Check the waves as we welcome Proof and Freddy Anzures to drop an afro-futuristic soul slap. The recurring Sanguine theme of retro-futurism (check: Android Boogie) resurfaces, this time with a focus on fusing music and technology stemming from the African diaspora. Don’t [...]]]> Daft In Africa (right click and “save as” to download)

Check the waves as we welcome Proof and Freddy Anzures to drop an afro-futuristic soul slap. The recurring Sanguine theme of retro-futurism (check: Android Boogie) resurfaces, this time with a focus on fusing music and technology stemming from the African diaspora. Don’t sleep on this one; the apt duo incorporate vinyl with digital throughout their set, dosing us with a taste of their Daft iN Africa series.

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Great Integration is an understatement for our guests this week, not only did this crew of folks create a hip-hop opera called Great Integration—what they have achieved (and I’m still trying to wrap my brain around) is an apocalyptic, mystical, mold breaking, saga…yo this ain’t any ol’ [...]]]> Great Integration (right click and “save as” to download)

Great Integration is an understatement for our guests this week, not only did this crew of folks create a hip-hop opera called Great Integration—what they have achieved (and I’m still trying to wrap my brain around) is an apocalyptic, mystical, mold breaking, saga…yo this ain’t any ol’ Star Wars or Lord of Ring epic saga, it’s narrated by hip-hop emcee Kirby Dominant, unfolded by classical chamber Ensemble Mik Nawooj, and expressed viscerally via Push Dance Company. Based on Daoist perspectives of opening one’s self to creation and understanding forces of deconstruction, Great Integration will be presented to us in several parts (separate performances) that will climax at the end of the Mayan calendar (end of the world) in 2012!

I could summarize the piece but since my brain has not fully accepted the feat I’ll let an except of their press release say it best:

“…In this penultimate installment of the Mik Nawooj saga, Black Swordsman of dominance is chosen as the one to trigger the Great Integration of the world before the arrival of Celestial King. When all the 5 lords of material realm are conquered, the old world we know will merge into one and the Great Celestial King shall descend from 9th heaven to wipe out all the impurities of the world, thus creating a new world with brand new paradigm.”

And always rocking steady for ya, we have our very own Honey Knuckles representing his spin on integration with tracks Sun-Ra would love—melding afro-funk, jazz and a sprinkle of electronic production.

We thank our guests Christopher Nicolas, JooWan Kim, Raissa Simpson for spreading the word on Great Integration work as it was a truly opening and wonderful experience. Enjoy!

With light,
Mama FeelGood

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Time flies, and we’ve already hit episode 49, meaning that this website now boasts 98 hours of recorded Sanguine Soul slammers! Jyeah, that’s at least 6 hours of Honey Knuckles saying “what up”, 8 hours of Z Note losing his breadth, 3 hours of [...]]]> Iron & Fire (right click and “save as” to download)

Time flies, and we’ve already hit episode 49, meaning that this website now boasts 98 hours of recorded Sanguine Soul slammers! Jyeah, that’s at least 6 hours of Honey Knuckles saying “what up”, 8 hours of Z Note losing his breadth, 3 hours of Aisha making cat noises, and 90 minutes of Shelmatic’s marbled mouth mushroom flow. Did I really just write all that?

So, in case you were wondering if “Iron & Fire” means that we got our blacksmithing on this show, let me break it down. We finally got a chance to grace the decks for a full 45 minutes each this time around. Whereas Honey Knuckles blessed the decks with 45 minute of the fire-side of the soul spectrum, I (Z Knoooowt) laid down the icy iron backwoods. It makes for a dynamic range of music, from the propulsive madness of Afro-House to the cold drum machines and synth keys of minimal wave. Anyone know of some good minimal Afro-synth-wave? Oh wow, I just blew my mind.

Enjoy, this one’s music heavy, lots of jams!

Z Note

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For this Valentine’s Day weekend we hit you up with not only some drums of passion but also the ebullient vocalizations and soulful poetics that spring forth from the valley of propulsive rhythms. Ya, it’s quite a ride, featuring exuberant sounds from Derrick Love–of San Francisco’s [...]]]>
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For this Valentine’s Day weekend we hit you up with not only some drums of passion but also the ebullient vocalizations and soulful poetics that spring forth from the valley of propulsive rhythms. Ya, it’s quite a ride, featuring exuberant sounds from Derrick Love–of San Francisco’s straight heated monthly get-down, Gemini Disco. He rocks a straight vinyl set linking James Brown to pummeling disco jams. We chop up it for a minute, exchanging ideas on creativity with restraint: the focused and specialized character of vinyl DJing in contrast to the sprawling and rhizomatic nature of mp3 DJing.

Shelmatic, back from her LA travels for the moment, starts it all off with the legendary percussionist Babatunde and his unstoppable “Jin-Go-Lo-Ba”, as the drums of passion take us from Nigeria, to Jay Electronica’s New Orleans upbringing, back to California, and all the way around the world once again. I end the show with some slow burning polypercussive fire spanning the Afrobeat, breaks, disco, and electro skunk spectrums of the funk. Tell us what you think, send us music, suggests guests or even yourself as a guest, and we got more for your listening pleasure coming up next week!

- Z Note

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Passing Me By (right click and “save as” to download)

It’s February, the month of love, and Sanguine Soul starts it off right with an episode we call “Passing Me By”. Roughly inspired by the Pharcyde song about juvenile infatuation, we channel the youthful heart’s flutter and innocence into [...]]]>

fflood brings the soul to sanguine

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It’s February, the month of love, and Sanguine Soul starts it off right with an episode we call “Passing Me By”. Roughly inspired by the Pharcyde song about juvenile infatuation, we channel the youthful heart’s flutter and innocence into our music and present to you a show we can all desire…and secretly admire.

Z-Note kicks off the show with a tribute set paying homage to Dilla, Teddy, and Old Dirty. Next we welcome veteran DJ and producer fflood as he takes us through an enchanting journey starting with Alice Coltrane, weaving through jazz, soul, hip hop, and house vibes, and ending with the beautiful voice of Nina Simone (all using only vinyl). After the set, fflood talks to Mama FeelGood about his music, blog, and how he got his name. Honey Knuckles picks up where fflood left off and closes out the show with an uptempo house set of poly percussive rhythms to make you dance.

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Dj jb orange from http://djjb.vox.com/

Born from the higher powers of creation, there is a place many artists can describe as their “zone”, “nirvana”, or what freestyle MCs call getting open. This metaphysical realm is when paint, chords, camera angles, notes, words, or medium of choice escape the [...]]]> Love Supreme (right click and “save as” to download)

Dj jb orange from http://djjb.vox.com/

Born from the higher powers of creation, there is a place many artists can describe as their “zone”, “nirvana”, or what freestyle MCs call getting open. This metaphysical realm is when paint, chords, camera angles, notes, words, or medium of choice escape the artist, with little need for cognition, to simply take form from pure impulsive imagination. The guests we present tonight mold their clay from similar instinctive sites.

