Category: In Studio Guests

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)

Photos from DJ PHSH‘s guest set on last night’s The Main Ingredient.

My Set
onra – weeout ft. buddy sativa (all city)
devonwho – whiteplastic (fresh selects)
hudson mohawke – fuse (warp)
bullion – time for us all to love (one-handed)
afta-1 – escape (aftathoughts)
electric wire hustle – burn (feat. billy tk) (wonderful noise)
erykah badu – the cell (motown)
boohgaloo zoo – nothing is for free (luiGi’s remix) (lovemonk)
platinum pied pipers – deep inside (ubiquity)

DJ PHSH’s Set
onra – broken language (scion)
dezaray dawn – brand new (www.illvibe.net)
waajeed – kilode (feat zaki ibrahim) (bling47)
dj day – manha (yosaku remix) (milkdipper)
illvibe collective – what they say (feat. lady alma) (swedish brandy)
bilal – free (plug research)
the roots – web 20/20 (feat. peedi peedi and truck north) (def jam)
rimshots – dance girl (astroscope)
illvibe collective – kool keith in a can (illvibe)
kokolo – soul power (lack of afro remix) (record kicks)
pablo – supersweet (sweet girl of mine) (fenetik)
beggar & co – rock creek park (in da bush mix) (freestyle)
nostalgia 77 – sad thing (tru thoughts)
slum village – da night (barak)
joy denalane – soweto 76′-06′ (nesola)
waajeed – jeedo suave (jazzy sport)
slum village – get dis money (ig culture remix) (moovmnt exclusive)
jamerson – master it all (stuck in tokyo)
DJ PHSH – lalari (unreleased)
dabrye – bloop (ghostly international)
architeq – nothing (feat. junior williams) (tirk)
onra – high hopes (feat. reggie b) (all city)
zo! and tigalo – africa (chapter 3hree, verse 5ive music, hall of justus)
dam-funk – brookside park (stones throw)
the roots – choir fire (questlove twitter)
genesis – mr. murphy
exlie – san pedro cactus (plug research)
scanz – travelin
dexter – the future (melting pot)
scanz – rock it (the future blog)
pollyn – still love (debruit remix) (music!)
soul litchfield – dice toss (saturn never sleeps)
arthur verocai – like a brasilian girl (jnerio jarel remix) (mochilla)
dimlite – diana won’t (now again)
slum village, j dilla, miguel atwood fergusor – fall in love (orchestral remix by ned east) (self-released)
dj phsh – be4 morning (unreleased)
karriem riggins – 12’s in 8 (scion)

The Main Ingredient Episode #57 (June 15, 2010)
tiron – the riches feat. blu and asher roth ((mixtape))
b. bravo feat. mar – computa love mar version ((unofficial))
analogue monsta – nxt msg (deletion mix) (brownswood)
dj day and miles bonny – learnin to fly (like a throttle)
marvin gaye – heavy love affair (motown)
daru & rena – happy (brownswood)
rez – sunday (up my alley)
kings go forth – high on your love (luaka bop)
joe dukie and dj fitchie – this room (best 7 version) (best seven)
madlib – stepping into tomorrow (blue note)
gene page – jungle eyes (atlantic)

Mark Hines Interview
michael jackson feat. adam rafferty – rock with you – marksmen remix (themarksmen.net)
michael jackson/fela kuti – don’t stop till you get enough (who are you?) (themarksmen.net)
michael jackson/fela kuti – i want you back (water no get enemy) (themarksmen.net)
michael jackson/fela kuti – human nature vs human nature vs i no get eye for back (themarksmen.net)
michael jackson/fela kuti – billie jean is shakara v2 (themarksmen.net)
jill scott – slowly surely ii (afrostreet remix) (themarksmen.net)
jill scott – is it the way (afrostreet remix) (themarksmen.net)
jill scott – golden (afrostreet remix) (themarksmen.net)
erykah badu – soldier (afrostreet remix) (themarksmen.net)
mroctober – stop it (themarksmen.net)
fingas – peace, love not war (themarksmen.net)
fingas – tema (themarksmen.net)
fingas – ms. b.c. (themarksmen.net)
fingas – say love (themarksmen.net)
fingas – farewell to welfare (themarksmen.net)
fingas – the newness li (themarksmen.net)

