dizer Que Te Amo," which was also included in the Red Hot + Rio compilation and winner of the Sharp Award for Single of the Year in 1989, "Mais Feliz," re-recorded by Adriana Calcanhotto in the '90s also with great success), Dé, and others. In 1991, Gilberto moved to New York (where she was born) and began gigging in clubs, performing at the Lincoln Center, and working with David Byrne and Arto Lindsay, among others. In that year, she participated (together with Gal Costa, Naná Vasconcelos, and Laurie Anderson) in a tribute to Carmen Miranda, idealized by Arto Lindsay. She had noted participation in the productions that aimed at the dance music market with a Brazilian bossa nova scent, co-writing (with Deee-Lite's DJ/producer Towa Tei) the worldwide hit "Technova." She also appeared in singles by the Thievery Corporation ("Só Com Você") and the duo Arling & Cameron (on "Sem Contenção"). By the end of the '90s, she was living in England. In 1998, Gilberto had a duet with João Gilberto in his Carnegie Hall concert. Her first solo album, Tanto Tempo, came finally in 2000 (Ziriguiboom) and had a good performance at the world music charts. Tanto Tempo went on to earn two Latin Grammy Nominations for Best New Artist and Best Música Popular Brasileira Album in 2001. Its companion Tanto Tempo Remixes was also issued that same year. Gilberto hooked up with producer Marius de Vries for her second album shortly thereafter. The introspective self-titled effort appeared in mid-2004, followed three years later by Momento, which featured appearances from Brazilian Girls and Orquestra Imperial.



Attached is one of my favorite songs from Bebel. It struck a chord with me from the moment I first heard it.

"Mais Feliz"- Bebel Giberto

As usual, I had to do my own interpretation. Here it is!!! Enjoy!!!

"Bebel" - J-Finesse

DOUBLE DOSE OF LIQUID SOUL!!!

HELLO ALL,

FIRST, I WANT TO APOLOGIZE FOR MISSING YOU ALL LAST WEEK. AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, WITH THE ECONOMY HEADING FOR THE ABYSS, I HAVE BEEN WORKING MY BUTT OFF. WELL, I HAVE A TREAT FOR YOU ALL ON THIS GO'ROUND. I AM GIVING YOU TWO VOLUMES OF LIQUID SOUL!!! THAT'S RIGHT, SO SIT BACK RELAX AND ENJOY!!!

LIQUID SOUL V.1 (CIRCA '99)

INTRO - COFFY SOUNDTRACK

HE IS - HEATHER HEADLEY

THE WOUND - JAZZYFATNASTIES

BREAK YOU OFF - THE ROOTS FT. MUSIQ SOULCHILD

COME CLOSE - COMMON FT. MARY J. BLIGE

STILL RAY - RAPHAEL SAADIQ

LOVE JUNKIES - CAM FT. CAMEO

FANATIC - VIVIAN GREEN

IT'S XTC - TRUTH HURTS

LOVE OF MY LIFE (ODE TO HIP-HOP) - ERYKAH BADU FT. COMMON

YOU MAKE ME FEEL REAL - RAHSAAN PATTERSON

FREE TO BELIEVE - JACK HERRARA

ILLUSIONS - SANTESSA

IT CAME - BREAK REFORM

JUST ANOTHER DAY - VIVIAN GREEN

LONELY GIRL - DJ ROGERS

LITTLE THINGS - INDIA ARIE

INSTRUMENTAL - AIM

SAO PAOLO - CHIC

SUMMERTIME IN ASPEN - KIM HILL

DAYS LIKE THIS (RMX) - SHAUN ESCOFFERY

FALLIN' STAR - LATOYA WILLIAMS

BRAZILLIA - MIGUEL MIGS

SOUL MAGIC - USCHI CLASSEN

BROWN SUGAR (SWEET) - MOS DEF FT. KANYE WEST

LIQUID SOUL V.5 (Circa '00)

INTRO - HOLDING YOU, LOVING YOU - DON BLACKMAN

WHY DIDN'T YOU CALL ME (88 KEYS RMX) - MACY GRAY

CAN'T BELIEVE - FAITH EVANS FT. CARL THOMAS

YOU USED TO LOVE ME - FAITH EVANS

ONE WOMAN MAN - DAVID HOLLISTER

LEFT, RIGHT - D'ANGELO FT. REDMAN & METHOD MAN

NAG CHAMPA - COMMON

GET ALONG WITH YOU - KELIS

LOOK OF LOVE (RMX) - SLUM VILLAGE

MISS FAT BOOTY - MOS DEF

INSTRUMENTAL - ST. GERMAIN

BROKEN BRANCHES - FERTILE GROUND

ICE KING - RES

LOVE FOR FREE - RELL FT. JAY-Z

SOMETIMES - MUSIQ SOULCHILD

THE GREATEST ROMANCE THAT HAS EVER BEEN SOLD (RMX) - PRINCE FT. Q-TIP & PHARRELL

FIRE - BRIDGETTE MCWILLIAMS

HOT PANTS - J. SPENCER

REMIND ME - PATRICE RUSHEN

OUTRO