This week we celebrate the posthumous Circles album by Mac Miller who was a big KCRW fan. Circles finds the rapper transition into his Randy Newman (and sadly final) phase of journey with assistance from Jon Brion. Elsewhere Amsterdam’s Full Crate has a new single featuring Naomi Sharon plus Chassol out of Paris, Monsune, BK’s Theophilus London, Common gets remixed by Tom Misch and a new heater from Gothenberg’s sir WAS. We also highlight the sounds and connections between the recent passing of Jimmy Heath and NAS + DJ SHADOW. Enjoy!
Saturday, January 18th // LISTEN
Stretch & Bobbito & The M19s Band – Que Se Sepa
Seu Jorge & Roge – Vem Me Salvar
Ebo Taylor – Mumudey Mumudey (Natureboy Flako remix)
Full Crate & Naomi Sharon – Deeper
Easy Life – Sangria (Ft. Arlo Parks)
Jessie Reyez – Con El Viento
Chassol – Bwa Brile (Alix & Lisa)
Herbie Hancock – Watermelon Man
Joesef – Don’t Give In
Monsune – 1998
Benee – Find An Island
Lil Halima – Would U
DJ Day – Steely Rushen (For The People mix)
Theophilus London – Marchin’
Benny Sings – Music
Common – My Fancy Free Future Love (Tom Misch remix)
Devon Gilfillian – Get Out And Get It
Seu Jorge & Roge – Sarava
Sweatson Klank – Wandering
Mac Miller – Circles
Mac Miller – I Can See
sir Was – Letter
Kenna – Relations (An Ode To You And Me)
Poolside & Amo Amo – Around The Sun
Children of Zeus – No Sunshine Tomorrow
Nikka Costa – Like A Feather
The Avila Brothers – Soundsational
Yarbrough & Peoples – Don’t Stop The Music
Bosq – Corazon (Ft. Camilo Tumbao)
Aloe Blacc – Ordinary People (Spanish version)
Rudy De Anda & Hanni El Khatib – Jealous Guy
Kelly Finnagan – Catch Me I’m Falling
Diana Ross & The Supremes & The Temptations – I’m Gonna Make You Love Me
Joe Arroyo – Rebelion (The Raton Pack edit)
Blondie – Rapture
King Princess & Channel Tres – Hit The Back (Channel Tres remix)
Sunday, January 19th // LISTEN
Mac Miller – Everybody
Anderson .Paak – The Bird
Jackson 5 – Ready Or Not (Here I Come)
Dojo Cuts – Take From Me (Ft. Roxie Ray)
Billy Hoyle – Light Shade
Connan Mockasin & Dev Hynes – Feelin’ Lovely
Dudley Perkins – Flowers
Tame Impala – Lost In Yesterday
Two Another – Keeping Me Under
Khruangbin & Leon Bridges – C-Side
Frank Ocean – Pink Matter
Hope Tala – Moontime
Gorillaz – Andromeda (Ft. D.R.A.M.)
Karol Conka & Boss In Dreams – Fumace
Yaeji – Drink I’m Sippin’ On
Stretch & Bobbito & The M19s Band – Could Heaven Ever Be Like This
Thundercat – Black Quails (ft. Steve Lacy & Steve Arrington)
Slave – Watching You
Kendrick Lamar – King Kunta
Flying Lotus – Do The Astral Plane
Kamasi Washington – Re Run Home (Kon edit)
Ron Basejam – Someday
Outkast – Take Off Your Cool (Ft. Norah Jones)
Easy Life – Spiders
Orion Sun – Antidote
Robert Raimon Roy – Axela
Devon Gilfillian – Get Out And Get It
Seu Jorge & Roge – Meu Brasil
Sweatson Klank – Wandering
Theophilus London – Marchin’
Aya Nakamura – Pookie
FRNT BZNZZ – GPS Signal Lost
Santpoort – Propelling
Neal Francis – Don’t Call Me No More
Paul Nice – Bang Bang (Paul Nice edit)
Mac Miller – Woods
Scimshire – All I Do (Ft. Stac)
JNR Williams – What A Difference
Paul Mond & Tera Kora – Sane (Ft. Thierry Gainz)
Miryam Solomon – Is That True
Heath Brothers – Smilin’ Billy Suite, Part 2
Nas – One Love
DJ Shadow – What Does Your Soul Look Like (Part 1)
Jimmy Heath – The Voice Of The Saxophone
King Krule – (Don’t Let The Dragon) Draag On
FARR – Bulletproof
Baro Sura – Don’t Fuss!
Mura Masa – (nocturne for strings and a conversation)
Lady6 – Beffy
King Princess & Channel Tres – Hit The Back (Channel Tres remix)
Poolside & Amo Amo – Around The Sun
Franchise – Beba (DJ Archi edit)
Tyler, The Creator – Earfquake (Jengi remix)
Bill Withers – Just The Two Of Us (F R A N C H I S E remix)
Romain Jovion – Kelyeke
Illingsworth – Brawn
ANTHONY VALADEZ 