Hooked Returns for Philly Pride

HOOKED VOLUME 5
Special Pride Edition
JUNE 11th, 2016
Michael The Lion (Soul Clap, Razor-N-Tape)
f/ Amy Douglas (Live!)
Shawn Ryan (Superprince, Universal Cave, Razor-N-Tape)
DEL (5 Magazine, Do You Wanna Boogie)
Franky Bradley's
13th and Chancellor, Philadelphia

I'm very excited to once again return to Franky Bradley's for #Hooked - Philly's soiree for the disco classics and the music they inspired. This is one of my favorite parties the world over, and it's gonna be smack-dab in the middle of Pride weekend in the Gayborhood. Shawn Ryan and Del will be alongside on the wheels as we bring you the heat!

But I'm doubly excited because Amy Douglas will be coming down from Boston to join me and sing our Soul Clap Records hit Funk Train. Plus we will be debuting "Get It On," a tune from my upcoming vinyl EP which will be out this fall. This is the first live performance at Hooked and the first live performance of either of these songs anywhere!

If you haven't heard Funk Train yet, here's the legendary Francois K (Prelude Records, Studio 54, Paradise Garage) dropping it in one of his Deep Space sets (@ 28:10):


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Excellent Reception Podcast

Friend of DBJ, radio veteran, Illvibe chieftan, cool dad and all-around Philadelphia good guy lil'dave has started a truly dope new podcast called Excellent Reception.

 Podcasts are getting to be a dime a dozen these days, but Excellent Reception can be distinguished from the pack in many ways.

 First, and most importantly, the music is dope - funky and soulful. Second, Dave doesn't just play music, he weaves you a web of knowledge that connects the music you're hearing to a broader narrative. He takes the music out of a vacuum and uses his experience and his ear to gives it meaning. Third, the production value is super pro - a big thing in the lo-fi world of podcasting.

 Great stuff Dave!

 Check out the podcast on: iTunes / Soundcloud / Facebook / Medium

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Heart Divine

Lustre is producer Jeffrey Levi Fry (of Superprince & Peter Dragontail) and vocalist Leah Kauffman. Heart Divine, their debut EP, was inspired by the iconic Divine Lorriane Hotel in Philadelphia. It is a soundtrack to the The Najeeb Sheikh x Lapstone & Hammer Divine Lorraine Hotel Collection, which will be available on Friday from Lapstone & Hammer. According to Lustre,

"The Divine Lorraine Hotel is a symbol of peace, ambition, freedom, ruination and waste. She’s the ghost of North Broad Street; her glory long gone but not forgotten.

While writing “Heart Divine”, we tried to imagine ourselves as guests of the charismatic Father Divine in the Divine Lorraine Hotel, returning years later only to find the building boarded up and abandoned, memories emblazoned in our dreams."

Listen to a few songs from Heart Divine or stream the entire EP below. Be sure to follow Lustre on Soundcloud for more surreal R&B sounds.

Listen to the entire Heart Divine EP:

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Predictable Miracles

Work Drugs have a new album on the way, and Predictable Miracles is the first single. They describe it as a "farewell letter to chillwave." Perhaps we should expect some new sounds from Philadelphia's chillest? Find out at their secret record release show somewhere in the depths of Fishtown. 

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Straight From The Froz Box

The man behind the legendary Septunes blog, Joshua Kwedar aka Froz 1, recently contributed to the Straight From The Play Box mix series. Get your weekend started with 10 heavy Philly funk & soul sides. FROZ KNOWS.

Joshua Kwedar - Straight From The Play Box by Kieran Lockyear on Mixcloud

1. Leroy Hawkes – If Your Mule Won't Move (You Got To Kick It) – Bretlan
2. The Final Act – The Feeling Is Right – Match
3. Frankie Beverly's Raw Soul – Color Blind – Gregar
4. The “Raw Soul” With Frankie Beverly – Open Up, Your Heart – Eldorado
5. 1984 – There's A Wrinkle In Our Time – Round
6. Brothers Of The Ghetto – Rockin' Chair – Ghetto
7. Cody Black – Love Like I Never Had – Ram-Brock
8. Bobby Franklin's Insanity – Bring It On Down To Me – Thomas
9. Del Jones' Positive Vibes – Big Feet (Philly Raggae) – Nia
10. Soulistics – Jones 'N - Liberation

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Disgo 2

Coolout shared another pack of his club ready, warm, fuzzy and outta control Disgo remixes recently. Grab a couple here and head to his Soundcloud for the rest! Sure fire summer jams galore over there!




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Disgo Batch 1

Philadelphia (via Nashville) producer extraordinaire Coolout has a new sound that's going to sit well my summer 2014 sets: Disgo. From his live set at King Britt's Saturn Never Sleeps showcase to being the first artist to make an album entirely on the Android platform, Coolout is constantly evolving his groove crafting. With Disgo, he's been dabbling in mid-tempo atmospheric house remixes with crisp drums & plush pads. Download his reworks of Janet, Disclosure & Pharrell below and visit his Soundcloud for more!










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YR019 Limited Vinyl

You may recall a little 13 song compilation called Philadelphia Maneto that I put out last summer - if you liked that, listen in, because this week I'm here to tell you about two spin-off projects that you will probably dig.

The first is a limited edition, silk-screened, hand-numbered vinyl EP featuring the above songs, which you can download for FREE.  If you support independent music, please purchase a 12"!  You can mail order them world-wide from Turntable Lab or the Young Robots discogs store. You can buy them at brick-and-mortar locations in Philadelphia (and at TTL's flagship in NYC).

