dj dAz presents; BEAUTIFUL (A Neo-Soul Blend)

March 29, 2008, 6:05 pm

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dj dAz presents: Beautiful 1. Lamb - Trans Fatty Acid (Kruder & Dorfmeister Remix) 2. D'Angelo - Lady 3. Erik Rico - It's Too Far Away 4. Lauryn Hill - Like Water (Feat. Common, & Black Thought) 5. Tekitha - You (Remix) 6. Dabrye - Magic Says 7. Sa Ra Creative Partners - Glorious 8. DJ Jazzy Jeff (Feat. Raheem) - My Peoples 9. Jneiro Jarel - Breathin' 10. Dwele - Down Jimmy 11. Platinum Pied Pipers - I Got You 12. The Roots (Feat. D'Angelo) - The 'Notic 13. Raphael Saadiq - Sky's the Limit (Yam Who? Remix) 14. The Rebirth - Got Your Madness. Big Shouts To My L.A. Peoples, and Very Good Friends Who's Music Inspired Me To Put This Mix Together. Eric Rico. Loslito and Noelle of The Rebirth, and Taz Arnold of Sa Ra Creative Partners. Also Big Up To The Soulpeople and Soul Children DJ Crews For Keeping This Style Of Music Alive In The L.A. Clubs. Cali Iz Active!!!!

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dj dAz presents: Mellow Bump

April 21, 2008, 11:34 pm

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dj dAz presents: Mellow Bump Outkast – Prototype Mad Lib – Cold World BG – Love Song For Strings Sa-Ra – Hollywood Flying Lotus – Tea Leaf Dancers Erykah Badu – Soldier Cooleys Hot Box – Make Me Happy (DJ Spinna Mix) Lupe Fiasco – Kick, Push Jneiro Jarel – Do Yo Thang Dangerdoom – Mince Meat Jay-Z – Lucifer (Black Jays Remix) A Tribe Called Quest – 4 Moms Scritti Politti – Tinseltown To The Boogiedown Cappadonna –’97 Mentality Slum Village – I Don’t Know Peace and bless... coming to you live from the coast that's the West.. Dis here mix a likkle vibe I like to like to call Mellow Bump. Representing the laid back California attitude me, myself and I live on the daily in Los Angeles... Mellow Bump keeps it movin' like pistons on a Ferrari. This mix is filled with enough rhythms and beats to bump loudly in the car on your way to the club, throw on during a backyard jammie jam, or just straight-up rock it on your lap top while at work!. Wherever you choose to be, the Mellow Bump is where its at, ya dig?.

dj dAz presents; 100% Soul – Heavy Soul Vol. III

July 6, 2008, 8:23 pm

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ldj dAz presents; 100% Soul – Heavy Soul Vol. III The Art Of Noise –Moments In Love Isaac Hayes –Ike’s Theme The Main Ingredient –Summer Breeze Edwin Starr –Easin’ In Cymande –Genevieve Stevie Wonder –Golden Lady Steve Parks –Movin’ In The Right Direction Marvin Gaye –Anger Ben E King –Supernatural Thing Curtis Mayfield –Kung Fu Leon Haywood –I Wanna Do Something Freaky To You The Fatback Band – Feed Me Your Love Funk Factory –Rien Ne Vas Plus Rose Royce –Still In Love Ahhh yes, Bless!!! Recorded and mixed live using 100% original vinyl, the next mix in the evolution of dj dAz and it’s a summer scorcher, keeping it “Hotter Than July”, this mix features some of my favorite chunes (skips and all) that I’ve had the pleasure of listening to over the years, all the while appreciating the sick rolling bass-lines, crunchy drums, Fender Rhodes melodies, and sweet soul vocals, this mix is straight pimpin’, so much so, that I’m sure if snoop dogg heard it, he’d be proud to bump it in his Snoop Deville Cadillac. Chuuch!

