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Heavy Friends
Saturday July 9th, 2022 with Heavy Ben
Long Summer Days, Long Songs

Long songs have always been my friend as a DJ. With the long summer days, let's not rush the mix. The biological aspect is that it takes 10 minutes for your body to align with the sounds, enter an altered state, and benefit from the healing power of music.
Houe one
Opposite People
Fela Kuti and Afrika 70 - Opposite People - Afrodisia - 1977
Balade Aux USA
Marie Davidson - Un Autre Voyage - HoloDeck - 2015 Canadian
Feminina
Joyce - (single) - Far Out Recordings - 2022 (rec. 1977) New
Free Your Soul
Mathematik - No Division - Urbnet - 2005 Canadian
Sidewalk Doctor + dub
Jackie Mittoo & Brentford Rockers - Studio One Scorcher - Soul Jazz - 2002 (orig. circa late 1970s)
Watussi
Harmonia - Musik Von Harmonia - Brain - 1974
One For You
Doug Lucas - Niara - RKM - 1975
Hour two
Krautrock
Faust - Faust IV - Virgin - 1973
Bra
Cymande - Cymande - Janus - 1972
Negus Negast
The Souljazz Orchestra - Rising Sun - Strut - 2010 Canadian
Ringer
Four Tet - Ringer - Domino - 2008
Stretch
Maximum Joy - Stretch EP - Y, 99 Records - 1981
Styles Crew Flow Beats
Peanut Butter Wolf - My Vinyl Weighs A Ton - Stones Throw - 1998
Myself When Young
Dorothy Ashby - The Rubáiyát (Rubaiyat) Of Dorothy Ashby - Cadet - 1970
Mossman
EKKO - Centripetal - Interchill - 1998 Canadian
Interactive CKCU
Ben Armstrong (host)
Get down you people! Welcome to Heavy Friends

8:15 PM, July 9th, 2022
Dandy
It is a nice summer evening! Loving the tune so far.

8:16 PM, July 9th, 2022
Ben Armstrong (host)
Hey Dandy, thanks for grooving with Tony Allen, Fela et al.

8:24 PM, July 9th, 2022
Lina
Merci Ben! Great show, great pic! Enjoy the sunshine.

9:14 PM, July 9th, 2022
Ben Armstrong (host)
Hi Lina, thanks for dropping a line. Still a bit of blue sky at 9:21 PM...

9:22 PM, July 9th, 2022
Johnny Loan
Loving the selection tonight. Well ccurated tunes all in good taste

9:50 PM, July 9th, 2022
Ben Armstrong (host)
Appreciate the comment, Johnny Loan

9:57 PM, July 9th, 2022
Ben Armstrong (host)
Thanks all for tuning in to Heavy Friends. Catch you back here next week. ... and ahead of that @9pm Wed Jul 13 on In A Mellow Tone

9:59 PM, July 9th, 2022