Monday Night Tea Sessions - All Vinyl Dilla Tribute | 02-23-26

An all-vinyl tribute to J Dilla, built mostly from deeper cuts. Mixing Dilla on wax is almost its own discipline. The intros rarely announce themselves in straight lines, and the unquantized swing that gives his beats life also resists the kinds of clean, predictable blends that digital systems make easy. Working through this catalog by hand is a reminder of how much intention lives in the timing itself. Most of what I play out these days is on CDJs, where alignment and transitions are more exact by design. This was an opportunity to approach the music differently and stay honest to the feel that makes these records what they are. I’m happy with how it came together. TURN IT UP!