Here’s a set from a couple weeks back from Mike and I. A few new plays tucked in to a set of A Downtown Affair staples. Like our last set, this mix is pretty heavy on the Leroy Burgess, but we wouldn’t have it any other way as we head into summer. Enjoy!

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Jimmy Smith “Root Down” (Verve)
- “Jazz Mobile” (Astro Disco Productions Impossible Ltd.)
Norman Weeks and Revelations “Hold On” (Rent Productions Inc.)
Paperdolls “Its Gihin To Be Cornbread Time” (Tyson Records)
Willie Hutch “Sure Know How To Love Your Man (extended edit)” 12″
David Morris “Somebody You’d Love To Love (inst.)” (Dancing Room Only)
Dazzle “All” (Delite)
Curtis “How Can I Tell Her” (Charm City)
Loose Joints “Tell You (Today)” (4th & Broadway)
Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes “Tell The World How I Feel About ‘Cha Baby” (CBS)
Firebolts “Everybody Party (Kon edit)” (On Track)
Lee Moore “Reaching Out” (Source)
The Fantastic Aleems “Hooked on Your Love” (NIA)
Daybreak “Everybody Get Off” (Prelude)
Roy Ayers “Running Away” (Polydor)
Scarbrough “Make Love To You” (E.J. Scarbrough)
Chocolate Buttermilk Band “Can’t Let Go” (CRM)
Theodora Ifudu “This Time Around” (Theagart)
First Class “Don’t Listen To Your Friends” (Park-Way)
Lady D “You Got Me Runnin’ (Dub)” (Fleetwood)
Carlos C. Ward “A New Day T.V.” (LTR)
Flow Chart “Ask the Boss (Remix)” (Mastermix)
Black Ivory “You Are My Lover” (Panoramic)
Lonnie Liston Smith “Enlightenment” (Doctor Jazz)
Northend “Tee’s Happy” (Emergency)
Twilight “Play My Game” (Luv N’ Haight)
Twilight “You’re In Love” (Ross)
Juggy Murray Jones “What A Way To Fly” (Jupiter)
Bobby Youngblood “There’s Never Been No One Like You” (West End)

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Very excited to post up last week’s guest set from Easy Mo Bee. We were linked up by our good friends Jared & Teddy from Big City Records. You most likely know him as the producer behind tracks from B.I.G.’s “Ready to Die”, but he came through the studio last Friday to share a mix of Disco and House. We also got a chance to chat about his early exposure to DJing, some digging tips and even his record cleaning technique. Mo Bee didn’t disappoint with a set running the full length of the show with selections spanning classic disco, edits and house. Enjoy!

Easy Mo Bee on A Downtown Affair:

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Inner Life “Make It Last Forever” (Salsoul)
Marvin Gaye “Heavy Love Affair” (Motown)
Skye “Ain’t No Need” (Southside Stash)
Skyy “First Time Around” (Salsoul)
Gloria Scott “Just As Long As We’re Together” (Casablanca)
Grey & Hanks “Gotta Put Something In” (RCA)
Isaac Hayes “I Can’t Turn Around” (ABC)
Change “Hold Tight” (Atlantic)
Front Line Orchestra “Don’t Turn Your Back” (Quality)
Chemise “She Can’t Love You” (Emergency)
Universal Robot Band “Barely Breaking Even” (Half Moon)
The Fantastic Aleems “Get Down Friday Night” (NIA)
Kongas “Dr Doo Dah” (Polydor)
7th Movement “Odyssey (Love Star Discomix)” (Jus’ Trax)
The Trammps “The Night The Lights Went Out” (Atlantic)
Vincent Montana, Jr. & Double Exposure “You Are My Everything (Inst.)” (PSW)
Wilbur Bascomb & Future Dreams “Music Is The Answer” (Hi)
The Persuaders “Sure Shot” (Calla)
Voices Of East Harlem “Take A Stand” (Just Sunshine)
Patti Jo “Make Me Believe In You” (-)
Tata Vega “Get It Up For Love” (Motown)
Final Touch “Betcha Can’t Love Just One” (VAP)
Ramona Brooks “I Don’t Want You Back” (Q)
Cheri “Give It To Me Baby” (Vigor)
The Rhythm Makers “Soul On Your Side” (Vigor)
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Crown Heights Affair “Far Out” (De-Lite)
Cymande “Bra (Gazeebo edit)” (-)
Arman Van Helden “Flowers” (London)
Trus ‘Me “Trus’Us” (Prime Numbers)
Theo Parrish “Ugly Edit 11″ (-)
Gramaphonedzie “Swingin’ with the fishes!” (Ghost House)
Marshall Jefferson “Mushrooms (Out There Mix)” (-)
Peven Everett “Heat Up” (Upfront)
Tortured Soul “I Might Do Something Wrong” (-)
Rick Wilhite “In The Rain” (Still Music)
Romanthony “Let Show You Love” (I Play Vinyl)
Tito Puente “Paza Los Rumbezos (Remix)” (-)
Billy Paul “Only The Strong Survive” (-)
Loose Change “Straight From The Heart” (Casablanca)
Thelma Houston “Here I Am” (Motown)
Teddy Pendergrass “The More I Get The More I Want (Inst.)” (East End)

