BamaLoveSoul Presents Love Letter 001: Me’Shell Ndegeocello

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**Get the 2nd half at BamaLoveSoul.com http://nblo.gs/CJJv7** Once again we find ourselves curating a mix of a large number of producer’s love for one amazing artist: Erykah Badu! This mix is more than just a Badu tribute, it’s a testament of her creativity and it’s influence on so many. We put out the call for Badu remixes, covers etc and received so many it was impossible to include them all in this mix. The remixes reflect Erykah’s daring and dynamic, unique and always interesting track selections with a twist. In the words of my man DJ Needles, “Please to enjoy!” JBmBeatz - Texas Tea (The Badu Medley) Beat Attic - Incense & Brandy School of Rock - Apple Tree Soldier (simon S Remix) Soldier (Gudina's I Can't Believe It's NOt BUtter Flip) Love of My Life (Jack Smith Remix) Bag Lady (Salah Ananse Transatlantic Soul Mix) Southern Girl (Opolopo remix) Southern Girl (Moonshine Remix) oriJanus - 21 Feet Tall The Light (Cornbread Remix) Real Thing (Marvel Remix) Warren Xclnce x Ohforeal! - Tmrrw x Ystrdy Robert Glasper - Afro Blue (AnuTheGIANT Remix) feat Erykah Badu Robert Glasper - Afro Blue (9th Wonder's Blue Light Basement Remix) feat Phonte Honey (Souled Remix) Cleva (Captain Planet Remix) I Want Moombah (J Boogie 12" Edit) Sometimes (Manmademusic More ooft Edit) Drama (Manuel Riccardi Deep mix) Window Seat (Boddhi Satva Ancestral Soul Remix) In LOve With U (Steva's Basement Mix) Bump (Soul1LDN Classic Remix) Next Lifetime (Deluxepusher Dub) Tyrone (Ain't My Style) (The Main Ingredient Remix) Bjork vs Badu - Come to Me / Bag Lady Bare Beats + Stray Dog - Kiss Me On My Neck On & On (Sid Mercutio Cover) Jchu - No Love

In 2009, I began working on a N'Dambi mixtape to help promote her upcoming album Pink Elephant. During the process of selecting tracks for the mix my hardrive crashed, slowing things down considerably and eventually the album was released. Today, while listening to DJ Kemit's collaboration with N'Dambi on his new album Everlasting, I remembered that a rough edit of the mix was on my iPod under one of the names N'Dambi was flirting with naming the mix. Here's a section of the mix ripped straight from my iPod. I'm debating on whether to finish this as a Love Letter mix. Thoughts?

Prepare to enjoy a sampler of BamaLoveSoul.com's highly anticipated compilation On Deck, the soundtrack of your Summer. The compilation will feature new, unreleased music from Ahmed Sirour, Byron the Aquarius, Diggs Duke, Freddie Joachim, Mr Bird, Nicholas Ryan Gant, Soia, Ta-Ku, Tall Black Guy, & Xolisa Jerome. Available online now at BamaLoveSoul.BandCamp.com, iTunes, CDBaby.com, DustyGroove.com, MoodsMusic.Net, Inspired by old vinyl albums that were consistently listened to from beginning to end, the BamaLoveSoul crew will release their first official compilation June 26. Contributing artists check in from Alabama to Sweden, providing On Deck with 10 well crafted tracks by musicans from all around the globe.The album contains vocal and instrumental tracks that range from jazzy soul to funky broken beat and even spoken word! The album cover symbolizes the wear and tear that a favorite album would gain after years, or sometimes just days of play and transport from one place to another. It is our desire that this project find a special place in your heart and music devices, and that you give it an obscene amount of spins from end to end. Enjoy and please spread the word!

It’s the return of everyone’s favorite Monday compilation No Lunes. This episode features jazzmen Gregory Porter, Roy Hargrove and Darryl Reeves as well as the finest in chilled out soul and Hip Hop. Remember to pop this in the mp3 player when your Monday gets unbearable or even to prevent that from happening! Gregory Porter – Pretty RH Factor – The Stroke oriJanus – Weaver Mr. O.Kay – Cool Off Slick and Rose - Stalley – Gentlemen’s Quarterly Innobushu – You’re the Only Darryl Reeves – Dark Matter feat Carmen Rogers Elaquent – Pasta sauce Union – Good Morning feat Moka Only Byron the Aquarius – Lost Without You feat Olivier Day Soul Jazzanova – No Use 2012 Ntjam Rosie – Again & Again Delosbeat – Mas Triste Que La Mierda Jon B – calling On You Joyo Velards – Feels Right LMBRJCK – EGLB (You Messed With Me)

