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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 / mirrorball shadowPlaylist noteJun 14, 20262:04 AMOpen set

Smoke From A Distant Fire is the thesis, and With a Little Help From My Friends 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 With a Little Help From My Friends by The Beatles off Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967) a clean lane instead of boxing the handoff in. With a Little Help From My Friends is already changing how the current record reads.

Record in focus
Smoke From A Distant Fire
Sanford Townsend Band
Sounds Of The Seventies - 1977: Take Two · 1991 · Rock
Programming
Open set

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

Do Me, Baby (Live at Masonic Hall, Detroit, MI, 11/30/1982 - Late Show) 88.2kHz · full
Lineup note
Smoke From A Distant Fire into With a Little Help From My Friends

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 With a Little Help From My Friends by The Beatles off Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967) a clean lane instead of boxing the handoff in.

Track context
Sounds Of The Seventies - 1977: Take Two · 1991

Hearing it against Sounds Of The Seventies - 1977: Take Two matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. Smoke From A Distant Fire by Sanford Townsend Band off Sounds Of The Seventies - 1977: Take Two (1991) carries the feel of a band in a room rather than a mood-board tag, and that physicality matters in a sequence. With Sanford Townsend Band, 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 With a Little Help From My Friends by The Beatles off Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967) instead of crowding the next move.

Sanford Townsend BandThe BeatlesThe KinksRockjazzAlternative Rockdusky slow burn / mirrorball shadowafter-hoursmirrorball shadowRock
Session map
3 stored song notes
01now
Smoke From A Distant Fire
Sanford Townsend Band
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 With a Little Help From My Friends by The Beatles off Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967) a clean lane instead of boxing the handoff in.

Track context

Hearing it against Sounds Of The Seventies - 1977: Take Two matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. Smoke From A Distant Fire by Sanford Townsend Band off Sounds Of The Seventies - 1977: Take Two (1991) carries the feel of a band in a room rather than a mood-board tag, and that physicality matters in a sequence. With Sanford Townsend Band, 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 With a Little Help From My Friends by The Beatles off Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967) instead of crowding the next move.

02next
With a Little Help From My Friends
The Beatles
Why it fits

With a Little Help From My Friends by The Beatles off Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967) cools the temperature after Smoke From A Distant Fire by Sanford Townsend Band off Sounds Of The Seventies - 1977: Take Two (1991) 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 Don’t Forget To Dance by The Kinks off The Ultimate Collection (1) (2002) a clean lane instead of boxing the handoff in.

Track context

Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967) carries the feel of a band in a room rather than a mood-board tag, and that physicality matters in a sequence. With The Beatles, 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 Don’t Forget To Dance by The Kinks off The Ultimate Collection (1) (2002) instead of crowding the next move.

03later
Don’t Forget To Dance
The Kinks
Why it fits

Don’t Forget To Dance by The Kinks off The Ultimate Collection (1) (2002) lifts the pressure after With a Little Help From My Friends by The Beatles off Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967) 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 Ultimate Collection (1) matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. Don’t Forget To Dance by The 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 The 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.

Open saved booth copy

Mr Rassy is lining up With a Little Help From My Friends by The Beatles off Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967). Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. With a Little Help From My Friends by The Beatles off Sgt. 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 / morning motionPlaylist noteJun 13, 202612:09 PMOpen set

Honey Pie is the thesis, and I Zimbra (Live at Werchterpark Festival, Belgium) 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 I Zimbra (Live at Werchterpark Festival, Belgium) by Talking Heads off Radio Waves 1978-1983: Psycho Killers, Vol. 2 (Live) (2016) a clean lane instead of boxing the handoff in. I Zimbra (Live at Werchterpark Festival, Belgium) is already changing how the current record reads.

Record in focus
Honey Pie
The Beatles
The Beatles · 1968 · Rock
Programming
Open set

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

Modern Love · full
Lineup note
Honey Pie into I Zimbra (Live at Werchterpark Festival, Belgium)

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 I Zimbra (Live at Werchterpark Festival, Belgium) by Talking Heads off Radio Waves 1978-1983: Psycho Killers, Vol. 2 (Live) (2016) a clean lane instead of boxing the handoff in.

Track context
The Beatles · 1968

Hearing it against The Beatles matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. Honey Pie by The Beatles off The Beatles (1968) carries the feel of a band in a room rather than a mood-board tag, and that physicality matters in a sequence. With The Beatles, 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 I Zimbra (Live at Werchterpark Festival, Belgium) by Talking Heads off Radio Waves 1978-1983: Psycho Killers, Vol. 2 (Live) (2016) instead of crowding the next move.

The BeatlesTalking HeadsVance JoyRockPopPop, Rock, Alternatif et Indédusky slow burn / morning motiondaybreakmorning motionRock
Session map
3 stored song notes
01now
Honey Pie
The Beatles
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 I Zimbra (Live at Werchterpark Festival, Belgium) by Talking Heads off Radio Waves 1978-1983: Psycho Killers, Vol. 2 (Live) (2016) a clean lane instead of boxing the handoff in.

Track context

Hearing it against The Beatles matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. Honey Pie by The Beatles off The Beatles (1968) carries the feel of a band in a room rather than a mood-board tag, and that physicality matters in a sequence. With The Beatles, 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 I Zimbra (Live at Werchterpark Festival, Belgium) by Talking Heads off Radio Waves 1978-1983: Psycho Killers, Vol. 2 (Live) (2016) instead of crowding the next move.

02next
I Zimbra (Live at Werchterpark Festival, Belgium)
Talking Heads
Why it fits

I Zimbra (Live at Werchterpark Festival, Belgium) by Talking Heads off Radio Waves 1978-1983: Psycho Killers, Vol. 2 (Live) (2016) lifts the pressure after Honey Pie by The Beatles off The Beatles (1968) 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. It leaves Riptide by Vance Joy off Dream Your Life Away (2014) a clean lane instead of boxing the handoff in.

Track context

Hearing it against Radio Waves 1978-1983: Psycho Killers, Vol. I Zimbra (Live at Werchterpark Festival, Belgium) by Talking Heads off Radio Waves 1978-1983: Psycho Killers, Vol. With Talking Heads, 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 Riptide by Vance Joy off Dream Your Life Away (2014) instead of crowding the next move.

03later
Riptide
Vance Joy
Why it fits

Riptide by Vance Joy off Dream Your Life Away (2014) stays related to I Zimbra (Live at Werchterpark Festival, Belgium) by Talking Heads off Radio Waves 1978-1983: Psycho Killers, Vol. 2 (Live) (2016) through pop, rock, alternatif et indé, 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 Dream Your Life Away matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. Riptide by Vance Joy off Dream Your Life Away (2014) carries the feel of a band in a room rather than a mood-board tag, and that physicality matters in a sequence. With Vance Joy, 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 I Zimbra (Live at Werchterpark Festival, Belgium) by Talking Heads off Radio Waves 1978-1983: Psycho Killers, Vol. 2 (Live) (2016). Hearing it against Radio Waves 1978-1983: Psycho Killers, Vol. I Zimbra (Live at Werchterpark Festival, Belgium) by Talking Heads off Radio Waves 1978-1983: Psycho Killers, Vol. 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.".