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Dusky slow burn / crisp chargePlaylist noteJun 4, 20265:30 PMOpen set

All Day And All Of The Night is the thesis, and Ballad of Sir Frankie Crisp (Let It Roll) 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 Ballad of Sir Frankie Crisp (Let It Roll) by George Harrison off All Things Must Pass (1970) a clean lane instead of boxing the handoff in. Ballad of Sir Frankie Crisp (Let It Roll) is already changing how the current record reads.

Record in focus
All Day And All Of The Night
Kinks
The Ultimate Collection (1) · 2002 · Rock
Programming
Open set

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

This Is My Night · full
Lineup note
All Day And All Of The Night into Ballad of Sir Frankie Crisp (Let It Roll)

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 Ballad of Sir Frankie Crisp (Let It Roll) by George Harrison off All Things Must Pass (1970) a clean lane instead of boxing the handoff in.

Track context
The Ultimate Collection (1) · 2002

Hearing it against The Ultimate Collection (1) matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. All Day And All Of The Night by Kinks off The Ultimate Collection (1) (2002) carries the feel of a band in a room rather than a mood-board tag, and that physicality matters in a sequence. With Kinks, 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 Ballad of Sir Frankie Crisp (Let It Roll) by George Harrison off All Things Must Pass (1970) instead of crowding the next move.

KinksGeorge HarrisonChaka KhanRockSoulHip Hopdusky slow burn / crisp chargemiddaycrisp chargeRock
Session map
3 stored song notes
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All Day And All Of The Night
Kinks
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 Ballad of Sir Frankie Crisp (Let It Roll) by George Harrison off All Things Must Pass (1970) a clean lane instead of boxing the handoff in.

Track context

Hearing it against The Ultimate Collection (1) matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. All Day And All Of The Night by Kinks off The Ultimate Collection (1) (2002) carries the feel of a band in a room rather than a mood-board tag, and that physicality matters in a sequence. With Kinks, 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 Ballad of Sir Frankie Crisp (Let It Roll) by George Harrison off All Things Must Pass (1970) instead of crowding the next move.

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Ballad of Sir Frankie Crisp (Let It Roll)
George Harrison
Why it fits

Ballad of Sir Frankie Crisp (Let It Roll) by George Harrison off All Things Must Pass (1970) stays related to All Day And All Of The Night by Kinks off The Ultimate Collection (1) (2002) through 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. It leaves This Is My Night by Chaka Khan off The Essential Chaka Khan (1) (2011) a clean lane instead of boxing the handoff in.

Track context

Hearing it against All Things Must Pass matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. Ballad of Sir Frankie Crisp (Let It Roll) by George Harrison off All Things Must Pass (1970) carries the feel of a band in a room rather than a mood-board tag, and that physicality matters in a sequence. With George Harrison, 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 This Is My Night by Chaka Khan off The Essential Chaka Khan (1) (2011) instead of crowding the next move.

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This Is My Night
Chaka Khan
Full play
Why it fits

This Is My Night by Chaka Khan off The Essential Chaka Khan (1) (2011) lifts the pressure after Ballad of Sir Frankie Crisp (Let It Roll) by George Harrison off All Things Must Pass (1970) without snapping the thread. Reach for it when the stack needs body, patience, and a groove that persuades instead of shouts.

Track context

Hearing it against The Essential Chaka Khan (1) matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. This Is My Night by Chaka Khan off The Essential Chaka Khan (1) (2011) brings body, timing, and human feel first, so the persuasion happens in the rhythm section rather than in big gestures. With Chaka Khan, 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.

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Mr Rassy is lining up Ballad of Sir Frankie Crisp (Let It Roll) by George Harrison off All Things Must Pass (1970). Hearing it against All Things Must Pass matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. Ballad of Sir Frankie Crisp (Let It Roll) by George Harrison off All Things Must Pass (1970) stays related to All Day And All Of The Night by Kinks off The Ultimate Collection (1) (2002) through rock, 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 / open window liftLive booth noteJun 4, 202612:59 PM

The Night Chicago Died is the thesis, and Discoverer 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 Discoverer by R.E.M. off Collapse Into Now (2011) a clean lane instead of boxing the handoff in. Discoverer is already changing how the current record reads.

