Golden Stereo: A TASTE OF CHICAGO w/ DERRICK WIZE!! | THU | LITTLE TEMPLE
Last week was another beaufiul one at STEREOLOVE w/ THA BOOGIE who gave another beyond amazing performance with a red hot new band!! We also helped celebrate the b’day of the LEGENDARY RAPHAEL SAADIQ!! A lot of beautiful vibes and good times!!
This week we let the good times roll with another evening of Soulful House, Disco, Hip Hop ,Afro Latin and other beautiful beats and party anthems!!!

Golden Stereo | Unique74 | Extra Mild Sauce
presents..
A TASTE OF CHICAGO
Delivering a 4-Hour Set is EXTRA MILD SAUCE resident
Derrick Wize
with STEREOLOVE Residents:
A-Ski | Mikecheck
A real fan of deep house music, Derrick Wize is known for combining rare dance classics with choice modern organic soul, making it very difficult to stay off the dance floor. With his roots based on the evolution of dance music, a set from Mr. Wize could encompass a range of soulful elements including Jazz, Break Beat, Disco, Deep Tracks, Funk, and more. However the common denominator in each is always the same… stylistic uplifting dance floor heaters. “The basis of Deep House wasn’t just the familiar classics we all love but it was about the DJ providing a journey and experience of celebration for the audience through their choice of neck-snapping soul music – be it familiar songs or not. It’s always a pleasure and an honor to share my interpretation.”
A Taste of Chicago
Thursday May 20th
Little Temple [Silverlake]
4519 Santa Monica Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90029 [Google Maps]
$5 before 11p – $5 Valet
STEREOLOVE | DEREK MCKEITH, BRUCE HATHCOCK, LAST CALL ft MR FRENCH | 3.25
UNIQUE74 | LITTLE TEMPLE | presents…
STEREOLOVE
3/25
We want to thank everybody who joined the STEREOLOVE + EXTRA MILD SAUCE fam last week for the EXCLUSIVE “A TASTE OF CHICAGO” event w/ a very special guest DJ set by DRACK MUSE who rocked the house with another amazing soulful set!! + we cant forget THE LEGENDARY MC LADY COPPER (in a very RARE appearance) who came to bless the mic!
THIS WEEK, we have another great line up of amazing cutting edge/ soulful artists that will set the party off w/ the STEREOLOVE sound collective!!!
APPEARING LIVE!!
Opening Acoustic Set:
BRUCE HATHCOCK
http://www.brucehathcock.com
LAST CALL (all rthe way from FRANCE)
Art Bleek, Charlie Sputnik and special guest DJ set by MR FRENCH (KCRW)
DEREK MCKEITH
http://www.myspace.com/derekmckeith (a very RARE LA APPEARANCE!!)
RESIDENT SELECTIONS:
LOTUSPETAL
PLUSHONE
DJ MIKECHECK
and A-SKI
21 and wiser | $5
| DRINK SPECIALS | 9p-2a
RSVP/ BIRTHDAYS / GUESTLIST
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LITTLE TEMPLE | 4519 SANTA MONICA BLVD (crosst st: VIRGIL)
::STAY TUNED FOR OUR 1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY EVENT IN MAY!! ::
http://www.myspace.com/stereolovelittletemple
http://www.stererolovecollective.wordpress.com
http://www.unique74mag.com
dont 4get THE OFFICIAL ERYKAH BADU LISTENING PARTY THIS SUNDAY!! w/ PAC DIVISION, BLU, NOAH DARLING at ZANZIBAR
STEREOLOVE | MARCH
STEREOLOVE meets SAILAWAY COLLECTIVE | THU | 3.11
LAST WEEK was purely insane with a room packed full of party people and good vibes all nite! A huge shout out and THANK YOU to RUDY C, ABDUL, ORLANDO ROYAL and the FTWK/THANG/STICTLY JAZ collective.
THIS WEEK!!
