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It's hard to put into the words the feeling you get when you listen to a Rod Temperton penned track. I'm a big sucker for a well written songs. Rod definitely delivered stunners for years and when Quinch Jones was brought into the matrix we got nothing less than magic! Between Heatwave and the many songs that Sir Temperton has written for James, Ingram, Michael Jackson, Patti Austin and beyond, the more I realize that he's one of the main reasons I love modern day R&B music. Please enjoy 3 hours plus of musical history and may Rod Temperton's groovy soul rest in paradise! Track List: 1. You Put A Move On My Heart - Mica Paris 2. You Put A Move On My Heart - Tamia 3. Secret Garden - Quincy Jones ft. El Debarge, James Ingram, Al B. Sure, Barry White 4. Happiness Togetherness - Heatwave 5. Give It All Your Heart - Herbie Hancock 6. Lady In My Life (Demo) - Michael Jackson 7. Mystery - Manhattan Transfer 8. Mystery - Anita Baker 9. Star Of A Story - Heatwave 10. Star Of A Story - George Benson 11. Baby Come To Me - James Ingram & Patti Austin 12. State Of Independence - Donna Summer 13. Closer To The One That You Love - Brothers Johnson 14. We Belong To Love - Johnny Osbourne 15. The Dude - Quincy Jones 16. Mind What You Find - Heatwave 17. Razzle Dazzle - Heatwave 18. Ain't No Half Steppin' - Heatwave 19. Super Soul Sister - Heatwave 20. Lay It On Me - Heatwave 21. Living In America - Heatwave 22. Therm Warfare - Heatwave 23. Sign Of The Times - Bob James 24. Groove Of Midnight - Siedah Garrett 25. Something Special - Quincy Jones ft. Patti Austin 26. One More Rhythm - James Ingram 27. Live In Me - Rufus & Chaka Khan 28. Give Me The Night - George Benson 29. Spice Of Life - Manhattan Transfer 30. Baby Be Mine - Manhattan Transfer 31. If It Hurts Just A Little - Donna Summer 32. Big Guns - Heatwave 33. Motormouth - Herbie Hancock 34. Celebrations - Brothers Johnson 35. Love X Love - George Benson 36. Rock With You - Michael Jackson 37. Sweet Freedom - Michael McDonald 38. Eyeballin' - Heatwave 39. Boogie Nights - Heatwave 40. Turn On The Action - Quincy Jones ft. Patti Austin 41. Light Up The Night - Brothers Johnson 42. Grooveline - Heatwave 43. Stomp - Brothers Johnson 44. Razzamatazz - Quincy Jones ft. Patti Austin 45. Ya Mo Be There - James Ingram and Michael Mcdonald 46. Fun Tracks - Herbie Hancock 47. Raise A Blaze - Heatwave 48. Off Broadway - George Benson 49. Love Is In Control - Donna Summer 50. Turn Out The Lamplight - George Benson 51. Always And Forever - Heatwave

