Stop by The Junction Wednesday night. Got a set of rare Sabu Martinez lined up, recorded in Sweden after he relocated there in the early 70s. Plus, spiritual percussion from Mosahiko Togashi, more electric piano grooves from that great Emphasis reissue, and California soul from HP Riot. Dig it!

Soul Junction
Wednesdays, 8pm-10pm.
www.GtownRadio.com
Didn't we almost have it all? 

So long, Whitney...you were the soundtrack to my first slow dances.

February 15, 2012

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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

"Satisfaction"  Hysear Don Walker  Complete Expressions Vol. 2  (Brunswick)

"Las Cuevas de Mario"  Art Pepper  Friday Night at the Village Vanguard  (Contemporary)

"On The Footpath"  Masahiko Togashi  Spiritual Nature  (Inner City)

"Volunteered Slavery"  Roland Kirk  Volunteered Slavery  (Atlantic)

"Theme from The Fox"  Atomic Forest  Obsession  (Now Again)

"Bad Omen"  Emphasis  Emphasis  (Sonorama)

"Funk Rings"  Urszula Dudziak  Urszula  (Arista)

"Dance"  George Benson  Body Talk  (CTI)

"Will-O-The-Wisp"  Sabu Martinez  The Dalecarlia Recordings 1971-72  (Mellotronen)

"My Christina"  Sabu Martinez  Afro Temple  (Grammofon Verket)

"Mamabollo"  Sabu Martinez  Burned Sugar: Swedish Radio Recordings 1973 (Mellotronen)

"Blues en Latin"  Sabu Martinez  Maldito Primitivo: Swedish Radio Recordings 1977  (Mellotronen)

"Nus"  Sabu Martinez & Sahib Shihab  Winds & Skin: Swedish Radio Recordings 1978 (Mellotronen)

"Valerie"  Amy Winehouse  Lioness: Hidden Treasures  (Universal Republic)

"You're Love Is Something That I Need"  Lee Fields  7 Inch  (Soul Fire)

"Ace of Spades"  Mickey Murray  People Are Together  (King/Secret Stash)

"I Need You"  HP Riot  HP Riot  (Ubiquity)

"The Masquerade Is Over"  David Porter   Victim of the Joke?: An Opera  (Stax)

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We are all over the map Wednesday night at The Junction. Going to revisit some of the great new legit reissues of some super rare records, including The Bobby Hamilton Quartet Unlimited, Mickey Murray, and Svenska Lod AB. Plus, six sides of Timothy McNealy, a new Now Again comp of India's Atomic Power, and take two of Will Sessions' new live mixtape. Damn!

Soul Junction
Wednesdays, 8pm-10pm.
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Feel what I'm feelin'. 

February 8, 2012

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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

"I Saw Her Standing There"  Atomic Power  Obsession (Now Again)

"Isn't It Romantic"  Kenny Drew Trio  Morning  (Inner City)

"Roll Your Own"  The Bobby Hamilton Quintet Unlimited  Dream Queen  (Alifa/Superfly)

"Mustang"  Sonny Red  Sonny Red  (Mainstream)

"Va Da Ra (But It's Alright)"  Svenska Lod AB  Horselmat  (Figaro)

"Zabludils'a"  Pavel Sysoyev  Soviet Funk Vol. 2  (Secret Stash)

"I Found Out"  Mickey Murray  People Are Together  (King/Secret Stash)

"Sagittarius Black"  Timothy McNealy  7 Inch  (Shawn/Truth & Soul)

"What's Goin' On"  Timothy McNealy  7 Inch  (Shawn/Truth & Soul)

"KC Stomp"  Timothy McNealy   7 Inch  (Shawn/Truth & Soul)

"Funky Movement No. 2"  Timothy McNealy  7 Inch  (Shawn/Truth & Soul)

"Easy Easy Easy"  Timothy McNealy  7 Inch  (Shawn/Truth & Soul)

"I'm So Glad You're Mine"  Timothy McNealy  7 Inch  (Shawn/Truth & Soul)

