Now that 2012 has kicked off, we’d like to take a second to kick back, and run down the past year’s happenings on the program. We’re closing in on our four year anniversary of broadcasting A Downtown Affair on WNYU Radio, and it’s a real special thing to keep the privilege of owning full discretion over a weekly FM radio broadcast in New York. We’ll be pressing on in 2012 with a continued focus on bringing in guest DJs who inspire us and make this program as dynamic as it is. As I said last year, its the comfort of knowing there are folks out there in radio and internet land who are genuinely into our thing and make it all the more worthwhile for us to come in week in, week out to do that very thing – so thank you! A big, big, thanks also goes out to those friends of the program who have, and continue to link us up with peoples in the greater community of diggers, DJs and collectors – y’all know how you are!

Here we go…

The broadcast year began with Tackleberry lighting up the airwaves with a soulful pair of solo sets during the first week. We linked up with Joseph Colbourne and convinced him to drop by the studio while he was in New York, and we were fortunate that he did as his set brought us a sense of the vibe struck at his FOXY party up in Boston. The Snack ‘n C’mish boys dropped in the following week with a boogie-flavored set, including some original edits, productions, and gnarly 12″ pic sleeve imports from the mid-80s that sound WAY cooler than the covers lead us to believe. Our good friend Mikie Lixxx closed out January right before bidding farewell to New York, and he did so in a FUN and FUNKY fashion. In February, Tackleberry sowed the seeds for his Sunday Gospel series – the once weekly mini-broadcast of Awe-inspired soulful music presented by rotating gospel collectors – which we pray will be resurrected soon in it’s beautiful irregularity (Easter?). No ADA broadcast year is complete without a visit from Newark-based Peter Reyes… It’s always more ‘studio performance’ than DJ set, with the in-studio antics spilling onto the FM broadcast, which is usually a sojourn to the era of the discotheque. For Valentine’s Day we bundled together a collection of modern soul favorites to display the more tender sensibility that sometimes gets lost in the fray. We booked Sharegroove for a return visit, during which they again put their expansive taste of dance music on display. The esteemed JBX is always a friend we are looking to have join us on the show; aside from linking us up with some of the guests mentioned here, his sets always have us talking for weeks. Mcboingboing and Josh Dunn came together for a guest set on ADA under their production moniker LGK, displaying the deeper house sensibility at work from these esteemed DJ/collectors. Tackleberry and I manned the console the next week in anticipation of the upcoming exclusive mix from Flemming Dalum, Empire State of Italo; this one was a treat – FD loves italo, and this mix gave me a broader idea of what that tag can be applied to (plus the cover has a flying saucer shining a beam down on the Empire State Building!). Nydia Ines dropped in for a fab, all-45s soul set the next week, followed by Andy Noble who played some lost classics from the modern soul underground. Johan from Tres Lingerie popped in last minute to share a touch of the SF-boogie passion the week before Frantz Barosy made his overdue return visit. Tackleberry did a mix swap with Seth Kolski, who co-runs the SWEET POWER radio program on KUSP in Santa Cruz. We aired his gorgeous DISCO mix in early May to mark the onset of Spring. Frank Gossner and Uchenna joined us in advance of the latter’s compilation release, Brand New Wayo. Uchenna primed us on the vibrant music scene of Lagos and beyond that gave rise to many of the African disco, funk and boogie records that he and Frank played on the program that night. Not too soon after his last trip, Mr. Reyes joined us again, this time with our pal Stegs from Vietcong Disco for a Counselor’s session before one of the several Camp Debonair parties we put on in 2011.

