Listening Room | 002

Listening Room 002 moves through deep and global house with selections from Stefan Ringer, Shinichi Atobe, Kyle Hall, and Boddhi Satva. Warm, percussive, and patient in its build, this one leans into groove over urgency. Recorded for long listens and open ears.

El Payo & Freddy Da Stupid - African Bossa

Stefan Ringer - Evolution

Nutty Nys - Thoughts (K.G Sunset Remix)

Stefan Ringer - Love2U

Virgo Four - St.Tropez (Original Mix)

Space Ghost - Sim City

Shinichi Atobe - Heat 1

James Blake - Overgrown (Boddhi Satva Ancestral Soul Remix) NewLife ReMaster

Bongeziwe Mabandla - Ndanele (Dwson Downtempo Remix)

Kyle Hall - A4.

Black Eyes - Something Sweeter N Deeper (Original Mix)

Andras & Oscar Key Sung - Running Late

Adham Zahran - Glass

Kentphonik - Sunday Showers

1. Lefto Early Bird - One Day You Smile, One Day You Cry (feat. Pierre Spataro)

2. GENA, Liv.e, Karriem Riggins - Unspokerrn

3. Chronixx - Market

4. Silas Short, Karriem Riggins - GUY (Karriem Riggins Remix)

5. Outkast - Elevators (Me & You)

6. S. Fidelity - When Dumb Thoughts Learn How to Walk

7. Poolside - We Can Work It Out

8. Duran Duran - The Chauffer (NewLife Master)

9. Eli Escobar - Hollow Girl

A mix to highlight the women who make the music I love. Voices from the United States, England, Cabo Verde, Nigeria, Brazil, Iceland, Australia, France, and Mongolia, all woven into one set.

1. Nina Simone - Plain Gold Ring (Mop Mop Rework)

2. Sade - Bullet Proof Soul

3. Mayra Andrade, Trio Mocoto - Berimbau

4. Dionne Farris - Hopeless

5. Tems - Burning

6. Floetry - Butterflies [Demo]

7. Goapele - Closer

8. Luedji Luna - Erro

9. Solange - Cranes in the Sky

10. Emma-Jean Thackray - Let Me Sleep

11. Cleo Sol - Promises

12. Ice Spice - Boys a Liar (DMG Remix)

13. Björk - It's In Our Hands

14. Hiatus Kaiyote - Blood And Marrow

15. Céline Dessberg - Selenge

16. Cinnamon Soulettes - I'll Show You How

A deeper house mix built low to the ground. Classic records, a few from the last several years, and newer cuts, all pitched down to sit in a slower pocket. Dubbed out, warm, and steady at around 104 BPM. Less peak-time pressure, more patience in the groove.

1. Boddhi Satva - Inner Clarity

2. Hiatus Kaiyote - Stone Or Lavender (Coflo edit)

3. Kyle Hall - A3

4. Bruce Lee Roy - Photo Op

5. Farley Jackmaster Funk - Farley Knows House

6. Juls, Xivo - 3AM IN KAAPSTAD

7. Mr. Fingers - Beyond The Clouds

8. Frankie Knuckles - The Whistle Song

9. James Blake - Overgrown (Boddhi Satva Ancestral Soul Remix)

10. Florist - 112712

11. Stefan Ringer - Road to Shizuoka (the lost mix)

12. Tall Black Guy - Movement Airborne

13. Virgo Four - The Dryer

*** All pitched down

An all-vinyl tribute to J Dilla, built mostly from deeper cuts.

Mixing Dilla on wax is almost its own discipline. The intros rarely announce themselves in straight lines, and the unquantized swing that gives his beats life also resists the kinds of clean, predictable blends that digital systems make easy. Working through this catalog by hand is a reminder of how much intention lives in the timing itself.

Most of what I play out these days is on CDJs, where alignment and transitions are more exact by design. This was an opportunity to approach the music differently and stay honest to the feel that makes these records what they are.

I’m happy with how it came together. TURN IT UP!

1. Athletic Progression - Cooked Ones, Pt. II

2. Ivy Lab - Curves

3. Fabiano do Nascimento, E Ruscha V - Nascer

4. COMA-CHI feat. Josef Leimberg - Water (Kaidi Tatham Remix Instrumental)

5. DJ Finale - Savoir Vivre

6. Toma Kami - Astoria LCL

7. Shigeto - Please Stay

8. Greg Spero, MonoNeon, Robert "Sput" Searight - Vandross

1. The Twilite Tone, Common, Madison McFerrin - I Still Need Love 2

2. Mindchatter - It's Been You

3. Bjork - I Go Humble

4. The Goods - FEELS 4 U (feat. Steve Spacek)

5. LCD Soundsystem - Someone Great

6. Chromatics - In The City

7. Rahill - Aht Uh Mi Hed

8. Michael Turtle - Are You Psychic

9. Farah - Boyz R Bad

10. Glüme - Material Girl

11. Nicholas Cangiano - Falling Behind

12. L.B. BaD - Just Don't Stop The Dance

1. Art Feynman - Love You Even More

2. Lovetempo - Same Ole Love (365 Days A Year) (Extended Summer Breeze Mix)

3. FINGY - I Want

4. Prince - If I Was Your Girlfriend

5. Guy - I Like

6. Kajagoogoo - Shy Shy

7. LOPHIILE - MY SIDE (ft. NSTASIA) [KLM HOUSE BOUNCE]

8. Depeche Mode - Enjoy The Silence (Rework)

9. Arthur Russell - Arm Around You

10. Vicious Pink Phenomena - Blue (Love Mix)

11. Alphonse Peugeot Hverfisgotu Disco - Forever

1. Sade - When Am I Going to Make a Living

2. Sade - Kiss of Life

3. Sade - Stronger than Pride (Trackademicks 'Cyanide' Remix)

4. Sade - By Your Side (Cottonbelly Remix)

5. Sade - Sweetest Taboo (RSCO Remix)

6. Sade - Nothing Can Come Between Us (Pomo Edit)

7. Sade - Paradise

8. Sade - Still In Love with You (NewLife Edit)

9. Sade - Cherry Pie

10. Sade - Turn My Back On You (NewLife Edit)

11. Sade - I Couldn't Love You More (NewLife Kompahsoul Remix)

12. DJ Center & Sly5thAve (Sade) - Paradise (feat. Thalma de Freitas)

13. Sade - Essence x Bring Me Home (NewLife Edit)

14. Sade - Rockin To Your Love (NewLife Edit)

15. Sade - Spirit

16. Sade - Smooth Operator

https://djnewlife.bandcamp.com/track/sade-woth-newlife-acaperc-mix

A bold, percussive re-imagining of Sade’s War of the Hearts, this remix pulses with the energy of samba drums while staying true to the song’s intimate soul. Layered rhythms underscore the timeless themes of yearning, heartache, and fragile hope. The stripped-down acapella intro invites the listener in before the groove blooms into a dance-floor-ready DJ tool. It’s both a tribute to Sade’s elegance and a celebration of raw, live percussion.