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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Lineup logic first. Song notes right behind it.
Dusky slow burn lane / smoke and focusPlaylist noteAug 3, 20262:13 AMOpen set

Tonight (with David Bowie) is the thesis, and high and dry is the answer waiting on deck.

Reach for it when the stack needs body, patience, and a groove that persuades instead of shouts. It leaves high and dry by Radiohead off the bends (1995) a clean lane instead of boxing the handoff in. high and dry is already changing how the current record reads.

Record in focus
Tonight (with David Bowie)
Tina Turner
The Platinum Collection [Disc 3] · 2009 · Soul
Programming
Open set

Mr Rassy is shaping the next turn from the records already on the deck.

Pride And Joy · full
Lineup note
Tonight (with David Bowie) into high and dry

Reach for it when the stack needs body, patience, and a groove that persuades instead of shouts. It leaves high and dry by Radiohead off the bends (1995) a clean lane instead of boxing the handoff in.

Track context
The Platinum Collection [Disc 3] · 2009

Hearing it against The Platinum Collection [Disc 3] matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. Tonight (with David Bowie) by Tina Turner off The Platinum Collection [Disc 3] (2009) brings body, timing, and human feel first, so the persuasion happens in the rhythm section rather than in big gestures. With Tina Turner, the draw is usually in the pocket and the human touch inside it, not just a surface-level style label. The argument is in the pocket: bass, snare, guitar or keys locking together and nudging the song forward without overplaying it.

Listen for
What to catch in the arrangement

Listen to what the rhythm section is doing behind the lead, especially the bass turns, ghost notes, and little pushes that make the groove lean forward. Notice how it hands the weight to high and dry by Radiohead off the bends (1995) instead of crowding the next move.

Tina TurnerRadioheadA Tribe Called QuestSoulHip HopR&Bdusky slow burn lane / smoke and focusafter-hourssmoke and focusSoul
Session map
3 stored song notes
01now
Tonight (with David Bowie)
Tina Turner
Why it fits

Reach for it when the stack needs body, patience, and a groove that persuades instead of shouts. It leaves high and dry by Radiohead off the bends (1995) a clean lane instead of boxing the handoff in.

Track context

Hearing it against The Platinum Collection [Disc 3] matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. Tonight (with David Bowie) by Tina Turner off The Platinum Collection [Disc 3] (2009) brings body, timing, and human feel first, so the persuasion happens in the rhythm section rather than in big gestures. With Tina Turner, the draw is usually in the pocket and the human touch inside it, not just a surface-level style label. The argument is in the pocket: bass, snare, guitar or keys locking together and nudging the song forward without overplaying it.

Listen for

Listen to what the rhythm section is doing behind the lead, especially the bass turns, ghost notes, and little pushes that make the groove lean forward. Notice how it hands the weight to high and dry by Radiohead off the bends (1995) instead of crowding the next move.

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high and dry
Radiohead
Why it fits

high and dry by Radiohead off the bends (1995) stays related to Tonight (with David Bowie) by Tina Turner off The Platinum Collection [Disc 3] (2009) through soul, but changes the pocket enough to matter. high and dry by Radiohead off the bends (1995) earns its place when the turn needs shape, contrast, and enough detail to keep the next move honest. It leaves Bonita Applebum by A Tribe Called Quest off People’s Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm (1990) a clean lane instead of boxing the handoff in.

Track context

Hearing it against the bends matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. high and dry by Radiohead off the bends (1995) earns its place when the turn needs shape, contrast, and enough detail to keep the next move honest. On the bends (1995), it reads as part of a larger album world instead of a stray file in the crate. Hearing it against the bends 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 Bonita Applebum by A Tribe Called Quest off People’s Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm (1990) instead of crowding the next move.

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Bonita Applebum
A Tribe Called Quest
Why it fits

Bonita Applebum by A Tribe Called Quest off People’s Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm (1990) stays related to high and dry by Radiohead off the bends (1995) through hip hop, but changes the pocket enough to matter. Reach for it when the pressure needs to come from the pocket and the cadence rather than from a giant arrangement swing.

Track context

Hearing it against People’s Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. Bonita Applebum by A Tribe Called Quest off People’s Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm (1990) keeps the pressure in the pocket and the phrasing, which makes it a control move as much as a crowd move. On People’s Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm (1990), it reads as part of a larger album world instead of a stray file in the crate. Listen for how the cadence and the low end keep re-framing the center of the track without resorting to big obvious turns.

Listen for

Listen for how the cadence and the low end keep re-framing the center of the track without resorting to big obvious turns.

Open saved booth copy

Mr Rassy is lining up high and dry by Radiohead off the bends (1995). Hearing it against the bends matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. high and dry by Radiohead off the bends (1995) stays related to Tonight (with David Bowie) by Tina Turner off The Platinum Collection [Disc 3] (2009) through soul, but changes the pocket enough to matter. The transition is earning its place instead of skating by on vibe. The request line is whispering "I need a dusky slow-burn lane with warm low end tonight.".

