Dancing, prancing, eating, break beating, chilling, fulfilling, record shopping, long story swapping, gravy sopping, pop corn popping, cooking, good looking, blue eyes, surprise! i wonder whys, everybody cries, the right size, hot days, long nights, being on the beach, practice what you preach...
Music
is good food. funk. rock. funk rock. disco. dizzkoh. dance. house, funky clubby dubby house. discovery. ariel pink, chicken lips. cassablanca records. can. kano. classics. eddie drennon. four tops. herbie hancock. patrick adams. peter brown (both kinds), the softtones. the dramatics. freestyle. mavis staples. deerhoof. david bowie. darediablo, jackie wilson. stereolab, soft machine. the velvet underground. gong!, madam robot, les sans culottes, salsoul, brass construction. bobby o. air. lime. lcd soundsystem. apb. cerrone. the new deal. the undisputed truth. hidden strength. slave. chocolate milk. hot chocolate. talking heads. happy mondays. paul mauriat, sergio mendes. roy ayers. annie lennox. old ministry. roni size. silver apples. steely dan. duran duran. cannibal ox. the ex. abc. boney m. broadcast. mama cass. scritti politti. led zep. jimi hendrix. kevin shields. king pleasure. king missile. king coleman. king tubby. kudu, ella fitzgerald. the bush tetras. DUSTY SPRINGFIELD. SMOKEY ROBINSON. brian eno. larry harlow. la lupe. la la la laaaa! the flute. the lute. the 45. singers. conversation. the rumble of the trucks and trains down my street. the sounds of wind and rain. then silence. and birds. remembrances. movements. repetitions. change. spiritually i feel you if you've been making sounds since you were very small and fresh in the highchair. i'd like to get back to that. bang your hand down hard on the table and repeat after me. after me. after me. not sure what is music and what is not.
Movies
are fun! sexy. scary. stupid. old. all kinds. the french are very good at these...
Television
not necessary.
Books
Open to suggestions.
Heroes
my grandma. the koolade guy. my cat. my AWESOME NEPHEW. mother teresa. people who smile. marines. porn stars.
i dj--you should come out and dance to it. i also sing and write tunes--first and foremost for my group Discovery : myspace.com/thisisdiscovery. and i also drum for Madam Robot & The Lust Brigade, and sing and prance around all Frenchy in Les Sans Culottes. enjoy!
Who I'd like to meet:
Listeners. Heads. Seekers. Soothsayers. Record hounds. Audio nutjobs. People that smile. People that get down all around...BE KIND. BE CAREFUL. BE YOURSELF!
Join us this coming Saturday 27 June at Dig Deeper for Virginia soul legend Lenis Guess's first NYC show in 20 years, this time backed by the Solid Set! Guest DJs the Scorpio Brothers will be spinning Virginia soul and funk 45s for the dancefloor with us until 4am.
$10 advance will call tickets still available via our myspace page - click the blue "Buy Tickets" button - save money by reserving early...tickets will be $15 at the door if we have not sold out. Look forward to seeing you there!
Dig Deeper this coming Saturday 25 April with soul and funk legend and current Daptone and Truth & Soul recording artist LEE FIELDS in his first solo NYC performance in roughly 5 years! This time backed by the Sweet Divines and the Divine Soul Rhythm Band! Also, behind the decks, special guest DJ Dave Griffiths!
$10 advance will call tickets still available via our myspace page - click the blue "Buy Tickets" button - save money by reserving early...tickets will be $15 at the door if we have not sold out. Look forward to seeing you there!