NUSOUL MAGAZINE X SOULECTION X ILL SOCIETY | VIBRATIONS
AUG
16
I was hoping I’d get invited to play alongside some of the Soulection crew when I touched down in LA. Dreams come true. Sexy Future Bass x R&B doled out by the ladies. Heavenly.
Author: Ericalandia
SOULTRONICA VOL.5
AUG
20
SOULTRONICA VOL.5
Niia : BTSTU
When Saints Go Machine : Iodine (Robin Hannibal rmx)
Giraffage : All That Matters
Tiny Hearts : Stay
Mikky Ekko : Pull Me Down (Ryan Hemsworth rmx)
Clicks & Whistles : Endo
JT : Cry Me A River (Esentrik & Scooter rmx)
Disclosure : Tenderly (Tom Wrecks rmx)
Atlantic Connection : Daydreaming With Tweet
Atu : The Duo (ft. Sango)
Cassie : All My Love (kk edit)
Miguel : All (Kastle rmx)
Toddla T : Worst Enemy
Tuesday Born & Dnae: Wake (Two Inch Punch rmx)
Koreless : Lost in Tokyo
Ellie Goulding : Tesselate
IAMNOBODI : BDKMV (Clubcasa version)
Jermih : Rated R
Mutya, Keisha & Siobhan : Lay Down in Swimming Pools
Little Dragon : Ritual Union (Abjo refix)
Goapele : Right Here
Ta-Ku : I Love Beyonce
Frank Ocean : Thinkin’ bout You (Ryan Hemsworth rmx)
Party Next Door : Wus Good/Curious
The Weeknd : Coming Down (Sango rmx)
Basecamp : Emmanuel
Mary J Blige : Just Fine (Da-P Remix)
VXNYL : Make You Feel Like That
THANKS for all the super talented folks on this mix and for the love from URB, Womp Blog, Talib Kweli and Okayplayer. Stoked to be able to get the Soultronia sounds out to more fans and djs who dig this series.
¡PALETA!
JULY
15
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¡PALETA! vol.1
1. GROUPO BAHIA TRIO : LA MONITA RETRECHERA
2. ISSA BAGAYOGO : GNANGRAN (ATROPOLIS RMX)
3. THORNATO : MARIMBA
4. DEBRUIT : NIGERIA WHAT?
5. FR3E : TRIBAL SKANK
6. D’BANJ : OLIVER TWIST
7. OMAWUMI : SOMORI
8. E.L. : OBUU MO
9. A’WON BOYZ : AZONTO
10. VOLKSGROEP NAKS : MI LIBI A NO JA KAMA (REAGANOMICS RMX)
11. YAKKI FAMIRIE : FALUMA (AFRICA LATINA RMX)
12. MASUPER STAR : AIRTIME
13. MAGIC SYSTEM : PREMIER GAOU
14. R2BEES : LIFE (WALAAHI)
15. BUSY SIGNAL : DAH STYLE DEH
16. BAMBOUNOU : FLALY
17. EMMANUEL JAL : KUAR (OLOF DREIJER RMX)
18. BEYONCE : DRUNK IN LOVE (MATHEMATIC& KAY-Z-JAY RMX)
19. CIARA X DUBBEL DUTCH : HYMN X BODY PARTY
OkayAfrica – “OG soultronica bass selector DJ Eko rounds up the hottest global bass tracks in her latest musical odyssey. Inspired by her Brooklyn party of the same name, ¡Paleta! Vol. 1 is a masterful curation of classic azonto, zouglou, kuduro and kaseko joints across continents and decades. The 50-minute mix seamlessly places Abidjan quartet Magic System and Mali’s Issa Bagayogo alongside reigning Nigerian/Ghanaian heavyweights D’banj, E.L, Omawumi and R2Bees.”
CONVERSE
MAY
3
Nothing better than playing in sneakers. Super happy to play for Converse in LA. xo
OKAYFUTURE NIGHTS | ACE HOTEL NYC
JAN
29
Hey, always a pleasure to book and play nights for Ace Hotel. I had fun programming January at the NYC location, stocking the Lobby Nights with Okayfuture writer/djs and some of our bubbling producer interests. A good way to keep the cold at bay.
RECESS : NEW YORK
JUNE
28
RECESS
Rhye – Open (Ryan Hemsworth remix)
Nicolas Jaar – Hey Boy
denitia and sene – stupid.world
No Doubt – Settle Down (So Shifty/Baauer remixes)
Bondax – Baby I Got That
Cabo Blanco – 93 Til’ Moombah
Moon Boots – Sugar
Malinchak – Beside me
Just a Band – Extra
Mat.Joe – Heart to Find
2 Player Co-Op – Petrograde
My friend Khairi is a double agent, by day for Puma and after work, his life is all about RECESS [ie. games for all us music-industry New Yorkers to play like ping pong, bowling, bocci ball and badminton tournaments on Governor’s Island]. I took the opportunity to break from genre themes in favor of a diversion into a heart-opener midtempo mix of songs that I just want to listen to all the time. This makes me happy.