Harlem born, Brooklyn bred, orphaned by adolescence & self proclaimed prodigy by his teenaged years, Michael Jones PKA Kashif Saleem's story is that of a miracle. By the age of 16 he joined & toured with B.T. Express. After a two album stint with the band he was let go as a result of his overly ambitious work ethic - he outpaced the band's expectations. Without hesitation Kashif surpassed being a session musician thrusting into an active music career acting as producer, arranger, composer & performer for future stars & established artists including Whitney Houston, Evelyn Champagne King, Fatback Band, Melba Moore, Average White Band, George Benson & Bill Withers. Kashif played an integral role in shaping the New York post-disco R&B sound, & heralded what many today label Boogie & Modern Soul music. He kept R&B progressive, dance floor friendly & edgy throughout the early 80's by embracing the latest technology - drums machines and synthesizers. I had the honor of meeting him many moons ago through one of my music mentors who grew up with him in Brooklyn. Although it was only a day's worth of interactions in my home studio, the visit was quite impactful to say the least. His wisdom and experience in the music industry was impressionable on my ambitious mind. His music raised me, the sound of Kashif highly influenced my sound as a producer. His debut solo album is in my top 10 favorite R&B records of all time. I practically learned how to mix by practicing with records like "Love Come Down", "So Fine" & "I Just Got To Have You". He was an amazing artist & human being. I can't believe he's gone but the music will surely live on. Kashif was a true innovator, scholar, humanitarian & master of music. May his soul rest in peace! TRACKLIST 1. Mingo Weya - Kashif 2. You Give Good Love - Whitney Houston 3. Are You The Woman - Kashif 4. Dancing In The Dark - Kashif 5. Live In Me - June Pointer 6. Here Comes The Night - Meli'sa Morgan 7. Sunshine - B.T. Express 8. I'd Like To Get To Know You - Jermaine Jackson 9. Your Style - Wootens 10. I Want To Be Your Everything - High Fashion 11. Right On Time - Tavares 12. Wouldn't You Like To Fly - Victor Fields 13. It Ain't Because Of Me Baby - Bill Withers 14. Take You To Heaven - Change 15. The Mood - Kashif 16. Love On The Rise - Kenny G 17. Trouble In Paradise - Giorge Pettus 18. Help Yourself To My Love - Kenny G 19. Help Yourself To My Love - Kashif 20. Street Level - Zinc 21. Betcha She Don't Love You - Evelyn King 22. Easier Said Than Done - Average White Band 23. Jump Into My Life - Stacy Lattisaw 24. Say Something Love - Kashif 25. So Fine - Howard Johnson 26. I'm In Love - Evelyn King 27. If You Want My Lovin' - Evelyn King 28. Stone Love - Kashif 29. Mind Up Tonight - Melba Moore 30. Inside Love - George Benson 31. Love Come Down - Evelyn King 32. Baby Don't Break Your Baby's Heart - Kashif 33. Part-Time Lover - Funk Deluxe 34. Rumors - Kashif 35. Just Another Lover - Johnny Kemp 36. Movie Song - Kashif 37. You're The Winner - High Fashion 38. Take My Love - Melba Moore 39. Thinking About You - Whitney Houston 40. Get Out On The Dance Floor - Fatback Band 41. Hold On - High Fashion 42. Ooh Love - Kashif 43. Underlove - Melba Moore 44. One Man's Poison - Kenny G 45. Good Things - Tony Aiken and Future 2000 46. Time Tunnel - Tony Aiken and Future 2000 47. Love Changes - Kashif and Meli'sa Morgan

Had to do it, I lived this music. RIP to the legendary Malik Phife Dawg Taylor!!!

Current Soulful House Mix for June 2014 to promote Makin' Moves UK's 2 Year Anniversary Party in London. Play as loud as you can!

I'm back! It's certainly been a while and many of you have been waiting for this. So many good jams out that I had a hard time picking what to include in this episode. Featured here are my current remixes for Sir LSG featuring Brian Temba and Kafele Bandele, and Shaun Escoffery, my decade long collaborator with whom so many bangers were made. Turn it up, play loud!

Made this mix a few years ago in honor of the sultry songstress Sade. I've been a fan ever since Smooth Operator dropped. I remember having a little crush on her watching her videos on Video Music Box, a legendary local New York video show that aired the best of rap, r&b, and dance videos. I got a suprising call to open up for her a couple years ago in Atlantic City for a concert, but unfortunately it didn't pan out. I was so hyped on meeting her. Anyway, Happy 54th Birthday Sade. Enjoy the vibes!