By the time June came around, we started breaking out those warm weather records for transition to summertime in New York. During that month we also had Old Chris drop in for a back to back set with Tackleberry, followed by JBX’s return appearance for another night of timeless soul and funk selections. Next up: Joseph Colbourne & Mikie Lixxx came together to play a big time disco radio broadcast before their Bionic Boogie party on Pride Weekend in NYC. On a last minute tip we welcomed DJ Sami Dariush from Helsinki for an impromptu appearance that ended up leaving an indelible mark on the radio calendar – this one was straight ahead devastating modern soul grooves, which we’re privileged to have for posterity as the holy grail count on this one is high. After a string of solid disco / boogie sets in the first few summer months, our collaborative set with longtime friend Bennett4$enate was a nice palate cleanser. We gave it our go at a Quiet Storm edition of ADA, realizing that in our selections, earnest soul ballads from mid-seventies vocal groups had as much relevance for us as rhythm tracked, syncopated, sax-backed R&B rockers from the fleet of young male major label artists at the beginning of the eighties. Color commentary was all over this one to boot. Soon after we were fortunate enough to piece together the famed Foreal People for a radio takeover, Aside from the illustrious vibe these three (Josh Dunn, Love on the Run, Ben Manzone) strike when playing records together, this one was special because if we dial back to 2008, FP was one of the first guest sets we had on the program. Next week was all Boogie Man, with a finely programmed mix that touched on some classics that we’ve slept on while stringing together breaks on doubles and not missing a beat. Sport Casual of Future Funk fame then made his first appearance on the show, weaving an eclectic set of reggae pop covers, disco rap, inept boogie obscurities, and a even a touch of Brazilian. The Paris-based Waxist Selecta sent us an exclusive mix that we aired in the heat of the summer that provided some relief in the form of Hawaiian soul and other rare groove material. Kamui came through for a return visit to pile on the 45s the next week, before Mama Bear joined us from Chi-town and introduced us to the Sweaterfunk vibe that is cultivated at the SF-based party. Our man BLT then joined us for a pre-Birthday radio blast which was super fun. To kick off October we pitched tents up in the studio Camp Deb style, inviting our pal Stegs along with Henry Maldonado and Doug Gomez from the Play It Loud! crew to conjure up the musical program for the following night’s festivities. Heck, we even pinned down the ever-elusive Love On The Run for a solo appearance, when the man behind the internet hideout SECRET RENDEZVOUS invited us to take a peek into his ANALOG BEDROOM. October closed out with a string of hosts-only programs, which are always a chance to stretch out in the studio and premier some of the new finds; two of these book ended a special ABRACADABRA Halloween broadcast. Joel Stones came through on the promo streak for his successfully funded documentary Brazilian Guitar Fuzz Bananas to play, amongst other things, some of the Brazilian psychedelic music the film aims to explore. The next week it was Asaf Segal – who’s always bringing through records unheard, unreal, and downright fabulous – staying true to form with his set in mid-November. We then had the Names You Can Trust crew join us and pass the baton in a series of impressive sets covering both new and old synth-heavy boogie, classic disco and soul.

As the year wound down we dialed up MX Greens to come through and help us welcome in the holiday cheer; we were blessed with the 2.5 hr definitive diggers Christmas MIX. Sport Casual & Tackleberry then dug in to share an eclectic mix of island soul, disco medleys, gospel and mid-eighties boogie. Danny G and Matt Brownell pair as Sound Club, and they turned us onto their brand of alternative dance selections. To close out the year we toasted the airwaves with a Cocktail Set, an idea of ours that enabled us to indulge ourselves in the schmaltzier side of the catalogue, where jazz versions of club standards stood strong alongside over-orchestrated, upper crust disco, without forgetting the need to slow things down and find a partner for the next dance.

We’re looking forward to keep stride and keep this thing going in the same direction… Look out for new guests and return visits from trusted folks who have joined us in the past, along with several special-format shows, and a slight re-design on Let’s Get Serious. We’ll be ringing in the four year anniversary of A Downtown Affair next Saturday, January 21st at the Counting Room in Brooklyn… come join us!

We’ve been so busy setting up and breaking down the nativity scene(s), plastic reindeer and miniature Christmas villages in the studio that we are only now getting around to putting up Sound Club’s set from the 16th of December. Matt Brownell and Daniel Gutiérrez collectively run as Sound Club, and after forging a partnership when hosting a radio program on Newtown Radio, they’ve since moved toward production work and gigging about town. We were fortunate to have them play for the full two and a half hours, with which they put together a really great set with a multitude of moods cultivated by the eclectic selections they picked out for the evening’s program. Look out for Sound Club at a Brooklyn venue near you!

