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 / quiet bloomPlaylist noteApr 22, 20266:26 AM

Star is setting the blue hour temperature on the dial.

Star by David Bowie off The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars (1972) is coming through with a slow-burn glide, a subtle lift / quiet bloom lean, and a touch of quiet bloom. Let's Pretend We're Married (7" Mono Promo-Only Edit) (2019 Remaster) is already changing how the current record reads.

Record in focus
Star
David Bowie
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars · 1972 · Glam Rock
Lineup note
Star into Let's Pretend We're Married (7" Mono Promo-Only Edit) (2019 Remaster)

Star by David Bowie off The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars (1972) belongs here because Let's Pretend We're Married (7" Mono Promo-Only Edit) by Prince and Higher Ground by Red Hot Chili Peppers provide a fresh emotional arc that extends the feeling of Concerto for Piano and Wind Instruments: Largo. Allegro - Maestoso by Igor Stravinsky without sounding automatic.. Let's Pretend We're Married (7" Mono Promo-Only Edit) (2019 Remaster) is waiting as the answer, so this record is doing more than setting a mood; it is shaping the turn.

Track context
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars · 1972

Star comes through with a slow-burn glide and glam rock around the edges, giving the sequence a 1970s depth instead of a quick disposable hit. The crowd response around Me And Mrs. Jones by Billy Paul suggests listeners are leaning toward texture and detail, not just impact.

Listen for
What to catch in the room

Listen for how Let's Pretend We're Married (7" Mono Promo-Only Edit) (2019 Remaster) answers the color and pressure of the current record instead of simply matching its tempo. The real hook is in how the glam rock grain keeps glowing even as the transition opens up.

David BowiePrinceRed Hot Chili PeppersGlam RockRockAlternativesubtle lift / quiet bloomblue hourquiet bloomGlam Rock
Session map
3 stored song notes
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Star
David Bowie
Why it fits

Star by David Bowie lands here because Let's Pretend We're Married (7" Mono Promo-Only Edit) by Prince and Higher Ground by Red Hot Chili Peppers provide a fresh emotional arc that extends the feeling of Concerto for Piano and Wind Instruments: Largo. Allegro - Maestoso by Igor Stravinsky without sounding automatic.. The glam rock edge gives the turn a more precise contour than a plain mood match. Let's Pretend We're Married (7" Mono Promo-Only Edit) (2019 Remaster) can step in after it without the handoff feeling pre-chewed.

Track context

On The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars (1972), Star shows David Bowie working in a 1970s pocket with glam rock in the grain. The cut moves with a slow-burn glide, which is why it can hold this turn without flattening it.

Listen for

Listen for the glam rock texture in the pocket, especially in the way the arrangement keeps color moving under the lead. It also leaves a lane for Let's Pretend We're Married (7" Mono Promo-Only Edit) (2019 Remaster) to arrive without the segue feeling forced.

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Let's Pretend We're Married (7" Mono Promo-Only Edit) (2019 Remaster)
Prince
Why it fits

Let's Pretend We're Married (7" Mono Promo-Only Edit) (2019 Remaster) answers Star by David Bowie with a related tension instead of a copycat move, so the sequence keeps opening out. The rock edge gives the turn a more precise contour than a plain mood match. Higher Ground can step in after it without the handoff feeling pre-chewed.

Track context

On 1999 Super Deluxe Edition (Remastered 2019) (2019), Let's Pretend We're Married (7" Mono Promo-Only Edit) (2019 Remaster) shows Prince working in a 2010s pocket with rock in the grain. The cut moves with a slow-burn glide, which is why it can hold this turn without flattening it.

Listen for

Listen for the rock texture in the pocket, especially in the way the arrangement keeps color moving under the lead. You can hear how it answers Star without borrowing the same emotional weight. It also leaves a lane for Higher Ground to arrive without the segue feeling forced.

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Higher Ground
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Why it fits

Higher Ground answers Let's Pretend We're Married (7" Mono Promo-Only Edit) (2019 Remaster) by Prince with a related tension instead of a copycat move, so the sequence keeps opening out. The alternative edge gives the turn a more precise contour than a plain mood match.

Track context

On Higher Ground (1989), Higher Ground shows Red Hot Chili Peppers working in a 1980s pocket with alternative in the grain. The cut moves with a slow-burn glide, which is why it can hold this turn without flattening it.

Listen for

Listen for the alternative texture in the pocket, especially in the way the arrangement keeps color moving under the lead. You can hear how it answers Let's Pretend We're Married (7" Mono Promo-Only Edit) (2019 Remaster) without borrowing the same emotional weight.

Open saved booth copy

Mr Rassy is lining up Let's Pretend We're Married (7" Mono Promo-Only Edit) (2019 Remaster) by Prince off 1999 Super Deluxe Edition (Remastered 2019) (2019). It hit in 2019, it comes off 1999 Super Deluxe Edition (Remastered 2019), Rock on the edges. The transition feels clean and alive. Let's Pretend We're Married (7" Mono Promo-Only Edit) by Prince and Higher Ground by Red Hot Chili Peppers provide a fresh emotional arc that extends the feeling of Concerto for Piano and Wind Instruments: Largo. Allegro - Maestoso by Igor Stravinsky without sounding automatic.