I'm back with the goods. Here's my final soulful house mix for the year. Cd length and full of current heat including my recent remixes for Dj Ino and Tortured Soul. Enjoy and play loud. 1. BreakDown - Soulution Soul feat Nina Provencal 2. From Now On (Josh Milan Honeycomb Vocal Mix) - Namy feat Josh Milan 3. The Beast and the Ghost - Atjazz, Fred Everything 4. Just Fine (Bang The Drum Remix) - SMI Feat Shea Soul 5. Shining (Sean McCabe Remix) - Timmy Regisford feat Mickey Dance 6. Green & Yellow (Dj Spen and Ziggy Funk Remix) - Arnaud D feat Heidi Vogel 7. The Horn Song (Azza K. Fingers & The Dizz Repro Mix)- Dj Pierre the Don 8. Tim's Groove - Timmy Regisford 9. Pride - Dj Pepsi feat Monique Bingham, Magesh & Ben 10. Dj Ino (Dj Spinna Remix) - Dj Ino feat Carmen Ray 11. Black Boy (Dalminjo Remix) - Peven Everett 12. Battle Cry - Azza K. Fingers 13. Jaded by NYC - Tommy Bones 14. Searching (Sir Piers Kirwan Remix) - Roberto De Carlo feat Dyanna 15. Is it Love - Typheni 16. Dirty (Dj Spinna Nostalgic Future Remix) - Tortured Soul

Back again with another blend of soulful house jams. It's been a great summer for music this year. I might surprise you with another one of these before the fall season hits! Enjoy and play loud! Spinna 1. Love Is So Nice (Reelsoul RMX) - Dj Roland Clark presents Urban Soul 2. I Still Love You (Pablo Martinez RMX) - Andrea Martin 3. Faith (Dj Spinna Galactic Soul RMX) - Groove Addix feat Annette Taylor 4. Downtown - Kerri Chandler 5. Don't You Want My Love (Sean McCabe Need My Dub) - Dajae 6. Smile (Joey Negro Mix) - Mistura 7. We Need His Power (Dj Spen Instrumental) - Marlon D & Mena Keys 8. Superewoman (K2 Re-Edit) - Quincy Jones 9. Guitar Groove - Yusuke Hiraoka 10. Somebody That I Used To Know (Reelsoul Mix) - Gotye 11. Rain - Kerri Chandler 12. Rain (Atjazz RMX) - Kerri Chandler 13. Linda (Da Capo Touch) - Ralf Gum feat Oluhle 14. What We Gonna Do - Sia & Ribatone 15. The Roof Leak - Dj Fale 16. Awukhu Muzi (Shelter Edit) - Busi Mhlongo 17. All In My Head (Mark Francis Edit) - Avery Sunshine 18. B-Piper - Wyze, Joy Halliday 19. Kissing You (Josh Milan RMX) - Miranda Nicole 20. Lost Tapes (Feel Mix) - Needs 21. Living My Dream (Zepherin Saint Tribe RMX) - Local Instruments

Happy 76th Birthday Marvin Gaye! Here's the sequel to the Marvin B-Day mix I did two years ago. Sorry I took so long to get this done but I believe the length of this one will make up for lost time. This mix is almost two hours long and filled with burners. Classics, a few unheard remixes and reworks by my brother Kenny Dope, John Morales Salaam Remi and myself, unreleased nuggets of some thangs and rare album cuts, singles and alternate takes of other thangs. I even snuck in Donny Hathaway's version of "What's Going On" as it's probably my favorite Marvin cover of all time. Spread the word!... Enjoy, Love, MARVIN!!! SPINNA

