Soul of the City January, 2017 Mix

As some of you may know, I host a radio show on WXNA 101.5 FM here in Nashville called "Soul of the City." The show features the best and newest r&b neo-soul, hip-hop and more.

Once a month we are going to feature one show of "Soul of the City." The show has been edited to feature mostly the music, not the talking, or PSAs. Enjoy!

Tracklisting:

Incognito “I See the Sun”

The DangerFeel Newbies “Give Me the Sunshine (feat. Cleveland Jones)”

Jamiroquai “Seven Days in Sunny June”

Jill Scott “Golden”

Greg Dean “Unconditional Love (Feat Chantae Cann & Jarrod Lawson)”

Erykah Badu “Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip Hop) [feat. Common]”

Q-Tip “Life Is Better (feat. Norah Jones)”

The BlackSon and Mike Floss “Sara Tonen”

Common “Come Close (ft. Mary J. Blige)”

Van Hunt “Teach Me a New Language”

Hiatus Kaiyote “Molasses”

Childish Gambino “Redbone”

Solange “Don't You Wait”

Basecamp “Comfort zone”

Vikter Duplaix & Daniel Crawford “the one”

Jesse Boykins III “Earth Girls”

Vikter Duplaix “Looking for Love (Critical Point 58th Street Mix)”

Stevie Wonder “Tuesday Heartbreak”

Quincy Jones “Something Special”

Alicia Keys “In Common (Black Coffee Mix)”

Black Coffee “Whistling Joe”

Radio Ready--Ladymode--Soul of the City Mix 2

Hello all!
It's been a while since I posted a Radio Ready mix and the last one I posted was a mix I did when I auditions for an on-air position on WXNA 101.5FM radio in Nashville.

Well starting June 9, my radio show "Soul of the City" will FINALLY be on the air and on the internet. You can listen to it on TunedIn at WXNA or on their website wxnafm.org. It took a while because of antenna issues but we're ready to go now!

"Soul of the City" is a departure from Mode.Radio because it's more of a neo-soul than electronica. But not to worry, I will still be maintaining the electronic sounds on this blog.

So here are all the links to the socials for Mode.Radio and Soul of the City:

Mode.Radio's FB: https://www.facebook.com/mode.radio/
Mode.Radio's Twitter: @moderadiopod
Mode.Radio's email: mode.radio@hotmail.com

Soul of the City's FB: www.facebook.com/soulofthecitynashville
Soul of the City's Twitter: @soulofthecity9
Soul of the City's email: soulofthecitynashville@gmail.com

Enjoy this mix and listen to "Soul of the City" Thursdays 4-6 PM CST in Nashville, TN!

Tracklisting:
Nicolay--Aurora
Foreign Exchange--Happiness
Ohmega Watts--Your Love
Prince--Hot Thing
Vikter Duplaix--Looking For Love
Omar--I Love Being with You
Kendrick Lamar--These Walls
Res--Ice King
Amel Larrieux--Get Up
Erykah Badu--Gone Baby, Don't Be Long
Nuyorican Soul--I am the Black Gold of the Sun
Michael Jackson--Butterflies
The System--Don't Disturb This Groove
Outkast--Spottieottiedopalicious

Radio Ready--Soul of the City Mix for WXNA Nashville

Since I left WRAS 88.5 FM Atlanta in 2003, I have always dreamed of coming back to live on-air radio. Well this year that dream is going to be reality as I am starting on WXNA Nashville as on air talent. Since the electronica shows have been taken by others, including Mode.Radio's old friend, Mindub, I have decided to create a R&B/Neo-Soul/House show called Soul of the City. It will air on Thursdays 4-6 PM CST, but the date is TBA due to when WXNA's tower is built.

In either case, I wanted to give you all a sample of what I will be playing. I brought in some old favorites, new songs, songs played on previous mixes, and new artists. I even featured a couple of Nashville residents, Jill Scott (yes, she lives here part time) and Basecamp. Enjoy and look out on this blog for more info on when you can hear "Soul of the City"live!

Tracklisting
Afro Blue--Robert Glasper Experiment feat. Erykah Badu
Love From the Sun--Deborah Jordan
Cloud9--Donnie
Crusin'--Jill Scott
Emmanuel--BaseCamp
These Walls--Kendrick Lamar
Play Dis--Saukrates (ft. Common)
Space--Slick and Rose
Ice King--Res
She's Always in My Hair--D'Angelo
Phone Down--Erykah Badu
I Can't Go For That--Hall and Oates
Looking for Love--Vikter Duplaix
Fly Magnetic--Guru (ft. Dionne Faris)
I Am the Black Gold of the Sun--Nuyorican Soul
Shine--The Dangerfeel Newbies

Mode.Radio's Weekly Mix #14--Basecamp--Guest Mix for BBC's Radio 1

Our weekly mixes are back after a summer hiatus. I have made the long move from Oakland to Nashville during the month of July. So, it seemed appropriate to feature a Nashville based group. Basecamp.

