soulsearching #559 with michael ruetten pure soulpatrol box & in memory of larry levan by dj al-x artist-title-label/lp Five Corners Quintet – Waltz Up – Ricky Tick José James – Resolution – Brownswood Innerstep – Lilou`s Lullaby – Test Electric Conversation – Golden/Marc Rapson – Futuristica Delgui – Visions Pt. 2 – Sunshine Ursula Rucker – Read Between The Lines – FiveSixMedia Linn & Freddie – Blip Blop – Homegrown Test Mr Scruff – Bang The Floor w/Danny Breaks – Ninja Tuna Think Twice – Stars – PTR Next Stop Compilation Barry Styles – Barrys Revenge – Fluid Ounce Amp Fiddler – Paint The Whitehouse Black/Trusme Remix – Test Theo Parrish – Black Music (I Love You) – Sound Signature Zed Bias – Change Your Mind – Development 001 In Memory of Larry Levan by DJAl-X One Way feat. Al Hudson – Music (MCA) The Fantastic Aleems – Hooked On Your Love (NIA) Ja-Groove – Release The Tension (Studio) Billie – Nobody’s Business (Fleetwood) Exodus – Together Forever (Dub/Wave Classics) Jimme “Bo” Horne – Spank (T.K.) Adonis – No Way Back (Instrumental/Trax) Ronnie Dyson – All Over Your Face (Cotillion) Bam Bam – Give It To Me (Westbrook) Deodato – Whistle Bump (Warner Bros.) Ripple – The Beat Goes On (Salsoul) Ingram – That’s All (H&L) Mass Production – Welcome To Our World (Cotilllion) END OF SHOW words: a mixed soulpatrol box featuring great music by the likes of five corners quintet helsinki, josé james new york, innerstep lyon, ursula rucker philly, ptr music – happy 10th anniversary – you can download the whole next stop compilation for free at their webpage ptrmusic.com, more off that monster compilation on fluid ounce, replay for theo parrish and zed bias. and what has to be the tune of the show, now on the morning of the 5th while writing these linernotes: trusme remix for amp fiddlers “paint the whitehouse black!” should have played sam cooke’s “a change is gonna come” . . . great to wake up with such overwhelmingly good news out of america ! also in the show a rather sublime mix called “in memory of Larry Levan” by my good friend and brilliant dj al-x out of frankfurt. no more words needed – of course Levan is a major inspiration for this show and djing in general. thanks, alex! back next week, now enjoy the music, michael