Dusky slow burn lane / sleepwalker pulsePlaylist noteAug 2, 20267:00 AMOpen set

Remember the Time is the thesis, and Stubborn Kind of Fellow (Live) is the answer waiting on deck.

Reach for it when the stack needs body, patience, and a groove that persuades instead of shouts. It leaves Stubborn Kind of Fellow (Live) by Marvin Gaye off Live in Tokyo 1979 (2025) a clean lane instead of boxing the handoff in. Stubborn Kind of Fellow (Live) is already changing how the current record reads.

Record in focus
Remember the Time
Michael Jackson
Dangerous · 2001 · Soul, Funk, R&B
Programming
Open set

Mr Rassy is shaping the next turn from the records already on the deck.

Stubborn Kind of Fellow (Live) · full
Lineup note
Remember the Time into Stubborn Kind of Fellow (Live)

Reach for it when the stack needs body, patience, and a groove that persuades instead of shouts. It leaves Stubborn Kind of Fellow (Live) by Marvin Gaye off Live in Tokyo 1979 (2025) a clean lane instead of boxing the handoff in.

Track context
Dangerous · 2001

Hearing it against Dangerous matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. Remember the Time by Michael Jackson off Dangerous (2001) brings body, timing, and human feel first, so the persuasion happens in the rhythm section rather than in big gestures. With Michael Jackson, the draw is usually in the pocket and the human touch inside it, not just a surface-level style label. The argument is in the pocket: bass, snare, guitar or keys locking together and nudging the song forward without overplaying it.

Listen for
What to catch in the arrangement

Listen to what the rhythm section is doing behind the lead, especially the bass turns, ghost notes, and little pushes that make the groove lean forward. Notice how it hands the weight to Stubborn Kind of Fellow (Live) by Marvin Gaye off Live in Tokyo 1979 (2025) instead of crowding the next move.

Michael JacksonMarvin GayeEddie MoneySoul, Funk, R&BClassic RockSouldusky slow burn lane / sleepwalker pulsedeep nightsleepwalker pulseSoul, Funk, R&B
Session map
3 stored song notes
01now
Remember the Time
Michael Jackson
Why it fits

Reach for it when the stack needs body, patience, and a groove that persuades instead of shouts. It leaves Stubborn Kind of Fellow (Live) by Marvin Gaye off Live in Tokyo 1979 (2025) a clean lane instead of boxing the handoff in.

Track context

Hearing it against Dangerous matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. Remember the Time by Michael Jackson off Dangerous (2001) brings body, timing, and human feel first, so the persuasion happens in the rhythm section rather than in big gestures. With Michael Jackson, the draw is usually in the pocket and the human touch inside it, not just a surface-level style label. The argument is in the pocket: bass, snare, guitar or keys locking together and nudging the song forward without overplaying it.

Listen for

Listen to what the rhythm section is doing behind the lead, especially the bass turns, ghost notes, and little pushes that make the groove lean forward. Notice how it hands the weight to Stubborn Kind of Fellow (Live) by Marvin Gaye off Live in Tokyo 1979 (2025) instead of crowding the next move.

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Stubborn Kind of Fellow (Live)
Marvin Gaye
Full play
Why it fits

Stubborn Kind of Fellow (Live) by Marvin Gaye off Live in Tokyo 1979 (2025) stays related to Remember the Time by Michael Jackson off Dangerous (2001) through soul, funk, r&b, but changes the pocket enough to matter. Reach for it when the stack needs body, patience, and a groove that persuades instead of shouts. It leaves Take Me Home Tonight (Be My Baby) by Eddie Money off Classic Rock Audiophile Collection (2019) a clean lane instead of boxing the handoff in.

Track context

Hearing it against Live in Tokyo 1979 matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. Stubborn Kind of Fellow (Live) by Marvin Gaye off Live in Tokyo 1979 (2025) brings body, timing, and human feel first, so the persuasion happens in the rhythm section rather than in big gestures. With Marvin Gaye, the draw is usually in the pocket and the human touch inside it, not just a surface-level style label. The argument is in the pocket: bass, snare, guitar or keys locking together and nudging the song forward without overplaying it.

Listen for

Listen to what the rhythm section is doing behind the lead, especially the bass turns, ghost notes, and little pushes that make the groove lean forward. Notice how it hands the weight to Take Me Home Tonight (Be My Baby) by Eddie Money off Classic Rock Audiophile Collection (2019) instead of crowding the next move.

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Take Me Home Tonight (Be My Baby)
Eddie Money
Why it fits

Take Me Home Tonight (Be My Baby) by Eddie Money off Classic Rock Audiophile Collection (2019) stays related to Stubborn Kind of Fellow (Live) by Marvin Gaye off Live in Tokyo 1979 (2025) through classic rock, but changes the pocket enough to matter. 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 Classic Rock Audiophile Collection matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. Take Me Home Tonight (Be My Baby) by Eddie Money off Classic Rock Audiophile Collection (2019) carries the feel of a band in a room rather than a mood-board tag, and that physicality matters in a sequence. With Eddie Money, 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 Stubborn Kind of Fellow (Live) by Marvin Gaye off Live in Tokyo 1979 (2025). Hearing it against Live in Tokyo 1979 matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. Stubborn Kind of Fellow (Live) by Marvin Gaye off Live in Tokyo 1979 (2025) stays related to Remember the Time by Michael Jackson off Dangerous (2001) through soul, funk, r&b, but changes the pocket enough to matter. The transition is earning its place instead of skating by on vibe. The request line is whispering "I need a dusky slow-burn lane with warm low end tonight.".

