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This podcast is all over the place (in my eyes) but it's a good thing. Couple of the tracks are kind of on the world music side but it's all good. A couple tracks you may have heard from my earlier ThriftStoreGems podcast but I'm sure you will not mind as long as the tunes are nice.>>>more

 

 

 

 

I have been sitting on this music for a while and now I have a chance to bring you these ThriftStoreGems. Two cassettes I have never listened to until I converted them. The cassette LPs I converted were Michael Kamen's "Concerto for Saxophone"; Shadowfax's "Esperanto"; Windham Hill Artists' "A Winter's Solstice 2">>>more

 

 

I don't know why but for some reason songs from Steely Dan and Donald Fagen has been on my mind for a while. I have wanted to do a Steely Dan/Donald Fagen podcast but the Godfather of podcasting had already created some really cool podcast but my mind would not let me drop it so here it is.>>>more

Back in the Chi and this morning headed downtown with my girl Aisha to Millennium Park and enjoyed a Gospel Brunch at the Park Grill (11 N Michigan). They don't normally have a Gospel Brunch, today's event was a special offering as a part of the 24th Annual Chicago Gospel Music Festival where choirs from all over come and perform soul stirrin feet stompin hand clappin music right in the middle of our beautiful park.

The restaurant had a really nice spread, chicken and waffles, biscuits and gravy, omelette station, etc and they made decent mimosas. The Celestials and Light of Love performed at the brunch and really kept the SuperDiverse audience engaged and entertained.

After brunch, we walked through the art installations and the Lurie Garden.

 

As usual, here are pics from mere moments ago...

This is a podcast I have wanted to put together for the longest and now it's finally here. Special EFX has been one of my favorite duos for close to 20 years. I will admit up front this is the first of 3 podcast for this group because with the four cassette LPs I'm showcasing I love every cut on each of their LPs. I will be bringing you three tracks from "Slice of Life", "Mystique", "Double Feature", and "Just Like Magic.>>>more

First and foremost I want to give a big shout out to my brother Macedonia for getting me straight when it comes to me doing my podcast shows. I have been feeling, well, sorry for myself and my brother in podcasting made me snap out of it and made me realize why I do what I do so thanx so much bruh. >>>more

what's going on everyone

I have to admit, for some reason this podcast was actually fun putting together. Maybe it's because I think I have found my niche in reference to recording my podcast, maybe it's because I'm bringing this to you bi-weekly instead of every week. I don't know but I think this is a pretty good collection of music for this show.>>>more

{MyLoveForMusic: Twilight{Volume 2}
I see I'm finding myself floating toward laid back tunes more and more. Well that's a lie, I have always enjoyed laid back tunes. I smooth jazz, downtempo cuts takes me back to when I first moved back over here in Missouri, where I finally could be myself, rediscover me and what I loved about me.

This is my second set of collections of smooth jazz, laid back vocals, new age tunes that whenever I hear them I just want to just sit back, reflect and just me. I hope you enjoy the compositions I have found. Some from my library and others that are new to me as well.

o1. Just Groove Me-Torcuato Mariano(LP Lift Me Up)
o2. Double Rainbow-Andy Summers(LP Splendid Brasil-Andy and Victor 2)
o3. Drivin'-Gordon James(LP In Joy)
o4. Yesterday-Irvin Mayfield and Ellis Marsalis
o5. If I Knew-Jimmy Sommers(LP Sunset Collective)
o6. You Know That I Love You-Kim Waters( LP Someone To Love You)
o7. A Happy Home in Kathmandu-Will Ackerman( LP Windham Hill Sampler '94)
o8. I'll Be Around-Joan Osborne(LP How Sweet It Is)
o9. It's Too Early-Todd Phillips(LP Timeframe)
1o. One Nation Under a Groove-Gordon James(LP In Joy)
11. He Likes The Sun-Tanita Tikaram(LP Ancient Heart)
12. Breathe-Randy Scott(LP Breathe)
13. Outer Drive-Michael Manson(LP The Bottom Line)

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Gordon James
"Drivin'" (mp3)
from "In Joy"
(DIGITAL MARKETING GROUP, LLC)
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Irvin Mayfield and Ellis Marsalis
"Yesterday" (mp3)
from "Love Songs, Ballads and Standards"
(Basin Street)
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Jimmy Sommers
"If I Knew" (mp3)
from "Sunset Collective"
(ARTizen Media Group)
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Gordon James
"One Nation Under a Groove" (mp3)
from "In Joy"
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Randy Scott
"Breathe" (mp3)
from "Breathe"
(Megawave)
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Michael Manson
"Outer Drive" (mp3)
from "The Bottom Line"
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What's going on people? Seems like I have been away for about 2 months but it's only been 2 weeks. I had my last class for the spring and now it's time for me to just relax (just for a minute at least). It's amazing how sometimes you lose your way in reference to who you are, and why do one begin projects in the first place.

