Excellent Reception

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Excellent Reception episodes

September 11, 2023 Excellent Reception with lil’dave | Do The Tighten Up
On today's episode of Excellent Reception, we are looking at a song that, for whatever reason, inspired a seemingly endless stream of reinterpretations. It was a number one hit in the 1960's, but it still has a way of getting the dancing floor moving after all of these years. This song is "Tighten Up" by Archie Bell and The Drells.

On this episode, we feature these songs:
Archie Bell and The Drells - "Tighten Up pt. 1"
Archie Bell and The Drells - "Tighten Up pt. 2"
The Classmates version of "Tighten Up"
Benny Gordon & The Soul Brothers "Tighten Up"
Billy Ball & the Upsetters with Roosevelt Matthews - Tighten Up Tighter
Maceo with the Flames - "Tighten Up"
Chris Columbus and the Swingin Gaites with "Tighten Up '70"
Al Escobar & His Orchestra - "Tighten Up"
Orchestra Harlow with "Horsin' Up"
The New York Latin Scene With Sonny Bravo - "Tighten Up"
The Grateful Dead - "Tighten Up Jam"
Yo La Tenga - "Tighten Up"
R.E.M. - "Tighten Up"
Nazz - Loosen Up
Yellow Magic Orchestra - “Tighten Up (Japanese Gentleman Stand Up Please)”
Wally Jump Jr. & The Criminal Element - “Tighten Up (I Just Can’t Stop Dancin’),”
?????? - "Tighten Up"

49 min
August 30, 2023 Excellent Reception with lil’dave | Rhythm Kings
On this episode, we are going to explore a few rhythm & blues classics that combine the sound of groove box drum machines with bare bones melodies and multi-track recording techniques to produce one of the more niche sounds of 70's soul music.

We will be looking at these songs:

Sly & The Family Stone - Family Affair
Little Sister - Somebody's Watching You
Shuggie Otis - Aht Uh Mi Hed
Timmy Thomas- Why Can't We Live Together
Little Beaver - Party Down
George McCrae - Rock Your Baby
39 min
February 16, 2021 Excellent Reception with lil’dave | 2020 Albums
On this episode of Excellent Reception, we are looking a few of our favorite music releases from the year 2020. This is not exactly a "best of" or a top 10 list. This is a group of fantastic albums from the past year that I think you should absolutely check out.

Albums featured:
Cleo Sol "Rose in the Dark"
St. Panther - "These Days"
Potatohead People - Mellow Fantasy
Jarreau Vandal - Suburb Superhero: The Villain Within
The Vision - The Vision
Sault - Untitled (Black Is) & Untitled (Rise)
Jazz Is Dead - Vol. 1 - 6
Angela Muñoz - Introspection
The Koreatown Oddity - "Little Dominiques Nosebleed"
Dan Kye - Small Moments
26 min
February 09, 2021 Re-Run :: Excellent Reception | Episode 7 : Nautilus
Re-Run :: Classic Episode

On this episode, we talk about jazz musician Bob James, who's song "Nautilus" became one of the most sampled songs in hiphop music.
On this episode we feature these songs:

Bob James - Nautilus
Run DMC - "Beats To The Rhyme"
Main Source - "Live At The BBQ"
Slick Rick - "Children's Story"
Bjork - "I Miss You" (Dobie remix)
Kruder & Dorfmeister - "Original Bedroom Rockers"
Nuyorican Soul - "Nautilus (Mawtilus)"
Blundetto feat. Shawn Lee - "Nautilus"
Breakdown Brass - "Nautilus (Hijacked)"
33 min
March 06, 2020 Re-Run: Excellent Reception with lil’dave | Episode 6 : The Ladies
*** Re-Run ***In honor of National Women's History Month, we are pulling out some of out some of our older discussions about women who create music. On this episode of Excellent Reception, we talk about the women who are producing and arranging the hiphop, electronic, and soul music you love.

