DJ Junior (Philly) In The Studio for Episode #99 (April 12, 2011)

A photo from DJ Junior‘s interview and guest set from last night’s The Main Ingredient.

My Set
exile – summer song (take remix) (plug research)
ypnotiq – love (self-released)
tall black guy – breath and air featuring cilla k (self-released)
ta-ku & kit pop – bounce (paperchain)
peace – carlitta durand (self-released)
little dragon – looking glass (trackademics’ quasar gazer remix) (peacefrog)
parallel dance ensemble – annie
green parrot – sleeping giants (boglewaltz)
finale – issues (interdependent)
mo kolours – biddies (one-handed music)
dj mitsu the beats – intro (grooveman spot remix) (planet groove)

DJ Junior‘s All Vinyl/45s Set
kissey asplund – move me (recordbreakin)
sarah vaughn – mystery of man (rapson re-work) (promo only)
coultrain – the wanderer (recordbreakin)
title – sidechain reaction (on point)
dwilt sharpp – i need you close featuring lorett fleur (favorite)
eric lau – i feel fine featuring rahel (brownswood)
la melodia – workin’ on it featuring steve hartley (recordbreakin)
dotmatic – it’s yours (recordbreakin)
mophono – the edge (skip on beat remix) (cb)
robert glasper – j-dillalude (simon s edit) (soulclap)
the liquid crystal project – a tribute to dilla (unique/groove attacl)
liquid crystal project – another tribute to dilla (polar/jazzy sport)
sylvia & the moments – sho nuff boogie (all platinum)
j dilla – dirty crushin’ (stones throw)
10cc – the worst band in the world (uk)
rf – thnx 4 dilla! (farah re-edit) (timeless)
visioneers – runnin’ (omniverse)
pharcyde – runnin’ (delicious vinyl)
the louie gee ensemble – scrabble (jazzy sport)
rene cosy – scrabble (dynamite soul)
jay dee – f*ck the police (adidas)
kalyanji anadji – theme music (sad) (dynamite soul)
n.w.a. – 100 miles and runnin’ (ruthless)
public ememy – bring the noise (def jam)
dennis coffey and the detroit guitar band – scorpio (sussex)
paul jackson – quack quack quack (souladelica)
the highlighters band – funky 16 corners (jazzman)
maceo – tighten up (dynamite)
the bamboos – tighten up (tru thoughts)
yellow magic orchestra – tighten up (a&m)
the meters – the handclapping song (josie)
booker t. & the m.g.’s – melting pot (stax)
the winstons – amen, brother (metromedia)
sweet salvation – rock steady (elektra)
angelina goalie & the football funkateers – rock steady! (beefjerky edit) (killer funk)
the beginning of the end – funky nassau part 1 (alston)
funky nassau – look what you can get (kenny dope edit) featuring carlos (kay-dee)
afrique – soul makossa (mainstream)
soopasoul – it’s just begun (soopasoul)
spinnerty – just listen part 2 (dj limbs remix) featuring jacqueline marie (recordbreakin)
salsoul orchestra – salsoul 3001 (salsoul)
azymuth – carnival (milestone)
fela kuti (“fella cutie”) – water no get enemy (unreleased edit) (killer funk)
fela kuti – shakara (emi/pathe)

i, ced – wherever u go / gone by now (recordbreakin)
j1 the deer – take flight featuring ragen fykes (recordbreakin)
terminal b (gate 5) – dj junior (recordbreakin)

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 #98 (April 5, 2011)

The Main Ingredient Radio Show NYC – Episode #98 (April 5, 2011)
b.lewis – dat juice (self-released)
freddie joachim – winter rainbows (mellow orange/organology)
toro y moi – elise (carpark)
analog jones – you featuring d.ablo (boglewaltz)
magestik legend – the showbiz (mixtape)
eric lau – on my mind (kilawatt)
stone detectives – it doesn’t antimatter (beatsforchange.org)
choklate – hunney’s runnin’ (me music)
oddisee – miami (mello music group)
salva – wake ups (friends of friends)
benny tones – chysalis featuring sacha vee (every waking hour)
mux mool – lady linda (devonwho remix) (ghostly international)
body language – social studies (bodylanguage.bandcamp.com)
non+ – 12teen (1240 ronni vindahl)
bonobo – eyes down featuring andreya triana (ninja tune)
when the saints go machine – fail forever (!k7)
illum sphere – sweat the descent (hoya:hoya)
fat freddy’s drop – the camel featuring alice russell (the drop)
submotion orchestra – all yours (jack sparrow remix) (exceptional)
james blake – i’ll stay (r&s)
cornelia & woon – daylight (rbma)
opolopo – step into the light (tokyo dawn)
teebs – youve changed (unfinished cut) (self-released)
miles bonny x the ins – j birly (melting pot)
black spade – build and destroy featuring coultrain (mixtape)
evil needle – loungin (self-released)
jed and lucia – helium (ubiquity)
bishop lamont, chevy jones, mike ant – zero gravity (barak)
med – where i’m from (remix) featuring kurrupt (stones throw)
brenk – don’t fight it (mpm)
stik figa – nothing like it featuring ralph real (oddisee)
illvibe collective – 80 days featuring ne’a posey (soulspazm)
youngblood brass band – ya’ll stay up featuring talib kweli (e pluribus bumpus)
tai allen (vicelounge) – canned goods (it’s love, it’s love) (record breakin)
the foreign exchange – all roads (foreign exchange music)

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) 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.


