May 15th, 2010 Mix mixed by Sonar

Author: Sonar  //  Category: Album Reviews, Just Blogging, Music, Past Events, Stone Groove

It took me a minute to post this up but here’s my latest mix. It’s got just a jazzy flow to it. Overall I feel it is a decent mix. Let me know what you think about it. The tracklisting is below. Listen to it on iTunes or on SoundCloud

The Stone Groove - DJ Sonar - May 15th 2010 Mix by spacedinvaders

May 15th, 2010 Mix
mixed by: Sonar

Jazz Con Bazz - Da Huzle
People Under The Stairs - Suite For Beaver (Part 1)
Tony D - Piano Grand
Smoke No Bones - Lyrics and Vibes
Ta’Raach - Baaby
L-Fudge - Liquid (Instrumental)
Mr. Scruff - How Sweet It Is
Mass Influence - A Yo! Atlanta Ya On
UMOD - U Better Recognise
DJ Numark & DJ Pomo - The Way I Think

It’s the Birdflu - Rockin the Alpaca Socks in the Style Lounge

Author: Sonar  //  Category: Just Blogging, Music, Past Events, Stone Groove

DJ Birdflu took the liberty of hooking up a cassette tape deck in the Charleston Fashion Week “Style Lounge” and recording a portion of his set that set the tone for the rest of fashion week. (For those young readers of the blog who have not seen a cassette tape here’s what one is.) I was very excited that Birdflu asked me to put this up on the Stone Groove Podcast. He did an awesome set for the whole time he was in the style lounge. Anyway, I did not do anything to the audio except take it straight from the tape to .mp3. So you will hear some tape crackle and noise, but that just adds to the authenticity of a real vinyl DJ like Birdflu.

Birdflu - Rockin Alpaca Socks in the Style Lounge (Straight to Tape) by spacedinvaders

Track List:

  1. Presto - Beautiful Thing
  2. RjD2 - Here’s What’s Left
  3. Afu Ra - Whirlwind Thru Cities Instrumental
  4. Lords of the Underground - Tick Tock (Rumblin Remix) Instrumental
  5. KRS-One - MCs Act Like They Don’t Know
  6. People Under the Stairs - Acid Raindrops Instrumental
  7. Redman and Method Man - How High Acapella
  8. Nas - The World Is Yours (Q-Tip Mix)
  9. The Pharcyde - Drop (Beatminerz Remix) Instrumental
  10. A Tribe Called Quest - Check the Rhime Instrumental
  11. Blacksheep - Without a Doubt (Salaam’s Mix)
  12. Common - Ressurection Instrumental

DJ Sonar - Some Chill Head Nod

Author: Spaced Invaders  //  Category: Just Blogging, Music, Stone Groove

DJ Sonar drops some chill head nod jams in this installment of the Stone Groove Podcast. Click on the picture above to get it from iTunes. Or listen to it from our SoundCloud below.

The Stone Groove - DJ Sonar - Just Some Chill Head Nod by spacedinvaders

Track Listing:

  1. Gabor Szabo - San Franciscan Nights
  2. People Under The Stairs - San Francisco Knights
  3. Slum Village - The Look of Love
  4. Stephen Marley - You’re Gonna Leave
  5. RJD2 - Work
  6. Mr. Scruff - So Long
  7. Kushti - Breaking Rocks
  8. Gangstarr - My Advice 2 U
  9. Slick Rick - All Alone (No One To Be With)
  10. A Tribe Called Quest - Get A Hold
  11. Common - I Used to Love H.E.R.
  12. Waajeed - Right Here (Remix)
  13. Slum Village - Fan-Tas-tic pt.1
  14. Jazz Not Jazz - Jungle Funk
  15. Universal Joint - Sharkbite
  16. Large Professor - IJUSWANNACHILL

DJ Sonar - Live @ The Project Runway Premiere Party

Author: Spaced Invaders  //  Category: Just Blogging, Stone Groove

This is the set that Sonar played at the Project Runway Premiere Party at Caviar & Bananas on August, 20th 2009. The intro and the outro was DJ Scrunchyface Flatbroke. And we just had to leave that Boz Scaggs joint in there. It was too smooth not to.  Here’s the link to it on iTunes.

