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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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Soulful / clean heatPlaylist noteApr 20, 202610:52 AMWhite Light White Heat White Trash runalbum run

Easy Living is setting the late morning temperature on the dial.

Easy Living by Stan Getz off Spring Is Here (1992) is coming through with a slow-burn glide, a soulful / clean heat lean, and a touch of clean heat. Down Here (With The Rest Of Us) is already changing how the current record reads.

Record in focus
Easy Living
Stan Getz
Spring Is Here · 1992 · Jazz
Programming
White Light White Heat White Trash run

A little stay inside one record so the set can breathe like an album instead of a shuffle.

Lineup note
White Light White Heat White Trash run

Easy Living by Stan Getz off Spring Is Here (1992) belongs here because This Bright Flash by M83 sets a strong emotional tone, and transitioning into the '90s with Down Here (With The Rest Of Us) by Social Distortion will keep the energy high while providing a fresh perspective.. Down Here (With The Rest Of Us) is waiting as the answer, so this record is doing more than setting a mood; it is shaping the turn.

Track context
Spring Is Here · 1992

Easy Living comes through with a slow-burn glide and jazz around the edges, giving the sequence a 1990s 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 Down Here (With The Rest Of Us) answers the color and pressure of the current record instead of simply matching its tempo. The real hook is in how the jazz grain keeps glowing even as the transition opens up.

Stan GetzSocial DistortionJazzPunk Rocksoulful / clean heatlate morningclean heatJazz
Session map
3 stored song notes
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Easy Living
Stan Getz
Why it fits

Easy Living by Stan Getz lands here because This Bright Flash by M83 sets a strong emotional tone, and transitioning into the '90s with Down Here (With The Rest Of Us) by Social Distortion will keep the energy high while providing a fresh perspective.. The jazz edge gives the turn a more precise contour than a plain mood match. Down Here (With The Rest Of Us) can step in after it without the handoff feeling pre-chewed.

Track context

On Spring Is Here (1992), Easy Living shows Stan Getz working in a 1990s pocket with jazz in the grain. The cut moves with a slow-burn glide, which is why it can hold this turn without flattening it. Inside White Light White Heat White Trash run, it reads as curation rather than stunt programming.

Listen for

Listen for the jazz texture in the pocket, especially in the way the arrangement keeps color moving under the lead. It also leaves a lane for Down Here (With The Rest Of Us) to arrive without the segue feeling forced.

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Down Here (With The Rest Of Us)
Social Distortion
Why it fits

Down Here (With The Rest Of Us) keeps white light white heat white trash run honest by sounding like a real choice inside that lane, not a decorative gesture. The punk rock edge gives the turn a more precise contour than a plain mood match. Under My Thumb can step in after it without the handoff feeling pre-chewed.

Track context

On White Light White Heat White Trash (1996), Down Here (With The Rest Of Us) shows Social Distortion working in a 1990s pocket with punk rock in the grain. The cut moves with a slow-burn glide, which is why it can hold this turn without flattening it. Inside White Light White Heat White Trash run, it reads as curation rather than stunt programming.

Listen for

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

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Under My Thumb
Social Distortion
Why it fits

Under My Thumb keeps white light white heat white trash run honest by sounding like a real choice inside that lane, not a decorative gesture. The punk rock edge gives the turn a more precise contour than a plain mood match.

Track context

On White Light White Heat White Trash (1996), Under My Thumb shows Social Distortion working in a 1990s pocket with punk rock in the grain. The cut moves with a steady shoulder-roll, which is why it can hold this turn without flattening it. Inside White Light White Heat White Trash run, it reads as curation rather than stunt programming.

Listen for

Listen for the punk rock texture in the pocket, especially in the way the arrangement keeps color moving under the lead. You can hear how it answers Down Here (With The Rest Of Us) without borrowing the same emotional weight.

Open saved booth copy

Let's dive into the '90s with a punk rock twist. This Bright Flash by M83 has been heating up our set, and now it’s time to turn things up a notch.

Soulful / midnight patiencePlaylist noteApr 20, 20263:48 AMMidnight Marauders runalbum run

Two Bass Hit (From The Album 'Round About Midnight) is setting the deep night temperature on the dial.

Two Bass Hit (From The Album 'Round About Midnight) by Miles Davis off The Complete Live at the Plugged Nickel 1965 (CD2b) (1965) is coming through with a bright electric charge, a soulful / midnight patience lean, and a touch of midnight patience. Award Tour is already changing how the current record reads.