Opening Chat
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Sound Club
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Quiet Village “Too High To Move” (-)
Dr. Buzzard’s Original Savannah Band “Hard Times” (RCA)
Ned Doheny “A Love Of Your Own” (Columbia)
Rita Lee “Caso Serio” (Som Livre)
Mark Almond “The City” (Horizon)
Supermax “Ain’t Gonna Feel” (Elektra)
Cliff Richard “Ease Along” (Rocket Record Company)
International Music System “Mojave” (Ims)
Womack & Womack “Life’s Just A Ballgame”
Ashford & Simpson “Don’t Cost You Nothing” (Wb)
Brass Construction “Now Is Tomorrow” (United Artists)
Konk “Elephant” (TW)
Boncana Maiga “Koyma Hondo” (Wea)
Donald Byrd “Change” (Blue Note)
Florum Purim & Airto “Jump” (Crossover)
Orchestra Jazira “Tobibi-Yay” (Black Market)
Basia “New Day For You” (Portrait)
Sade “Make Some Room” (Epic)
Angelique Kidjo “Batonga” (Great Jones)
The Maze “Twilight” (Capitol)
The Stupid Step “Don’t Be Cold (In The Summer of Love)” (Italian)
Thomas Dolby “Dissonance” (-)
Do Piano “Again (Remix)” (Record Shack)
Mathematiques Modernes “Jungle Hurt” (Celluloid)
Cerrone “Generique” (Malligator)

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As we wind down 2011, we’re real excited to kick off December with a seasonal mix to welcome the holiday cheer. A full on Christmas mix for a specialty, all vinyl program is a tall order, and we surely couldn’t put something like this together on our own. Fortunately, at the suggestion of a few friends of the program we dialed up Ridgewood, QNS DJ MX Greens. We were told he’s THE Christmas DJ. Prior to this set I wasn’t really sure what that credential meant, as I hadn’t imagined the variety of tunes, stories and concept records that were put out in the larger ‘funk / soul’ continuum. Within his record collection, there’s an ever-expanding section of HOLIDAY FUNK LPs/45″s – partially built up by solo digs, but also as a result of any funky holiday records gravitating his way as friends pass along a record here or there, knowing that it’s getting cataloged in a deep repository of Christmas’ (funky) past. Below is the full 2.5 hr set, up nice and early for heightened, high quality Christmas cheer.

MX Greens will be starting up a new biweekly party with an esteemed roster of DJs, collectively billed as the Ridgewood Soul-cial Club starting on Monday the 12th at Tandem.

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James Brown “Hey America” (King)
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass “My Favorite Things” (A& M)
The Don Burrows Quintet “Jingle Bells” (Cherry Pie)
Electric Jungle “Funky Funky Christmas” (nike)
Otis Zee and the Sambuka Band “Funky Christmas” (Stem)
Funk Machine “Soul Santa Part 1″ (Creative Funk)
Akim and the Teddy Vann Production Company “Happy Kwanza” (Simtone)
The Chambers Brothers “Merry Christmas, Happy New Year” (Columbia)
Creeper “Santa Claus Wants Some Loving” (ABC)
Milly & Silly “Gettin Down for Xmas” (Right-On)
Crazy Emma “Let’s Get It Together For Christmas” (Scepter)
Paul Revere & The Raiders feat. Mark Lindsay “Rain, Sleet, Snow” (Columbia)
Raindeer Runners “Pull My Sled” (Soul Fire)
The Soul Saints Orch. “Santa’s Got A Bag Of Soul” (Jazzman)
Lefties Soul Connection “Back Door Santa (inst.)” (MPM)
Clarence Carter “Back Door Santa” (Atlantic)
Gary Walker “Santa’s Got A Brand New Bag” (Jin)
Johnny Acey with Esquires Ltd. “Christmas Keeps On Coming” (Smog City)
Universal Robot Band “Disco Christmas” (Red Greg)
Salsoul Orchestra “You’re All I Want For Christmas” (Salsoul)
Mirror Image “Silver Bells” (Pickwick)
Los Silverstone “Bomba Navidena” (Padisco)
El Gran Combo “Asalto Navideno” (gema)
Orcesta La Selecta “Candela” (Borinquen)
Hector, Yomo Y Daniel “En La Navidad” (Fania)
Johnny Albino Y Su Trio “Merry Xmas Boogaloo” (Starbright)
Bobby Cruz Orquesta En Navidad “Great God Almighty” (Fonseca)
Soulful Strings “Dance of The Sugarplum Fairy” (Cadet)
Lou Rawls “Christmas Will Really Be Christmas” (Capitol)
David Frost & Billy Taylor “Bright Star In The East” (Bell)
The Martinis “Holiday Cheer” (U.S.A.)
Lee Rogers “You Won’t Have To Wait Till Xmas” (D-Town)
Andre Williams & Nathaniel Mayer “Mr. Santa Clause (Bring Me My Baby)” (Munster)
James Brown “Santa Claus Goes Straight To The Ghetto” (King)
Stevie Wonder “Season’s Greetings from Motown Records” (Motown)
Carla Thomas “Gee Whiz, It’s Christmas” (Atco)
Honey and the Bees “Jing Jing A-Ling” (North Bay)
Betty Lloyd “Six Days Til Xmas” (BSC)
Otis Redding “Merry Christmas, Baby” (Atco)
Sharon Jones “Ain’t No Chimneys In The Projects” (Daptone)
Booker T. & The M.G.s “Winter Wonderland” (Stax)
Lloyd Glenn “Sleigh Ride” (Hollywood)
The Poets “Merry Christmas Baby” (Red Bird)
Nibbs “Spending Christmas Day With You” (Arc-Lark)
William Bell “Every Day Will Be Like A Holiday” (Atco)
The Playboys “The Night Before Christmas” (Legato)
James Brown “Santa Claus Is Definitely Here To Stay” (King)
The Emotions “What Do The Lonely Do On Christmas” (Volt)
The Soul Duo “Sad Christmas”