Forward motion / radiant shoulder rollPlaylist noteApr 21, 20265:34 PM

Summer Deep is setting the golden afternoon temperature on the dial.

Summer Deep by T. Rex off T. Rex (1970) is coming through with a steady shoulder-roll, a forward motion / radiant shoulder-roll lean, and a touch of radiant shoulder-roll. Houses in Motion (Live at Werchterpark Festival, Belgium) is already changing how the current record reads.

Record in focus
Summer Deep
T. Rex
T. Rex · 1970 · Glam Rock
Lineup note
Summer Deep into Houses in Motion (Live at Werchterpark Festival, Belgium)

Summer Deep by T. Rex off T. Rex (1970) belongs here because Houses in Motion (Live at Werchterpark Festival, Belgium) by Talking Heads and A Teenager In Love by Red Hot Chili Peppers provide a clear arc after Into You by Funkadelic.. Houses in Motion (Live at Werchterpark Festival, Belgium) is waiting as the answer, so this record is doing more than setting a mood; it is shaping the turn.

Track context
T. Rex · 1970

Summer Deep comes through with a steady shoulder-roll and glam rock around the edges, giving the sequence a 1970s depth instead of a quick disposable hit. The crowd response around Me And Mrs. Jones by Billy Paul suggests listeners are leaning toward texture and detail, not just impact.

Listen for
What to catch in the room

Listen for how Houses in Motion (Live at Werchterpark Festival, Belgium) answers the color and pressure of the current record instead of simply matching its tempo. The real hook is in how the glam rock grain keeps glowing even as the transition opens up.

T. RexTalking HeadsRed Hot Chili PeppersGlam RockPopRockforward motion / radiant shoulder-rollgolden afternoonradiant shoulder-rollGlam Rock
Session map
3 stored song notes
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Summer Deep
T. Rex
Why it fits

Summer Deep by T. Rex lands here because Houses in Motion (Live at Werchterpark Festival, Belgium) by Talking Heads and A Teenager In Love by Red Hot Chili Peppers provide a clear arc after Into You by Funkadelic.. The glam rock edge gives the turn a more precise contour than a plain mood match. Houses in Motion (Live at Werchterpark Festival, Belgium) can step in after it without the handoff feeling pre-chewed.

Track context

On T. Rex (1970), Summer Deep shows T. Rex working in a 1970s pocket with glam rock in the grain. The cut moves with a steady shoulder-roll, which is why it can hold this turn without flattening it.

Listen for

Listen for the glam rock texture in the pocket, especially in the way the arrangement keeps color moving under the lead. It also leaves a lane for Houses in Motion (Live at Werchterpark Festival, Belgium) to arrive without the segue feeling forced.

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Houses in Motion (Live at Werchterpark Festival, Belgium)
Talking Heads
Why it fits

Houses in Motion (Live at Werchterpark Festival, Belgium) answers Summer Deep by T. Rex with a related tension instead of a copycat move, so the sequence keeps opening out. The pop / rock edge gives the turn a more precise contour than a plain mood match. A Teenager In Love can step in after it without the handoff feeling pre-chewed.

Track context

On Radio Waves 1978-1983: Psycho Killers, Vol. 2 (Live) (2016), Houses in Motion (Live at Werchterpark Festival, Belgium) shows Talking Heads working in a 2010s pocket with pop / rock in the grain. The cut moves with a steady shoulder-roll, which is why it can hold this turn without flattening it.

Listen for

Listen for the pop / rock texture in the pocket, especially in the way the arrangement keeps color moving under the lead. You can hear how it answers Summer Deep without borrowing the same emotional weight. It also leaves a lane for A Teenager In Love to arrive without the segue feeling forced.

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A Teenager In Love
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Why it fits

A Teenager In Love answers Houses in Motion (Live at Werchterpark Festival, Belgium) by Talking Heads with a related tension instead of a copycat move, so the sequence keeps opening out. The alternative-rock edge gives the turn a more precise contour than a plain mood match.

Track context

On Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Covers (EP) (2012), A Teenager In Love shows Red Hot Chili Peppers working in a 2010s pocket with alternative-rock in the grain. The cut moves with a slow-burn glide, which is why it can hold this turn without flattening it.

Listen for

Listen for the alternative-rock texture in the pocket, especially in the way the arrangement keeps color moving under the lead. You can hear how it answers Houses in Motion (Live at Werchterpark Festival, Belgium) without borrowing the same emotional weight.

Open saved booth copy

Mr Rassy is lining up Houses in Motion (Live at Werchterpark Festival, Belgium) by Talking Heads off Radio Waves 1978-1983: Psycho Killers, Vol. 2 (Live) (2016). It hit in 2016, it comes off Radio Waves 1978-1983: Psycho Killers, Vol. 2 (Live), Pop / Rock on the edges. The transition feels clean and alive. Houses in Motion (Live at Werchterpark Festival, Belgium) by Talking Heads and A Teenager In Love by Red Hot Chili Peppers provide a clear arc after Into You by Funkadelic.