"Take Two"  Will Sessions  Mix Takes  (Fat Beats)

"Omniverse"  Will Sessions  Kindred  (Planet E)

"Poko Nose"  Eddie Russ  See The Light  (Monument)

"Actual Proof"  Herbie Hancock  Thrust  (Columbia)

"Please Set Me At Ease (Madlib HipHop Mix)"  Bobbi Humphrey featuring M.E.D. & Ahmad Miller  12 Inch  (Blue Note)

"Ride On"  Parliament  Chocolate City  (Casablanca)

"Shaking Pop"  Janko Nilovic  Pysc Impressions  (Vadim)

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A super tight break-heavy medley out of Detroit from the emerging talent of Will Sessions this week on the Junction.  Plus, more from the excellent Mickey Murray record, inspirational soul from Junior Walker & The All-Stars, and psych-funk from Stone Coal White. 

Soul Junction
Wednesdays, 8pm-10pm
www.GtownRadio.com
We wish you love, peace, and soul!

February 1, 2012

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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

"Live on Soul Train '72"  Stevie Wonder  Wonder Wrote It (Phantom Sound & Vision)***

"Vou Recomencar"  Gal Costa  Gal Costa  (Phillips/4 Men With Beards)

"Berimbau" Giulio Camarca & Trinidad  Samba do Amigo  (Deja Vu)

"Papo Furado (Jive Talking)"  Airto  Seeds on the Ground  (Buddah)

"Mano Caetano"  Maria Bethania with Jorge Ben  A Tua Presenca  (Phillips)

"Solid"  Mandrill  Solid  (United Artists)

"Saoco"  Mongo Santamaria  Mongo's Way  (Atlantic)

"The Hump"  Yusef Lateef  Hush 'n' Thunder  (Atlantic)

"Gunky"  Johnny Lytle  The Soulful Rebel  (Milestone)

"Take One"  Will Sessions  Mix Takes  (Fat Beats)

"Side Two"  The Breakestra  Live Mix Vol. 2  (Stonesthrow)

"The Buzzard"  Mickey Murray  People Are Together  (Secret Stash/King)

"On The Run"  Imperial Breed  7 Inch  (Melting Pot)

"Can It All Be So Simple?"  El Michels Affair  Enter The 37th Chamber  (Truth & Soul)

"Way Back Home"  Junior Walker & The All Stars  Anthology  (Motown)

"Santos & Ken"  The Stepkids  The Stepkids  (Stonesthrow)

"Hot Pepper"  The Impossibles  Hot Pepper  (Phillips/Get On Down)

"Cave Man Skank"  Lee "Scratch" Perry  Cloak & Dagger  (Orchid)

"Stone Coal White"  Stone Coal White  Stone Coal White  (Cali-Tex)

"Nothin' Doin' But Waitin' On Leon"  WQLJ  7 Inch  (WQLJ)

***for Don Cornelius RIP.

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Funkiness looms Wednesday night on Soul Junction, as we debut an album from Mickey Murray that was so scarcely distributed in the early 70s that we may as well call it brand new! Plus, we'll of course pay respect to Johnny Otis, Jimmy Castor, and Etta James, three recently departed soul legends, and get into some more fuzzy blues from Albert Collins and Freddie King.

Soul Junction
Wednesdays, 8pm-10pm.
www.GtownRadio.com
Give me the beat and free my soul. 

