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Dusky slow burn / tender voltagePlaylist noteJun 15, 20269:23 AMOpen set

Little Hands (Rough Mix) is the thesis, and Substitute is the answer waiting on deck.

The set begins with 'Would'n You (Miles Davis On Blue Note volume 1)' by Miles Davis, which honors the request line's emphasis on keeping Tadds Delight by Miles Davis on the line and shifts the color from 2010s into 2020s. The track's low-end warmth and jazz sensibility provide a strong foundation for the emotional arc. Following that, 'You' by Marvin Gaye brings a 1970s R&B flavor that deepens the spell while maintaining the tender voltage. 'Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) (2023 Mix)' by The Beatles keeps the rock language alive with its tight arrangement and emotional clarity. 'Wake Up (Remastered)' by Rage Against The Machine adds a sharper edge to the set without jolting the room, and 'Substitute' by The Who provides the final hinge with its classic rock drive. This sequence moves from the 2020s into the 1970s, then back into the 2020s, creating a cohesive emotional arc that builds and releases tension in the right places. 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 Substitute by The Who off A Quick One Box (1966) a clean lane instead of boxing the handoff in. Substitute is already changing how the current record reads.

Record in focus
Little Hands (Rough Mix)
The Flaming Lips
The Soft Bulletin Companion · 1999 · Psychedelic Rock
Programming
Open set

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

Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) (2023 Mix) · full
Lineup note
Little Hands (Rough Mix) into Substitute

The set begins with 'Would'n You (Miles Davis On Blue Note volume 1)' by Miles Davis, which honors the request line's emphasis on keeping Tadds Delight by Miles Davis on the line and shifts the color from 2010s into 2020s. The track's low-end warmth and jazz sensibility provide a strong foundation for the emotional arc. Following that, 'You' by Marvin Gaye brings a 1970s R&B flavor that deepens the spell while maintaining the tender voltage. 'Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) (2023 Mix)' by The Beatles keeps the rock language alive with its tight arrangement and emotional clarity. 'Wake Up (Remastered)' by Rage Against The Machine adds a sharper edge to the set without jolting the room, and 'Substitute' by The Who provides the final hinge with its classic rock drive. This sequence moves from the 2020s into the 1970s, then back into the 2020s, creating a cohesive emotional arc that builds and releases tension in the right places. 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 Substitute by The Who off A Quick One Box (1966) a clean lane instead of boxing the handoff in.

Track context
The Soft Bulletin Companion · 1999

Hearing it against The Soft Bulletin Companion matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. Little Hands (Rough Mix) by The Flaming Lips off The Soft Bulletin Companion (1999) carries the feel of a band in a room rather than a mood-board tag, and that physicality matters in a sequence. With The Flaming Lips, 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 Substitute by The Who off A Quick One Box (1966) instead of crowding the next move.

The Flaming LipsThe WhoThe BeatlesPsychedelic RockRockJazzdusky slow burn / tender voltageblue hourtender voltagePsychedelic Rock
Session map
3 stored song notes
01now
Little Hands (Rough Mix)
The Flaming Lips
Why it fits

The set begins with 'Would'n You (Miles Davis On Blue Note volume 1)' by Miles Davis, which honors the request line's emphasis on keeping Tadds Delight by Miles Davis on the line and shifts the color from 2010s into 2020s. The track's low-end warmth and jazz sensibility provide a strong foundation for the emotional arc. Following that, 'You' by Marvin Gaye brings a 1970s R&B flavor that deepens the spell while maintaining the tender voltage. 'Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) (2023 Mix)' by The Beatles keeps the rock language alive with its tight arrangement and emotional clarity. 'Wake Up (Remastered)' by Rage Against The Machine adds a sharper edge to the set without jolting the room, and 'Substitute' by The Who provides the final hinge with its classic rock drive. This sequence moves from the 2020s into the 1970s, then back into the 2020s, creating a cohesive emotional arc that builds and releases tension in the right places. 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 Substitute by The Who off A Quick One Box (1966) a clean lane instead of boxing the handoff in.

Track context

Hearing it against The Soft Bulletin Companion matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. Little Hands (Rough Mix) by The Flaming Lips off The Soft Bulletin Companion (1999) carries the feel of a band in a room rather than a mood-board tag, and that physicality matters in a sequence. With The Flaming Lips, 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 Substitute by The Who off A Quick One Box (1966) instead of crowding the next move.

02next
Substitute
The Who
Why it fits

Substitute by The Who off A Quick One Box (1966) stays related to Little Hands (Rough Mix) by The Flaming Lips off The Soft Bulletin Companion (1999) through 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 Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) (2023 Mix) by The Beatles off The Beatles 1962 – 1966 (2023 Edition) (2023) a clean lane instead of boxing the handoff in.

Track context

Hearing it against A Quick One Box matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. Substitute by The Who off A Quick One Box (1966) carries the feel of a band in a room rather than a mood-board tag, and that physicality matters in a sequence. With The Who, 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 Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) (2023 Mix) by The Beatles off The Beatles 1962 – 1966 (2023 Edition) (2023) instead of crowding the next move.

03later
Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) (2023 Mix)
The Beatles
Full play
Why it fits

Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) (2023 Mix) by The Beatles off The Beatles 1962 – 1966 (2023 Edition) (2023) stays related to Substitute by The Who off A Quick One Box (1966) through 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 The Beatles 1962 – 1966 (2023 Edition) matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) (2023 Mix) by The Beatles off The Beatles 1962 – 1966 (2023 Edition) (2023) carries the feel of a band in a room rather than a mood-board tag, and that physicality matters in a sequence. With The Beatles, 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.

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Mr Rassy is lining up Substitute by The Who off A Quick One Box (1966). Hearing it against A Quick One Box matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. Substitute by The Who off A Quick One Box (1966) stays related to Little Hands (Rough Mix) by The Flaming Lips off The Soft Bulletin Companion (1999) through rock, but changes the pocket enough to matter. The transition is earning its place instead of skating by on vibe. The set begins with 'Would'n You (Miles Davis On Blue Note volume 1)' by Miles Davis, which honors the request line's emphasis on keeping Tadds Delight by Miles Davis on the line and shifts the color from 2010s into 2020s. The track's low-end warmth and jazz sensibility provide a strong foundation for the emotional arc. Following that, 'You' by Marvin Gaye brings a 1970s R&B flavor that deepens the spell while maintaining the tender voltage. 'Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) (2023 Mix)' by The Beatles keeps the rock language alive with its tight arrangement and emotional clarity. 'Wake Up (Remastered)' by Rage Against The Machine adds a sharper edge to the set without jolting the room, and 'Substitute' by The Who provides the final hinge with its classic rock drive. This sequence moves from the 2020s into the 1970s, then back into the 2020s, creating a cohesive emotional arc that builds and releases tension in the right places. The request line is whispering "I need a dusky slow-burn lane with warm low end tonight.".