The Swap Meet

RIP to the great Jack DeJohnette - we spin a couple for him including Miles electric, solo gears and sideman material. A decent swath of new material and vintage faves in the mix today. Slip slop and slap it on.

This week on The Swap Meet, we’re joined by Leon D, probably the busiest DJ in town - maybe just the busiest person, period. His selections providing the perfect soundtrack to the first proper baking evening in Auckland town this seaon: from Theo Parrish’s lopsided rework of Jill Scott’s “Slowly Surely” (2002) through to the Charles Stepney classic  “I Am the Black Gold of the Sun” (1971/1997), Barry White’s original bedroom rocker, and on to Metro Area’s “Piña” (2002) and ESG’s “Moody” (1981). Tracing the thread between disco’s dustier corners, boogie, proto-house and that New York bassline swing - eclectic in all the right ways.

Before that, a small salute to D’Angelo, who left us this week. Rather than the obvious choices, a few deep pulls: the Questlove-leaked “Really Love” demo, RH Factor’s cover of “I’ll Stay” with that unmistakable falsetto, and Don-E’s “So Cold” slept on killer. Even an unreleased studio vamp on “Ex-Girl to Next Girl” that reminds you of the deep fertile wellspring of black music that D and crew were mining when assmbling "Voodoo".

Leon rounds out his second set with Moodymann, and a late blend of his own “Your Love” with (adopted Aotearoan) Recloose’s “Get There Tonight” - a fitting close for a night built on love and lost groove.

It’s the Tarāwhiti takeover from Campbell and spesh guest and audio explorer Cassawarrior with 2 x C90’s worth of essential sounds from Guadeloupe, Nigeria, Benin, Ghana, Peru, Jamaica, Nicaragua, ‘Straya, US, and France. Press the button!

Cassawarrior mix

Zepiss – Pa dekourage (1983) 

Luis Gasca – Spanish gypsy (1972) 

Aura – African fever (1978) 

Geraldo Pino – Boogie fever (1978) 

Kosmik 3 – I don’t mind (1979) 

Professeur Bylledey – N’Gbe kinho (70s) 

Fred Fisher – Sasa (1979) 

Berkely Ike Jones – Tears in the ghetto (1979) 

Cambux mix

Stevie Wonder – Thank you love (1966)

Ishola Muhammad – Open up your heart (1976)

Jae Mason – Let it out (1975)

Vitamin E – Kiss away (1977)

Marcia Maria – Amigo branco (1978)

Clifford Coulter – Dont wanna see you cry (1980)

Candy Bowman – Since I found you (1981)

Tammy Payne – Take me now (Young Disciples remix, 1991)

Henry Jackson – At the altar (1982)

L.C.G.C. – Overflow (Special mix, 1984)

Five Special – Had you a lover (1980)

Nate Calhoun – Funktown (1979)

The Stone City Band – Party girls (1980)

Curtis Mayfield – We come in peace (1985)

Cassawarrior vs...

Exile House – L’Argent (80s) 

Kassav’ – Kassav’ (1979) 

Gaby Moy – Ene alengue (1992) 

Enrique Lynch Y Su Conjuto – A la memoria del muerto (1972) 

Captain Afriyie – Manni mbre obinade (80s) 

Alan Cosmos – Soca for your pleasure (1985) 

... Cambux

King Sporty – Safari (1976) 

Enrique Lynch Y Su Orquesta – African bump (1975) 

Jose ‘Chepito’ Areas – Cerro negro (1974) 

Azteca – Azteca (1972) 

George Golla – The Dancers (1975) 

Donald Byrd – Miss kane (1973)