January 25, 2012

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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

"People Are Together"  Mickey Murray  People Are Together  (Secret Stash/King)

"Ratio & Proportion"  Don Patterson  Funk You!  (Prestige)

"St. Thomas"  Oliver Nelson   Stolen Moments  (East Wind)

"Slippery Hip"  Ben Sidran  I Lead A Life  (Blue Thumb)

"It's All Right"  The Impressions  Greatest Hits  (ABC)

"Priscilla"  The Bobby Hamilton Quintet Unlimited  Dream Queen  (Superfly/Alifa)

"Texas Twister"  Melvin Sparks  Texas Twister  (Eastbound)

"Den Dan Vi Sket I"  Svenska Lod AB  Horselmat  (Figaro)

"Seven Day Fool"  Etta James  Etta James Rocks The House  (Chess)

"Willie & The Hand Jive"  Johnny Otis  In Session  (Goldenlane)

"It's Just Begun"  Jimmy Castor Bunch  12 Inch  (AlphaOmega)

"Leave My Woman Alone"  Freddie King  Woman Across The River  (Shelter)

"Stickin'"  Albert Collins  There's Gotta Be A Change  (Tumbleweed)

"Oblighetto"  Clarence Wheeler  The New Chicago Blues  (Atlantic)

"Blues & Trouble"  Muddy Waters  After The Rain  (Cadet Concept) 

"Give It Up"  The Impossibles  Hot Pepper  (Phillips)

"California Soul"  The Undisputed Truth  The Undisputed Truth  (Gordy)

"Zambezi"  Eddie Senay  Hot Thang  (Sussex)

"Gatur Bait"  The Gaturs  New Orleans Funk: The Original Sound of Funk 1960-75  (Soul Jazz)

"I Don't Know Why"  Mickey Murray  People Are Together  (Secret Stash/King)

"Shadow's Legitimate Mix"  DJ Shadow  12 Inch  (Hollywood Basic)

"Bridge to 'Bama"  Soulive featuring Talib Kweli  12 Inch  (Rawkus/Blue Note) 

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All sorts of international funky madness ahead on Soul Junction, including a late night jam session from Sweden's Svenska Lod AB, Swiss fusion from Emphasis and Thai funk from The Impossibles. But xenophobes fret not! We'll also have rare grooves from D.C.'s Hilton Felton, righteousness from The 24 Carat Black reppin' the 'Nati and we'll journey through an electric tube with Mike Mainieri...(NYC for those keeping track!)

Soul Junction
Wednesdays, 8pm-10pm
www.GtownRadio.com
All we need is a drummer...for people who only need a beat.

January 18, 2012

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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

"The Girl From Ipanema"  Amy Winehouse  Lioness: Hidden Treasures  (Universal Republic)

"Coffee Cold"  Galt MacDermot & His Mid Manhattan Rhythm Section  Shapes of Rhythm  (Kilmarnock)

"Toledo Bagel"  Paulinho da Costa  Agora  (Pablo)

"Sure 'Nuff Sure 'Nuff"  Sonny Phillips  Sure 'Nuff  (Prestige)

"Settling In"  Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings  Soul Time!  (Daptone)

"24-Carat Black (Theme)"  The 24-Carat Black  Ghetto: Misfortune's Wealth  (Stax)

"Come On & Get It, Baby"  Big Black  Elements of Now!  (Uni)

"See Saw Affair"  Cesar 830  Cesar  (Flying Dutchman)

"We'll Speak Above The Roar"  Mike Mainieri  Journey Through An Electric Tube  (Solid State)

"Bee Bop Boogie"  Hilton Felton  A Man For All Reasons  (Hilton's Concept)

"Too High"  Emphasis  Emphasis  (Sonorama/Swiss Pick/Jaycee)

"Right On/Kliv Pa"  Svenska Lod AB  Horselmat  (Figaro)

"California"  The Impossibles  Hot Pepper  (Phillips)

"Meri Aakhon Mein Ek Sapna Hai (edit)"  Sapan Jagmohan featuring Mohd Rafi & Pankaj Mittra  Pysch-Funk Sa-Re-Ga! Psychedelic Funk Music in India 1970-83  (World Psychedelic Classics)

"Foot Stomper"  El Gusano  Fantasia Del Barrio  (Heavy Light)

"Yakuba"  The Whitefield Brothers  In The Raw  (Now Again)

"Untitled"  McNeil & Niles  Thrust  (Chocolate Industries)

"I Want You (She's So Heavy)"  Eddie Hazel  Game Dames & Guitar Thangs  (Warner0

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We'll be replaying the Best of 2011 show tonight...but fear not!  Soul Junction returns next week with...jazz burners, Sam River (R.I.P.), and some heavy Fender Rhodes.  See you then!

