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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.
Subtle lift / morning motionPlaylist noteApr 26, 20268:42 AM

I Feel It Coming is the thesis, and When The Heartache Is Over 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 When The Heartache Is Over by Tina Turner off The Platinum Collection [Disc 3] (2009) a clean lane instead of boxing the handoff in. When The Heartache Is Over is already changing how the current record reads.

Record in focus
I Feel It Coming
The Weeknd
Starboy (Explicit Version) · 2016 · Soul, Funk, R&B
Lineup note
I Feel It Coming into When The Heartache Is Over

Reach for it when the stack needs body, patience, and a groove that persuades instead of shouts. It leaves When The Heartache Is Over by Tina Turner off The Platinum Collection [Disc 3] (2009) a clean lane instead of boxing the handoff in.

Track context
Starboy (Explicit Version) · 2016

Hearing it against Starboy (Explicit Version) matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. I Feel It Coming by The Weeknd off Starboy (Explicit Version) (2016) brings body, timing, and human feel first, so the persuasion happens in the rhythm section rather than in big gestures. With The Weeknd, 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 When The Heartache Is Over by Tina Turner off The Platinum Collection [Disc 3] (2009) instead of crowding the next move.

The WeekndTina TurnerStevie WonderSoul, Funk, R&BSoulsubtle lift / morning motiondaybreakmorning motionSoul, Funk, R&B
Session map
3 stored song notes
01now
I Feel It Coming
The Weeknd
Why it fits

Reach for it when the stack needs body, patience, and a groove that persuades instead of shouts. It leaves When The Heartache Is Over by Tina Turner off The Platinum Collection [Disc 3] (2009) a clean lane instead of boxing the handoff in.

Track context

Hearing it against Starboy (Explicit Version) matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. I Feel It Coming by The Weeknd off Starboy (Explicit Version) (2016) brings body, timing, and human feel first, so the persuasion happens in the rhythm section rather than in big gestures. With The Weeknd, 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 When The Heartache Is Over by Tina Turner off The Platinum Collection [Disc 3] (2009) instead of crowding the next move.

02next
When The Heartache Is Over
Tina Turner
Why it fits

When The Heartache Is Over by Tina Turner off The Platinum Collection [Disc 3] (2009) cools the temperature after I Feel It Coming by The Weeknd off Starboy (Explicit Version) (2016) and lets the turn breathe. Reach for it when the stack needs body, patience, and a groove that persuades instead of shouts. It leaves Living For The City by Stevie Wonder off Innervisions (2000) 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. When The Heartache Is Over 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 Living For The City by Stevie Wonder off Innervisions (2000) instead of crowding the next move.

03later
Living For The City
Stevie Wonder
Why it fits

Living For The City by Stevie Wonder off Innervisions (2000) stays related to When The Heartache Is Over by Tina Turner off The Platinum Collection [Disc 3] (2009) through soul, but changes the pocket enough to matter. Reach for it when the stack needs body, patience, and a groove that persuades instead of shouts.

Track context

Hearing it against Innervisions matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. Living For The City 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.

Open saved booth copy

Mr Rassy is lining up When The Heartache Is Over by Tina Turner off 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. When The Heartache Is Over by Tina Turner off The Platinum Collection [Disc 3] (2009) cools the temperature after I Feel It Coming by The Weeknd off Starboy (Explicit Version) (2016) and lets the turn breathe. The transition is earning its place instead of skating by on vibe.

Subtle lift / sleepwalker pulsePlaylist noteApr 26, 20263:26 AM

Why Must We Wait Until Tonight is the thesis, and Two Bass Hit (From The Album 'Round About Midnight) 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 Two Bass Hit (From The Album 'Round About Midnight) by Miles Davis off INTEGRAL MILES DAVIS 1951-1956 (2024) a clean lane instead of boxing the handoff in. Two Bass Hit (From The Album 'Round About Midnight) is already changing how the current record reads.

Record in focus
Why Must We Wait Until Tonight
Tina Turner
The Platinum Collection [Disc 3] · 2009 · Soul
Lineup note
Why Must We Wait Until Tonight into Two Bass Hit (From The Album 'Round About Midnight)

Reach for it when the stack needs body, patience, and a groove that persuades instead of shouts. It leaves Two Bass Hit (From The Album 'Round About Midnight) by Miles Davis off INTEGRAL MILES DAVIS 1951-1956 (2024) 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. Why Must We Wait Until Tonight 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 Two Bass Hit (From The Album 'Round About Midnight) by Miles Davis off INTEGRAL MILES DAVIS 1951-1956 (2024) instead of crowding the next move.

Tina TurnerMiles DavisMarvin GayeSoulJazzSoul, Funk, R&Bsubtle lift / sleepwalker pulsedeep nightsleepwalker pulseSoul
Session map
3 stored song notes
01now
Why Must We Wait Until Tonight
Tina Turner
Why it fits

Reach for it when the stack needs body, patience, and a groove that persuades instead of shouts. It leaves Two Bass Hit (From The Album 'Round About Midnight) by Miles Davis off INTEGRAL MILES DAVIS 1951-1956 (2024) 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. Why Must We Wait Until Tonight 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 Two Bass Hit (From The Album 'Round About Midnight) by Miles Davis off INTEGRAL MILES DAVIS 1951-1956 (2024) instead of crowding the next move.

02next
Two Bass Hit (From The Album 'Round About Midnight)
Miles Davis
Why it fits

Two Bass Hit (From The Album 'Round About Midnight) by Miles Davis off INTEGRAL MILES DAVIS 1951-1956 (2024) stays related to Why Must We Wait Until Tonight by Tina Turner off The Platinum Collection [Disc 3] (2009) through jazz, but changes the pocket enough to matter. Reach for it when the set needs lift, conversation between parts, and something that can move without turning blunt. It leaves Funky Space Reincarnation (Live) by Marvin Gaye off Live in Tokyo 1979 (2025) a clean lane instead of boxing the handoff in.

