HOW DO I START, THIS EPISODE IS A BITTERSWEET EPISODE FOR ME. ONE OF MY FAVE MUSICIANS, SAXOPHONIST DAVID SANBORN, PASSED AWAY ON SUNDAY, MAY 12TH, AT THE AGE OF 78. SANBORN HAD BEEN IN A BATTLE WITH PROSTATE CANCER, A BATTLE THAT HE FOUGHT COURAGEOUSLY SINCE 2018.
FOR ME, IN MY LIFETIME, DAVID SANBORN WAS ONE OF MY FAVE MUSICIANS BECAUSE HIS MUSIC WAS WITH ME ALL DURING THE 22 1/2 YEARS I SERVED IN THE US NAVY. I CAN REMEMBER ALL THE WAYYY BACK TO 1981….WHEN I GOT STATIONED IN MISAWA, JAPAN. ONE OF MY REALLY GOOD FRIENDS HAD DAVID SANBORN’S HIDEAWAY ALBUM. I WAS ALWAYS HANGING OUT WITH MY MAN, WE’D BE LISTENING TO ALBUMS FOR HOURS AND HOURS ON END. AND THIS WAS ONE OF HIS RECORDS. I CAN REMEMBER LISTENING TO THIS RECORD AND I JUST BECAME ABSOLUTELY MESMERIZED AND FASCINATED WITH SANBORN’S DISTINCT SAX STYLE. I THINK IT WAS FROM THERE THAT I BECOME A HUGE FAN. OVER THE YEARS I ADDED QUITE A FEW OF HIS CASSETTES, ALBUMS, & AND CD’S TO MY COLLECTION. MY WIFE AND I GOT TO SEE HIM IN 2014 WHEN HE CAME HERE TO HAWAII TO PERFORM AND IT WAS AN AWESOME SHOW. SINCE DAVID’S PASSING THERE HAVE BEEN MANY, MANY TRIBUTES FROM HIS PEERS AND FAN’. IF YOU’RE A FAN OF DAVID SANBORN’S MUSIC AS MUCH AS I AM, AND ALWAYS WILL BE, I HIGHLY ENCORAGE YOU TO GO OUT THERE AND READ THEM. DAVID SANBORN WAS AN ARTIST WHO’S LEFT AN EVERLASTING LEGACY AND FOOTPRINT ON THE WORLD OF MUSIC .

MY FAVE DAVID SANBORN ALBUMS:
DOUBLE VISION (WITH BOB JAMES, 1986)
HIDEAWAY (1980)
VOYEUR (1981)
STRAIGHT TO THE HEART (1984)

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4TH LOVE OF HOUSE & SOUL, VOL. 3!! Back this week with another episode of some funky, smooth and riveting house music. I went through the crates for this one, not going too classic but just digging enough for a little smidget of some disco and lots of souful house for you this time. I think I have several tracks by one of my fave producers and DJ's, Sean McCabe up on this one and I'm looking forward to be featuring him in an upcoming sett. I wanted this sett to get you in mindset of summer's coming soon so its time to let you heart's rhythm cut loose and let your inhibitions begin to run free! IT'S TIME FOR SOME HOUSE MUSIC, BABY!!

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You Know How to Love Me (Joey Negro Mix)- Phyllis Hyman, Joey Negro

A Magic Night (Miggedy's Full Dizko Slapz)- Mortimer Snerd III

Let the Music Take You (The Klub Head Mix)- Alexander Hope, Blaze

Sixth Sense (The Realm Mix)- Funky, Nuzu Deep, The Realm

Can’t Stop (Michael Gray Remix)- Reel People, Angela Johnson, Michael Gray

Still Standing Here (Sean McCabe Remix)- Madeeha Mubarak, Sean McCabe, DJ Mixjah

All Night (M+M Mix)- Katzuma, John Morales

Rocket Love (Sean’s Rocket-Funk Remix) - Sean McCabe, Dannis Winston, Lem Springsteen