Tonight’s first featured guest, SF local DJ JB, described forming his sets as “on the fly”–meaning that he’ll have a rough estimate of the genres he’d like to vibe, but ultimately creates his sets in the moment. We also feature an interview with performance artists, Chris Sullivan aka Shockwave and Anthony Veneziale aka Two Touch, from the improv collective Freestyle Love Supreme. In a live pre-recorded interview (I know, the term “live pre-recorded” sounds oximoronic, but the interview was soooo off the hook when we recorded live, I had to disclaim!), breakdown their improv talents as analogous to free jazz.

To honor the free flowing spirits of our guests, Honey Knuckles and I also decided to wing-it, and ended up masterfully bringing-it; evident in the cohesion between banter and mixes which gracefully vibe almost as pure as Coltrane’s Love Supreme!…Haha, I wish! But I do give props to Honey Kunckles who not only spun two short sets so we could present the Freestyle Love Supreme interview within context of some boundary breaking artists, but mixed background for the interview impromptu…ahh that’s good skill.

Feelin the free~
Mama Feelgood

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Goddess of the Harvest

With all the turmoil happening with our sisters and brothers in Ayiti/Haiti, rains washing upon us, and just trying to flourish fourth from our 9-5’s, we present you an eclectic yet reflective show. For meditating on the meaning of it all, resident Z-Note [...]]]> Eclectic Harvest (right click and “save as” to download)

Goddess of the Harvest

With all the turmoil happening with our sisters and brothers in Ayiti/Haiti, rains washing upon us, and just trying to flourish fourth from our 9-5’s, we present you an eclectic yet reflective show. For meditating on the meaning of it all, resident Z-Note presents us with a set he dubs Modal Milk—one that swishes you to and fro genera like your cerebellum recalling childhood, yet keeps you grounded in the present awareness of harmonious rhythmic patterns.

Celebrating our abilities to harvest bountiful memories, our technically precise brotha Professor Bang, of the Slayer’s Club, extracts us out of inner selves with a healthy dose of what the Slayer’s do best—charm and audio carnage. And when we say “technically precise” we mean that el professor is indeed a wise and learned aural mixologist. Integrating a sultry side of dubstep with aDoorly remix of Basement Jaxx’s Raindrops, and then skillfully flying up-tempo like speeding on the autobahn, Professor Bang vows that he’ll help grandma cross the street safely yet leave her loving the wobble.

On the real tip, if you do wish to respond with love/donation to Haiti please check out Partners in Health, an organization that has been on the ground with folks in Haiti for over 20 years–and is one of the most inclusive, community-based health models serving the forgotten.

Beating with other hearts that be, viva Ayiti!
Aisha

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For this week’s episode we tried out something new. Shelmatic jumbled some marbles in her mouth through the whole show, and I (Z Note waxing digital right here) tried to conjure strange words in a fruitless effort to describe the music of Bay Area experimental [...]]]> Verdant Volts (right click and “save as” to download)

For this week’s episode we tried out something new. Shelmatic jumbled some marbles in her mouth through the whole show, and I (Z Note waxing digital right here) tried to conjure strange words in a fruitless effort to describe the music of Bay Area experimental indie band Birds & Batteries. Who wants to be boxed into the silly expressive powers of language anyway? Band frontman and vocalist, Michael Sempert, dropped in to select some Eritrean drum machine tunes and tell us a bit about B&B’s latest EP, Up To No Good, a minimal funk synth effort that instills magnetizing images of an enchanted forest where the flora and fauna are actually robotic manifestations projected from the mind of a twisted hillside gnome–a psychotic little creature with dark intentions and yet, the pathos of a P Funk, cosmic liberator. It’s really a very satisfying combination of sounds. Imagine if John Carpenter produced the soundtrack to Lord of the Rings in the early 80s. Or consider a prismatic focus into one corner of David Bowie’s labyrinthian monsters.

In the spirit of layering the organic with the electric, we happily conceptualize this episode Verdant Volts, a certain tongue twister for our mush mouthed Shelmatictron. And, yet she still carries the torch, saying much wiser things than I. In the second half of the show I suspend my cationic words in favor of spinning some tunes, intertwining psychedelic jazz, post-punk electronica, abstract beats, and a bit of funkified disco for ya’ll. Enjoy!

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After a 2 week hiatus, we are back! We hope you had good times closing out the decade because it’s been a great genesis for us, and we’re grateful that Sanguine Soul had a place in your heart last year. To celebrate the birth of [...]]]> Liquid Alchemy (right click and “save as” to download)

After a 2 week hiatus, we are back! We hope you had good times closing out the decade because it’s been a great genesis for us, and we’re grateful that Sanguine Soul had a place in your heart last year. To celebrate the birth of 2010, we decided to forgo the expected decade in review or top 50 list and instead, decided to throw a theme of the abstract variety in your direction: Liquid Alchemy. Special guest U9Lift joins the Sanguine team for a live set, transforming original beats with samples and acapellas to create his own form of musical gold. As usual, Z-Note and Honey Knucks dispel their own brand of magic on the decks to show you their interpretation of the theme. So as you consume our first show of the decade, what is your liquid alchemy?

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If you’ve clicked the play button on the above audio then you may already realize that something is awry. We recorded a great show for our fam, featuring many songs of experiences contributed from near and far, and a mad talented live [...]]]> Songs of Experience (Glitch Edit) (right click and “save as” to download)

If you’ve clicked the play button on the above audio then you may already realize that something is awry. We recorded a great show for our fam, featuring many songs of experiences contributed from near and far, and a mad talented live performance from local electronic musician, Noel Vaughn.

But in a twist of fate after so many episodes of clear sailing until today’s one year anniversary show, our two hours of material got smashed into seven minutes of a glitchy pastiche. Quite a seven minutes worth listening to nonetheless–well, if you enjoy a collage of vocal and spatial patterns intermingled by the random impulses of the recording equipment. Much love to everyone who contributed a song and a strong memory associated with its sonic frequency; hopefully you were able to listen to us live! More songs of experience to come in the future!

Be sure to peep Noel Vaughn’s soundcloud for only a taste of what this man can do live with a computer, keyboard, and various trigger pad robotics.

Manitous and J. Mousepad in their element

For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere the winter solstice is but on the horizon, changing seasons, perceptions of light and dark, and heralding atmospheric water phenomena. This week we team with our Slayers Club homeboys Manitous and Joe Mousepad [...]]]> Precipitation (right click and “save as” to download)

Manitous and J. Mousepad in their element

For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere the winter solstice is but on the horizon, changing seasons, perceptions of light and dark, and heralding atmospheric water phenomena. This week we team with our Slayers Club homeboys Manitous and Joe Mousepad in channeling the hydrometeoric energies that have graced our skin and streets, in what we present as our ode to precipitation.

I make our boys blush with some sassy commentary on loving the sultry slickness that Honey Knuckles turned on with the lo-fi oscillations from Natural Self and the funky vocal cataclysm of Alice Russell’s “A Fly in the Hand”. Ohhhh let me warn you, before you have a chance to dry, Joe Mousepad and Manitous brings on more of the wet stuff with their fingers on our sonic trigger! Mousepad drizzles us with a KAOSS-filled jam session along side an Amazonian Rainforest set that goes everywhere from Souls of Mischief to Mux Mool, deluged to us by none other than Mr. Manitous!

