25 August 2009

Longroom Residency

I'm delighted to be on board with Longroom as one of their resident DJs!

I'll be holding down Friday nights from around 9pm through until midnight, spinning a feelgood selection of party-starting funk, (proper!) disco, soulful house, Latin & rare groove. The tables will be pushed back, the volume pushed up & the DJ pushin' on!

For the next month or so, you can also catch me behind the decks on Sunday afternoons, between 4-7pm, helping you Rewind your weekend all over again with a tasty selection of soulful Sunday styles.

Some of the other DJs playing include Gene Rivers, Murry Sweetpants, Big Sene & Sam-E.

Longroom is looking very sexy now, with the refurbishments almost complete. We all know & love the courtyard space, but inside, the old Safari Lounge has had a serious makeover, with the bar area opened right up into an incredibly welcoming space, with couches, roaring log fires & p-l-e-n-t-y of room to move.

What's more, the guys have completely opened up the back of the establishment, with an outside balcony (complete with logfires, comfy seating & an awesome sound system!) bringing a bunch of light to the far end of the long, long room...

See ya there.

24 August 2009

George FM Playlist 23rd August

Breakout | Planet Rock (Jazz Version)
Herbie Hancock | Wiggle Waggle
Patrice Rushen | Haw-Right Now
Manzell | Midnight Theme (Dopebrother remix)
Salsoul Orchestra | Getaway
Average White Band | Work To Do
Zebra | Simple Song
United 8 | Gettin' Uptown (To Get Down)
Quantic with Spanky Wilson | Don't Joke With A Hungry Man
Sonny Stitt | Slick Eddie
Idris Muhammed | Turn This Mutha Out
Azymuth | Dear Limmertz
Skying High | Getting Off On Your Loving
Blackbyrds | The Blackbyrds Theme
Jimmy Castor Bunch | It's Just Begun
Cameo | Single Life
Loose Ends | Gonna Make You Mine
Gwen Guthrie | Ain't Nothin' Goin' On But The Rent
Jermaine Jackson | Come To Me
Royalle Delite | I'll Be A Freak For You
Tom Browne | Come For The Ride
Skyy | Call Me

09 August 2009

George FM Playlist 9th August... Kind of...

Hello.

Turns out I didn't really keep track of my playlist very well this week, so I've gathered a list of the songs I played - rather than the order they were played in.

I'm sorry. I tried. Maybe blame Eru Dangerspiel...

Quantic & His Combo Barbaro | The Dreaming Mind Pt. 1 [Tru Thoughts]
Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 | Berimbau [A&M]
Julian y Su Combo | Enyere Kumbara [Niteroi]
Eru Dangerspiel with Anna Coddington | Sun Again [Eru]
Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra | Che Che Cole Makossa [Daptone]
Azaxx | Wild Strawberry Jelly [Tru Thoughts]
Moondog | Bird's Lament [White Label]
Eru Dangerspiel with Laughton Kora | The Hold Up [Eru]
Sir Jablonsky | Juck Juck Pt. 1 [Soundway]
Quantic Soul Orchestra | Regi Bugalu [Tru Thoughts]
The Awa Band with Tony Allen | Bababatteur (Quantic English mix) [Ekosound/Soundway]
Fela Kuti | United States Of Africa (Me&You remix) [Rebtuz]
Quantic & His Combo Barbaro | Arianita [Tru Thoughts]
Quantic & His Combo Barbaro | Linda Morena [Tru Thoughts]
Wild Bill Ricketts | Coconut Tree [Round At Bays]
Aloe Blacc | Patria Mia (instrumental) [Stones Throw]
Quantic Soul Orchestra | She Said What? (instrumental) [Tru Thoughts]
Kokolo | Mama Don't Want No Gun (Beatfanatic remix) [Freestyle]
Icasoul with Capitol A | Givin' It Up [Pulver]
Lanu | Mother Earth (instrumental) [Tru Thoughts]
Eru Dangerspiel | Co Coq Vin [Eru]
Herbie Hancock | Doin' It [Columbia]

02 August 2009

Longroom, Ponsonby Road



I'm delighted to be invited to play regularly at the brand new Longroom, at 114 Ponsonby Rd.

Formerly known as Safari Lounge, the bar has undergone a considered refurbishment which has resulted in an incredibly classy environment across 2 distinct spaces - each with their own serious appeal.

The Longroom.

Bar. Bistro. Courtyard. Old faves & fresh cuts served on the regular by yer old mate 90 & a clutch of other DJs. With ears. I'll let you know more info as soon as I do, but in the meantime, check out their website & get yerself in with a chance of grabbing a $200 bartab for opening weekend mid-August!

Nice one...

George FM Playlist 2nd August

Roy Ayers | Holiday (DJ Spinna remix) [BBE]
The Unabombers | Disco Symphony [Electric Soul]
Crazy P | A Night On Earth
TM Juke | Pencils For Dolphins (Wyndham Earl remix) [Tru Thoughts]
Julien Dyne with Parks | Falling Down (DJ Mitsu The Beats remix) [FTC]
Georgia Anne Muldrow | King's Ballad [Ubiquity]
James Brown | Call Me Super Bad (Cornelius remix) [Couch Records]
Raphael Saadiq | Get Involved (instrumental) [Hollywood]
Choklate | Bigger Than You [Kajmere]
James Brown | Soul Power (Co-Fusion remix) [Couch Records]
Soul II Soul | Jazzie's Goove [Virgin]
Waajeed | Funkin' For Jamaica [Bling47]
Common | Go! (J-Todd remix) [Platinum Soul]
Diesler vs Norman Connors | Summer Dream [Rebtuz]
Fela Kuti | (white label)
Espen Horne | Magnetica [Wah Wah 45s]
Sofi Hellberg with Tony Allen | Wouldn't That Be Fun? [Lovemonk]
Soul Vigilantes | Close The Door (TM Juke remix) [Lovemonk]
Ben Westbeech | Get Closer [Brownswood]
Sting | Englishman In New York [A&M]
Greyboy with Jeremy Ellis | Colour In Between The Lines [Ubiquity]