Mellow Bump Vol. II - (From The Umoja Hi Fi Kwanzaa Series)

January 13, 2009, 4:58 pm

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dj dAz presents: Mellow Bump Vol. 11 - from the Umoja Hi Fi Kwanzaa series! 1. 4 Hero – Conceptions 2. Yesterdays New Quintet – Sunrays 3. Massive Attack – Exchange 4. Lil’ Kim – Queen Bitch 5. Teedra Moses – Still Got Love (Instrumental) 6. Ta’Raach – Super Chocolate 7. Spacek – Eve (Jay Dee Mix) 8. Dwele – A.N.G.E.L. (Slum Village Mix) 9. Keith Murray – The Rhyme (Slum Village Street Remix) 10. Talib Kweli – Never Been In Love 11. Red Astaire – Follow Me 12. The Mighty Bop – Ride Away 13. Jamie Cullum – Frontin’ 14. Esthero – Superheroes This mix was first recorded and featured on the Umoja Hi Fi Kwanzaa series podcast page in December '08, to help feature my DJ crew UMOJA SOUNDSYSTEM and the many, many skills and musical knowledge we want to share with each other and the people around us. Umoja (meaning Unity in Swahili, is one of the Seven days of Kwanzaa), and with over fifteen years together as a collective, we thought it was only right to offer this music as a gift!. Check us out @ http://umojahifi.podomatic.com/ Wow. How to explain the beauty I maintain, with the love around and for the love of sound, this mix is dedicated first and foremost to UMOJA Hi Fi… no lie, always inspiring me to challenge my left and right ear and represent this thing here… we call it life! But there would be no life if it wasn’t for my family, so I dedicate this to them too… I got mad crew in the form of friends that have supported me since back then, so a big shout out to you!. And up next is my boo… I recorded this mix for you, I’m so, so blessed for us to be two, you keep me true… so true, Alisa I love you!!! :0)

dj dAz presents: UPlift (A rhythmic journey into the essence of spiritual Hip Hop and Jazz)

July 7, 2009, 2:38 pm

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dj dAz presents: UPlift (A rhythmic journey into the essence of spiritual Hip Hop and Jazz) The Last Poets – Bird’s Word The Art Ensemble Of Chicago – Theme De Yo Yo (Dobie Re-Edit) Aloe Blacc – Blind World Q-Tip – Won’t Change Mos Def – Roses Tom Scott & The L.A. Express – Today Common – Inhale Gil Scott-Heron – Lady Day and John Coltrane The Zbigniew Namylowski Modern Jazz Quartet – Piatawka (in 5/4 time) Oscar Brown Jr. – Afro Blue The World's Experience Orchestra - The Prayer Andy Bey – River Man The Cinematic Orchestra – All That You Give (Photo credit: Big Manny) (Photo taken at Truthseekers Radio, Friday nights from 1-3 a.m. on 90.7 kpfk fm, Los Angeles, Ca. www.kpfk.org). Shout out to Santana and the whole Truthseekers crew. Mixed and recorded live (no edits, no over-dubs, no pro-tools, recorded in one take) by dj dAz for Sounds Of Umoja productions. The music in this mix has been rolling around in my head for many months, even years, and possibly decades. The ability to understand the similarities between jazz of the past and modern hip hop has always been something to drive my art. Even in my early days as a young yout’, jazz music was always playing in my house, classic movies were always on the t.v., and whenever I’d get home from school, there would always be an energy of welcomeness and calm like you had arrived. As I grew up and started to become influenced by hip hop in the eighties and nineties it just became a natural progression to be influenced by the very hip hop artists that used samples from their pop’s record collection for their own sound. Dad listened to Oscar Peterson, I listened to A Tribe Called Quest. Dad listened to Cab Calloway, I listened to Big Daddy Kane. So, with that being said; Big Up Pop’s, Mom’s, and family. I dedicate this to everyone, but my influences for this mix comes from the movies “The Jungle Book”, and Bob Hope and Bing Crosby’s “Road To Zanzibar”, as well as the very artists who are featured in this mix. Bless Up!

dj dAz presents: Heavy Soul Vol. IV (Stoned Soul Picnic)

