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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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Dusky slow burn / forward motionPlaylist noteJun 4, 20263:05 PMOpen set

Shambala is the thesis, and All Day And All Of The Night 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 All Day And All Of The Night by Kinks off Kinks At The BBC Disc 1 (2012) a clean lane instead of boxing the handoff in. All Day And All Of The Night is already changing how the current record reads.

Record in focus
Shambala
Three Dog Night
Sounds Of The Seventies - 1973 Take Two · 1991 · Rock
Programming
Open set

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

Chameleon · clipAll-Night Vigil, Op. 37: Matins: I. The Six Psalms · fullMardi Gras Day · full
Lineup note
Shambala into All Day And All Of The Night

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 All Day And All Of The Night by Kinks off Kinks At The BBC Disc 1 (2012) a clean lane instead of boxing the handoff in.

Track context
Sounds Of The Seventies - 1973 Take Two · 1991

Hearing it against Sounds Of The Seventies - 1973 Take Two matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. Shambala by Three Dog Night off Sounds Of The Seventies - 1973 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 Three Dog Night, 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 All Day And All Of The Night by Kinks off Kinks At The BBC Disc 1 (2012) instead of crowding the next move.

Three Dog NightKinksPortisheadRockTrip HopPunk Rockdusky slow burn / forward motionlate morningforward motionRock
Session map
3 stored song notes
01now
Shambala
Three Dog Night
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 All Day And All Of The Night by Kinks off Kinks At The BBC Disc 1 (2012) a clean lane instead of boxing the handoff in.

Track context

Hearing it against Sounds Of The Seventies - 1973 Take Two matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. Shambala by Three Dog Night off Sounds Of The Seventies - 1973 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 Three Dog Night, 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 All Day And All Of The Night by Kinks off Kinks At The BBC Disc 1 (2012) instead of crowding the next move.

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All Day And All Of The Night
Kinks
Why it fits

All Day And All Of The Night by Kinks off Kinks At The BBC Disc 1 (2012) stays related to Shambala by Three Dog Night off Sounds Of The Seventies - 1973 Take Two (1991) 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 Half Day Closing by Portishead off Portishead (1997) a clean lane instead of boxing the handoff in.

Track context

Hearing it against Kinks At The BBC Disc 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 Kinks At The BBC Disc 1 (2012) 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 Half Day Closing by Portishead off Portishead (1997) instead of crowding the next move.

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Half Day Closing
Portishead
Why it fits

Half Day Closing by Portishead off Portishead (1997) stays related to All Day And All Of The Night by Kinks off Kinks At The BBC Disc 1 (2012) through trip hop, but changes the pocket enough to matter. Reach for it when the pressure needs to come from the pocket and the cadence rather than from a giant arrangement swing.

Track context

Hearing it against Portishead matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. Half Day Closing by Portishead off Portishead (1997) keeps the pressure in the pocket and the phrasing, which makes it a control move as much as a crowd move. On Portishead (1997), it reads as part of a larger album world instead of a stray file in the crate. Listen for how the cadence and the low end keep re-framing the center of the track without resorting to big obvious turns.

Listen for

Listen for how the cadence and the low end keep re-framing the center of the track without resorting to big obvious turns.

Open saved booth copy

Mr Rassy is lining up All Day And All Of The Night by Kinks off Kinks At The BBC Disc 1 (2012). Hearing it against Kinks At The BBC Disc 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 Kinks At The BBC Disc 1 (2012) stays related to Shambala by Three Dog Night off Sounds Of The Seventies - 1973 Take Two (1991) 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 / after hours electricityPlaylist noteJun 4, 20261:45 AMOpen set

Do Me, Baby (Live at Masonic Hall, Detroit, MI, 11/30/1982 is the thesis, and Flying On The Ground Is Wrong is the answer waiting on deck.

