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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
01now
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.

02next
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.

03later
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.

Open saved booth copy

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 / sunlit pushPlaylist noteJun 3, 20265:21 PMOpen set

Useful Idiot is the thesis, and Push Upstairs (Remastered 2016) 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 Push Upstairs (Remastered 2016) by Underworld off Beaucoup Fish (1999) a clean lane instead of boxing the handoff in. Push Upstairs (Remastered 2016) is already changing how the current record reads.

Record in focus
Useful Idiot
TOOL
Ænima · 1996 · Rock
Programming
Open set

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

Push Upstairs (Remastered 2016) · fullUnfinished Sympathy (2012 Mix/Master) · full
Lineup note
Useful Idiot into Push Upstairs (Remastered 2016)

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 Push Upstairs (Remastered 2016) by Underworld off Beaucoup Fish (1999) a clean lane instead of boxing the handoff in.

Track context
Ænima · 1996

Hearing it against Ænima matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. Useful Idiot by TOOL off Ænima (1996) carries the feel of a band in a room rather than a mood-board tag, and that physicality matters in a sequence. With TOOL, 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 Push Upstairs (Remastered 2016) by Underworld off Beaucoup Fish (1999) instead of crowding the next move.

TOOLUnderworldDonna SummerRockÉlectroniqueFolk Rockdusky slow burn / sunlit pushmiddaysunlit pushRock
Session map
3 stored song notes
01now
Useful Idiot
TOOL
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 Push Upstairs (Remastered 2016) by Underworld off Beaucoup Fish (1999) a clean lane instead of boxing the handoff in.

Track context

Hearing it against Ænima matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. Useful Idiot by TOOL off Ænima (1996) carries the feel of a band in a room rather than a mood-board tag, and that physicality matters in a sequence. With TOOL, 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 Push Upstairs (Remastered 2016) by Underworld off Beaucoup Fish (1999) instead of crowding the next move.

02next
Push Upstairs (Remastered 2016)
Underworld
Full play
Why it fits

Push Upstairs (Remastered 2016) by Underworld off Beaucoup Fish (1999) stays related to Useful Idiot by TOOL off Ænima (1996) through électronique, but changes the pocket enough to matter. Reach for it when the sequence needs a record that can keep moving and still leave detail behind. It leaves Hot Stuff by Donna Summer off Time-Life - Sounds Of The Seventies - Dance Fever a clean lane instead of boxing the handoff in.

Track context

Hearing it against Beaucoup Fish matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. Push Upstairs (Remastered 2016) by Underworld off Beaucoup Fish (1999) earns its place when the turn needs shape, contrast, and enough detail to keep the next move honest. On Beaucoup Fish (1999), it reads as part of a larger album world instead of a stray file in the crate. Hearing it against Beaucoup Fish 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 Hot Stuff by Donna Summer off Time-Life - Sounds Of The Seventies - Dance Fever instead of crowding the next move.

03later
Hot Stuff
Donna Summer
Why it fits

Hot Stuff by Donna Summer off Time-Life - Sounds Of The Seventies - Dance Fever stays related to Push Upstairs (Remastered 2016) by Underworld off Beaucoup Fish (1999) through électronique, but changes the pocket enough to matter. Reach for it when the sequence needs a record that can keep moving and still leave detail behind.

Track context

Hearing it against Time-Life - Sounds Of The Seventies - Dance Fever matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. On Time-Life - Sounds Of The Seventies - Dance Fever, it reads as part of a larger album world instead of a stray file in the crate. Hearing it against Time-Life - Sounds Of The Seventies - Dance Fever 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.

Open saved booth copy

Mr Rassy is lining up Push Upstairs (Remastered 2016) by Underworld off Beaucoup Fish (1999). Hearing it against Beaucoup Fish matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. Push Upstairs (Remastered 2016) by Underworld off Beaucoup Fish (1999) stays related to Useful Idiot by TOOL off Ænima (1996) through électronique, 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.".