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.

Tuesday, February 2, 2021

brotherbeat's Soul Confusion Episode 28



brotherbeat's Soul Confusion Episode 28 ⇦ Link

A Bossa Eléctrica  Skindo LeLe S.U.M.O. Rebounce
Fugees  Vocab
Owen  Burning Soul
Dabrye  Smoking the Edge
Tom Waits  Blue Valentine
Yusef Lateef  Road Runner
Danger Doom  Bada Bing
Club Nouveau  Why You Treat Me So Bad?
Thievery Corporation  Air Batucada
Loose Tooth  Dog Year
Stereolab  Diagonals
Temptations  Psychedelic Shack

The Bruenigs Commercial

Reflection Eternal  Fortified Live
Gil Scott Heron  Ain't No Such Thing As a Superman
Boards of Canada  Sixtyten
Blackalicious  Black Diamonds and Pearls
Elvin Jones  Dear John C
Curtis Mayfield  We People Who Are Blacker Than Blue
Generationals  Silent Ocean
Hiccup  Lady Macbeth & Miss Havisham
Childish Gambino  Me and Your Mama
William Onyeabor  I've Got Love
Keith Jarrett  Hymn For Pagans

Justin Phillip Reed  |p|l|e|a|s

Dan the Automator  Uptown Bollywood
Astor Piazolla  Revirado (John Beltran Remix)
Zero 7  Speed Dial No. 2
De La Soul  Big Brother Beat ft Mos Def
Rotary Connection  Hey Love
Aretha Franklin  Save Me
Miles Davis  Miles Runs the Voodoo Down
Brian Eno & David Byrne  Help Me Somebody
DJ Shadow  Giving Up the Ghost
Bjork  It's Not Up to You
Billy Holiday  There'll Be Changes Made
Earth, Wind, & Fire  Moment of Truth