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Closing Chat:
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Asaf Segal joined us in the studio for a return visit to the program this Friday. We always get hyped when his date on the schedule nears; in past sets, he’s played a lot of head-turning records, nearly all of which were new to the program. This time around we were fortunate again to air an inspired set of music that undoubtedly included debut tracks on our program – and likely for the tri-state FM radio radius as well… Check the playlist, recording and discussion below for a better sense of the vibe, sounds, and breadth of the labels and eras covered in the 90 minutes. Tackleberry and yours truly complemented with a closing hour set. You can catch Asaf on the third Thursday of each month at Sycamore Bar in Brooklyn, where he’s found playing records alongside a few from the Names You Can Trust crew who happen to be with us this Friday.

Opening Chat:
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Asaf Segal:
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Mindbender “Stringtronics”
Janet Lawson “Dindi” (United Artists)
Black Sugar “Too Late” (Sono Radio)
Madcliff “What The People Say About Love” (Guinness Records)
Mantrap “Disco Fantasy” (Sound Triangle Records, Inc.)
The Nombres “Trivialities” (Lorain Sound Records)
Pleasure Web “Music Man – Part II” (Eastbound Records)
Ramsey & Company “Love Call” (Ramco)
Eleanore Mills “I’m Gonna Get You” (Ampex)
Bottom & Company “Gonna Find A True Love” (Motown)
John Simmons “Ain’t Nothing Like The Love” (Sabrina Records)
Rock “Patience” (tollie records)
Queen Yahna “Ain’t It Time” (P& P)
Total Experience “Contradiction” (TTE Records)
O-Zone “Disco Train” (Town Sound)
Johnnie Walker “Love At First Taste (Part I)” (New Detroit Records)
The Diddys Featuring Paige Douglas “Intergalactic Love Song” (bam-buu)
James Mason “Free” (Chiaroscuro)
Joe Smiley “Mother” (Ace Records
Jelly “Everybody Needs Lovin Nows The Time” (Fu-Ja)
Tommy McGee “We Ought To Be Together” (MTMG Records)
Family Circle “It Doesn’t Make Sense” (Sky Disc)
Laurine Lavallis “Key To Our Love” (Tronic)
Laurine Lavallis “Love Don’t Change” (Tronic)

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Part 2: Tackleberry and Mike McGill
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The Robinson Family Plan “You Poured Sugar On Me” (Ode Records)
Timmy Thomas “Sexy Woman” (Glades)
Cosmos Universal Band “Third Eye” (Cultures of Soul)
Gwen McCrae “It Keeps On Raining” (Cat)
The Trammps “Tom’s Song” (Buddah Records)
Donald Byrd “Wind Parade” (Blue Note)
The Outside “The Plan” (Dorado)
Al Johnson “I’ll Do Anything For You” (Marina)
Sins of Satan “Dance And Free Your Mind” (Buddah)
Jackey Beaver “Trying To Get Back To You Girl (Pt. 1)” (Dade)
Jeffree “One Last Chance” (Mca)
Kleer “Amour” (Atlantic)

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Tackleberry and I enjoyed another hosts only evening in the studio this past Friday, bringing along a few recent scores from the WFMU Record Fair in NYC. Tonight we’ve got Joel Stones from Tropicalia In Furs coming through for a special guest set! This should be a fun one; he’s in the midst of a fund raising effort to support a documentary film called Brazilian Guitar Fuzz Bananas.