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And we’re back for Easter with the return of our Sunday Gospel series. For the first edition this year we’ve got a guest mix from Havana Soul’s Peter Reyes. He’s dipped into gospel territory during many of his guest sets on A Downtown Affair, so it’s a pleasure to host this focused mix from him. We may not be back every week this time, but stay tuned as we continue the series throughout the summer.

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Paradise “Can’t You See The Light”
The Gospel Miracles “Building Up Myself”
The Rance Allen Group “Where Did I Go Wrong”
The Sisters “God Never Failed Me Yet”
Charisma Time “Romans 12:1″
The Doris Johnson Singers “He’s Always There”
The Voices Of Fellowship “Jesus Stopped By”
Christ Church Apostolic Choir “If You Don’t Praise Him”
Andrea Vereen & The St. Marks Choir “Joy Bells”
Larnelle “Let Jesus Do It For You”
Twinkie Clark “Jesus, I’ll Never Forget”
People’s Choir Of I.H.M. “Mass Of Drums”

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Last Friday it was our pleasure to welcome Fredfades to A Downtown Affair. He flew in from Oslo for a week-long stay in New York where we got a chance to have him on the air and share a gig by way of an invite from Future Funk’s Sport Casual. Fred throws his regular Touchdown party in Oslo with Dirty Hans where they specialize in boogie, modern soul and disco. There’s actually one tomorrow night (April 6th)! For this episode we structured things a bit differently, short sets of a few distinct styles. Fred opened with a great assortment of boogie, some from his homeland which he kindly donated to Mike and I. His other set opens with an unreleased acetate from James Mason before setting off on a fantastic modern soul mix to close out the evening. If you like what you hear, be sure to check his soundcloud for more music. Last but not least, special thanks to Sport Casual for inviting us on for the inaugural night of Sunrise Social Club! Looking forward to more!

Fred Fades on A Downtown Affair:

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Part 1: Fredfades

Knut Skodvin “Storkrytarstevet” (NCB)
Zoo “Jeg Robot” (Snowflake)
Blue Sky “I’m Going Up” (Desperado)
Mikki “Dance Lover” (Renaissance)
Just Us “The Hall of Just Us (Superfriends) Pt. 1″ (Golden Shield)
Satellite Band “Rejuvenate The Fonk” (Rejuvenation)
Bob Martin & Orch. “Keena” (Jody)
Timothy Marrow “Killer Moon” (Marrow)
Escape From New York “Won’t Be Your Fool” (Rkm)
Guitar Red “Share Your Love” (Mod-Art)
Robert Brown, Jr. & The God’s Serenade Band “The Rapture” (Browntown)
Skip Jackson & The Natural Experience “Microwave Boogie” (Catamount)
Stroer “Don’t Stay For Breakfast” (Flame)
Amethyst “Midnight Rendezvous” (Star-Shia Records)

