The Swap Meet

Campbell digs Japan, and he's just back from a ten day jaunt of well curated record stores, incredible food and many greetings of "Arigato gozaimasu!" 

His set this month is full of raw, soulful heaters and cosmic jazz-funk that makes you screw your face up like you accidentally ate the ball of wasabi along with your sashimi. All time Swap Meet fave Garfield Fleming’s 'Don’t Send Me Away' still hits like heartbreak on vinyl, that pleading vocal over lush orchestration is pure modern soul gold. And then there’s Mystic Harmony’s Lovers Rock take on The Jones Girls' 'Nights Over Egypt' deep, spiritual, and epic. Add Freedom Suite 'Come Closer' to that category: a rare groove Trini disco dub with the kind of bassline that makes you look around the room for someone else who heard that. The funkier edges really pop off with Wild Fire 'The Dealer' another Trinidadian gem that’s psych-funk with fuzz guitar and heavy attitude. 

What keeps it interesting is how it moves. From the glistening disco of Chantal Curtis ‘Get Another Love’ to Booker Newberry III’s ‘Love Town’, there’s that roller-skate-ready shimmer. Then out of nowhere you’re in Brazil with Alma Brasileira ‘Peixeiro’ a choro inflect samba and Dom Salvador’s ‘Barumba’, all syncopated rhythms and raw, earthy joy. On the modern side, Cool Affair  ‘Motoric Patterns (Kaidi Tatham Mix)’ slides in with some proper bruk energy: Kaidi doing what he does best. Campbell can't keep away from Jazz - he's got you covered there too - also gotta keep pumping current faves The Circling Sun too.

Hanging our for part two of Ngata’s Nippon nuggets in August!

Odyssey & Company – Tattletale (1987)
Risco Connection – It’s my house radio edit (1979/2025)
Sisters Love – Give me your love (1973)
Brotherly Love  ft Grover Washington Jr – Whole lotta you in me (1990)
Mystic Harmony – Night over Egypt (1983)
The Circling Sun – Flora & fauna (2025)
Anli & Moses – Fuyu no mado (1977)
Dance Man – Miruku (2025)
Universal Minds – A chance at love (1970s)
Rose Royce – Love is in the air (1980)
Garfield Fleming – Don’t send me away (1981)
The Dukes- Mystery girl (1981)
Grand Strand – Laredo (1980)
Freedom Suite – Come closer (1978)
Wild Fire – The dealer (1977)
The Circling Sun – Mizu (2025)

Afronaut ft Just One – Ground zero (2025)
Staffan Abeleen Quintets – Mr. Minor (1974)
The Cannonball Adderley - Nat Adderley Quintet – Big P (1960/84)
Alma Brasileira – Pra oxala (1977)
Copa 7 – To maluco (1980)
Alma Brasileira – Peixeiro (1977)
Richard Beirach – Tokyo (1975)
Cool Affair – Motoric patterns (Kaidi tatham mix, 2025)
Nonato E Seu Conjunto - E De Nana (1978)
Dieter Reith – Join us (1979)
Dom Salvador – Barumba (1969)
John Thomas & Lifeforce – Maryke (1980)

Serge Ponsar – Out in the night (1983)
Chantal Curtis – Get another love (1979)
Revelation – Feel it (1980)
T.F.O – Let love come right on in (1981)
Chocolate Lips – Weekend lover (1984)
The Antilles – Let’s shake (1982)
Booker Newberry III – Love town (1983)
52nd Street – Look into my eyes (1982)
The Spirit of Atlanta – Messin’ around (1973)
Alfredo De La Fe – Hot to trot (1979)
Marvin Holmes – It’s about time (1983)
Africano – Satisfactorize your mind (1973)

The Swap Meet are rolling live from the Takapuna Surf Club 4-5pm, and then sitation normal. Turn it up!

