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Session notes from the booth.

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 / midnight patiencePlaylist noteJun 13, 20264:41 AMOpen set

Lyrics to Go is the thesis, and Midnight is the answer waiting on deck.

Reach for it when the pressure needs to come from the pocket and the cadence rather than from a giant arrangement swing. It leaves Midnight by Red Hot Chili Peppers off By The Way (2002) a clean lane instead of boxing the handoff in. Midnight is already changing how the current record reads.

Record in focus
Lyrics to Go
A Tribe Called Quest
Oh My God · 1993 · Hip Hop
Programming
Open set

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

Midnight · full
Lineup note
Lyrics to Go into Midnight

Reach for it when the pressure needs to come from the pocket and the cadence rather than from a giant arrangement swing. It leaves Midnight by Red Hot Chili Peppers off By The Way (2002) a clean lane instead of boxing the handoff in.

Track context
Oh My God · 1993

Hearing it against Oh My God matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. Lyrics to Go by A Tribe Called Quest off Oh My God (1993) keeps the pressure in the pocket and the phrasing, which makes it a control move as much as a crowd move. On Oh My God (1993), it reads as part of a larger album world instead of a stray file in the crate. Listen for how the cadence and the low end keep re-framing the center of the track without resorting to big obvious turns.

Listen for
What to catch in the arrangement

Listen for how the cadence and the low end keep re-framing the center of the track without resorting to big obvious turns. Notice how it hands the weight to Midnight by Red Hot Chili Peppers off By The Way (2002) instead of crowding the next move.

A Tribe Called QuestRed Hot Chili PeppersTalking HeadsHip HopAlternative-RockPopdusky slow burn / midnight patiencedeep nightmidnight patienceHip Hop
Session map
3 stored song notes
01now
Lyrics to Go
A Tribe Called Quest
Why it fits

Reach for it when the pressure needs to come from the pocket and the cadence rather than from a giant arrangement swing. It leaves Midnight by Red Hot Chili Peppers off By The Way (2002) a clean lane instead of boxing the handoff in.

Track context

Hearing it against Oh My God matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. Lyrics to Go by A Tribe Called Quest off Oh My God (1993) keeps the pressure in the pocket and the phrasing, which makes it a control move as much as a crowd move. On Oh My God (1993), it reads as part of a larger album world instead of a stray file in the crate. Listen for how the cadence and the low end keep re-framing the center of the track without resorting to big obvious turns.

Listen for

Listen for how the cadence and the low end keep re-framing the center of the track without resorting to big obvious turns. Notice how it hands the weight to Midnight by Red Hot Chili Peppers off By The Way (2002) instead of crowding the next move.

02next
Midnight
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Full play
Why it fits

Midnight by Red Hot Chili Peppers off By The Way (2002) lifts the pressure after Lyrics to Go by A Tribe Called Quest off Oh My God (1993) 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 Stay Hungry (Live) (Remastered) by Talking Heads off Live At The Heatwave Festival, Bowmanville, Ontario, 23 Aug '80 (Remastered) (2015) a clean lane instead of boxing the handoff in.

Track context

Hearing it against By The Way matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. Midnight by Red Hot Chili Peppers off By The Way (2002) carries the feel of a band in a room rather than a mood-board tag, and that physicality matters in a sequence. With Red Hot Chili Peppers, 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 Stay Hungry (Live) (Remastered) by Talking Heads off Live At The Heatwave Festival, Bowmanville, Ontario, 23 Aug '80 (Remastered) (2015) instead of crowding the next move.

03later
Stay Hungry (Live) (Remastered)
Talking Heads
Why it fits

Stay Hungry (Live) (Remastered) by Talking Heads off Live At The Heatwave Festival, Bowmanville, Ontario, 23 Aug '80 (Remastered) (2015) cools the temperature after Midnight by Red Hot Chili Peppers off By The Way (2002) and lets the turn breathe. 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 Live At The Heatwave Festival, Bowmanville, Ontario, 23 Aug '80 (Remastered) matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. Stay Hungry (Live) (Remastered) by Talking Heads off Live At The Heatwave Festival, Bowmanville, Ontario, 23 Aug '80 (Remastered) (2015) carries the feel of a band in a room rather than a mood-board tag, and that physicality matters in a sequence. 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.

Open saved booth copy

Mr Rassy is lining up Midnight by Red Hot Chili Peppers off By The Way (2002). Hearing it against By The Way matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. Midnight by Red Hot Chili Peppers off By The Way (2002) lifts the pressure after Lyrics to Go by A Tribe Called Quest off Oh My God (1993) 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 / hushed gravityPlaylist noteJun 12, 20267:19 AMOpen set

Lyrics to Go is the thesis, and Gwely Mernans (also known as Gwely Mernans) is the answer waiting on deck.

Reach for it when the pressure needs to come from the pocket and the cadence rather than from a giant arrangement swing. It leaves Gwely Mernans (also known as Gwely Mernans) by Aphex Twin off Disc 1 - Drukqs (2001) a clean lane instead of boxing the handoff in. Gwely Mernans (also known as Gwely Mernans) is already changing how the current record reads.

