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A BeatConscious show can be a story in musical form, it can be a meditation on a theme or it can tell you what's been on my mind lately. I used to say a mix was like a mall with a couple of popular selections drawing you in & giving you the chance to meet the lesser-knowns; today I'd say a mix can be like a Ouija board: About a week ago, 8D offered some very sweet jazz tunes and I picked one to build a show around … after spending a couple days gathering tracks, I tune into the news to learn that Amy Winehouse has checked out. Going back to the half-completed set, I realized that the narrative arc already in place spoke of Amy in a number of ways: her jazz stylings, her rise to fame, the good times and the bad, and the trajectory downward … like a Ouija board, the music knew what was coming, and prepared a spot for tunes of Amy's to rest amongst them.
Respect to Russell Brand, whose meditation on Amy and how it goes with addicts provided the title for this show. Uploaded 10 months ago -
Respect to Russell Brand, whose meditation on Amy and how it goes with addicts provided the title for this show. Uploaded 10 months ago -
Featuring tracks by Organic Grooves, Amy Winehouse, Evolve, Hacienda, Cross Blend and more
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