Sup Podcast peoples, Ok, so I took a little over a year to put another mix up. My bad. Just been busy djing, making records and being a family man. The life of a dj right? Ok, no extensive dialogue here. I'm just inspired with all this great new music out. I had to zone out and release it into the universe. So here it goes! Track List 1. Who Am I (French Twins Remix) - Boddhi Satva feat Athenai & C. Robert Walker 2. East Of The Sun (G U's Fusion Beyond Mix) - David Cote 3. Capricorn (Ralf Gum Remix) - 60 Hertz Project 4. Hey Hey (Atjazz Remix) - Dennis Ferrer 5. Envision (Ame Remix) - Osunlade 6. Lights Out (Rocco Deep Mix) - Groove Concept feat Johnny Dangerous 7. Feel Alive (Sean McCabe Remix) - The Demetrios Project 8. Anything (Mr V. and Reelsoul Remix) - Musiq Soulchild 9. Sweetness Is (Koyla Remix) - Peven Everett 10. Spinnin - Cajmere feat Russoul 11. Abyss - Manoo 12. Call Me (Kenny Dope O'Gutta Remix) - B. Original & Damir Pushkar feat J.A.M.O.N. 13. There Is A Truth - Motor City Drum Ensemble feat Stee Downes 14. 2AM FM - Desolate Cities 15. Boy Beats On His Drum (Kenny Dope O'Gutta Beats) - Mike Dunn 16. Light Of Love (Mark De Clive-Lowe Remix) - Lady Alma & Yameen 17. Forever (Dj Spinna Galactic Soul Remix) - Blueday Stereo 18. Ngawe (Atjazz Love Soul Remix) - Bossruu feat Wandile 19. Show Me (Timmy Regisford Rework) - Jill Scott Cd length if you need to burn it. Bang it in your whip! I hope to be back sooner than later with more mixes. Don't hold your breath though, hahaaa Peace Spinna

What's up fam, Sometimes it's hard for me to wrap my head around the fact that we're living in such a virtual world when it comes to music, especially new music. I don't want to believe that I'm just some kind of old school fool that can't get over my vinyl addiction. I have friends who downsized their record collections due to space which is understandable, but for those with space, the idea of wanting to convert their entire collection to digital and then ridding themselves of the wax is inconceivable to me. I don't get it! On the contrary, I love Serato. It allows for the traveling DJ to have their library with them at all times, ready for any situation. Sometimes though, I get lost in that digital realm and I miss the feeling of digging in the record boxes and identifying music by labels and artwork. Before using Serato it was even worse for me with CD's. Carrying up to three books or more of CD's with a gang of typed up track listings all over the place. CD's going bad on you due to wear and tear, and constantly having to rip and burn new music all the time. Plus for me, being a multi genre DJ, you could never have all your music with you using CD's. It became a nightmare! Life seemed much simpler when it was just wax. Vinyl is still the best sounding format. It's the original way music is supposed to be heard. There's a human element to it. It makes sense that when the needle reacts from those microscopic wiggly lines in the grooves and those subs in the speaker boxes tremble in response, your body moves accordingly. It's all physics, it's all physical. I love music. I have to get it any way I can. If I purchase a download of a particular song that becomes available on wax, I'll still buy the wax if I really love the song. I gotta feel it. This mix is an all vinyl edition. Not a single mp3, aiff or wav file used. My laptop was disconnected. Every record in the mix was purchased from one of the last standing record stores in Brooklyn New York, Dope Jams. Luckily for me it's in my hood... well being the addict that I am I'm not sure if that's a good thing, (pause). You can check them out at Dopejams.net. They also do mail order. If you're an open minded progressive thinker, you'll love their selection. I even got some killer sought after classics in their used record bins, one of them being the last track in this mix. I'm thankful that some artists, producers and label owners still consider vinyl a viable format. It doesn't sell as much as it used to years ago, but obviously there are other people in the world who share my sentiments. Listen to the words spoken by Nathaniel X on the first track in the mix. My feelings are the same brother, wherever you are! Long live the underground. I don't usually like doing track listings but I'm making the exception this time to support the vinyl cause! Peace, Spinna. Title/Artist/EP Title (where available) 1. Gotta Get Over 2010 - Jer & Iz - Nathanial X Project 2. In My System - The Gathering 3. Track 4 - Kerri Chandler - Core 1994 4. Window Seat (Guy Robin Underground Mix) - Erykah Badu 5. Slightly (Mike Huckaby Remix) - Losoul 6. It Is What It Is - Fred P - Semesteres II 7. The Sun Can't Compare - Larry Heard Presents Mr. White 8. Night Lights - The Oliverwho Factory 9. Grandes Orgues - I:Cube 10. Tribal Gathering - Bolla 11. Move On feat Duchy - Kay Suzuki - Opening EP 12. Love Harmonic (Carl Craig Soundscape Remix) - Mirko Loko 13. Ambush - Culoe De Song 14. Deja Vu - Jephte Guillaume presents Wiltrud Weber 15. Hyper Ballad (David Morales Classic Mix) - Bjork 16. Arise - Anthony "Shake" Shakir 17. Turned On To You - 80's Ladies

