Category: Episodes

A photo from DJ OBaH‘s guest set on last night’s The Main Ingredient. Hear us both spin this Wednesday (7pm-12am) at 675 Bar for his birthday party!

My Set
cee-lo green – f**k you
enrique olivarez u los vampiros – arriba tipo (now again)
bilal – restart (plug research)
de la soul – the return of dst
the s.s.o. orchestra – faded lady (bbe)
oddlaner – uno junk (360 version) (uphigh collective)
mos def – priority (downtown)
bilal salaam – noohustle (bbe)
dinner at the thompson’s – reality check (2good/earth at work)
trek life – ready to live (mello music group)
james pants – clouds over the pacific (stones throw)

DJ OBaH’s Set
madlib – slim’s return (blue note)
ocote soul sounds / adrian quesada – pelican (eighteeth street)
sach – number 9 (plug research)
the souljazz orchestra – lotus flower (strut)
javelin – susie cues (luaka bop)
sharon jones & the dap kings – give it back (daptone)
wendy rene – afta lafta (remix) (shoes)
guilty simpson – a man’s world (instrumental) (stones throw)
lee fields – my world (truth & soul)
diana ross – brown baby (onur engin edit) (square)
portishead – all mine (go! beat)
ticklah – elimination game (liondub45)
the black keys – never gonna give you up (nonesuch)
the jackson 5 – i am love (motown)
aloe blacc – take me back (stones throw)
sam cooke – love me (keen)
the delfonics – hey love (philly groove)
jazzanova – l.o.v.e. you & i (compost)
j dilla – love featuring pharoahe monch (bbe)
j-88 – the love of love pt. 1 (groove attack)
kool & the gang – summer madness (live) onur engin edit (de-lite)
kool & the gang – summer madness (de-lite)
unknown artist (compiled by dj muro) – people make the world go round (bbp)
blackalicious – swan lake (solesides)
common – they say (instrumental) (geffen)
aretha franklin – one step (featurecast re-edit) (wah duplate)
bobby depasois & marvin gaye – music feel the soul (choonz)
marvin gaye – mercy mercy (re-edit)
mos def – modern marvel (geffen)
st. germain – sure thing (blue note)
stevie wonder – wonderful beats
a tribe called quest – the chase part 2 (jive)
queen latifah – u.n.i.t.y. (motown)
pete rock & c.l. smooth – straighten it out (instrumental) (elektra)

A photo from DJ Reborn‘s guest set on last night’s The Main Ingredient. (Pardon the low quality iPhone pic, forgot my good camera.)

My Set
marc mac – liberation drums (omniverse)
oddisee – city lights (think loud)
pi-r square – fantasy (ubiquity)
shafiq husayn – love still hurts (plug research)
7 samurai – marlies & marcus (g.a.m.m.)
nas – ghetto (remix) feat. joell ortiz (mixtape)
slum village – 2000 beyond (feat. j dilla) (e1)
mono/poly – oil fields (fat city)
nobody presents blank blue – eyes closed (ubiquity)
sly and the family stone – mother beautiful (epic)

DJ Reborn’s (Ubiquita, Dubspot) Set
burning spear – live good (sonic sounds)
adam f & horx – shut the lights off featuring redman (breakbeat kaos)
m.i.a. – teqkilla (xl)
gyft – they just don’t know (gyft.tumblr.com)
j* davey – division of joy (illav8r/warner)
thaylo bleu – (red) t-model ford (the black rock coalition (?))
black moon – how many mc’s… (duck down)
erykah badu – love (universal mowtown)
guillermo e. brown – 2 much 2 touch (with live drums) (cleveland tapes)
kev luckhurst – dreams (unique uncut)
tcf crew – go to the horses mouth (cold chillin)
electric wire hustle – perception (wonderful noise)
bernard wright – who do you love (manhattan)
the daktaris – musicawi silt (r2)
rebirth brass band – we make it funky (tipitina’s)
hot 8 brass band – we are the one (natural self remix) (tru thoughts)
hot 8 brass band – sexual healing (edit) (tru thoughts)
femi kuti – victim of life (barclay)
babe ruth – the mexican (harvest)
chen lo – the flyest (liberation music group)
chaka khan – clouds (warner brothers)
stephanie mills – put your body in it (20th century)
liquid dope – air macks (kenny dope mix) (henry street music)
gil scott-heron – the klan (arista)
zaki ibrahim – money (king britt mix) (sony canada)
blackcoffee – even though (real tone)
eric roberson – borrow you (funky mix) (blue erro soul)

A photo from DJ Brainchild (of Gordon Gartrell Radio)’s guest set on last night’s The Main Ingredient.
Check for Gordon Gartrell Radio #18 coming very soon!

