Crazy how sometimes songs can bring us right back to a certain point in time, or remind us of specific people in our lives. On the Road Pops right before this show, I played Positive Force’s We Got The Funk, and that song always reminds me of a special person from an earlier time in my life. Similarly for Metro Area, and Caught Up especially. The minute I hear that track, I’m telegraphed back to earlier years spent hanging out at The Mercury (I said the Embassy on air, but this was incorrect. To remind me of times at the Embassy, you’d have to have Al Testa and Dean Clarke playing in the Red Room, and I’d have to be waaayyyy too drunk). I spent a lot of Friday and Saturday nights the Mercury, hanging out, listening to Pete Emes, Al Testa, Rob Faust, or Sideshow Sid, or whoever happened to be playing at the time. I even had the chance to fill in for them every now and then, and definitely loved the vibe of the original Mercury location.

Similarly, Gorillaz’ Dare, Pet Shop Boys West End Girls, Jeru’s Come Clean, Nas’ Life’s a Bitch – All songs which bring me back to a moment in time in my life. Hopefully some of these tracks can imprint their own memories on your psyche.

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Tracklist
artist – name [time]
Toro Y Moi – Saturday Love [6:01 PM]
Metro Area – Caught Up
Gorillaz – Dare (DFA Remix)
Pet Shop Boys – West End Girls (ks Edit)
M83 – Run Into Flowers (Midnight Fuck Remix By Jackson)
Duke Dumont – Need U (100%) [ft. AME]
Utah Saints vs Drumsound & Bassline Smith – What Can You Do For Me (Doorly Remix)
Riva Starr, Rssll (Smalltown DJs Remix) – Kill Me (Smalltown DJs Remix)
Disclosure – Simulation
CHVRCHES – Recover [Cid Rim Remix]
DIE & JENNA G – 1000 Soul Songs (extended dub mix) [6:35 PM]
Soul II Soul – Keep on Moving
Groove Armada – Suntoucher (ft Jeru The Damaja)
Jeru The Damaja – Come Clean
Jeru the Damaja – Ya Playin Yaself
Gang Starr – You Know My Steez
Common – 1’2 Many…
Common – The Food (ft. Kanye West)
Little Brother – Not Enough
Nas + AZ – Life’s A Bitch (Doc Delay Remix) dj [6:57 PM]
Nas – Life’s A Bitch
Elzhi – Lifes A Bitch Feat. Royce da 5’9 and Stokley Williams of Mint Condition