Lose My Mind- Jose Nunez, Shawnee Taylor

Giving You the Light (Remix)- Joi & Scibi feat Nahalia

Thanks to You (Tedd Patterson Vocal) - DJ Spen, Tracy Hamlin, Tedd Patterson

Thinkin I’m Beautiful (Sean McCabe Vocal Mix) - Stephanie Cooke

Do That (Sean McCabe Vocal Mix)- Sean McCabe, Mike City

Let Us Shine (Honeycomb Mix)- Louie Vega, Elements of Life, Josh Milan

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OKAY, SO WHAT AM I DOING THIS WEEK. WELL, I’M BACK AT YOU WITH ANOTHER HOUSE MUSIC SET. AGAIN, MY LOVE OF HOUSE MUSIC REALLY LAID DEEP INTO ME BACK IN 1997, WHILE I WAS STATIONED HERE IN HAWAII. IN LATE SUMMER THAT YEAR, I WAS ON THE AIR FORCE BASE EXCHANGE…JUST HANGING OUT AND DOING SOME SHOPPING…AND I SAW A CD CALLED ‘TAKE HOME THE CLUB’ MIXED BY DJ TONY HUMPHRIES. DURING MY BEGINNING DAYS OF DJING BACK DURING MY TOUR IN FORT MEADE MARYLAND, IN 1985, 1986, I HAD HEARD SOME HOUSE MUSIC ON SOME MIXTAPES THAT A FRIEND OF MINE HAD SHARED…HE WOULD GO HOME TO PHILLY AND BRING BACK MIXES HE HAD RECORDED FROM NY RADIO AND PHILLY RADIO….NOW, I WAS JAMMING TO ALL KINDS OF STUFF DUING THIS DJ PHASE AND HOUSE WAS IN MY EARS, BUT I DONT THINK IT REALLY STUCK WITH ME. WELL IN 1997, AS I WAS JUST THEN BEGINNING TO GET BACK INTO MAKING MY OWN MIXTAPES THIS MIX BY TONY HUMPHRIES JUST SEEM TO OPEN UP MY FREQUENCY WAVES TO A WHOLE NEW UNIVERSE OF MUSIC THAT I HAD NEVER BEEN TO…AND THAT’S WHERE MY CURRENT JOURNEY OF HOUSE MUSIC BEGAN AND IT’S STILL GOING.

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Day By Day (Vocal Mix)- HALLEX M, BONGI MVUYANA, ATJAZZ

Don’t Look Down (Vocal Mix) - Turbojazz, Sean McCabe, Monica Blaire

Something About You (Extended Mix) - Gabriel Deb, Jessie Wagner

All The Things You Are (Louie Vega Remix) - Tony Momrelle, Louie Vega

Stay This Way (Mark Francis Remix)- Opolopo, Angela Johnson, Mark Francis

Mystery of Love (DJ Mel ReGentryfication) - Mr. Fingers, DJ Mel

Home (Vocal Mix)- Atjazz, Shea Soul

Believe (The Layabouts Vocal Mix) - Nathan Haines, Shelley Nelson, The Layabouts

Enchanted (DJ Spinna Galactic Soul Remix) - Franck Roger, Shawn Chappelle, DJ Spinna

Summer Breeze (Raw Artistic Soul Remix)- N'dinga Gaba, Sahffi, Raw Artistic Soul

Good Feeling (Atjazz & D-Malice Vocal Dub) - Dominique Fils-Aimé, Atjazz, D-Malice

Mighty Power of Love (Mood II Swing Vox Mix) - Leee John

Angels (Crackazat Remix) - House Gospel Choir, Morgan, Crackazat

SAVE ME - Kings Of Tomorrow, Lorenzo Mancillas, Amber Liekhus

Feels Like Home - (Frankie Feliciano Ricanstruction Vocal Mix)

MdCL, Ovasoul7, Frankie Feliciano

My Heart Belongs To You (Groove Assassin Extended Remix) - Melba Moore, Groove Assassin

Lose My Mind (Original Mix) - Jose Nunez, Shawnee Taylor

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BLAZE STREET MUSIC PRESENTS THE 'JUST A MIXX' SERIES. THERE ARE TIMES WHEN US DJ'S JUST WANT TO GET ON THE DECKS AND LET ER RIP! IN THIS MIX, I WENT BACK, DUG THROUGH THE CRATES AND PULLED OUT SOME HIP-HOP THROWBACKS AND UNDERGROUND HITS! REMEMBER, ITS JUST A MIXX SO LET'S GO!

