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Christopher M. Kelly (cksmart@ix.netcom.com)
Thu, 30 Jan 1997 20:13:15 -0800


Mark wrote:

>Does anyone know the order of the tracks on Mushroom Jazz (OM)? I
>don't know enough of the tunes to figure it out myself. It's an
>excellent compilation BTW.

O.K....thanks for asking!

On the double disc CD, it goes like this:

Julius Papp
Hydroponic Groove Sessions
J-Live
Mr. Electric Triangle
Lalomie Washburn
Blue Boy
Apollo Grooves
Deadbeats
Naked Funk
Groove Nation
Paul Johnson (UK Soul singer, not Chicago house Paul Johnson)

on the double vinyl is goes like this:

Side 1
Apollo Grooves
Groove Nation
J-Live

Side 2
Naked Funk
Blue Boy
Lalomie Washburn

Side 3
Paul Johnson
Julius Papp
Deadbeats

Side 4
Hydroponic Groove Sessions
Mr. Electric Triangle

Naked Funk "Midnight Calling" remixes by Derrick Carter, King Britt,
Josh Michaels (DJ Is) and Mark Farin are coming. Hold tight.

Check the web site for more details and other ill bits:
www.om-records.com

I saw Lyrics Born and Lateef the Truth Speaker + 10-Bass T at the Elbo
Room Last night - man!

The Blue Boy track on Mushroom Jazz is at #9 on the main and most
important UK Chart this week. Feb issue of Muzik lists Blue Boy as one
of ten producers to watch in 1997.

Enjoy the ride. We do.

In other areas, Prince Paul, The Automator and the Dust Brothers are in
the studio together. Four heads high and rising!

Here's a top ten list I submitted to Straight No Chaser from a friend
and confident...

Ten ill Beats
1. The Deck Wrecka, "Back to the Lab" (Ronin Records)
2. DMX Krew, "DMX Rocks the Beat Box" (Octopus)
3. MB, "Day One" (Rita Records)
4. The Invisible Pair of Hands, "In Between Times" (Cup of Tea)
5. DJ Cutex, "Wicked Bitch" (G.G. Records)
6. Grain, "Son of Birth Son" (Domestic)
7. Biz Markie "Biz and Diamond Shell" (white)
8. Bassbin Twins vs. Skint, "DJ’s Never Did That" (Skint)
9. The Jeep Beat Collective, "Retimed Detonation" (Ruf)
10. Cut Chemist, "Layered Laird" (Ubiquity)
(Compiled by UCLA sophomore DJ Anna, stirring it up and down
California)

peace and good music

ck smart
OM Records
(415) 247-9726