random old r&b you are loving

Austin -- this doesn't relate to something old, but I wanted to get your attn... are you familiar w/a group from TX called Luna Luna? I think you'd like 'em... check out their 2019 EP, Carousel: https://lunalunaband.bandcamp.com/album/carousel

― Panda bear, my gentle friend (morrisp), Tuesday, August 16, 2022 9:36 AM

hi. thank you for the recommendation! just a few songs into the link shared but first listen love on "commitment." it is bilingual and it is quite wonderful.☺♥

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsGTTEb_7O8

luna luna — "commitment" (2019)

undertow by goapele is one of my favorite r&b tracks of the 10s. Could say that about the first three songs on break of dawn tho. I just listened again and my immediate thought was wow i bet the producer of frank oceans 'pyramids' lifted this full stop for the 2nd half of that song. checked it out and... its the same producer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4y3sCh2zN0

“Undertow” is so so great, and “Play”, wow…

never knew about the “Pyramids” connection

“Play” not produced by Malay tho - but I see he also did Lorde’s “Supercut” - and that his first stand-alone production work was for… Danity Kane and Day26 #onethread

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqmgEGCVEzI

k-maxx - my medicine

only just found out this guy died during the first wave of the pandemic :(

“Play” not produced by Malay tho - but I see he also did Lorde’s “Supercut” - and that his first stand-alone production work was for… Danity Kane and Day26 #onethread

― big movers, hot steppers + long shaker intros (breastcrawl), Friday, August 19, 2022 12:50 AM (twenty-three minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

play is a whole different thing completely, yeah. slinky. produced by electric thunderbolt? cant find anything on them.

“Undertow” is so so great, and “Play”, wow…

never knew about the “Pyramids” connection

― big movers, hot steppers + long shaker intros (breastcrawl), Friday, August 19, 2022 12:42 AM (thirty-eight minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

dont sleep on tears on my pillow, that bridge >

chico debarge - iggin me
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JhcNc2wWRc

some rare jam and lewis for your thursday evening—

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAc-pBTsUK4

the sos band — "no one's gonna love you" (1984)

later repurposed by maxwell about a decade later—

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-NPlsM_l74

maxwell — "ascension (no one's gonna love you, so don't ever wonder)" (1996)

LATER

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IScfrFjHK_4

Vapor version of No One by bbrainz
Love the lion roar

vaporwave?

here’s a classic feel good friday jam courtesy of Christopher Williams

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gXFR14b3x8

random old bachata that bookmarkers will hopefully enjoy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_QY5gFQUTg

Aventura - Obsesión (ft. Judy Santos)

stretching the parameters of r&b to the utmost there, but that’s a brilliant track. I was in fact totally obsessed with it at the time, pun not intended at all.

was it inspired by this newness?

theme music.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klxjP2JYv7M

dva feat fatima - "jus vybe (soule power remix)" [2010]

Solid

roy ayers production.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSg2nZgJmyw

ethel beatty - "it's your love" (1981)

one of the more niche things that stones throw ever did was the soul cal label, which was reissues of disco obscutities from southern california. i paid attention to the first couple releases, but it eventually got lost in the shuffle. revisiting now; highly recommend across the board. a more disco-fied eccentric soul kind of vibe. really hitting the spot.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i631TXkD3Yk

luther davis - "you can be a star" (1982)

made a playlist of everything from the series that's on spotify.

trying really hard to channel this energy:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0tr5BUgcDQ

Viola Wills - Dare To Dream

1986. dreamy. very cool.

^ love that

yeah beautiful

not sure how official this is, but sounding great rn

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnAXHm42MNk

anne peebles - "i can't stand the rain (stripped)" (mid 70s)

Stevie's Jungle Fever! I love this one

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUEXNwm3QAU

who is this legend?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7NcBlY7mUA

I'm givin up the streets, staying home with my baybah

who is this legend?

someone you'll probably only ever hear about on this thread: Chitlin Circuit Double-entendre-filled Soul 2004 (and onward) Theodis Ealey's "Stand Up In It" is a song of the year

that track is very “Tonight’s The Night” tho (the Betty Wright one obv)

that looks like a dream of a thread, thanks

^

oh my.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OijaaN4u1uo

702 - "get it together (bass mix)" (1997)

what an absolute monster. never have i ever heard this before a few minutes ago. third time in a row rn.

GET IT GET IT

YEEAAHH BAYBUH

...bring it down

oh this is definitely approved for all audiences.

Wow!

lol if you want a cheap banger my friend

jeez, promo only. no wonder nobody heard it!

what a tune this is eh?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DWGdW5QxE4
Tashan - Chasin' A Dream

random old instrumentals u r lovin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMD4ftB452o

P.Diddy - I Need A Girl (Part 1) (Instrumental)

picked up a copy of 100% ginuwine from the record store yesterday, damn this still goes hard

Diana King - Shy Guy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szjaHbjhauk

a live version from 2019

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSA2u7JOdpU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtwBJycUihw

DLR - Shy Boy

I was today years old (actually 15 minutes ago) that I first heard Labelle’s cover of “Won’t Get Fooled Again.” Holy crap.

mmhmm shy guy hit's the spot

the sweet inspirations - "i'm blue" (1967)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kM25njAXUko

would've easily preferred this over "shoop" on the radio as a kid.

dave hollister - on the side
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kixmmQbz_A

Latoiya Williams - Fallen Star
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgOTMNTZTIY

that beat is great, reminds me of trans df express
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zv4VFUGVh4

nice!

i was getting d'angelo vibes