Part 1:
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Dee Coley “Never Had A Love Like Yours” (American Dream Records Ltd.)
Henri “Soon The Sun Will Shine” (B’s records)
Intrigue “Let Sleeping Dogs Lie” (Music Power Records)
Kerr “Back At Ya” (Tra San)
Legacy “Word Up” (Brunswick)
Eddie Henderson “Cyclops” (Capitol Records)
Gene Chandler “Get Down” (20th Century Fox)
Taana Gardner “No Frills” (West End)
Lisa Warrington “I Like The Way You Do It” (PPU)
Mixed Company “Let’s Go Disco” (WNBC)
Eumir Deodato “Night Cruiser” (WB Records)
William De Vaughn “Be Thankful For What You Got” (TEC)
Donna McGee “You Should Have Told Me” (Obago)
Captain Sky “Moonchild” (AVI)
Barry White “It Ain’t Love, Babe (Until You Give It)” (Unlimited Records)
Dazzle “It’s Not The Same” (De-Lite)
High Fashion “Hold On” (Capitol)
Plush “Free and Easy” (RCA)

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Part 2:
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Rocket “Love Chain” (Quality RFC)
Glenn Jones “Love Intensity” (RCA)
Rainbow Team “Bite the Apple” (Full Time)
Tony Orlando “Don’t Let Go” (Elektra)
Geraldine Hunt “Can’t Fake The Feeling” (Prism)
Phyllis Hyman “You Know How To Love Me” (Arista)
Crown Heights Affair “Say A Prayer For Two” (De-Lite)
Norman Connors “East 6th Street” (Buddah)
Lafayette Street “Can You Dig It” (Groove Sound)
Rare Essence “Huff & Puff” (Major)
Brothers & Sisters “Sweet Jazz Music” (Rota)
Francine McGee “Delirium” (RCA)
L.T.G. Exchange “Waterbed” (RCA)

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We held a little Camp Debonair pre-party in the studio on A Downtown Affair a few weeks back. Doug Gomez & Son of Sound from Play It Loud! joined us along with our good friend Stegs from Vietcong Disco for a disco boogie set done carousel style – three selections before stepping off the decks and letting your partner on. The Play It Loud! deejays put on one of our favorite parties, so it was nice to find out that things vibed real well! What resulted was a nice preamble to the next night’s Camp festivities. Counselor Stegs still holds the master tapes for the wee hours wind down… Future release TBD.

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Bobby Broom “Clean Sweep” (Arista)
Aurra “You and Me Tonight” (Virgin)
Alfie Silas “You Put The L In Love” (RCA)
Curtis Hairston “I Want You All Tonight” (Pretty Pearl)
P-Funk All Stars “Hydraulic Pump Part III” (Hump Records)
Fondae Rae “Over Like A Fat Rat” (Vanguard)
Chaz Jankel “Pretty Thing” (A& M)
Eastbound Connection “Never Let Go” (AVI Records)  
Amii Stewart “I’m Gonna Get Your Love” (Handshake)
Tantra “Get Happy” (Importe)
David Joseph “Let’s Live It Up (instrumental)” (Mango)
Daybreak “Everybody Get Off” (Prelude) 12″ 8:21 PM  
- “Make It” (Truth & Soul)
Alfreda James and Billy Ray “Back To Love” (Rappers Rap Disco Co.)
Van Jones “Finger Lickin’ Good” (Empire State)
Stephanie Mills “You Can’t Run From My Love” (Casablanca)
Nick Straker “Against The Wall” (Pinnacle)
Love Club “Hot Summer Nights” (West End)
Jan Leslie Holmes “I’m Your Superman” (Jay Jay Records)
Colors “Am I Gonna Be The One” (First Take)
– “Top Shelf Life (Son of Sound rework)”
Private Possession “Are You Wit It” (4th & Broadway)   
L.I.F.E. “All Played Out” (Dance-Sing)
Azoto “Any Time Or Place” (Modulation)