Soul Junction
Wednesdays 8pm-10pm
www.GtownRadio.com 

The holiday season came to a close with a rocking Groove Food! reunion, so let's cool out with what my man Benge of Sex Fly calls "jazz burners."  Sadly, Sam Rivers just passed, so we'll pay respects and we'll send DJ Lippy & DJ Bubbles off with some Texas funk.  Plus, loads of heavy Fender Rhodes with Byard Lancaster's Sounds of Liberation, Lloyd McNeill's Washington Suite and Argentinian madness from Fernando Gelbard & Jorge Hector Lopez.

Soul Junction
Wednesdays 8pm-10pm
www.GtownRadio.com

January 11, 2012

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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

"Superstrut (KayDee rmx)"  Kashmere Stage Band  7 Inch  (Now Again)

"Cyclic Episode"  Sam Rivers  Fuchsia Swing Song  (Blue Note)

"Walking Lines"  Horst Jankowski  Swinging Explosion  (HGBS)

"Sintese"  Quarteto Novo  Quarteto Novo  (Odeon)

"Ole"  Salah Ragab & The Afro-Egyptian Ensemble  12 Inch  (Honest Jons)

"Tojo"  Pete Yellin  It's The Right Thing  (Mainstream)

"Pierwsza Wersja"  Extra Ball  Extra Ball  (Polskie Nagrania)

"Just 71% Moor"  Lloyd McNeill Quintet   Washington Suite  (Asha/Universal Sound)

"Backup"  Larry Young   Into Somethin'  (Blue Note)

"New Horizons I"  Sounds of Liberation  Sounds of Liberation  (Porter)

"Tema de Fatiga"  Jazz Band de Free  Ego  (Whatmusic)

"Puntos de Partidos"  Jorge Lopez Ruiz 5  De Prepo  (Whatmusic)

"Baion"  The New Dave Pike Set & Grupo Baiafro  Salomao  (MPS)

"Concierto de Aranjuez"  Jim Hall  Concierto  (CTI)

"Superwoman"  Stevie Wonder  Music Of My Mind  (Tamla)

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Ring in your New Year right with the Groove Food Reunion Radio Show!  Dr. Ranztron & DJ Lippy reunite to bring you the best jams to get your party started. Be sure to call in, text or tweet us for requests and shout outs!

Groove Food Reunion Radio Show
New Year's Eve! Saturday, December 31st
7-9pm EST

Tune in at: www.gtownradio.com, or download the GTown Radio app for free from iTunes. 

Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

"Sunshine of Your Love"  Ella Fitzgerald  Watch What Happens  (MPS)

"All Your Goodies Are Gone"  Dennis Coffey featuring Mayer Hawthorne  Dennis Coffey  (Strut)

"Funky To The Bone"  Freddie/Henchi & The Soul Setters  7 Inch  (Reprise)

"Neck Bone"  The M.G.'s  The M.G.'s  (Stax)

"Heartbreak Road"  Bill Withers  +Justments  (Sussex)

"Shaft"  Cedric Im Brooks  Studio One Funk  (Studio One/Soul Jazz)

"Uptown Top Ranking"  Althea & Donna 7 Inch  (Joe Gibbs)

"Live Injection"  The Upsetters  200% Dynamite  (Soul Jazz)

"Ring of Fire"  This Kid Named Miles  7 Inch  (Alatac)

"Getting Uptown (To Get Down)"  United 8  7 Inch  (Atlantic)

"Do It Baby"  Redd Holt Unlimited  The Other Side of the Moon  (Paula)

"Give Me Your Love"  Sisters Love  Our Lives Are Shaped By What We Love: Motown's MoWest Story  (MoWest/Light in the Attic)

"Backed Up Against The Wall"  The 3 Pieces  Vibes of Truth  (Fantasy)

