A Strong mix for beating the heat. The influencer and tastemaker behind Innovative Leisure Records, Jamie Strong came by his current prominence via stints at Ubiquity Records and Stones Throw, and parties like The Do Over and Pause.
Recorded in 2003 with Frosty, this early session in his career finds Strong while still at Ubiquity, prior to his time at Stones Throw and The Do Over. At first, his selections embark listeners on a retro/spiritual jazz-funk journey, but are followed by diverse instances of instrumental hip-hop, broken beat, neo-soul and reggae — all sonic indications of what he was about to do next.
Partial tracklist:
Alice Coltrane – Journey in Satchidananda
Erik Sumo – Do it Yourself
Dorothy Ashby – The Moving Finger
Harlem River Drive – Harlem River Drive (Theme Song)
Gil Scott-Heron – The Bottle
Alistair Colling vs Tortured Soul – When You Find Your Love… Hold On (John Cutler’s Distant Mix)
Alistair Colling – Umba Bada Umba? (Hold On Instrumental)
The Roots – Water
Slum Village – What Is This
Seiji of Bugz in The Attic vs Q-Tip – Breathe and Stop (Remix)
Bugz in The Attic feat. Wunmi – Zombie
Mandrake – Berimbau (Re-edit)
Byron Lee & The Dragonaires – Reggae Makossa
Big Youth – We Can Work it Out
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FROM THE VAULTS is an ongoing curation project resurfacing great, rare live performances and DJ sets recorded during dublab’s first ten years.