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.


Ant Demby (NYC) In The Studio for Episode #92 (February 22, 2011)

A photo from Ant Demby‘s guest set on last night’s The Main Ingredient.

My Set
reggie b – every pharoah needz a queen
eric lau – star trekking
teeko – never find anotha (all of my love)
illvibe collective – standard of rhyme
little dragon – scribbled paper (floating points remix)
jacque polynice – obama’s o (mike slott remix)
floating points – love me like this (nonsense dub)
wildcookie – come closer
my dear disco – all i do
salva – icey

Ant’s Set
body language – you can
q-tip – blue girl
quadron – average fruit (madevi remix)
theopilus london – going featuring solange & dev hynes
jesse boykins III – b4 the night is thru
marvin gaye – i want you (jeed mix)
estelle & waajeed – had to be you
dj center – in a song (dj spinna back from the future remix)
mayer hawthorne – no strings (roller boogie mix)
theopilus london – why even try featuring sara quin
owusu & hannibal – lonnie’s secret
adele – rolling in the deep (melo-x remix)
friendly fires – paris (aeroplane remix) featuring au revoir simone
jarina – mr. m
non – wake
jazzanova – look what you’re doin’ to me featuring phonte (motor city drum ensemble remix)
mark ronson & the business intl – bang bang bang (u-tern mix)
body language – falling out
penguin prison – golden train (sam sparro remix)
robin hannibal – celebrate featuring aloe blacc
flight facilities – crave you (bxentric remix)
duadron – pressure andi müller dubby remix

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 #91 (February 15, 2011)

The Main Ingredient Radio Show NYC – Episode #91 (February 15, 2011)
valentine’s night love & lust special…mostly lust
j dilla – so far to go (feat. common) (bbe)
claudja barry – love for the sake of love (salsoul)
leon haywood – i wanna do something freaky to you (20th century)
j*davey – no more (illav8r/warner)
steve spacek – slave (sound in color)
jodeci – freek’n you (remix) featruing raekwon and ghostface (mca)
barry white – it’s only love (20 century)
raphael saddiq – body parts (universal)
hygher baby – coming home (parts 1& 2) (feat. fatima) (raw fusion)
jesse boykins iii – before the night is through (forthcoming)
mayer hawthorne – no strings (produced by classixx) (stones throw)
little beaver – party down (part 2 instrumental) (cat)
me’shell ndegeocello – the teaching (arista)
bilal – white turns to grey (unreleased)
the isley brothers – choosey lover (t-neck/cbs)
outkast – funky ride (la’face)
drake – houstalantavegas (mixtape)
dwele – whoomp (interlude) (virgin)
maxwell – bad habits (columbia)
me’shell ndegeocello – love song #1 (maverick)
barbara mason – give me your love (buddah)
bootsy collins – i’d rather be with you (warner brothers)
the isley brothers – beauty in the dark (groove with you) (mos def remix) (epic/legacy)
michael jackson – break of dawn (mjj/epic)
don blackman – holding you, loving you (arista)
bernard wright – won’t you let me love you (arista)
the art of noise – moments in love (zzt)
kate bush – the song of solomon (emi)
sade – no ordinary love (epic)

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 #89 (February 1, 2011)

The Main Ingredient Radio Show NYC – Episode #89 (February 1, 2011)
space invadas – listen (bbe)
johnson & jonson – god’s in the building featuring miguel jontel (tres)
wildcookie (freddie cruger & anthony mills) – something about those days (tru thoughts)
donwill – take this ring (donwill.bandcamp.com)
fid mella – at the chop shop (meltin pot)
benny tones – aero:soul featuring mara tk (every waking hour)
rhian benson – say how i feel featuring slum village & dwele (dkg)
barry styles – she’s gone (unfold)
the xx – intro (xl / beggars)
flako – love opera featuring shuanise (kwatro)
ad bourke – aries (tokyo dawn)
blu – surrender (mixtape)
baatin – miss brasil (unreleased)
black mlik – watch em featuring que diesel & fat ray (fat beats)
sa-ra creative partners – cosmic lust / my lady (jazzy sport)
tiron – go ronnie (mixtape)
bonobo – all in forms (ninja tune)
jamie woon – night air (candent)
the rah band – messages from the stars (original 12″ astro mix – atjazz edit) (tokyo dawn)
azari & lll – into the night (scion a/v)
ghostpoet – liiines (brownswood)
dan electro – down is the power (p-vine)
andre 3000 – i do (mixtape)
cee lo green – fool for you featuring phillip bailey (elektra)
encore – wind up (2000f & j kamata remix) (island records)
dorian concept – toe games made her giggle (ninja tune)
sonnymoon – bungee (sonnymoon.bandcamp.com)
ayomari – this is an interlude (self-released)
boom clap bachelors – when sly calls (boom clap bachelors)
obba supa x hypedog – cum on cum on (hypedogcompilation.bandcamp.com)
rick ross – super high featuring ne-yo (def jam/maybach)
cohoba – space love (stereoptico)
dudley perkins – falling (stones throw)
full crate – hhc5 booby & melinda (melting pot)
mr. brady – get choze featuring diamond d & blu (clear label)
space dimension controller – 2ez (autopilot’s lament) (ukdo 12 inch)
cazeaux o.s.l.o. – wortha’s greens (myspace.com/theoslo)
freddie joachim – from yesterday (freddiejoachim.com)
jay electronica – jazzmataz (twitter.com/jayelectronica)

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.