Immigrant Appreciation Day
After a weekend spent protesting in the streets with my friends and family against the mindbogglingly inhumane family separations that the Trump administration’s policies have created, on the eve of...
View ArticleMystery Trip Vol. 2
Here is it folks! Mystery Trip Vol. II, a 45-minute funky psychedelic global journey, including 9 new remixes blended with audio samples and field recordings from my travels. As I mentioned a couple...
View ArticleColombian Booty
Last week I acquired more vinyl records with bikini clad women on the cover than I ever knew existed! It was a legit DJ dream come true. So here’s the story: I got a message on Facebook from an...
View ArticleNever Grow Old
We lost a real legend this past week. I’m sure many of you out there have already been revisiting her decades long catalogue, so I don’t really feel the need to give a full tribute playlist. Listening...
View ArticleNo Shazam Selecta
All Summer long my Subsuelo homies have been throwing down weekly Sunday soirees at Caña Rum Bar in downtown LA. The spot is tiny, but the place gets packed every week without fail from 3 til 9 (til...
View ArticleLove Injection
It’s been hard to pull my mind away from the political madness that has placed an aggressive, violent, sexual predator in a position to hold one of the highest moral & ethical positions in the...
View Article“Bum Diggy Bom”
Brand new banger alert!!! Inspired by a B2B afterhours set together a while back, I joined forces with SOOHAN (who I originally met at a warehouse party in Baltimore about 10 years back) to cook up...
View ArticlePaper Remix
Here we go, on the eve of a very major election here, I’m trying to keep my calm and dispel the anxiety with positive thoughts- like the release of this remix I did for the super talented Shungudzo....
View ArticleGive It Up For Love
Here’s your weekly injection of inspiration along with a solid supply of sonic survival tools. It’s heavy out here, so stay seeking the good stuff, then share it and spread it some more. Some chill...
View ArticleKeep The Faith
Perhaps my most played contemporary artist this year (at home at least) was Amber Mark. Really looking forward to hearing what comes next for her, and in the meanwhile I’ll keep returning to this...
View ArticleMixtape Riot Radio #017
After a 12-month hiatus, Mixtape Riot Radio is back with some of the best songs of the year. Carefully selected and mixed by yours truly, these 60 minutes contain the trademark melange of soul, funk,...
View ArticleEvent Horizon
I’m steadily approaching a love vortex, the kind that dramatically separates you from your past and the life you currently are familiar with, the personal wormhole that transforms and transitions you...
View ArticleTurn Down The Silence Remix
Sorry I’m not dead, just trying to keep my head above water over here. Having a new baby and then coming home from the hospital to your 2-year-old is no joke! It’s a beautiful thing, but It’s gonna...
View ArticleLet’s Go To Church
Ever since I left Brooklyn 7.5 years ago, I’ve had the vast majority of my vinyl collection sitting in a storage unit down by the Brooklyn Navy Yard. In addition to the recurring frustration of...
View ArticleNew Joints!
Happy Earth Day indeed, with new releases to share (which actually came out last week). First up, my new single “Ghost Dance” which gives a little taste of the music I’m working on for my next album,...
View ArticleSubsuelo Kinda Party
Coming up for a quick breath of air! The juggle is real people. But the beats must go on. Wanted to share a quick playlist of bangers before joining my Subsuelo Crew homies for the 8 year anniversary...
View ArticleStand Your Ground
The fact that I stumbled upon this great image of a fainted red coat during the week of American Independence Day was purely coincidental. More than it expresses any kind of pride I might take in my...
View ArticleToast (Captain Planet Bootleg)
I had to do it! Remixed one of my most played songs of the year by Koffee. This insanely talented kid from Jamaica has been giving me life every time I press play again- and she only has one EP out!...
View ArticleGimme Dat Remix
Super happy to finally share this remix with you all! Dave Nada & Jesse Tittsworth are deejays I’ve looked up to since my early days as a scrappy kid starting to play parties in NYC, lurking on...
View ArticleAfrobeatdown
It was a little over 2 years ago that I predicted on this site that Beyoncé would release an Afrobeat joint by the end of the Summer. My guess is, knowing what Disney animation schedules are like,...
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