October 4, 2009, 2:09 am

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DJ DAZ PRESENTS: HEAVY SOUL VOL. IV (STONED SOUL PICNIC) 1. Jaco Pastorius – Song For Tracy 2. Shuggie Otis – Sweet Thang 3. Stevie Wonder – I Don’t Know Why (I Love You) 4. Donny Hathaway – Love, Love, Love 5. Sweet Charles – Yes It’s You 6. Kleer – Intimate Connection 7. Kleer – Tonight 8. The Jimmy Castor Bunch – It’s Just Begun 9. The Incredible Bongo Band – Apache 10. Brass Construction – Movin 11. Theme From “Shaft In Africa” 12. The Meters – Cardova 13. The Meters – Cissy Strut 14. The JB’s – Same Beat 15. Sylvia Striplin – You Can’t Turn Me Away 16. Eddie Kendricks – Girl You Need A Change Of Mind 17. Weldon Irvine – We Getting’ Down 18. Donny Hathaway – The Ghetto 19. Johnny “Guitar” Watson – Lovin’ YouRecorded live, spiritualized and super-sized by dj dAz for SoundslikeUmoja music. Wow! What’s to be said about this life we live other than if you work hard and treat people right, it’ll pay off in ways one could never imagine. About 15 years ago I recorded my first ever mix tape (yes, cassette) of rare groove songs called “The Stoned Soul Picnic”. I loved it, people loved, and even DJ’s like “Little” Louie Vega ad Kenny Dope from Masters @ Work and singer Macy Gray gave me props for it. I don’t have that cassette or even that mix anymore. I can tell you that if I was to record that mix again, it’d sound a lot like this mix you are hearing, except for my skills got a little better since then. Dedicating this mix to all the little people in my life… My nephew’s Finn and Charlie Blackburn, My God-daughter Tiger Mollison, James, Jules, Magritte, Zowen, Henry, Francis, Jack, Christian, Buster, Eleven, Zuriel, Genesis, & Naserith.

dj dAz presents: The Creator Has A Masterplan (jazz with vocals)

January 23, 2010, 4:52 pm

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dj dAz presents: The Creator Has A Masterplan (jazz with vocals) 1. Dee Dee Bridgewater – People Make The World Go Around 2. Roberta Flack – Compared To What 3. Claudia Acuna – Gracias A La Vida 4. Stan Getz – Saudade Vom Correndo 5. Courtney Pine – Children Of The Ghetto 6. Freddie Hubbard – Little Sunflower 7. Pharoah Sanders – The Creator Has A Masterplan 8. Lonnie Liston Smith – Expansions 9. Norman Conners – Mother Of The Future 10. Donald Byrd – Cristo Redentor Recorded and mixed live by dj dAz for Acid Daz productions. Being a follower and lover of music I always find the music that inspires me is the music that goes deeper into the soul, music that has a bigger sound and a conscious message behind it, created by people who choose to push their limits further and display the very talents that brings them back 360˚ to the understanding that we are human. It just so happens some of them can sing better than us. Lot’s of strong vocals on here and some great rhythms too. I know this is probably not the trendiest mix I ever done but these songs have been in the back of my mind for many years and yet there are still recognizable hip hop samples as used by J Dilla, The Pharcyde, ATCQ, and Stetsasonic. Peace and blessings!

dj dAz presents: Acid Daz (superjazzyafrospaceshipchromasomes)

February 7, 2010, 11:22 pm

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1. The Soul Jazz Orchestra -Mamaya 2. Fela Kuti - Water Get No Enemy 3. Pete Rock - Pete's Jazz 4. Towa Tei - Technova 5. The 45 King - Spread Love Beats 6. J-Live - A Charmed Life 7. Dam-Funk - Mirrors 8. Outkast - Happy Valentines Day 9. Platinum Pied Pipers - 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover 10. Platinum Pied Pipers - PT II 11. Nicola Kramer - Last Time 12 Reflection Eternal - Just Begun 13. Gang Starr - Mostly The Voice 14. Black Star - Respiration Big shout to J Rocc for giving me the 45 King beat, otherwise this mix is all my doing!... haha, nah man, nuff luv to all irie people throughout the universe. This ones for you!. DJ Daz (me) @ Afex 2/4/10 - Photo credit: DJ Adam 12 http://afex-djadam12.blogspot.com/

