"Essence" - Mixed By DJ IMANI (Downtempo and Future Soul)

















This is one of the first mixes that I ever recorded. Its a mellow mix with some trip hop flavor, so it has a stronger groove than some of the sleepy downtempo tracks out there. I wanted to make a mix that was a bit different from the typical formula. Most mixes either stay the same BPM throughout, or at least ascend from a slow BPM to a faster BPM.  This mix breaks that model and descends from 100 BPM down to 70 BPM's. It is a little sexy, and a little hip.

 The sound quality starts to slip just a tad towards the very end, but hell, it was one of my first mixes dang it.  I still think it sounds bad ass. This pic is from the Winter Music Conference in Miami 2008, just chillin at the hotel pool with Cherylee. They had a bar that was playing downtempo and it was a nice change of pace from at the crazy nightlife. I was surprised that there was not a bigger lounge scene out there.  I mean, KRIZTAL RECORDS is in Miami... Right?  I guess WMC drowned it all out with House, or maybe I just wasn't looking hard enough.

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1 - Lickin' - B&B International
2 - Somesing - Sound Tribe Sector 9
3 - Do What You Want - Aya
4 - Modus Operandi - Photek
5 - Tub Scene - David Holmes
6 - Paloora - Miguel Graca
7 - Try Me Featuring Goapele & Capital A - J-Boogie
8 - Rhyemdrop (Mime Remix) - Moodphase 5ive
9 - Whose Blues - Caia
10 - Danger Of Love Feat. Zap Mama - DJ Krush
11 - Cosmopole - Cantoma
12 - Lite - Soul Circuit
13 - Les courants d'air - Grand Tourism feat. Terry Callier
14 - Atlantis - Kosma
15 - Tout Le Monde - Daddy Ous
16 - Color Strip (Warren) - Jimmy Edgar

"Soulful Vibrations" Mixed By DJ IMANI Live in Oakland, CA, April 2008 Part 1 and 2 (Deep Soul/Jazz/Tribal House)

This is a live set I recorded at Soulful Vibrations, the weekly Deep House night we started in early 2007. Its on the chill side, vibrating positive sounds, since the spot is more of a lounge.  I noticed J Boogie used this title for his new album. Coincidence? Who knows.  J Boogie is a cool cat, so it is probably a coincidence, but if he did steal our name, he owes be a drink at the bar. Haha.

CD 1 Tracklist

1 - Mission Of Love - Davidson Ospina
2 - 89 Memory - DJ Rasoul
3 - I Tell The DJ - DJ Deep
4 - You Know It's You (Charles Spencer, Newhouse Edit) - Movido Featuring Li'Sha
5 - Spooky Nice - C Pen
6 - The Shore - Playin For The City
7 - Driftin' - Sun Orchestra Featuring Olivier Portall
8 - Cafe De Flore (Charles Webster's Latin Lovers Mix)- Doctor Rockit
9 - Pump That Body (Deep House Mix) - Mr. Lee
10 - Board Meeting - Charles Spencer
11 - 1, 2 (Reel Soul Mix) - A.G. Thomas
12 - Dentro Mi Alma (Yoruba Soul RMX) - Jazztronik
13 - Into The Blue [4Hero Extended Mix] - Shaun Escoffery

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CD 2 Tracklist

1 - Seeds Of Life (Dennis Ferrer Mix) Intro - Knu Je
2 - Seeds Of Life (Dennis Ferrer Mix) - Knu Je
3 - Mais linda - Cesar Martinez Ensemble
4 - Latin Seduction - Dj Mfr
5 - Comprar Tiempo (VK's Barrio Mix) - Cordovan
6 - Touched The Sky - Dennis Ferrer
7 - So Good Today - Ben Westbeech
8 - Original Jive - Natural Rhtyhm
9 - Feel The Music - Grant Nelson
10 - Cheap Advice (Chuck Love's Cheap 'n Smoove Mix) - Tim Fuller
11 - Can't Stop - West Magnetic
12 - Even Now - Charles Spencer
13 - Sole On Your Shoes - Eric K. J. Wesenberg
14 - Behind The Shadow - KYOTO JAZZ MASSIVE

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