 
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Stone Groove Payday Podcast - The Unemployment Mix

Author: Spaced Invaders  //  Category: Music, Stone Groove

Sonar shows some love to the growing unemployed population in the United States by dropping some smooth grooves to help in that job search.

Tracklisting:

  1. Curtis Mayfield-Hard Times
  2. Dick Walter-Sillouttes
  3. The Five Stairsteps-Ooh Child
  4. The Dramatics-Whatcha See is Whatcha Get
  5. Grover Washington Jr.-Hydra
  6. Dusty Springfield-Son of A Preacher Man
  7. Cypress Hill-Hits From The Bong
  8. A Tribe Called Quest-Push It Along
  9. Grover Washington Jr.-Loran’s Dance
  10. War-The World Is A Ghetto
  11. Wet Willie-Beggar’s Song
  12. The 9th Creation-Rule Of Mind
  13. Marvin Gaye-Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)
  14. The Roots-Syreeta
  15. Bob James-Tappan Zee
  16. Hawkeye-Meet Me At The Roosevelt
  17. Exile-It’s Coming Down

*Bonus Track* Bobbi Humphrey-Harlem River Drive

 
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Payday Podcast - DJ Sonar’s - Dirty Breaks

Author: Spaced Invaders  //  Category: Just Blogging, Music, Stone Groove

I waited to drop this because of both Flatbroke’s and BirdFlu’s love themed casts and I didn’t want to switch the groove up to much. Anyway, here are some dirty, dirty funk breaks that I pulled together for everyone to get down to. Overall, I’m really feeling this podcast and had to dig through a lot of stuff to put it together. Leave some comments and let me know what you think.

DJ Sonar’s - Dirty Breaks
Tracklisting

  1. Bloodstone - Traffic Cop
  2. Duncan Lamont - Funky Express
  3. The Soul Searchers - Funk to the Folks
  4. Edwin Starr - I Just Want to do My Thing
  5. Little Royal - Razor Blade
  6. The Mighty Ryders - Evil Vibrations
  7. Oliver Cheatham - Saturday Night
  8. Jesse Graham Plus 3 - Shootin the Grease
  9. James Brown - Superbad (parts 1 & 2)
  10. Skull Snaps - I’m Your Pimp
  11. Tickled Pink - Reach Out (And Give Me Your Hand)
  12. Louise Freeman - I Can Do It
  13. Curtis Mayfield - Radio Drop
  14. Earl English & The Apaches - Trying to Make Ends Meet
  15. The Undisputed Truth - What It Is
  16. Donnie Brown - Funky Mind
  17. Earth, Wind, & Fire - Happy Feelin’
  18. Mongo Santamaria - I Can’t Get Next To You
  19. Sir Guy & The Rocking Cavaliers - Funky Virginia
 
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Payday Bonus - DJ Birdflu - What I Put On When I’m Puttin it on Your Mom

Author: Sonar  //  Category: Music, Stone Groove

A good friend to the Spaced Invaders, DJ Birdflu has dropped an ill, slow-grooving mixtape that is making its way around the Charleston area. I was able to snag a copy of it from him and I asked him if I could make it available to the Stone Groove listeners. The artwork for the cover was done by Birdflu with scissors and tape, the old school way, and you can check the track listing below and see that the attention to details he used in the cover is also used in the collage of music he constructs. Speaking of old school, this DJ uses nothing but vinyl. No not Serato, time coded or anything like that. Strictly original vinyl. You’ll hear the warm analog sounds, and the crackles and pops of gently worn vinyl pressings. The transitions are on point and if you play both this mixtape with DJ Scrunchyface Flatbroke’s Valentine’s Day podcast your beddy-bye time will be set with that special someone.

Tracklisting:

DJ Birdflu – What I Put On When I’m Puttin it On Your Mom
Mos Def - The Panties

Notorious BIG - Big Poppa

D’Angelo - Brown Sugar Remix

Common - All Night Long

The Roots - Silent Treatment (Kelo Mix)

Erykah Badu - Sometimes

Slum Village - Fall-N-Love

Lauryn Hill - Can’t Take My Eyes Off Of You

A Tribe Called Quest - Bonita Applebum

Bird Flu - Honey For the Two Of Us

Lovage - Pit Stop

Portishead - Lots More Sour Times

RjD2 - Rain

 
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