Booth notebook

Session notes from the booth.

The lineup logic, the song notes, and the things I want you to hear, saved one session at a time.

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Artists
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Genres
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Special turns
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2 saved turns
Lineup logic first. Song notes right behind it.
Subtle lift / golden swayPlaylist noteApr 28, 20263:40 PM

My Blue Heaven is the thesis, and Bad Girls is the answer waiting on deck.

Reach for it when the turn needs shape, attack, and a record that can define the next move in just a few bars. It leaves Bad Girls by Donna Summer off Sounds of the Seventies - '70s Gold (1998) a clean lane instead of boxing the handoff in. Bad Girls is already changing how the current record reads.

Record in focus
My Blue Heaven
Fats Domino
Greatest Hits: Walking To New Orleans · 2007 · Rock & Roll
Lineup note
My Blue Heaven into Bad Girls

Reach for it when the turn needs shape, attack, and a record that can define the next move in just a few bars. It leaves Bad Girls by Donna Summer off Sounds of the Seventies - '70s Gold (1998) a clean lane instead of boxing the handoff in.

Track context
Greatest Hits: Walking To New Orleans · 2007

Hearing it against Greatest Hits: Walking To New Orleans matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. My Blue Heaven by Fats Domino off Greatest Hits: Walking To New Orleans (2007) carries the feel of a band in a room rather than a mood-board tag, and that physicality matters in a sequence. With Fats Domino, the attraction is often attack and arrangement economy: what the band can say quickly and physically. The record earns its place through how the arrangement opens and tightens rather than through sheer mass.

Listen for
What to catch in the arrangement

Listen for where the arrangement opens wider than the first impression suggests, especially when the rhythm section changes the floor under the lead. Notice how it hands the weight to Bad Girls by Donna Summer off Sounds of the Seventies - '70s Gold (1998) instead of crowding the next move.

Fats DominoDonna SummerLondon GrammarRock & RollClassic RockAlternative & Indiesubtle lift / golden swaygolden afternoongolden swayRock & Roll
Session map
3 stored song notes
01now
My Blue Heaven
Fats Domino
Why it fits

Reach for it when the turn needs shape, attack, and a record that can define the next move in just a few bars. It leaves Bad Girls by Donna Summer off Sounds of the Seventies - '70s Gold (1998) a clean lane instead of boxing the handoff in.

Track context

Hearing it against Greatest Hits: Walking To New Orleans matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. My Blue Heaven by Fats Domino off Greatest Hits: Walking To New Orleans (2007) carries the feel of a band in a room rather than a mood-board tag, and that physicality matters in a sequence. With Fats Domino, the attraction is often attack and arrangement economy: what the band can say quickly and physically. The record earns its place through how the arrangement opens and tightens rather than through sheer mass.

Listen for

Listen for where the arrangement opens wider than the first impression suggests, especially when the rhythm section changes the floor under the lead. Notice how it hands the weight to Bad Girls by Donna Summer off Sounds of the Seventies - '70s Gold (1998) instead of crowding the next move.

02next
Bad Girls
Donna Summer
Why it fits

Bad Girls by Donna Summer off Sounds of the Seventies - '70s Gold (1998) cools the temperature after My Blue Heaven by Fats Domino off Greatest Hits: Walking To New Orleans (2007) and lets the turn breathe. Reach for it when the turn needs shape, attack, and a record that can define the next move in just a few bars. It leaves Into Gold by London Grammar off The Greatest Love (2024) a clean lane instead of boxing the handoff in.

Track context

Hearing it against Sounds of the Seventies - '70s Gold matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. Bad Girls by Donna Summer off Sounds of the Seventies - '70s Gold (1998) carries the feel of a band in a room rather than a mood-board tag, and that physicality matters in a sequence. With Donna Summer, the attraction is often attack and arrangement economy: what the band can say quickly and physically. The record earns its place through how the arrangement opens and tightens rather than through sheer mass.

Listen for

Listen for where the arrangement opens wider than the first impression suggests, especially when the rhythm section changes the floor under the lead. Notice how it hands the weight to Into Gold by London Grammar off The Greatest Love (2024) instead of crowding the next move.

03later
Into Gold
London Grammar
Why it fits

Into Gold by London Grammar off The Greatest Love (2024) lifts the pressure after Bad Girls by Donna Summer off Sounds of the Seventies - '70s Gold (1998) without snapping the thread. Reach for it when the turn needs shape, attack, and a record that can define the next move in just a few bars.

Track context

Hearing it against The Greatest Love matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. Into Gold by London Grammar off The Greatest Love (2024) carries the feel of a band in a room rather than a mood-board tag, and that physicality matters in a sequence. With London Grammar, the attraction is often attack and arrangement economy: what the band can say quickly and physically. The record earns its place through how the arrangement opens and tightens rather than through sheer mass.

Listen for

Listen for where the arrangement opens wider than the first impression suggests, especially when the rhythm section changes the floor under the lead.

Open saved booth copy

Mr Rassy is lining up Bad Girls by Donna Summer off Sounds of the Seventies - '70s Gold (1998). Hearing it against Sounds of the Seventies - '70s Gold matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. Bad Girls by Donna Summer off Sounds of the Seventies - '70s Gold (1998) cools the temperature after My Blue Heaven by Fats Domino off Greatest Hits: Walking To New Orleans (2007) and lets the turn breathe. The transition is earning its place instead of skating by on vibe.