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dj dAz presents: Brass Vol. 2 (The Sounds of Brass 1992)

March 15, 2010, 1:40 am

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dj dAz presents: Brass Vol. 2 (The Sounds of Brass 1992) 1. Jamiroquai – Too Young To Die 2. D-Influence – I’m The One 3. Greyboy – Outerlude 4. Greyboy – Freestylin’ 5. The New Jersey Queens – Party and Don’t Worry About It 6. Main Source – Looking At The Front Door 7. Gang Starr – Who’s Gonna Take the Weight 8. The Pharcyde – Pork 9. Soul II Soul – Jazzie’s Groove 10. Loose Ends – Don’t Be A Fool 11. Jamal-Ski – Jump, Spread Out 12. Super Cat – Ghetto Red Hot (Hip Hop Remix) 13. The Ragga Twins – Jugglin’ 14. El General – Pu Tun Tun 15. Cutty Ranks – The Stopper 16. Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince – Summertime 17. The Honeydrippers – Impeach the President 18. The Head Hunters – God Made Me Funky 19. The Lafayette Afro Rock Band – Hihache 20. The Brand New Heavies – Dream Come True 21. The Young Disciples – Move On (Soul Pride Mix) 22. Black Sheep – Strobelight Honey (The Def Mix Version)Okay, where to start? Well in 1992 there was a little Acid Jazz club that formed at a Greek restaurant on Melrose Ave in Los Angeles, CA. through friends of friends and at a point when the musical influences in hop hop, jazz, and reggae were probably at its peak as far as creativity goes in the music industry. And if you were part of the industry, then this is where you had to be…. BRASS. Brass was the name of the club and for anyone who was there?, well then this mix is dedicated to you! 75 mins (song for song) of every chune that was played regularly at the weekly Sunday sessions and one off parties thrown by the Brass crew including the first ever promoted shows in L.A. of The Brand New Heavies, Jamiroquai, Guru’s Jazzmatazz, The Roots, Born Jamericans, The Pharcyde, MC Solaar, along with some Roy Ayers shows for the good vibes.: The Brass Crew: Orlando aka EMC-0, Marques Wyatt, DJ P, and myself alongside Dave Felts, and with respect to DJ Cid, Jesse De La Pena in Chicago, Gerry V in S.F., and all the jazz funkin' peops of San Diego, CA.The Guest List: In no particular order; Marques, Orlando, Paul Stewart aka DJ P, Dave Felts, Cid Hernandez aka DJ Cid. Jesse De La Pena, & Big Larry outta Chicago, Colin Sutton and Straight from the Lip, Behind The Post Office (S.D., S.F.), Raymond Roker, Jason Bentley, Todd Roberts, Cynthia and Derrick Ahsam, Brett King & Family, Nate Scott, Lano Brazil, Jason Sugars,Chris Vargas, Jimmy Jam, T-Love, Alison, BJ, Bree aka DJ 88, DJ Rob One, Bigga B, Cokni O’Dire, Rankin’ Tomas, The Village Idiots: Bleu, A.J., Stevo, Logic, Molly, Proper Grounds, Jimmy Jam, Eddie Donaldson, DJ White Ice, Miles Tackett, Cary Sullivan, Rocky Dawuni, Pam Turbov, Victor, Jasmine Vega, Delicious Vinyl, Mike & Rick Ross, Leslie, Crazy Craig, Carmelita, Lamarr, Paul Moshay, Truly, Brady Blade, Mona Lisa, L.A. Jay, Suave, The Soul Brothers, Def Jef, BNH- N’dea, Jan, Simon, and Andrew. Schmooche & The Pharcyde, Masta Ace, Lord Digga, Paula Perry, Born Jamericans, The YD’s – Femi, Marco, and Carleen. Ole Madrid and the Green Circle Bar (S.D.), DJ Greyboy, The King King. Jez, Willie & The Soulsonics. Eddie Pillar & Acid Jazz Records, Gerry V, Mike B & The Mr. 5’s Crew (S.F.), The Pirate DJ’s, Maurice and Giant Step NYC, Jazzy Nice, DJ Smash, Julie Z & 555 Soul, Will Ortiz, Mike Tyson, Tony, Toni, Tone, Queen Latifah, B+, Fishbone, The Fly Girls, Pauline & Sally @ Funkeesentials, Andrew-ski, Miles Tackett, Octavio Camacho, The Angel, Lalomie Washburn, Jean-Louis, The Soul Children, DJ Destroyer, DJ Create, Guru, Jamiroquai, Skatemaster Tate, Max (HVW8), Matt Robinson, Orb, Matt Morris, Mo’ Wax, Ubiquity, Luv N Haight, The Groove Merchant, Talkin’ Loud, Fresh Jive, The Cahuenga Posse: Tracy, Diana, Liana, Pepe, Catastro, Dave B, Juvo, Sergio, Tony P, The Kendall Family, Josh Littman, Jeremy Kaiser, Seth, Anastasia, Romeo. Octave, Staci Gabrielli and Family, Scotti, My Favorite Eggplant (HI), A Hats, Philly Blunts, and my Mum and Dad. Forgive me if I forgot anyone (it's late, and I'm knackered), and remind me if I did, I’ll add you to the list. BIG THANKS TO MARQUES, ORLANDO AND DJ P for the vocal drops and influence.

