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A Musical Love Letter to the Future : Recorded Live in the East Village, mid-2000s, NYC

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August 24, 2009 02:34 PM PDT

Us DJs have all kinds of things flowing through our imaginations, induced by music. If you ever saw the movie Scratch, you might remember one of the DJs explaining that he’s communicating with aliens. Kooky eh?

(http://www.thudrumble.com/images/headlines/MauiInterview.6.04.pdf) [Middle column near the bottom]

The kooky twist in my own world wide world is that sometimes I like time traveling.

This mix is a love letter written to a woman from the future.

The mixtape is the love letter of music heads. You know you’ve made one or two for somebody you like(d). Even if the cassette’s before your time, you know what it’s like to think of your one when you hear a song that reminds you of their face.

My version, recorded live, has the ups outnumbering the downs, waking up to ocean-side sunrises, playful, witty, and sometimes not so subtle sensual conversations. Double selflessness = effortless support. Feeling loved & oozing love for one another.

Only in my dreams?

But I’m also a functional daydreamer. If you may recall, I mentioned having a strong attraction toward jazz musicians who play in the present while thinking in the future. Spontaneous premeditation if there is such a thing. Improvising on a theme and propelling the adventurous emotion of ANTICIPATION.

This mix, recorded live in the East Village, NYC in the mid-2000s was also the rhythm blanket that wrapped up the cooling out couples who were in the building called the Parlay Lounge. Soul Parlay.

And this mix had a third purpose…I was asked to do a set for J-Wave Radio in Japan and I preferred to send them something that had been done live (I wanted it to be a real moment with people involved. Part two of this mix (+ the additional embellishment of an intro and adding the song Friends & Buddies – which is my theme song) is what played in Tokyo and beyond. It's been my myspace intro forever but the quality on there is like AM radio because I had to squish the 23 minute set into a 7 MB or less file.

http://www.j-wave.co.jp/holiday/20060504/guest.htm

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From a thesaurus:

anticipation (n)

Synonyms: expectation, expectancy, hope, eagerness, keenness, looking forward

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Coming at you on many planes of thought by looking at life through a wide angle lens my friends.

Songs as Adverbs in a Musical Love Letter to the Future:

Love Unlimited Orchestra – Strange, Games, & Things
Donna Summer – Love To Love You Baby
Marvin Gaye – I Want You
Herb Alpert – Rise
???
Cat Stevens – Was Dog A Doughnut
Bernard Wright – Who Do You Love?
??? – Ballad Of Dorothy Parker
Rick James – Bustin Out
??? but courtesy of Manchester’s Electriks – Funky Music
Roy Ayers – Love Will Bring Us Back Together
Atlantic Starr – When Love Calls
Kool & The Gang – Too Hot
Donny Hathaway & Roberta Flack – Back Together Again
Stephanie Mills – Sweet Sensation
Loleatta Holloway – Hit & Run

Podcast Summary

There is a method to the magic in the way Qool DJ Marv presents and plays music. He tunes into the atmosphere of the venue and the energy of the people, and then he blends what he sees with what he hears. Intertwining many styles for many faces from many places, Qool DJ Marv captivates you with his blend. The fluid flow and continuously ascending momentum of his wide-ranging sets is inviting, hypnotic, and breathtaking. Qool DJ Marv crafts an unforgettable feel good, get down party where everyone in the room will hear something that they enjoy. It’s as if he knew you were coming.

An inventive pioneer, Qool DJ Marv deliberately defies categorization to great effect. An evening of Qool DJ Marv may include a mind boggling array of selections spanning many eras and decades of music including R&B, Hip-Hop, Reggae, Latin, House, Jazz, Funk, Rock & Roll, Soul, and Disco classics, and Eclectic beats from around the world.

Since 1994, Marv has been producing mixed tapes/CD compilations that illuminate the many styles of music that he loves but have fallen short of major exposure and marketing. The series “Beats, Jazz, & Soul” and “Qool Classics” are adored by people from all walks of life from all over the globe. People enjoy the meticulous attention to the sequencing and the seamless continuity of the mixing. Qool DJ Marv has a way of introducing genre-defying songs to listeners who previously may have only preferred popular mainstream offerings.

It’s Qool DJ Marv’s laid-back demeanor and the playfully enchanting smile that you first notice. He is genuinely pleased to meet you and despite his even keel, he’s bubbling at the thought of what he has in store for your listening, dancing, and celebratory pleasure. There’s an exuberant idealism in Marv’s appealing mix that bridges us all – with a universal vibe, everybody gets down.

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