Subtle lift / dust and glowPlaylist noteApr 26, 20265:04 PM

Warm Tape is the thesis, and Stamp Your Feet (Jason Nevins Radio Mix) is the answer waiting on deck.

Reach for it when the turn needs shape, attack, and a record that can define the next move in just a few bars. It leaves Stamp Your Feet (Jason Nevins Radio Mix) by Donna Summer off The Ultimate Collection: To Remember (2016) a clean lane instead of boxing the handoff in. Stamp Your Feet (Jason Nevins Radio Mix) is already changing how the current record reads.

Record in focus
Warm Tape
Red Hot Chili Peppers
By The Way · 2002 · Alternative-Rock
Lineup note
Warm Tape into Stamp Your Feet (Jason Nevins Radio Mix)

Reach for it when the turn needs shape, attack, and a record that can define the next move in just a few bars. It leaves Stamp Your Feet (Jason Nevins Radio Mix) by Donna Summer off The Ultimate Collection: To Remember (2016) a clean lane instead of boxing the handoff in.

Track context
By The Way · 2002

Hearing it against By The Way matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. Warm Tape by Red Hot Chili Peppers off By The Way (2002) carries the feel of a band in a room rather than a mood-board tag, and that physicality matters in a sequence. With Red Hot Chili Peppers, the attraction is often attack and arrangement economy: what the band can say quickly and physically. The record earns its place through how the arrangement opens and tightens rather than through sheer mass.

Listen for
What to catch in the arrangement

Listen for where the arrangement opens wider than the first impression suggests, especially when the rhythm section changes the floor under the lead. Notice how it hands the weight to Stamp Your Feet (Jason Nevins Radio Mix) by Donna Summer off The Ultimate Collection: To Remember (2016) instead of crowding the next move.

Red Hot Chili PeppersDonna SummerHeartAlternative-RockR&BRocksubtle lift / dust and glowgolden afternoondust and glowAlternative-Rock
Session map
3 stored song notes
01now
Warm Tape
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Why it fits

Reach for it when the turn needs shape, attack, and a record that can define the next move in just a few bars. It leaves Stamp Your Feet (Jason Nevins Radio Mix) by Donna Summer off The Ultimate Collection: To Remember (2016) a clean lane instead of boxing the handoff in.

Track context

Hearing it against By The Way matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. Warm Tape by Red Hot Chili Peppers off By The Way (2002) carries the feel of a band in a room rather than a mood-board tag, and that physicality matters in a sequence. With Red Hot Chili Peppers, the attraction is often attack and arrangement economy: what the band can say quickly and physically. The record earns its place through how the arrangement opens and tightens rather than through sheer mass.

Listen for

Listen for where the arrangement opens wider than the first impression suggests, especially when the rhythm section changes the floor under the lead. Notice how it hands the weight to Stamp Your Feet (Jason Nevins Radio Mix) by Donna Summer off The Ultimate Collection: To Remember (2016) instead of crowding the next move.

02next
Stamp Your Feet (Jason Nevins Radio Mix)
Donna Summer
Why it fits

Stamp Your Feet (Jason Nevins Radio Mix) by Donna Summer off The Ultimate Collection: To Remember (2016) cools the temperature after Warm Tape by Red Hot Chili Peppers off By The Way (2002) and lets the turn breathe. Reach for it when the sequence needs a record that can keep moving and still leave detail behind. It leaves Rock and Roll by Heart off Greatest Hits / Live (1980) a clean lane instead of boxing the handoff in.

Track context

Hearing it against The Ultimate Collection: To Remember matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. Stamp Your Feet (Jason Nevins Radio Mix) by Donna Summer off The Ultimate Collection: To Remember (2016) earns its place when the turn needs shape, contrast, and enough detail to keep the next move honest. On The Ultimate Collection: To Remember (2016), it reads as part of a larger album world instead of a stray file in the crate. Hearing it against The Ultimate Collection: To Remember matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single.

Listen for

Listen for the point where the record suddenly feels larger than the speakers and starts changing the shape of the room. Notice how it hands the weight to Rock and Roll by Heart off Greatest Hits / Live (1980) instead of crowding the next move.

03later
Rock and Roll
Heart
Why it fits

Rock and Roll by Heart off Greatest Hits / Live (1980) cools the temperature after Stamp Your Feet (Jason Nevins Radio Mix) by Donna Summer off The Ultimate Collection: To Remember (2016) and lets the turn breathe. Reach for it when the turn needs shape, attack, and a record that can define the next move in just a few bars.

Track context

Hearing it against Greatest Hits / Live matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. Rock and Roll by Heart off Greatest Hits / Live (1980) carries the feel of a band in a room rather than a mood-board tag, and that physicality matters in a sequence. With Heart, the attraction is often attack and arrangement economy: what the band can say quickly and physically. The record earns its place through how the arrangement opens and tightens rather than through sheer mass.

Listen for

Listen for where the arrangement opens wider than the first impression suggests, especially when the rhythm section changes the floor under the lead.

Open saved booth copy

Mr Rassy is lining up Stamp Your Feet (Jason Nevins Radio Mix) by Donna Summer off The Ultimate Collection: To Remember (2016). Hearing it against The Ultimate Collection: To Remember matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. Stamp Your Feet (Jason Nevins Radio Mix) by Donna Summer off The Ultimate Collection: To Remember (2016) cools the temperature after Warm Tape by Red Hot Chili Peppers off By The Way (2002) and lets the turn breathe. The transition is earning its place instead of skating by on vibe.