Basecamp is 3 members: Aaron Miller, Aaron Harmon, and Jordan Reyes. They were all individually producers until the came together to write and produce. Their first track, "Emmanuel," has received a lot of attention in the EDM scene.

Basecamp started in Nashville and been producing remixes and tracks for quite a while. Their genre is mainly r&b and house, but they've gotten some international acclaim with their self-titled EP put out August 2013 and their mix for BBC's Radio 1 at the beginning of this year. It's that mix that we are featuring now. Enjoy! Also learn more about Basecamp from their Facebook

Tracklisting:

Ariel Camusso & Persian Empire - Time (123Mrk remix)
Andrea Di Rocco - The Past Present
Motez - Ride Roof Back
ARME - My Luv
BASECAMP - Rydia (Joe Hertz Remix)
Wilfred Giroux - Stronger
Passion Pit - Constant Conversations (Noah Breakfast Remix ft. Juicy J)
Mariah Carey - Shake It Off (Mikos and Tele Bootleg)
Trippy Turtle - Southside Deep
Ellie Golding - Figure 8 (French Fries Club Mix)
YOLO Bear - Whitney VS. Brandy
STWO - Try To Resist
Jo Def - B Mine

Getting ready for a big move and dealing with the end of my school year..

Hey Mode.Radio Fans!
Seems like I've been apologizing for delays in updating this blog since my daughter was born. I guess life really does change when you have kids, but one thing that hasn't is my love for electronic music. I'm planning on continuing to maintain this blog as long as I can with the latest in good music.

Well, y'all, another change is coming next month...I'm moving. Mode.Radio and myself will be moving to Nashville TN for my husband's job relocation. As a ATL girl, I'm super excited to get back closer to home. Plus this move is closer to my husband's family. But I'm also sad because the Bay Area is an amazing, beautiful place. It was an adjustment living here at first, but after a while, the crazy, beautiful Bay became my home. To be honest, though, you've got to pay to play here and sometimes the price is very high...

I'm dealing with this as school (teaching is my real job) is ending in a couple of weeks. Mentally I'm in summer mode now and have spent hours picking out and listening to some amazing mixes. Look out for links to mixes from my Soundcloud group, some (really good) mixes from some Nashville DJs, (maybe) a good bye Bay Area mix, and some returns of old favorites.

Summertime...where the living is easy :)

Debut Series 53-Mindub--Underground Alarm Clock Session 7

Nashville based DJ Mindub (Tim Hiber) has been on the scene since the early 2000's. I first learned about him while I was hosting "Houseworks" on WRAS Atlanta 88.5 FM. He originally started DJing in Florida, then he moved to Nashville TN and hosted The Underground Alarm Clock on WRVU 91.1 FM for many years. There he became well known for his deep house sounds, Mindub set the scene off proper with his Underground Alarm Clock series. Here is Session 7 of the series, released in January 2012. You can check his other mixes out at http://www.mixcloud.com/Mindub Enjoy!

Tracklisting:

1. Swag - Rude-lude
2. Proviant Audio - Slutten Pa Alt (Ralph Myerz Norwegian Kiss Mix)
3. Japan Aircraft - This Feeling
4. Housse De Racket - Roman (Oliver Remix)
5. Aeroplane - Save Me Now
6. Peter & The Magician - Love In Rimini
7. Kris Menace presents Stars On 33 - LUV
8. DJ Roland Clark presents Urban Soul - What Do I Gotta Do (Silver City Space Mix)
9. Lovebirds - This Feelin'
10. Aki Bergen ft. Carmen Sherry - Into My Soul (Spiritchaser Remix)
11. Husky ft. Louis Hale - Move That Body
12. J Paul Getto - 3000
13. Dominic Martin - Bling
14. Housegroove - Funk Seduction
15. The MuthaFunkaz - Gotta Hold On Me (Gramophonedzie Nu Skool Remix)
16. Arco - Don't Hold Back
17. ATFC ft. Lisa Shaw - Walk Away (ATFC's VB Weekender Vocal)
18. Joe Pompeo - For The Soul (Husky Remix)
19. Chris Harris - Check This Out
20. Crazibiza - Back2House
21. Jay Vegas - All About House
22. Grant Nelson - Stealing Love
23. Swag - Cheese-lude