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Part 2:
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Reggie Simms “Over and Over” (PBI)
Grey & Hanks “Now I’m Fine” (RCA) 
Beckie Bell “Music Madness (DJ Red Greg edit)” (Z Records)
Juggy Murray “Move (Tackleberry edit)”
Loose Joints “Tell You Today” (4th & Broadway)
NYC Community Choir “I’ll Keep A Light In My Window” (RCA)
– “Stay The Night (edit)”
Lafleur “Dub Till We Drop” (Disconet)
Teddy Pendergrass “Only You” (Philly International)
South Shore Commission “Free Man”  
The Trammps “Where Were You When The Lights Went Out” (Cotillion)

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Last week we were joined by Mamabear from the Sweater Funk crew who have been doing their boogie-centric party on a weekly basis out in SF for a few years now. We chatted for a bit and got some context around the illustrious boogie-funk party, the jackets, the Chinatown vibe and more. Mamabear put together a pretty stunning set of boogie & soulful disco material, touching on some classics and a few lesser known cuts that threw us for a loop! Tackleberry and I closed up shop in complementary style. Big up to Monk One for linking this one up!

Chat & Introduction
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Part 1: Mamabear
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David Ruffin “Slow Dance”
Yasuko Agawa “LA Nights”
Garfiled Fleming “Please Don’t Send Me Away”
Kleer “Intimate Connection”
Change “Mutual Attraction”
GC “You’re Whats Missing In My Life”
Richard Stepp “Caught Up In A Whirlwind”
Renee Geyer “Be There In The Morning”
Martin Acuna “Dance, Dance, Dance”
Slave “Steal Your Heart”
Bobby Thurston “My Love Is The Real Thing”
Leroy Burgess “Heartbreaker”
Odyssey “Inside Out”
Slave “Just A Touch Of Love”
Eddie “Ski” White “Babe Be Mine”
Wanda “I Must Be Dreamin’ (Shred One shrEDIT)”
Ray Parker Jr. “For Those Who Like To Groove”
Bogaz “I’ve Got Love”
The Chi-Lites “Get Down With Me”
The Jones Girls “Nights Over Egypt”
Masurati “Super Duper Lovin”
Connie “Throw Down”
Steven & Sterling “Can I Be With You Tonight”
Clarence Mann “Show Me Girl”

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Part 2: Tackleberry & Mike McGill
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Shalamar “Make That Move” (Solar)
Jackie “Burnin’ Up” (Tigerag Records)
Glenda McLeod “No Stranger To Love” (HGEI)
Spooky “Shake That Thang” (Thunder Thumbs)
Rashawn “You’re The One” (D&R)
Debra Dejean “Are You Love Somebody” (Handshake)
Free Enterprise “Foxy Lady” (BMC)
Lowrell “Overdose of Love” (AVI)
The Circle City Band “Magic” (Circle City)
Ceri Logan “Come and Get It” (MCA Records)
Lonnie Liston Smith “Enlightenment” (Doctor Jazz)
Clarence Jackson “Wrap It Up” (RR)
Ricky Dee “Wake Your Body Up” (Marie)
D.J. Rogers “Love Cycles” (Arc)
Love Exchange “Got To Find A Disco” (Dance Disk)
Larry Dunn feat. Luisa “Groove Patrol” (Sound Productions)
Tommy McGee “Now That I Have You” (American Dream Records Ltd.)

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We’ve been holding onto this one for too long! Up now is a mix we aired on A Downtown Affair in mid August from Waxist Selecta out of Paris. This one’s a super fun, soulful long player clocking in at 1:43! Really cool cuts on here, many of which are first-time material for us. Be sure to check out his Soundcloud page which is chock full of rare groove mixes and also includes a few tasteful edits too. Fingers crossed for a surprise special guest this Friday night as well!