Marvin Pentz Gaye Jr. (April 2, 1939 – April 1, 1984) The whole world knows that I'm a huge Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson and Prince buff. But the other beast of a soul artist that I love to death is Marvin Gaye, of course! His music deeply expresses the soul of a man. The most bewildering thing about Marvin that I've come to understand more in my adult years is how he was able express his life experiences so artistically despite all his traumatic upheaval. I mean, his pops was a cross dressing preacher that practically despised his own son. I'll never forget the day I found out his dad took him out, the day before his birthday! I couldn't understand it and I was sad as hell. But life is wild that way. All that pain he endured led to greatness. Check these two youtube clips. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUfsI9jJr_I&feature=related (Tom Joyner interview) The most honest interview I think I've ever seen an artist do while they're STILL dealing with their issues, not after. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZ9FViYsDQA His dad was illmatic! And a suggested read... Divided Soul: The Life Of Marvin Gaye by David Ritz (who actually co wrote Sexual Healing) This book will change your life and have you paying more attention to Marvin's lyrics. I guarantee it! I grew up with his music like so many so I thought it was only right to bless the world with a mix. Included here here in this first episode are some rare releases, B-sides, alternate versions, exclusive re-edits and remixes courtesy of myself and some legendary dj/producer friends. More Marvin heat to come shortly... Enjoy

Here's a short 40 minute clip of me rocking at the New York Hudson Hotel for Giant Step. There was magic in the air that evening. Can't really explain it. I think it must have been the energy of the people that were there, most of them being familiar faces of the club scene from the past 3 decades. I wish I had more of that night but my recorder was filled with other recordings I had not backed up yet. Enjoy while it lasts. Thanks for listening.

Here's a mix of some of my personal favorite Larry Levan remixes and productions. Many people in the dance community already understand the role that Larry had on shaping the New York club culture via the legendary Paradise Garage which lasted a little over a decade. I was fortunate enough to experience Larry's magic in the G the year the club came to an end in 1987. You could only get in as a member and luckily one of the older members on my block was able to make it happen for me. I was in my teens and it literally changed my life forever. I caught that bug...It's something that's embedded in your soul for an eternity. I sometimes hear from older members that I should have been around when he was really on fire in the earlier days, but 1987 was good enough for me. The sound system alone was something that I have yet to see duplicated. You could feel the bass in your chest. I remember riding home on the train feeling like I had gone deaf. My ears never rang again like it did that sunday afternoon. I grew up listening to his music mainly on WBLS via Frankie Crocker and Tony Humphries in the early 80s' and I have memories of going to my local record store in the neighborhood to buy jams like 'Let's Go Dancin'' by Sparque and I got 'My Mind Made Up' by Instant Funk, both included in this session. As a New Yorker and anyone living in New York in the 80's you couldn't really avoid Larry's work. Some of his work even infiltrated the hip hop world via samples with records like 'Heartbeat' by Taana Gardner, '7th Heaven' used in Biggie's 'Friend of Mine' and Central Line's 'Walking Into Sunshine' used in the classic LL Cool J/Marley Marl remix of 'Jingling Baby.' Some call it Boogie, some say Disco, and some Garage but at the end of the day it's straight up good music that you can dance to and enjoy, period! This is part one, more to come shortly. Uno, Spinna

Here's hour one from my short lived XM radio show called Journey of 2008. The show only lasted for four months before the merging of XM and Sirius Satellite radio, which resulted in the dance channel 80 being dropped. Oh well, I guess underground house music is not regarded as a commercially viable genre but real heads know where to find it. I've archived every episode and will be posting what I consider my stellar moments from time to time. Long live the underground. Enjoy...S