PLAYLIST

IT WAS A GOOD DAY (SELECT MIX) ICE CUBE

UP CARDI B

DIPSET ANTHEM THE DIPLOMATS FT. JUELZ SANTANA & CAM’RON

GHETTO JAM DOMINO

BACK IN THE DAY

DIFFERENT AZ

COMPTON’S LYNCHIN COMPTON’S MOST WANTED

THE BLOCK IS HOT (SNIPZ MIX) LIL WAYNE

I NEED A BEAT LL COOL J

NO DIGGITY (ALL STAR RMX) BLACKSTREET FT. DR. DRE & QUEEN PEN

YOU BRING ME UP KI-CI & JO-JO FEAT SNOOP DOGG

MY MIC SOUNDS NICE (SELECT MIX) SALT & PEPA

OUTTA CONTROL (RMX) 50 CENT FT. MOBB DEEP

THIS DJ WARREN G

JAZZ (WE GOT) A TRIBE CALLED QUEST

PASSIN ME BY THE PHARCYDE

BALLIN PROJECT PAT FT. CASH MONEY

STEP INTO A WORLD KRS ONE

CHECK THE TECHNIQUE GANG STARR

MADE YOU LOOK NAS

COLD GETTIN DUMB JUST ICE

MASS APPEAL GANG STARR

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SO WHO ARE RUN DMC? Run-DMC is originally born and raised in Hollis, Queens, New York City, formed in 1983 by Joseph Simmons (aka “RUN”), Darryl McDaniels (aka DMC) , and Jason Mizell (AKA JAM MASTER JAY). Run-DMC is regarded as one of the most influential acts in the history of hip hop culture and especially one of the most famous hip hop acts of the 1980s. One of the most important things about Run DMC pioneered music, is that they took hardcore rap from a hardcore underground street sensation to to a pop-cuture leading status. And it should be noted that during the time that Run DMC debuted on Profile Records in 1984, that right across town in New York City, Run or Joseph Simmons brother, Russell, was co-founding what would become one of the most influential labels in the history of music, in Def Jam Recordings, along with his college friend, Rick Rubin. One thing of note that I have to mention, is tragically, Jam Master Jay, a founding member of Run DMC, and a pioneering DJ at the birth and early stages of hip hop, was tragically murdered in his Queens NY music studio in 2002. The case had remained unsolved until 2020, when two suspects were arrested, and earlier this year, 2024, both suspects were convicted in his murder. Along with Beastie Boys, LL Cool J, DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince, and Public Enemy, RUN DMC pioneered new-school hip hop music and helped usher in the golden age of hip hop, which is still debated to this day as the best era of hip hop ever! The group was among the first to highlight the importance of the MC and DJ relationship. In 2009, Run-DMC became the second hip hop group (after Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five, 2007) to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In 2016, the group received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.

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OKAY, SO WHAT AM I DOING THIS WEEK. WELL, I’M BACK INTO MY 50TH GREATEST LIST, AND THIS EPISODE WILL BE FOCUSING ON ENTRY #42. IN THIS EPISODE, I’M GOING BACK TO BACK TO 1998.

1998 WAS A PIVOTAL YEAR FOR ME. MY MARRIAGE FELL APART, I WAS GOING THROUGH LOTS OF CHANGES WITH THAT, SO GETTING INVOLVED WITH MY MUSIC WAS THE BEST THERAPY. SO, GOING TO THE MUSIC STORE WAS SOMETHING I LOOKED FORWARD TO. I WAS HANGING OUT, A VISIT TO MY FAVORITE RECORD STORE, TOWER RECORDS IN AIEA AND I WAS ABLE TO HEAR THE NEW JOINT FROM MASSIVE ATTACK, ‘MEZZANINE’, FOR THE FIRST TIME. I DIDNT REALLY KNOW WHAT IT WAS BUT IMMEDIATELY, THE SONICS GRABBED ME AND MADE ME PAY ATTENTION. I WAS HOOKED FOR SURE. 1998 WAS A SOMEWHAT…EMOTIONAL AND A TRANSITIONAL YEAR IN MY LIFE SO MUSIC WAS DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT WAS KEEPING MY FOCUSED ON WHAT I NEEDED TO DO. IN DOING SOME READING, I FOUND OUT THAT THE SOUND OF MASSIVE ATTACK WAS BUILT FROM A GENRE CALLED ‘TRIP HOP.’ I HAD NEVER HEARD OF TRIP HOP. TURNS OUTS, TRIP HOP GOT IT’S START IN THE EARLY 1990’S AND ONE OF THE LEADERS OF THIS MOVEMENT WAS A TRIO OF DJ’S, PRODUCERS AND MUSICIANS CALLED THE WILD BUNCH. SO FROM THERE IT BEGAN. IT CAME FROM BRISTOL, ENGLAND.