Relish the soak from our ode to the element that keeps us flowing, heart’s rivers wide, allowing us another lovely motivation to hold onto the ones that warm us…enjoy with love!

Heart flowing,
Mama FeelGood

P.S. For more on Joe Mousepad find him on twitter (he lives on it).

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King Most split between man and machine

Since the industrial revolution, people have leveraged arts to explore the concept of merging human soul with technology (see Fritz Lang’s Metropolis or read Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein). With androids being the epitome of humankind’s effort to merge machine and homosapien, [...]]]> Android Boogie (right click and “save as” to download)

King Most split between man and machine

Since the industrial revolution, people have leveraged arts to explore the concept of merging human soul with technology (see Fritz Lang’s Metropolis or read Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein). With androids being the epitome of humankind’s effort to merge machine and homosapien, the Sanguine family decided to honor the theme in an episode titled: Android Boogie.

We invite local DJ, King Most, to join us this week and step up to the decks to showcase his eclectic range of drum machine and synth driven tracks. Be sure to catch him next week at the Mezzanine spinning with Spinna and Bobbito for the Stevie Wonder party, Wonderfull. Don’t sleep on that one yo!

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So we don’t drink juice in the hood or smoke fools with glocks but we have a mean trio of spinners hitting you tonight. Honey Knuckles beacons with a funk that causes street corner folks to windmill with his old-to-new school span of breaks. Inspired by [...]]]> Mayhem (right click and “save as” to download)

So we don’t drink juice in the hood or smoke fools with glocks but we have a mean trio of spinners hitting you tonight. Honey Knuckles beacons with a funk that causes street corner folks to windmill with his old-to-new school span of breaks. Inspired by the ruckus brought forth—straight from the grime of SF underworld shenanigans, guest DJ/producer Ground_Control owns our listening process with a set that leaps yet bridges each and everywhere from breaks to dubstep and funky electro. And before you have a moment to assure yourself that you’re back in the pilot seat of your being, Z Note slaps you silly with circus disco into psych disco and disco house!

Shout out to THE WOMAN, Nicole, promoter of Infatuation Winter Formal for hooking us up with tickets we gave away to a faithful listener. Yes, if you call and email us amazingly splendid things may happen! Our show is so full of amazing that technology prematurely cuts us off—oh well, ya can’t expect 001 1001 001 01110 100110  to keep up with us cause we break all time/space/musical/existential boxes.

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It seems we’re coming full circle with the history of hiphop and disco music. The inchoate beginnings of hiphop emerged from dance parties in Bronx projects where everything from James Brown to Kraftwerk and KC and the Sunshine Band could be heard. The first [...]]]> Disco Breakdown (right click and “save as” to download)

It seems we’re coming full circle with the history of hiphop and disco music. The inchoate beginnings of hiphop emerged from dance parties in Bronx projects where everything from James Brown to Kraftwerk and KC and the Sunshine Band could be heard. The first rapp (double p) records pressed on wax were disco raps, from the assumed first of the batch in 1979, Fatback Band’s “King Tim III” to the legendary Sugar Hill Gang’s “Rapper’s Delight.” By the late 80s New York hiphop artists rejected disco in favor of the louder funk that would orient the genre for the next two decades. Even the burgeoning West Coast electro rap scene folded for the funk. You can hear recent vitriol (still, in the most fun way possible) towards disco in the Dr. Octagon’s “Bear Witness,” (produced by Dan the Automator), sampling an amazing Tommy Boy promo record by the forgotten 4-Ever Fresh, “Urban Sound Surgeon.” And some heads still can’t get down to the fever.

But, disco is back with a vengeance. From infecting indie punk with infectious dance grooves (thanks “House of Jealous Lovers”), mainstream pop (Black Eyes Peas, Lady Gaga, Kanye), as well as the futuristic thump of the underground (Dam Funk, Hercules and Love Affair). So, in spirit of the restored disco energy, Shelmatic and I (Z Note) venture through a disco breakdown to give you a taste of the variability and exceptional sounds of over 30 years of disco tunes. We lay down some modern soul, dusted boogie grooves, the funkier side of the cowbell, and a dip into synth heavy madness. Tell us what color of the spectrum gets your magic shoes flailing. We love it all.

For more journeys into the disco groove, peep some earlier episodes:
Ep. 11 – Rollerspace Boogie
Ep. 7 – Cosmic Vibrations

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With Aisha, Shelmatic, and Z-Note out, Honey Knuckles calls upon DJ Pandaman to co-host Sanguine Soul. From the mist of Wu Dang mountain, Pandaman arrives, records and bamboo shoots in hand to throw down a classic reggae and dancehall extravaganza. Honey Knuckles enters his ancestral being [...]]]> Roots and Rhythm (right click and “save as” to download)

With Aisha, Shelmatic, and Z-Note out, Honey Knuckles calls upon DJ Pandaman to co-host Sanguine Soul.
From the mist of Wu Dang mountain, Pandaman arrives, records and bamboo shoots in hand to throw down a classic reggae and dancehall extravaganza. Honey Knuckles enters his ancestral being and channels his internal dragon to celebrate tonight’s theme: Rhythm and Roots. Together, they are the Double Dragon DJ’s.

Hailing from Chicago by way of Panama, MC Zulu honors the duo with the genesis story of his electronic ragga rhythm. Zulu’s voice will shake you to your core and remind you what roots be all about son!

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Edvard Munch's Madonna

Halloween gave us Sanguine Soulsters a chance to play some of the freakier — and creepier — tunes that we usually don’t get a chance to bump on the show. From Blowfly’s “Fuck The Devil” to Mobb Deep’s “Shook Ones Pt. II” we take you [...]]]> Hauntology (right click and “save as” to download)

Edvard Munch's Madonna

Halloween gave us Sanguine Soulsters a chance to play some of the freakier — and creepier — tunes that we usually don’t get a chance to bump on the show. From Blowfly’s “Fuck The Devil” to Mobb Deep’s “Shook Ones Pt. II” we take you down a sometimes funny, occasionally scary, and once in awhile absolutely frightening journey through the concept of hauntology. Halloween is an uncanny night where we are encouraged to wear masks and channel the specters of the past or take on the altar personae of what we would like to be. Much of today’s electronic music, from the sample based form of hip-hop to dub-step’s haunted memories of the future, do the same. So, we explore this spirit of the mask with ghostly rhythms and wraithful melodies. Be forewarned, this mix might shake you!

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We’re cooking up something special tonight on Sanguine Soul.  With the theme ingredient being Bass, guest chefs Matt Haze and Joe Mousepad (Slayer’s Club) drop by the studio to help create this musical feast. I don’t know how you like your Sanguine Soul, but be prepared [...]]]> Everlasting Bass (right click and “save as” to download)

We’re cooking up something special tonight on Sanguine Soul.  With the theme ingredient being Bass, guest chefs Matt Haze and Joe Mousepad (Slayer’s Club) drop by the studio to help create this musical feast. I don’t know how you like your Sanguine Soul, but be prepared for low frequency flavors.

