Winter 2012 Mixtape

Image Credit: Matt Leines

Tracklist:

(Mixed with cameos from Mickey Mouse, Howard Dean, Miranda July, Andre, and others)

John Maus- Quantum Leap

Shabazz Palaces- Blastit

Meg Baird- All I Ever Wanted

Blues Control- Boiled Peanuts

Cloud Nothings- Not Important

Big L- You Know What I'm About

Youth Lagoon- Cannons

Josephine Foster- Where There Are Trees

Little Dragon- Runabout

Miles Davis- Blue in Green

Gauntlet Hair- Top Bunk

Seven Fields of Aphelion- Starlight Aquatic

Dowload the Winter 2012 Mixtape here

New Post!

Been a while, waiting for rain among other things out here.

Enjoy Linda Perhacs: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=2HXFE1TE

Belong- October Language

Image cred. Alex Lukas


Belong is the ambient/drone project of Turk Dietrich and Michael Jones. Their debut lp, October Language, was released in February of 2006.

It is widely assumed that October Language is the response of New Orleans residents Jones and Dietrich to the devastation that was Hurricane Katrina. This is certainly a nice thought. The sonic waves that comprise October Language do wash over the listener, as if in an attempt to salve wounds that were created by water in the first place. And part of what makes this heart-wrenching record so special is that it somehow manages to be poignant and sublime and harsh and destructive as a hurricane at the same time. But this album was recorded in 2004, before Katrina formed in the tropics and certainly before it gushed over New Orleans. Nevertheless, this album has the power to heal our ears and our hearts as we try to survive in this world where death and destruction constantly loom.

Download October Language

Stained Glass- Some Dubstep Favorites

Ever since dubstep rose from the ashes of rave culture and the dark, wet crevices of East London in the late 90s, the genre has grown a considerable following, as the internet continues to expose its wonky tunes to the world. Meanwhile, venerable producers like Starkey, Flying Lotus, and Samiyam (USA) are cropping up outside of dubstep's UK homebase.

And it seems more and more like summer every day here on the east coast, so conditions are not exactly prime for listening to the dark cousin of two-step and grime, but every now and then the wind blows chilly against your bedroom window late at night, and you curl up with that familiar friend that is dubstep. And the fear should leave you cold and dark, but the music knows your pain, and it takes you away to the light.

Burial- Untrue (2007)

Flying Lotus- Los Angeles (2008)

King Midas Sound (same guy from the Bug) - Cool Out EP (2008)

5: Five Years of Hyperdub (2009) PART1 PART 2
Kode9's Hyperdub label celebrated their 5 year anniversary last year and to celebrate released this compilation that serves as a perfect crash course in Dubology.

King Tuff- Was Dead

Listening to the fuzzy, revivalist pop of King Tuff, you kind of get the sense that the Vermont band has no intentions other than to rock the fuck out. Which is perfectly fine as far as I'm concerned. Complete with zany, sun-dried lyrics, "Was Dead" clocks in as one of the best releases of 2008. Play this one loud.

LINK: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=VHDLM9P1

image cred. Jeffrey Meyer

Mixtape #2- Seven Years of Bad Luck

01 Hey Tiger- Dear Nora
02 Rainydayz (from the in rainbows remixes)-Amplive
03 C.R.E.A.M - El Michels Affair
04 Hell (ft. Canibus)-Pharoahe Monch
05 The Burning Spear-Sonic Youth
06 Help Me, Rhonda-Beach Boys
07 I Lost Something in the Hills-Sibylle Baier
08 Bluebird-Bukowski
09 Interview with the Chain Gang- Chain and the Gang
10 Wizard of Oz sample
11 Country Man-Digital Mystikz
12 It Covers the Hillsides-Midlake
13 Clan in Da Front- Wu Tang
14 "Rap Music"-Chris Rock
15 Bjork Remix of Stressed Out-Tribe Called Quest
16 Headless Horseman-Microphones

LINK: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=WCE8MV9M

Karl Blau- The Coconutcracker

Karl Blau's re-imagining of Tchaikovsky's "Nutcracker Suite" with xylophones, steel drums, and copious amounts of dub. Genius.

Download it here: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=I3J9H2AL