"Who's That Lady"  The Isley Brothers  Forever Gold  (T-Neck)

"Too Hot To Stop"  The Bar-Kays  Too Hot To Stop  (Mercury)

"Rock Me Baby"  George McCrae  7 Inch  (TK)

"Water"  Graham Central Station  Ain't No 'Bout A Doubt It  (Mercury)

"Haboglabotribin'"  Bernard Wright  'Nard  (Arista)

"Dee-Lite Theme"  Dee-Lite  7 Inch  (Elektra)

"Get Up"  Vernon Burch  7 Inch  (Chocolate City)

"Help Is On The Way"  The Whatanauts  12 Inch  (Harlem International)

"I Have Changed"  HP Riot  HP Riot  (Luv-n-Haight)

"Keep On Dancing"  The Commodores  7 Inch  (Atlantic)

"I Can't Stop"  John Davis Orchestra  12 Inch  (School Yard Breaks)

With New Years Eve on the horizon, it's time for the best of 2011.  Join Soul Junction for the finest vinyl releases of the year, including music from Charles Bradley & The Menahan Street Band, The Greg Foat Group, Mayer Hawthorne, and Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings.  Plus, great compilations from Light in the Attic records, a trio of offering's from the G.E.D. Soul label, The Stepkids, Azymuth, and more!

Soul Junction   Wednesdays, 8pm-10pm.  GtownRadio.com

It's a new day...and a better day's comin'.

December 28, 2011

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Playlist (Song/Artist/Album/Label):

"Heart of Gold"  Charles Bradley & The Menahan Street Band  7 Inch  (Dunham)

"Afternoon in Central Park"  Jussi Lampela Nonet with Jukka Eskola  Lampela X Eskola  (Ricky Tick)

"Bright is the Sun"  The Greg Foat Group  Dark is the Sun  (Jazzman)

"Lope Song"  Eddie Roberts & The Fire Eaters  Burn!  (Legere)

"Riverside Drive"  Slim Moore & The Mar-Kays  Introducing...  (Marlow)

"Aurora"  Azymuth  Aurora  (Far Out)

"Suburban Dream"  The Stepkids  The Stepkids  (Stonesthrow)

"Space Traveler"  Dennis Coffey  Dennis Coffey  (Strut)

"A Long Time"  Mayer Hawthorne  How Do You Do  (Universal Republic)

"I Got Warrants"  Magic In Threes  Magic In Threes  (G.E.D. Soul)

"Finger Tips"  DeRobert & The Half-Truths  Beg Me EP  (G.E.D. Soul)

"Sunshine Alley"  the Coolin' System  the Coolin' System  (G.E.D. Soul)

"What If We All Stopped Paying Taxes?"  Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings  Soul Time!  (Daptone)

"Everything Is Everything"  Booker T. Jones  The Road From Memphis  (Anti)

"The World (Is Going Up in Flames)"  Charles Bradley & The Menahan Street Band  No Time For Dreaming  (Dunham)

"You Know I'm No Good"  Amy Winehouse  Back To Black  (Universal Republic)

"Stone Fox"  The Pac-Keys  Charles "Packy" Axton:  Late Late Party  (Hollywood/Light in the Attic)

"Hung Up"  Mr. Chop  Switched On  (Five Day Weekend)

"Tweed Suit"  The Natural Yogurt Band  Tuck In With...  (Now Again)

"Give Me Your Love"  Sisters Love  Our Lives Are Shaped By What We Love: Motown's MoWest Story 1971-73  (MoWest/Light in the Attic)

"Constelacion"  Los Destellos  Constelacion   (IEMPSA/Secret Stash)

"African Reggae"  George Danquah  Hot & Jumpy  (Quamsa International/Secret Stash)

"I Like Your Stuff"  The Sidewinders  Flatfoot Hustlin'  (Jazzman)

"Space Is The Place (edit)"  Sun Ra  Mike Huckaby Reel-To-Reel Edits Vol. 2  (Art Yard/Kindred Spirits)

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