It’s no surprise that this Southern Girl has continued to mystify and amaze us 15 years after the release of her genre busting debut album Baduizm. Not only is she unique, she has continued to push the boundaries on each of her subsequent releases. Closely aligned, it seems, with every musician that matters (she was a core member of the Soulquarians for crying out loud!) she’s always able to create songs that either confirm or confound your musical sensibilities. For this reason, amongst many others, we love the Analogue Girl! Alas, there are those that feel they can perfect what Badu has done in the studio or just want to add their personal spin to her musical offerings, heck, some have even been commisioned; It’s these remixes, flips and covers that fuel this mix. Y’all Feel That is a collection of some of our favorite tricked out treats, lovingly mixed and offered to you and your mp3 players. Enjoy! 1. My Morning Jacket – Tyrone 2. The Electric – Didn’t Cha Know feat Add2, Qwazaar, Wes Restless & Yarah Bravo 3. Jesse Boykins III – Mystery of Iniquity (BaduBoykinsHill) 4. Durand Bernar – Flipside of the Game 5. Erykah Badu – Love of My Life (Shelltoes Remix) 6. Erykah Badu – Love of My Life (Kaytradamus Remix) 7. Erykah Badu – Real Thang (maTic’s cold crush remix) 8. Erykah Badu – Window Seat (The O Remix) 9. Erykah Badu – Southern Gul (Nonagon Remix) 10. Mark Ronson – A La Modeliste (Bonobo Remix) feat Erykah Badu 11. Melo-X – Gone Baby feat Paul McCartney & Erykah Badu 12. Collette – Orange Moon 13. Erykah Badu – Honey (Lawrence Wiggins Remix) 14. Show Tufli – Stand Out Girl 15. Erykah Badu – I Want You (Rancido’s Deepersoul Edit) 16. Erykah Badu – On & On (Kero One Remix) 17. Erykah Badu – Soldier (Sam Champ Remix) 18. Erykah Badu – Telephone (Freddie Joachim Remix) 19. 9th Wonder – 20 Feet Tall feat Erykah Badu & Rapsody 20. Erykah Badu – 20 Feet Tall (Yoruba Soul Remix) 21. Erykah Badu – Honey (Glenn Underground Remix) 22. Eryah Badu – Back in the Day (Chopped & Screwed) 23. Vlooper – The Healer feat Modlee 24. Erykah Badu – Bag Lady (J Finesse Remix)

Afromentals x BamaLoveSoul x Occasional Superstar connect for the first in a total of 2 mixes about the dollar dollar bill! DJ Rahdu is up first with a mix that has special significance as BamaLoveSoul is raising money via KickStarter to save the website. BamaLoveSoul is accepting donations until April 15th and every dollar (or more) counts! Grab the mix HERE http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bamalovesoul/bamalovesoulcom-compilation-vinyl-and-cd/posts Stay tuned for DJ Jamad’s entry next week and we’ll keep you up to date as the good people at Occasional Superstar release their 1%er Fresh t-shirt line based around Fabian William’s unique dollar designs! DTMD – Makin’ Dollas Bilal – The Dollar (Black Milk Remix) Madvillain – MoneyFolder Erykah Badu – Turn Me Away (Get Munny) Junior M.A.F.I.A – Get Money Remix Roddy Rod – Money on the Clock feat Oddisee Black Star (Talib Kweli x Yasiin Bey) – Money Jungle Goapele – Money J Dilla – The $ The SugarHill Gang – On The Money Busy Bee – Making Cash Money Eddie Harris – I Need Some Money Jungle Brothers – Gettin Money GangStarr – All 4 the Ca$h Slum Village – Get Dis Money (Peter Jay Remix) Senor Kaos – Slick Money (prod by Large Professor) Que D – Cash Flow feat Frank Exile & Blu – Money Amiri – Money

Like most, I found out about Spacek when their single Eve first hit the US in 2001. Their sound was completely unlike anything I heard before; left field, yet soulful electronic sounds anchored by the sexy, smoky vocals of Steve Smith aka Steve Spacek who I assumed was the only member of the group. Spacek was is actually a 3 man collective including guitarist, Edmund Cavill and drummer, Morgan Zarate who has gone on to do some pleasant production respectively. Together they released 2 albums but the volume of their work, including solo albums, remixes, production and features is vast. This is our Love Letter to the brothers Spacek delivered with hopes that there will be a new collaborative album sometime soon. Thanks for the great music Spacek. We love y’all! George Duke – Feel (spacek Mix) Stephanie Mckay – Tell It Like It Is (Morgan Spacek Remix) Troubleman – Without You feat Steve Spacek Katalyst – How Bout Us feat Steve Spacek Space Invadas – Imaginist Spacek – Porno feat Vikter Duplaix Kingsbread – It’s Alright The Underwolves – Under Your Sky (spacek Remix) GB – Simply So (Instrumental) feat Spacek Morgan Spacek – Welcome Beat Black Pocket – Other Magic Spacek – Getaway (Osunlade Remix) Steve Spacek – Dolla (Up Hygh Remix) Platinum Pied Pipers – No worries feat Steve Spacek Black Pocket – Thank You and Credits Harmonic 313 – Falling Away feat Steve Spacek K-Kruz – Look Honest feat Steve Spacek Chamade Beat – U&I (Jr Eakee Remix) feat Steve Spacek Morgan – iiiiii feat Steve Spacek Pete Philly & Perquisite – Mellow (Morgan Spacek Remix) Cro Magnon – Time Flies feat Steve Spacek Steve Spacek – Reversible Top Steve Spacek – The Hills sweet Robots Against the Machine – Wake Up (Spacek Remix) Steve & I – Come Get Me Africa Hi Tech – Don’t Fight it Black Pocket – Al Softly Steve Spacek – Peep Live Show

