The Main Ingredient Episode #24 (October 20, 2009)

The Main Ingredient Episode #24 (October 20, 2009)
joe bataan – call my name (vampi soul)
four tops – feel free (abc)
maze featuring frankie beverly – you (capitol)
fertile ground – spirit world (blackout studios)
plantlife – luv 4 the world (counterflow)
the odd couple – paper kites (swedish brandy)
walking through tomorrow – quantic soul orchestra (tru thoughts)
everywhere – prince (npg)
little dragon – after the rain (peacefrog)
lady alma – can’t help it
j rawls – two girls (polar / might healthy)
pure p – new york city (all star mix) (gamm)
dj spinna – galactic soul (bbe)
d will – fresh off the charger innate sounds
d’angelo – i found my smile again
marc mac – unorganized protest (omniverse)
platinum pied pipers – your day is done (ubiquity)
j dilla – time: the donuts of the heart (stones throw)
the roots – can’t stop this (def jam)
goodie mob featuring outkast – thought process (la’face)
eddie harris – lovely is today (atlantic)
jazzanova – l.o.v.e. and you and i (jcr)
bilal – hollywood (unreleased)
moka only featuring mf doom – more soup (battle axe)
souls of mischief – make your mind up (jive)
digable planets – k.b.’s alley (pendulum)
jazztronik – pathways “jazztronik theme” (sleep walker remix) (tokuma japan communications)
outkast – spottieottiedopalicious (la’face)


DJ K. Life Walks (NYC) In The Studio for Episode #23 (October 13, 2009)

The Main Ingredient Episode #23 (October 13, 2009)
linkwood family – piece of mind
odissee – sligo creek (odissee music)
jay dee – ritmo suave (detroit city)
marc mac – by any means (onmiverse)
raekwon – ason jones
j dilla – title unknown
liquid crystal project – tribute to the beatnuts (polar)
ab & daru – on deck
foreign exchange – nic’s groove (bbe)
joy jones – supernova (love jones/future soul)

DJ K. Life Walks DJ Guest Set [NYC]
amnion – here goes nothing
health – before tigers (cfcf remix)
the whitest boy alive – rollercoaster ride (asound/bubbles)
syl johnson – i hate i walked away (hi records)
ann peebles – troubles, heartaches & sadness (hi records)
ov wright – let’s straighten it out
u2 – get on your boots (justice remix)
a little better – gnarls barkley (downtown)
rae davis – yesterday’s history
zero 7 – today
brown bag all stars – all i do
walk these streets (instrumental) – rakim
the charmels – as long as i’ve got you
seals and crofts – sweet green fields (warner brothers)
washed out – belong
lowrell – mellow mellow right on (avi)
talk talk – life’s what you make it emi
hercules and love affair – iris (dfa)
grant green and dianne reaves – down here on the ground
wave machines – keep the lights on (neapolitan)
love you inside out – bee gees (rso)
eddie drennan and the bbs unlimited – do it nice and easy
jamie lidell – what’s the use (remix)
mark ronson – valerie (sugarush beat company remix)
camille yarborough – take yo praise
mike snow – burial (dj medhi remix)
chicken lips – flame


The Main Ingredient Episode #22 (October 6, 2009)