For the first course, Z-Note prepares a mix with generous servings of dubstep and hints of southern production. I hope it whets your appetites because Matt Haze unveils the main course next, a classic Drum and Bass set. Using mostly vinyl, he achieves a bold meal with Joe Mousepad adding live freestyle flavors through the mic and Kaoss pad. If you can handle it, then don’t miss out on dessert. Honey Knuckles serves a massively decadent final course of hip hop, glitch, dubstep, and breaks.

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Despite the [...]]]> Don’t Sweat the Technique


The times are changing for hiphop. The raw, funk break and heavy lyricist sound of the late 80s and early 90s doesn’t carry the genre forward today. Just ask New Yorker columnist Sasha Frere-Jones (although if done right we could “Tream ‘Em Right” like Chubb Rock all over again).

Despite the drastic transitions in mainstream hiphop of our day to the sounds of four on the floor pop disco, some golden age artists are still putting in work. Raekwon just released his phenomenal part II of Only Built For a Cuban Linx. Ghostface is still holding it down and Goodie Mob reunited four a tour. And our very own, homegrown and foundational Souls of Mischief plan their own return to the sage of futuristic old school flavor with the upcoming Montezuma’s Revenge. Representing for the Hiero imperium, Tajai blesses the mic near the end of the show to give us the word on the new album and drop some history on what Souls of Mischief have been up to the past 15 years (wow). Honey Knuckles and myself, Z Note, open it up, venturing forth from Eric B and Rakim’s “Don’t Sweat the Technique.” Expect the straight up funk paired with the synth, always poeticized by amazing lyrical patterns and flows. In true independent and grassroots spirit, we also have a bit of fuzz on this week’s recording. But just think you’re listening to a tape!

Many parenthetical thoughts for this show. Definitely a them to be revisited. Tell us what you think in the comments.

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A few days ago, Mama FeelGood and I asked ourselves, “How would we represent the fundamental elements of nature through music?” The result is episode 34 of Sanguine Soul. With Shelmatic and Z-Note in LA, the Mic Mistress and I cobbled together a show dedicated to the four elements: Wind, Water, Earth, [...]]]> The Elements

A few days ago, Mama FeelGood and I asked ourselves, “How would we represent the fundamental elements of nature through music?” The result is episode 34 of Sanguine Soul. With Shelmatic and Z-Note in LA, the Mic Mistress and I cobbled together a show dedicated to the four elements: Wind, Water, Earth, and Fire. Enjoy 4 live sets, each representing one of the elements. So which element[s] speaks to your soul?

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It’s been a while since the entire Sanguine Soul family rocked the airwaves together. With the return of Honey Knuckles, and a visit from Shelmatic up from LA, Sanguine Soul brings the party on this week’s episode, Bounce. Join us as our special guest, Kush Arora, injects bass into Pirate Cat’s [...]]]> Bounce

It’s been a while since the entire Sanguine Soul family rocked the airwaves together. With the return of Honey Knuckles, and a visit from Shelmatic up from LA, Sanguine Soul brings the party on this week’s episode, Bounce. Join us as our special guest, Kush Arora, injects bass into Pirate Cat’s veins and gets the whole studio bouncing. Residents Z-Note and Honey Knuckles dig deep this week and fuse boogie, hip hop, dubstep, breaks, and funk into their sets. Mama Feelgood closes us out with the dope beats of PANTyRAiD in the background.

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Co-Creators Absurge, Danny, Tim, Travis + Fringe Crew

The fortuitous gift of sensation astounds me. Our eyes pierce the window of the world from close to far. Our ears capture the smallest vibrations in the air. With tongue and nose we indulge in the flavors of this earth. And our bodies lunge into textures fine and grainy, substances liquid and solid. But the [...]]]> Synesthesia

The fortuitous gift of sensation astounds me. Our eyes pierce the window of the world from close to far. Our ears capture the smallest vibrations in the air. With tongue and nose we indulge in the flavors of this earth. And our bodies lunge into textures fine and grainy, substances liquid and solid. But the senses do not always divide so cleanly. Sounds, colors, substance, and audible vibration blend in the most fascinating ways within the neural pathways. We might feel the wretched smell of the Civic Center metro station, hear the ringing heat of a tumultuous sun, or like Nabakov, visually associate letters with colors. And music too often evokes impressions beyond the strictly audible, from raw feelings to colors and smells to tastes. In fact, music lies deep within the realms of synesthesia, where the expression of the world and human body meet in an ever dynamic, nebulous intertwining.

For this week’s episode in dedication to the phenomenon of synesthesia, we decide to select some synth based tunes and variations thereof that might just impress your skull with bubbling colors. I (Z Nooooooote) hold down the Sang crew solo for this one. Honey Knucks and Aisha are busy melting their brains in the desert, and Shelmatic has peaced to Lala land. So enjoy my shit! Expect some jazz-funk masterpieces, sultry boogie nastiness, and dub-step erotica. But I’m much more excited to mention that Luis Vasquez joins me in the studio to guest select a synth-wave radiality and introduce one of his many projects, The Soft Moon, to all listeners here and far. We discuss the immediacy of creative expression and the hindsight of categories and genres. And we chop it up about some of Luis’ most imaginative sonic muses. The Soft Moon debut full length will come out some time in the winter with a tentative November date, so stay tuned!

I apologize for the louder than necessary background volume over some of our vocals, you’ll have to fill in he gaps of the conversations. It’s an experiment in audience participation really. Tell us what you see. For me it’s a lot of burgundy stained indigo with a sludge water consistency.

- Z Note beaming out

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Teleportation / Global Throwdown! Pt.2

Feeling the oncoming flight of our dear friend/co-host Shelmatic from our San Francisco local we decided to throwdown a special four hour global party combined with Pirate Cat Radio’s Hetero-topia. YES, four hours of us–Sanguine Souls’ Aisha, Honey Knuckles, Shelmatic, Z-Note, with Hetero-topia’s DJ Asik and Shinobi [...]]]> Teleportation / Global Throwdown! Pt.1

Teleportation / Global Throwdown! Pt.2

Feeling the oncoming flight of our dear friend/co-host Shelmatic from our San Francisco local we decided to throwdown a special four hour global party combined with Pirate Cat Radio’s Hetero-topia. YES, four hours of us–Sanguine Souls’ Aisha, Honey Knuckles, Shelmatic, Z-Note, with Hetero-topia’s DJ Asik and Shinobi 009–kicking it and playing whatever we had in our stash of records, cds, and mp3s. Celebrating the vast physical realm we reside within–from terrain covering lush jungles and fathomless depths of deep, we bring the colors of this beautiful globe’s plethora of ethnolinguistic communities. Tapping into the sonic variance from the traditional, to tracks fused with a synergy of cultures, we represent regions that may seem like they are a great distance from us, but in reality are very close–only a few boom-bapping beats and soulful notes away.

Dematerializing from our Mission District studio we rematerialize deep into Eastern Europe with Shelmatic’s selection of Turkish Sufi psyche via Baba Zula. Deciding to turn up the heat we head to Sur de America where Mama FeelGood sends us soul tapping with the sensuous nuevo bossa nova of CéU. Within the Brazilian realm, reminding us of music’s ability to infuse hope and inspire strength for resistance, Z-Note drops the subtle rebellion of Arthur Verocai. Continuing our transport, Shinobi 009 shares solidarity with our brothers and sisters in South/South East Asia with his own Thai inspired Oillie Feelingz: Bangkok Thoughts. Always bringing it, Honey Knuckles sends us into the little known world of Angloa dance with a torso tinging grit of a track Kurum from Buraka Som Sistema.