Track context

Hearing it against INTEGRAL MILES DAVIS 1951-1956 matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. Two Bass Hit (From The Album 'Round About Midnight) by Miles Davis off INTEGRAL MILES DAVIS 1951-1956 (2024) works when the set needs collective motion and color instead of blunt force. Miles Davis makes the most sense here as an ensemble proposition: the interest is in how the parts talk to each other, not just one lead line. This one earns its space through moving parts: sections shifting roles, rhythm pushing from underneath, and an arrangement that keeps relocating the center.

Listen for

Listen for how the lead line, horns or keys, and the rhythm section keep trading weight instead of sitting in fixed roles. Notice how it hands the weight to Funky Space Reincarnation (Live) by Marvin Gaye off Live in Tokyo 1979 (2025) instead of crowding the next move.

03later
Funky Space Reincarnation (Live)
Marvin Gaye
Why it fits

Funky Space Reincarnation (Live) by Marvin Gaye off Live in Tokyo 1979 (2025) stays related to Two Bass Hit (From The Album 'Round About Midnight) by Miles Davis off INTEGRAL MILES DAVIS 1951-1956 (2024) 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.

Track context

Hearing it against Live in Tokyo 1979 matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. Funky Space Reincarnation (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.

Open saved booth copy

Mr Rassy is lining up Two Bass Hit (From The Album 'Round About Midnight) by Miles Davis off INTEGRAL MILES DAVIS 1951-1956 (2024). Hearing it against INTEGRAL MILES DAVIS 1951-1956 matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. Two Bass Hit (From The Album 'Round About Midnight) by Miles Davis off INTEGRAL MILES DAVIS 1951-1956 (2024) stays related to Why Must We Wait Until Tonight by Tina Turner off The Platinum Collection [Disc 3] (2009) through jazz, but changes the pocket enough to matter. The transition is earning its place instead of skating by on vibe.

Subtle lift / velvet staticPlaylist noteApr 26, 20263:10 AM

Cuz I Love You is the thesis, and The Love We Make 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 The Love We Make by Prince off Anthology: 1995-2010 (2018) a clean lane instead of boxing the handoff in. The Love We Make is already changing how the current record reads.

Record in focus
Cuz I Love You
Lizzo
Cuz I Love You · 2019 · Soul, Funk, R&B
Lineup note
Cuz I Love You into The Love We Make

Reach for it when the stack needs body, patience, and a groove that persuades instead of shouts. It leaves The Love We Make by Prince off Anthology: 1995-2010 (2018) a clean lane instead of boxing the handoff in.

Track context
Cuz I Love You · 2019

Hearing it against Cuz I Love You matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. Cuz I Love You by Lizzo off Cuz I Love You (2019) brings body, timing, and human feel first, so the persuasion happens in the rhythm section rather than in big gestures. With Lizzo, 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 The Love We Make by Prince off Anthology: 1995-2010 (2018) instead of crowding the next move.

LizzoPrinceTina TurnerSoul, Funk, R&BFunk/Soul/PopSoulsubtle lift / velvet staticdeep nightvelvet staticSoul, Funk, R&B
Session map
3 stored song notes
01now
Cuz I Love You
Lizzo
Why it fits

Reach for it when the stack needs body, patience, and a groove that persuades instead of shouts. It leaves The Love We Make by Prince off Anthology: 1995-2010 (2018) a clean lane instead of boxing the handoff in.

Track context

Hearing it against Cuz I Love You matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. Cuz I Love You by Lizzo off Cuz I Love You (2019) brings body, timing, and human feel first, so the persuasion happens in the rhythm section rather than in big gestures. With Lizzo, 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 The Love We Make by Prince off Anthology: 1995-2010 (2018) instead of crowding the next move.

02next
The Love We Make
Prince
Why it fits

The Love We Make by Prince off Anthology: 1995-2010 (2018) stays related to Cuz I Love You by Lizzo off Cuz I Love You (2019) through funk/soul/pop, 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 Why Must We Wait Until Tonight by Tina Turner off The Platinum Collection [Disc 3] (2009) a clean lane instead of boxing the handoff in.

Track context

Hearing it against Anthology: 1995-2010 matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. The Love We Make by Prince off Anthology: 1995-2010 (2018) brings body, timing, and human feel first, so the persuasion happens in the rhythm section rather than in big gestures. With Prince, 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 Why Must We Wait Until Tonight by Tina Turner off The Platinum Collection [Disc 3] (2009) instead of crowding the next move.

03later
Why Must We Wait Until Tonight
Tina Turner
Why it fits

Why Must We Wait Until Tonight by Tina Turner off The Platinum Collection [Disc 3] (2009) stays related to The Love We Make by Prince off Anthology: 1995-2010 (2018) through soul, but changes the pocket enough to matter. Reach for it when the stack needs body, patience, and a groove that persuades instead of shouts.

Track context

Hearing it against The Platinum Collection [Disc 3] matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. Why Must We Wait Until Tonight 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.

Open saved booth copy

Mr Rassy is lining up The Love We Make by Prince off Anthology: 1995-2010 (2018). Hearing it against Anthology: 1995-2010 matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. The Love We Make by Prince off Anthology: 1995-2010 (2018) stays related to Cuz I Love You by Lizzo off Cuz I Love You (2019) through funk/soul/pop, but changes the pocket enough to matter. The transition is earning its place instead of skating by on vibe.