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, April 3, 2023

Even Higher: The Inspirations for The Stakes is High Side 2


Even Higher: Inspirations for The Stakes is High Side 2 ⇦ Link

Aretha Franklin  It Only Happens (When I Look At You)
Les McCann  Before I Rest 
De La Soul  Long Island Degrees
Little Junior Parker  The Outside Man/Darling Depend on Me
James Brown  Funky Drummer
De La Soul  Betta Listen
Pratt & McClain and Charles Fox  Happy Days
Dirtman  Hot This Year
Gang Starr  She Knowz What She Wants
De La Soul  Itzsoweezee
Quasimoto  Green Power
Chico Hamilton  A Rose For Booker
Climax Blues Band  Louisiana Blues
Sharon Redd  Never Give You Up
Jungle Brothers  Jimmy's Bonus Beat
The Brand New Heavies  Never Stop
Aretha Franklin  Respect
De La Soul  4 More ft Zhane
Trujillo 4 More
Yellow Magic Orchestra  Computer Game (Theme From the Circus)
Eric B & Rakim  Eric B is President
Run DMC  Here We Go (Live at the Funhouse)
The Flock  I Am the Tall Tree
Yellow Magic Orchestra  Cosmic Surfer
De La Soul  Big Brother Beat
James Brown  Talkin' Loud and Sayin' Nothing
Jeff Beck  Come Dancing
De La Soul  Down Syndrome
Atmosphere  One of a Kind
Roy Haynes  Senyah
De La Soul  Pony Ride ft Truth Enola
Ahmad Jamal  Swahililand
James Brown   Mind Power
De La Soul  Stakes is High
Beastie Boys  Electrify
Deltron 3000  Positive Contact
Lootpack and Quasimoto  Loop Digga
Amerigo Gazaway (Fela Soul)  Stakes is High
Fred Wesley and the JBs  Blow Your Head
Bayeté  Free Angela (Thoughts...and All I've Got to Say)
Beastie Boys  Slow and Low
Mantronix  Fresh is the Word ft MC Tee
Commodores  High on Sunshine
De La Soul  Sunshine
Brous One  Traveling to Places  (Expedition)

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