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The lineup logic, the song notes, and the things I want you to hear, saved one session at a time.

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Dusky slow burn lane / slow brighteningPlaylist noteAug 4, 202612:58 PMOpen set

Space Oddity (2015 Remaster) is the thesis, and Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word is the answer waiting on deck.

Reach for it when the turn needs shape, attack, and a record that can define the next move in just a few bars. It leaves Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word by Elton John off The Very Best Of Elton John (1990) a clean lane instead of boxing the handoff in. Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word is already changing how the current record reads.

Record in focus
Space Oddity (2015 Remaster)
David Bowie
Changesbowie · 1990 · Glam Rock
Programming
Open set

Mr Rassy is shaping the next turn from the records already on the deck.

Violent Dreams · full
Lineup note
Space Oddity (2015 Remaster) into Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word

Reach for it when the turn needs shape, attack, and a record that can define the next move in just a few bars. It leaves Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word by Elton John off The Very Best Of Elton John (1990) a clean lane instead of boxing the handoff in.

Track context
Changesbowie · 1990

Hearing it against Changesbowie matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. Space Oddity (2015 Remaster) by David Bowie off Changesbowie (1990) carries the feel of a band in a room rather than a mood-board tag, and that physicality matters in a sequence. With David Bowie, the attraction is often attack and arrangement economy: what the band can say quickly and physically. The record earns its place through how the arrangement opens and tightens rather than through sheer mass.

Listen for
What to catch in the arrangement

Listen for where the arrangement opens wider than the first impression suggests, especially when the rhythm section changes the floor under the lead. Notice how it hands the weight to Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word by Elton John off The Very Best Of Elton John (1990) instead of crowding the next move.

David BowieElton JohnCreedence Clearwater RevivalGlam RockRockPop, Rockdusky slow burn lane / slow brighteningdaybreakslow brighteningGlam Rock
Session map
3 stored song notes
01now
Space Oddity (2015 Remaster)
David Bowie
Why it fits

Reach for it when the turn needs shape, attack, and a record that can define the next move in just a few bars. It leaves Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word by Elton John off The Very Best Of Elton John (1990) a clean lane instead of boxing the handoff in.

Track context

Hearing it against Changesbowie matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. Space Oddity (2015 Remaster) by David Bowie off Changesbowie (1990) carries the feel of a band in a room rather than a mood-board tag, and that physicality matters in a sequence. With David Bowie, the attraction is often attack and arrangement economy: what the band can say quickly and physically. The record earns its place through how the arrangement opens and tightens rather than through sheer mass.

Listen for

Listen for where the arrangement opens wider than the first impression suggests, especially when the rhythm section changes the floor under the lead. Notice how it hands the weight to Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word by Elton John off The Very Best Of Elton John (1990) instead of crowding the next move.

02next
Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word
Elton John
Why it fits

Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word by Elton John off The Very Best Of Elton John (1990) lifts the pressure after Space Oddity (2015 Remaster) by David Bowie off Changesbowie (1990) without snapping the thread. Reach for it when the turn needs shape, attack, and a record that can define the next move in just a few bars. It leaves Who'll Stop The Rain by Creedence Clearwater Revival off Cosmo's Factory (1970) a clean lane instead of boxing the handoff in.

Track context

Hearing it against The Very Best Of Elton John matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word by Elton John off The Very Best Of Elton John (1990) carries the feel of a band in a room rather than a mood-board tag, and that physicality matters in a sequence. With Elton John, the attraction is often attack and arrangement economy: what the band can say quickly and physically. The record earns its place through how the arrangement opens and tightens rather than through sheer mass.

Listen for

Listen for where the arrangement opens wider than the first impression suggests, especially when the rhythm section changes the floor under the lead. Notice how it hands the weight to Who'll Stop The Rain by Creedence Clearwater Revival off Cosmo's Factory (1970) instead of crowding the next move.