The Main Ingredient Episode #22 (October 6, 2009)
afta-1 – love suite 2 (sit still)
me’shell ndegeocello – dead nigga blvd part 2 (maverick)
mumbler – midwest product (moss/ghostly)
marc mac – try to please me (omniverse)
take – tuesday never comes (inner current)
esthero – o.g. bitch (reprise)
koop featuring terry callier – in a heartbeat (jcr)
bilal – hands of time (unreleased)
the foreign exchange – come around (bbe)
shafiq husayn – the u..n. plan (plug research)
tm juke – life rain fall (tru thoughts)
ty featuring bahamadia and zion i – oh! (big dada)
danny breaks – duck rock (alphabet zoo)
freddie cruger – what’chu see iz whatchu get (ubiquity)
dizzie (boozoo bajou mix) – gecko turner (!k7)
goodie mob – soul food (la’face)
mf doom – deep fried frenz (rhymesayers)
fruitman – kool & the gang (de-lite)
grover washington, jr. – inner city blues (kudu/cti)
the liquid crystal project – tribute to troy l. (polar)
ben harper – fight for your mind (virgin)
marc mac – sweet little rock (omniverse)
charlie dark and roger robinson – prayers for angry young men (brownswood)
roy ayers – ain’t no sunshine (polydor)
smokey robinson – the family song (motown)
mayer hawthorne – shiny and new (stones throw)
maze featuring frankie beverly – we are one (capitol)


The Main Ingredient Episode #21 (September 29, 2009)

The Main Ingredient Episode #21 (September 29, 2009)
dj kaos & ce.el – around in circles (compost)
rotary connection – i am the black gold of the sun (stateside)
kool and the gang – summer madness (live) (de-lite)
rjd2 – smoke and mirrors (def jux)
troubleneck brothers – back to the hip hop (stepsun entertainment)
bilal – get out of my hair (unreleased)
bugz in the attic – consequences (v2)
willie hutch – brother’s gonna work it out (motown)
ay y n’ama – mo’ horizons (dj day remix) (mpm)
jazzanova – another new day (jcr)
fertile ground – colors of the night (blackout studios)
youngblood brass band – is our elegy (ozone)
james brown – king heroin (polydor)
quincy jones – summer in the city (a&m)
two banks of four – one day (red egyptian jazz)
freddie hubbard – little sunflower (columbia)
res – 700 mile situation (mca)
east of underground – i love you for all seasons (wax poetics records)
the new birth – you’re what i’m all about (rca)
gil scott heron and brian jackson – we almost lost detroit (arista)
yusef lateef – nubian lady (atlantic)
aretha franklin – hey no hey (the other side of the sky) (atlantic)
dakah hip hop orchestra – rootrilOG (scion)



Joy Jones (Los Angeles) In The Studio for Episode #20 (September 22, 2009)

The Main Ingredient Episode #20 (September 22, 2009)
billy paul – let the dollar circulate (philadelphia international records)
fela – miles bonny innate sounds
ragen fykes and ohmega watts – rhythm of the drum (record breakin)
michael jackson – were almost there (motown)
jill scott – bedda at home (yam who remix) (beddalove)
stacy epps – floatin (brownswood)
gecko turner featuring eska – monosabio blues (phillip owusu remix) (lovemonk)
freddie cruger – freddie’s groove (swedish brandy)

Joy Jones Interview
joy jones – this too (love jones / future soul)
joy jones – supernova (love jones / future soul)
joy jones – over (love jones / future soul)
joy jones – joy pt2 (drop it mix by daru jones) (record breakin)
joy jones – be my husband (unreleased)
joy jones – promised land (love jones / future soul)
joy jones – constellations (love jones / future soul)

Joy Jones Picks The Tracks
reggie b. – reclaim ur mind (innate sounds)
minnie riperton – adventures in paradise (epic)
agent k – feed the cat (laws of motion)
little dragon – place to belong (peacefrog)
patrice rushen – settle for my love (elektra)
take – fall in love again (eat concrete)
fela ransome kuti and africa 70 – water no get enemy (mca)
debarge – all this love (gordy)


Joy Jones (Los Angeles) on The Main Ingredient 9/22!

Following her 9/19 show at SOB’s, Joy Jones (L.A.) will be my guest on The Main Ingredient! Her album Godchild, released in July on Future Soul Records, is a thing of beauty. We’ll be playing some tracks from the album, I’ll ask her a few questions and then she’ll play some music that’s influenced her and music from her favorite current artists. Tune in!