My Set
dexter – kloete (mixtape)
dj mitsu the beats – m.o.o.d. for otis (planetgroove)
dj ko – someday feat. torae, john robinson, talib kweli (shaman work)
bullion – are you the one? (one-handed)
dj center – strings (push the fader)
damn! – spooky nerd pt. II (raw fusion)
j. rawls – still talking it ez (polar)
dabrye – game over (feat. j dilla/jay dee & phat kat) (ghostly international)
jesse boykins III – baby “i don’t know” (jesse boykins III)
dj vadim – that lite (astronote remix) featuring juice lee and rjay (a-side worldwide)

DJ Brainchild’s (Gordon Gartrell Radio) Set
gray – so far so real
the roots – the day/dillatude (og demo) (def jam)
daru & rena – iluvyou (1,2 mix2) (innatesounds)
yu – thought about it (mellow)
miguel – all i want is you (feat. j. cole)
benny tones – on my way (feat. mara tk) (wonderful noise)
prince – if i was your girlfriend (warner brothers)
q-tip – let’s ride (arista)
the randy watson experience – phrentrow
pete rock – placebo (rapster)
phil collins – do you know, do you care (atlantic)
francis and the lights – for days (cantora)
the system – you are in my system (tee’s freeze mix) (polydor)
dexter wansel – you can be what you wanna be (philadelphia international)
harold melvin and the blue notes – tell the world how i feel (philadelphia international)
ron hall & the muthafunkaz – the way you love me (dim’s t.s.o.p. version) (the sound of defected)
kloud 9 – love’s just better with you (the realm vocal mix) (expansion)
dwele – euro (unreleased)
atjazz – put it on (feat. ernesto) (mantis)
iz and diz – mouth (brad peep’s remix for friends) (classic)
aya – uptown (naked)

A photo from The Stuyvesants guest appearance on last night’s The Main Ingredient…and if you haven’t already downloaded their (free) album…what are you waiting for??

Tracklist
oddisee – anticipation (instrumental) (oddisee music)
the stuyvesants – brooklyn’s finest (sd records)
the stuyvesants – soul & tell (sd records)
the stuyvesants – took her curls out (sd records)
the stuyvesants – roosevelt projects jam session (sd records)
the stuyvesants – seldom seen (sd records)
the stuyvesants – pookie’s gone (sd records)
the stuyvesants – keep dreamin’ (sd records)
the stuyvesants – panty dropper (sd records)
the stuyvesants – hustlers (sd records)
the stuyvesants – oooh baby (sd records)
the stuyvesants – liquid love (a sophisticated meeting place) (sd records)
the stuyvesants – greene ave. anthem (sd records)
sylvia – you sure love to ball (vibration)
rasputin’s stash – you’re so special (gemigo)
eugene record – putting it down (warner bros)
della humphrey – just like the boys do (arctic)
matthew larkin cassell – in my life
kevin toney – naima (fantasy)
millie jackson – get your love right (spring)
eugene record – overdose of joy (warner bros)
leroy hutson – i’m in love with you girl (charly)
the stuyvesants – softer side (sd records)
algorythm – (unreleased beats)
algorythm – (unreleased beats)
algorythm – (unreleased beats)
algorythm – nights over egypt cover
naturel – lookin’ so (algorythm remix)
donwill – i see you (feat. ragen fykes) (mixtape)
von pea – show em up (feat. che grand)
naturel – ride bounce
the stuyvesants – stuyvesant swing
raphael saadiq – ray ray on drums (unreleased)
slum village – actin’ normal (unreleased)
the roots – eve (unofficial)
madlib – episode viii (stones throw)
jay-z – thank you (roc nation)
marcos valle – ele e ela

A photo from Slang Inc. design studio founder and Grammy Award winning designer Julian Alexander’s guest appearance on last night’sThe Main Ingredient.