Part 1: Waxist Selecta
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Ira Nepus – Trombone Feeling (LP, Heaven Records)
Aura – Yesterday Love (LP, FMI Records)
The Chris Rhodes Band – Wait Until Dark (7″, Mirage Records)
Stevo – Pay The Price (7″, Shield)
Frankie Gee – Ya Ya (7″, Claridge Records)
Larry McGee Revolution – The Burg (7″, Boogie Band Records)
Harry Mosco – I Feel Funky (LP, Tabansi)
Harold Butler & The Connection – Love’s Theme (LP, Charmers)
Carmen Amez – Love The Day Away (7″, Elsa Rella Records)
Family Of Eve – Having It So Bad (12″, FCR)
Aura – I’ll Remember You (LP, FMI Records)
Ross Carnegie & Co – F.Minor Disco (7″, El-Con Records)
John Gibbs & The US Steel Orchestra – Trinidad (12″, Jumbo Caribbean Disco)
(-) In Love / Waxist Edit (7″, Unlabelled Edit)
William Hudson III – Love So Great (LP, PS)
Karriem – I Love You / Edited Version (12″, Pashlo)
Bebe Manga – Lokognolo (LP, SIIS)
JP Rodgers – All My Lovin’ (7″, Inculcation)
Aged In Harmony – You’re A Melody (LP, Niteroi)
Claudia – Poeta Del Miedo (LP, RCA Victor)
Tim Maia – Reu Confesso (7″ Promo, Polydor)
Eddie Lovette – What’cha Trying To Do To Me (7″, Steady Records)
Althea Forest & Togetherness – Hey Mister! (7″, Crystal Records)
Winfield Parker – I Wanna Be With You (7″, P & L)
Jobell & The Orchestra De Salsa – Never Gonna Let You Go (12″, Jan Records)
John Davis & The Monster Orchestra – Tell Me How You Like It (LP, EMI)
The Firebolts – Everybody Party (7″, Greenback Records)
Jackie Mittoo All Stars feat Pinny – Dance Baby Dance (7″, Stine Jac)

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Part 2: Mike McGill

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The Fantastic Aleems “Hooked on Your Love” (Nia)
David McPherson “You Can’t Stop” (SAM)
Candy Bowman “I Wanna Feel Your Love” (RCA)
Armenta “I Want To Be With You (Part 2)” (Savoir Faire)
Cecile Grier “Don’t Quit” (Les Lan)
Sharon Redd “Love How You Feel” (Prelude)
Change “The Glow Of Love” (RFC)
Dr. Togo “Be Free”

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This past week we were joined by Pablo Salinas, aka the Boogie Man, who graced us with a seriously nice extended 45s set… It was all Boogie Man for this week, with a finely programmed mix of soulful sounds across the disco & soul spectrum. He touched on some classics that we’ve slept on while stringing together breaks on doubles and not missing a beat.

He’ll be playing alongside some folks who’ve also put down some really fantastic mixes on the radio program: Old Chris, The Honeydripper, and Sami Dariush. Their party Main Squeeze will be going on at Zebulon (235 Wythe Ave, Williamsburg BK) this Friday night at 10pm. Don’t sleep! Sure to be a music lover’s get down!!!

Part 1: The Boogie Man
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Ashford & Simpson “It Seems To Hang On” (Wb)
Chic “Dance, Dance, Dance” (Buddah)
Two Tons of Fun “I Got The Feeling” (Fantasy)
Funkhouse Express “Chase your Blues Away” (Roxbury)
Kokomo “Use Your Imagination” (Columbia)
Pat Lundy “Work Song” (Pyramid)
Maryann Farra & Satin Soul “Never Gonna Leave You” (Dakar)
The Glitter Band “Makes You Blind” (Bell)
Black Soul “Mangous Ye” (Bean Junction)
Frankie Gee “Date With The Rain” (Calridge) CD
- “That’s The Way I Like It” (Hoctor)
The Connections “Este es el Ritmo Que Me Gusta” (Infopesa)
BT Express “Express” (Roadshow)
Sandi Jones (Love With Sensitivity) “Tuscaloosa’s Calling Me (But I’m Not Going)” (Dakar)
Jean Carn “Don’t Let It Go To Your Head” (PIR)
Tarot “Reach Out Your Hand” (Mata)
Sister Sledge “Thinking Of You” (Atlantic)
Bill Withers “Lovely Lady” (Columbia)
Tavares “Never Had A Love Like This Before” (Capitol)
Bobby Militello feat Jean Carn “Let’s Stay Together” (Motown)
Claudia Field “To Love Somebody” (Roulette)
Richmond Extension “Lets Get Into Something” (Polydor)
The Trammps “Tom’s Song” (Buddah)
Cheryl Lynn “Encore” (Columbia)
First Choice “Love Thang” (Gold Mind)
Inner Life “Caught Up (In A One Night Love Affair)” (Prelude)
Carl Carlton “She’s A Bad Mama Jama (She’s Built, She’s Stacked)” (20th Century)
Sybil “Falling In Love” (Next Plateau)
Evelyn King “Love Come Down” (RCA)
Kashif “I Just Gotta Have You (Love Turn Me On)” (Arista)
I Level “Give Me” (Epic)
Central Line “Walking Into Sunshine” (Mercury)
Slave “Wait For Me” (Cotillion)
Luther Vandross “Never Too Much” (Epic)
Fatback “I Found Lovin’” (Master Mix)
Lillo Thomas “Your Love’s Got A Hold On Me” (Capitol)
Cameo “Single Life” (Atlanta Artists)
T.S. Monk “Bon Bon Vie (Gimme The Good Life)” (Mirage)
Kid Creole & The Coconuts “Going Places” (Sire)
Love Unlimited “Under The Influence Of Love” (Casablanca)
Curious “Midnight Star” (Solar)
Eurythmics “Love Is A Stranger” (RCA)
Sexual Harassment “I Need A Freak (inst.)” (Great)
Prince “Erotic City” (Wb)
Laid Back “White Horse” (Island)
Aquarian Dream “Look Ahead” (Buddah)
Foxy “Get Off Your Ahh! And Dance” (Dash)
Azymuth “Carnival” (Milestone)