Undoubtedly one of my favorite vocalists/musicians is Me’Shell Ndegeocello. She has the rare ability amongst this generation’s musicians to flirt with any genre she chooses and not lose any of her fans. She’s created albums containing R&B, Rock, Hip Hop, Jazz and everything in between and does it well. With Valentines approaching, I asked myself who makes some of the sexiest music right now and again I must tip my hat to sister Me’Shell. Me’Shell makes music so sexy she can put chocolate and oysters out of business. Straight aphrodisiac. Enjoy! 01 Untitled – Plantation Lullabies 02 Dred Loc – Plantation Lullabies 03 Soul Searchin’ (I Wanna Know If It’s Mine) – Higher Learning Sdtk 04 Make Me Wanna Holler – Peace Beyond Passion 05 Rush Over – Love Jones Sdtk 06 Body – Confort Woman 07 Interlude: Blah blah blah Dyba Dyba Dyba – Cookie 08 Come Smoke My Herb – Comfort Woman 09 Love Song #3 – Comfort woman 10 The Chosen – The Spirit of Music Jamia 11 Stay – Peace Beyond Passion 12 Ecclesiastes: Free My Heart – Peace Beyond Passion 13 Aquarium – The Spirit of Music Jamia 14 Petite Mort – Weather 15 Fool of Me – Bitter 16 The Consequence of Jealousy – Black Radio 17 Tie One On – Devil’s Halo 18 Love You Down – Devil’s Halo 19 Trust – Cookie 20 Priorities 1-6 – Cookie 21 Let Me Have You – How Stella Got Her Groove Back Sdtk 22. Criterion – Cookie 24. A Tear and a Smile – Peace Beyond Passion 25 Thankful – Comfort woman 26 Mary Magdalene – Peace Beyond Passion

Well, by now everyone should know about Robert Glasper’s phenomenal album that’s dropping at the end of next month. Black Radio is going to be one of the best albums of 2012 and will definitely set the mark for what future albums should sound like. This is no surprise, the brother is affiliated with every musician of note and is more than noteworthy himself. To be completely honest, my first exposure to Glasper was via his 2007 In My Element album, and ever since then I’ve been a fan. This mix can serve as a retrospective of sorts, containing tracks from Mood (2003) and Canvas(2005) as well as IME and Double Booked as well as fantastic live performances. Glasper is the perfect bridge for any soulhead who happens to also love Jazz and Hip Hop or however you want to arrange it. Glasper, being the hybrid he is, represents the new vanguard who will usher in the new sounds and styles or The Next Movement as it were. Don’t just stand there, press play and get acquainted and cop the album when it drops! 01. Mos Def – Thieves in the Night feat Chris Dave & Robert Glasper 02. Robert Glasper – F.T.B. — In My Element 03. Myron – Relax — Myron & The Works 04. Rozzi Daime – Morning Light — Bownswood Bubblers vol.3 05. Dela – Get Busy — The Robert Glasper Beattape 06. JDilla – Dilla*Shine feat Robert Glasper & Zynzelay | Download 07. Robert Glasper Trio – Don’t Close Your Eyes feat. Bilal — Mood 08. Robert Glasper – Downtime — Double Booked 09. Robert Glasper Trio – Maiden Voyage feat. Bilal — Mood 10. Robert Glasper Experiment – Third Eye 11. Robert Glasper trio – Lil Tipsy — Mood 12. Robert Glasper – Portrait of an Angel –Canvas 13. Robert Glasper; Chris Dave; Mos Def – Thelonious 14. Robert Glasper – J Dillalaude — In My Element 15. Robert Glasper Experiment – For You — Double Booked 16. Robert Glasper – I Remember feat Bilal — Canvas 17. Jaleel Shaw – Optimism — Optimism