25 February 2010

MIXTAPE THURSDAY


TAKE THIS, ALL OF YOU, AND LISTEN TO IT.



Let's start from a live bomb, an audio file from a new regular night called Cassette held monthly in NYC by Machine Drum, Lando Kal and a few others.  It's a 3.5h live set by Eliot Lipp, Machine Drum, Lando Kal and Praveen. The leitmotive of Casette is "We Make That Sh*t Wann Dance" Yeah, I totally agree, I could hardly sit on my ass at work while listening to this pumping mixture of disco, rnb, crunky electro, hiphop, funk, glitch, B-more.



Moving to harder and more glitchy areas, MIMOSA has dropped an ultra heavy and crunky mix which may be a real hazard for your home soundsystem. Tigran rides on a very unique sound, combining soft and hard components in a special way. I'm a real sucker for everything coming from his camp, and this mix is absolutely top-notch quality.

(BTW, don't forget to check MiMOSA's Psychedelic Stereo EP released just a few days ago. Great music, outstanding artwork!)


Track List:
1. MiM0SA - iN Search of Beauty
2. PantyRaid vs. MiM0SA - Chaos Control
3. MiM0SA - Days Go By (ReMiXx)
4. MartyParty vs. MiM0SA - The Perfect Flaw
5. MiM0SA - Looking Back
6. MiM0SA - California Rude Boy
7. MiM0SA - LSD Excursions
8. NastyNasty - Python Kiss (MiM0SA ReMiXxx)
9. MiM0SA - Money to Blow (ReMiXxx)
10. MiM0SA - Bamboo
11. MiM0SA - Ride The Snake


More distortions in another glitch-hop / crunky / heavy bass mix by Mash Machine from a new Polish-based glitch hop project Boorgroove. Slugabed, Freddy Todd, Fulgeance, Opiou, Knight Riderz - it's enough to attrack me instantly. Great bass medication!

Boorgroove_BlipHop by Mash Machine

Tracklist:
Freddy Todd - Slaymaker
Slugabed - Pressure
Freddy Todd - Accidental side effect
Slugabed - Titans
Akira Kiteshi - No Glitch
Kelpe - Skylla
Heyoka - Etheric dub
Monk Fly - Birthday Funk
T.Raumschmiere - Monstertruckdriver (Dabrye's Big Truck rmx)
Knight Riderz - Voodoo
Fulgeance - Smartbanging
Opiuo - Bogan protein
Opiuo - Glottal stomp
Opiuo - Computer music

A slight change of mood and more interesting stuff from Poland. Space Ish mix by Weekid hailing from Łódź (just wonder how your international browsers will see our strange Polish letters he he).  West Coast sound meets beat scene, wonky sound fights with glitched basslines. Classic and modern at the same time. With edIT, Prefuse 73, Harmonic 313 of Flying Lotus on one side and Rustie, Architeq, Dimlite, Dorian Concept, PANTyRaiD on the other. A real, sublime and eclectic sonic feast!


Tracklist:
01 | Dimlite - When Devices Off
02 | Flying Lotus - Quakes
03 | Flying Lotus - Robo Tussin (Instrumental) / fLako - Hot Ish
04 | Fulgeance - Haggis
05 | Dorian Concept - Four Teen
06 | ediT - Certified Air Raid Material
07 | Cinnaman - Parker
08 | Harmonic 313 - Problem 2
09 | Architeq - Sleeping Bear Lament (James Pants Remix)
10 | Afta-1 - Believe
11 | Prefuse 73 - Towelette
12 | Dorian Concept - Tropical Hands
13 | PANTyRAID - Headcase
14 | Humanleft - Le Clap Rap
15 | Mr. Oizo - No Day Massacre
16 | Low Limit - Turf Day
17 | Flying Lotus - GNG BNG
18 | MHE - MHE005
19 | Rustie - Zig-Zag
20 | Architeq - Babylon
21 | De Juepuchas - El Último Viaje



Another wicked boy :) Jay Wikid, from Vancouver, Canada, member of the infamous Integrated Grime Unit  in a wild, fat, funky glitch-hop mix. Lots of great rapping, acapellas and voice samples based on twisted, heavily rolling basslines plus dope synths, including a few originals and remixes by the man himself. An ultimate tool for any party. Just Try it!


Tracklist:
1. ZOMBIE DISKO (JAYWIKID)
2. ROBOCAPS VIP REMIX (JAYWIKID/MC CHADIO)
3. FRISKY (JAYWIKID)
4. 2010 BREAKDOWN (JAYWIKID)
5. LES LILAS (SPOONBILL)
6. LOW RIDE SLOUCHER (EATSTATIC)
7. HOT LIKE SAUCE (PRETTYLIGHTS)
8. CHOP THAT WOOD (MILEZBENJIMAN)
9. BWAMP (JAYWIKID)
10. REMEMBER ME BY (JAYWIKID)
11. I.G.U.BOUNCE (JAYWIKID)


Changing mood once more and entering downbeat, leftfield, dub, dnb, etno, instrumental hip hop and trip hop zone with a fantastic mix by Wear Rock, from NYC. This mix has been on a nearly constant rewind in my player for the last few days. Heartbreaking voyage into the land of sad but beautiful melodies and spacey, extended, pulsating bass, smoothly moving towards more oriental vibe. The absolute highlight of this set of mixes. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!


Tracklist:
Philip Glass — “Einstein” [Buy It]
Emancipator — “Ares”
The Arch Cupcake — “Rubix Dude” [Buy It]
2Pac — “Still Ballin’ (Mimosa RMX)”
Slouch — “Canaria”
Zomby — “Digital Fauna” [Buy It]
No Band — “No Title” [Buy It]
The XX — “Space Bass (Jamie XX RMX)”
Sine Weaver — “Tyranny Of The Barline” [Buy It]
Lynx & Kemo Feat. Bango Collective & Denis Jones — “The Raw Truth” [Buy It]
Dupe — “Vistareel”
Celt Islam — “Wahdaat ul Wajood (Unity of Being)”
Delhi 2 Dublin — “Stage 5 (Ecodek’s One Drop RMX)”
Tabla Beat Science — “Palmistry” [Buy It]
Larry McDonald — “Head Over Heels” [Buy It]
KRTS — “Misunderstood”


Next mix is the work which falls into my personal category of "Hit Parades" as the tracklist of The Fozzie Bear Crunkadelic mix by Psymbionic (a DJ and the owner of the cool blog: Bwomp Beats) includes all the best of the last few months in the mid-tempo glitch / crunk and dubstep department. I love every single tune on this mixtape.


Reso – Hemisphere
Eskmo – Sister, You Have Got To Listen
PantyRaid – Enter The Machine
Mimosa – Dead Like Me
Siren – What a Life
Sub Swara – Hi Fidelity (ill.gates Remix) vs. Kraddy – Forget About Dre Instrumental
Klone – A Lot Kooler
FreddyTodd – Can’t Fathom This (NastyNasty Remix)
Product 1 – Ready2Rage (Bassnectar and Jantsen Remix)
Mochipet – Godzilla New Year (Vibesquad Remix)
The Widdler – Slow Dance Chubby vs. Seventh Swami – Escape Artists
Opiuo – Nun Cha Ka
Heyoka – Borscht
Bassnectar – Boombox (Bassnectar Remix) vs. Eprom – 64 Bytes (Eprom Remix)
Bird of Prey and Chillax’n – Pipe Dream