Many thanks for your support!  Later this week I will be telling you about another YR release and some West Coast shows I will be playing this weekend!
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I'll House You

Philadelphia's aupl just gave the Jungle Brothers' I'll House You a proper late night warehouse vibe with his new project, Richter.



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The Mistake By The Lake

100 Years of Solid Dudes is back with the brass-tastic WGBS Philly 57 Memorial Jazz Ensemble. And don't forget last month's Girls Chat Room jam! 2014 will be one of the many great years for 100 Years of Solid Dudes!

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$tack Money

Excellent new video from Philadelphia's Frankie Vado. Spaghetti dinners, loose change, bearded babes & a romantic rendezvous with a keyboard - Frankie's living the glamorous life! Dude can rap too!

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Me And The Gang

Matpat made a bumpin house edit of Bohannon's classic Me And The Gang. Grab a file below and be sure to check his recent contribution to the new Body High compilation, Feel Your Body.





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Let's Get To It

Enjoy a rip of some mega rare Philadelphia boogie, courtesy of Hiding Place Records & Books. Pro tip: their Soundcloud account is a virtual treasure trove of interesting & odd musical discoveries.



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Encantado

Log on to the Girls Chat Room (Philadelphia's 100 Years of Solid Dudes new collaboration with BabyStar). A/S/L anyone?



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Ivan Smagghe in Philadelphia

One of the best in the game is coming to Philadelphia... Ivan Smagghe is playing at The Dolphin on Saturday & Universal Cave is opening the night up!!! Get more info on the party here & check out the music below:

The xx remixed by It's A Fine Line:


Blackstrobe classic:


Ivan's recent mix for the BBC:


Ivan on the Boiler Room:



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Universal Cave Presents Jacques Renault

This Saturday Universal Cave is hosting Jacques Renault at The Dolphin!!! We're super stoked and you should be too! For more info, check below:

Facebook Event /// Resident Advisor Event

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Here's a recent mix Jacques did for Let's Play House:


And some free remixes...






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Dacian Gold

Check out the debut indie soul slow jam from Philadelphia's Dacian Gold. DG consists of Peter Dragontail on production and Stabbi Catz on vocals. Follow them on twitter here.



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CaveCast with Tripledouble

A couple weeks ago, the fourth installment of the CaveCast was recorded at the Art Alliance in Philadelphia. It featured Philly's own breakbeat wizard, Tripledouble, discussing the history and his own take on breaks. Plus Tripledouble made a special AEIOU warmup mix for the podcast. Check out the mix and podcast below, and come out on Wednesday for CaveCast 005: Foundations of the PhilaDELphia Groove: The Early Perspective with Del waxing poetic on Philly soul and disco.

AEIOU Warmups... The Iron Chef Mix


CaveCast 004 Breakbeats with Tripledouble


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Marvin & Guy in Philadelphia

This Friday, after The Magic Message with Justin Strauss, we're hosting the Philadelphia debut of Marvin & Guy, the black belt disco choppers from parts unknown, with releases on the excellent Let's Get Lost edit series and NYC's On The Prowl. Check out some tunes & grab a couple free downloads below. Get more info from the following links & check my twitter on Friday for the location.

Facebook Event  /  Resident Advisor Event

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Disco Unleaded

This Thursday is the first installment of my new pedal-to-the-metal monthly at Philly's newest venue, Soundgarden Hall. Here's the deal - Actual Records, Shawn Ryan and I are going to be bringing you the best national and international house and disco headliners with ample doses local support and good vibes. The party is every second Thursday in the new back-room venue called The Hacienda, it runs late and it's BYOB. Bring a case of beer or a bottle of liquor or wine and the staff will put it on ice for you and provide you with mixers. Yeah, you can bring a case of beer and party all night for just five bucks. If you're under 21, you can party too! Oh, and it gets better, our first guest is my main man Eli Escobar.

 Every time I have rocked with Eli or heard him play live, I've thought "this man sells a record better than anybody." What I mean is that Eli can play a set that consists almost entirely of what I consider to be "risky" records to play - jams that might need a few tracks to set up in order to get the crowd on board. But Eli SELLS the damn thing - with subtlety he shows you why this is a damn good record. Really, it's a pleasure to hear the man play music. At the risk of being too laudatory, I should also mention that he has a great production resume and has remixed Lana Del Rey, Bag Raiders, Diplo, M.I.A., Chromeo, Holy Ghost!, Pase Rock, Jessica 6, Dirty Vegas, Ali Love, and Amanda Blank. So there's that.

So, it's decided. See you this Thursday! (Of course, all other Thursdays of the month you can still catch me at Red Room with Ed Blammo!)

DISCO UNLEADED VOL. 1
"in the drivers' seat"
Eli Escobar (Plant Music /Tiki Disco, NYC)

with residents
DJ Apt One (Young Robots / Dollar Bin Jams, PHL)
Shawn Ryan (Hurrah / Dollar Bin Jams, PHL)

and local support from
Johnny V (House of Hearts, PHL) and DJ Dayo (Pure, PHL)

The Hacienda - Back Room at Soundgarden Hall
Delaware Avenue and Spring Garden Street, Philadelphia

17+ =$5 before 11pm / $10 after
21+ = $5 all night
Doors at 8:30
BYOB ONLY. B as much of Y O as you want. Mixers and ice available.
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soundcloud.com/shawnryan

Here's a live set from Eli...


Plus some free downloads of his original work via RCRD LBL:






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