Flying On The Ground Is Wrong by Buffalo Springfield opens with a steady, dusky pulse that honors the request line while introducing a sharper rock edge. It sets the thesis with restraint, then You by Marvin Gaye shifts the emotional gravity with warm low end and vocal intimacy. The B‐52s’ Is That You Mo-Dean? lands the arc with a cheeky, groove-driven lift — a surprise that feels earned, not forced. 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 Flying On The Ground Is Wrong by Buffalo Springfield off What's That Sound? Complete Albums Collection: Disc 1 - Buffalo Springfield (mono mix) (2018) a clean lane instead of boxing the handoff in. Flying On The Ground Is Wrong is already changing how the current record reads.

Record in focus
Do Me, Baby (Live at Masonic Hall, Detroit, MI, 11/30/1982
Prince
1999 Super Deluxe Edition (Remastered 2019) · 2019 · Rock
Programming
Open set

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

You Don't Love Me (Live At The Fillmore East, 1971 - First Show) · fullFlying On The Ground Is Wrong · fullDon't Answer The Door · full
Lineup note
Do Me, Baby (Live at Masonic Hall, Detroit, MI, 11/30/1982 into Flying On The Ground Is Wrong

Flying On The Ground Is Wrong by Buffalo Springfield opens with a steady, dusky pulse that honors the request line while introducing a sharper rock edge. It sets the thesis with restraint, then You by Marvin Gaye shifts the emotional gravity with warm low end and vocal intimacy. The B‐52s’ Is That You Mo-Dean? lands the arc with a cheeky, groove-driven lift — a surprise that feels earned, not forced. 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 Flying On The Ground Is Wrong by Buffalo Springfield off What's That Sound? Complete Albums Collection: Disc 1 - Buffalo Springfield (mono mix) (2018) a clean lane instead of boxing the handoff in.

Track context
1999 Super Deluxe Edition (Remastered 2019) · 2019

Hearing it against 1999 Super Deluxe Edition (Remastered 2019) matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. Do Me, Baby (Live at Masonic Hall, Detroit, MI, 11/30/1982 by Prince off 1999 Super Deluxe Edition (Remastered 2019) (2019) carries the feel of a band in a room rather than a mood-board tag, and that physicality matters in a sequence. With Prince, 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 Flying On The Ground Is Wrong by Buffalo Springfield off What's That Sound? Complete Albums Collection: Disc 1 - Buffalo Springfield (mono mix) (2018) instead of crowding the next move.

PrinceBuffalo SpringfieldR.E.M.RockArt RockJazzdusky slow burn / after-hours electricityafter-hoursafter-hours electricityRock
Session map
3 stored song notes
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Do Me, Baby (Live at Masonic Hall, Detroit, MI, 11/30/1982
Prince
Why it fits

Flying On The Ground Is Wrong by Buffalo Springfield opens with a steady, dusky pulse that honors the request line while introducing a sharper rock edge. It sets the thesis with restraint, then You by Marvin Gaye shifts the emotional gravity with warm low end and vocal intimacy. The B‐52s’ Is That You Mo-Dean? lands the arc with a cheeky, groove-driven lift — a surprise that feels earned, not forced. 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 Flying On The Ground Is Wrong by Buffalo Springfield off What's That Sound? Complete Albums Collection: Disc 1 - Buffalo Springfield (mono mix) (2018) a clean lane instead of boxing the handoff in.

Track context

Hearing it against 1999 Super Deluxe Edition (Remastered 2019) matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. Do Me, Baby (Live at Masonic Hall, Detroit, MI, 11/30/1982 by Prince off 1999 Super Deluxe Edition (Remastered 2019) (2019) carries the feel of a band in a room rather than a mood-board tag, and that physicality matters in a sequence. With Prince, 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 Flying On The Ground Is Wrong by Buffalo Springfield off What's That Sound? Complete Albums Collection: Disc 1 - Buffalo Springfield (mono mix) (2018) instead of crowding the next move.

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Flying On The Ground Is Wrong
Buffalo Springfield
Full play
Why it fits

Flying On The Ground Is Wrong by Buffalo Springfield off What's That Sound? Complete Albums Collection: Disc 1 - Buffalo Springfield (mono mix) (2018) stays related to Do Me, Baby (Live at Masonic Hall, Detroit, MI, 11/30/1982 by Prince off 1999 Super Deluxe Edition (Remastered 2019) (2019) 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 Low by R.E.M. off Out Of Time (1991) a clean lane instead of boxing the handoff in.