We are featuring music by

TOKiMONSTA
Georgia Anne Muldrow
Fatima Al Qadiri
Maya Jane Coles
Ikonika
Muhsinah
Linafornia
VHVL
Gwen Bunn
Paris Strother (of KING)
Patrice Rushen
52 min
January 16, 2020 Excellent Reception with lil’dave | Great Albums of 2019
On today's episode of Excellent Reception, we are talking about a group of songs, that even though they may not be from the most well know albums of 2019, they had a strong influence on the current musical landscape in their own way.

We will be talking about these albums:

Michael Kiwanuka - Kiwanuka
Sault - 5 & 7
Damon Locks' Black Monument Ensemble - Where Future Unfolds
Thom Yorke - Anima
Raphael Saadiq - Jimmy Lee
Swindle - No More Normal
Burna Boy - African Giant
Kiefer - Superbloom
Brittany Howard - Jaime
Free Nationals - Free Nationals
47 min
November 11, 2019 Excellent Reception with lil’dave | Transcendence Pt. 2
This is part two of our Transcendence episodes. We are looking at jazz musicians who have used their music as a way to transcend beyond the world we know by experimenting in the sub-genre know as spiritual jazz. There are almost too many noteworthy artists and songs to mention around this subject matter, but here are just a handful to get you started.

On this episode, we feature these songs:
Pharaoh Sanders - The Creator Has A Master Plan
Lonnie Liston Smith - Astral Traveling
Rahsaan Roland Kirk - Spirits Up Above
Albert Ayler - Music is the Healing Force of the Universe
Charles Earland ‎– Leaving This Planet
33 min
October 07, 2019 Excellent Reception with lil’dave | Transcendence Pt. 1
On today's episode of Excellent Reception, we are looking at jazz musicians who have used their music as a way to transcend beyond the world we know by experimenting in the sub-genre know as spiritual jazz. There are almost too many noteworthy artists and songs to mention around this subject matter, but here are just a handful to get you started.

On this episode, we feature these songs.
John Coltrane - A Love Supreme, Part 1: Acknowledgement
Alice Coltrane - Journey in Satchidananda
Sun Ra & His Arkestra - Space is the Place
Gary Bartz NTU Troop featuring Andy Bey - Celestial Blues
Michael White - The Blessing Song
Doug Carn featuring Jean Carn -Acknowledgement (A Love Supreme)

38 min
September 09, 2019 Re-Run :: Excellent Reception with lil’dave | One-Off : Sun Palace - Rude Movements
We're still working on new episodes. For now, enjoy this re-run.

Here is another episode of the One-Off series. In order, to get you more episodes on a regular basis, we’ve decided to give you a few shorter simpler episodes in between our main shows. These will focus on a particular artist and a specific song.

This episode focuses on this song:

Sun Palace - Rude Movements
13 min
August 15, 2019 Re-Run :: Excellent Reception with lil’dave | Think I'm Sexy?
*** While we are busy writing and recording a series of brand new episodes, here is one of of our favorites shows from a few years back. Enjoy!!! ***

On this episode of Excellent Reception, we are going to talk about a song that we actually don't think is that great but the stories that come from it are pretty amazing. By the end of this episode, you will have a new appreciation for it and the melody will definitely be embedded in your mind for the next few days. We are talking about Rod Stewart's song "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy".

On this episode we feature these songs:
Rod Stewart - "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy"
Bobby Womack - "(If You Want My Love) Put Something Down on It"
Millie Jackson - "Put Something Down On It / Da Ya Think I'm Sexy"
Jorge Ben - "Taj Mahal" (1972 version)
Jorge Ben - "Taj Mahal" (1978 version)
Taj Mahal & the International Rhythm Band - "Jorge Ben"
Steve Dahl & Teenage Radiation - "Do You Think I'm Disco?"
La Cumbia Moderna De Soledad - "¿Crees Que Soy Sexy?"
Banda Los Hijos de la Niña Luz - "El Sapo/Crees Que Soy Sexy"

40 min