This past week I have begun listening to my past podcast shows to see how I have improved, what can I do better, what to change, what to leave alone and I have come to the conclusion that the reason why I began this music internet show was to share my different taste in music. It's funny how growing up I knew sometime down the road I would be able to share the music I enjoyed in the order I wanted, I didn't know how this was going to happen but I knew this is what I wanted to do. My very first podcast really reflected that but by the time I recorded "MyLoveForMusic: 19 April episode" I think I allowed myself to slip on that recording but I think when I recorded "MyLoveForMusicExtra:Twilight" I redeemed myself.

This episode is just me "relaxing" and getting my feel again in this wonderful world of podcasting. I have to give a big shout out to Fave, Macedonia, Doug Fresh for making me realize that the best way to put out great shows is to sometimes review your work, don't take yourself too serious, and most important, always, ALWAYS be true to yourself.

music tracks for this episode
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music in playing order
o1. My Sweet Blues-Jack Robertson
o2. Mean Low Water-Artie Traum
o3. Vivi-Lionel Loueke
o4. Indigo-Music-Pictures
o5. Southern Dog-Earl Klugh
o6. Sugar Cane Train-Dark Chocolate
o7. Til We Meet Again-Special EFX
o8. Wild Horses-Prefab Sprout
o9. Velosophy-Raygun
1o. Tinsel Town-Seal
11. Vacation For Life-Special EFX

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Music-Pictures
"Indigo" (mp3)
from "The 12th House"
(netlabel)
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Jack Robertson
"My Sweet Blues" (mp3)
from "Lounge Piano Blues"
(Billo Music)
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Lionel Loueke
"Vivi" (mp3)
from "Virgin Forest"
(ObliqSound)
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Dark Chocolate
"Sugar Cane Train" (mp3)
from "Island Gypsy"
(Megawave)
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Raygun
"Velosophy" (mp3)
from "The Best of Vol. 1 LP Part 2"
(Night Drive Music)
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other podcast to check out...
tgrundy-RIBS TPTD: Help From My Friends
Fave-MotherLove
DJ Diva-Monday Mixtape: I Love My Man
Nikki-Soulrific: Episode 7
Macedonia-BSOTS 065 - afrobeatdowns and all that jazz
Todd Kelley-Background Flow Volume 6
ejflavors-OSW[ol' school wednesday]-Smile
KB-quickness

Man I haven't brought a ThriftStoreGems to the masses in a minute but this one is kind of special for me. While I was converting these it brought me back to the time when I worked at a store called The Nature Company back in the late 80s. What was so cool about this store was that this was a store that was like a dream come true for a grown up. The artists I will be showcasing will be acoustic guitarist Govi, new age/electronic group Tangerine Dream, and folk/pop artist James Taylor.

These 3 cassettes LPs I converted makes me think of a time when began the road of truly seeing myself as my Creator sees me. I met and worked with cool people, worked in a place where being surrounded by nice music, astronomy, nature, learning about rocks and minerals...it was like heaven. I have to admit I screwed up the job because I wore my emotions on my sleeves when it came to my manager/boss and in the end it was my undoing. But the time I was there I learned that it was truly cool to like science and nature and working in that type of environment I met people that conversation was warm, informing, challenging, and made you seek to do better with your life.

Cassette LP that will be showcases will be...
James Taylor-That's Why I'm Here
Govi-Heart Of a Gypsy
Tangerine Dream-Canyon Dreams

Find you a cool place to chill for the evening, light some candles, kick back, relax and enjoy.

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o1. That's Why I'm Here-James Taylor(~o3:o1)
o2. Danz del Mango-Govi(~o6:3o)
o3. Shadow Flyer-Tangerine Dream(~1o:33)
o4. Everyday-James Taylor(~16:o6)
o5. Pied Piper-Govi(~19:11)
o6. Water's Gift-Tangerine Dream(~23:58)
o7. Only A Dream In Rio-James Taylor(~29:24)
o8. Summer Breeze-Govi(~34:15)
o9. Sudden Revelation-Tangerine Dream(~39:00)
1o. Festiva'l-Govi(~43:24)
11. Colorado Dawn-Tangerine Dream(~46:30)
12. Only One-James Taylor(~54:11)

MotherLove:a podcast collaboration
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