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Boogie Man breaks down his set…

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We’ve been looking to have our good friend and sometime collaborator Bennett4$enate back on the radio program for a while now. And we caught Bennett at a good time; he’s on hiatus from his freeform radio show Awesome New Place across the river on WFMU. This time we each pulled out records inspired by the Quiet Storm radio format to lend A Downtown Affair’s hand at programming an emotionally charged, ballad-focused catalog of slow jams from our respective record collections. And we took free range in grooming our selections to showcase songs & artists that were really giving it 110%; mixed metaphors, elaborate pic sleeves, strong tunes and the like. What we ended up with were sounds across the continuum of QS material. Earnest soul ballads from mid-seventies vocal groups had as much relevance for us as rhythm tracked, syncopated, sax-backed R&B rockers from the fleet of young male major label artists at the beginning of the eighties. We also discovered that many of the more iconic producers and players that were prolific in their output during the 70′s and 80′s dipped into and out of a sound that was assimilated into the cannon of Quiet Storm. There are a handful of these musicians that appeared in various forms along the playlist, totally unintentionally on our part. Rest assured, all thematic content inspires Quiet Storm moments. The added flair of seaside sounds and monologues are just collateral pleasure. This one is in two parts of 4-5 record segments book-ended by color commentary left in there for good measure.

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Part 1: Bennett4$enate, Tackleberry, Mike McGill
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Forrest “I Just Wanna Love You Baby” (Ariola)
Roy Ayers “Programmed For Love” (Columbia)
Jeffrey Osborne “You Should Be Mine” (A& M)
Miss Thang “Thunder and Lightning” (Tommy Boy)
Kleer “I Lay Ya Down EZ” (Atlantic)
Norman Riley “Quietly Untitled” (Underground Sounds)
Krystal “False Alarm” (Magic Touch)
The Conservatives “Happiness (Take Your Time)” (On Time Records)  
Wee “We Can Get It Together” (Numero)
Billy Always “Just Not Enough” (Naylo)
Al Johnson “Peaceful” (Marina)
Michael Henderson “Let Me Love You” (Buddah)
Roy Ayers “What You Won’t Do For Love” (Polydor)
Charles Blackman “Special” (PFJ)

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Part 2: Bennett4$enate, Tackleberry, Mike McGill
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Mtume “Bessie’s Theme” Native Son OST (Mca)
The Deele “Shoot Em Up Movies” (Solar)
Dynasty “When You Feel Like Giving Love (Dial My Number)” (Solar)
Brother to Brother “The Affair” (Turbo)
Brother to Brother “Let Me Be For Real” (Sugar Hill)
Peabo Bryson “Give Me Your Love” (Capitol)
G.T. (Gary Taylor) “Without You In My Life” (A& M)
Slave “For The Love Of U” (Cotillion)
Jeff Tyzik “Sweet Surrender (dub version)” (Polydor)
Robert J Riggins “You Can Love Her (If You Try)” (Rojacri Records)
Al Johnson “Tonight’s The Night For Love” (Columbia)   
Ike Noble “Your Love” (Connowil Records)
The Village Choir “Street Opera With A Blues Waltz” (SCM)
Phillip Bailey “Trapped” (Columbia)

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