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.

Monday, March 1, 2021

brotherbeat's Soul Confusion Episode 29



brotherbeat's Soul Confusion Episode 29 Link

Curtis Mayfield  When Season's Change 
ESG  My Love For You
Piano Overlord  Something South
DJ Krust  Re-Arrange (The Cinematic Orchestra Remix)
Quantic  Absence Heard, Presence Felt
Aretha Franklin  Do Right Woman--Do Right Man
Duke Ellington & John Coltrane  In A Sentimental Mood
Ida  My Fair, My Dark
Stevie Wonder  Same Old Story
Mongo Santamaria  Rezo
Elvis Costello  Indoor Fireworks

The Bruenigs Commercial

Earth, Wind, & Fire  A Masquerade
Blackalicious  A 40 oz for Breakfast
The Clash  Card Cheat
The Replacements  Here Comes a Regular
Menahan Street Band  The Traitor
Pharoah Sanders  Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt
Minnie Ripperton  Completeness
William Onyeabor  When the Going is Good and Smooth

Amiri Baraka  Somebody Blew Up America

Sly Stone  I Ain't Got Nobody (For Real)
Cannonball Adderly and Nancy Wilson  Save Your Love For Me
A Tribe Called Quest  Stressed Out 
Menomena  Wet and Rusting
Marvin Gaye  I'm Goin' Home (Move)
Incredible Bongo Band  When the Bed Breaks Down I'll Meet You in the Spring
Ibeyi  River
Roy Ayers  Exotic Dance
Fela Kuti  JJD (Part 1)
Belle & Sebastian  Don't Leave the Light on Baby