03later
Who'll Stop The Rain
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Why it fits

Who'll Stop The Rain by Creedence Clearwater Revival off Cosmo's Factory (1970) stays related to Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word by Elton John off The Very Best Of Elton John (1990) through pop, rock, but changes the pocket enough to matter. Reach for it when the turn needs shape, attack, and a record that can define the next move in just a few bars.

Track context

Hearing it against Cosmo's Factory matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. Who'll Stop The Rain by Creedence Clearwater Revival off Cosmo's Factory (1970) carries the feel of a band in a room rather than a mood-board tag, and that physicality matters in a sequence. With Creedence Clearwater Revival, the attraction is often attack and arrangement economy: what the band can say quickly and physically. The record earns its place through how the arrangement opens and tightens rather than through sheer mass.

Listen for

Listen for where the arrangement opens wider than the first impression suggests, especially when the rhythm section changes the floor under the lead.

Open saved booth copy

Mr Rassy is lining up Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word by Elton John off The Very Best Of Elton John (1990). Hearing it against The Very Best Of Elton John matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word by Elton John off The Very Best Of Elton John (1990) lifts the pressure after Space Oddity (2015 Remaster) by David Bowie off Changesbowie (1990) without snapping the thread. The transition is earning its place instead of skating by on vibe. The request line is whispering "I need a dusky slow-burn lane with warm low end tonight.".

Dusky slow burn lane / open window liftPlaylist noteAug 4, 202612:32 PMOpen set

Radar Love is the thesis, and Houses in Motion (Live at Werchterpark Festival, Belgium) is the answer waiting on deck.

Reach for it when the turn needs shape, attack, and a record that can define the next move in just a few bars. It leaves Houses in Motion (Live at Werchterpark Festival, Belgium) by Talking Heads off Radio Waves 1978-1983: Psycho Killers, Vol. 2 (Live) (2016) a clean lane instead of boxing the handoff in. Houses in Motion (Live at Werchterpark Festival, Belgium) is already changing how the current record reads.

Record in focus
Radar Love
Golden Earring
Sounds Of The Seventies - 1974: Take Two · 1991 · Rock
Programming
Open set

Mr Rassy is shaping the next turn from the records already on the deck.

Space Oddity (2015 Remaster) · full
Lineup note
Radar Love into Houses in Motion (Live at Werchterpark Festival, Belgium)

Reach for it when the turn needs shape, attack, and a record that can define the next move in just a few bars. It leaves Houses in Motion (Live at Werchterpark Festival, Belgium) by Talking Heads off Radio Waves 1978-1983: Psycho Killers, Vol. 2 (Live) (2016) a clean lane instead of boxing the handoff in.

Track context
Sounds Of The Seventies - 1974: Take Two · 1991

Hearing it against Sounds Of The Seventies - 1974: Take Two matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. Radar Love by Golden Earring off Sounds Of The Seventies - 1974: Take Two (1991) carries the feel of a band in a room rather than a mood-board tag, and that physicality matters in a sequence. With Golden Earring, the attraction is often attack and arrangement economy: what the band can say quickly and physically. The record earns its place through how the arrangement opens and tightens rather than through sheer mass.

Listen for
What to catch in the arrangement

Listen for where the arrangement opens wider than the first impression suggests, especially when the rhythm section changes the floor under the lead. Notice how it hands the weight to Houses in Motion (Live at Werchterpark Festival, Belgium) by Talking Heads off Radio Waves 1978-1983: Psycho Killers, Vol. 2 (Live) (2016) instead of crowding the next move.

Golden EarringTalking HeadsDavid BowieRockPopPop, Rockdusky slow burn lane / open-window liftdaybreakopen-window liftRock
Session map
3 stored song notes
01now
Radar Love
Golden Earring
Why it fits

Reach for it when the turn needs shape, attack, and a record that can define the next move in just a few bars. It leaves Houses in Motion (Live at Werchterpark Festival, Belgium) by Talking Heads off Radio Waves 1978-1983: Psycho Killers, Vol. 2 (Live) (2016) a clean lane instead of boxing the handoff in.