The Main Ingredient Episode #56 (June 8, 2010)
quadron – come you can go ((unreleased))
dwele – i wish (e1)
madvillain – papermill (adult swim)
def chronic – apple juice
universal robot band – dance and shake your tambourine (long version) (red greg)
oddisee – juba may (oddisee)
peter brown – burning love breakdown (drive / t.k.)
dam funk – 4034 (stones throw)
benny tones – nevermind feat. mara (wonderful noise)
david oliver – friends and strangers (mercury)
mf doom – deep fried frenz (rhymesayers)
soul litchfield – dice toss (saturn never sleeps)
dinner at the thompson’s – fly nature (2good/earth at work)
space invadas – done it again (invada)
noyland – copycats (mpm)
dj shadow – dark days (spoken for mix) (mca)
seu jorge and almaz – everybody loves the sunshine (now again)
the foreign exchange – raw life (bbe)
guilty simpson – cali hills (stones throw)
pure p – new york city (allstar mix) (gamm)
erykah badu – fall in love (your funeral) (universal motown)
oddisee – the riches instrumental (oddisee)
little brother – star ((unofficial))
black spade – to serve with love (om)
miles bonny – fela (INnatesounds)

The bPm (London) Guest DJ Set
floating points – peoples potential (eglo)
100 in the hands – dressed in dresden (kyle hall remix) (warp)
florence + machine remix – you got the love (the xx remix) (white label)
pursuit grooves – shabaps (tectonic)
james blake – cmyk (r and s)
sepalcure – love pressure (hotflush)
ikonika – psolaris hyperdub

A photo from Full Crate and Mar’s in studio interview / guest appearance on last night’s The Main Ingredient.

My Set
black milk – don cornelious (blackmilk.bandcamp)
roots – hall and oates (unofficial)
oddisee – in the now (oddisee music)
spacek – how do i move? (island)
blu and exile – the narrow path (sound in color)
brenk – concrete jungle (mpm)
ms. dynamite – afraid 2 fly (polydor)
last order – summertime (up my alley)

Full Crate and Mar In The Studio
full crate – ’80s sugar featuring mar
homemade (full crate, fs green and grand jackson) – settle for featuring mar (barcadi visita)
full crate and mar – surreal moments (melting pot)
joya mooi – my day featuring mar
dorian concept – bipolar friendship (mar vocal variation) (unofficial)
s1 and caleb – every girl (mar variation) (unofficial)
full crate and mar – she was fly with eric roberson (melting pot)
full crate and mar – i said (melting pot)

Full Crate’s Set
harmonic 33 – where have they gone (alphabet zoo)
slum village – 2u4u (good vibe)
georgia anne muldrow – run away (animatedcartunes)
eric roberson – the newness (blue erro soul)
skyzoo – my interpretation (duck down)
the planty herbs – music is the word (wax on)
nina simone – (???) nick’s variation (unreleased)
full crate – inspirations
fs green – preppy lady (mar live freestyle) (mconline)
glenn lewis – sorry (epic)
recloose – dust featuring joe dukie (peacefrog)

A photo from the SFNY recap with Freddy & Marky dropping tons of boogie gems on last night’s The Main Ingredient.

My Set
mux mool – merlinfist! (moodgadget)
oddisee – i’m from pg (oddisee)
bullion – god only knows (free download)
mos def – pistola (downtown)
issac hayes – hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic (enterprise)

SFNY DJs Marky (aka Proof) and Freddy Anzures (p-r-o-p-s.com) Tag Team Set
kings go fourth – high on your love (luaka bop)
sharon jones & the dap-kings – i learned the hard way (daptone)
daktaris – up side down (now again)
shake – lost in space (bbe)
alfanzo – actions speak louder than words (larc)
trus’me – sucker for a pretty face (prime numbers)
the isley brothers – love zone (epic)
eddy grant – everybody dance (marco)
hugh masekela – don’t go lose it baby (stretch mix) (arista)
s.o.s. band – high hopes (tabu)
architeq – mind games feat llija rudman (tirk)
brooklyn creams – sir woolfy (white label)
orlando johnson and trance – turn the music on (aero)
i level – give me (epic)
imagination – just an illusion lindstrom dub (juno)
michael jackson – dave “jam” hall’s extended urban remix (epic)
doug lazy – let it roll (grove street)
rob base & d.j. e-z rock – get on the dance floor (profile)
donald byrd and 125th street, n.y.c. – love has come around (elektra)
wanda – I must dreamin (shred one remix) (elektra)
masurrati and huey harris – superduper (lovin) dub (lioness)
cherrelle – saturday love (extended) (tabu)
california flight project – california flight (black diamond)