My Set
mitsu the beats – free your mind feat. black spade (planetgroove)
slum village – don’t fight the feeling (part 2) (barak)
miles bonny / hudson mohawke – the trap (innate sounds)
dimlite – can’t get used to those (afterlude) (now again)
pretty lights – summer’s gone
arp 101 – warriors galactic (eglo)
black milk – how dare you (blackmilk.bandcamp.com)
houseshoes – newports (all city)
the roots – oh! o! (unofficial)
peter brown – for your love (t.k.)

Tracks Selected Julian Alexander (Slang Inc.)
billy brooks – forty days (crossover)
diamond district – i mean business (mello music group)
the stuyvesants – oooh baby (sd)
raekwon – flawless crowns (mixtape)
love unlimited – move me no mountain (20th century)
nas – escobar 97 (columbia)
group home – supa star (payday, ffrr)
black milk – don cornelius (blackmilk.bandcamp.com)
lee fields – love comes and goes (truth & soul)
torae – click feat. skyzoo & dj premier (soulspazm/fat beats)
leon haywood – i wanna do something freaky to you (20th century)
jay electronica – renaissance man feat. tone (unofficial)
aloe blacc – i need a dollar (stones throw)
blu featuring donel smokes, co$$ & jontel – maintain (mixtape)
jean jacques perrey – e.v.a. (vanguard)
statik selektah – the thrill is gone ft. styles p & talib kweli (showoff records)
jay-z – in my lifetime (big jazz radio remix) (payday / ultra)
the roots – radio daze feat blu, porn & dice raw (def jam)
redman – can’t wait (def jam)

A photo from Great Weekend founder Master Khan (aka The Twilite Tone)’s guest set on last night’s The Main Ingredient.

My Set
gil scott-heron – the klan (re-edit) (moonstew)
mos def – pretty dancer (downtown)
lorn – cherry moon (brainfeeder)
roy ayers – our time is coming (polydor)
goapele – closer (higher remix) (abb)
ben westbeech – so good today (yoruba suite remix) (brownswood)
dj day – gone bad (alternate version) (like a throttle)
plantlife – luv 4 the world (instrumental) (counterflow)
homemade – one (bacardi visita)

Great Weekend’s Set
allspice – slipped away (fantasy)
phreek – may my love be with you (atlantic)
parlet – help from my… (casablanca)
white label – white label
great weekend – khandoit (wurst)
barretto – here we go again (atlantic)
great weekend – taxicab confessions
great weekend – help me lord (mastakhan edit)
laurin rinder and w. michael lewis – gluttony (avi)
mystic merlins – just can’t give you up (capitol)
fantasy – you’re too late (pavillion)
arthur russel – the light of the miracle (soul jazz)
ozone – jump on it (motown)
great weekend – it’s now (wurst)

Photos from Belinda & Bonnie’s guest sets on last night’s The Main Ingredient.

My Set
the avalanches – since i left (cornelius remix) (elektra)
the stuyvesants – keep dreamin’ (thestuyvesants.com)
bobby bland – i wouldn’t treat a dog (the way you treated me) (abc/dunhill)
asha puthi – space talk (cbs)
INI – what you say (rapster)
res – ice king featuring nas (mca)

Bonnie Thornton’s Set
donny hathaway – what’s going on (live) (atco)
four tops – still water (love) (motown)
johnny osbourne – we need love (studio one)
bill withers – i don’t know (sussex)
lee fields – honey dove (truth&soul)
marvin gaye – yesterday (motown/universal)
prince – how come u don’t call me anymore (warner brothers)
billy paul – don’t think twice it’s alright
ann peebles – tear your playhouse down (hi/london)
gladys knight & the pips – if i were your woman (motown)
k-os – the rain (emi)
that’s my desire – james brown (king)
who knows – marion black (capsoul)
do your thing – the chosen few (trojan)

Belinda Becker’s Set
nina simone – baltimore (cti)
dave brubeck – take five (columbia)
umalali – merua (cumbancha)
aaron neville – hercules (mercury)
oghene kologbo – fortunate (mk zwo-records)
james brown – like it is like it was (polydor)
marvin gaye – time to get together (motown)
steve miller band – the joker (capitol)
brand new heavies – sometimes ummah/dilla remix (delicious vinyl)
jimi hendrix – little wing (reprise)
st. germain – sure thing (blue note)