Record in focus
Two Bass Hit (From The Album 'Round About Midnight)
Miles Davis
The Complete Live at the Plugged Nickel 1965 (CD2b) · 1965 · Jazz
Programming
Midnight Marauders run

A little stay inside one record so the set can breathe like an album instead of a shuffle.

Lineup note
Midnight Marauders run

Two Bass Hit (From The Album 'Round About Midnight) by Miles Davis off The Complete Live at the Plugged Nickel 1965 (CD2b) (1965) belongs here because Award Tour by A Tribe Called Quest keeps the emotional pressure steady after Something I Dreamed Last Night by John Coltrane and turns the color from 2010s into 1990s, maintaining the album run's coherence.. Award Tour is waiting as the answer, so this record is doing more than setting a mood; it is shaping the turn.

Track context
The Complete Live at the Plugged Nickel 1965 (CD2b) · 1965

Two Bass Hit (From The Album 'Round About Midnight) comes through with a bright electric charge and jazz around the edges, giving the sequence a 1960s 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 Award Tour answers the color and pressure of the current record instead of simply matching its tempo. The real hook is in how the jazz grain keeps glowing even as the transition opens up.

Miles DavisA Tribe Called QuestJazzHip Hopsoulful / midnight patiencedeep nightmidnight patienceJazz
Session map
3 stored song notes
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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 lands here because Award Tour by A Tribe Called Quest keeps the emotional pressure steady after Something I Dreamed Last Night by John Coltrane and turns the color from 2010s into 1990s, maintaining the album run's coherence.. The jazz edge gives the turn a more precise contour than a plain mood match. Award Tour can step in after it without the handoff feeling pre-chewed.

Track context

On The Complete Live at the Plugged Nickel 1965 (CD2b) (1965), Two Bass Hit (From The Album 'Round About Midnight) shows Miles Davis working in a 1960s pocket with jazz in the grain. The cut moves with a bright electric charge, which is why it can hold this turn without flattening it. Inside Midnight Marauders run, it reads as curation rather than stunt programming.

Listen for

Listen for the jazz texture in the pocket, especially in the way the arrangement keeps color moving under the lead. It also leaves a lane for Award Tour to arrive without the segue feeling forced.

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Award Tour
A Tribe Called Quest
Why it fits

Award Tour keeps midnight marauders run honest by sounding like a real choice inside that lane, not a decorative gesture. The hip hop edge gives the turn a more precise contour than a plain mood match. Lyrics to Go can step in after it without the handoff feeling pre-chewed.

Track context

On Midnight Marauders (1993), Award Tour shows A Tribe Called Quest working in a 1990s pocket with hip hop in the grain. The cut moves with a candlelit drift, which is why it can hold this turn without flattening it. Inside Midnight Marauders run, it reads as curation rather than stunt programming.

Listen for

Listen for the hip hop texture in the pocket, especially in the way the arrangement keeps color moving under the lead. You can hear how it answers Two Bass Hit (From The Album 'Round About Midnight) without borrowing the same emotional weight. It also leaves a lane for Lyrics to Go to arrive without the segue feeling forced.

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Lyrics to Go
A Tribe Called Quest
Why it fits

Lyrics to Go keeps midnight marauders run honest by sounding like a real choice inside that lane, not a decorative gesture. The hip hop edge gives the turn a more precise contour than a plain mood match.

Track context

On Midnight Marauders (1993), Lyrics to Go shows A Tribe Called Quest working in a 1990s pocket with hip hop in the grain. The cut moves with a candlelit drift, which is why it can hold this turn without flattening it. Inside Midnight Marauders run, it reads as curation rather than stunt programming.

Listen for

Listen for the hip hop texture in the pocket, especially in the way the arrangement keeps color moving under the lead. You can hear how it answers Award Tour without borrowing the same emotional weight.

Open saved booth copy

Mr Rassy is lining up Award Tour by A Tribe Called Quest off Midnight Marauders (1993). It hit in 1993, it comes off Midnight Marauders, Hip Hop on the edges. The transition feels clean and alive. Midnight Marauders run is opening up. Award Tour by A Tribe Called Quest keeps the emotional pressure steady after Something I Dreamed Last Night by John Coltrane and turns the color from 2010s into 1990s, maintaining the album run's coherence.