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Have you had your serotonin surge today? Location: Florida, USA
Registered: Sep 24, 2001
Posts: 6188
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One of the fun things about language is how we can play with the ambiguity that's built into lots of words we use ... for instance, this mix: Does the title mean "I made this for you, with love" ... or does it perhaps mean "That's it! I'm finished, I'm done with love" ? It's little things like that which make art into a personal experience, because YOU get to make the call on what it means....
There's a little ambiguity in the track selection on this mix also (nice concept segue there, huh?) I started out with the idea of trying out the improved sound quality of Studio 7.1.1 by going back into the jazz crates and looking to use more of those mostly-acoustic (piano, guitar, wind and voice) elements that MM had issues with before the new release ... but as I added tracks, I found myself with a couple of flow-bombs that changed the character of the mix from time to time ... I definitely can't call the finished set a jazz set, but it does have plenty of jazz influences. The starter is from the soundtrack to the Spike Lee film, Mo' Bettah Blues and Denzel Washington is doing the vocal... From there, you'll hear Jill Scott, Alex Cortiz, Norah Jones, Protassov, Skalpel, Differenz, Jon Kennedy, Gavin Froome, Cassandra Wilson, DJ Cam remixing Miles Davis and Boozoo Bajou remixing Pharoah Sanders ... and much more. Some stand-out moments, in my opinion, are the tracks from Differenz featuring a commanding b-line, and a very muscular number from Protassov ... more in this same vein later in the set with tracks from Ian R. Allen and Gavin Froome. Strong vocal performances on tap from Norah Jones and Bajka in a Ben Mono track ... and then there's a trick transition, going from the slow jazz alto sax of Michael McEvoy's Cycles of Re-elevation into the jangling guitar that accompanies Cassandra Wilson's tune … that transition is demanding and rewarding, all in one. Besides, any time you can hear someone bottlenecking the strings of a National steel guitar is a good time … catching Wilson's voice weaving in and out of that is just perfection. The set winds up with a contribution from the Finnish group Teddy Rok 7, offering the suggestion to listen again and again and again. Let me know how you like it....  I got something for your mind, your body and your soul. |
Beatmixing Addict Location: Berlin
Registered: Apr 16, 2006
Posts: 575
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What a nice intro ... reminds me of the question in High Fidelity about the relationship between teenage depression and pop music. free your ears and your mind will follow... |
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Beatmixing Addict Location: Berlin
Registered: Apr 16, 2006
Posts: 575
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How funky is this track???  BTW, are these N'dea Davenport's vocals? free your ears and your mind will follow... |
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Beatmixing Addict Location: Berlin
Registered: Apr 16, 2006
Posts: 575
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Wow ... there's the voice of Bajka (like her a LOT!!!) and a very tasty funkyfied disco sound. free your ears and your mind will follow... |
Senior Beatmixer Location: Drogheda, Ireland
Registered: Feb 15, 2004
Posts: 199
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I had a half day off work and so finally got a chance to listen to some more music on the site. Im certainly glad I chose BeatConcious as this set, which I heard the whole way through, was excellent. The mixing was smooth all the way throughout and the track selection varied and interesting. It was just what I needed to mellow out to on a lazy afternoon.
If anyone hasnt heard this set yet I would definitely recommend catching it. It should really be listened to the whole way through to get a proper feel for it. Keep up the good work MadameFly!  Relax. What is mind? No matter. What is matter? Never mind! |
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Have you had your serotonin surge today? Location: Florida, USA
Registered: Sep 24, 2001
Posts: 6188
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No, that's Jill Scott, a voice I really should feature more often than I do ... glad it was a stand-out for you. I think Ms Scott is from Philly ... but do you have any idea where Bajka is from? Thanks to you both for listening and commenting  dani, you really get my drift with your comment about catching the show all the way thru ... I do try and make "programs" and while it's definitely good if you can come in at any point and still find something to enjoy, I usually think a listener will get more of a peak experience by climbing aboard for the whole ride ... glad you could  I got something for your mind, your body and your soul. |
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Beatmixing Addict Location: Berlin
Registered: Apr 16, 2006
Posts: 575
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Bajka? Don't know if she's from Germnay but she lives here:
free your ears and your mind will follow... |
DJ Mojito - All-round DJ Location: Germany in Soest. It´s a little town with old churches, a picturesque old town, many homelike pubs, but also discos and shopping centers. Countrified ambience. It´s a good mix - I love it!
Registered: Jul 08, 2007
Posts: 750
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DJ now on air: MadameFly
Mix name: Done with love Current track: It´s love Current artist: Oh ... Too late! Time into mix: About 00:8 Listeners: 2 Great Jazz song! Not too modified accords. But the musicians are creating the tones. Typical for Jazz! Well played, good musicians!  |
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DJ Mojito - All-round DJ Location: Germany in Soest. It´s a little town with old churches, a picturesque old town, many homelike pubs, but also discos and shopping centers. Countrified ambience. It´s a good mix - I love it!