The Main Ingredient Episode #19 (September 15, 2009)

The Main Ingredient Episode #19 (September 15, 2009)
bilal – sorrow tears and blood (unreleased)
common – time travelin’ (fela tribute) (geffen)
topaz – minha mente (velour records)
noir desir – le vent nous portera
oddisee – what’s crazy feat j-live (oddisee music)
the blackbyrds – the baby (fantasy)
the roots – ya’ll know who (rapster)
bling 47 – tron (bling 47)
jazzanova – takes you back (unexpected dub) (electric sheep mix) (compost)
me’shell ndegeocello – the womb/the way (maverick)
dionne farris – passion (columbia)
common – one-nine-nine-nine (rawkus)
ocote soul sounds and adrian quesada – vendende saude y fe (eighteenth street lounge music)
pete rock feat vinia mojica – mind blowin’ (rca)
isaac hayes – joy (enterprise/stax)
rjd2 – sell the world (def jux)
finley quaye – falling (550/epic)
steve spacek – slave (sound in color)
guru – revelation (chrysalis)
cold as ice – m.o.p. (cadet)
charles bradley and the menahan street band – the world (going up in flames) (dunham/dapton)
nina simone – 4 women (dj obah’s recycled funk remix) (BSTRD Boots)
the dells – bring back the love of yesterday (loud)
afta-1 – nightlight (mpm)
gene page – jungle eyes (atlantic)


Shafiq Husayn (Los Angeles) In The Studio for Episode #18 (September 8, 2009)

The Main Ingredient Episode #18 (September 8, 2009)
Lee Fields & The Expressions – Last Ride
Eric Roberson – 4u
Femi Kuti – Sorry Sorry
Four Tet – As Serious As You Life Is (Jay Dee Remix Featuring Guilty Simpson)
Koncept Sparkz – Turn It Up (Instrumental)

Shaft Husayn Interview
Sa-Ra Creative Partners – (jazzy sport import instrumental)
Shafiq Husayn – The U.N. Plan
Sa-Ra Creative Partners – Souls Brother
Shafiq Husayn – Cheeba ft Bilal
Shafiq Husayn – Lil Girl
Sa-Ra Creative Partners – (other jazzy sport import instrumental)
Shafiq Husayn – Lost and Found
Shafiq Husayn – Dust & Kisses
Shafiq Husayn – Dust & Kisses
Shafiq Husayn – No Moor
Sly & The Family Stone – Just Like A Baby
Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth – In The Flesh
The Beatles – Don’t Let Me Down
Jamiroquai – Feels Just Like It Should (Sa-Ra Remix Instrumental)

Miles Bonny – Take It On Back
Black Milk – Bounce
Visioneers (Marc Mac Presents) – Funk Box (Twelve Beats Return Remix)
Pete Rock – One MC One DJ (Featuring Skillz)
Oddisee – Sand To The Beach
Linn – Available (Hearin’ Aid Remix)
Dwele – A.N.G.E.L. (Reprise) featuring Slum Village
Amp Fiddler – Not
Crown City Rockers – No Sense
Danny Breaks – Junkie For Beatz
Waajeed – Get Live
The Roots – Water
Slum Village – EZ Up
Nicolay – I Love The Way You Love (Instrumental) (Japan Bonus Track)


Shafiq Husayn (Sa-Ra/Los Angeles) on the Main Ingredient 9/8!

Shafiq Husayn, 1/3 of Sa-Ra Creative Partners will join me on the The Main Ingredient this Monday night!

From his bio:

Shafiq Husayn is a Master Teacher, someone who combines innate talent with the mental and spiritual focus needed to reach their potential. As one third of the stellar, groundbreaking production trio Sa-Ra Creative Partners, Shafiq has been using his prowess to assist some of the greatest musicians of our generation, from Herbie Hancock to J Dilla to Dr. Dre to Erykah Badu. This fall Shafiq takes a step away from collective efforts to direct his own opus—his long-awaited debut album on Plug Research entitled Shafiq En’ A-Free-Ka.