I could go on for hours and hours listing our highlights, but why would I do that when you can press play and teleport for yourself?
Ya’ll know you’re hungry to go–I know I am! So yeeesss, let’s go for it!

With light and laughter,
Mama FeelGood

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The marriage between music and drugs is a complex, conflicted, and potent relationship. Much like a drug, music can dissolve the sensual surrounding of a listener, fragmenting that reality under the influence of resonating vibration and rhythm. A wondrous mythos surrounds modern musicianship and drug use. We speculate about a musician’s drug use and [...]]]> Intoxicated Rhythms

The marriage between music and drugs is a complex, conflicted, and potent relationship. Much like a drug, music can dissolve the sensual surrounding of a listener, fragmenting that reality under the influence of resonating vibration and rhythm. A wondrous mythos surrounds modern musicianship and drug use. We speculate about a musician’s drug use and reflect on the best fit between particular drug and genre of music; ecstasy and electronic music, psychedelic and well psychedelia, hip-hop and chronic, just to name a few of the most popular. Musicians often sing about drugs or equate their rhymes and rhythms to the effects of hypnotic chemicals. But we also acknowledge that music can take you there all by itself without any need for the help of external substances.

On the social level, the contemporary glorification of the drug dealer’s hustle pervades our urban centers and captures the imagination of so-seeming innocuous suburbanites. Whether embodied by Notorious BIG’s “Ten Crack Commandments” or Clipse’s more recent “Grindin’”, the seduction of the pusher’s intense lifestyle and Scarface style obsession with the American dream still colors America’s collective imaginaire. But the rejection of these archetypes and unveiling of the broader political implications behind it push forward as well, as seen in the sounds of Nina Simone’s “Pusher” and Immortal Technique’s “Peruvian Cocaine”. Honey Knucles and myself, the humble magnificent Z Note try to sketch out these multifaceted levels of the modern marriage between drugs and music. Quasimoto’s The Unseen (Stones Throw, 2000) provide the background instrumentals — a Madlib effort famously orchestrated while the musician binged on psyclobin mushrooms and other magic potions.

As if all that wasn’t enough, we also feature a special guest for this week, New York DJ and beatsmith Las Flores Project! Mic Mistress Aisha and Honey Knucks host a prerecorded interview with LFP and discuss the legacy of David Axelrod and DJ Shadow as well as the future of musicianship. Las Flores also blesses the decks with a mad decent set, introducing us to his lush grooves and swishing, wildlife soundscapes. His wavelength is certainly another reminder that music can take you higher–all by way of its own powers–to an ephemeral place of euphoria, adventure and novelty.

Oh, and we’re still trying to find a song that personifies a male love interest as a drug. Think Rick James’ “Mary Jane” but using a masculine metaphor. Who’s got it?

Peace and bless 1!
- Z Note

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Spank Bank…Honey Knuckles…Sass Appeal…Lokae & Joe Mousepad…these are the contenders on today’s episode of Sanguine Soul, the Royal Rumble. That’s right. Tonight, in absence of Aisha, Shelmatic, and Z-Note, Honey Knuckles uses his powers to summon some sonically sick DJ’s to bring it. In one corner, we have Spank [...]]]> Royal Rumble

Spank Bank…Honey Knuckles…Sass Appeal…Lokae & Joe Mousepad…these are the contenders on today’s episode of Sanguine Soul, the Royal Rumble. That’s right. Tonight, in absence of Aisha, Shelmatic, and Z-Note, Honey Knuckles uses his powers to summon some sonically sick DJ’s to bring it. In one corner, we have Spank Bank, beginning our evening with an epic electro earfuck. Next, Honey Knuckles floats onto the floor and drops a little hip hop, funk, and world rhythms for your aural pleasure. Expect some new joints by the Quantic crew and a few remix heaters. After a brief intermission, Sass Appeal brings it hard with her sultry smooth tech house set. And closing out the Rumble, DJ Lokae and emcee J. Mousepad (Lok-Pad) destroy it on Ableton, a mic, and a Kaoss pad.

Sanguine Soul thanks all the artists who represented their style on the Rumble. We hope you appreciate and enjoy this diverse session, and thanks for listening.

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As San Francisco closes out a gloomier than usual July, we celebrate the source of life in this week’s theme, Sunshine. Tonight, it’s Mama FeelGood and Honey Knuckles holding it down in the studio.

On today’s episode, Aisha ascends us toward the solar nexus with the vibrant sounds of Yppa. Enveloping us in a [...]]]> Sunshine

As San Francisco closes out a gloomier than usual July, we celebrate the source of life in this week’s theme, Sunshine. Tonight, it’s Mama FeelGood and Honey Knuckles holding it down in the studio.

On today’s episode, Aisha ascends us toward the solar nexus with the vibrant sounds of Yppa. Enveloping us in a state of luminescence, Honey Knuckles brings happy waves with the genius of Galt MacDermot’s Let the Sunshine In and the brightness of a classic Arrested Development track. Next we take a break with our homies from OM Records. These down to earth cats share their experiences in the music game and show us how a prominent record label can operate like a warm family. Although, Z-Note and Shelmatic are on a brief hiatus taking a sun ray seeking road trip up the Pacific coast, Z-Note leaves us with a sizzling prerecorded afro-beat session featuring the likes of Fela Kuti and Tony Allen. If you lack the opportunity to enjoy the sunshine right now, we hope this episode will bring in that sanguine sun. Thanks for listening.

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She’s back! After what seemed like a forever hiatus to complete her documentary and deal with some craziness in life, our very own Mama FeelGood, Aisha, returns with a savory emetic energy reflecting our Power Within theme. What–Power Within? Yes, your power, from deep in your core, pulsing in every capillary, every cell, [...]]]> The Power Within

She’s back! After what seemed like a forever hiatus to complete her documentary and deal with some craziness in life, our very own Mama FeelGood, Aisha, returns with a savory emetic energy reflecting our Power Within theme. What–Power Within? Yes, your power, from deep in your core, pulsing in every capillary, every cell, you’ve got a power unrestricted son!

Ripping the air out of the room with a short but amazing set, Z-Note opens the evening truly bringing the power and sends it resonating with a remix of Roy Ayers’ I Am Your Mind.

Continuing the herald, DJ Pandaman–aka scholar-warrior Sam Tripp kicks us a set spanning his roots with rare groove into tracks from his collaborative effort the Pinky Ring Project. Sam also Blam-Pows! some heavy knowledge sharing his experience studying Chinese martial arts at Wudong Mountain–yes the kung-fu school that inspired the Wu-Tang clan and the mountaintop monastery featured in Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, and his life’s passion the Black Lotus Chinese Martial Arts Association. For more information about Sam’s extraordinary exploits and to read his scholar-warrior martial arts blog.

Feeling the awesomeness carried over from Z-note and Pandaman, Honey Knuckles delivers some righteously ferocious womb power with divas of soul Alice Russell and Marva Whitney.

