some favorite house tracks:
"Space Rider" (Spinna Club Mix) by Shaun Escoffery, "Samba" and "Sume Sigh Say" (original and MAW remix) by House of Gypsies, "More Than Just A Dance" by Phantasia, "Hot Music" by Soho, "Dance" by Earth People, "House of Love" by Smooth Touch feat. Althea McQueen, "Masterblaster (Turn It Up)" by Joint Venture, "New Jersey Deep" and "Where Were You?" by Black Science Orchestra, "LFO" b/w "Track 4" by LFO, "Fly Life" by Basement Jaxx, "Blackscatt" by K.O.T., "In The Dark We Live" (Dave Clarke remixes) by Aphrohead, "Women Beat Their Men" by Submission, "House Music" by Eddie Amador, "Hideaway" (Deep Dish mixes) by De'Lacy, "Make The World Go Round" by Sandy B (Deep Dish mixes), "Music X-press" by X-Press 2, "Brighter Days" by Cajmere feat. Dajae (Todd Terry mixes), "Love and Happiness (Yemaya Y Ochun)" by River Ocean, "The Ha Dance" and "Tranz" (original and Todd Terry remix) by Masters At Work, "Whew!" and "The Bomb! (These Sounds Fall Into My Mind)" and "Come and Be Gone" by The Bucketheads, "Brazilica" by Kenny Dope, "Jumpin'" by Todd Terry, "High Up" by Funky Green Dogs from Outer Space, "Chunk O Funk" and "Crashin' Down" by DJ Sneak, "We Can Make It" by UBQ Project, "I Might Do Something Wrong" by Tortured Soul feat. Christian Urich (Osunlade remixes), "Change For Me" by ERRO, "Star Suite" by Mondo Grosso feat. Monday Michiru (Blaze remix), "Lift Every Voice" by Mass Order, "Took My Love" by Bizarre Inc. feat. Angie Brown (MK remixes) and, yes, "I Was Born This Way" by Carl Bean
some favorite albums:
"Gypsyland" by House of Gypsies, "Four Ambient Tales" by Billie Ray Martin, "Frequencies" by LFO, "Computerworld" by Kraftwerk, "Who's Afraid of The Art of Noise?" by Art of Noise, "Frozen Bass Volume 1" by Johnny Vicious, "Basic Blaze" by Blaze, "The Time" by The Time, "Too Hot To Handle" by Heatwave, "The Colored Section" by Donnie, "Mack Diva Saves The World" by Sandra St. Victor, "Embrya" by Maxwell, "Woman To Woman" by Shirley Brown, Joe Sample featuring Lalah Hathaway, "Lazy Afternoon" by Regina Belle, "Tanto Tempo" by Bebel Gilberto, "After Hours" by Sarah Vaughan
some favorite artists:
Sarah Vaughan, Ron Hardy, Sandra St. Victor, Ledisi, Teena Marie, Sylvester, Minnie Riperton, Prince, Jesse Johnson, Sade, Deee-lite, Eurythmics, Grace Jones, Patti and Labelle, Chaka Khan, Rachelle Ferrell, Cevin Fisher, Masters At Work, X-Press 2, Osunlade, DJ Pierre, Mood II Swing, Chez Damier, Todd Terry, Roger S, DJ Spinna, Ron Trent, Jark Prongo, Miss Kittin, losoul, Billie Ray Martin, AIR, Siouxsie and The Banshees, Bugz In The Attic
some favorite videos:
"Here Comes The Rain Again" and "Julia" by Eurythmics, "All Is Full Of Love" by Bjork, "Rader Du" by Osunlade feat. Wunmi, "A One Man Show" by Grace Jones, "I'm Every Woman" by Chaka Khan, "She's Homeless" by Crystal Waters, "Bedtime Story" by Madonna, "Nasty Girl" by Vanity 6, "The Passenger" by Siouxsie and The Banshees, "Automatic" and "Raspberry Beret" by Prince, "Pumps And Da Bumps" by MC Hammer (you know why!)
Movies
some favorite movies:
Sankofa, Brother To Brother, The Color Purple, School Daze, My Beautiful Launderette, Sophie's Choice, Tron, Sign O' The Times, Mommie Dearest, All About Eve, The Crying Game, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, The Matrix Trilogy, Titus
some favorite actors/actresses:
Angela Bassett, Roger Guenveur Smith, Jeffrey Wright, Harry Lennix, Anna Deavere Smith, Michelle Yeoh, Mary Alice, Zhang Ziyi, Madeline Kahn, Margaret Cho, French and Saunders
Television
some favorite television shows (even though I don't currently own a TV):
Star Trek, Villa Alegre, Sesame Street, The Magic Garden, ElectraWoman and DynaGirl, Wonder Woman, Benny Hill, Friday Night Videos, Aeon Flux, Dynasty, One Life To Live, French and Saunders, Xena, Absolutely Fabulous, Alias, America's Next Top Model, The Oprah Winfrey Show, Girlfriends, Sex and the City
Books
some favorite books:
"Volunteer Slavery" by Jill Nelson, "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston, "Push" by Sapphire, "1984" by George Orwell, "Another Country" by James Baldwin, "Harlem: Lost and Found" by Michael Henry Adams, "Being Digital" by Nicholas Negroponte
Something new coming soon, maybe not maybe you ...
Who I'd like to meet:
specifically: Cornel West, Ozwald Boateng, Paris Vaughan, Prince, Sheila E., Siouxsie Sioux, Rockmond Dunbar, Steve Jobs, Lenny Kravitz, Janet Jackson, Ralph Carter, Ja'net DuBois, Loleatta Holloway, Derrick May, Sinead O'Connor, Oprah Winfrey, Anne Rice
generally: I'm open to meeting other househeads, photographers, other artists - anyone trying to get closer to who they really are. Husbands and phreeks strongly encouraged to apply. Be positive.
... and finally, for those who have never had the pleasure of making her acquaintance, the wonderfully divine and sassy genius of Sarah Vaughan ...
Hey Chicken-Heads Check out Theo, He has performed on my show a grip 'O times, but here is our first kitchen session.
Ok I have gotten into debates, sometimes heated (not on my side of course) about this artist. That is a fucking good sign he is changing an old game in a way that is similar to… I dare say, Michael jackson. But I’m not comparing them - but they both have a secret code in their steez that is as unique as a finger print. Just listen to him smash on a vast array of sonic, bass, treble, tempos, frequencies, beats, mainly provided by the magnificent Machinedrum. Then watch him live. FUCK FUCK FUCK. Now watch him mature into what’s to come. Headz up whole world.
Did I tell you you're a beautiful human being recently? Well you are, and I love you. The 'little boy' story above is wonderful. Regarding the gigs, I always ass-u-me you know everything baby. You have all the details for this week now?
Thank you SO MUCH for the BEAUTIFUL Birthday greeting! It really made my day, while making smile!! I love you for LOVING me!!.. Lol.. Peace, love & positivity!, (Your Friend) FRANKLIN FUENTES!!