SAILAWAY COLLECTIVE
http://www.myspace.com/sailawaymusik
We welcome alternative Latin crew, SAILAWAY COLLECTIVE presenting live music by La Santa Cecilia (bolero, cumbia, afro cuban, reggae) and special guest DJ Insectosound of Palenke Soultribe.
In the StereoLounge it’s a collage of dance themes and social apex:
w/Resident Selections:
LOTUSPETAL PLUSHONE, MIKECHECK and A-SKI
Little Temple
4519 Santa Monica Blvd
21 and Wiser | $7 | 9p-2a | Thursday
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In The Lab w/ THE FOREIGN EXCHANGE
I recently had the chance to catch up with the Grammy Nominated THE FOREIGN EXCHANGE. The collective have been making waves in the music scene and are setting a tone for many more great albums to come. They shared their process behind the magic of putting together “Leave It All Behind” to Nicolay’s sojourn in Shibuya. (CONGRATULATIONS on the GRAMMY NOMINATION!!)
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You guys are red hot and raising the bar. “Leave It All Behind” is in constant rotation in my mixes, the album is crazy nice (translation: its a really good record). What was the inspiration behind recording this album?
PHONTE: For me it was wanting to explore different kinds of music, doing something that I didn’t have a chance to do up until that point. I wanted to stretch out and try something new.
NICOLAY: We were on the same page, we didnt have a lotta ideas in the beginning but didnt want to do what we already did before. That was partly what the album was all about, kinda do something that we had not done before. Instead of starting a new chapter, we started writing a book.
The album is fun, tangible and its funky. How have you guys grown since the first release?
PHONTE: I try to focus more on my song writing. Writing songs with bridges, hooks and full fledge songs that stand well on their own, lyrically and melodically.
(To Nicolay) From a production stand point, I noticed you have strayed away from sampling for obvious reasons i’m sure. What’s your take on your approach as a producer then compared to now?
NICOLAY: I think you learn as you grow and by learning i dont mean just musically grow, but you learn everything behind the scenes. What I learned is that if you use samples and you are not finacially able to clear them, there is a lock on the music and you become limited to an “in the moment” type thing. We are trying to make music that is timeless, it is better to compose music that is 100% original. I also felt that I needed to creatively try something different, I reached whatever goal I had in the sampling arena. I wanted to try something new.
From what I gathered on “Leave It All Behind”, it appeals to Hip Hop fans but I also feel an approach to a new form of R&B being brewed, this album totally dispels the “R&B is dead” myth (which is a running joke amongst me and my peers)
PHONTE: When we sit at the piano and when I sit down to write in the studio, I’m not thinking of making any new type of R&B, etc. We’re just making music from our heart and it feels right.
Overall, Do you guys purposely stay away from titles, barriers and labels?
NICOLAY: I think as long you are trying to do something in the music industry, you can’t really get away from labeling music. People are going to expect you to slap a genre on it at the very least, especially with us running our own imprint we had to deal with situations like that. People think in terms of good and bad music, there is good music that comes in many different shapes and sizes, that’s what is important to me.
Who is responsible for the writing collective and putting the concepts together?
NICOLAY:Our method of working pretty much me starting with some ideas of sketches or work through tracks and send those to Phonte and them. At that point it becomes kinda under his control in the sense of song writing and collaborations with other artists. The whole song writing and vocal perspective is something that he’ll work on and i’ll get it back. In terms of concepts that we work with, it is normally Phonte that will come with stuff like that. In terms musically, we go back and fourth and find what’s the common ground between the two of us in terms of what we want to do in that’s why we kick it back and fourth like that.
How long did it take to put the album together?
NICOLAY: we started around the end of 06′, but we are not the type of people to really work on a project all the way through and that be the only thing. Its really an off and on type of thing, but overall it took about a year or two.
(To Nicolay) Shibuya is a beautiful album, with well crafted compositions. It seems like you were wide open on this album. What was your inspiration for this album and the title alone?