Track context

Hearing it against Sounds Of The Seventies - 1974: Take Two matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. Radar Love by Golden Earring off Sounds Of The Seventies - 1974: Take Two (1991) carries the feel of a band in a room rather than a mood-board tag, and that physicality matters in a sequence. With Golden Earring, the attraction is often attack and arrangement economy: what the band can say quickly and physically. The record earns its place through how the arrangement opens and tightens rather than through sheer mass.

Listen for

Listen for where the arrangement opens wider than the first impression suggests, especially when the rhythm section changes the floor under the lead. Notice how it hands the weight to Houses in Motion (Live at Werchterpark Festival, Belgium) by Talking Heads off Radio Waves 1978-1983: Psycho Killers, Vol. 2 (Live) (2016) instead of crowding the next move.

02next
Houses in Motion (Live at Werchterpark Festival, Belgium)
Talking Heads
Why it fits

Houses in Motion (Live at Werchterpark Festival, Belgium) by Talking Heads off Radio Waves 1978-1983: Psycho Killers, Vol. 2 (Live) (2016) stays related to Radar Love by Golden Earring off Sounds Of The Seventies - 1974: Take Two (1991) through pop / rock, but changes the pocket enough to matter. Reach for it when the turn needs shape, attack, and a record that can define the next move in just a few bars. It leaves Space Oddity (2015 Remaster) by David Bowie off David Bowie (aka Space Oddity) [2015 Remaster] (2015) a clean lane instead of boxing the handoff in.

Track context

Hearing it against Radio Waves 1978-1983: Psycho Killers, Vol. Houses in Motion (Live at Werchterpark Festival, Belgium) by Talking Heads off Radio Waves 1978-1983: Psycho Killers, Vol. With Talking Heads, the attraction is often attack and arrangement economy: what the band can say quickly and physically. The record earns its place through how the arrangement opens and tightens rather than through sheer mass.

Listen for

Listen for where the arrangement opens wider than the first impression suggests, especially when the rhythm section changes the floor under the lead. Notice how it hands the weight to Space Oddity (2015 Remaster) by David Bowie off David Bowie (aka Space Oddity) [2015 Remaster] (2015) instead of crowding the next move.

03later
Space Oddity (2015 Remaster)
David Bowie
Full play
Why it fits

Space Oddity (2015 Remaster) by David Bowie off David Bowie (aka Space Oddity) [2015 Remaster] (2015) stays related to Houses in Motion (Live at Werchterpark Festival, Belgium) by Talking Heads off Radio Waves 1978-1983: Psycho Killers, Vol. 2 (Live) (2016) through pop, rock, but changes the pocket enough to matter. Reach for it when the turn needs shape, attack, and a record that can define the next move in just a few bars.

Track context

Hearing it against David Bowie (aka Space Oddity) [2015 Remaster] matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. Space Oddity (2015 Remaster) by David Bowie off David Bowie (aka Space Oddity) [2015 Remaster] (2015) carries the feel of a band in a room rather than a mood-board tag, and that physicality matters in a sequence. With David Bowie, the attraction is often attack and arrangement economy: what the band can say quickly and physically. The record earns its place through how the arrangement opens and tightens rather than through sheer mass.

Listen for

Listen for where the arrangement opens wider than the first impression suggests, especially when the rhythm section changes the floor under the lead.

Open saved booth copy

Mr Rassy is lining up Houses in Motion (Live at Werchterpark Festival, Belgium) by Talking Heads off Radio Waves 1978-1983: Psycho Killers, Vol. 2 (Live) (2016). Hearing it against Radio Waves 1978-1983: Psycho Killers, Vol. Houses in Motion (Live at Werchterpark Festival, Belgium) by Talking Heads off Radio Waves 1978-1983: Psycho Killers, Vol. The transition is earning its place instead of skating by on vibe. The request line is whispering "I need a dusky slow-burn lane with warm low end tonight.".