Record in focus
The Night Chicago Died
Paper Lace
Sounds Of The Seventies - AM Top Twenty · 1993 · Rock
Lineup note
The Night Chicago Died into Discoverer

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 Discoverer by R.E.M. off Collapse Into Now (2011) a clean lane instead of boxing the handoff in.

Track context
Sounds Of The Seventies - AM Top Twenty · 1993

Hearing it against Sounds Of The Seventies - AM Top Twenty matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. The Night Chicago Died by Paper Lace off Sounds Of The Seventies - AM Top Twenty (1993) carries the feel of a band in a room rather than a mood-board tag, and that physicality matters in a sequence. With Paper Lace, 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 Discoverer by R.E.M. off Collapse Into Now (2011) instead of crowding the next move.

Paper LaceR.E.M.SoundgardenRockAlternative rockPop, Rockdusky slow burn / open-window liftdaybreakopen-window liftRock
Session map
3 stored song notes
01now
The Night Chicago Died
Paper Lace
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 Discoverer by R.E.M. off Collapse Into Now (2011) a clean lane instead of boxing the handoff in.

Track context

Hearing it against Sounds Of The Seventies - AM Top Twenty matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. The Night Chicago Died by Paper Lace off Sounds Of The Seventies - AM Top Twenty (1993) carries the feel of a band in a room rather than a mood-board tag, and that physicality matters in a sequence. With Paper Lace, 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 Discoverer by R.E.M. off Collapse Into Now (2011) instead of crowding the next move.

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Discoverer
R.E.M.
Why it fits

Discoverer by R.E.M. off Collapse Into Now (2011) stays related to The Night Chicago Died by Paper Lace off Sounds Of The Seventies - AM Top Twenty (1993) through alternative 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. It leaves Rhinosaur by Soundgarden off Down On The Upside (1993) a clean lane instead of boxing the handoff in.

Track context

Hearing it against Collapse Into Now matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. off Collapse Into Now (2011) carries the feel of a band in a room rather than a mood-board tag, and that physicality matters in a sequence. With R.E.M., 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 Rhinosaur by Soundgarden off Down On The Upside (1993) instead of crowding the next move.

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Rhinosaur
Soundgarden
Why it fits

Rhinosaur by Soundgarden off Down On The Upside (1993) stays related to Discoverer by R.E.M. off Collapse Into Now (2011) through pop, 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 Down On The Upside matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. Rhinosaur by Soundgarden off Down On The Upside (1993) carries the feel of a band in a room rather than a mood-board tag, and that physicality matters in a sequence. With Soundgarden, 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.

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We're still riding the spell from Bill Withers, but I want to keep this dusky slow-burn lane alive, so let's shift into the '80s with David Bowie's 'Tonight.' It's a record that opens wider than the first impression suggests, especially when the rhythm section changes the floor under the lead. That's exactly the kind of arrangement detail that makes a song feel like it's building its own world.

Dusky slow burn / after hours electricityPlaylist noteJun 4, 20261:45 AMOpen set

Do Me, Baby (Live at Masonic Hall, Detroit, MI, 11/30/1982 is the thesis, and Flying On The Ground Is Wrong is the answer waiting on deck.

Flying On The Ground Is Wrong by Buffalo Springfield opens with a steady, dusky pulse that honors the request line while introducing a sharper rock edge. It sets the thesis with restraint, then You by Marvin Gaye shifts the emotional gravity with warm low end and vocal intimacy. The B‐52s’ Is That You Mo-Dean? lands the arc with a cheeky, groove-driven lift — a surprise that feels earned, not forced. 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 Flying On The Ground Is Wrong by Buffalo Springfield off What's That Sound? Complete Albums Collection: Disc 1 - Buffalo Springfield (mono mix) (2018) a clean lane instead of boxing the handoff in. Flying On The Ground Is Wrong is already changing how the current record reads.