dj dAz presents: The Sticky Icky

May 17, 2010, 5:24 pm

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_ dj dAz presents: The Sticky Icky recorded live for The Sticky Sugar Shack www.stickysugarshack.com - Nothing But Butter Vol. 4_ 1. Fatima – Higher 2. Gonjasufi – Ancesters 3. Erykah Badu – Strawberry Incense 4. Little Dragon – No Love 5. Kenautis Smith – Friends & Candy 6. Sa Ra Creative Partners – Rosebuds 7. MdCL presents Rahel – Hope 8. J Dilla – Safety Dance 9. Finley Quaye – Even After All 10. Jose James – Park Bench People 11. Jose James – Love Conversation 12. Buddy Sativa – Mystic Voyage 13. The Detroit Experiment – Highest 14. Aloe Blacc – I Need A Dollar 15. Te’Amir – Yakermo Sew Remix 16. Suite For Ma Dukes – Fantastic_Nuff love and ‘spect – Umoja Soundsystem Crew – DJ Tomas, Cokni O’Dire, Jun, Culture D, DJ Destroyer, Stevie G, B-Love. The love of my life Alisa S., the entire Blackburn family, the Cahuenga posse, and all of the L.A. and U.K. people whom ever showed me love and respect. Thank you!

_dj dAz presents: Blues & Soul (A northern soul tribute mix)

November 21, 2010, 7:35 pm

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_dj dAz presents: Blues & Soul (A Northern Soul tribute mix) 1. Howlin’ Wolf – Moanin’ at Midnight 2. Willie Cobbs – You Don’t Love Me 3. Booker T & The M.G.’s – Melting Pot 4. Wendy Rene – After Laughter (Comes Tears) 5. Otis Redding – Hard to Handle 6. Lyn Collins – You Can’t Love Me, If You Don’t Respect Me 7. Hank Ballard – How You Gonna Get Respect (When You Haven’t Cut Your Process Yet) 8. James Brown – Make It Funky 9. Ike & Tina Turner – Bold Soul Sister 10. Freddie Scott – You Got What I Need 11. The Meters – Hand Clapping Song 12. Kool & The Gang – Dujii 13. Dee Felice Trio – There Was A Time 14. Bobby Hebb – Sunny 15. Gloria Jones – Tainted Love 16. George Shearing – One Note Samba Big shout out to Vic and Ron at the Warehouse where I work because they inspired this mix by playing all the classic punk, soul, and reggae chunes, o.g. L.A. heads for real!

dj dAz presents: The Good Groove (RE-RECORD 1/24/2011)

