brotherbeat's Soul Confusion was a monthly night I had in the East Village of NYC in the early 2000s in a living room sized bar that no longer exists. My sets were eclectic both in terms of genre and tempo; they created an aural stage for easy conversation, warm, each song distinctive without being intrusive, until you actually listened. The ebb and flow of the tempo mimicked that of conversation. It was mostly unplanned except for a core mix it mostly depended on what felt good

Soul Confusion is as close to an obvious brand as I can get. The genre thing bores me and it's easier to think of all music as soul music because that's where I feel it. brotherbeat's Soul Confusion became my long mix repository while I was in Barcelona and it will become the new home for my podcast.

brotherbeat's Soul Confusion isn't intended to be an active listening experience, it's a soundtrack for a life well lived.

To access the mix for each entry click "Episode XX" for the link.

Wednesday, March 4, 2020

brotherbeat's Soul Confusion Episode 17

brotherbeat's Soul Confusion Episode 17 ⇦ Link


Marvin Gaye  You're the Man
The Quantic Soul Orchestra  The Conspirator (Main Theme)
Shantel  Bucovina (Haaksman + Haaksman Soca Bogle Remix)
Elvis Costello and the Attractions  Beyond Belief
Nick Drake  Know
Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth  They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)
Booker T . & The M.G.s  Heads or Tails
The Jam  Running on the Spot
Ray Charles & Betty Carter  For All We Know
Ida  95 North
The Throwing Muses  Cry Baby Cry

Hear The Bern Commercial

The Pixies  Hey
Outkast  Elevators (Me and You)
Joan Armatrading  All the Kings' Gardens
XTC  1000 Umbrellas
Boomtown Rats  Island Life
Rattlecake  Well Rounded
Maxwell  No One
Grace Jones  I've Seen That Face Before (Libertango)
Yasiin Bey (Mos Def)  Sun, Moon, Stars
Laurie Anderson  Born, Never Asked
Belle and Sebastian  If You're Feeling Sinister

Arisa White  If Yes

Earth, Wind & Fire  Fair But So Uncool
Minnie Ripperton  Expecting
Bjork  My Spine
Sade  By Your Side (Naked Music Remix)
Charles Mingus  II B.S.
Public Enemy  Black Steel In the Hour of Chaos
Pharoahe Monch  Simon Says
Congos  Open The Gates
Neil Young  Birds
Aretha Franklin  Hey Now Hey (The Other Side of the Sky)