Every month, In A Mood delves into the foundational inclusivity of music by inviting new guests who don’t consider themselves to be DJs in the traditional sense, to showcase their own unique relationship with music. For the first half of a two hour long program, that will span multiple genres, each guest will have complete control over the music selection built around a central mood, concept or theme, providing a bit of spontaneity, originality and authenticity to a sometimes limited pool of selectors. In the second half, Nikole Guzmán and Michael Moeser create their own mix that encapsulates their interpretation of the same central idea.

This month, we asked our good friend Ben Nicholson (@poolsonroofs) to join us for an hour-long guest mix on In a Mood, to tackle the theme of summer nights in LA. Ben is an avid record collector, organizer, and DJ constantly straddling the contradictions of art, activism, and work in LA. He’s also looking for an affordable apartment right now (hit us up if you have any leads!). In the second hour, we stuck to the theme with a selection of tracks you might hear us play on a typical summer night out.

TRACKLIST:
Hour One
Miles Davis – Generique
Yasuko Agawa – L.A. Nights
Prefuse 73 – Storm Returns
Gary Low – La Colegiala
Gaznevada – Special Agent Man (Female Version)
Lonnie Liston Smith – Summer Nights
Serge Ponsar – Out In The Night
Little Tony Marsh – Video Burnout
Ströer – L.A.
Shohjo-Tai & Red Bus St Project – Electric City
Sueno Latino (Paradise Version) – Sueno Latino & Manuel Goettsching
Eddie Russ – Zaius (Pools on Roofs’ Minor Edit)
Bileo – Let’s Go (Pools on Roofs’ Minor Edit)
Underworld – Mmm Skyscraper I Love You
Ed Marshall – New Age
Gerd – Palm Leaves (Mr Fingers Afropsychojungledub Mix)

Hour Two
Car Culture – Featherweight
Pete Richards – Baby It’s You
Lisa King – You’ve Got Magic
Kreamcicle – No News Is News
The Ray & John – Day By Day
Parkway Rhythm – Be Yourself
Mark Seven – Jam On Joy
Asia Love – You Should Be Here
Instant House – The Beginning
Scott Grooves – Finished
Jade Sessions – Night Music
Joanne King – Two Pillows
Blue Lazer – Stay Away From Her
Stella – Sentimentale