Dusky slow burn lane / loose joyPlaylist noteAug 2, 202612:22 AMOpen set

Visions is the thesis, and You is the answer waiting on deck.

Reach for it when the stack needs body, patience, and a groove that persuades instead of shouts. It leaves You by Marvin Gaye off Super Hits (1970) a clean lane instead of boxing the handoff in. You is already changing how the current record reads.

Record in focus
Visions
Stevie Wonder
Innervisions · 2000 · Soul
Programming
Open set

Mr Rassy is shaping the next turn from the records already on the deck.

Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) · full
Lineup note
Visions into You

Reach for it when the stack needs body, patience, and a groove that persuades instead of shouts. It leaves You by Marvin Gaye off Super Hits (1970) a clean lane instead of boxing the handoff in.

Track context
Innervisions · 2000

Hearing it against Innervisions matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. Visions by Stevie Wonder off Innervisions (2000) brings body, timing, and human feel first, so the persuasion happens in the rhythm section rather than in big gestures. With Stevie Wonder, the draw is usually in the pocket and the human touch inside it, not just a surface-level style label. The argument is in the pocket: bass, snare, guitar or keys locking together and nudging the song forward without overplaying it.

Listen for
What to catch in the arrangement

Listen to what the rhythm section is doing behind the lead, especially the bass turns, ghost notes, and little pushes that make the groove lean forward. Notice how it hands the weight to You by Marvin Gaye off Super Hits (1970) instead of crowding the next move.

Stevie WonderMarvin GayeThe White StripesSoulR&BPop, Rock, Alternatif et Indédusky slow burn lane / loose joysunsetloose joySoul
Session map
3 stored song notes
01now
Visions
Stevie Wonder
Why it fits

Reach for it when the stack needs body, patience, and a groove that persuades instead of shouts. It leaves You by Marvin Gaye off Super Hits (1970) a clean lane instead of boxing the handoff in.

Track context

Hearing it against Innervisions matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. Visions by Stevie Wonder off Innervisions (2000) brings body, timing, and human feel first, so the persuasion happens in the rhythm section rather than in big gestures. With Stevie Wonder, the draw is usually in the pocket and the human touch inside it, not just a surface-level style label. The argument is in the pocket: bass, snare, guitar or keys locking together and nudging the song forward without overplaying it.

Listen for

Listen to what the rhythm section is doing behind the lead, especially the bass turns, ghost notes, and little pushes that make the groove lean forward. Notice how it hands the weight to You by Marvin Gaye off Super Hits (1970) instead of crowding the next move.

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You
Marvin Gaye
Why it fits

You by Marvin Gaye off Super Hits (1970) cools the temperature after Visions by Stevie Wonder off Innervisions (2000) and lets the turn breathe. You by Marvin Gaye off Super Hits (1970) earns its place when the turn needs shape, contrast, and enough detail to keep the next move honest. It leaves I Want To Be The Boy To Warm Your Mother's Heart (Live at The Aragon Ballroom, July 2, 2003) by The White Stripes off Elephant (2023) a clean lane instead of boxing the handoff in.

Track context

Hearing it against Super Hits matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. You by Marvin Gaye off Super Hits (1970) earns its place when the turn needs shape, contrast, and enough detail to keep the next move honest. On Super Hits (1970), it reads as part of a larger album world instead of a stray file in the crate. Hearing it against Super Hits 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 I Want To Be The Boy To Warm Your Mother's Heart (Live at The Aragon Ballroom, July 2, 2003) by The White Stripes off Elephant (2023) instead of crowding the next move.

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I Want To Be The Boy To Warm Your Mother's Heart (Live at The Aragon Ballroom, July 2, 2003)
The White Stripes
Why it fits

I Want To Be The Boy To Warm Your Mother's Heart (Live at The Aragon Ballroom, July 2, 2003) by The White Stripes off Elephant (2023) lifts the pressure after You by Marvin Gaye off Super Hits (1970) 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 Elephant matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. I Want To Be The Boy To Warm Your Mother's Heart (Live at The Aragon Ballroom, July 2, 2003) by The White Stripes off Elephant (2023) carries the feel of a band in a room rather than a mood-board tag, and that physicality matters in a sequence. With The White Stripes, 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 You by Marvin Gaye off Super Hits (1970). Hearing it against Super Hits matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. You by Marvin Gaye off Super Hits (1970) cools the temperature after Visions by Stevie Wonder off Innervisions (2000) and lets the turn breathe. The transition is earning its place instead of skating by on vibe. The request line is whispering "I want to ask you to please play disco".