Illvibe Collective (Philly) In The Studio for Episode #97 (March 29, 2011)

Photos from my interview with Mr. Sonny James (aka Statik) and Phillee Blunt of the Illvibe Collective on last night’s The Main Ingredient.

My Set
morgan zarate – satin white (boglewaltz)
stone detectives – yamlean (beatsforchange.org)
cortex – huit octobre 1971 (trad vibe)
the electric – so now you know (ogs)
b.lewis – call it hers (self-released)
choklate – the blues (me music)
t.r.a.c. – like the heavens (bbe)
toro y moi – thanks vision (carpark)
the echocentrics – mundo pequeno (ubiquity)
oddisee – goodbye dc (mello music group)
bonobo – el toro (ninja tune)

The Interview
illvibe collective – medicine men featuring a.r.m.(african rebel movement) (soulspazm)
illvibe collective – certified featuring invincible, bahamadia, finale (soulspazm)
illvibe collective – heavy soul featuring replife + cecilia stalin (soulspazm)
illvibe collective – over now featuring hezekiah + conya doss (soulspazm)
illvibe collective – pictures featuring aaron livingston (soulspazm)

All Together Now is in stores today!

Mr. Sonny James Guest Set
olivier daysoul – foolish (oddisee)
third world – cross reference (island)
jurassic 5 – acetate prophets (interscope)
brooks – colour me bad (mantis)
illvibe collective – dj play featuring kokayi (soulspazm)
donae’o – i’m fly (my-ish)
lil dave – chips and salsa (record breakin)
bugz in the attic – sound of the dub
marissa guzman – time to go (black coffee mix) (juicy lucy)
black coffee featuring bucie – superman (dubmental mix) (jellybean soul)
illvibe collective – indigo child (soulspazm)
illvibe collective – 80 days featuring ne’a posey (soulspazm)

The Main Ingredient is a weekly radio show covering brand new soulful underground music from around the world, featuring as in-studio interviews with the artists making it. New episodes can be found Wednesdays at noon at themainingredientradio.com/wp-content/uploads. The show began in May 2009 as a weekly broadcast from East Village Radio’s storefront studio on 1st Ave. & 1st St. in NYC and continued there until EVR closed it doors in May 2014. This episode is from the East Village Radio Archives.


Illvibe Collective (Philly) on The Main Ingredient 3/29!

Mr. Sonny James, Panek, and Phillee Blunt from Philly’s stalwart DJ/Production team Illvibe Collective will join me on The Main Ingredient next week to talk about their excellent debut album “All Together Now” which is comes out that day on Soulspazm/Fat Beats.

About Illvibe:

Illvibe Collective is a DJ and production team hailing from Philadelphia, PA. With combined experience dating back to the late 80’s, the DJ collective has developed a unique yet traditionally-rooted taste in music. By playing gigs, touring with performance artists of all musical styles, and running consistent online radio shows, their DJ footprint reaches clubs, concert venues, festivals, and the internet in all parts of the world. The Illvibe style is rooted in Hip Hop yet draws from a variety of genre’s including Funk, Soul, Broken Beat, Electro, House, Rock, Afrobeat, and Bossa Nova to create a progressive musical mosaic. With a strong respect among artists and party-goers alike, the Illvibe Collective brings styles upon styles to the eardrums of all who have a love and appreciation for the language of music. Visit ww.illvibe.com for more music and information.


The Main Ingredient Radio Show NYC – Episode #96 (March 22, 2011)