Track context

Complete Albums Collection: Disc 1 - Buffalo Springfield (mono mix) matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. Complete Albums Collection: Disc 1 - Buffalo Springfield (mono mix) (2018) carries the feel of a band in a room rather than a mood-board tag, and that physicality matters in a sequence. With Buffalo Springfield, 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 Low by R.E.M. off Out Of Time (1991) instead of crowding the next move.

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Low
R.E.M.
Why it fits

Low by R.E.M. off Out Of Time (1991) stays related to Flying On The Ground Is Wrong by Buffalo Springfield off What's That Sound? Complete Albums Collection: Disc 1 - Buffalo Springfield (mono mix) (2018) 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.

Track context

Hearing it against Out Of Time matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. off Out Of Time (1991) carries the feel of a band in a room rather than a mood-board tag, and that physicality matters in a sequence. With R.E.M., 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

We’re not just coasting — we’re leaning into the groove. This is where the rhythm finds its spine.

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.

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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.

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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.".

Dusky slow burn / forward motionPlaylist noteJun 3, 20263:11 PMOpen set

All Day And All Of The Night is the thesis, and Tron Legacy (End Titles) 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 Tron Legacy (End Titles) by Daft Punk off Tron: Legacy (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (18) a clean lane instead of boxing the handoff in. Tron Legacy (End Titles) 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.

All Day And All Of The Night · full
Lineup note
All Day And All Of The Night into Tron Legacy (End Titles)

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 Tron Legacy (End Titles) by Daft Punk off Tron: Legacy (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (18) 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 Tron Legacy (End Titles) by Daft Punk off Tron: Legacy (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (18) instead of crowding the next move.

KinksDaft PunkTame ImpalaRockElectronicLeftfielddusky slow burn / forward motionlate morningforward motionRock
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 Tron Legacy (End Titles) by Daft Punk off Tron: Legacy (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (18) 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 Tron Legacy (End Titles) by Daft Punk off Tron: Legacy (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (18) instead of crowding the next move.

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Tron Legacy (End Titles)
Daft Punk
Why it fits

Tron Legacy (End Titles) by Daft Punk off Tron: Legacy (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (18) lifts the pressure after All Day And All Of The Night by Kinks off The Ultimate Collection (1) (2002) without snapping the thread. Tron Legacy (End Titles) by Daft Punk off Tron: Legacy (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (18) opens space, decay, and atmosphere without letting the air go limp. It leaves Reality In Motion by Tame Impala off Currents (2015) a clean lane instead of boxing the handoff in.

Track context

Hearing it against Tron: Legacy (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. The detail is in the air around the sound as much as in the notes themselves: sustain, echo, and how long each element hangs before the next one arrives. On Tron: Legacy (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (18), it reads as part of a larger album world instead of a stray file in the crate.

Listen for

Listen for the negative space: tails, echoes, and the way the sound keeps moving even when the surface feels still. Notice how it hands the weight to Reality In Motion by Tame Impala off Currents (2015) instead of crowding the next move.

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Reality In Motion
Tame Impala
Why it fits

Reality In Motion by Tame Impala off Currents (2015) stays related to Tron Legacy (End Titles) by Daft Punk off Tron: Legacy (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (18) 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 Currents matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. Reality In Motion by Tame Impala off Currents (2015) carries the feel of a band in a room rather than a mood-board tag, and that physicality matters in a sequence. With Tame Impala, 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 Tron Legacy (End Titles) by Daft Punk off Tron: Legacy (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (18). Hearing it against Tron: Legacy (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) matters because it reads like part of an album world, not a detached single. Tron Legacy (End Titles) by Daft Punk off Tron: Legacy (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (18) lifts the pressure after All Day And All Of The Night by Kinks off The Ultimate Collection (1) (2002) without snapping the thread. 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.".