The Introduction: Hope

In an effort to maintain sanity and stability in a constantly changing habitat, many people confide in the harmonies of music...whether those harmonies are constructed electronically, acoustically, through vinyl, or through mp3 format. To many, those constructed harmonies serve as time machines to our past, conductors to our present, and road maps to our future....nonetheless, music is our guide. Here, you will find various themes for you to orchestrate your life to. So sit back, indulge in some sort of vice, relax, and tune in......

Hope (n.): 1. the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best; 2. a particular instance of this feeling; (v.) 3. to look forward to with desire and reasonable confidence; 4. to believe, desire, and/ or trust

Since this is a fresh year, we've decided to hit you crate diggers up with music that evokes feelings of "hope". In these mixes, you'll find broad strokes that paint over nu jazz, soul, hip hop, downtempo, etc etc etc....Let us know what you think. Add some suggestions or themes that you feel would be applicable. To download the mixes, click on the album covers....

Love, Peace, + Afro-grease

Volume 1: The Jilly Chronicles.

1. Air - New Star in the Sky
   
2. Anthea - I Wish
   
3. Mos Def - Umi Says
   
4. Frou Frou - Hear Me Out
   
5. Groove Theory - Keep Tryin'
   
6. Moloko - Forever More
   
7. Radiohead - Everything In Its Right Place
   
8. Supastition - Soul Searching
   
9. Wax Poetic - Dreamin'
   
10. The Bird and the Bee - Fucking Boyfriend
    
11. Gus Gus - Desire
    
12. Pharell - You Can Do It Too
    
13. Clara Hill - Morning Star
    
14. Dudley Perkins - Flowers
    

Volume 2: The Luccio Agenda.

1. Jamiroquai - Space Cowboy
   
2. King Geedorah - Next Levels
   
3. Curtis Mayfield - Move On Up
   
4. Blue Note Revisited/ Kenny Pope - La Malanga
   
5. Stateless - Fall into You
   
6. Bad Plus - Flim
   
7. RJD2 - Work It Out
   
8. Shinsight Trio - Let's Do A Jam
   
9. Orchestra Boabab - El Son Te Llama
   
10. Plej - And So Lay the Land
    
11. Tweek - So Natural
    
12. Stevie Wonder - Don't You Worry About a Thing
    
13. Joell Ortiz - 125 Pt. 2 (Fresh Air)
    

**Upcoming theme: Jaded Love