NICOLAY: In 06 I was lucky enough to visit Tokyo and Shibuya is the one of Tokyo’s areas, kind of the more hip trendy places. Roughly, the album is inspired of what I saw there and the overall feeling. The album is an ode to that experience and the people, the noises and vibes.
What is your experience with the international market and them receiving the material? There is so much great music in the states, how do you guys stand out and stay concistent?
PHONTE: It comes from the inner desire to want to do better and being a genuine fan of the music you create. That’s what keeps you going.
(To Phonte) How are you able to incorporate the duality of singing, writing and rapping?
PHONTE: I think its both sides of me that I enjoy doing, I dont really look at it as a rap career or singing career.
Radio is changing in this day in age, are you guys seeking to cater in the direction of radio play or are you guys satisfied with solid and concistent underground audience?
PHONTE: Radio aint changing, Radio is dying. (all laugh)
Im trying to be PC about it. (all laugh)
PHONTE: For me personally its about making the music I want to make and letting it connect with the people I enjoy. Thats it for me, radio has never supported our records for the years i’ve been in the game and we’ve been able to survive and thrive.
(To Nicolay) In your previous releases you had a very warm sound? What type of new toys you are using these days?
NICOLAY: Well on “Connected” I didnt have any equiptment, I did that mainly with a computer, keyboard, desk top speakers that came with it and a bass. I did the best that I could with what I had. I think with minimal means we are always able to do a lot, we sometimes jokingly say that are two tracks are no less better than people’s multi track.
Any future remixes or upcoming artists that you are grooming at the moment?
NICOLAY: Actually, i’ve been doing a lot of remixes lately. I just finished a remix for RJD2, his new record is coming out soon. I did a remix for Vikter Duplaix his new single “Electric Love”, I did a remix for Sy Smith. Phonte and myself are working on a number of projetcs but eventually The Foreign Exchage Music is now also our imprint. Which means we can put our strength behind some of the people we’ve been down with for a mintute. Zo! who plays in our live band is working on his full length album which is coming in the Summer of 2010. We’re working with Yazarah, who people know from the both Foreign Exchange albums as well as our tour. She’s dropping her album with us in Spring. Phonte is working on his solo album that will drop in the Fall, all in all we got a lot going on.
(To Phonte) What’s going on with Little Brother?
PHONTE: We got an EP that we will be dropping this year.
a Very Special Thanks to..
http://www.theforeignexchangemusic.com/http://www.thebeautifulproject.blog.com/
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Interview: Dj A-Ski
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Unique74 Vid Pick: Pete Rock & CL Smooth in London – 9 November 2009 @ Relentless Garage, Highbury
QUALITY!!! GOOD TO SEE THEM TOGETHER AGAIN!!!
MAKING IT QUAKE WITH DEEP THINKERS IN KANSAS CITY

On Saturday, November 14th, in Kansas City, MO. The Deep Thinkers had themselves a party. For the release of their CD, Make It Quake, they took it back home for an earth shaking night of beats in the heart of Westport’s music scene. At the Riot Room, Hip Hop Chief Rocker Busy Bee, DJ Ice, Deep Thinkers, Miles Bonny & Reggie B, and Emcee Reach held it down for a full crowd of music lovers and fans alike…
http://music.vtechphones.com/2009/11/making-it-quake-with-deep-thinkers-in-kansas-city/#fbid:dwGWl-HhMW8
Nicolay | City Lights v2 Shibuya | Review

Ambient tones, soulful echoes and electro sounds are few of the many ingredients created in this audio collage. Nicolay clocks in with a sequel to “City Lights v1″ , in which “City Lights v2″ bears a mature and seasoned sound. The many moods that are captured on this album takes the listener on an audio canvas as a painter searching for a visual climax. “Bullet Train” reigns in a euphoric yet busy atmosphere, while dwelling in a dark and promise future. “Omotesando” has a loose and open feeling while leaning on a heavy Jazz Fusion groove, this is my personal favorite under the “City Lights”. “Meiji Shrine” gives a pinch of the Nicolay signature sound found in previous works, while serving as a reminder that the funk is still in control. The “buzz” cut is “Wake Up In Another Life” featuring vocalist Carlitta Durand, this lively piece is another highlight on the album worth checking out. This release sets a fresh and redefinitive approach in additon to exploring new ground, “City Lights v2″ is the sure shot!
