Category: In Studio Guests

Photos from Dego‘s interview and guest set from this week’s The Main Ingredient.

My Set
i, ced – angel (she’s like magic) (record breakin’)
oddisee – al mawrada (mello music group)
elzhi – represent (mixtape)
shigeto – ann arbor part 1 (charles trees ypsi-arbor remix) (ghostly)
oriol – coconut coast (planet mu)
echocentrics – mundo pequeno (ubiquity)
teeko + b.bravo – the roll out (frite nite)
tall black guy – night stars (gritty goat)

Selections From A Wha’ Him Deh Pon? (Dego’s new album in stores now).
dego – until it’s done featuring nia andrews (2000black)
dego – the monarch (2000black)
dego – we are virgo featuring kaidi tatham (2000black)
dego – monday blues (2000black)

Dego’s Set
lenny white – didn’t know about love (elektra)
silhouette brown – strawberries in vinegar (2000 black)
b.b. + q. band – time for love (matt lord edit) (capitol)
blu – say now (unreleased)
kay – mal (unreleased)
luv bugz – better (self-released)
jaye p. morgan – can’t hide love (candor)
billy love (theo parrish production) – can’t keep running away (sound signature)
floating points – marilyn (eglo)

More Songs From Me
blackalicious – first in flight featuring gil scott-heron (quannum/mca)
dela + the headless hunters – londton town (brownswood)
the foreign exchange – all the kisses featuring paris + amber strother of king (the 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.

A photo from Mad Mats‘ interview and guest set from this week’s The Main Ingredient.

My Set
boom clap bachelors – falder ind og falder ud (plug research)
evil needle – hate it or love it (self-released)
hazel – twilight (catblock/favorite)
sunclef – droski (self-released)
b.lewis – life inside the iceburg (self-released)
taprikk sweezee – newend featuring e.a.r.l. (zoikmusic)
black milk – distortion featuring melanie rutherford (fat beats/decon)
MED – this is your life featuring blu (mixtape)
jose james – lay you down (brownswood)
pollyn – still love (debruit remix) (sample208)
hypnotic brass ensemble – moments (choice cuts)
oddisee – q+a (mello music group)

Mad Mats’ Set
heartbeat sound – brown sugar (GAMM)
roots manuva & wrong tom – proper tings juggled (big dada)
stalley – slapp featuring rashad dirty (self-released)
pure p – body beats (GAMM)
bug – cosmic lab (jus like music)
marc rapson – the kalimba (futuristica)
tonex – alright (nureau ink)
hidden beach – bonita applebum (hidden beach)
t.r.a.c. – step rite on in featuring baron aka drue davis (bbe)
de la soul – much more (pure p edit) (djpurep.blogspot.com)
a tribe called quest – find a way (ffej string edit) (mixtape)
houston person – i no get eye for back (edit) (mercury)
dj willrock – ripple / pete rock yes
r. kelly – step in the name of love (dj asparagus steppin remix) (unofficial)
harmonica 313 – lion (warp)
tonex – joy (battery)
gerald levert – wanna get up with you (atlantic)
the jones girls – you gonna make me love somebody else (philadelphia international)
jennifer hudson – don’t look down (mark seven take) (arista)
aaries – don’t give up (itsaaries.bandcamp.com)
soulparlor – real (red astaire remix) (tokyo dawn)
onra – the perfect match (brownswood)
@bslade – get over you (extended ballroom mix) (mixtape)
heartbeat sound – el presidente (GAMM)
stevie wonder – superstition (daniel kyo total remake) (basic fingers)

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.

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)
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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.

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.

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.

A photo from Hadyn From Phantom Lover‘s guest set on last night’s The Main Ingredient.

My Set
wildcookie (freddie cruger & anthony mills) – jackson miles (tru thoughts)
tokimonsta – last night’s blurry memories (all city)
ben westbeech – slowly (benwestbeech.com)
plantlife – when she smilles she lights the sky (4hero remix) (gut)
ghostpoet – us against whatever ever (brownswood)
submotion orchestra – finest hour (planas remix) (brownswood)
elan tamara & dimitri grimm – doze (dimlite.bandcamp.com)
jono mccleery – tomorrow (ninja tune)
pete rock & c.l. smooth – shine on me! (st. nick)
black milk – shut it down (fat beats)
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phantom lover – change (show me how) featuring nicholas (phantomlover.bandcamp.com)
phantom lover – subtle featuring jesse boykins iii (phantomlover.bandcamp.com)
phantom lover – faith featuring sarah white (phantomlover.bandcamp.com)

Hadyn’s Set
grace jones – slave to the rhythm (manhattan/island)
soul ii soul – keep on movin (club mix) (virgin)
phantom lover – beaucoup papa featuring fatima (phantomlover.bandcamp.com)
sade – turn my back on you (epic)
wally badarou – chief inspector (island)
natasha king – am-fm (emergency)
the jones girls – you gonna make me love somebody else (philadelphia international)
the family – screams of passion (paisley park)
52nd street – i can’t let you go (mca)
thelma houston – you used to hold me so tight (mca)
loose ends – gonna make you mine (mca)
sherrick – just call – sherrick (wb)
george duke – let your love shine (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.