Never letting us down, our sound ninja and local pulsomotrist Shelmatic electrifies us with tracks from experimental electronica-pop artists Air.

Oh yea, we can’t forget giving props to our Sanguine Cousins Aakash, Brandon, Edwin, and Oscar for kicking it with us in the cafe/studio and bringing the laughs, beer, and tacos!

It was a lively comeback party packed with soul–perfectly expressed in the Pilipino rally chant for the fighting spirit of life, Ma-Bu-Hay! Hay! Hay!, we celebrate the return of Mama FeelGood!

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I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again; face melting music is a state of mind beyond states of mind; a music outside of music; a formula underneath all formulas. The shit just rips you outside of yourself, throws you into a warp hole, and spits you back out in clothes you’ve [...]]]> Space Mountain Madness

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again; face melting music is a state of mind beyond states of mind; a music outside of music; a formula underneath all formulas. The shit just rips you outside of yourself, throws you into a warp hole, and spits you back out in clothes you’ve never seen before, a parched body that looks strangely unfamiliar (like going through puberty all over again), and a brain state that rings out of wack like you just woke up from a 17 hour dream about whirling supernovae explosions that you hear with your mouth and see from your toenails. Call it musical surrealism — or maybe it’s simply insane. What’s the difference anyway?

When the Lumerians make geometry explode

In tribute to face melting music of the 5th dimension, we put together a double edged show with the A-side “Space Mountain Madness” and B-side “Oscillating Brainwaves”. This episode is named by our special guests, mad decent Bay Area psychedelic outfit the Lumerians. We attempt a Q&A mid session, but the Lumerians prefer to play music rather than talk about it (at least this time around), unless they’re making jokes or impressively having three conversations at once. It must be the psych.

The Lumerians drop some new tracks off their upcoming full length LP, the percussive hypnotics of “Melting Space” and “Xulu”, as well as a couple off their original self-titled EP from last year. We then switch in and out of fuzzed out Turkish psych, experimental French ridiculousness, and Nigerian rhythms set to put you in a hex. Honey Knuckles and I (Z Note) open and close the show respectively with heavy percussive psych breaks, chanting funk grooves, and other attempts at face melters. Shelmatic tunes in with some of Dr. Octagon’s illustriously blunted instrumentals, setting the mood for a way out there show.

Prepare to oscillate your brainwaves in this sojourn through space mountain madness.

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The intertwining of drums and fire date back to ancient days of story telling and human expression. Crackling flames spin in a symbiotic dance upon the backbone of frenetic drum licks. Channeling this spirit, Sanguine Soul decided to conceptualize a “drums and fire” theme. We experimented with light blue flames burgeoning into ferocious [...]]]> Drums and Fire

The intertwining of drums and fire date back to ancient days of story telling and human expression. Crackling flames spin in a symbiotic dance upon the backbone of frenetic drum licks. Channeling this spirit, Sanguine Soul decided to conceptualize a “drums and fire” theme. We experimented with light blue flames burgeoning into ferocious fires, all supplemented by a dynamic range of drum energy levels.

The Gaslamp Killer jumping in your face

I (Z Note) jump off the session with vortex breaks from DJ Shadow, Jean-Pierre Massiera’s wondrous disco, and Free The Robot’s electric jazz funk. At half time, LA’s own fanatic of drums and fire straight out of the Low End Theory, The Gaslamp Killer, joins us for a brief Q&A. We talk about his beginnings as a DJ in San Diego, where his production is taking him, and the influences behind his feral mixtape masterpieces, sojourning through global psych, cackling drums, freaked out atmospherics, and laser heavy dub-step madness. Be sure to peep his new mixtape Hell And The Lake Of Fire Are Waiting For You! and stay tuned for the upcoming ep My Troubled Mind (Brainfeeder) to be released on Aug. 4.

Our absentee Honey Knuckles premixes some burners for your listening calisthenics. He takes us to the hypnotic south of Asia with Deejay Om, Nickodemus connects Brooklyn and Romania, and Afrika Bambaataa beams us up to another fucking dimension of sound. Shelmatic keeps the background jazzy drum kicks locked down with Pete Rock’s Petestrumentals (Bbe, 2001). Tell us what you think of this episode yall!

peace and bless 1
- Z Note

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Happy Holiday weekend! Whatever you celebrate, whether you recognize an independence day or the farce of July (wattup LA), we at Sanguine Soul are having a 3 day weekend summer madness BBQ. All beats be grillin!

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Happy Holiday weekend! Whatever you celebrate, whether you recognize an independence day or the farce of July (wattup LA), we at Sanguine Soul are having a 3 day weekend summer madness BBQ. All beats be grillin!

While things got crackin in the mission with a little grassroots fire works poppin on every street corner, Honey Knuckles kicked off the evening with an extravaganza of assorted flavors. Expect some feel good music by Bill Withers, Jackson 5, and Nicole Willis with some hot summer Fela Kuti-inspired heaters sprinkled in between.

Z-Note keeps the decks hot with the classic Roy Ayers’ Everybody loves the Sunshine and continues the freshness with a track from Sa Ra.
Big ups to Shelmatic for featuring the audio pleasures of a Sanguine favorite, Dr. Who Dat aka Jneiro Jarel.

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We’re back from a brief hiatus prepared to transform Sanguine Sunday into the next era of Sanguine Soul. Thanks to everyone out there who voted on the poll! It was quite a turnout for our small grassroots endeavor here on the internet and pirate radio waves in the Bay. We’re mad excited about bringing sincerity [...]]]> Transformations

We’re back from a brief hiatus prepared to transform Sanguine Sunday into the next era of Sanguine Soul. Thanks to everyone out there who voted on the poll! It was quite a turnout for our small grassroots endeavor here on the internet and pirate radio waves in the Bay. We’re mad excited about bringing sincerity and rawness to an expanded notion of soulness fresh for the 21st century. There’s limitless possibilities when you’re committed to transforming genre, self, music, and most ambitiously the world as a whole. And that brings us to this week’s concept piece, transformations, the morphing of one identity into another. While we typically are passive subjects of proccesses of transformation as the world turns, we are also capable of the freedom to determine transformations of ourselves, our situations, our communities, and the future itself.

In this week’s episode we decide to exhibit a certain aesthetic of transformation while showcasing some of the many talented musicians who work towards transformation. Honey Knucks chops it up with Khingz, a community educator and talented lyricist based out of Seattle. Khingz discusses his upbringing and the experiences that led him to work in social outreach and gives us the low down on his new album From Slaveships to Spaceships (Fresh Chopped Beats / Madk). The finely crafted and extremely versatile sound collage paints a picture of Khingz’ personal struggle for self-determination, rising from the chains of oppression to a hopeful freedom of the mind in the outer cosmos.

I (Z Note) jump Transformations off with a set bookmarked by Divine Styler’s enlightened Sufi reflections, “Am I An Epigram For Life” and James Toney Jr. Project’s politicized Afrobeat anthem “Revolution Poem”. Closing the show, Honey Knucks drops a layered set, integrating boogie sounds from the late Michael Jackson “Baby Be Mine”, world rhythms from Nickodemus “N’Dini” and “Inferfo” courtesy of local beatsmith J-Boogie. Shelmatic per usual engineers the levels, keeps the grooves smooth and the show orchestrated with Flying Lotus’ 1983(Plug Research, 2006) in the background. Much love to MJ for providing his wonderful gift to the world. May he find peace in the final act of transformation.