Part 2: Tackleberry

Ivan Lins “Magdalena” (Forma)
Bebeto “Muito Amor E Liberdade” (Beverly)
Jorge Ben “A Historia De Jorge” (Philips)
Gretchen “Ela Tem Raca, Charme, Talento E Gostosura” (Building)

Part 3: Mike McGill

Curtis Mayfield “Love Me, Love Me Now” (Curtom)
Ronnie Baron “I Can Give It To You” (LA)
Michael White “Never Be The Same” (Elektra)
Eddie Henderson “Cyclops” (Capitol)
Anthony Watson “I Can’t Stop This Feeling” (SRO)

Part 4: Fredfades

James Mason “Untitled” (acetate)
Oscar Perry “Teasin’ Me” (Red Sun Records)
Ice Band feat. Unique People “Live People” (Walking Tall Records)
D.I.T. “Long Gone” (Evergreen Records)
Owosola / Jungle Funk “Young Boy” (Slum Flower)
E.J. Stamp “I Know All About It” (Rytone)
Marty Moore “Radiation Funk” (Maxwell)
Energettics “You Make Me Nothing” (Cobra)
Marathon Band “Travelin Shoes” (Headband Records)
DeRobert & The Half-Truths “Beg Me” (G.E.D.)
Evans Pyramid “Never Gonna Leave You” (Funk Records)

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Hot on the heels of Fredfades’ guest set on A Downtown Affair this Friday, the three of us will join Sport Casual at Crown Vic Bar in Williamsburg to kick off his new Sunrise Social Club party. Expect tropical sounds and party jams with some floor-ready obscurities tossed in for good measure.

Fredfades (Touchdown, Oslo)
Sport Casual (Future Funk)
Mike McGill & Tackleberry

Free 11pm – close

Crown Victoria Bar
60 South 2nd St, Brooklyn, NY 11249

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Robbie Busch aka McBoing Boing brought that Friday Pay back to A Downtown Affair last week. Little did we know that his first guest set was also the third week of March in 2010. Happy anniversary to us! As we’ve done for his previous mixes, the show is broken into two parts by format, 12s and 45s. Tons of stuff we’ve never heard of before including some great island cuts to usher in the Spring season. If you’re into the sound, be sure to check Tropical Heatwave for updates on McBoing Boing’s party with Secret Rendezvous’ Love On The Run along with guest mixes that focus on the sounds of the islands.

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Sam Senior “D.J. Connection” (New Wave)
Sugar Baby Weet “Ah! Bam Bam Just Jam” (Rock Candy)
Sonny Jenkins “That Friday Pay Part 1″ (Stout)
Andre Saunders “New York Sleeze” (Tacky)
Tenderness “Gotta Keep On Trying” (RCA)
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African Vibrations “That Feeling” (Makossa)
Sylvesters Inc. Band “Funky Calypso” (Footprints)
Annette Brissett “Drums” (Wackies)
Frankie Knuckles “It’s a cold world” (Trax)
The IT “Donnie (Hardy Mix)” (DJ International)
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Ceasar “Makin’ Bachanal” (Starburst)

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George Morin & Momentous “Sigue Bailando (Keep On Dancin’)” (Omega)
The Techniques “Get Technified”
Sambo “Woman” (Pauls Records)
Nu-Cleus “It’s Real Love” (FFULL STRENGTH RECORDS)
Poncho C. Saint Fingers “When I Come Knocking” (Greasy Records)
Image “You’re My Only Desire” (Solid Platinum)
Bob WIlliams “I’m Alright” (Nad-Lyn)
The Nu’Rons & Co. “Disco Hustle” (Stage-Art)
Brafa “Live It Up, Give It Up” (LB Productions)
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X-man “That Body” (Bracey)
Jady Kurrent “Work This Way” (JDK)
Franky & Jamos “Set Me On Fire” (Space)
Mary Clark “Take Me I’m Yours” (La Shawn)
Family Tree “Family Tree (disco version)” (Anada)
Main Reactor “Love To The Rescue” (Flywheel Records)
Tee “Love You All Over” (Berl)
Daybreak “Everything Man” (P&P)

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Love On The Run has a big throwdown planned for this coming Thursday. The bill already boasts tons of great DJs and yet more guests have been added for the JACK ROOM. All vinyl at the brand new Williamsburg venue, Bellwether. We’ll have DJ Ionik on the radio show this Friday, so tune in from 10:30pm-1am on 89.1FM/wnyu.org to get a post-party report!

