It's winter time everywhere. The time where everything seems to slow down and all you want to do is just stay inside and snuggle up with your special someone. Let this be your guide to that end...

Esthero - Superheroes
Jill Scott - Only You
DJ Cam Quartet - Funny (For Janet)
Jessie Boykins III - Be All Truth (DJ C-Mac Remix)
Isley Brothers - Footsteps In The Dark (King Britt Remix)
Jazzanova - What Do You Want featuring Joe Dukie
Samon Kawamura - Morioka Sunset (JS Love)
Liquid Spirits - Down The Line
Groove Theory - Didja Know?
Michael Jackson - Break of Dawn
Tiara Wiles - Take It Off featuring Pharrell Williams
Jill Scott - Epiphany
Erykah Badu - Kiss Me On My Neck (Hesi)
Lucy Pearl - Everyday
D'Angelo - Alright
India.Arie - I See God In You
The Roots - You Got Me
Corrine Bailey Rae - Enchantment
Davina - Is It The Way
Sade - Cherish The Day
The Foreign Exchange - I Wanna Know (Breakdown)

Medicine For Melancholy is the story of two African-American twenty-somethings who wake up in bed together having no recollection of how they arrived there. Then, an exercise in the mundane: they dress; neither has a toothbrush, find themselves side by side at the sink, thumbing toothpaste across their gums; decide to have a cup of coffee at a nearby café; sit together then, while awaiting service, realize neither knows the other's name; introduce; cab for the trip home-"across town"; shake hands, part ways. Hours later, the guy (Micah) shows up at her apartment. She left her purse on the backseat. There's a connection. They give themselves over to it. Wandering the streets of San Francisco on a Sunday afternoon, the pair take in the sights of the city less seen in today's cinema. As day gives way to night and their heads swirl further with the euphoria of pleasures both physical and intellectual, the immediacy of their previous physical encounter leads them to explore each other in a succession of moments so intimate the vulnerability they share changes them forever. By the time these two part ways is it literally a "brand new day." Music For Melancholy is the mix inspired by this beautiful thought provoking film featuring tracks that recall the journey that these two unlikely lovers take toward togetherness and understanding.

Track List

The Introduction After The Encounter
Sa-Ra Creative Partners - My Star featuring Erika Rose
Sade - Soldier of Love
Alicia Keys - Unthinkable featuring Drake
The Pharcyde - Runnin' (Remix)
Common - Strange Fruit featuring John Legend
Shafiq Husayn - Lil' Girl
Eric Roberson - Two People
Fave - Be With You
OJ and Crate - Formula One
How Do You Define Yourself
Clonius - One At A Time featuring Muhsinah
J. Rawls - Soul (Again & Again) featuring Middle Child
Outasight - Downtown In My Mind
Fluer Earth - Am Boden
Jill Scott - Love Rain
Probe DMS - Off and On featuring Sophia Lauren
Just Because We're Black
Les Nubians - Makeda (DJ Spinna Remix)
Reflection Eternal - 2000 Seasons
Eric Lau - Show Me featuring Rahel
Rogiers - The Walls
Go Back To Your Life Tomorrow

Mesmerizing and demure, her allure is a thing of mystery. Her soft spoken off beat style is not the typical type you would attribute to the standard soul singer. But when she sings your ears stand at attention. Swedish electro-soul songstress Kissey Asplund is an addictive wonder, and I've been hooked on her sound ever since I first heard her music on Myspace. Her sound and style was so intriguing I not only had to find out more about her music but also about the music that she listened too because it was so inspired. It's through her unique style and ear for music is how I found all the artists that I love today and probably wouldn't have if I hadn't heard of her first. Her music is one of the reasons that I do what I do. And it's only fitting that I pay tribute to one of the artists that inspires me. This special tribute mix 'A Blues For Kissey' is a blend of some of my favorite Kissey Asplund tunes. Some from her extraordinary debut album 'Plethora' and other rare gems, guest appearances, and exclusives that showcase her amazing talent. If you haven't been up on Kissey Asplund before then I hope this will urge you to get to know her. I'm sure you'll be as hooked on her as I am.

Track List

Late Night Reprise (Intro)
Beam Me Up
Holiday
Another Glass
Hey Cat (Cerebral Vortex)
Autumn Love (Dyno)
When I Dig (Kid Kanevil)
99 Bottles (Suff Daddy)
Entrapped
Put It Down (Replife)
Northern Lights Interlude
Faster (Hi-Perspective)
In My Mind (Sam Champion)
6am
Space Water Babies (The Astronotes)
Move Me
Adore (DJ Hen Boogie)

All we ever see of stars are their old photographs...

Track List

Dr. Manhattan Intro
Goapele - Different
Vikter Duplaix - Electric Love
Sam Champion - In My Mind featuring Kissey Asplund
Aqueel - The Bone Song
Bilal - Hands of Time
Peter Hadar - Staple Me
Jill Scott - I'm Not Afraid
Electric Wire Hustle - Waters
Georgia Anne Muldrow - Run Away
Mark de Clive-Lowe - Quintessential featuring Abdul
J*Davey - You Are

Still high off of my recent trip to ATL and amazing time at Spread Love ATL I made decided to make a mix commemorating my experience there. I decided to experiment with blending some house music and adding a bit of soul to it as well. Leave a comment and let me know what you think.

L.J. Washington - I Am Mentally Divergent (Intro)
Lady Alma - Hold It Down
Jessie Boykins III - Tabloids [Melo-X House Remix]
Silhouette Brown - They Can't Tell Us
Little Dragon - My Step
Cubic Zirconia - Fuck Work [Michal Meds Remix]
Jaspects - Unifunk
OutKast - Ghetto Musick
James Cole - I'm Not Crazy
Christian Urich - Show Us How You Fly
Tricia Angus - Living My Life
The Free Radikalz - Bye Bye Bye
Shae Fiol - I Dance
The ReBeL Yell - Everything She Wants
InLove - The Look of Love
Carlitta Durand - I Wish
Dezaray Dawn - Chameleon
DJ Mitsu The Beat - Negative
Lady Alma - I Can't Help It
Deborah Jordan - Breathe
James Cole - I Want To Get Better (Outro)