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Human creativity is pushed into new realms on this week’s episode, Limit Zones. In a world limited by constraints in the form of laws, labels, and rules, the sanguine family sets out to investigate artists who they think have pushed their artistic creations beyond the normal conventions of their times, thus pushing past their limit [...]]]> Limit Zones

Human creativity is pushed into new realms on this week’s episode, Limit Zones.
In a world limited by constraints in the form of laws, labels, and rules, the sanguine family sets out to investigate artists who they think have pushed their artistic creations beyond the normal conventions of their times, thus pushing past their limit zones.
We begin as Shelmatic sets the mood of our conversations by featuring tracks from the always innovative Cinematic Orchestra.
Honey Knuckles rallies legendary composers, Ramsey Lewis, Stan Getz, and Gary Bartz to enrapture us in some sonic serenity, and the Philipians drop a Pharcyde remix treat. Next up we invite the talented musician, Emily Wells, for a conversation about creating music, unconstrained by genre or labels. Be sure to cop her new EP, Dirty, available on iTunes now. Z-Note finishes the evening by rounding up some of today’s best beatsmiths for a treasure chest of head nod. New Dilla and Quik tracks are just a few of the gems you’ll discover.

-Honey Knuckles

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A couple weeks ago, HoneyKnuckles, ZNote and I, Shelmatic gathered together in the hot, sweaty Pirate Cat Radio studio to kick out some fresh world beats. Each cut it up in their own way, guiding us on an adventurous journey across the globe. Unfortunately, this beautiful episode was lost to us through the [...]]]> Global Rhythms Redux

A couple weeks ago, HoneyKnuckles, ZNote and I, Shelmatic gathered together in the hot, sweaty Pirate Cat Radio studio to kick out some fresh world beats. Each cut it up in their own way, guiding us on an adventurous journey across the globe. Unfortunately, this beautiful episode was lost to us through the tangled web of technology and human error. Yearning to hear those songs again, we decided to bring it back this week with a Global Rhythms Redux edition.

We started off with the melodic and soothing sounds of  UK’s Heliocentrics, who took us to a “Distant Star” and beyond with their stellar Out There album swaying throughout the show. Z-Note came prepared with an arsenal of funky balkan beats mixed with traditional sufi/modern electronic amalgamations created by several talented artists at Turkish DoubleMoon Records. HoneyKnuckles held his own with the brash, fun and outrageous Gogol Bordello and the dance inducing classic, Magdalenha by Sergio Mendez.

The interational vibrations in the studio were enhanced by special guests Diana Diroy and our very own Aisha Heredia. After treating us to a short preview of their upcoming documentary on women community leaders in the Phillipines, they spent some with us talking soup about the composition of the film, the conditions currently faced in the Phillipines and their personal goals for the documentary. Check out the debut this Saturday, June 13, 2009 at the Manilatown Heritage Foundation located at 868 Kearney (@ Jackson) from 4-6pm.

-Shelmatic

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A schematic experiment with organizing life forms of music; frame a particular sonic structure not by genre or geographic location or even general features of the sound, but by a conceptual orientation. What results is an unfamiliar stretching at the seams of our comfort zones with the music at hand. A bending of our [...]]]> Electric Soul

A schematic experiment with organizing life forms of music; frame a particular sonic structure not by genre or geographic location or even general features of the sound, but by a conceptual orientation. What results is an unfamiliar stretching at the seams of our comfort zones with the music at hand. A bending of our familiar understanding, allowing us to venture into the borderlands of the unknown. What falls into the conceptual categorization may be playful and evocative and ultimately challenging to our conventional expectations of what sorts of music should engage in collective dialogue.

In the spirit of such sonic experiments Sanguine Sunday presents to our listeners a special episode on Electric Soul! We gather inspiration from Little Dragon’s unique brand of cobalt musings in sun drenched, synthesized space folk. Whoo, adjectives! Hemmingway must be rolling in his grave. Fuck it. At halftime, Shelmatic catches up with lead crooner of the outfit, Yukimi Nagano, for a back on forth on Little Dragon’s idiosyncratic influences and nuanced tightness as a prismatic bending band.

Honey Knucks jumps it off with a seamless meandering through the electric soul of D’Angelo to Pretty Lights’ highly original florescent funk and back to the fundamental earth tones with Stevie Wonder’s “Superstition”. Summoned in response, I (Z Note “The Asteroid Surfer”) push the smoked out burgundy wavelength–flipping the bold new rhythms of Sa-Ra into the slick swagger of Fatima and Prince’s b-side brilliance.

This episode is guaranteed to warm the heart and relax the anxious mind. Imbibe in the therapeutic shining, and tell us what you think fits into this Electric Soul liquid pump.

Yours,
Z-Note

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This week, we laud the ingenuity, passion, talent and sheer determination that created Hip Hop. These young and poor musicians took what they had and started an entire new genre of music. We pay tribute on this episode to some amazing hiphop as well as the fresh funk and soul that laid the foundation. [...]]]> Sample Edition

This week, we laud the ingenuity, passion, talent and sheer determination that created Hip Hop. These young and poor musicians took what they had and started an entire new genre of music. We pay tribute on this episode to some amazing hiphop as well as the fresh funk and soul that laid the foundation. While Honey Knuckles is out of the town, Z-Note holds it down with some Skull Snap and a jammin’ chain of ESG’s UFO sample. Shelmatic brings Summertime to chilly San Francisco and discovers the Main Ingredient for Biggie’s Things Done Changed.

As often happens, money is impeding creativity. Sampling has been a hot issue in hip hop since the beginning and that has changed the face of hip hop creation. To discuss this in more depth, we brought in our legal expert, Danielle Furman from ArtVenture Law. She broke it down with the history of sampling, the legal barriers and ramifications and her predictions on the future of the music we hold near and dear to our hearts. So sit back and ride with us through time.

-Shelmatic

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Here at Moss Street Studios we’re all about stretching our ear holes into the far reaches of our outer soul. While some tend towards plugs for such stretch armstrong feats, we prefer expansion by way of rhythmic vibration. Call it aural exercise. And if you would be so generous to flex your [...]]]> Babel Rhythms

Here at Moss Street Studios we’re all about stretching our ear holes into the far reaches of our outer soul. While some tend towards plugs for such stretch armstrong feats, we prefer expansion by way of rhythmic vibration. Call it aural exercise. And if you would be so generous to flex your inner lobes with us, then allow us to take on the role as your slightly offbeat, soul sonic yoga instructors.

In this episode of Sanguine Sunday we teeter on the limit zones of the funk. Whether meandering along the electro-soul of Little Dragon reworked into a synth heavy jazz groove by Floating Points, traversing the uncannily dank texture of Asha Puhtli’s resonant vocals, or bear witnessing to Man Parrish blurring supposedly tight packaged color and orientation lines with his idiosyncratic brand of electro-funk, this mix lingers on the slippery dynamism of concept and sound.