Record in focus
Do Me, Baby (Live at Masonic Hall, Detroit, MI, 11/30/1982
Prince
1999 Super Deluxe Edition (Remastered 2019) · 2019 · Rock
Programming
Open set

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

You Don't Love Me (Live At The Fillmore East, 1971 - First Show) · fullFlying On The Ground Is Wrong · fullDon't Answer The Door · full
Lineup note
Do Me, Baby (Live at Masonic Hall, Detroit, MI, 11/30/1982 into Flying On The Ground Is Wrong

Flying On The Ground Is Wrong by Buffalo Springfield opens with a steady, dusky pulse that honors the request line while introducing a sharper rock edge. It sets the thesis with restraint, then You by Marvin Gaye shifts the emotional gravity with warm low end and vocal intimacy. The B‐52s’ Is That You Mo-Dean? lands the arc with a cheeky, groove-driven lift — a surprise that feels earned, not forced. 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 Flying On The Ground Is Wrong by Buffalo Springfield off What's That Sound? Complete Albums Collection: Disc 1 - Buffalo Springfield (mono mix) (2018) a clean lane instead of boxing the handoff in.

Track context
1999 Super Deluxe Edition (Remastered 2019) · 2019

Hearing it against 1999 Super Deluxe Edition (Remastered 2019) matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. Do Me, Baby (Live at Masonic Hall, Detroit, MI, 11/30/1982 by Prince off 1999 Super Deluxe Edition (Remastered 2019) (2019) carries the feel of a band in a room rather than a mood-board tag, and that physicality matters in a sequence. With Prince, 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 Flying On The Ground Is Wrong by Buffalo Springfield off What's That Sound? Complete Albums Collection: Disc 1 - Buffalo Springfield (mono mix) (2018) instead of crowding the next move.

PrinceBuffalo SpringfieldR.E.M.RockArt RockJazzdusky slow burn / after-hours electricityafter-hoursafter-hours electricityRock
Session map
3 stored song notes
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Do Me, Baby (Live at Masonic Hall, Detroit, MI, 11/30/1982
Prince
Why it fits

Flying On The Ground Is Wrong by Buffalo Springfield opens with a steady, dusky pulse that honors the request line while introducing a sharper rock edge. It sets the thesis with restraint, then You by Marvin Gaye shifts the emotional gravity with warm low end and vocal intimacy. The B‐52s’ Is That You Mo-Dean? lands the arc with a cheeky, groove-driven lift — a surprise that feels earned, not forced. 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 Flying On The Ground Is Wrong by Buffalo Springfield off What's That Sound? Complete Albums Collection: Disc 1 - Buffalo Springfield (mono mix) (2018) a clean lane instead of boxing the handoff in.

Track context

Hearing it against 1999 Super Deluxe Edition (Remastered 2019) matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. Do Me, Baby (Live at Masonic Hall, Detroit, MI, 11/30/1982 by Prince off 1999 Super Deluxe Edition (Remastered 2019) (2019) carries the feel of a band in a room rather than a mood-board tag, and that physicality matters in a sequence. With Prince, 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 Flying On The Ground Is Wrong by Buffalo Springfield off What's That Sound? Complete Albums Collection: Disc 1 - Buffalo Springfield (mono mix) (2018) instead of crowding the next move.

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Flying On The Ground Is Wrong
Buffalo Springfield
Full play
Why it fits

Flying On The Ground Is Wrong by Buffalo Springfield off What's That Sound? Complete Albums Collection: Disc 1 - Buffalo Springfield (mono mix) (2018) stays related to Do Me, Baby (Live at Masonic Hall, Detroit, MI, 11/30/1982 by Prince off 1999 Super Deluxe Edition (Remastered 2019) (2019) through 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. It leaves Low by R.E.M. off Out Of Time (1991) a clean lane instead of boxing the handoff in.

Track context

Complete Albums Collection: Disc 1 - Buffalo Springfield (mono mix) matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. Complete Albums Collection: Disc 1 - Buffalo Springfield (mono mix) (2018) carries the feel of a band in a room rather than a mood-board tag, and that physicality matters in a sequence. With Buffalo Springfield, 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 Low by R.E.M. off Out Of Time (1991) instead of crowding the next move.

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Low
R.E.M.
Why it fits

Low by R.E.M. off Out Of Time (1991) stays related to Flying On The Ground Is Wrong by Buffalo Springfield off What's That Sound? Complete Albums Collection: Disc 1 - Buffalo Springfield (mono mix) (2018) through 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 Out Of Time matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. off Out Of Time (1991) carries the feel of a band in a room rather than a mood-board tag, and that physicality matters in a sequence. With R.E.M., 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

We’re not just coasting — we’re leaning into the groove. This is where the rhythm finds its spine.