Moods 41: Brujx Boogie
October 2021 finds us blessed to host the impeccable Brujx Boogie (www.instagram.com/brujxboogie) of Uptown Vinyl Supreme (@uptownvinylsupreme). They take us on an all-vinyl journey through dub, rare finds, deep disco, and more. Check out the tracklist and interview below.
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Marvin Gaye - Cleo's Apartment
Ralphy Pagan - Make It With You
Joe Cuba Sextet - Baby You're Everything
Jr. Thomas & The Volcanos - Chin Up
Joy White - Dread Out Deh
Toots & The Maytals - 56-46 Was My Number
Mega Banton - Sound Boy Killing (Hip Hop Remix)
The Pharcyde - Passin' Me By (Instrumental)
Souls Of Mischief - '93 'Til Infinity (Instrumental)
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince - Summertime (DJ Jazzy Jeff's Instrumental)
Mndsgn - Respawn
Nipsey Hussle - Down As A Great (14K OG Remix)
Sade - By Your Side (Neptune's Remix)
SZA - Prom
Madison McFerrin - Gravity Bounce
Zapp & Roger - Computer Love
Cameo - Single Life
Jocelyn Brown - Love's Gonna Get You (Acapella)
Nocera - Summertime (Soft Summer Dub)
Coati Mundi - Que Pasa/Me No Pop I
Sonora Casino - Astronautas A Mercurio
Where, geographically, did you grow up? Was it one place or many places?
Geographically I grew up in both Uptown Manhattan and the South Bronx of so-called "New York City" (originally Lenape land).
Can you pick one song in the mix and explain when you first listened to it?
I remember first listening to Mega Banton - Sound Boy Killing (Hip Hop Remix) in my Uptown Manhattan neighborhood during the '90s. It was one of the many songs that would blast out of passing cars particularly in the summer. The song's melodic horn sample specifically sticks out to me because I could hear and recognize it even from many blocks away. Mind you, I had no idea who the artist or what the song was at that time. I was too young to know or inquire.
Who “introduced” you to these songs? Was it a person, a radio station, a CD?
My introduction to many or most of these songs has been a combination of my own modern-day record digging, younger-aged radio listening, and short-lived record store working.
When and where did you first hear techno? Who did it sound like it was for?
To be completely honest, I cannot remember when or where I specifically heard Techno, but I do remember seeing/hear commercial renditions of it via popular films and outlets like MTV. According to those "renditions" it always appeared to be associated with "night", "rave", or "goth" party culture of youth or "outsiders". In that lens, I couldn't tell who it was intended for or created by. I've had no concept or education about the origins of Detroit Techno, for example, until recently. Something that I'm only just beginning to peer into for myself.
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We've then paired Brujx Boogie's mix with an archival photo of a Bil Blast piece from Henry Chalfant—a photographer who helped elevate and platform Black and Brown graffiti artists across the Bronx and New York City. Without his photographs, many of these artists and musicians pushed to the margins would not have been documented, period. It's this true allyship that we celebrate in any artists' work: save what matters, platform what's real, let the work speak for itself.
To learn more about Chalfant, check out this interview: www.nytimes.com/2019/10/03/arts/d…affiti-bronx.html