The Meters - Love Slip Upon Ya
The Meters - Fire on the Bayou
LeRoy Hutson - Lucky Fellow
Michal Martyniuk, Nathan Haines - Without Love
Aw-Sum - This Love Is Right
Gold Coast, Spunk - Crazy Me
The Seed Band - Freak On The Dance Floor
Jarren - Jam
Blackway - New Life
The Best Of Both Worlds - Invisible Flowers
The Diasonics - Oriole
Laurie Miller - True Love
Lionmilk - fantasy
岡本舞子 ファッシネイション
Almir Ricardi - São Paulo High Society
Splashband - Last Chance
Antonio Adolfo, A Brazuca - Transamazônica
The Medium Wave Band - Games (Instrumental)
Yuji Toriyama - Donna
Klymaxx - Love Bandit
Charna - Choose One Or Lose One
A Vision of Panorama, Eiko Hara - Unconditional (Instrumental)
Beautiful Swimmers - Give It All You Got
Psychic Mirrors - Charlene II
Bravuda - 1984
Oneness - Watching You (Version)
Della Reese - It Was a Very Good Year
Jeff Lorber - Ooh La La 
Chillhop Music Ft. Sugi.wa  - Almost Home (Chillhop Live Session) 
Babadu - I Love Music 
Jussi Halme - Funny Funk 
Strike One - Guilty Pleasure 
Jussi Halme - Manhattan Club 
Caron - Dancing In The Night 
Sherrick - Just Call (Hot Line Mix) 
Mary Love Comer - I Can't Wait 
Vanilla Brinson - What's It Going To Take 
Raja-Nee’ - Love In A Groove 
David Bendeth - Breakdown 
David Blazer - Reasons 
Bob James Ft. DJ Jazzy Jeff & Kaidi Tatham - That Bop 
Daniel David - Devotion 
P.P. Arnold - Hold on to Your Dreams 
Carl Hudson - Lunar Footprint 
Incognito - 1993 
Billy Hinton Ft. Maxine Gardiner - A Challenge

It's the last Sunday of the month and Campbell is at the controls - and as usual he whips up a compelling blend of that good stuff. Can you dig it? Campbell can.

Lovesmith – Shame on you (1981)
Sterling Harrison – You’ve got that thing (1981)
Flokey Van Hook – I’m gonna pray (80s)
The Joneses – Who loves you baby (1977)
Mark Williams – The groove line (1979)
Jill Scott & Harry Ray – Love is a game (1982)
Side Effect – I need your love (1981)
The Dynamics – She’s for real (1974)
Annie Blue – Do you wanna do a thing (1976)
Jean Carne – If you wanna go back (1976)
Arabi – Times three (1977)
Reginald Haynes – Get ready to move (1986)
Vaneese Thomas – Love in your eyes (1986)
Ronnie Diamond & Nu Ohio Players (1986)
Bobby King – Lovequake (1984)

The Sensations – Everyday is just a holiday (1969)
The Techniques – Travelling man (60s?)
Frank Strozier Sextet – Kram Samba (1977)
Urbie Green – Captain Marvel (1977)
Alive! – Willing (1981)
Gene Ammons – Jungle strut (1970)
If – Fibonacci’s number (1971)
Mickey & The Soul Generation – Joint session (1969)
James Brown – Smokin’ & drinkin’ (1980)
Soul Searchers – Ashley’s roachclip (1974)
Laseech ft. Desney Bailey – Hey love (Patrice Scott mix, 2023)

Virginia Union University Concert Choir – Down to earth (1971)
Sylvester – Give it up (1981)
Sekou Bunch – Can’t stop lovin’ you (1982)
Stacey James – Reach for the top (1986)
Boeing – Dance on the beat (Instr., 1982)
Kilo – Give me love (1984)
Bobbi Humphrey – Baby don’t you know (1982)
Tone B Nimble – Untitled (edit, 2023)
Aaron Broomfield – Boomerang (1980)
Charles Mann – Sho nuff funny stuff love (1981)
Instant Funk – (Just because) You’ll be mine (1983)