Bellwether
594 Union Ave, Brooklyn NY

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Tomorrow we’re celebrating St. Patrick’s Day with a night out at The Emerson in Brooklyn. Join us for some drinks and dance music!

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Our good friend Jordan Rothlein at Table Tennis is Berlin bound this week and he was kind enough to pull us in as guest hosts for next Thursday’s show. We’re lacing up our house-boots over the weekend and should be able to do Table Tennis justice while tossing in a bit of our own disco/boogie bent. Tune in from 10:30pm-1am on Thursday March 15th! wnyu.org and 89.1FM

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We had a great time having Nydia Ines back on the show last Friday. She’s been on A Downtown Affair a few times in the past and she never disappoints. This time she brought an extra treat and played two unreleased cuts from Master Plan Inc. which came her way as a demo submission for Daptone’s reissue imprint, Ever-Soul. You can catch Nydia playing around town as part of Ridgewood Soul-cial Club at Tandem and as a frequent guest on East Village Radio’s Never Not Working with Oskar Mann & Old Chris. Mike and I closed things out after Nydia’s set. Big shout out to Sean Sullivan of Sound Boutique for sending over the Nightwind 45!

A Downtown Affair with Nydia Ines:

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Part 1: Nydia Ines

Pick Of The Litter “The Many Sides Of Love” (Mason)
Willie Brown “Love That Stranger” (Tri-It)
Leon Phillips “Confusion” (Dash)
Weldon Irvine “I Love You” (RCA)
Pure Pleasure “By My Side” (QC)
Clausel “Let Me Love You” (Up Right)
Personal Touch “It Ain’t No Big Thing” (PAP)
First Love “It’s A Mystery To Me” (CIM)
The Futures “I Betcha” (Warped)
Rivage “Strung Out (On Your Love)” (Tempus)
Old (M) Pressions “Right On” (Brooks Brothers)
Sir Henry Ivy “He Left You Standing There” (Future Dimension)
Marcelle Joseph “Long Distance Love Affair” (Dynamic Sound)
S.O.U.L. “This Time Around” (Musicor)
Le Frank O “Keep On Gettin’ Down” (MMM)
Master Plan Inc. “Try It You’ll Like It”
Just Us “How I Love You” (Vincent)
Bob & Gene “It’s Not What You Know (It’s Who You Know)” (Ever-Soul)
Just Us “We Had A Good Thing Going” (Vincent)
Master Plan Inc. “Special Love”
Brenda Lee Eager “When I’m With You” (Mercury)
Robert Vanderbilt and the Foundation of Souls “A Message Especially From God” (Sensational)
The Changing Scene “Magic Love” (Co-Town)
The Domestic-Five “It’s An Empty World” (Aquarius)
Godfather Strivers “To Make You Happy” (CSC)

Part 2: Mike McGill and Tackleberry

D.J. Rogers “Love Cycles” (Columbia)
Wilton Felder “Let’s Dance Together” (ABC)
Vance and Suzzanne “I Can’t Get Along Without You” (Vanton)
Damaris “What About My Love” (Columbia)
Truth & Devotion “I Must See My Lord” (Tyscot)
Nightwind “Why Can’t We” (Sound Boutique)
Broken Glass “Rather You Than Me” (Citysound)
Morgana Portofuna “Un Ratico Mas, Que Importa” (Arieto)
The Family Affair “I Had A Friend” (Authentic)
Scott Cunningham “Morning Madness” (Black Horse)
Rotary Connection “Vine of Happiness” (Cadet)
Jimmy Wilson “What Ya Gona Do” (Underworld International)

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