January 16, 2011, 7:06 pm

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dj dAz presents: The Good Groove (RE-RECORD) OK. So I had to re-record this podcast to give it the best possible mix start to finish just to give the music it's proper due, so here it is: Eighties Ladies – Turned Onto You Keni Burke – Risin’ To The Top Dennis Edwards – Don’t Look Any Further The Gap Band – Outstanding Loose Ends – Hangin’ On A String Fatback – I Found Lovin’ Skipworth & Turner – Thinking About Your Love Teena Marie – I Need Your Lovin’ Alicia Myers – I Want To Thank You Positive Force – We Got The Funk Roy Ayers Ubiquity – Running Away Royal Cash – Radio Activity (Instrumental) Loose Joints – Is It All Over My Face Gil Scott-Heron – The Bottle Joyce Sims – All & AllThis mix takes me back to a time when growing up in the U.K. in the eighties, at the time when I was around 15 years old, we would roll out to this under 18 dance club called “The Hop” in Walton-Upon-Thames. What you hear in this mix was pretty much what they’d play at this club. We’d rock our Kangols and Public Enemy t-shirts and go dancing with the females from around the way. Funnily enough although it was a suburban spot on the outskirts of London, there was nuff ruffneck violence going on outside where somebody would most likely catch a punch to the face if you weren’t known to be from around the town. We got chased out of there quite a few times but I think that’s what made the club so live. Good music with an element of danger. So with that being said: Shout out to my Cobham family who I used to roll with on the bus to “The Hop” every week. Large up! Rest in Love to Teena Marie. Big Up Cognito @ Frolab.com and Asad at Footlong Developments. The photo of me was taken in a session opening up for DJ Spinna/J Rocc's "Flavors" in Los Angeles i December 2010. As always, shout out to the Umoja Hi Fi posse for the inspiration, information.

dj dAz presents: HeavY SouL Vol. I

March 12, 2011, 9:23 am

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1. Bobby Hutcherson "Montara" 2. The Sugarhill Gang "Passion Play" 3. Gwen McRae "90% Of Me Is You" 4. Chocolate Milk "Time Machine" 5. Marvin Gaye "After The Dance" (Instrumental) 6. The Gap Band "Yearnin' For Your Love" 7. Deniece Williams "Free" 8. Eddie Kendricks "Intimate Friends" 9. Bill Withers "Grandma's Hands" 10. Willie Hutch "I Can Sho' Give You Love" 11. Curtis Mayfield "Give Me Your Love" 12. The Moments "Sexy Mama" 13. Rotary Connection "I Am The Black Gold Of The Sun" 14. RAMP "Everybody Loves The Sunshine" Yes, yes, y'all... here it is. The original Heavy Soul. Re-posted for those who ain't heard it! Mixed LIVE by DJ Daz @ Boss Harmony's Studio in West Hollywood, Ca, sometime in 2000 A.D., Recorded using 100% vinyl, and in 1 take from start to finish. Big Shouts to The Umoja Soundsystem Crew (You Know How We Do), Chocolate Bar Family, I N I Sound (Pound Fe Pound), Positive Riddim Sound (Lovin' 'Em Brown and Round), Out Ta Order (Like Sargeant Slaughter), Rootdown Foundation (Cold Rockin' The Nation), Soulpeople People, Soulchildren Folks, Firecracker Slackers, Truthseeka Tweekers, The Dub Club Thugs, Afro Funke' (Hot Sexy Punkie), Cahuenga Posse (Keepin' It Flossy!), KPL (Keepin' Parties Live), and all de rest of the DJ's and Crew Dem inna de Los Angeles Area, dat be causing Mass-Hysteria!.

dj dAz presents 733 N. Cahuenga Blvd (A Funky Rare Groove Mix)

