Piet Dalmolen - The Upful Life

The Upful LIFE Podcast 095 : OTIS McDONALD, DERRICK ‘Smoker’ FREEMAN [SOUL Brass Band, Shadow People Pod], PIET DALMOLEN

January 19, 2026January 19, 2026 B.Getz aloe blacc, atta kid, bassist, Bay Area, bob weir, derrick freeman, derrick smoker, drummer, eric krasno, eric krasno always, eric krasno and the assembly, eric krasno otis mcdonald, Hyde Street Studio, jazz mafia, joe cohen, king canyon, mickey hart band, music podcast, musician interview, New Orleans, nicholas payton, otis mcdonald, Piet Dalmolen, producer, san francisco, soul brass band, wil blades

Prolific San Francisco composer, producer, vocalist, and multi-instrumentalist OTIS McDONALD is finally here. BG also checks back in with Derrick ‘Smoker’ Freeman [SOUL Brass Band, Shadow People Podcast]; and introduces rising NorCal guitarist/solo artist Piet Dalmolen.

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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 ~

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Fave Fives: ~ D'ANGELO BDAY edition ~❤️💛💚 🎹 🎸 🕊 original studio cuts● Another Life●The Root● Africa ● Spanish Joint● TutuLive arrangements ● Lady - [Chris Rock Show gospel arrangement w Raphael Saadiq, 1997]● Devils Pie [Soultronics 2000]● SDMF - [Soultronics 2000]● Brown Sugar (Four Play flip Vanguard 2015 or gospel x Hollywood Squares @ Roots Picnic NYC 2016)● Back 2 the Future [ Vanguard 2015]Covers: ● Welcome 2 the Show (Dilla)/When I Die (The Violiinaires)● Our Love Has Died (Ohio Players)● Burnin n Lootin' (NESTA]● Tell Me If You Still Care (SOS Band)● Mother's Son (Curtis Mayfieldj)Features- ● The 'notic [The Roots]● Tell Me [Slum Village]● Talk Shit 2 Ya [Marlon C]● Be Here - [Raphael Saadiq]● I'll Stay [RH Factor]Demos ● 1000 Deaths [early leak]● Playa Playa [promo version]● Everybody Loves the Sunshine ● Africa [solo acoustic piano]● Water Get No Enemy/Bam Bam [refe#dangeloa#ripdangeloy#HBD#dangelo #ripdangelo #hbd ... See MoreSee Less

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