The Main Ingredient Radio Show NYC – Episode #96 (March 22, 2011)
toro y moi – low shoulder (carpark)
eric lau – chant & bounce (kilawatt)
evil needle – summer blap (self-released)
king – supernatural (king)
non+ – living loud (1340 ronni vindahl)
the electric – hands up (ogs)
b.lewis – orbit (self-released)
space invadas – ready of not featuring dank (bbe)
pharoahe monch – the hitman (duckdown / fat beats)
people under the stairs – all good things (unreleased)
jed and lucia – helium (leatherette remix) (ubiquity)
oddisee – san fran (mello music group)
renee dion – nothing at all (forthcoming)
kissey asplund – count me out (self-released)
adele – he won’t go (xl)
subeena – solidify featuring jamie woon & om’mas keith (planet mu)
james blake – limit to your love (r & s)
choklate – the tea (me music)
donwill – love junkie (wallpaper remix) (11 inch records)
king britt presents sylk 130 – all the way live featuring capitol a (saturn never sleeps)
when the saints go machine – you or the gang (!k7)
ghostpoet x rox – to something (unofficial remix) (self-released)
tegan & sara – alligator (toro y moi remix) (sire)
shankles – branches (jus like music)
salem al fakir – 4 o’clock (emi sweden)
youngblood brass band – it’s all over (e pluribus bumpus)
swiff d – YOU my GIRL!!!! (self-released)
teebs – wind loop (self-released)
shlomo – places (friends of friends)
trek life – might sound crazy (mello music group)
marv one – the chase (fwmj’s rappers i know)
marvin marlyn – consciencia cosmica (stereoptico)
salva – keys open doors (friends of friends)
matty g – strawberry letter 23
carlitta durand – nostalgic nights (self-released)

The Main Ingredient is a weekly radio show covering brand new soulful underground music from around the world, featuring as in-studio interviews with the artists making it. New episodes can be found Wednesdays at noon at themainingredientradio.com/wp-content/uploads. The show began in May 2009 as a weekly broadcast from East Village Radio’s storefront studio on 1st Ave. & 1st St. in NYC and continued there until EVR closed it doors in May 2014. This episode is from the East Village Radio Archives.


The Main Ingredient Radio Show NYC – Episode #95 (March 15, 2011)

The Main Ingredient Radio Show NYC – Episode #95 (March 15, 2011)
m-phazes – raise it up for dilla (self-released)
odyssey – inside out (spaceapella rough mix) (unofficial)
b.lewis – 2 birds 2 stones (self-released)
space invadas – way we feel (bbe)
choklate – 6.8 billion (me music)
oddisee – hip hop’s cool again (mello music group)
leonard dstroy – love me featuring reggie b (innatesounds)
dela – whatuwanna featuring blu (drink water)
brolis – dizzy raptures (renegades of bump)
flying lotus – massage situation (warp)
ghostface killah – ghetto featuring raekwon, cappadonna & u-god (def jam)
trek life – wow (mello music group)
karizma – good morning featuring monique bingham (r2)
king – hey (king)
james blake – i never learnt to share (r & s)
toro y moi – still sound (carpark)
staycen – one day maybe love (self-released)
oddisee – tokyo (mello music group)
j-rocc – track 2 (stones throw)
fatima & floating points – redlight (eglo)
quadron – average fruit (dza remix) (plug research)
untold – stop what you’re doing (james blake remix) (hemlock)
georgia anne muldrow – strike (mello music group)
tobrock & fella vaughn – little hutch (3 of 9) (self-released)
100 man march – swiff d (self-released)
madlib – blow the horns on ’em featuring guilty simpson (rapster)
dynas – it’s my turn (bbe)
annu – runner (self-released)
i-ced – westcoast-rock (iNsect)
andreya triana – far closer (tokimonsta remix) (ninja tune)
teebs – hi hat (unreleased populous remix) (self-released)
moe pope – black rock celebration (self-released)
lightspeed champion – heavy purple (self-released)
magestik legend, buff1, apollo brown – judas priest (mello music group)
frank – dust (self-released)

The Main Ingredient is a weekly radio show covering brand new soulful underground music from around the world, featuring as in-studio interviews with the artists making it. New episodes can be found Wednesdays at noon at themainingredientradio.com/wp-content/uploads. The show began in May 2009 as a weekly broadcast from East Village Radio’s storefront studio on 1st Ave. & 1st St. in NYC and continued there until EVR closed it doors in May 2014. This episode is from the East Village Radio Archives.