A photo from DJ Parler‘s guest set on last night’s The Main Ingredient.

My Set
napo – hearbeat (i need you) (renegades of bump)
j. rawls – digital funky (polar)
blame one – wonder why (soulspazm)
tiron – superwoman featuring ayomari (self-released)
martyn / mike slott – pointing fingers (all city)
kenn starr – home comes first (mello music group)
jose james – vicadin (unofficial)
space invadas – imaginist (bbe)
talib kweli – cold rain (javotti/3D)
ghostpoet – cash and carry me home (alex patchwork remix) (brownswood)

DJ Parler‘s Set
soul searchers – ashley’s roach clip (sussex)
consequence – bearer of bad news (mixtape)
the sylvers – don’t give up the good life (mgm)
von pea – good life (interdependent)
steely dan – kid charlemagne (mca)
9th creation – bubble gum (pye)
james brown – funky drummer (king)
kool & the gang – give it up (de-lite)
the honey drippers – impeach the president (alaga)
quincy jones – hikky burr featuring bill cosby (alt version) (a&m)
manzel – midnight theme (dopebrother)
grand funk railroad – nothing is the same (capitol)
roy ayers – life is just a moment pt. 2 (polydor)
unknown – unknown (unknown)
james brown – my thang (polydor)
village callers – hector (rampart)
edwin birdsong – rapper dapper snapper (salsoul)
gang starr – skillz (virgin)
gang starr – code of the streets (chrysalis)
nice and smooth – funky for you (priority)
gang starr – just to get a rep (chrysalis)
jean jacques pery – E.V.A. (vanguard)
funkadelic – you’ll like it too (lax)
dexter wansel – theme from planets (philadephia international)
sly & the family stone – thank you (falettinme be mice elf agin) (epic)
rhythm heritage – theme from swat (abc)
the beginning of the end – when she made me promise (alston)
kool & the gang – soul vibrations (de-lite)
paul humphrey – uncle willie’s dream (blue thumb)
lafayette afro rock band – hihache (hi and fly records)
mighty ryeders – evil vibrations (sun glo)
rimshots – dancing girl (astroscope)
little royal – razor blade (tri-us)
james brown – give it up turn it loose (king)
pazant brothers – chick a boom (vigor)

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.

A photo from Sam Champ‘s interview & guest dj set on last night’s The Main Ingredient.

My Set
malice and mario sweet – speed of light (forthcoming)
seinabo sey – like we have nothing to lose (self-released)
carlitta durand – icarli (self-released)
tiron and ayomari – what you waiting for (self-released)
flow factory – dear
black milk – play the keys (fat beats)
freddie joachim – i want to know (freddiejoachim.bandcamp.com)
tom caruana – back in the game (self-released)
krystal klear – dekryptic (all city)
mdcl presents sy smith – teena (lovergirl syberized) (mashibeats.bandcamp.com)
johnson and johnson – been such a long time (tres records)

The Interview
d’angelo – left and right (sam champ remix) (samchamp.bandcamp.com)
amerie – fall in love (sam champ remix) (samchamp.bandcamp.com)
electric wire hustle – perception (sam champ remix) (samchamp.bandcamp.com)
flying lotus – tea leaf dancers (sam champ remix) (samchamp.bandcamp.com)

Sam Champ’s Set
terry tester – yokohama
karriem riggins – 12’s in 8 (scion)
madlib the beat konducta – yo yo affair part 1 and 2 (rapster)
j dilla – marvine (unreleased)
buscrates 16 bit ensemble (buscrates16-bitensemble.bandcamp.com)
sam champ – grusin memories (unreleased)
esthero – thank heaven 4 you (freddie joachim remix) (organology)
lauryn hill – ex-factor (a simple mix) (columbia UK)
kim hill – summertime in aspen (spinna remix) (up above)
jack sample pros – perskryptshyn (fat city)
fatima – soul glo (eglo)
onra and pursuit grooves – are you satisfied (feat. fatima) (favourite)
full crate, fs green, grand jackson – settle for (feat. mar) (bacardi visita)
the detroit experiment – highest (rope-a-dope)
buscrates 16 bit ensemble (buscrates16-bitensemble.bandcamp.com)
sa-ra creative partners – love stomp (jazzy sport)
sam champion – elis2-buscrates mix (unreleased)
j dilla – amazing…
terry tester – weldon
sam champion – new orbits fast alt (unreleased)

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.