Registered: Jul 08, 2007
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Current track: Mind Movement
Current artist: Diferenz Time into mix: 00:17:34 Listeners: 2 Saxophone plays typical for Jazz! The musician creates the tones, free, only by the intensity of his blow. Drums simple! |
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DJ Mojito - All-round DJ Location: Germany in Soest. It´s a little town with old churches, a picturesque old town, many homelike pubs, but also discos and shopping centers. Countrified ambience. It´s a good mix - I love it!
Registered: Jul 08, 2007
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DJ now on-air: MadameFly
Mix name: Done with love Current track: high Current artist: skalpel Time into mix: 00:23:24 Listeners:2 Here plays the drummer free! Very modified accords here, but only a few! Deep Jazz! |
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DJ Mojito - All-round DJ Location: Germany in Soest. It´s a little town with old churches, a picturesque old town, many homelike pubs, but also discos and shopping centers. Countrified ambience. It´s a good mix - I love it!
Registered: Jul 08, 2007
Posts: 750
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Current Track: Bumblebees (Album Version)
Current artist: Goran Kafjes Time into mix: 00:28:24 Listeners: 2 Guitars and wind instruments again typically for Jazz. The musicians try to build an own style, hence the tones sounds different and hard approchable. Deeper Jazz, but not the deepest. |
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DJ Mojito - All-round DJ Location: Germany in Soest. It´s a little town with old churches, a picturesque old town, many homelike pubs, but also discos and shopping centers. Countrified ambience. It´s a good mix - I love it!
Registered: Jul 08, 2007
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Current track: protection (sirius mo remix)
Current artist: Ben Mono feat. Bajka Tme into mix: 00:38:04 Listeners: 2 This is a welcome relief in the set, cause it´s no Jazz. Well-known, happy accords, a flowing beat. Good idea to put this into the set! |
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DJ Mojito - All-round DJ Location: Germany in Soest. It´s a little town with old churches, a picturesque old town, many homelike pubs, but also discos and shopping centers. Countrified ambience. It´s a good mix - I love it!
Registered: Jul 08, 2007
Posts: 750
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Current track: Astral traveling (Boozoo Bajou remix)
Current artist: Pharaoah Sanders Time into mix: About 00:43 Listeners: 2 Oh, what´s that? Hum.... It´s also Jazz, cause the tones are formed free. You will never hear such tones in a mainstream-song! Why is that so? Cause the musicians create the tones by blowing or rather by beating. They build quasi own tones! |
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DJ Mojito - All-round DJ Location: Germany in Soest. It´s a little town with old churches, a picturesque old town, many homelike pubs, but also discos and shopping centers. Countrified ambience. It´s a good mix - I love it!
Registered: Jul 08, 2007
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Dj now on-air: MadameFly
Mix name: Done with love Current track: pied a terre revisited Current artist: afternoons in stereo Time into mix: 00:53:54 Listeners:2 Electronic Jazz. Not so virtuosic, but the musicians experiment here with the technics! |
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DJ Mojito - All-round DJ Location: Germany in Soest. It´s a little town with old churches, a picturesque old town, many homelike pubs, but also discos and shopping centers. Countrified ambience. It´s a good mix - I love it!
Registered: Jul 08, 2007
Posts: 750
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Current track: boozy a.m.
Current artist: gavin froome Time into mix: 01:00:44 Listeners: 2 Again experiences electric Jazz! |
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DJ Mojito - All-round DJ Location: Germany in Soest. It´s a little town with old churches, a picturesque old town, many homelike pubs, but also discos and shopping centers. Countrified ambience. It´s a good mix - I love it!
Registered: Jul 08, 2007
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Current track: Cycles of Re-elevation
Current artist: Michael Mcevoy Time into mix: 01:05:44 Listeners: 2 Finally a Jazz - guitar. My instrument! But I played it not for a long time. Bummer! |
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DJ Mojito - All-round DJ Location: Germany in Soest. It´s a little town with old churches, a picturesque old town, many homelike pubs, but also discos and shopping centers. Countrified ambience. It´s a good mix - I love it!
Registered: Jul 08, 2007
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Current track: Right here, right now
Current artist: Cassandra Wilson Time into mix: 01:09:44 Listeners: 2 Fine, fine slide guitar! I looove slide - guitars ( I love Chris Rea!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!). |
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DJ Mojito - All-round DJ Location: Germany in Soest. It´s a little town with old churches, a picturesque old town, many homelike pubs, but also discos and shopping centers. Countrified ambience. It´s a good mix - I love it!
Registered: Jul 08, 2007
Posts: 750
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