A-Ski
http://www.nicolaymusic.com
SOUL SESSIONS | THIS FRIDAY | PLEASE SUPPORT: BENEFIT FOR TYPHOON RELIEF

BENEFIT FOR TYPHOON RELIEF @ SOUL SESSIONS
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23
Grand Star Jazz Club, Chinatown, Los Angeles
The Soul Sessions Sound Crew is throwing a benefit session for our brothers and sisters in the Pacific Islands recently hammered by devastating typhoons, mass flooding, and earthquakes. Proceeds will go to ADRA (www.adra.org), to fund medical team aid and food delivery.
We will also be collecting non-perishable food items, first aid supplies, over-the-counter medicine, soap, shampoo, toothpaste, clothing, etc. That night, we will be filling and packing Balikbayan boxes with survival essentials for direct shipment to flood victims in the Philippines.
Give AND get down, Los Angeles!
with guest selectors:
PHERS ONE (DP Sound)
DJ ELEMENT (madmonkeez.com)
DJ PHATRICK (Devil’s Pie)
RANI D (Soul in the Park)
In the jazz lounge,
BGC Organ Trio
with love from your Soul Sessions fam:
The reMitch | Plann.B | B-Nasty | Baby Bubba | Ninja Simone | Chad | Flock Shop
grand star jazz club
943 n. broadway, chinatown, los angeles
9p-2a
21+ to get live
$5 before 10:30, $10 after
10.15. StereoLove | Little Temple | Thursday | Indigo, Dj Obah, Andy C , + A-Ski & SL fam

STEREOLOVE | Little Temple | Thursdays
10/15/09
Resident Selectors:
A-SKI, LOTUSPETAL , PLUSH ONE and MIKECHECK
Bringing a weekly body rock for your aural pleasure. 2 rooms of Goodness. We put the fun in FUNK the oooooo in SOUL. + SOULFUL HOUSE, AFRO LATIN, REGGAE and live performances.
yes, it’s supposed to feel good….
THIS WEEK’S FEATURED LIVE GUESTS:
INDIGO | http://www.myspace.com/indigocolouredmusic
Sound: Hendrix singing in Erykah Badu’s band playing like the Talking Heads
MISHA’EL | http://www.myspace.com/mishaelmusic
Sound: Aggressively fun and sexy music transcending genres. She describes herself as “the girl next door meets Rock Band.”
Special Guest Dj’s:
ANDY C (BSTC, Chicago)
http://www.myspace.com/bstcollective
The leader of Chicago’s own BSTC whose band has been making major noise on the progressive soul/dance scene ( + featured in tne Top 100 bands to check for by URB magazine) blesses us with a special Dj set. Andy has also worked with the likes of Maurice White (EWF) Tom Tom 2084, Kanye West,just to name a few.
Check out the Dj A-Ski interview featuring Andy C
(courtesy of Unique74)
http://unique74mag.com/2009/01/21/in-the-lab-w-bstc-2/
DJ OBAH (Giant Step, NYC)
http://djobah.com
Hailing from “The Planet” aka Brooklyn, Obah is a DJ who has been blessing the Big Apple and abroad with world beats, soulful rhythms and other funk delights. Obah produces and hosts “Recycled Funk Radio” broadcasting on the Giant Step Jukebox 24/7.
+ LIVE ART: REZIN ONE (RTN Crew)
@ LITTLE TEMPLE
4519 SANTA MONICA BLVD.
LOS ANGELES, CA 90029
DOORS 9PM | $5 (free before 10pm with RSVP to unique74events@gmail.com)
Valet Parking: $5 + ample street parking














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