Bad Gal | Butch Diva
JUNE
5
M.I.A. : Bad Girls (NARS Mix feat Missy Elliott)
Flosstradamus : Hood Fantasy
Chelley : Took The Night
Ciara feat. Ludacris : Ride (So Shifty Remix)
Rihanna : Cockiness (love it)
Brandy : Put It Down (Kingdom’s edit)
TNGHT + Jay-Z & Kanye : Go/Go In Paris
James Drake : Ransom Money Youth
Captain Planet : Chingata
Wildlife : Galang So (original)
Minnesota : Ice Cream In Its Right Place
XXYYXX : Amazeme
Mr Lexx & Nikisha : TNGHT Riddim (The Heatwave Refix)
Gappy Ranks : Stinkin Rich (Schlachthofbronx Remix)
Gappy Ranks : English Money (Cocotaxi Remix)
Santigold : Freak Like Me (Pickster One Remix)
Million Stylez : Miss Fatty (Thornato Remix)
Sean Kingston & Nicki Minaj : Letting Go (Dutty Love)
Busy Signal : Poolside
Lady Saw : Man Is The Least
Beenie Man feat Ms. Thing : Dude
Vybz Cartel : Fresh
Erk The Jerk : Right Here (D Sharp Remix)
Quentin Harris : Beautiful Black Women Come from Brooklyn
Ashanti : Fancy (Brenmar Remix)
A favorite, fun BKNY designer (who dresses Nicki Minaj, Patra, Rye Rye & Nina Sky) asked me to make a mix for her line. I was stoked on the task of taking inventory of all of the types of clients she styles for and repping all of those cultural elements in one banging summertime mix. NSFW & not for the faint-of-heart!
About Butch Diva: 1. “Spandex + Chaos” 2. Fierce 3. Unique 4. Comfortable Statement Pieces
About Eko: 1. tastemaker 2. record breaker 3. rump shaker 4. globetrotter 5. party rocker
SOULTRONICA VOL.4 | Distant Lights Hush Hush Records
APR
25
Soultronica Vol.4 | Distant Lights for Hush Hush Records
Billy Cobham – Heather
Nicolas Jaar – Colomb
Jessie Ware – Devotion (Gold re-work)
XXYYXX – Overdone (ft. Anneka)
James Blake – Retrograde (Ion the Prize remix)
Giraffage – Girl
Cashmere Cat – Pays
Koreless – 4D
Szjerdene – Arrows (Jacques Greene + Koreless)
Afta-1 – Prelude to MeMeaningWe
Nosaj Thing – Night Crawler
How To Dress Well – World I Need You, Won’t Be Without You
Gold Panda – Marriage (Forest Swords 1am Hotel Room Redraw)
Jhene Aiko – Marvin’s Room (screwed by Lewis)
Cyril Hahn – Touch My Body
DFRNT – The Warmest
edit – Ltlp
Solange – Look Good With Trouble
Matty G – Strawberry Letter
Para One – Lean On Me (Salva mix)
Inc. – Heart Crimes
I have brethren in Seattle in the form of Alex Ruder from KEXP. He started a label called Hush Hush. Alex curates a mix series called Distant Lights, embodying a sound aesthetic I love, described as:
“A spotlight on the emotional and introspective sound known as “Night Bus,” a multi-genre aesthetic that elaborates on the world of headphones, late-night travels, intimate encounters, and contemplative rides on public transportation.”
The Soultronica sound I’ve been putting together for years is a sister to that. When Alex asked me to do a volume for the mix series. I thought, how deep can I take this steeze?
Reflecting on the spirit of the mix series and living in NY, my goal was a very tall order: to create a bulletproof halo for riding the New York MTA Subway. Over a month of riding the train I tested out songs. I picked tracks that have the ability to envelop and cloak the listener via headphones, in particular. This is a meditative buffer from the chaos.
Q: WHAT KIND OF MUSIC DO YOU PLAY? A:
ALL
DAY
A manager I was working with briefly last year, gave me A LOT of homework. To explain myself as a dj, she had me make a Pie Chart. I didn’t keep the manager but the pie chart sure is handy…
SOULTRONICA VOL.3
FEB
14
Soultronica Vol.3
Sinden feat Jesse Boykins III : HIgh Demand (Brenmar rmx)
James Drake : Find Your Limit
Alby Daniels : This Dawn
Little Dragon : Twice (SoulChorea rmx)
Raquel Rodriguez : Wildfire cover
Just a Band : Sunrise
Mars Today : Swim Good
Shlohmo : wen uuu
B.Lewis : Day 3
Mario : Let Me Love You (Lapalux rmx)
Jai Paul : Jasmine
Francis and the Lights : A Modern Promise
Jessie Ware : Night Light (Perseus rmx)
Cream Dream & Noms : Creamy Noms
Elly K : Hold Me Close
Shortcircles : Fallin’
Jeremih : F*ck You All The Time
Lianne La Havas : Forget (Two Inch Punch rmx)
Kimbra : Sattle Down (Bondax rmx)
Purity Ring : Lofticries
Vybz Kartel : Breathless
Cashmere Cat : Mirror Maru
Fantastic Mr. Fox : Evelyn
Swindle : Need to Know f. Toddla T & Sam Frank
Swiff D : Downtown Pomona
Terror Danjah : You Make Me Feel (feat Meleka)
Milosh : Something Good
Ellie Goulding : High For This
Jhene Aiko : Stranger
The Weeknd : The Birds Part 1
“Hot off the heels of a recent feature on Okayplayer, URB Alum, Erica Olsen, otherwise known as DJ Eko has shared her most recent outing– Soultronica Vol 3. Just what was needed to close out the office night, this mix sent us out floating and into the ether. Despite the ‘airy-ness’ of the mix, there is a lot going on here, as she has put together a multi-layered effort with her track selection that feels like the ebb and flow of inhaling the world and exhaling art. While some would dismiss this mix effort as one of the many Valentine’s season mixes that have dropped as of late, there is a penetrating vision displayed here that pushes it over the top of that pile and making it more than just ‘make-out music’.” -URB Magazine