September 25, 2011, 7:13 pm

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dj dAz presents 733 N. Cahuenga Blvd (A Funky Rare Groove Mix)1. Gary Bartz NTU Troop – Celestial Blues 2. 24 Carat Black – Ghetto: Misfortunes Wealth 3. Leo’s Sunshipp – Give Me The Sunshine 4. Heatwave – Ain’t No Half Stepping 5. Aretha Franklin – Rock Steady 6. James Brown – Soul Power 7. Earth, Wind & Fire – Evil 8. James Mason – Free 9. Jon Lucien - Would You Believe In Me 10. Foxy – Madamoiselle 11. R.A.M.P. – Daylight 12. Roy Ayers – Life Is Just A Moment PT II 13. James Mason – Sweet Power (Your Embrace) Recorded live 20 years later from the first days these songs were practiced and spun out of my apartment on Cahuenga Blvd in Hollywood. The music played here was part of the soul movement and was influenced by the golden era of Hip Hop, hence why the drums are so heavy on these tracks… pure Hip Hop. Big, big, big up “The Cahuenga Posse”, too many friends to name but all who attended the legendary late night parties there at the apartment, this mix goes out to you. One love! dj dAz September 25, 2011

dj dAz presents; Alien of Love

December 8, 2011, 8:28 am

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1. Tricky - Aftermath (Version 1) 2. Portishead - Strangers 3. Jay Electronica - The Announcement 4. Jamiroquai - Music of the Mind 5. Quantic Y Conjunto - Reminiscias (T.R.O.Y.) 6. The 45 King - The Imortal 7. A Tribe Called Quest - The Love 8. J Dilla - Two Can Win 9. De La Soul (Feat. Mos Def) - Big Brother Beat 10. Rasco - The Unassisted 11. La Melodia - Working On It 12. Dj Center - In A Song (DJ Spinna Remix) 13. The 45 King - Take Me to the 45 King 14. Erykah Badu - I Want You 15. Ryuchi Sakamoto - Reversing 16. Jazzanova - Song of Will (Remix)For this mix I wanted to think of myself in an Alien form, free, roaming the galaxy, with lots of synth beeps and astro sounds. With Dayton rims on the spaceship, considering myself like some sort of galactic pimp haha. Big shout outs this time to my man @DJDestroyer from the @UmojaHiFi crew for lacing me with some of the music heard here, helping me to keep the sounds up to date and to not sound dated. Also Big Up Asad @FootLongEvents and Art Don't Sleep for pushing the limits...

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dj dAz presents: BIG PIMPIN’ (the original swagger mix)

December 5, 2012, 5:25 pm

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dj dAz presents: BIG PIMPIN’ (the original swagger mix) 1. Eddie Harris – It’s Alright Now 2. Kool & The Gang – Summer Madness 3. Johnny Guitar Watson – Superman Lover 4. Chakachas – Stories 5. Roy Ayers – Boogie Back 6. Stevie Wonder – Past Time Paradise 7. Willie Hutch – I Choose You 8. Al Green – I’m Glad You’re Mine 9. Bobby Womack – Woman’s Gotta Have It 10. Marvin Gaye – I Want You 11. Sly & The Family Stone – If You Want Me To Stay 12. Prince – The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker 13. Zapp – Heartbreaker PT I & II 14. Rene and Angela – I’ll Be Good 15. Kraftwerk – Trans-Europe ExpressRecorded 100% live in 1 take. No over dubs, edits, or pro-tools. Peace & love… yeah this mix started as a dedication to the original Cahuenga Posse crew from when we used to play our house parties in the early ‘90’s but took a turn into the next 20 years past. Puttin’ it down from beginning to end, the music is inspired by all the people I’ve met who continue to influence me now. I think I’ve mostly mentioned everyone on my past mixes so I’m just collectively give a Big Up and say thank you for inspiring me daily. Cahuenga Posse 4 Life!

dj dAz presents: STREAM OF CONSCIOUSNESS (A Late Night Groove Mix)