Record in focus
Lyrics to Go
A Tribe Called Quest
Oh My God · 1993 · Hip Hop
Programming
Open set

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

Mercure - Poses Plastiques: Deuxième Tableau, Colère De Cerbère · full
Lineup note
Lyrics to Go into Gwely Mernans (also known as Gwely Mernans)

Reach for it when the pressure needs to come from the pocket and the cadence rather than from a giant arrangement swing. It leaves Gwely Mernans (also known as Gwely Mernans) by Aphex Twin off Disc 1 - Drukqs (2001) a clean lane instead of boxing the handoff in.

Track context
Oh My God · 1993

Hearing it against Oh My God matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. Lyrics to Go by A Tribe Called Quest off Oh My God (1993) keeps the pressure in the pocket and the phrasing, which makes it a control move as much as a crowd move. On Oh My God (1993), it reads as part of a larger album world instead of a stray file in the crate. Listen for how the cadence and the low end keep re-framing the center of the track without resorting to big obvious turns.

Listen for
What to catch in the arrangement

Listen for how the cadence and the low end keep re-framing the center of the track without resorting to big obvious turns. Notice how it hands the weight to Gwely Mernans (also known as Gwely Mernans) by Aphex Twin off Disc 1 - Drukqs (2001) instead of crowding the next move.

A Tribe Called QuestAphex TwinTalking HeadsHip Hopelectronic, ambient, experimentalRockdusky slow burn / hushed gravitydeep nighthushed gravityHip Hop
Session map
3 stored song notes
01now
Lyrics to Go
A Tribe Called Quest
Why it fits

Reach for it when the pressure needs to come from the pocket and the cadence rather than from a giant arrangement swing. It leaves Gwely Mernans (also known as Gwely Mernans) by Aphex Twin off Disc 1 - Drukqs (2001) a clean lane instead of boxing the handoff in.

Track context

Hearing it against Oh My God matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. Lyrics to Go by A Tribe Called Quest off Oh My God (1993) keeps the pressure in the pocket and the phrasing, which makes it a control move as much as a crowd move. On Oh My God (1993), it reads as part of a larger album world instead of a stray file in the crate. Listen for how the cadence and the low end keep re-framing the center of the track without resorting to big obvious turns.

Listen for

Listen for how the cadence and the low end keep re-framing the center of the track without resorting to big obvious turns. Notice how it hands the weight to Gwely Mernans (also known as Gwely Mernans) by Aphex Twin off Disc 1 - Drukqs (2001) instead of crowding the next move.

02next
Gwely Mernans (also known as Gwely Mernans)
Aphex Twin
Why it fits

Gwely Mernans (also known as Gwely Mernans) by Aphex Twin off Disc 1 - Drukqs (2001) stays related to Lyrics to Go by A Tribe Called Quest off Oh My God (1993) through electronic, ambient, experimental, but changes the pocket enough to matter. Gwely Mernans (also known as Gwely Mernans) by Aphex Twin off Disc 1 - Drukqs (2001) opens space, decay, and atmosphere without letting the air go limp. It leaves New Feeling, Pulled Up by Talking Heads off Boarding House San Francisco Ca. September 16, 1978 (Doxy Collection, Remastered, Live on Ksan) (2015) a clean lane instead of boxing the handoff in.

Track context

Hearing it against Disc 1 - Drukqs matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. Gwely Mernans (also known as Gwely Mernans) by Aphex Twin off Disc 1 - Drukqs (2001) opens space, decay, and atmosphere without letting the air go limp. On Disc 1 - Drukqs (2001), it reads as part of a larger album world instead of a stray file in the crate. The detail is in the air around the sound as much as in the notes themselves: sustain, echo, and how long each element hangs before the next one arrives.

Listen for

Listen for the negative space: tails, echoes, and the way the sound keeps moving even when the surface feels still. Notice how it hands the weight to New Feeling, Pulled Up by Talking Heads off Boarding House San Francisco Ca. September 16, 1978 (Doxy Collection, Remastered, Live on Ksan) (2015) instead of crowding the next move.

03later
New Feeling, Pulled Up
Talking Heads
Why it fits

New Feeling, Pulled Up by Talking Heads off Boarding House San Francisco Ca. September 16, 1978 (Doxy Collection, Remastered, Live on Ksan) (2015) stays related to Gwely Mernans (also known as Gwely Mernans) by Aphex Twin off Disc 1 - Drukqs (2001) 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

September 16, 1978 (Doxy Collection, Remastered, Live on Ksan) matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. September 16, 1978 (Doxy Collection, Remastered, Live on Ksan) (2015) carries the feel of a band in a room rather than a mood-board tag, and that physicality matters in a sequence. 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.

Open saved booth copy

Mr Rassy is lining up Gwely Mernans (also known as Gwely Mernans) by Aphex Twin off Disc 1 - Drukqs (2001). Hearing it against Disc 1 - Drukqs matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. Gwely Mernans (also known as Gwely Mernans) by Aphex Twin off Disc 1 - Drukqs (2001) stays related to Lyrics to Go by A Tribe Called Quest off Oh My God (1993) through electronic, ambient, experimental, but changes the pocket enough to matter. 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.".