HERE IS AN EXCERT FROM AN ARTICLE https://www.masterclass.com/articles/trip-hop-music-guide "It is characterized by its downtempo, atmospheric sound, and use of samples and loops. The genre's pioneers include Massive Attack, Portishead, and Tricky. Trip hop has influenced a wide range of other genres, including hip hop, R&B, and electronica. Some popular trip hop artists include Massive Attack, Portishead, Tricky, DJ Shadow, Bonobo, and Morcheeba. These artists are known for their unique soundscapes and atmospheric production, which often incorporate elements of dub, electronica, and hip hop. Trip hop has also influenced a wide range of other genres, including chillwave, downtempo, and ambient music. "

SINCE FIRST GETTING DOWN WITH MASSIVE ATTACK IN 1998, THE MUSICAL PALETTE THAT WAS BORN FROM TRIP HOP EXPANDED INTO SUCH GENRES AS DOWNTEMPO, CHILL OUT, LOUNGE. DUBSTEP & DRUM AND BASS. I HOPE YOU ENJOY THIS JOURNEY OF SUPER DOPE GROOVES AND MELODIES FROM SOME OF THE BEST IN TRIP HOP. MASSIVE ATTACK IS #42 ON MY LIST OF THE 50TH BEST ALBUMS & RECORDS OF MY LIFETIME.

Playlist for this Set:

“ANGEL” (FROM MEZZANINE, 1998)MASSIVE ATTACK

“EXCHANGE” (FROM MEZZANINE, 1998)MASSIVE ATTACK

“LIKUFENELE” (FROM SIMPLE THINGS, 2001)ZERO 7

“ALL MINE” (FROM PORTISHEAD, 1997)PORTISHEAD

“DESTINY” (FROM SIMPLE THINGS, 2001)ZERO 7

“THE SEA” (MORCHEEBA, 1998)MORCHEEBA

“CLIMBING UP THE WALLS” (ZERO 7 REMIX

From ‘OK COMPUTER, 1997)RADIOHEAD

“TEARDROP” (FROM MEZZANINE, 1998)MASSIVE ATTACK

“MIDNIGHT IN A PERFECT WORLD (1996)DJ SHADOW

“RISING SON” (MEZZANINE, 1998)MASSIVE ATTACK

“SAFE FROM HOME” (FROM ‘BLUE LINES, 1991) MASSIVE ATTACK

“PROTECTION” (FROM ‘PROTECTION’’, 1994)MASSIVE ATTACK

“PITCH THE BABY” (FROM ‘HEAVEN OR LAS VEGAS, 1990)

COCTEAU TWINS

‘LOW PLACE LIKE HOME” (FROM ‘BECOMING X, 1996)

SNEAKER PIMPS

“SOUR TIMES” (PORTISHEAD, 1994)PORTISHEAD

“MEZZANINE” (1998)MASSIVE ATTACK

“EXCHANGE (VOCAL, 1998)MASSIVE ATTACK

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DURING MY TIME OVER ON RADIO STATION, LOVESOULRADIO.NET, I CURATED A SPOT CALLED ‘4 THA LOVE OF HOUSE & SOUL’. IT WAS THERE WHERE I SHARED MY ABSOLUTE LOVE OF HOUSE MUSIC NEARLY EVERY WEEK. SO WHAT IM GOING TO DO IS BRING THAT SEGMENT OF MUSIC HERE TO MUSIC OF A LIFETIME PODCAST, WHERE I'LL BE DOING MORE AND MORE OF MY HOUSE MUSIC SETS. MY LOVE OF HOUSE MUSIC BEGAN IN EARNEST IN 1997 AND SINCE THEN I’VE JUST BEEN LISTENING TO IT, AND PLAYING IT AND MAKING DJ SETTS. I'VE PROBABLY DONE OVER A 1000 HOUSE MUSIC SETTS SINCE 1997. FOR THIS SETT, I WON'T BE DOING ANY BACK ANNOUNCING BECAUSE I JUST WANT THE MUSIC TO FLOW BUT YOU’LL BE ABLE TO GET THE ARTISTS AND THE TRACKS, JUST CHECK OUT PODCAST NOTES LISTED FOR THIS EPISODE ON MY BUZZSPROUT PAGE. OKAY, ARE YOU READY FOR THIS? LET’S GO!!!