April 13, 2013, 10:12 pm

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dj dAz presents: STREAM OF CONSCIOUSNESS (A Late Night Groove Mix)1. Schmoov! - Playground 2. DeMarkus Lewis - We Don't Need... 3. Nick Holder - Swimming (Vocal Mix) 4. Rachel Row - Follow The Step (Kink Beat Mix) 5. Markus Enochson & Jocelyn Mathiue - Endless Dance (Karizma Remix) 6. SBTRKT - Pharaohs (feat. Roses Gabor) 7. Risk Soundsystem - The Sound Is Yours (Kerri Chandler Remix) 8. Kerri Chandler - Track 1 Revisited (Bigga Mix) 9. Ben Westbeech - Falling (Deetron Paradise Vocal Remix) 10. Marsha Ambrosius - Far Away (Terry Hunter Bang Sunday Classic Mix)Vibing out on some other shit.... always trying to keep the vibe live. Umoja Soundsystem got diverse styles and this is my contribution to the evolution of my DJ crew. So Big up Umoja: DJ Tomas, Cokni O Dire, Culture D, Jun, DJ Destroyer, and Mona Lisa... my fam! Big up to the party crew that inspired this mix with the bugged out Sunday sessions around L.A. - Chris Vargas at Hush Money, Don Guapo, my lovely Alisa, Sasha, Dave Blandon. Dedicating this mix to y'all! Photo copy write courtesy of gsuarezphoto.com

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November 15, 2013, 9:56 am

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Umoja Soundsystem presents; dj dAz is deAd1. Massive Attack – Babel 2. Lewis Parker - Eyes of Dreams (Instrumental) 3. Joey Bada$$ - Hard Knock 4. Kendrick Lamar – Dream About Me (I’m Dying If Thirst) 5. Outkast – Elevators (Me & You) 6. Nu:Tone - Invisible (Instrumental) 7. Waajeed – Starz 8. RF – Runnin’ 9. De La Soul – Millie Pulled A Pistol on Santa 10. Kevin “Blade” Gordon – Bob James 11. Greg Paulus – Daisy Duke 12. A Race of Angels - We 13. De La Soul – I Am, I Be 14. Daft Punk – Aerodynamic (Slum Village Remix) 15. Andrew Ashong - Flowers 16. Daft Punk – End Of Line 17. Waajeed – Proud 18. Waajeed – Knives Out feat. Monica Blair

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January 26, 2014, 2:38 pm

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_dj dAz presents: Rare Groove Like A Mug1. Mickey & The Soul Generation – Iron Leg 2. Stone Alliance – Sweetie Pie 3. Larry Young’s Fuel – Turn Off The Lights 4. The Headhunters – If You Got It, You’ll Get It 5. Pharoah Sanders – You’ve Got To Have Freedom 6. James Brown – Mind Power 7. Syl Johnson – Different Strokes 8. The Jackson Sisters – I Believe In Miracles 9. The Vibrettes – Humpty Dump 10. Cymande – Bra 11. Curtis Mayfield – Pusherman 12. Donny Hathaway – The Ghetto 13. Ann Sexton – You’re Losing Me 14. The JB’s – Blow Your Head 15. Stevie Wonder – Higher GroundRecorded 100% live by dj dAz at Blackburn Manor. Shout out to The Umoja Hi Fi crew, and all rare groove steppers around the world. Peace & Love! _dj dAz

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Peace y'all. I had to re-record this mix to get the execution right. Too much good music to not do it justice by doing choppy mixes. This (as all my other mixes are recorded 100% live)1. Milt Jackson & Ray Brown - Enchanted Lady 2. The Meters - Just Kissed My Baby 3. James Mason - Slick City 4. Ponderosa Twins + 1 - Bound 5. People Get Ready - Curtis Mayfield & The Impressions 6. Roy Ayers - Everybody Loves The Sunshine 7. Bobby Caldwell - What You Won't Do For Love 8. The Charmels - As Long As I've Got You 9. Grover Washington Jr. - Lorans Dance (THS Chop) 10. Al Hirt - Harlem Hendoo 11. Stanley Turrentine - Sister Sanctified 12. Afrique - House of the Rising Funk 13. Wilson Pickett - Engine No. 9 14. James Brown - Papa Don't Take No Mess 15. Myra Barnes - Message from the Soul Sisters 16. Bob James - Nautilus (Dobie Chop) 17. Harlem Underground Band - Smokin' Cheeba Cheeba Recorded 100% live by dj dAz for Umoja Hi Fi sounds. Sending this one out to the OG cutta hacks The Soul Brothers - Kraig E, V-Luv, and Legendary.