Oscillating between the sonance of the traditional and the new–brushing the past with fresh meaning in contemporary combinations while informing the inchoate feel of the novel with its heritage–we do not shy away from evolving montages of beat and melody. That’s where Babel Rythms comes in. From the dusty ruins to the rebuilt heights of the Tower of Babel, to the oftentimes forgotten fact that music is the lone universal language which even divine punishment neglected, the funk endlessly babbles up into nascent forms of roots music.

And so, we bring you a feature on the burgeoning sound of Dub-Step orchestrated by local enthusiast, grand mixer, and up and coming producer, Lokae (AKA BOOM LOLO). Originally hailing from the grimey back waters of East London, the dissonant boom bap rhythms of Dub-Step has swooped down into the sewage spills of the San Francisco Bay with the force of a ravenous mutant sea gull, this shit is real. Turn it up! Time to exercise the them ear holes, ‘cus in a reworking of DOOM’s words, we got more soul than a hole in sock. And like a black hole engulfing intergalactic trash, that hole can’t stop won’t stop unraveling at the seams.

Like what you hear? Peep Lokae’s original styles Babel Funk mix for a sound lesson in dub-step, glitch, and fidget.

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There ain’t no denying that folks from all walks of life–those nestled at the coast, perched in the hills, to the salts of the earth spread over heartland and valleys–are tuned into its frequency. We’re talking about the throb-throb in your chest that connects each ventricle’s eighth note to California’s veracity. This week, [...]]]> California Meditations

There ain’t no denying that folks from all walks of life–those nestled at the coast, perched in the hills, to the salts of the earth spread over heartland and valleys–are tuned into its frequency. We’re talking about the throb-throb in your chest that connects each ventricle’s eighth note to California’s veracity. This week, the shrine of Sanguine delivers sound escapes generated circa Cali’s geographic identities–allowing us to kick back and meditate on the miraculousness of her musical births while ameliorating some of toil’s stresses.

As Marlena Shaw elucidates, “It’s like the sound you hear that lingers in your   ear / That you can’t forget from sundown to sunset. . .” ya’ll know it–the pulse reverberating via sea breaks on an endless shore, the rolling hills that abrupt or mature into mountainous Sierras, the every shade of emerald gesturing you to partake in sticky sweet inhales, the sun-loved earth mirroring skin tones while reflecting warmth into desert skies. These tracks just don’t hit our eardrums, they reverberate through our veins and capillaries. Just as each individual is separate yet whole, the bounty of California’s sonorousness are distinctive however united through her splendor.

Let us connect between our geographic and reflective states as Aisha moderates the sanctity of the Sanguine. Beginning our mientes melodic massage Honey Knuckles awakens our third eyes with love from the Yay. Recent Oakland resident transplanted to LA, DJ Phatrick syncs-in conjoining our worlds by juxtaposing Cali’s polars. Continuing our rhythmic meditations, Z-Note sends us on explorations through southern sonance. And though we could infinitely continue into resonance, Shelmatic centers our awareness back into our locality with a community mantra.

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As the nation ushers in a new presidency and perhaps even a new generation of politics, the Sanguine Sunday crew takes some time to contemplate the last eight roller coasting years. Music of the 21st century certainly reflects the war torn, economically worn out, socially destraught zeitgeist.

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As the nation ushers in a new presidency and perhaps even a new generation of politics, the Sanguine Sunday crew takes some time to contemplate the last eight roller coasting years. Music of the 21st century certainly reflects the war torn, economically worn out, socially destraught zeitgeist.

The sonic waves can get political in protean fashion, balancing out an aural spectrum that ranges from social rhetoric in rhyme to personal meditation in rhythm. We want to share with you some of the recent frequencies that hum with (or shove up against) these political vibrations, and we also dig a little deeper to kick up some of the dusty records that still push relevant social criticism while hungering for the knowledge of self that makes change from the bottom up–that expand the mental type flow. Listening to these joints reminds us that a good many struggles continue to this day despite any claims on our supposed linear progress. Yet, music shines through, dealing out a hopeful healing power in uplifting sound, rejoicing in the exquisite joy of life through a heartbeat drum and celestial word play.

Live from Washington D.C. our private contact “Henry” tells us about the excitement currently bubbling up in our nation’s capital and what we might expect to see in the near future of Obama’s administration. Back in the studio, Aisha demonstrates her ‘each one teach one’ ethos in reading some powerful letters written to President Obama from her middle school students who themselves do not shy away from the exhileration of this time. Finally, we would like to introduce to our audience Shelmatic, who will be holding down the grind on the local beat.

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We’ve been trying to orchestrate a podcast feed, but such a feat combined with the time consuming ventures in learning sound editing via logic, has postponed our new years mix so long that well, it’s almost 2010 already. Granted it’s only the middle of the month, there ain’t going be another day to wait for [...]]]> Resolutionary

We’ve been trying to orchestrate a podcast feed, but such a feat combined with the time consuming ventures in learning sound editing via logic, has postponed our new years mix so long that well, it’s almost 2010 already. Granted it’s only the middle of the month, there ain’t going be another day to wait for us to throw down our mix… Soooo…

Let’s get down to the program. In the spirit of the new horizon set forth by 2009, Honey Knuckles cuts up some soul collaborated proto-break tunes–putting emphasis on the afro-beat, disco, and krautrock sectors–with the resolution of improving his b-boy technique in the cypha’. And I (Z-Noooote) take the year of recession to reflect upon the magical quality of money. In resolving that it’s time to either find a hustle or make some more cash money in recession times, or less ambitiously, just wondering about the poetics of the dollar bill, I find some inspiration in a collection of cross-genre dollar lamentations, on the grind motivations, and fuzzed out flows flipped up for my own purposes. Finally, Aisha rocks steady with some knowledge on the Oscar Grant protest in Oakland and the perennial abuse of police authority in the inner city. Let the chi flow!

Much resource is to be found in the rich history of music to help us make the resolute kind of resolution that will prove lasting. So peep that shit. And tell us about your transformations.

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Ya’ it’s that time of the year, one brisk San Francisco morning after winter solstice, the days are just about to get longer but not much brighter. In tune for the Holiday season in the midst of thin wallets and heavy eyelids, Sanguine Sunday mixes up some of what we like to call recession [...]]]> Recession Soul

Ya’ it’s that time of the year, one brisk San Francisco morning after winter solstice, the days are just about to get longer but not much brighter. In tune for the Holiday season in the midst of thin wallets and heavy eyelids, Sanguine Sunday mixes up some of what we like to call recession soul. Bringing you that uplifting flavor from the hustle to the bounce, some of those I need monay type of jams, and even the more contemplative what the hell is goin’ on with our economy ballads–recession soul covers all it takes to overcome the despair of dusty pockets.

In the spirit of such hard times, Aisha interviews Rayan on the grind, a struggling San Francisco renter and resident of Moss Street about the merits and craft of couch surfing. Meanwhile Z-Note mangles 2 for 40 dollar buttered up lobster dinners. Keep on listening for a surprise battle between man and crusty sea beast; shit is sinister.

And Happy Holidays everyone! Moss Street’s Sanguine Sunday will see you again in 2009!

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