A photo from DJ Chela‘s guest set on last night’s The Main Ingredient.

My Set
jed and lucia – painted stars refix (ubiquity)
karlmarx – mists (melting pot)
mike gao – loving night (all city)
musiq – dontstop featuring bilal (def soul)
j. roc – we good (whoisjroc.bandcamp.com)
mf doom – deep fried frenz (rhymesayers)
ta-ku – sylvia (paperchain)
krystal klear – boogie wan (all city)
bilal – lost my mind (plug research)
onra – the perfect match (brownswood)

DJ Chela’s Set
dj center – yes! featuring zaki ibrahim (push the fader)
bocafloja – legado remix (quilomboarte)
blitz the ambassador – breathe featuring rob murat (alala)
pharoahe monch – shine featuring mela machinko (war/duck down)
red astaire – follow me (g.a.m.m.)
stacy epps – floatin (brownswood)
jay electronica – the announcement (featuring john f. kennedy) (mixtape)
ursula rucker – feel me (noizeyboy / soulspazm)
surya – green tara mantra (benevolent)
homeboy sandman – angels with dirty faces (highwater)
reflection eternal – back again featuring res (blacksmith)
youngblood brass band – pastime paradise (big band)
hot 8 brass band – it’s real (tru thoughts)
cee lo green – i want you (elektra)
pure p – human nature (retouch) (g.a.m.m.)
miguel – all i want is you (feat. j. cole) (jive/sony)
ursula rucker – so what? (noizeyboy/soulspazm)
j. period and nneka – walking (j. period remix) featuring jay electronica (mixtape)
wyclef jean – sang fezi (columbia)
j-live – home or away (triple threat)
awkword – imperialism (feat. c-rayz walz & reks) (sub city)
mark ronson and the business intl. – bang bang bang (rca)
erykah badu – love (universal motown)
dj vadim – beautiful ft. yarah bravo (101 distribution)

A photo from Dinner At The Thompson’s interview on The Main Ingredient.

**If you are in NYC be sure to check out their last show before they head to Chicago! This Thursday, December 2nd, at 10:00 pm at Rose Live Music in Williamsburg – FREE.**

My Set
olivier daysoul – in the now (duke hugh bossatronic remix) (dukehugh.bandcamp.com)
maddslinky – special featuring omar (tru thoughts)
bilal – think it over (exile remix) (plug research)
mar / louis bordeaux – mar variation/1st session (marvations.net)
ces cru – float (innate sounds)
andre 3000 feat. black spade – da art of storytelling part iv (mixtape)
jesse boykins III – trust (nomadic music llc)
bonobo – black sands (ninja tune)
electric wire hustle – again (scratch 22 remix) (bbe)

Dinner At The Thompson’s In The Studio
dinner at the thompson’s – daily vitamins (earth at work)
dinner at the thompson’s – vegas (earth at work)
dinner at the thompson’s – can’t get over it (earth at work)
dinner at the thompson’s – fly nature (earth at work)
dinner at the thompson’s – reality check (earth at work)
dinner at the thompson’s – short & sweet (earth at work)
dinner at the thompson’s – conciousness (earth at work)
dinner at the thompson’s – ladies (earth at work)
dinner at the thompson’s – running (forthcoming)
dinner at the thompson’s – different beings feat. lee fields (forthcoming)
dinner at the thompson’s – you are love (forthcoming)
dinner at the thompson’s – rise up (forthcoming)
dinner at the thompson’s – this day we call hope (forthcoming)
dinner at the thompson’s – levitating (forthcoming)

Dinner At The Thompson’s Pick The Tracks
asiko – lagos city (soundway records)
james mason – funny girl (chiaroscuro records)
flying lotus – tea leaf dancers (feat. andreya triana) (warp)
pattie blingh and the akebulan five – reallytho (ramp recordings)
night people – lee dorsey (abc records)
the fabulous peps – my love looks good on you (soul-tay-shus)
steve spacek – hey there (sound in color)
serge gainsbourg and jane birkin – ballade de melody nelson (mercury france)