Playlist for this Set:

“LET’S CELEBRATE”SKYY

“I HEAR MUSIC IN THE

STREETS” (FRANCOIS RMX)UNLIMITED TOUCH

“GIGOLETTE” (TONY G. SPLICE)OZONE

“JUST ANOTHER DREAM”CATHY DENNIS

“SHOW ME LOVE” (JOEBLACKS

2020 EXTENDED BOOGIE FUSION SOUL RMX)JOEBLACK, ROBIN S

“SWEETLY CONFUSED” (ALEX AGORE

BEATDOWN VERSION)KEZ YM

“MEAN MACHINE”JAY WEST

“RICOCHET” BB&Q BAND

“ZANZIBAR”FREESTYLE MAN

“A PLACE IN MY HEART” (F&B SOUL DISCO

BLEND MIX)ALDO BERGAMASCO, ANTONELLO

FERRARI, KIM MAZELLE

“DONT COST YOU NOTHING”ASHFORD & SIMPSON

“I LIKE (WHAT YOU’RE DOING TO ME)YOUNG & COMPANY

PURPLE PEOPLETVFROM86

“THE BEST OF ME”HOLLAND, ALEXANDER

“IS IT EVER ENOUGH” (LENNY ANNEX RMX)CRAZY P

“NEOPHUNK” (RYO MURAKAMI RMX)INNOCENT LOVERS

“PLAY THIS SONG”DOMU, PETE SIMPSON

“TEARS”HNNY

“MISSED CALL”SONNY FODERA

“CLOSE TO ME”PHAZED GROOVE

“GET TOGETHER”SCOPE

“HOLDING ON” (CRACKAZAT RMX)SEAN MCCABE

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DURING MY TIME OVER ON RADIO STATION, LOVESOULRADIO.NET, I CURATED A SPOT CALLED ‘4 THA LOVE OF HOUSE & SOUL’. IT WAS THERE WHERE I SHARED MY ABSOLUTE LOVE OF HOUSE MUSIC NEARLY EVERY WEEK. SO WHAT IM GOING TO DO IS BRING THAT SEGMENT OF MUSIC HERE TO MUSIC OF A LIFETIME PODCAST, WHERE I'LL BE DOING MORE AND MORE OF MY HOUSE MUSIC SETS. MY LOVE OF HOUSE MUSIC BEGAN IN EARNEST IN 1997 AND SINCE THEN I’VE JUST BEEN LISTENING TO IT, AND PLAYING IT AND MAKING DJ SETTS. I'VE PROBABLY DONE OVER A 1000 HOUSE MUSIC SETTS SINCE 1997. FOR THIS SETT, I WON'T BE DOING ANY BACK ANNOUNCING BECAUSE I JUST WANT THE MUSIC TO FLOW BUT YOU’LL BE ABLE TO GET THE ARTISTS AND THE TRACKS, JUST CHECK OUT PODCAST NOTES LISTED FOR THIS EPISODE ON MY BUZZSPROUT PAGE. OKAY, ARE YOU READY FOR THIS? LET’S GO!!!

Playlist for this Set:

“LOST IN YOU” (SOIRE REMIX)DEEP LO, SOIRE

“HIGH” (TWO SOUL FUSION BOOGIE MIX)ANANE’, TWO SOL FUSION

“S.O.S. OF LOVE” (SEUDO REMIX)JIMMY ROSS

“DANCE LOVE GROOVE” (NU DISCO MIX)DISCO INCORPORATED

“ALWAYS SAY IT” (ORIGINAL MIX)DASOUL

“THE DREAM” (EXTENDED MIX)ADAMPORT, THEUS MAGO,

KEINEMUSIK, MARTINA CAMARGO

“SNEAKING OUT THE BACK DOOR”

(FUSION MIX)SECTOR ONE

“SIGNAL” (EXTENDED MIX)BIRDAE, DYANNA FEARON

“HE IS” (JIMPSTER REMIX)THE SUNBURST BAND, DAVE LEE ZR,

JIMPSTER

“DON’T LET ME SEE”THAKZIN, RAY T, JIMPSTER

“NEVER KNEW” (SANDY RIVERA’S CLASSIC

MIX)KINGS OF TOMORROW, APRIL

MORGAN, SANDY RIVERA

“HEAVEN” (ROMANS REMIX)HARD COREY, MARTINI,

ROMANTHONY

“BREAK YA DOWN” (MARK KNIGHT

REMIX)JAY VEGAS, MARK KNIGHT

“LET YO BODY JERK”ROGER S.

“LIVIN 4 THE UNDERGROUND”ROGER S.

“HOUSE FEELING ANTHEM”ANGELO FERRERI, JAMES DERON,

DOMINICS

“SO DEEP” MO’ CREAM

“KEEP ON GOING” (DJ SPEN & REELSOUL)TEE SMITH, EMILY HOLLIGAN, DJ SPEN,

REELSOUL

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