In approximate order of appearance, here are the key musicians for this debacle:
Sault, Keys Open Doors, Sun Ra, David Shire, Pelt, R.A.P. Ferreira, Kelly Moran, Willie West, David Bowie, Yazmin Lacey, Society's Bag, Jerry Goldsmith, Stevie Wonder, Brandee Younger, Bobby McFerrin, Roy Ayers, Face Candy, Grassella Oliphant, Ray Charles, Chris Keys, Tenesha The Wordsmith, Ambrose Akinmusire, Bob James, Ken Nordine, Shahin Najafi, Brian Eno, Lonzine Wright, Marion Black, Cold Grits. Black Heat, Earth Wind & Fire, R.E.M., Thandii, daril0, Makaya McCraven, Sydney Lowell, Hello World Choir, David Bowie, Luke Vibert, Web Web, Black Thought, The Seeds, Heems, The Messthetics, Alabaster DePlume, Neo, Clovis Ochin, Camoflauge Monk, Milton Nascimento, Fred Wesley & the Horny Horns, Bobby Byrd, La Belle, The Soul Clinic, Why?, Nev Cottee, Luke Vibert, Black Thought, Love, Bob B Soxx & The Blue Jeans, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Lyrics Born, Myron Glasper, The Doors, Luke Vibert, Leo Kottke, Darrow Fletcher, Sly & The Family Stone…
I say that in full knowledge that if you're a devotee of one of these artists, you may well be upset by what is to follow... Or not. This is a mix from the archives, April 2024 to be precise. This was when I was first learning how to separate out the constituent parts of tracks, and rebuild them into something... new.
This isn’t nostalgia. This is resurrection through reinvention. This is liberation from nostalgia.
The map is not the territory. But this Atlas will keep building worlds in your mind.
- Sault – Air
- Keys Open Doors, Sun Ra, David Shire, Pelt – Milennial Brazilians
- R.A.P. Ferreira, Kelly Moran, Willie West, David Bowie – Begonia Focus
- Yazmin Lacey, Society’s Bag, Jerry Goldsmith, Stevie Wonder – Late Night Ladies
- Brandee Younger, Bobby McFerrin, Roy Ayers – Livin’ Coffy
- Face Candy, Grassella Oliphant, Ray Charles, Chris Keys – Grassella’s Hard Minute
- Tenesha The Wordsmith, Ambrose Akinmusire, Bob James, Ken Nordine – Dangerous Angela
- Shahin Najafi, Brian Eno, Lonzine Wright, Marion Black, Cold Grits – Energy Fous Your Thing
- Black Heat, Earth Wind & Fire, R.E.M. – Orleans Fire, Wanoah
- Thandii, daril0, Makaya McCraven – One Dazed Lion
- Sydney Lowell, Hello World Choir, David Bowie, Luke Vibert, Web Web – Shake Hello, Meskel
- Black Thought, The Seeds – 9th vs Mine
- Heems, The Messthetics – Accent Emergence
- Alabaster DePlume – A Gente Acaba
- Neo, Clovis Ochin, Camoflauge Monk – Barbarie Queen
- Milton Nascimento, Fred Wesley & the Horny Horns, Bobby Byrd, La Belle, The Soul Clinic – Interlude
- Why?, Nev Cottee, Luke Vibert – Ring Friday
- Black Thought, Love, Bob B Soxx & The Blue Jeans – Zip-A-Dee-Letter
- Georgia Anne Muldrow – Amnrh
- Lyrics Born, Myron Glasper, The Doors, Luke Vibert – Changeling Skin
- Leo Kottke, Darrow Fletcher, Sly & The Family Stone – Outro