The Main Ingredient Radio Show NYC – Episode #94 (March 8, 2011)

The Main Ingredient Radio Show NYC – Episode #94 (March 8, 2011)
oddisee – lagos (mello music group)
pandaboy – green shades of you featuring eva (forthcoming)
ursula rucker – and you know what (saturn never sleeps)
paul white – so far away (one-handed music)
people under the stairs – all good things (instrumental) (unreleased)
dj day – four hills (remix) (pieclock 70)
donwill – i see you featuring ragen fykes (interdependent media/im culture)
milles bonny and ta-ku – down to earth club music (moovmnt.com)
b.lewis (and andreya triana) – choice one: stay (self-released)
tall black guy – dance forever instrumental ( tallblackguyproductions.com)
eric roberson – again featuring choklate (hardsoulsound.com)
king – the story (king)
roc marciano, x.o., tranquill, apollo brown – helpless dreamer (mello music group)
moe pope – city mode (mixtape)
j-rocc – stay fresh (stones throw)
black spade & coultrain – b wit u (insect)
space invadas – closer (bbe)
addiquit – take u home (tokyo dawn)
when the saints go machine – pick up your tears run (!k7)
cee-lo and jack splash (aka heart attack) – i want you (full unreleased version) (unreleased)
yu – breakdown (mello music group)
dotmatic – winter baddness (record breakin’)
teebs – personal winter (self-released)
teebs – humming birds (self-released)
submotion orchestra – all yours (exceptional)
mar – bipolar friendship (sir oj version) (mpm)
marv one – the way it goes (produced by 14kt) (fwmj’s rappers i know)
el michels affair – can it all be so simple (fat beats)
oddisee – chicago (mello music group)
reggie b – meaning (innatesounds)
flying lotus – tea leaf dancers (rae davis remix) (warp)
zo! and phonte – africa (chapter 3hree, verse 5ive music, hall of justus)
van hunt – hello, goodbye (capitol)
frank ocean – novacane (self-released)
14kt – fourteen featuring aloe blacc (self-released)
nas – it ain’t hard to tell (dj day remix) (milk crate)
j-rocc – mystery track 07 (stones throw)

The Main Ingredient is a weekly radio show covering brand new soulful underground music from around the world, featuring as in-studio interviews with the artists making it. New episodes can be found Wednesdays at noon at themainingredientradio.com/wp-content/uploads. The show began in May 2009 as a weekly broadcast from East Village Radio’s storefront studio on 1st Ave. & 1st St. in NYC and continued there until EVR closed it doors in May 2014. This episode is from the East Village Radio Archives.


The Main Ingredient Radio Show NYC – Episode #93 (March 1, 2011)

The Main Ingredient Radio Show NYC – Episode #93 (March 1, 2011)
charles bradley – the telephone song (dunham/daptone)
chief – scanner resurrection (feelin’ music)
sect – in the park featuring ben westbeech (!k7)
wildcookie – on the road (tru thoughts)
twice (freddie joachim remix) – little dragon (mellow orange)
when the saints go machine – pinned (!k7)
dorian concept – yorktown recreation (affine)
amalia – all the funk i need (atjazz love soul remix) (tokyo dawn)
space invadas – rise (bbe)
the physics – jet set (self-released)
the stuyvesants – bk in blue (self-released)
royce the 5-9 – real hip hop featuring black milk + elzhi (mixtape)
tokimonsta – alive (all city)
bei bei & shawn lee – make me stronger (floating points remix) featuring georgia anne muldrow (ubiquity)
coco o – sleep (homebase)
don ray – i know featuring navasha daya (all massive)
salva – 40 karats featuring zackey force funk (friends of friends)
arp 101 – flush (eglo)
pedestrian – hei poa (bubblers edit) (brownswood)
plantlife – when she smiles she lights the sky (interfearence remix) (gut)
yacht – psychic city (monk’s extended faster fun mix) (dfa)
taylor mcferrin – a place in my heart featuring ryat (brainfeeder)
elan tamara + dimitri grimm – lungs (self-released)
andreya triana – lost where i belong (flying lotus remix) (ninja tune)
dani siciliano – frozen (!k7)
ayomari – what if this is it? (self-released)
coleman – black bush (all city)
dynas – the apartment (bbe)
jay dee – pause (12 inch version) featuring phat kat (bbe)
t.r.a.c. – step rite on (bbe)
phantom lover and sarah white – limitless (forthcoming)
mar – 2u4u (self-released)

The Main Ingredient is a weekly radio show covering brand new soulful underground music from around the world, featuring as in-studio interviews with the artists making it. New episodes can be found Wednesdays at noon at themainingredientradio.com/wp-content/uploads. The show began in May 2009 as a weekly broadcast from East Village Radio’s storefront studio on 1st Ave. & 1st St. in NYC and continued there until EVR closed it doors in May 2014. This episode is from the East Village Radio Archives.