Professor Jiang Xueqin – May 2024 Class

In his May 29, 2024 class, Jiang Xueqin explains that an American invasion of Iran would be a catastrophic mistake: If Trump were to win a second term, he would likely contemplate invading Iran. While an initial invasion would seem successful, American forces would quickly become bogged down in Iran’s mountainous terrain. The American invasion would be similar to Athens’ invasion of Sicily in 415 BCE, as described in Thucydides’ The Peloponnesian War. Despite its initial successes, the Athenians couldn’t re-supply themselves, and their entire expedition was wiped out. This disastrous defeat turned the war in Sparta’s favor, and spelled the downfall of the Athenian empire. Could the American empire in Iran suffer the same fate as the Athenian empire in Sicily?

Rebel of Sleep & Jack Willard – Road Beyond

Immersed Recordings’ A&R assistant Rebel of Sleep and Boston-based Jack Willard first appeared on the label on the Elements 03 release in April 2022. The pair’s solo tracks showcased their abilities to pair strong grooves with minimal melodies, while maintaining traditional melodic house structures. Jack Willard’s ‘Celsius’ was a hit, garnering DJ support from people such as JES, Liquid Todd, Above & Beyond, York, and Nora en Pure.

Rebel of Sleep and Jack Willard team up for their debut collaborative EP. The ‘Road Beyond’ release features two peak-time tracks. Both follow in the footsteps of Jack Willard’s overly aggressive ‘Paragon’ EP’ while combining the trancey melodies similar to those on Rebel of Sleep’s ‘What’s Left Of Us EP.’ This EP is perfect for the melodic progressive househeads, and DJs looking for aggressive tracks for those late night club sets.

Yotto – Lone Machine

Otto Yliperttula (born October 8, 1986), known professionally by his stage name, Yotto, is a Finnish DJ.

Deemed “a man of many sounds” by Billboard and “an experimental house talent” by Dancing Astronaut, he produces a number of styles within the house music genre and sometimes other forms of electronic music.

Black Coffee – Mayan Warrior – Burning Man 2025

Nkosinathi Innocent Maphumulo (born 11 March 1976), better known by his stage name Black Coffee, is a South African DJ, record producer and songwriter. His accolades include eight South African Music Awards, four DJ Awards, two Metro FM Awards and a Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Album.

He began his career in 1994, and gained recognition for his participation in the 2004 Red Bull Music Academy a decade later. Maphumulo established the record label Soulistic Music to release his debut self-titled album Black Coffee (2005), which incorporated elements of R&B and jazz. He has since released nine studio albums.

Ocean Therapy | Anjunadeep 15

00:00:00 – Intro
00:00:13 – Parallel Voices ‘Your Love’ (Jody Wisternoff & James Grant Remix)
00:03:33 – Luttrell feat. Molly Moonwater ‘Something Right’ (Jody Wisternoff & James Grant Edit)
00:06:29 – Jody Wisternoff, James Grant, PROFF & Takeshi Furukawa feat. Siobhan Wilson ‘Mui’
00:11:29 – Karyendasoul ‘B27’ (Anjunadeep 15 Interlude Edit)
00:12:45 – MOTSA, Jody Wisternoff & James Grant ‘Feel This Way’
00:18:15 – Durante feat. SOHN ‘Losing Game’ (Jody Wisternoff & James Grant Dub)
00:22:09 – Ezequiel Arias ‘Love Rhythm’
00:26:47 – Rezident feat. Kate Morgan ‘Muse’
00:30:25 – Sebastian Sellares ‘Timeless Era’
00:35:35– Luttrell ‘How Late Is Never?’
00:37:23 – Rezident feat. ALLKNIGHT ‘Miracle’
00:43:35 – ANUQRAM ‘This Beat’
00:48:45 – M.O.S. ‘Graycloud’
00:53:39 – Jakatta ‘American Dream’ (PROFF Interpretation)
00:57:31 – Because of Art, Jody Wisternoff & James Grant feat. Ayah Marar ‘HRSN’
01:02:10 – Frost ‘I Miss You’
01:06:12 – Artemis orion & mayari. ‘wake’ (Jody Wisternoff & James Grant Remix)
01:08:17 – Cephas Azariah ‘Mellowness Of The Heart’

Your Smiling Face – The Oddfellows

“Your Smiling Face” was released in 1991 by The Oddfellows in Singapore.

It starred the late Bonny Hicks, model and writer of the book, ‘Excuse Me, Are You A Model?, who died at age 29 when SilkAir Flight 185 crashed in 1997.

Gotta get up ’cause I can’t sleep all day
Gotta see you ’cause I’ve been thinking ’bout you
And everyday it’s the same
If only I know your game
Ya everyday it’s the same
I see that smile on your face

Hope tomorrow I’d have the guts to live
Another day, seeing you walking my way
And everyday it’s the same
If only I know your game
Ya everyday it’s the same
I see that smile on your face

And heaven knows how good I will be
And if love is blind then I can’t see
What you’re hiding inside
What you’re hiding inside

In the morning I hope I’d think of something
I can’t stand it
Another day of nothing
And everyday it’s the same
If only I know your game
Ya everyday it’s the same
I see that smile on your face

​And heaven knows how good I will be
And if love is blind then I can’t see
What you’re hiding inside
What you’re hiding inside