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Upful LIFE 2025: Favorite Records + Much More!

December 23, 2025January 1, 2026 B.Getz 44th Move, adam deitch, Best Albums 2025, Best Songs 2025, blanc du blanc, butcher brown, butcher brown letters from the atlantic, Cochemea, cochemea ancient futuros iii, cochemea gastellum, Cualli, CUALLI Tea, de la soul, De La Soul Cabin in the Sky, Deitch Teitel Fribush, DTF Another Side of the Sound, dub, ECHT!, ECHT! Boilerism, El michels affair, Favorite Albums 2025, Favorite Records 2025, Favorite Songs 2025, FloFilz, goopsteppa, Joe Armon-Jones, lady wray, lady wray cover girl, lespecial, lettuce, lettuce cook, LIMINOID, melas leukos, Money Chicha, morillo, morillo the dub cartographer, Moses Yoofee Trio, Nicholas Payton TRIUNE, pachyman, Parkbreezy, Parkbreezy Better Days, Piet Dalmolen, polyrhythmics, polyrhythmics life from below, say she she, Say She She Cut & Rewind, scientist, surprise chef, Surprise Chef Superb, The Circling Sun, TRIUNE, yheti, yoofee

9th annual year-end favorite records extravaganza! 25 album reviews, plus dozens more inspired, eccentric, essential recommendations, DJ mixes, playlists & beyond. ~ Curated by B.Getz ~

The Upful LIFE Podcast – Ep.086: NUBYA GARCIA [U.K.-based saxophonist/composer]

April 13, 2025April 13, 2025 B.Getz BAM, black american music, club culture, Concord Jazz, DJ harrison, dub, dub reggae, dubstep, Georgia Anne Muldrow, jazz, jazz sax, jazz saxophonist, Joe Armon-Jones, London jazz, London nu-jazz, Mala, music podcast, musician interview, nu-jazz, nubya, nubya garcia, nubya garcia odyssey, nubya garcia source, psychedelic jazz, reggae, saxophone, saxophonist, Source We Move, UK jazz

A supreme honor & privilege to welcome scintillating saxophonist/composer NUBYA GARCIA for a deep, insightful chat on a smattering of salient topics with numerous delightful detours.

Upful LIFE 2024: Favorite Records & Much More! [curated by B.Getz]

December 16, 2024January 6, 2025 B.Getz 2024 best albums, 2024 best EPs, 2024 favorite songs, alex unger, anderson .paak, anna moss amnesty, asher fulero, Best DJ Sets 2024, Best Live Albums 2024, common, cosmic collective, DJ harrison, Doechii, Ebi Soda, favorite albums 2024, favorite records 2024, FloFilz, greyboy, hiatus kaiyote, Jahari Massamba Unit, jimetta rose and voices of creation, Joe Armon-Jones, joe marcinek band, Nigel hall, nubya garcia, NxWorries, OMA UK, ORGONE, otis mcdonald, parlor greens, Pete Rock, rising appalachia, Roc Marciano, the rumble featuring chief joseph boudreaux jr., Thee Marloes

8th annual comprehensive compendium includes 24 LPs reviewed, another 24 records recommended. Plus EPs, singles/B-sides/deep cuts, DJ sets/mixtapes, and official live releases.

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D'ANGELO sophomore LP & magnum opus 'Voodoo' was bequeathed to the world on this day in the year 2000."Like so many of us, music possesses my every day – almost every waking moment – to seek, learn, research, understand, and share. It’s precisely why I’ve chosen to devote my life to writing about music culture and associated experiences. As such, I’ve spent twenty-plus years, not just listening to D’Angelo, but studying him. Researching him. Devouring any and all material, articles, videos, and the recent documentary film on a weekly, and sometimes daily basis. I am somewhat obsessed, and I am not afraid to admit it. He’s a once in a lifetime talent, artist and performer. If James Brown was the Father, and Prince the Son, then D’Angelo is the Holy Ghost. He is our R&B Jesus. And Voodoo is his greatest Testimony. Mine too." -bgAn excerpt from 'MY REDEEMER', a deep dive on my favorite record of all time. Originally published Jan. 2020READ --> upfullife.com/voodoo2020/@thedangelo #dangelo #voodoo ... See MoreSee Less

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